Isaac Burleson Senior (1750, 1810)
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Isaac Burleson Sr. was born 1750, and died in 1810 in Montgomery (Present Day Stanly) County, NC. Isaac Burleson was the founder of the line which resulted in most of the Burlesons of Stanly County. It is believed that Isaac Burleson Sr was born either in Lunenburg Co., Virginia or Cumberland Co., North Carolina around 1750. ISAAC’S name first appears on a tax list in Montgomery Co. (now Stanly) in 1782.
We know the following about Isaac Burleson Sr. He served his country in the American Revolution as a member of Captain Charles Polk’s Company of the North Carolina Militia. Records proving his service are contained in Record Group 93 (# 461) in the National Archives. Most of Isaac Burleson Sr service was in the Cross Creek (Fayetteville) area of the state, helping put down uprising Tory, or Loyalist, forces who continued to support King George.
On Nov 5, 1794, Isaac Burleson Sr recorded his purchase of 100 acres of land on Little Bear Creek about 300 yards below the mouth of Running Branch. This is according to Montgomery County land entries, file number 1033, grant book 94, page 80.
This is an excerpt from the book Isaac Burleson senior: a true North Carolina Patriot.