Person:Benjamin Burk (1)

Watchers
Benjamin Burk
b.Abt 1739 Pennsylvania
m. 1730
  1. Mary Burke1732 - 1783
  2. Honoura BurkAbt 1733 - Bet 1775 & 1782
  3. Sarah Burk1734 - Aft 1782
  4. Ensign James BurkAbt 1737 - 1776
  5. Benjamin BurkAbt 1739 - 1780
  6. Joseph BurkeAbt 1744 - Bef 1786
  7. Naomi Burk1744/45 - 1824
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Burk
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1739 Pennsylvania
Marriage to Mary Grant
Death[1] 1780 Surry County, North Carolina

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • N-102: Benjamin Burk of Frederick Co, 400 acres on Capt. John Run of Potowmack in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. 8 Aug. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 173].

Records in Virginia

  • M-225: Richard Marquis of Hampshire Co., 413 acres where he lives on Capt. Johns Run in said Co. Surv. Mr. John Mauzy. Adj. Hon. Thomas Lord Fairfax, between Capt. Johns Run and Potomack River., Benjamin Burk. 16 Dec. 1763. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 154].
References
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    (V). Capt. Benjamin Burk (~1739 to 1780 Surry Co. NC., died Am. Revolution - Tory) + Mary Grant. 7 Children (1 to 7).

    (1). Josiah Burk + Rebecca Bean + Polly Orr, (2). Samuel Burk (died 1815) + Nancy/Ann Sovain, (3). Elizabeth “Betsey” Burk + Hiram Davis, (4). John Burk, (5). Honora Burk + John S. Peterson, (6). Benjamin Burk, (7). Thomas Burk (bachelor, died 1797)

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