Person:John Burke (63)

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John B. Burke
b.1758 Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
d.29 Mar 1839 Lee County, Virginia
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m. 3 May 1786
  1. Lydia Burk1788 -
  2. John Burk1790 -
  3. Caty 'Catherine' Burk1792 -
  4. Thomas Burk1793 -
  5. Robert Burk1797 -
  6. Lucy Burk1800 -
  7. David Burk1804 -
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Name John B. Burke
Alt Name John B. Burk
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1758 Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
Marriage 3 May 1786 Bedford County, Virginiato Mary 'Polly' Stevens
Death[1] 29 Mar 1839 Lee County, Virginia
Burial[3] 1839 Behind Sands Spring Schoolhouse, Wallen's Creek, Lee County, Virginia
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Burk, John - entered service 1779 in Hagerstown, Maryland; granted Pension abt. age 60 in Washington County, Virginia, 1821 when family with Mary age 55 & grown up children (2 daughters & 1 son); died 3/29/1839; married 5/2/1786 (Marriage Bond 5/1/1786) Mary "Polly" Stevens, Bedford County, Virginia; widow granted Pension age 77 Lee County, Virginia in 1844; children's births: Lydia 1/11/1788, john 1/15/1790, Caty 3/15/1792, Thomas 9/29/1793, Robert 9/28/1797, Lucy 8/9/1800 & David 4/11/1804; other family bible birth James Stevens 1/30/1782. R413
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/54416756/person/13663541345

  2.   Hobbs, Dorcas. Appalachian Ancestors.

    From "Appalachian Ancestors," by Dorcas Hobbs:
    "In the book "Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties," Volume II, by Hattie Muncy Bales, it states "John Burk, who was a Revolutionary war soldier, married Mary Stevens, 3 May 1786 in Bedford County, Virginia. He died in Lee County, Virginia, 29 March 1839 and Mary died in Lee County, Virginia on 30 October 1846. She made an application for a pension for John's Revolutionary War service, which was granted." Their children were named in this application. According to the above book their children were: Lydia Burk, Born 11 January 1788, John Burk, born 14 January 1790, Caty (Catherine) Burk Phipps, born 15 March 1792, Thomas Burk born 2 September 1793, Robert Burk, born 28 September 1797, Lucy Burk Anderson born 9 August 1800 and David Burk born 11 April 1804."

  3. ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VAWASHIN/2007-04/1177521913
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