Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Burke

Male Bef 1714 - 1759  (> 45 years)


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  • Name John Burke 
    Birth Bef 1714 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Feb 1759  Culpeper County, Virginia - admin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I81681  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Family Burke 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F36404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Scott   d. Aft 1734, St. Mark's Parish, Spotysylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richard Burke,   b. Bef 1732, St. Mark's Parish, Spotysylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1760, Culpeper County, Virginia - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 28 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F29981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 188
      We that were apointed by order of Court to apraise the Estate of JOHN BURK deceased being first sworn for that purpose have met and proceeded as follows (Viz) items listed and valued to total £4..4..10 . . . Certified under our hands this 24th day of February 1759. WILLM. DUNCAN
      March 15th 1759 RAWLEY DUNCAN WM. DUNCAN JUNR.
      Returned into Court and ordered to be recorded
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      1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 198
      June 9th Day 1759 of the Estate of JOHN BURK decd Sold (mentions items sold and amount of purchase but no purchasers) .. total of sales £7..11..3 ., Sold by me JOHN ROBERTS Administrator.
      June 21st 1759 Returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.

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      PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA, WILL B00K C, 1734 - 1744 [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 186-187.
      Bond of Elizabeth Duncan, Daniel Trammel and John Burk unto Denis McCarty, Gent., justice. For £50. 27 Aug. 1739. Elizabeth Duncan is admx. of John Duncan.
      Elizabeth (X) Duncan
      Daniel (X) Trammel
      John (B) Burk
      Wit: Jno. Bowie
      27 Aug. 1739. Ack. and OR.
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      1734-1742 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book C; [William Armstrong Crozier];
      April 30, 1734. William Beverley of St. Ann's Par., Essex Co., Gent., to John Burk of St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., planter, deed of lease. 100 a. on Elkwood in St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., whereon sd. John now dwells, etc., "said John, Mary, his wife, and Richard, his son," etc., 430 lbs. tob. yearly. Wit.: W. Russell, Anthony Scott, John Seaton, Edmd. Pagett. May 7, 1734.
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      1738-1740 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 391-93.
      26 Feb. 1739 [1740]. William Beverley of Essex County, Gent., to Thomas Burk of Orange County, planter.
      Lease for lives of Thomas Burk, Ann his wife and Richard Burk the son of John Burk. 100 acres where he lives in the fork of the Little Indian
      Annual rent, 430 pounds of tobacco payable at Falmouth or Fredericksburg and four fat hens, capons or pullets at William Beverley's dwelling house on Elkwood. If he shall keep more than two tithables besides himself working on the land, to pay one fat hen and 100 pounds of tobacco for each.
      Burk shall plant 64 apple trees in an orchard 30 foot asunder.
      W. Beverley
      Wit: Charles Dewitt, William (:) Hopper, Amry (A D) Day.
      28 Feb. 1739 (1740. Acknowledged by William Beverley Gent.

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