Lucretia (Rees) Burk (1710 - 1786)

Ancestors

Wife of Mathusalem Griffith — married 1730 in Christ Church, Philadelphia

Wife of James Edward Burk Sr — married 2 Feb 1751 in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 1786 at about age 76 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lucretia Rees, or Reese,^[1] was of Welsh origin & her marriage records show her name as Lyky REES.

Born about 1710,^[2] Lucretia married Methusalem Griffith on 2 February 1730 in Christ Church, Philadelphia.^[3] They had six children, including Lucretia Griffith.^[4]

They were neighbors of Mary & James Burk/Burke, who had 7 children.

Mathusalem may have been injured in the flood of 1749. He made his Last Will on 11 Sept 1749 and died later that year during the winter (in Augusta County, Virginia).^[5]

Between 29 May 1751 & 29 August 1751 in Augusta County, Virginia she married James Edward Burk/Burke - a second marriage for both of them, which resulted in a combined household with 13 children.^[1]

Burk's will, dated 4 November 1782 and entered in the February 1783 Court for Surry County, North Carolina, names his wife Lucretia and her daughter Lucretia Wilson.^[6]

She died in 1786, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.^[3][1]

Research Notes

Birth about 1710, Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA^[3] - note - first marriage in Pennsylvania argues against a North Carolina birth; the same source had her birth in 1714, Ireland.^[3]

Locations: The Griffiths apparently moved from Pennsylvania to Augusta County, Virginia before Mathuselem's 1749 death. They were probably neighbors of the Burks in Virginia, considering her subsequent marriage to Burk, but whether or not they were also neighbors in Pennsylvania is not stated. See Burk's profile for details of that family's locations.

Birth locations of daughters Agnes and Hannah, according to their profiles as of 13 December 2021, are unlikely, with Agnes born 1729 in Virginia and Hannah born in 1735 in Pennsylvania. See their profiles for more information:

• Agnes (Griffith) Wood (1729-1811)^[7]
• Hannah (Griffith) Reynolds (abt.1735-aft.1794)

Note: Agnes is probably not her child (born before her 1730 marriage).

Children

The following children are listed on her "WeRelate" profile (not considered a reliable source, especially as no sources are listed for her entry - I didn't check the entries for the children listed),^[8] but the extensive biography on Jmaes Burk's profile includes support for these being the children of Mathusalem and Lucretia (Rees) Griffith.^[9]

• Morris Griffith (c1733 - before 1764)^[10]
• Elizabeth Griffith (1734 - )^[10]
• Hannah Griffith (c1736 - 1794)^[10][3][11]
• Benjamin Griffith (1739 - before 1764)^[10][12]
• Lucretia Griffith (1742-),^[10] named Lucretia Wilson in her step-father's 1782 will.^[4]
• John Griffith (c1744 - )^[10][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Planet Murphy at http://www.planetmurphy.org/
2. ↑ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) for Lyky GRIGGITH b=1710 v68 p8 Reference: Ten "Series" of "Pennsylvnia Archives" with v5 to v31 published so far. Ea. Philadelphia & Harrisburg 1852- (with series#2 v2 & v8 being indexed (early PA marriage records). And all the volumes of series#5 which contain nearly complete PA Revolutionary War records) series#2 v8:107
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Database online - Ancestry Public Member Trees (2006). Text: Record for Mathusalem Griffith
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Her daughter Lucretia was married before 1783, as she is named Lucretia Wilson in her step-father's will (dated 4 November 1782).
5. ↑ Death location of her first husband from his profile.
6. ↑ His profile has a transcription of his 1782/3 will (accessed 13 December 2021).
7. ↑ Attached as daughter in WikiTree as of 13 December 2021.
8. ↑ Online database, WeRelate, entry for Lucretia Reese, accessed 13 December 2021. Note: Not a reliable source.
9. ↑ See Burk-684 (accessed 13 December 2021).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} From the biography of step-father James Burk (Burk-684, accessed 13 December 2021):
    
    Letitia Preston Floyd says the other hunter was Morris Griffith, step-son of Burk. (History of Burke's Garden, p. 408)
    
    The Griffith children were Morris, eldest; John and Benjamin and three daughters, Elizabeth, Hannah, Lucretia. (James Burk Will Surry Co., N.C., Bk 1, 1; Nov 4, 1782; Griffith Will Bk 1, 239 CH,III,16 and CH,I,47)
    
    
11. ↑ WikiTree profile (as of 13 December 2021): Hannah (Griffith) Reynolds (abt.1735-aft.1794)
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} From the biography of their step-father (Burk-684, accessed 13 December 2021):
    
    In 1761 James Burk lived on 440 acres in Surry County, North Carolina on Burk's Creek sometimes called Forbush or Joseph's Creek on the Yadkin in "the Hollow". Living nearby were Benjamin and John Griffith in February 1783 when James Burk died. (Jim and Louise Hoge, History of Tazewell, p. 418)

• "Charles E. Roseberry-Betty Jean Keister Family of Montgomery & Pulaski" by Greg Roseberry].
• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49681302&pid=2443
• Lechner Family History compiled by Michael Lechner, with his father Ted Harrold Lechner.
• Attached Documents.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Rees-984 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of louise ann reynolds.ged on Jan 22, 2015.
• WikiTree profile Reese-684 was created on Jan 11, 2012 through the import of 60a.GED by Michael Lechner.
• WikiTree profile Reese-777 was created 24 Sep 2012 by Sharon Moffitt Cowen,
• WikiTree profile Griffith-929 was created on May 18, 2012 through the import of AMYFAMILYTREE_2012-05-17.ged by Amy Bazar.
• WikiTree profile Rees-952 was created by Jason Panick through the import of Panick Family Tree 2.ged on Dec 2, 2014.