A brief look around gives:
ADAM BURTON b. Scotland ca. 1791, m. 1st Saint John, Saint John Co., NB 9SEP1821 ABIGAIL ALDER; m. 2nd 20JAN1842 MARGARET LINGLEY (b. Scotland ca. 1816).
Adam and Abigail lived in Saint John when they married. Abigail may have been a daughter of Robert Alder (b. ca. 1758, d. Saint John SEP1813 age 55 years). He was a cooper and had a son, Robert C. Alder (ca. 1796-23OCT1846).
Adam and Margaret lived in Westfield Parish, Kings Co., NB when they married. Adam petitioned for land in Kings Co. in 1829. That petitioned may indicate where he came from. They do not appear to be there in 1851. There were, in 1851, in Westfield Parish Abraham (ca. 1798) and Mary (ca. 1799) Lingley who may be Margaret’s parents (more likely her brother). Mary was Mary Monk Hayter (25JUL1799-23FEB1887, m. 7FEB1825). There were also Peter (ca. 1796) and Olivia (ca. 1796) Lingley. The family appears to be that of Loyalists Peter (22FEB1769-25FEB1861 (or 1831)) and Mary (Day) (ca. 1774-1831) Lingley; but, since Peter, Sr. was age 14, more or less, in 1783, it is likely he arrived with parents. See:
http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=19341There are variations in their dates-of-death with one site giving 1831 and another 1861. 1831 seems most likely.
http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?cul...http://www.grandbaywestfieldheritage.com/#!historic-places-2...Peter Lingley, Sr. was the son of Joseph and Jane (Astor) Lingley. They are said to have gone to Annapolis Co., NS and to have died there. See:
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpast/myfam/Keating... There was a Caleb Burton who lived in the Grand Lake area of Queens Co., b. ca. 1807, d. 24AUG1852 age 45 years, leaving a wife and 11 children. One of these children may have been Mary Burton of Cumberland Bay, Waterborough Parish, Queens Co., NB who m. 6NOV1856 John Brown. It seems unlikely that Caleb was related to Adam, but the presence of another Burton family should be noted.
‘Abigal’ Burton was, apparently, in 1841-2 an early member of the Main St. Baptist Church. Judging by the names of the other members, this would be in Indiantown, Portland Parish, Saint John Co., NB. There was a Rev. William Burton, so this may be another Abigail.
Children:
1. ELIZA J. BURTON b. ca. 1827, m. JAMES COOK (b. Ireland ca. 1826).
2. JOHN BURTON b. ca. 1827-9, d. 18APR1900 age 73 years, buried Burton Family Cemetery, Petersville Parish, Queens Co., NB, m. 1st? JANE CHARLTON (b. ca. 1831, d. 19SEP1869 age 38 years, buried Burton Family Cemetery, Petersville Parish, Queens Co., NB); m. 2nd? MARY CHARLTON (b. ca. 1834).
Mary appears to be the Mary A. Charlton (ca. 1834) living with ‘Augustis’ (69) and ‘Aleena’ (59) Charlton, next to Adam Burton’s family in 1861. However, in 1861, Mary A. was listed as a ‘Servent’, suggesting she was not Augustus’ daughter and, as sometimes happened, not even surnamed Charlton. For example, Mary A. was a Methodist and the Charlton’s were Baptists. Sometimes enumerators got carried away with ‘ditto’ (‘Do’ or “). On the other side of the Charlton’s in 1861 was the family of Peter Lingley (ca. 1829), possibly a brother of Margaret Lingley, John’s stepmother.
According to George Robinson Burton (b. Weslford Parish, Queens Co., NB ca. 1859), in the record of his 2nd marriage, he was the s/o John and Jane (Charlton) Burton. He also gave his father as b. Welsford Parish, but this may not be accurate.
2. MATILDA BURTON (b. ca. 1836, m. 24JUL1852 CHARLES OSBURN (b. ca. 1838).
When married, Matilda was of Petersville Parish, Queens Co., NB. From this I assume that she was Adam and Abigail’s daughter and that her parents were in Petersville Parish by 1851. The 1851 census of most of Queens Co. is ‘lost’. Charles Osburn lived in Saint John.
The assumption that Matilda was Adam’s daughter is reinforced by the 1861 census of Petersville Parish in which Matilda Osburn (25) is head of a family consisting of James J. (7), Mary A. (5) and George (2). Charles (23) appears on the same page but is living with and working for Francis Woods, Esq. (apparently the local justice-of-the-peace). Matilda appears to be also lodging with Adam Burton and his family. It seems that Adam is listed on page 12 and the family extends to page 13, including Matilda and the others. Page 12 ends with James Cook and page 13 continues with Eliza J. ‘Do’ (i.e., Cook) (32), described as wife and daughter, and their son, George (1). This may all be one, large household.
Next to Matilda is Andrew (25) and Mary (22) Patterson where Mary is assumed to be Matilda’s sister. The next household is that of their probable brother, John Burton.
4. MARY BURTON b. ca. 1839, m. ANDREW PATTERSON (b. ca. 1836).
A child of Andrew and Mary Patterson, Joseph Patterson, d. at the home of Adam Burton in Petersville Parish, 4NOV1860 age 11 months and 5 days. Assuming Joseph was Adam’s grandson, then the resulting assumption is that Mary was Adam’s daughter. They apparently had another son, Alfred Joseph Patterson b. Sussex Parish, Kings Co., NB 20NOV1877 Or 1877 depending on which birth record you believe), s/o Andrew and Mary (Burton (or Barton)) Patterson.
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