William
Robert
Burks
Sr.
Born in Bedford County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Floyd Burks
and Frances (Horsley) Burks
Husband of
Lenora (Harris) Burke
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Burks, Elisha Burks, John Burks, Nancy Burks, David Burks, William Harrison Burke, Robert Burks and William Burks
Died
at about age 102
in Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States
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DO NOT MERGE. Need to resolve LNAB - Is it Burke or Burks?
The surname is spelled BOTH Burke and Burks on old Virginia documents - Jim Miller.
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Biography
William was born in 1743. William Burks ... He passed away in 1845.
FamilySearch.org: William Robert Burks, Sr L8P1-9LR, Birth 1743 Bedford Co., VA Death Stockbridge, Henry Co., Georgia Spouse: Lenora Harris LZ2Z-WNN, Birth 1745 Virginia Death 1805 Henry Co., Georgia Marriage: about 1765 Orange Co., North Carolina
William Harrison or Robert Burke[1]
- Name Variations: William Burke, William Burks, William Harrison Burke
Birth
- Name: William Robert Burks Sr[2]
- Name: William Burks[3]
- Birth Date: 1740[3]
- Birth Date: 1743[2]
- Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America[2][3]
- Father: Richard Samuel Burke 1713–1753
- Mother: Frances Horeley 1713–1753
Military
- Name Wm Burk
- Gender Male
- Military Date: 9 Jun 1775-1783[4]
- Military Place: Virginia
- State or Army Served: Virginia
- Regiment: 7th Regiment
- Rank Private
Property
- Name: William Burks[5]
- Year: 1809[5]
- District: Captain William Gathright[5]
- Place: Jackson, Georgia, USA[5]
Marriage
- Husband: William Burks
- Wife: Lenora Harris
- Marriage Date: 1765
- Marriage Place: Orange County, NC
- Children:[1]
- Richard Burke 1766–
- David Burke 1767–1845
- John Burke 1775–1800
- Harrison Burke II 1779–1855
- Robert Burke 1782–1820
- Matthew Burke 1784–1870
- Elisha Burke 1784–
Residence
- Home in 1820 : Waynesboro, Burke, Georgia
- Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
- Name: Thomas Burke
- Note: Is this the same person?
- Total Free White Persons: 9
- Total Slaves: 14
- Home in 1840 : District 147, Newton, Georgia
- Name: William Burks
Death
Name: William Robert Burks Sr Death Date: 1845[2] Death Place: Henry County, Georgia, United States of America[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry Profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 November 2020), memorial page for William Robert Burks Sr. (1743–1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #5993405, Unknown burial.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):112.
- ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Georgia Tax Digests [1890]. 140 volumes. Morrow, Georgia: Georgia Archives.
- FamilySearch.org
- AGBI
Name: William Burks Birth Date: 1740 Birthplace: Virginia, Volume: 22 Page Number: 265 Biographical Info: mil. Reference: Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):112 Source Information Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Burke-957 was started through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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Wanda (Keim) Stewart
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Mel (Smith) Ragle :
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~0.78%
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Steven Godbehere :
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Jared Burks :
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Karen (Burks) Franks :
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~0.39%
Sherry Carroll :
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Will Worsham :
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Though I have been doing family research for 12 years had not found WiKi! Your sheet on William Burks Sr. is very good and matches what I have been able to find over the years. I am still unable to put him up for SAR and DAR membership as I have for my direct ancestor because of one item. You show William served in the 7th Virginia regiment which makes the most sense to me however due to many William Burk/s in Virginia at that era that were serving in the Patriot army I am unable to prove via any documents that this William Burks in the 7th is this William Burks that was the son of Richard Burks and father of Elisha Burks. I have proofs up through Elisha b.1773 but the SAR and DAR are very, very specific. What data to you have that would help? Many thanks!