Benjamin BURK, Captain
Male 1736 - 1780


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  • Suffix  Captain 
    Birth  1736  Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Military  American Revolutionary War Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • He served as a captain in an irregular Tory militia and was killed in an ambush at Shallow Ford.
    Residence  1764  , Pitt, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    He was on the 1764 tax list in Pitt County. 
    Residence  1768  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    He was on the 1768 tax list in Rowan County. 
    Residence  1771  , Surry, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    He appeared on the 1771 tax list. 
    Residence  1774  , Surry, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    "Benjamin Burk and brother James Burk are found on the 1774 Surry County Tax list of Martin Armstron 
    Died  14 Oct 1780  Shallow Ford, , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID  I2449  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  8 Jul 2010 

    Father  James BURK,   b. Abt 1705, , , Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1783, , Surry, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary BANE,   b. 1710, Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1748, Drapers Meadow, Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  11 Jul 1730 OR Sep 1730  Goshen Meeting House, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F223  Group Sheet

    Family  Mary GRANT,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Josiah BURK,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Samuel BURK,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth BURK,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John BURK,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Benjamin BURK,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F694  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S65] PlanetMurphy.org, personal website (http://www.planetmurphy.org/index.php), "James Burk (Burke), Virginia Frontiersman"; (Reliability: 2).
      http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=BurkeJas.htm

    2. [S335] L. Tate [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),] to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail; privately held by Kendrick [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE, "Re: WorldConnect: James Burk Jr and son John"; (Reliability: 2).



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