James BURK b. Abt 1735 Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia d. Bef 28 Oct 1776: Tonia's Roots

Abt 1735 - Bef 1776 (~ 41 years)

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Name	James BURK
Born	Abt 1735	Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia
Gender	Male
Residence	1768	, Rowan, North Carolina [1]
	He appeared on the 1768 Rowan County Tax List next to James Burk (Sr) and Joseph Burk.
Residence	1771	, Rowan, North Carolina [1]
	He appeared on the 1771 tax list.
Residence	1772	Surry County, North Carolina [2]
	He may have appeared on the 1772 tax list with 2 polls.
Residence	1774	Surry County, North Carolina [3]
	"Benjamin Burk and brother James Burk are found on the 1774 Surry County Tax list of Martin Armstron
Residence	1776	, Wilkes, North Carolina [3]
	"At the time of James and John Burk's enlistment, they were living on the Yadkin River in Wilkes Cou
	"At the time of James and John Burk's enlistment, they were living on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County NC [L. Tate's note - Wilkes was formed from Surry County and District of Washington in 1777].
Military	Mar 1776	American Revolutionary War [1]
	He enlisted, as a Patriot, with his 15-year-old son for a three month tour under Captain Jesse Walton.
Died	Bef 28 Oct 1776 [3, 4]
Probate	28 Oct 1776	Surry County, North Carolina [4]
	A sales was held for his estate.
Will	4 Nov 1782	Surry County, North Carolina [5, 6]
	He was named in his father's will and expressly disinherited due to "disobedience."
Military	28 Oct 1783	Surry County, North Carolina [3, 7]
	Military
	James' son, John (as his heir), was granted 640 acres in Surry County, NC for James' service in the Continental Army. James was credited with 84 months service.
Person ID	I2452	Kendrick-Hemphill
Last Modified	22 Nov 2015

Father	James BURK, b. Abt 1705, , , Ulster, Ireland , d. Between 4 Nov 1782 and 11 Feb 1783, Surry County, North Carolina (Age ~ 77 years)
Mother	Mary BANE, b. 1710, Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania , d. 1748, Drapers Meadow, Augusta, Virginia (Age 38 years)
Married	11 Jul 1730 or Sep 1730	Goshen Meeting House, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Family ID	F223	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amey

Children

1. John BURK, b. 23 Jul 1760, , , Virginia

, d. 1 Feb 1836, , Wayne, Indiana

(Age 75 years)

Last Modified 27 Nov 2015

Family ID F693 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S507] PlanetMurphy.org, personal website, "James Burk (Burke), Virginia Frontiersman"; (Reliability: 2).
http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=BurkeJas.htm
[S605] North Carolina. Surry County. Will abstracts book, 20 (Reliability: 3).
[S224] Tate to Kendrick, e-mail., "Re: WorldConnect: James Burk Jr and son John"; (Reliability: 2).
[S604] North Carolina, Probate Records-FS. Surry County, James Burk Jr return of sale.
[S507] PlanetMurphy.org, personal website, "James Burk (Burke), Virginia Frontiersman"; (Reliability: 2).
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[S667] Surry County NC Wills 1771-1827 Abstracts, 43 (Reliability: 3).
[S210] Roster of Soldiers from NC in the Am. Rev., 238 (Reliability: 3).
Link to record on Ancestry.com