17. Thomas BURLESON SR was born in 1750 in Maryland. He died in 1825 in Cane River (Yancey) NC. Thomas' sons; Aaron, Jonathan, John, James and Thomas Burleson signed the 1825 petition for the formation of a new county.
He was married to Margaret
GREENE was born about 1755. Thomas BURLESON SR and Margaret GREENE had the
following children:
+30 i.
"Big" Aaron BURLESON III.
+31 ii.
Simeon BURLESON.
+32 iii.
James BURLESON.
+33 iv.
Thomas BURLESON JR.
+34 v.
John BURLESON.
+35 vi.
Jonathan O BURLESON.
+36 vii.
Lucinda BURLESON.