Friends, Please see the inquiry at the bottom of this dialogue regarding DAR proof that John Burke is the son of Fleming Burk and Nancy Jessee. If you can help Andrea, please email her directly. Jim From: auntieandie@aol.com [mailto:auntieandie@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:49 PM To: jim@jessee.org Subject: Re: Jessee Family Member Looking for Some Direction Jim~  Approval granted and any postings will be much appreciated.  Having only had the genealogy bug for seven years, I consider myself still a baby in the game and am learning new things every time I set out on a search.  Was hoping to utilize the knowledge of the genealogist at NSDAR and others but learned they could only assist on new applications not supplementals.  I will also contact the Registrar of the Tabitha Adams Chapter and hopefully your lead will answer my prays...good to know that they have members in the Chapter that is my lineage.  You are a angel, and I sincerely appreciate you answering my E-mail.   Warm Regards, Andrea -----Original Message----- From: Jim Jessee <jim@jessee.org> To: Auntieandie@aol.com Sent: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 11:09 pm Subject: RE: Jessee Family Member Looking for Some Direction Andrea,               With your permission I will post this to the Jessee and Russell County, VA lists, where there are others in the DAR who have used these same ancestors, and who have done the original research. You should also contact the Tabitha Adams Chapter of the  DAR, in Russell County, who have several members based on these individuals, and others related.               Jim   From: Auntieandie@aol.com [mailto:Auntieandie@aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 1:14 PM To: Jim@Jessee.org Cc: Nelda@Jessee.org; Earl@Jessee.org; Emma@Jessee.org; Auntieandie@aol.com Subject: Jessee Family Member Looking for Some Direction   Jim/Nelda/Earl/Emma~           Hello, I am Andrea Birrell Buel and I'm Regent of the Pentagon Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.  I live in Alexandria, Virginia and was born and raised here.  I am retired from the Government after spending 38 years working in the Pentagon for the Secretary of the Army.            I became a member of DAR seven years ago thru the Burke family. I have currently traced two more of my ancestors back thru the Burke side of my family (on my mother's father's side of the family .... he was Houston Burke) to two Patriots:            1) John Jessee (b. c.1750) married (c. 1775) to Franky Lea           2) John Banner married to Catherine Rachenpaugh, who had a child Catherine K. Banner who married David Jessee.   The genealogists at DAR are requesting additional conclusive evidence that demonstrates the parentage of  John Burke in this lineage.  I initially provided copies from the book "Some Descendants of John Burk (1656-1699) Middlesex County, Va." Chapter VIII, Page 265 stating that John Burke, son of John Fleming Burk, Jr. and Nancy Jessee.  I have searched far and wide and can find no wills, church documents, selling of land deeds that shows John Burk (born c. 1827 in Virginia, married Nancy Culbertson and died in Scott County, Virginia p. 1880's) is the son of Fleming Burk, Jr and Nancy Jessee.           Thought I would query you to see if possibly you could point me in some direction or possibly have knowledge of someone within the Jessee family that can unlock this documentation needed by me so that I can provide it to DAR to get these two Patriots approved.  I would be forever in your debt.    Warm Regards, Andrea Buel