This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burke, Forsythe, Matthews, Pike Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8366.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The John and Mary Burke that Barbara Flint is referencing is "MY" John and Mary (O'Brien) Burke, who had one adopted son, Charles (Murphy), and several daughters. I don't believe they are connected closely to your John and Mary. "MY" John's father's name is Thomas, and his mother's name was Mary. Thomas lived in Ogdensburg and had several children, whose names are John, James, Bridget, Sarah, Michael, Patrick and Rose. I don't have any information on James' or Patrick's descendants, so it could be possible that yours branch off them, but I haven't researched them much yet. Good Luck! Tammy