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Lucretia REES

Female - Abt 1786


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  • Name Lucretia REES 
    Gender Female 
    Probate 29 Aug 1751  , Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    "Augusta County records state that Lucretia Griffith was administrator for her husband and had since 
    Property 1 Jul 1760  , Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • "James 'Birk' and Lucretia, of Cumberland County, North Carolina, deed to Thomas Walker of Albemarle for 40 pounds, 100 acres on Goose Creek adjacent William Campbel's line. Witnesses were William Ingles, James Bane, John Hawkins and the document was delivered by Thomas Madison on 11 March 1763."
    Will 4 Nov 1782  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • She was named in James Burk's will as his "Beloved Wife Lucretia Burk" and bequeathed all rights and profits to his estate, other than specific legacies to his children and grandchildren, for the duration of her life.
    Residence 1784  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    She appeared on the Surry County tax list. 
    Residence 1785  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    appeared on the Surry County tax list with 200 acres and 1 wp. 
    Residence 1786  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    appeared on the Surry County tax list with 200 acres and 1 wp. 
    Died Abt 1786  [1
    Probate Aug 1786  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    James Burke estate inventory 
    Person ID I2446  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2015 

    Family 1 Methusalem Or Methusaleh GRIFFITH,   d. Abt 1749 
    Married 1730  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married at Christ Church.
    Children 
     1. Lucretia GRIFFITH,   d. Aft 4 Nov 1782
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 James BURK,   b. Abt 1705, , , Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 4 Nov 1782 and 11 Feb 1783, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married Bef 29 Aug 1751  , Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "On August 29, 1751, Augusta County records state that Lucretia Griffith was administrator for her husband and had since married James Burk."
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    James Burk on the Virginia Frontier
    James Burk on the Virginia Frontier
    James Burk Sells Virginia Land
    James Burk Sells Virginia Land

  • Sources 
    1. [S507] PlanetMurphy.org, personal website, "James Burk (Burke), Virginia Frontiersman"; (Reliability: 2).
      http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=BurkeJas.htm

    2. [S397] Kegley's Virginia Frontier; The Beginning of the Southwest; the Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783, 100 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S397] Kegley's Virginia Frontier; The Beginning of the Southwest; the Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783, 298 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S507] PlanetMurphy.org, personal website, "James Burk (Burke), Virginia Frontiersman"; (Reliability: 2).
      _Webtag

    5. [S667] Surry County NC Wills 1771-1827 Abstracts, 43 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S667] Surry County NC Wills 1771-1827 Abstracts, 77 (Reliability: 3).