Col. Samuel Dabney Burke

1794 - 1880  (86 years)

• Name	Samuel Dabney Burke
  Title	Col.
  Born	15 Jun 1794	Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Oct 1880  [1]
  Person ID	I16643	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Richard Floyd Burke
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Betsy Perkinson
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Greenhill Leigh,   b. 18 Feb 1802,   d. 18 Mar 1828, Burkeville, Nottoway, Virginia, USA  (Age 26 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1822  [1]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edith T. Ligon,   b. Abt 1800, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
  Married	3 Nov 1828  [2]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jun 1794 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel worked in Anderson P. Miller's store at Miller's Tavern in 1817 and became a partner in the store the next year. In 1822 he took over operation of the tavern which became known as Burke's Tavern. He qualified as a justice of Prince Edward Co., VA in Nov 1827 until the office was terminated under the Virginia Constitution of 1851. In Oct 1830 he was captain and adjutant of the 1st Battalion of the 63rd Regiment of Prince Edward Co., VA militia. He represented Prince Edward Co. as a Whig in the House of Delegates, 1840-41.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p115. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p116.