Burton, Peter

Submitted by K. Reese

Peter BURTON was my grandfather. He was married to Susan Anthony. PETER passed away abt 1821. I have been searching for his burial place. He had 4 childern William Wolsey, Elizabeth, Matilda and Mary Ann BURTON.

Mary Ann Burton married a man name John WALES. This John WALES is my grandfather also he also lived in Jefferson parish. He and Mary Ann BURTON had 5 children:

• Mary ann WALES
• John WALES
• Susan WALES
• Lysander WALES
• William B WALES

 William W BURTON is buried in Cypress Grove cemetery in New Orleans and William B WALES is buried in Wales cemetery in Vernon Parish, near Leesville Louisiana.

William B WALES is also my grandfather who grew up either in Jefferson Parish or New Orleans Area. He was drafted to the confedrate army in New Orleans in the civil war his papers are in the Confederate Memorial Hall in New Orleans.

He arrived in Vernon parish buy William Wolsey BURTON who owned a trading post there. William Wolsey BURTON helped raise William B WALES because William B WALES was born in abt 1830 his mother Mary ann BURTON passed away abt. 1833 and his father John WALES passed away before 1846. They obviously did not live long enough to raise their son. William W BURTON passed away in 1849 of TB in the New Orleans hospital.