sentences:  Burton was born in Buncraggy, the son of Francis Burton (1640–1714).The senior Francis Burton in 1698 was granted some territories in Dromelihy, County Clare (previously associated with the MacGorman family and the O'Brien Viscount Clare) in the aftermath of the Williamite War in Ireland and the overthrow of James II.The Burton family were of English origin; Francis' great-grandfather Thomas Burton (born 1590) was originally from Shropshire, England.