James and his family moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee, in 1807 and then to the Mississippi Territory (later Madison County, Alabama). This large Burleson family group included several who later moved to Texas, including brothers John, Jonathan, Joseph, and James. During the Creek War the Burlesons were involved in many battles; in one of them Edward saved the life of his uncle Jonathan, the father of Rufus C. Burleson, founder of Baylor University.
Difficulty with Indians in Alabama forced the Burlesons to move to the Missouri territory in 1816 and to Hardeman County, Tennessee, in 1825. In 1831 James followed his son Edward, who had immigrated to Coahuila and Texas in 1830 with several other family members, and obtained a league on the Colorado River below Austin's Little Colony. In 1834, his wife having died, James married Mary Buchanan Christian and they had a daughter.
James and his family moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee, in 1807 and then to the Mississippi Territory (later Madison County, Alabama). This large Burleson family group included several who later moved to Texas, including brothers John, Jonathan, Joseph, and James. During the Creek War the Burlesons were involved in many battles; in one of them Edward saved the life of his uncle Jonathan, the father of Rufus C. Burleson, founder of Baylor University.
Difficulty with Indians in Alabama forced the Burlesons to move to the Missouri territory in 1816 and to Hardeman County, Tennessee, in 1825. In 1831 James followed his son Edward, who had immigrated to Coahuila and Texas in 1830 with several other family members, and obtained a league on the Colorado River below Austin's Little Colony. In 1834, his wife having died, James married Mary Buchanan Christian and they had a daughter.
Family Members
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John Shipman
1768–1800
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Edward Shipman
1771–1864
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Abraham Shipman
1775–1850
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Jacob B Shipman Jr
1779–1850
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Daniel Shipman Sr
1780–1860
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Simon Shipman
1781 – unknown
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Matthew Shipman
1785–1855
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Isaac Shipman
1788–1855
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James H. Shipman Sr
1791–1867
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Alcie Shipman Brewer
1822–1910
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James Erwin Shipman
1824–1916
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Mary Jane Burleson Taylor
1790–1877
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Volley Ann Burleson Owen
1795–1868
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Sarah Jane "Sallie" Burleson Thrasher
1795–1874
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Edward Burleson
1798–1851
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Joseph Burleson
1800–1877
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James B Burleson Jr
1801–1848
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Nancy Burleson Rogers
1802–1860
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Rachel Burleson Rogers
1803–1873
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John Shipman Burleson
1806–1874
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Jonathan R Burleson
1811–1879
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Aaron B Burleson
1815–1885
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