BURK/BURKE Information
I will be adding information here on the surnames Burk and Burke (I have found two spellings within the same line). I also plan on adding a complete list of Burk(e)s in my family tree. If you think we share a relative, please fell free to e-mail me
Trail of the Black Walnut
John Burk is mentioned in this Canadian History Book in a section chronicling the settling of Canada by those who received land grants from the British Crown. This book is out of print. Click here for an excerpt.
Burk/Burke Family History
This history came into my possession from my grandmother, Maxine Rivette Kruse, daughter of Daisy Burke Rivette.
Th majority of earlier generations used Burk --the latter generations, the majority, used Burke.
The first Burk in the United States of our line was Frances Burk, who left Limerick, Ireland probably around the year of 1740. he came to the state of New Jersey, then to Pennsylvania, the part which was once West Virginia, near East Liverpool, formerly known as Pughtown.
Frances Burk married Eunice Merck or Marsh, daughter of a German Doctor or of German descent.
Their Children born in the United States: (1) John, (2) Michel, (3) Joseph, (4) James, (5) Luke, (6) Mary, (7) Katy or Caturah.
Mary married Morris Carr.
James, John and Luke all came to Canada (I do not know whether the other members of the family did or not) John came to Canada in 1794, accompanied by the Aylesworth and Conant famlies. For confirmation, see the book, The Trail of the Black Walnut by Dr Elmore Reaman. John and James both received their land grants from the british Crown in 1798. James came two years after his brother John. Luke received his land in 1803. John sold his land and returned to the United States in 1816. Luke sold his land in 1808.
My Connection to the Burkes
I, Michelle Anne Kruse, am the daughter of Peter Bart Kruse
Peter Bart Kuse is the son of Maxine Rivette Kruse
Maxine Rivette Kruse is the daughter of Daisy Burke Rivette
Daisy Burke Rivette is the daughter of David Henry Burke
David Henry Burke is the son of James Burk III
James Burk III is the son of James Burk II
James Burk II is the son of James Burk
James Burk is the son of Francis Burk
Burk(e) Cemetaries/Burial Plots
**Burke family burying ground, 4th concession, outside of Blenheim
**Grandlawn cemetary, Detroit, Michigan
Burks in the United States
The following maps show the number of Burk surnames based on US Census Information. These maps show the number of people per X who registered the Burk surname. Please keep scrolling to see information on the name Burke. To run your own search querie, please click here
Burkes in America
