Burke
Rachel Napier
The father of the John Burk (born c1657, who lived in the Thomas and Mary Tuggle household) may have been the
Rachel Napier (b. 07 Jun 1852, d. 30 May 1925)
John Burk who owned land in Lancaster Co., by March 1653 and apparently died intestate by 1659. This is indirectly Rachel Napier (daughter of and ) was born 07 Jun 1852 in Mill Creek, Breathitt Co. KY, and died 30 May 1925 in Lost Creek, documented, in part, in N. W. Nugent’s “Cavaliers & Pioneers.” In Vol. I, p. 255, Patent Book 1, a William Johnson Breathitt Co. KY. She married on 1871 in KY, son of and .
received 350 acres in Lancaster Co. the last of March 1653 (p. 80) upon the N.W.W. of Puscaticon (reported to be an early variation of Piscataway) Creek opposite the land of John Burk. Research has not yielded how John Burk came to More About Rachel Napier and James W. Noble:
have this land or what happened to it; and, there is no record of Mary Burk having retained or relinquished any dower Marriage: 1871, KY.
rights. A portion of Lancaster Co. was taken in 1656 to form Old Rappahannock Co. which was later divided into Essex James married (2) Rachel Napier daughter of James Napier in 1871. Rachel was born on 7 Jun 1852 in Breathitt Co., KY. She and Richmond Counties in 1692, and the Essex Co. portion included Puscaticon? Piscataway Creek. Sparacio’s “Deed
died on 29 May 1925 in Lost Creek, Perry Co., KY. She was buried in Noble Cem on Cutches Branch.
Abstracts of Old Rappahannock Co., VA 1670-72” shows a Pricket Burke received a “graunt” of 408 acres and 8 primes in Children of Rachel Napier and James W. Noble are:
Aug. 1669 and he sold it in Feb. 1670 to Patrick Norton. the proximity of the land to John Burk’s land suggests a possible George Washington Noble
family relationship and a similar situation exists with a David Burk (will 1686/87) and a Richard Burk in 1687—all being b. 1824. d. 1862. Age 38.
alive after Mary’s marriage to Tuggle, but who may be brothers or sons of John Burk of Lancaster Co. in 1653. Other m. Phoebe Campbell (Part Cherokee)
Burks, Thomas (1698) and John (1706) were in Richmond Co.
Notes from Genealogy.com: “Two Yankees, Nim McIntosh and Hen Kilburn waylaid George at his home on Barge’s
Branch, Breathitt Co., KY and when he came out they shot and killed him. His brother Lossen Noble was killed about William Burke (d. date unknown)
the same time on John Little’s Creek. George went to Missouri in 1844 and came back to Kentucky and married Phoebe Campbell, daughter of Lewis Campbell, and he named his first daughter Missouri for the state. George was a farmer.”
William Burke died date unknown. He married .
Caleb Jacob Lovejoy Noble
Children of William Burke and Mary Taylor are:
b. 1859, KY. d. 1928. KY Age 78.
i.
, b. 10 Mar 1741/42, Augusta Co. VA, d. 1800, Montgomery Co. VA.
m. Sarah Jane Noble b. 1878. d. 1954. Daughter of James Noble and Rachel Napier
Ambrose Noble
Judith Mary Burke (b. 10 Mar 1741/42, d. 1800)
b. circa 1896. d. 1963. Age 67.
m. Omega Noble
Judith Mary Burke (daughter of and ) was born 10 Mar 1741/42 in Augusta Co. VA, and died 1800 in Montgomery Co. VA. She Vesta Noble
married on 1760 in Augusta Co. VA, son of and .
b. 1921. d. 2003 Age 83.
More About Judith Mary Burke and Patrick Napier:
m. Edward Fugate (1912-1964)
Marriage: 1760, Augusta Co. VA.
Inez Fugate
Children of Judith Mary Burke and Patrick Napier are:
b. 1948
i.
, b. 1768, Montgomery Co. VA, d. 1843, Harlan Co. KY.
m. Robert Liftig. 1971. b. 1947
Patrick Napier
Anya Liftig
(b. 1768, d. 1843)
b. 1977
m. was born 1804 in Lee Co. VA, and died 1852 in Harlan Co. KY. and was the daughter of and .
m. Noel Hartman, 2011
Jerome Patrick Napier
Dorothy Liftig
b. 1981
• Birth: 1804
m. David Martin, 2009
• Death: 1852
• Parents: Patrick Napier, Fanny Brumfield
• Spouse: Mahala Jackson daughter of and .
James J. Napier
m. Cynthia McIntosh. Cynthia McIntosh (daughter of and ) was born 1831 in Lost Creek, Breathitt Co. KY, and died 28 May 1855
in Mill Creek, Breathitt Co. KY. She married on 1851 in Breathitt Co. KY, son of and .
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