_William BURNSIDE ___
                                                     | (1718 - 1806)       
                        _William BURNSIDE ___________|
                       | (1750 - 1820) m 1821        |
                       |                             |_Joanna VAN METER ___
                       |                               (1732 - 1801)       
 _John Mason BURNSIDE _|
| (1778 - 1860) m 1801 |
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|                      |_Margrett Nancy SOMMERVILLE _|
|                        (1754 - 1825) m 1821        |
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|--Robert BURNSIDE 
|  (1804 - 1896)
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|_Elizabeth COLLINS ___|
  (1786 - 1864) m 1801 |
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