Genealogy is one my passions, the LDS records are not very accurate and do not make a good source. Many of the genealogies you see posted on the internet contain many mistakes.

Documentation is the key to accurate information, I recently got a wake up call on my own family line that I thought was fairly well researched. I received a copy of the death certificates of my GGF & GGM, after looking at my great grandmother's death certificate, I found that some well meaning individual out there on the internet had inserted an entire generation between my GGM and her mother and posted the mistake for the rest of the world to copy. The records and documentation do help solve these mysteries.

There are some good websites out there such as www.rootsweb.com and Stirnet (google that one), but they should be used as a guide, look for transcripts of the US Census and copies of transcribed Civil War and Revolutionary War pension applications. These records are a good source of family history.

Many counties in Virginia and Kentucky have historical societies, they have many family records. I am sure there are other states and counties that have have done an equally good job of gathering and preserving records. Another good source of records are the Clan Associations, many have very good and accurate records. Clan Campbell and the Clan Donald Societies are examples of some who have done a good job. The price of membership costs less than a tank of gas and get you access to a huge amount of information.

There are also some family associations out there that have a lot of records inculding deeds and wills , try doing a google search on your surname or variations thereof (Burns, Burnes, Byrnes or Burness as an example) and see if it turns up a family association.

These are just some suggestion to get you started.

I forget who said they were related to Daniel Boone, if so we must be cousins. I have quite a bit of information on this family, if you are interested, PM me.