Court Records of Decatur Co., IN 1822-1848, Maurice Holmes, 1980 Complete Record Book B. P. 206. Chancery entry stated that Charles Burks died in Amerst Co, VA in 1817 leaving a will and considerable estate to his eight heirs: Rachel, Samuel, Charles, Jane, Elizabeth, Polly and Lavina who all lived outside of Indiana and Milley, the mother of William Parks, Jr. Milley was wife of Wm. Parks, Sr and her heirs were: Paris and Lavina Aldrich, Joseph and Mary Prior, Allen and Sarah Prior, William Parks, Jr., Nancy and Thomas Chinn, Margaret Long now deceased without issue and John Parks . Millie died while a resident of VA and her husband, William Sr. moved with his children to Dearborn Co., IN where he was appointed guardian of his children. Part of the sum he rec'd as gdn. of his wards was directed to them and some land was purchased in section 8, township 10, range 10 in his own name.The suit was to obtain an equal settlement of this inheritance for some of Milley's Children. Oct. 1830. ==== BURK Mailing List ==== Descendants of emigrant, John Burk (1656 - 1699) Middlesex Co., VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/families/burk.html List Manager: Jim Young <[email protected]> =======================================================