1790 Census - Rutherford Co., NC. at home with Jesse Burnett

1 white male under 16

3 white males over 16

4 white females

Frederick Thomas Burnett, Sr. first appears by name in public record in Rutherford Co., NC. where his marriage bond to Peggy Null (Neill)was recorded on Apr. 14, 1795, with bondsman John Gwaltney and witness Richard Lewis. Margaret Null, daughter of Philip and Margaret Beauchamp Null, was born Apr. 22, 1780 in Lincoln Co., NC. Tradition has it that Margaret, not quite 15 years old, and Frederick, 25 years old, ran away to be married. This seems to be evidenced by the fact that they were married in Rutherford Co., NC.

1800 Census - Rutherford Co., NC. Fredrick Burnet

2 males under 10 ( Eldridge & Frederick Thomas Jr.)

1 male 26-45 (Frederick Sr.)

1 female under 10 (Margaret) &

1 female16-26 (wife, Margaret Null.)

Frederick Burnett continues to appear in public records in Rutherford Co., NC. where he acquired 252 acres of property on Cane Creek of the Second Broad River between Apr. 9, 1799 and June 8, 1806.

Frederick Burnett, Sr. bought land that was formerly occupied by Philip Null near the mouth of Cane Creek on the Second Broad River in Rutherford Co., NC. Apr. 2, 1805, Book 22-23 page 534 and Book 25 page 172.

1810 Census - Buncombe Co., NC. Frederick Burnet

3 males under 10 (Frederick Jr, Henry & John)

1 male 10-16 (Eldridge)

1 male 26-45 (Fred Sr.)

2 females under 10 (Ibbie & Judie)

1 female 10-16 (Margaret)

1 female 26-45 (Margaret Null).

1820 Census - Buncombe Co., NC. Fdrick Burnet

1 male under 10 (Phillip)

2 males 10 (Henry & John)

1 male 16-26 (Fred Jr.)

1 male over 45 (Fred Sr.)

1 female under 10 (Clarissa)

1 female 10-16 (Judie)

1 female 26-45 (Margaret Null).

Unaccountably, Frederick and Margaret Null Burnett are not listed in the U.S. Census report for 1830 in Buncombe or Macon Co., NC. They are not listed with any of their children, so it seems possible that for some reason they were still in Buncombe Co., but were missed by the Census taker. Eldridge, John and Margaret Shope, Frederick Burnett, Jr., Judie and Nicholas Shope, and John Burnett were all in Buncombe Co. Ibbie and Jacob Shope were in Macon Co. Henry had died. Philip and Clarissa were staying with their brother, Eldridge. Frederick and Margaret Burnett never appear together in any census thereafter.

1840 Census - Buncombe Co., NC.

John Shoape with wife & 3 boys

(John, Jacob & Philip) & 3 girls

(Sophronia, Elizabeth & Isabelle)

and Margaret's 74 year old father,

Frederick Burnett.

John and Margaret Shope moved to Coweeta Creek in the Tennessee River Valley of Macon Co., NC. about 1841. It seems that Frederick Burnett also moved with the family at that time.

1850 Census - Macon Co., Tennessee Valley, NC.:

John Shope, Sr., 56 b. VA. farmer,

living on real estate valued at $400.00

with his wife, Margaret 53 b. Rutherford;

Jacob 20 b. Buncombe, Philip14 b. Buncombe;

father-in-law, Frederick Burnett 80 b. Rutherford,

and Eliza Jenkins 21 Macon.

Fred Burnett Sr. is buried in Lakey Family Cemetery in an unmarked grave in Macon Co., NC. #7989551

In the mid 1970's, Mr. Pink Martin, an elderly life long resident, took us to the Lakey Cemetery off of Lakey Creek Road #1424 and #1359. There are some 30 or so unmarked graves in the cemetery where he said John Shope, Margaret Burnett Shope, and Frederick Thomas Burnett, Sr. are buried. Brannon Lakey and his wife, Elizabeth Shope Lakey, have marked graves in this cemetery.

There is a monument to Frederick Thomas and Margaret Null Burnett, Sr. in the Mountain View Baptist Cemetery in the community of North Fork in Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC.