Dempsey married Leah Lucinda Bass in 1819 in Anson, North Carolina, United States. Leah (daughter of James Burrell Bass and Elizabeth Jane York) was born about 1795 in Anson, North Carolina, United States; died in 1870 in Choctaw, Alabama, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dempsey A Burns was born in Washington, Alabama, USA.
2. Leah Burns was born in 1824 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; died in 1880 in Choctaw, Alabama, United States.
3. Thomas J Burns was born in 1827 in Ireland.
4. Robert L Burns was born about 1827 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; died on 6 Apr 1862 in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States.
5. Burrell Y Burns was born in 1829 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; died on 9 Nov 1903 in Choctaw, Alabama, United States.
6. Peter M Burns was born in 1833 in Alabama, USA.
7. Nancy Burns was born in Jul 1834 in Alabama, USA; died in 1910 in Mill Creek, Franklin, Arkansas, United States.
8. Polly Burns was born in 1835 in Alabama, USA.
9. Martha D Burns was born in 1837 in Washington County, Alabama, USA; died on 25 Jun 1874 in Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA.