she departed this Life on the 6th Day of the Week, at 20 Minutes past one o'clock in the Afternoon, on the 20th Day of February 1756, aged 41 years & 11 Weeks, and was decently interred in Friends BuryingGround at Exeter on the First Day of the next Week. And in 1757 October 20, he married Anne Griffith, being just 20 months after the Decease of his former Wife.And here, for the Satisfaction of the Curious, I shall insert a few Chronological Remarks, viz.—

1. The said Mary Boone deceased in 1756 Feb. 20, at 20 Minutes past one in the Afternoon, which wanted but two Minutes and sixteen Seconds of 20 o'clock according to the Italian Manner of Reckoning (for the Italians, Jews, and some others, always begin their Day at Sun-set); which was the 20th Day of the Jewish Month Adar, when the Moon was 20 Days old, and 4 Weeks before the Vernal Equinox.

2. The said James Boone, senior, married Anne Griffith in 1757, October 20, at 20 Minutes past one in the Afternoon; that is, he was married to his second (or last) Wife exactly 20 Months after the Decease of his first, and 4 Weeks after the Autumnal Equinox.

James Boone, senior, departed this Life on the 1st Day of September, A. D. 1785, on the Fifth Day of the Week, at ten Minutes after nine o'Clock at Night, in the 77th Year of his Age; and was decently interred in Friends Burying-Ground at Exeter on the Seventh Day of the same Week. He (with his Parents, &c) left Great-Britain in the 9th Year of his Age, and lived almost 68 Years in Pennsylvania.-N.B. When he was born, it was between 9 & 10 at Night here in Pennsylvania (allowing for the Difference of Longitude); and he died between 9 & 10 at Night.

John Boone, senior, [the third Son of George & Mary Boone] was born in the Town of Bradninch, in Devonshire, in Old-England, on the Seventh day of the Week, about 10 or 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon, on the 3 January 1701-2, Old-Stile; or A. D. 1702 January 14, NewStile. And he departed this Life on the 10th Day of October 1785, on the Second Day of the Week; sixteen Minutes after Midnight, in the 84th Year of his Age, (being the oldest of our Name & Family that we have heard of); and was decently interred in Friends Burying-Ground at Exeter the next Day. He (with his Parents, &c) left Great-Britain in the 16th Year of his Age, and lived exactly 68 years here (in NorthAmerica) from the day he landed at Philadelphia. He lived only 5 Weeks and 4 Days after the Decease of his Brother James.-N.B. All our Relations of the Name of Boone, who were living after 1785 October 10, are American-born, as far as we know.

Now I shall conclude this Paper, after I have set down the Time and Place of my own Nativity; viz.—

I James Boone [the eldest Son of James Boone, senior, & Mary his Wife] was born in the Township of Exeter aforesaid, on the Fifth Day of the Week, about five o'Clock in the Morning, on the 26th Day

of January 1743-4, Old-Stile, or A. D. 1744 February 6, New-Stile.-The Geographical Situation of the Place of my birth, is nearly as follows; viz.

So that, the Meridian passing through said Place, is 5 Hours 2 Minutes & 54 Seconds West from the Meridian of London: or nearly so, if otherwise.

James Boone, senior [Son of George & Mary Boone] was born in the Town of Bradninch (eight Miles from the City of Exeter) in Devonshire, in Old-England, about Hour past 2 in the Morning there, A. D. 1709 July 18 (N. S.). And he departed this Life A. D. 1785 September 1, at

H. M.

9: 10 at Night, in the 77th Year of his Age.

Mary Foulke, [Daughter of Hugh & Anne Foulke] was born at NorthWales in Philadelphia County, A. D. 1714 December 5, (N. S.) James Boone, senior, & Mary Foulke were married, A. D. 1735 May 26 (N. S.), and lived together 20: 8: 25: She departed this Life, A. D. 1756 Feb.

H. M.

Y. M. D.

20, at 1: 20 in the Afternoon, in the 42d Year of her Age.

The Times of the Births of the Children of the said James Boone, senior, and Mary (his first Wife), set down according to the New-Stile. The Place of their Births is Exeter Township, Berks County, in Pennsylvania.

Anne Boone was born about 5 in the Afternoon
Mary Boone was born about 1 in the Morning
Martha Boone was born about 5 in the Afternoon
James Boone, junior, was born about 5 in the
Morning

New Stile. 1737 Apr. 14.

1739 Jan. 28.

1742 July 1.

1744 Feb. 6.

Judah Boone was born about 3 in the Morning
Dinah Boone was born

Deceased.

Joshua Boone was born about 4 in the Morning
Rachel Boone was born about 3 in the Afternoon
Moses Boone was born about 3 in the Morning
Hannah Boone was born

James Boone, senior, and Anne Griffith were married A. D. 1757 Oct. 20, being just 20 Months after the Decease of his former Wife. She the said Anne Griffith was born A. D. 1713 January 29th, New-Stile.

John Boone, junior, [Son of James Boone, Senior, and Mary his Wife] when he died left three Children, the Times of whose Births were as hereunder mentioned; viz.—

John Boone, senior [Son of George & Mary Boone, and Brother of the said James Boone, senior] was born in the Town of Bradninch, in Devonshire, in Old-England, on the Seventh Day of the Week, about 11 in the Morning; A. D. 1702 January 14th, New-Style. And he the said John Boone, senior, departed this Life (in the Township of Exeter) on the 2d Day of the Week, 16 Minutes after Midnight, on the 10 October 1785, in the 84th Year of his Age; He left Old-England in the 16th Year of his Age, and he (with his Parents, &c.) arrived at Philadelphia in 1717 October 10th, New-Stile, and lived here [in North-America] exactly 68 Years; he died within 5 Weeks & 4 Days after the Decease of his Brother James.

Judah Boone [Son of James Boone, senior, and Mary his Wife] departed this Life on the 15th Day of May, A. D. 1787, on the third Day of the Week, at fifteen Minutes after Midnight, aged 40 Years 4 Months 8 Weeks & 5 Days, that is, he was in the 41st Year of his Age; and was interred in the Friends Burying Ground at Exeter on the fourth Day of the same Week.

JAMES BURNSIDE, OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BY JOHN W. JORDAN.

James Burnside, the first representative from the County of Northampton in the Assembly of Pennsylvania, was born in the County of Meath, Ireland, June 4, 1708. His parents were members of the Established Church, in good circumstances, and gave him a liberal education. In 1734 he sailed for Georgia, where for some time he was employed as accountant for the trustees of the Colony, at Savannah. Purchasing a small plantation on an island near the town, in 1736 he was married to Margaret, daughter of Charles and Margaret Bevan, by whom he had a daughter, Rebecca, born March 31, 1740, who two days later was baptized by Rev. George Whitefield.

His plantation dwelling-house having been destroyed by fire, he removed to Savannah, where a similar misfortune befell him, and in consequence of these repeated losses, in 1740 he accepted the position of general manager of the Orphan House, "Bethesda," founded by Whitefield. Here he became acquainted with the Rev. John Hagen, Moravian missionary to the Indians, and John Brownfield, the secretary of Governor Oglethorpe, and attended the religious meetings held in the house of the latter. After the death of his wife, in 1743, with his daughter he sailed for Philadelphia, and visited Bethlehem. On being notified of his appointment to a civil office at Charleston, South Carolina, he set out thither in the autumn of 1744, after having placed his daughter in the Moravian boarding-school at Germantown. Two years later she was transferred to the school at Nazareth, where she died August 12, 1746.1

1 To defray the expenses of education and maintenance of his daughter during his absence, Mr. Burnside disposed of the following personal

Early in the year 1745 Mr. Burnside left Charleston for New York, and in May proceeded to Bethlehem, where on August 19 he was married to Mary Wendover (maiden name Peterse), widow of Hercules Wendover, of New York. In 1749 he purchased a plantation of three hundred and fifty acres near Bethlehem, on which he erected a substantial mansion, where he resided until his decease.

On the erection of Northampton County, in 1752, Mr. Burnside was elected, after a sharp contest, by upwards of three hundred majority, its first representative in the Assembly. His opponent was ex-Surveyor-General William Parsons, the Proprietary candidate and founder of Easton. During the two sessions, 1752 and 1754, in which he served, he was a member of several important committees, finance, Indian affairs, and amendments to the charter of the Province. He was finally defeated for a reelection by his old opponent, William Parsons, who, in writing to Secretary Richard Peters, states, "Mr. Burnside is going from place to place, beating his breast, declaring that he would serve the county to the utmost of his power, if he was chosen."

James Burnside died at his plantation August 8, 1755, and his remains were interred at Bethlehem. His widow, in 1758, disposed of the plantation to the Moravian Church, and then removed to New York, where she died in January of 1774. During the Revolution the Burnside mansion was occupied for a time by the captive major-general, the Baron Riedesel, and his accomplished wife, with their suite.

property: one silver net apron, four gold and silver handkerchiefs, five large silver spoons, three silver teaspoons, one silver strainer, one pair silver sugar-tongs, one silver knife, one looking-glass set in silver, one jet heart inlaid with gold, one silver girdle buckle set with stones, one seal set in gold, one music box set in silver, one carnelian bell with gold clapper, two gold lockets, one enamelled portrait of King Charles II., one gold ring, four diamond sparks, one diamond spark, one agate-handled knife, one striped lustre gown, one striped satin night-gown, two portraits of Charles and Margaret Bevan, one fine fan, one pair gold earrings, one suit of broad Brussels lace, two silk gowns, pewter dishes and plates, and numerous other articles.