Burford, Reuben

West of that Wick tract is one partly of the same width, which part is nearly a rectangular parallelogram, but the other part is a long narrow strip, extending along line [sic] dividing the depreciation and donation lands, vacant on the Gapen, but with the name of Reuben Burford on the other map, on which he probably settled before 1800, for he was assessed with 300 acres, 1 horse and 5 cattle in 1805, at $183, and with 2 cattle less the next year, at $160. He acquired title thereto by improvement, settlement and residence. By his will, dated August 12, 1847, and registered October 28, 1852, he directed his farm on which he then lived to be divided into three parcels, the eastern one of which he devised to his son Reuben, the western one to his son David, having previously given the central one to his son George, with which parcels they are still respectively assessed.

Source: Pages 201-213, History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walker Smith, Esq.
Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.

Despite nameing three sons in the 1883 history of Armstrong Co., on the 1840 census page for Reuben Sr., there is a Thomas, of the same age as Ruben Jr., younger than David and older than George, also on the same page. Presumably, Thomas was also a son, as there are no other Burfords shown. In the 1810 census, there are 4 boys under 10 and no young girls.

Re: Lovina Burford, Pennsylvania 1851
Posted by: Bonne Skok (ID *****7733) Date: June 26, 2003 at 21:00:17
In Reply to: Re: Lovina Burford, Pennsylvania 1851 by Lynn van Rooijen of 416

The Reuben you mention was born in 1772 and died 5 Oct 1852. I have a copy of his will. All I know of Jemimah is that she married in 1834 a Crawford and is one of the first members of the Crisswell Methodist church.