PIONEER FAMILIES
Of
PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS
John D. Burlend17 Jan. 1783-01 Apr 1871 
18 May 1793-31 Jan 1872 |
In the year 1831 John & Rebecca (Burton) Burlend were wanting to better prospects for their family and began thinking what the western world might offer. After reading letters of John Bickerdike whose brother George Bickerdike had settled in Pike County IL a year or two efore, Mr. Burlend determined this to be his destination.
Leaving their two eldest children in Yorkshire, England, Mr. and Mrs. Burlend and their five children went to Liverpool. On the second of September 1831 they boarded the vessel "Home" which was bound for New Orleans. (From the book "A True Picture of Emigration" written by Rebecca Burlend, published in England 1848)
The children of John & Rebecca were all born in Yorkshire England
Edward Burton Burlend 6 June 1813 - 6 April 1875
Mary Hall Burlend 13 Jan 1815 - 4 Jan 1889 married Luke Yelliott 3 Feb 1840 - Buried at Bethel Cem.
John Burlend 03 June 1821 - 15 August 1848 Mexican War
Hannah Burlend 15 Mar 1823 -15 Jan 1913 married Thomas Dalby 27 Aug 1849 - buried at Bethel Cemetery
Charlotte Burlend 06 Apr1826 - 26 Jul 1878 married Daniel Burns 4 May 1848 - buried at Bethel Cemetery
Sarah Burlend 21 Jan 1828 - 23 Dec 1893 married Francis Allen 4 May 1852 - buried at Bethel Cemetery
William Burlend 24 May 1831 - 04 Apr 1900 married Elizabeth Bickerdike 3 Feb 1856 - buried at Bethel Cem.
Luke Yelliott 07 Nov 1804-11 Dec 1885 
13 Jan 1815-04 Jan 1889 |
Thomas Dalby 20 Jan 1821-05 Mar 1904 
15 Mar 1823-15 Jan 1913 |
Daniel Burns1828 - 1912 
1826 - 26 July 1878 |
Francis Allen21 Jan 1829-23 Dec 1874 
21 Jan 1828-23 Dec 1893 |
William Burlend24 May 1831-04 Apr 1900 
15 Apr 1828-26 Aug 1910 |
Source of these photos were found in the 1995 Bethel Church Reunion booklet
