Sandra, I really wish I could help! Glad to see what appears to be more frequent postings on the list! Let's get some activity going! Somebody out there may have the answers... Here's the slightly romantic story of my ggg-g'parents Burke, written by a relative of mine. I don't know the basis of the facts quoted: "Professor Peter Burke was born about 1788 in County Mayo, Ireland. He was the third son of Sir Walter Burke, Earle of Mayo. The Burke family was known as O'Bourke in Ireland. He married Bridget Kelly against the wishes of his parents, who had intended for him to be a Catholic priest, and, on this account, he was disinherited. Peter's parents were very wealthy and of the aristocracy of Ireland. He is connected by consanguinity with the distinguished family DeBorgo, of France. It is said everyone in Ireland who is named Burk(e) or any of the other forms of the name is descended from DeBorgo. Teaching was his life's work, and he always did this wherever he resided. Peter and Bridget emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland, to Canada in about 1820. They lived in Montreal where their daughter was born, and then lived in New York where they had three sons. Later, they moved to Minden, Louisiana, and then about 1844 finally settled in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Peter Burke died July 2, 1881, on the same day the lamented President Garfield was assasinated. Peter was nearly 100 years old." I do know Peter is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad, TX. I did find Peter and Bridget on the 1850 Natchitoches, LA, census: Peter age 62 M Schoolmaster born - Ireland Bridget age 54 F -- born - Ireland Peter age 21 M Trader born - NY Bost age 19 M Trader born - NY There was a daughter, oldest, born Montreal; and another son, born NY. Anyone out there know more about our Burkes? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Pat Cross Davis Texas from: Burke, Callis, Carrothers, Cross, Martin, Paul, Warren, Wolf, Word ==== BURK Mailing List ==== LDS Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index: http://familysearch.org/. RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi =======================================================