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Burnett Family History
Burnett Genealogy & Family TreeBurnett is an English name from Berwickshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Robert Burnett--was recorded in 1128. It comes from the Old French burnete which means "brunette." Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland. The family motto is Virescit vulnere virtus which means "Courage grows stronger at the wound."
Other spellings include "Burnet," "Burnat," and "Burnatt." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player A.J. Burnett (Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees), American television producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank), and American actress and comedian Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show, Annie, Horton Hears a Who!). The first Burnetts to come to America were Jo and Nicholas Burnett in Virginia in 1635.
Burnett Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rebecca Burnett -- --, 1820 March 16, 1892 North Carolina
- Matthias Burnett -- --, 1723 October 17, 1783 New Jersey
- John Burnett -- --, 1645 March 28, 1739 New York Colony
- John Burnett -- --, 1521 December 0, 1612 Aberdeenshire
- Anne Burnett -- --, 1698 December 0, 1804 Virginia
Burnett Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Isabella Burnett -- --, 1650 December 0, 1750
- Littleberry Burnett -- --, 1795 December 0, 1842 Tennessee
- Henry Morton Burnett -- --, 1878 November 29, 1923 Nova Scotia
- Ralph Clayton Burnett -- --, 1905 May 30, 1912 Nova Scotia
- Margaret Jane Burnett -- --, 1913 June 25, 2000 Nova Scotia
