hiː wʌzɐ ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv kˈæptɪn ɹˈɪtʃɚd bˈɜː, hˈuː, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks sˈɛnt ɐ kˈɑːɹɡoʊ ʌv kˈɔːɹn tə fˈæmɪnstɹˈɪkən ˈaɪɚlənd.
He was a grandson of Captain Richard Burr, who, in 1746 sent a cargo of corn to famine-stricken Ireland.