Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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The will of John Burke of Essex County, Southfarnham Parish, was dated 5 February 1803. To son John Munday Burke, 2 cows. To son William Burke all else including all land. Thomas Barton executor. Will dated 5 February 1803. Signed John his x mark Burke. Witnesses: Isaac Gatewood, William Howard junr, Charles Bray, John Crow Jr. Proved 21 February 1803. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, pages 200–201.]
On 21 February 1803, Thomas Barton and John Jones were bound $1,200 for Thomas Barton’s executorship of the estate of John Burke. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, page 201.] On March 21, 1810, a petition was presented to chancery court in Essex County, “Humbly complaining shew unto your worships your orators & oratrices Wm Burke and infant under the age of twenty one years by John Jones his next friend, Polly Burke daughter of Martin Burke an infant under the age of twenty one years by Andrew Monroe her next friend, Polly Burke daughter of Wm Burke an infant under the age of twenty one years by John Martin her next friend and Betsey & James Burke infants under the age of twenty one years by John Jones their next friend, that Rickard Burke formerly of Essex county died seised in fee of a tract of land situated in south Farnham parish & Essex county containing about 271 acres, having made & publishing his testament & last will & writing by which he devised to his wife Ann Burke during her life his whole estate real & personal & after devising some Kentucky land he devised all the remainder of his estate, real & personal, to be equally divided among all his children John, Thomas, Martin, James & Lewis Burke, Barbara Chenault & Molly Meador & lent to his grand daughters Lucy Gatewood & Polly Burke an equal part of his estate real & personal & if they should dye without heirs their respective portions should go to the survivors, as will appear by an office copy of the same recorded in this court hereto annexed as part of this bill; that the testator’s son Thomas died in his life time & without having been married whereby the devise in his favor became void, and his sons John & Martin also died in the lifetime of the testator’s widow who died in Jany 1810; that his said son John left a will whereby he devised his interest in the said land in Essex county to your orator Wm Burke, his son, as will appear by the said John Burke’s will recorded in this court; that Martin Burke died intestate and your oratrix Polly Burke is his only child & descendant living. that James Burke died intestate in the lifetime of his Father Rickard and your orator & oratrix James & Betsey Burke are his only children & descendants living; that your oratrix Polly Burke, mentioned in the will of the testator as his granddaughter, is the only child & descendant of the testator’s son Wm who died in the testator’s lifetime; and the testator’s grand daughter mentioned in his will by the name of Lucy Gatewood was the only child & descendant living of a daughter of the testator who died in his life time, which said Lucy Gatewood intermarried with Wm Howard jr after the testator’s death…” Hundley Moody had purchased some of this land, and the petitioners seek division of the land. The case was finally settled in 1822 with division. [Essex County, Virginia, Box 138 D&W, 1820–1821, Folder N.]
The estate of John Burke from 1803 to to 1808 in account with Thomas Barton, executor, was settled on 14 June 1810 by Benjamin Blake, Jno Daingerfield, and Sthreshley Rennolds. Includes payment to Rickard Burke’s administrator, to “L & J Muse for sundry articles of clothing for Wm Burke”, to “John M Burke for board and clothing of Wm Burke”, to “Jessee Purkins for Schooling”, and to “Richard Meader for board & Cloathing Wm Burke with interest”. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, pages 201–203.]
On 29 March 1830, a William Burke provided a deposition in the case of the murder of George Crow by Benjamin Boughan: William Burke on oath deposes and says, that he was present, on the evening of the 15th Instant about the time that the said Crow was stabbed, that he saw the Prisoner advance upon the said Crow; that he Crow pushed the Prisoner off several times, that Crow then carried the Prisoner off several yards, but returned towards the Tavern himself, upon which the Prisoner followed him Crow and a scuffle ensued, and shortly after the said Crow came towards the Deponent, and exalimed that he had been stabbed—The Prisoner then came out of the crowd towards the Deponent in a slooping attitude, with a knife in his hand, and he the Deponent was alarmed, and seised the Prisoner and asked him if he meant to stab him, the Deponent, and the Prisoner replied that he did not, for that he knew who he the Deponent was—Upon this the Prisoner left the company and was taken in custody by Mr Taylor; that he thinks that the Prisoner was intoxicated but knew very well what he was about[.] [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 47, page 24.]
On 30 September 1830, Fielding S. Crow and William Burke were bound in the penalty of $1,200 for Fielding S. Crow’s executorship of the estate of St. Albion Crow, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 22, pages 150–151.]
On 21 February 1803, Thomas Barton and John Jones were bound $1,200 for Thomas Barton’s executorship of the estate of John Burke. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, page 201.] On March 21, 1810, a petition was presented to chancery court in Essex County, “Humbly complaining shew unto your worships your orators & oratrices Wm Burke and infant under the age of twenty one years by John Jones his next friend, Polly Burke daughter of Martin Burke an infant under the age of twenty one years by Andrew Monroe her next friend, Polly Burke daughter of Wm Burke an infant under the age of twenty one years by John Martin her next friend and Betsey & James Burke infants under the age of twenty one years by John Jones their next friend, that Rickard Burke formerly of Essex county died seised in fee of a tract of land situated in south Farnham parish & Essex county containing about 271 acres, having made & publishing his testament & last will & writing by which he devised to his wife Ann Burke during her life his whole estate real & personal & after devising some Kentucky land he devised all the remainder of his estate, real & personal, to be equally divided among all his children John, Thomas, Martin, James & Lewis Burke, Barbara Chenault & Molly Meador & lent to his grand daughters Lucy Gatewood & Polly Burke an equal part of his estate real & personal & if they should dye without heirs their respective portions should go to the survivors, as will appear by an office copy of the same recorded in this court hereto annexed as part of this bill; that the testator’s son Thomas died in his life time & without having been married whereby the devise in his favor became void, and his sons John & Martin also died in the lifetime of the testator’s widow who died in Jany 1810; that his said son John left a will whereby he devised his interest in the said land in Essex county to your orator Wm Burke, his son, as will appear by the said John Burke’s will recorded in this court; that Martin Burke died intestate and your oratrix Polly Burke is his only child & descendant living. that James Burke died intestate in the lifetime of his Father Rickard and your orator & oratrix James & Betsey Burke are his only children & descendants living; that your oratrix Polly Burke, mentioned in the will of the testator as his granddaughter, is the only child & descendant of the testator’s son Wm who died in the testator’s lifetime; and the testator’s grand daughter mentioned in his will by the name of Lucy Gatewood was the only child & descendant living of a daughter of the testator who died in his life time, which said Lucy Gatewood intermarried with Wm Howard jr after the testator’s death…” Hundley Moody had purchased some of this land, and the petitioners seek division of the land. The case was finally settled in 1822 with division. [Essex County, Virginia, Box 138 D&W, 1820–1821, Folder N.]
The estate of John Burke from 1803 to to 1808 in account with Thomas Barton, executor, was settled on 14 June 1810 by Benjamin Blake, Jno Daingerfield, and Sthreshley Rennolds. Includes payment to Rickard Burke’s administrator, to “L & J Muse for sundry articles of clothing for Wm Burke”, to “John M Burke for board and clothing of Wm Burke”, to “Jessee Purkins for Schooling”, and to “Richard Meader for board & Cloathing Wm Burke with interest”. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, pages 201–203.]
On 29 March 1830, a William Burke provided a deposition in the case of the murder of George Crow by Benjamin Boughan: William Burke on oath deposes and says, that he was present, on the evening of the 15th Instant about the time that the said Crow was stabbed, that he saw the Prisoner advance upon the said Crow; that he Crow pushed the Prisoner off several times, that Crow then carried the Prisoner off several yards, but returned towards the Tavern himself, upon which the Prisoner followed him Crow and a scuffle ensued, and shortly after the said Crow came towards the Deponent, and exalimed that he had been stabbed—The Prisoner then came out of the crowd towards the Deponent in a slooping attitude, with a knife in his hand, and he the Deponent was alarmed, and seised the Prisoner and asked him if he meant to stab him, the Deponent, and the Prisoner replied that he did not, for that he knew who he the Deponent was—Upon this the Prisoner left the company and was taken in custody by Mr Taylor; that he thinks that the Prisoner was intoxicated but knew very well what he was about[.] [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 47, page 24.]
On 30 September 1830, Fielding S. Crow and William Burke were bound in the penalty of $1,200 for Fielding S. Crow’s executorship of the estate of St. Albion Crow, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 22, pages 150–151.]