Judith Elizabeth (Clarke) Burk (1687 - aft. 1736)

Born 7 Mar 1687 in Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Trigg Sr. — married 11 Jan 1711 (to 25 Feb 1719) in Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Wife of Henry Burk I — married 13 Aug 1719 in Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia, America

Descendants

Died after 1736 after age 48 in Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Judith /Clarke/^[1][2][3]

Birth: 7 Mar 1687 Middlesex, Virginia^[2][3][4]

Marriage

She was married to:

1. (11 Jan 1710/1) Abraham Trigg.^[5][6]
2. (13 Aug 1719 Virginia) Henry Burke.^[1][7][3][8]

Children

Abraham Trigg is the father of:

1. Daniel Trigg (bp. 24 Jan 1713/4).^[9]
2. William Trigg (b. 18 May 1716, bp. 17 Jun).^[10]
3. Abraham Trigg (b. 14 Apr 1719, bp. 10 May).^[11]

Notes

EXCERPT from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 27, p 164, 165, 324. Google Books.

Philip Alexander Bruce& William Glover, Eds.

RE: Dan & Stephen Trigg, (p. 164).[1]

"The Trigg family first appears in Virginia in Middlesex County in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century. The register of Christ Church parish there shows that Daniel Trigg and Susan his wife had issue:

• 1. Abraham, baptised May 4, 1684;
• 2. Sarah baptised Dec. 26, 1686.

There may have been other children.

Thomas Kidd and Alice Trigg were married Sept. 18, 1690. A Daniel Trigg died Aug. 13, 1716. Whether he was the Daniel above, or his grandson could probably be ascertained by are examination of the Middlesex records.

Abraham² Trigg (son of Daniel) married 1st Dec. 14, 1705, Elizabeth Guest, 2d, Judith Clarke on Jan. 11, 1710. Issue (1st M.)

• 3. Mary, baptised March 9, 1706;
• 4. Elizabeth, baptised May 29, 1790; (2d M.)
• 5. Susannah, baptised March 1, 1711;
• 6. Daniel³ baptised June 24, 1713;
• 7. William³, baptised May 18, 1716;
• 8. Abraham³, born April 14, 1719.

About 1750 the family began its westward movement going to King and Queen and Spotsylvania. Daniel Trigg witnessed a deed in Spotsylvania in 1752, and on Oct. 1, 1759 bought 500 acres in the same county £80. Daniel, William and Mary Trigg were witnesses to a deed in Spotsylvania 1764. Daniel Trigg died intestate and on March 6, 1769, Mary Trigg, his widow, qualified as his administrator. And on Sept. 4, she qualified as guardian of William, Nancy, and James Trigg, infant orphans of Daniel Trigg.

The will of John Trigg was dated Feb. 17, 1776 and proved in Spotsylvania May 21, 1778. His legatees were his sister Ann Carter and his brother Thomas Trigg. He states that his brother William Trigg, who was then his father's administrator had not given him his part of the estate. There is in Spotsylvania a deed in regard to certain slaves between:

• William Trigg of Spotsylvania, of the 1st part;
• James Trigg of King and Queen of the second part,
• and Mary Trigg, widow, of Spotsylvania guardian of Thomas Trigg, of the 3d part:

These were probably the widow and some of the children of Daniel."

p. 165 repeated on p. 325:[2] [3]

"Among later generations have been: Connally F. Trigg, born at Abingdon, March 8, 1810, who removed to Tennessee in 1858, and who, on July 2, 1862, was appointed U. S. Circuit and District Judge for Tenn., and died near Bristol April 25, 1880. Connally F. Trigg born at Abingdon, Sept. 18, 1841, M. C., 1885–1887, and Daniel Trigg (son of Dr. Daniel Trigg and his wife Ann Mumford, daughter of Dr. Alexander Tompkins) who entered the Naval Academy, resigned in 1861, and entered the U. S. Navy, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He was a member of the House of Delegates from Washington County, 1882."

• This account of the family from Southwestern Virginia was gather from rather vague information and there may be errors.

Trigg of Spotsylvania, (p. 324).[4]

" William Trigg was administrator of James Trigg 1786. In the will of Clement Montague, of Spotsylvania, he makes bequests to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan Carpenter, and to the children she had by her former husband James Trigg, except her son William Trigg. William Trigg and his wife Ann, of Spotsylvania, made deeds in 1777 and July 2, 1786. They were living in that County in 1799. Daniel Trigg and Sall Abbott were married in Spotsylvania Nov. 15, 1799. There is not sufficient documentary evidence at hand to show whether the Triggs of Southwestern Virginia removed directly from Middlesex, from Spotsylvania or from King and Queen. Several traditional accounts are vague, and in some respects incorrect. One account states that Abraham Trigg came from Cornwell to Spotsylvania County, Va. (a county which did not then exist) in 1700. This was evidently intended for Abraham² above. He is stated to have had a son Abraham, who married Susan Johns (??? Johns-2608 ???) and to have had a son William Trigg of Botetourt and Bedford, who married Mary Johns. Another account gives the same two generations, Abraham and his son William.

The will of William Trigg was dated Sept. 15, 1772, and proved in Bedford Feb. 22, 1773. His legatees were his wife Mary, and children:

• Abraham,
• Stephen,
• John,
• William,
• Daniel,
• Mary,
• Lackey
• and Sarah.

William and Mary Trigg had issue:

1. Abraham, commanded a company of Militia which fought at the battle of "The Shallow Ford of Yadkin" in 1780; M. C. 1797–1809;
2. Stephen, Justice of Botetourt 1770, of Fincastle, 1772; Burgess for Fincastle at session of June 1775, and of Convention of July 1775. He commanded a company in Dunmore's War, removed in 1779 to Kentucky Co., which he represented in the Legislature 1780, and was killed at the battle of Blue Lick, Aug. 19, 1782. He married Mary, daughter of Col. William Christian.
3. John, Captain in Bedford Militia during the Revolution, and M. C. May 1797–May 17, 1804, when he died;
4. William, commissioned Lt. Col. Bedford Militia, Dec. 28, 1778; married Sarah _______, and had seven children;
5. Daniel, born Aug. 14, 1749, appointed Captain Montgomery Co. Militia April 2, 1777, married 1st Ann Smith (?). 2d Lucy Booker."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812 Author: Ancestry.com, 2000. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia from 1653 to 1812. Rich Note: APID: 1,4307::0

   Marriage: 13 Aug 1719

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Family Data Collection - Births: Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com, 2001. APID: 1,5769::919903

   Birth: 1687 Middlesex, VA

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Ancestry.com, 2004. APID: 1,7836::241042

   Birth: 1687 VA

   Marriage: 1719 VA

4. ↑ Family Data Collection - Births about Judith Clarke

   Name: Judith Clarke

   Father: Robert Clarke

   Mother: Sarah Combs

   Birth: 1687 Middlesex, VA

5. ↑ " Abraham Trigg & Judith Trigg 11th of January 1710." (NS: 11 Jan 1711)

   "Marriages &c 1710," (1897). The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812, 1, p. 82. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. W. E. Jones. Google Books.

6. ↑ Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607–1800, Volume II, I-Z; Editor: Dorothy Ford Wulfeck; Page: 95; Quote: TRIGG, Abraham, son of Daniel, m. (1) 14 Dec., 1705, Elizabeth Queen; m. (2) 11 Jan., 1710, Judith Clarke. Christ Church, pp. 80, 82; 27V164.
7. ↑ The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812 Issue 1 of Parish record series; Contributor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia; Publisher: W. E. Jones, Printer, 1897; Length: 341 pages; Section: Marriages; Page: 163; Quote: Henry Burk & Judith Trigg Married August y^e 13. 1719.
8. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Judith Clarke

   Name: Judith Clarke

   Birth: 1687 VA

   Spouse: Henry Burke

   Marriage: 1719 VA

9. ↑ Daniell son of Abraham and Judith Trigg. All four baptized y^e 24th of Jan^ry 1713. (NS: 1714)

   "Christenings," (1897). The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812, 1, p. 88. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. W. E. Jones. Google Books.

10. ↑ " William Son of Abraham & Judith Trigg born May 18 baptized June 17. 1716," (p. 94).

    "Christenings," (1897). The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812, 1, p. 94. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. W. E. Jones. Google Books.

11. ↑ " Abraham Son of Abraham & Judith Trigg born Ap: 14. baptized May 10 1719," (p. 102).

    "Christenings," (1897). The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812, 1, p. 102. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. W. E. Jones. Google Books.

• Source: S-1957927525 Ancestry Family Trees.[5]