Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameThomas BURKE Sr. , 152
Birth Date11 Aug 1735
Birth PlaceCaroline County, Virginia
Death Date18 Jun 1822 Age: 86
Death PlaceFranklin, Southampton County, Virginia
OccupationRW Soldier, Captain VA,
FatherJohn Henry BURKE , 304 (1697-1777)
MotherJudith Elizabeth CLARK , 305 (1687-<1777)
Spouses
Birth Date18 Mar 1735
Birth PlaceMiddlesex County, Virginia
Death Date1837 Age: 101
Death PlaceCaroline County, Virginia
FatherRobert GEORGE , 306 (1699-1766)
MotherAnn ALLEN , 307 (1701-1801)
Family ID1501
Marr Date1755
Marr PlaceCaroline County, Virginia
ChildrenHenry Smith (1758-1840)
 Hannah (1760-)
 Thomas , 76 (1765-1822)
Notes for Thomas BURKE Sr.
Often called Captain Thomas Burke.

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Thomas Burk, born probably c1732-1736 in Caroline Co., VA and believed to have died after 1812 in GA, married Ann George (and progenitor of the Russell Co. Burks).

Thomas and his wife Ann sold land in Caroline Co. to his brother John (G. 1. above) according to a deed in the Nov. 14, 1771 court records. On that date, he also deeded land to Reuben Gatewood, husband of his niece, Elizabeth. This land is presumed to be the same land Thomas' father gave him on July 11, 1765 (Order Book, 1765-1767, p.107). Brother John had served as Thomas' representative in a suit during Thomas' absence (August 1778 Court). Just when Thomas left for Georgia is unknown but because of the Nov. 1771 notation on court records about selling his land to brother John and Reuben Gatewood, 1771-1772 is used as the estimate of when Thomas left VA. This is supported by Reuben Gatewood's replacing Thomas as road overseer on April 9, 1772. Thomas, like his father, had a license to keep an ordinary. The renewals of the licenses ran from March 10, 1763 until Sept. 14, 1769. The 1772 license is in brother John Burk's name.

Just why Thomas (Sr.) decided to leave Caroline Co. is not known. Court references suggest he had disagreements with several people. Order Book Abstracts of Caroline Co., VA 1765-67 and Order Book Abstracts 1767-68 by Sparaco (1989) show: June 13, 1766, John Major against Thomas Burk, assault and battery; same date, Thomas Burk vs. John Jones, assault and battery; Aug. 14, 1767, Thomas Burk vs. George Wiley, debt; March 10, 1768, Joseph Redd vs. Thomas Burk, debt; July 10, 1768, John Southworth against Thomas Burk, dismissed Sept. 10, 1778 which was a trespass and assault case against Thomas; July 14, 1768, Samuel Hargrove vs. Thomas Burk and William Hewlett, debt; Aug. 11, 1768, Archibald Govan vs. Thomas Burk, case; Sept. 8, 1768, Thomas Burk vs. James (blank), petition; May 12, 1769, Thomas Shipp against Thomas Burk, debt; July 13, 1769, Joseph Redd vs Thomas Burk, case. Thomas' last ordinary license appears to have been granted on Sept. 14, 1769.

The earliest identified reference in GA for Thomas (Sr.) is in an incomplete 1785 Wilkes Co., GA tax digest which shows one poll each for both Thomas Burk, Sr., and for Thomas Jr., with each having 200 acres of land (Grace Davidson's "Early Records of Georgia," Vol. 2, pp. 66, 67 as corrected in Georgia Genealogy Magazine 1972, Issue 43-46, p. 256). He was in Green Co., GA in 1786-87; in Elbert Co., GA in 1792-93; in Green Co., GA in 1796; in Jackson Co., GA in 1799; and in Franklin Co., GA in 1812.

The five identified children of Thomas (Sr.) came to Russell Co., VA. Henry, who did not go to GA, was first in Washington Co., BA on a 1782 tax list at the age of 23, then in Russell co. by 1789 (land purchase by Henry Burk of Washington Co.). Fleming was in Russell Co., VA by 1797 (tax list, with one daughter born in GA in c1792 and another in VA in c1795) with a 1794 reference in GA. John was on the 1797 tax list with Fleming, and then on the 1799 tax list--when he would have been age 20; Mary (Polly) who had children in the County by 1800; and Thomas Jr. by 1802 (land purchase). The names of Thomas Sr. and his children were known to the author through family history and have been named by other Burk family members, with the earliest being in 1895.

The birth dates of the children of Fleming Sr. and Thomas Jr. suggest that Fleming Sr., his younger brother John, and Mary Polly came from GA first--around 1795--with Thomas Jr. coming a few years later, around 1799.

Some Burkes feel that Thomas Sr. spent time in Russell Co., VA. The above findings do not preclude that possibility. He could have left Thomas Jr. in charge in GA, accompanied Fleming, John and Mary Polly, and returned to GA prior to Thomas Jr.'s coming to Russell Co., VA. This scenario is supported by the birth states of children of Fleming Sr. and Thomas Jr.

One of the families that came to GA from Caroline County, VA was that of Thomas Burk, Sr. and his wife Ann George. According to the book "Some Descendants of John Burk (!1656-1699) Middlesex County, VA", he was born c1732 in Caroline Co., VA and "was in a 1785 Wilkes Co., GA tax digest. In 1781 Thomas is mentioned in defining the 8th District of Elbert Co., GA. He was in Green Co., GA in 1786-87; in Elbert Co., GA in 1792-93; in Green Co., GA in 1796; in Jackson Co., GA in Jackson Co., GA in 1799; and in Franklin Co., GA..." where he died in 1812.

Thomas was the 6th child of Henry Burk, born c1698 in Middlesex Co., VA; died 1777 in Caroline Co., VA and Judith (Clark) Trigg. Henry was the 7th child of John Burk, born c1656-57 in VA and died in 1699 in Middlesex Co., VA. John was the son of John Burk /Bourk, born c 1630 in England and came to Lancaster Co., VA c1650; died before 1659.

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Other Spouses: Abraham TRIGG, SR.

Judith was baptized Mar. 1687/88, and was the widow of Abraham Trigg who she married in January 1710/11 as his second wife in Middlesex Co. Trigg's first wife was Elizabeth Guest/Gest who he married on Dec. 14, 1704, and who died between 1709 and 1710. Their known children were Mary, baptized May 9, 1706, and Elizabeth, baptized 1709. Judith's children by Abraham Trigg were Susannah, Daniel, William and Abraham--the last born in April 1719 some two months after Abraham (Sr.)'s death (on Feb. 25, 1718/19), and the same month is which she gave bond for the administration of Trigg's estate. Abraham Trigg (Sr.) was baptized May 4, 1684 and his father was Daniel Trigg.

When Henry married Judith, he came into control of 150 acres Trigg land along with four children by Judith and Abraham Trigg, and at least two by Abraham Trigg's first wife, Elizabeth Guest/Gest. (Henry Burk had two tithables added in 1720 and these do not appear to have been sons of Trigg and his first wife.) On November 1, 1737, Judith Burk relinquished her right of dower in land formerly owned by her first husband in a deed of Daniel Trigg to Thomas Berry (Order Book 1732-37, p. 89--in Hopkins, p. 270). A Daniel Trigg died in Spotsylvania Co. in 1769 and a William Trigg in Bedford Co., in 1773. That these were Judith's children by Abraham has not been verified. Judith's parents were Robert and Sara Clark.

Marriage 2 Henry BURK b: BET. 1696 - 1698
Married: 13 AUG 1719
Children
John BURK
Thomas BURK
Judith BURK
Ann BURK
Jane BURK
Henry BURK b: ABT. 1730

Name: John
Relationship: Son
Parents: Henry Burk
Judith Burk
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1720
Baptism Date: 12 Mar 1720

Name: Judith
Relationship: daughter
Parents: Henry Burk
Judith Burk
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1723
Baptism Date: 19 May 1723

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Notes for Anne Martha (Spouse 1)
Thomas Burk, born probably c1732-1736 in Caroline Co., VA and believed to have died after 1812 in GA, married Ann George (and progenitor of the Russell Co. Burks).

Thomas and his wife Ann sold land in Caroline Co. to his brother John (G. 1. above) according to a deed in the Nov. 14, 1771 court records. On that date, he also deeded land to Reuben Gatewood, husband of his niece, Elizabeth. This land is presumed to be the same land Thomas' father gave him on July 11, 1765 (Order Book, 1765-1767, p.107). Brother John had served as Thomas' representative in a suit during Thomas' absence (August 1778 Court). Just when Thomas left for Georgia is unknown but because of the Nov. 1771 notation on court records about selling his land to brother John and Reuben Gatewood, 1771-1772 is used as the estimate of when Thomas left VA. This is supported by Reuben Gatewood's replacing Thomas as road overseer on April 9, 1772. Thomas, like his father, had a license to keep an ordinary. The renewals of the licenses ran from March 10, 1763 until Sept. 14, 1769. The 1772 license is in brother John Burk's name.

Just why Thomas (Sr.) decided to leave Caroline Co. is not known. Court references suggest he had disagreements with several people. Order Book Abstracts of Caroline Co., VA 1765-67 and Order Book Abstracts 1767-68 by Sparaco (1989) show: June 13, 1766, John Major against Thomas Burk, assault and battery; same date, Thomas Burk vs. John Jones, assault and battery; Aug. 14, 1767, Thomas Burk vs. George Wiley, debt; March 10, 1768, Joseph Redd vs. Thomas Burk, debt; July 10, 1768, John Southworth against Thomas Burk, dismissed Sept. 10, 1778 which was a trespass and assault case against Thomas; July 14, 1768, Samuel Hargrove vs. Thomas Burk and William Hewlett, debt; Aug. 11, 1768, Archibald Govan vs. Thomas Burk, case; Sept. 8, 1768, Thomas Burk vs. James (blank), petition; May 12, 1769, Thomas Shipp against Thomas Burk, debt; July 13, 1769, Joseph Redd vs Thomas Burk, case. Thomas' last ordinary license appears to have been granted on Sept. 14, 1769.

The earliest identified reference in GA for Thomas (Sr.) is in an incomplete 1785 Wilkes Co., GA tax digest which shows one poll each for both Thomas Burk, Sr., and for Thomas Jr., with each having 200 acres of land (Grace Davidson's "Early Records of Georgia," Vol. 2, pp. 66, 67 as corrected in Georgia Genealogy Magazine 1972, Issue 43-46, p. 256). He was in Green Co., GA in 1786-87; in Elbert Co., GA in 1792-93; in Green Co., GA in 1796; in Jackson Co., GA in 1799; and in Franklin Co., GA in 1812.

The five identified children of Thomas (Sr.) came to Russell Co., VA. Henry, who did not go to GA, was first in Washington Co., BA on a 1782 tax list at the age of 23, then in Russell co. by 1789 (land purchase by Henry Burk of Washington Co.). Fleming was in Russell Co., VA by 1797 (tax list, with one daughter born in GA in c1792 and another in VA in c1795) with a 1794 reference in GA. John was on the 1797 tax list with Fleming, and then on the 1799 tax list--when he would have been age 20; Mary (Polly) who had children in the County by 1800; and Thomas Jr. by 1802 (land purchase). The names of Thomas Sr. and his children were known to the author through family history and have been named by other Burk family members, with the earliest being in 1895.

The birth dates of the children of Fleming Sr. and Thomas Jr. suggest that Fleming Sr., his younger brother John, and Mary Polly came from GA first--around 1795--with Thomas Jr. coming a few years later, around 1799.

Some Burkes feel that Thomas Sr. spent time in Russell Co., VA. The above findings do not preclude that possibility. He could have left Thomas Jr. in charge in GA, accompanied Fleming, John and Mary Polly, and returned to GA prior to Thomas Jr.'s coming to Russell Co., VA. This scenario is supported by the birth states of children of Fleming Sr. and Thomas Jr.

One of the families that came to GA from Caroline County, VA was that of Thomas Burk, Sr. and his wife Ann George. According to the book "Some Descendants of John Burk (!1656-1699) Middlesex County, VA", he was born c1732 in Caroline Co., VA and "was in a 1785 Wilkes Co., GA tax digest. In 1781 Thomas is mentioned in defining the 8th District of Elbert Co., GA. He was in Green Co., GA in 1786-87; in Elbert Co., GA in 1792-93; in Green Co., GA in 1796; in Jackson Co., GA in Jackson Co., GA in 1799; and in Franklin Co., GA..." where he died in 1812.

Thomas was the 6th child of Henry Burk, born c1698 in Middlesex Co., VA; died 1777 in Caroline Co., VA and Judith (Clark) Trigg. Henry was the 7th child of John Burk, born c1656-57 in VA and died in 1699 in Middlesex Co., VA. John was the son of John Burk /Bourk, born c 1630 in England and came to Lancaster Co., VA c1650; died before 1659.

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