— born in Christian [now Todd] Co., KY:
12.  Rebecca Massie BURRUS, b. 19 Jun 1814; d. 30 Dec 1891, Hays Co., TX; m. 9 Jul 1833, Christian Co., KY, David Bullock COMBS
13.  Mildred Thompson BURRUS, b. 13 Feb 1818

Either Henry's or Peggy's birthdate is wrong because the dates are separated by only four months.

Is Cynthia mistaken about her birthplace?  The marriages of Nathaniel and Margaret in Louisa Co., VA, in 1812 seem to show the family was still in VA at that time; Roger then shows up on the 1813 tax roll of Christian Co. giving us a very tight time-frame for the move to KY.

1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Burrus, Roger	Mills, Cyntha	Jan  8, 1790	Orange Co., VA
Draper, John Jr.	Burrus, Margaret	Mar 12, 1812	Louisa Co., VA
Dickinson, Elijah	Burress, Mary A.	Oct  4, 1819	Christian Co., KY
Burrus, Rebecca M.	Combs, David B.	Jul  9, 1833	Christian Co., KY

No re-marriage of widow Cynthia (MILLS) BURRUS was found.

1b.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Missouri Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227):

Combs, Elizabeth

Cochnham, David

Apr 1, 1845

Henry Co.

This Henry Co. marriage to David Roland COCKERHAM is said to be Rebecca's second marriage, but is she really Elizabeth?

1c.  D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray, compilers.  1995. Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926.  Marriage data from the "Hunting for Bears" collection (Broderbund CD-2):

Burrus, Mary Ann	Dickerson, Elijah	Oct 4, 1819	Christian Co., KY
Burrus, Salley Ellen	Snelling, Vincent	Oct 4, 1819	Christian Co., KY

Looks like we have a double-wedding here.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund CD-311):  the VA census was destroyed; there was no census in KY.

3.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312):  the VA and KY censuses were destroyed.  Tax lists for some counties are substituted on CD, but Roger BURRUS not found.

4.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313):  not found.  There are no Louisa Co., VA, records on the CD, but he should be in KY if Cynthia's birth location is correct.  Oddly enough, there is a Peter BURRIS in Christian Co., KY (who never showed up on the tax rolls). 

5.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314):

1820

Burris, Roger

KY

Todd Co.

p. 126

On the same page with his son, Nathaniel; they are the only BURRUS households in the county.

6.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):  Cynthia BURRUS not found; she is probably staying with one of her children.

7.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):  Cynthia BURRUS not found; she is probably staying with one of her children.

8.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):  Cynthia BURRUS not found; she is probably staying with one of her children.

9a.  A.B. Willhite.  [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1804-1809.  (self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY):  not found.

9b.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	First  Name	Last  Name	A	B	C	D	E	Acres	Watercourse
-	1810-12	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
156	1813	Roger	Burrus	1		4	6	11	650	W F
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column used only in 1811); C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses
Abbreviations:  W F = West Fork of Red River

Roger is the only BURRUS in the county.

9c.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818.   (Self-published.  This book is out of print.  I do not have a copy.  If you have one to sell, please contact me.)

9d.  A.B. Willhite.   [n.d.]  Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823.   (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).

Pg. in Willhite	Year	First Name	Last  Name	A	B	C	D	Acres	Watercourse
6	1819	Roger	Burrus	1	7	16	11	200 200  90  50 200	W F " " " S F
-	1820-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses
Abbreviations:  W F = West Fork of Red River; S F = Sinking Fork of the Little River

Roger and his son, Nathaniel BURRUS, are the only BURRUS records in the county and only in 1819.  As expected, they drop off the Christian Co. rolls when Todd Co. is formed in 1820.

10.  Anon.  1993.  Christian County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates, 1815-1823:  Christian County Will Book C.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.
"C" = Christian County.

p. 10	Page 37. An account of the sales of the estate of William Snelling, at his late residence in C on Dec 8, 1815, agreeable to previous advertisement.  Purchasers... Roger Burress...
p. 21	[Will of Frances BURRUS (q.v.)]

11a.  Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. & James Taylor Killebrew.  1985.  County Court Order Book "A" for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years 21 March 1797 - 29 August 1805...  Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).  No BURRUS found.

11b.  Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr.  1987.  County Court Order Book "B" Part 1 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years 14 Oct 1805 - 12 Sep 1809 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville. Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).  No BURRUS found.

11c.  James Taylor Killebrew.  1987.  County Court Order Book "B" Part 2 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years Nov. 1809 - 6 June 1814 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville.  Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).  First column is the page number in Killebrew; second column is the page number in Court Order Book B.

p.	p.	Date	Motions
164	433	2 May 1814	Commonwealth: against     :  Vagrancy James Hayes : James Hayes who was in custody of the Jailor for charge of vagrancy who plead not guilty and of this he put himself upon the County and the attorney for the Commonwealth likewise, and thereupon a Jury to wit: Edward Palmer, Ziba Howard, Joseph Williams, Peter Furguson, Josiah Smalley, Jacob Gunterman, William Aldread, Asa Finley, Joseph Kelly, Roger Burress, Ezekiel Harrison, Thomas Brown who returned verdict, We of the Jury find the defendant guilty of vagrancy within the meaning of the Act of Assembly.

12.  P.W. Hiden.  1936.  "Burrus."  Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine XVIII: 59-61 (republ. 1981 as pp. 283-286 in Genealogies of Virginia Families by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; 1997 as Broderbund CD-187).  On p. 285:

Roger Burruss b. April 18, 1769.  Cynthia his wife (formerly Cynthia Mills) b. Sept. 19, 1772.  They were married Jan. 14, 1790.  Issue:  Nathaniel Burruss b. Nov. 20, 1790.  Henry Tandy Burruss b. Sept. 23, 1793.  Peggy Burruss b. Jan. 25, 1794.  Roger Burruss b. Dec. 11 (or 17?) 1795.  Frances Burruss b. Sept. 8, 1797.  Mary Ann Burruss b. May 30, 1800.  Sally Ellen Burruss b. Nov. 14, 1802.  Cynthia Mills Burruss b. Feb. 15, 1805...  Charles Mills Burruss b. Feb. 19, 1807.  Celis Ann Burruss b. June 20, 1809.  Virginia Banks Burruss b. May 26, 1811.  Rebecca Massie Burruss b. June 19, 1814  Mildred Thompson Burrus b. Feb. 13, 1818.  Roger Burruss Sr. d. Sept. 30, 1828 aged 57 yrs. 5 mo., 12 days.  Cynthia Burruss died Jan 26, 1851, aged 80 yrs. 4 mo. 6 days.

Either Henry's or Peggy's birthdate is wrong because the dates are separated by only four months.  Presumably this is a mis-reading of the bible or an editorial error of some kind along the way.  Too bad it wasn't noticed and corrected before publication because there is probably faint hope of getting a re-reading of the bible.

13.  Messages in the Burrus Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).