The Burkes were originally Anglo-Irish. There were several Burk families which immigrated to America in the middle 1600s and early 1700s and settled in Virginia. Among those Burks was Sam Burk who settled in Byrd Creek and James Burk who settled along the New River and later in Surry County, North Carolina. Two other Burks were Thomas Burk who settled in Shenandoah and John Burk who settled near Thomas. Descendants live in Virginia and other parts of the United States.

Regional History New River in N.C., Va./W.Va. The United States Army Invades the New River Valley, May 1864, rep. 1986 ed. Crook's Army Raids New River Railroads. ISBN 0-9614765-7-5, 137 pages, soft. $12.00. Techman of the Twenties, ISBN 0-9614765-9-1, hardcover, illus. 117 pages. Student life, Virginia Polytechnic, Blacksburg, 1920s. $15.00. James Patton & Appalachian Colonists. Biography, region history, New & Holston Valley - Colonists 1738-1755. hardcover, illus. 246p. 1980 rep. 1973 ed. $15.00. ISBN 0-9614765-4-0. William Preston & Allegheny Patriots. American Revolution on New & Holston river. Tories, patriots, Indian conflict. 318 p. ISBN 0-9614765-5-9 $20.00. Irish Burks of Colonial Va. & New River. Burks-1640s Ireland Rebellion Refugees to Virginia mountains - Genealogy, regional history. 300p. illus. hard. ISBN 1-878188-02-X. $20.00. Christianburg in Allegheny Mountains. Town-county story, county seat, Montgomery Co., Va. ISBN 0-9614765-1-6. $15.00. Andrew Lewis of Roanoke & Greenbrier. French & Indian War officer & Revolutionary Western Virginia General-Colonizer. ISBN 0-9614765-6-7. 259 p. soft. illus. $15.00. Confederate Women of New River Border Country. 83p. soft. illus. maps. ISBN 1-878188-03-8. $12.00. Mountain Lakes Resort 1751-1900. History. Virginia's Famed Resort. ISBN 0-9614765-8-3. 90p. illus. hard. $15.00. Springfield Saga. Fort Thompson on New River. 1750s French /Indian War Fort-New River Plantation, Pulaski, Co., Va. Thompson genealogy. ISBN 0-9614765-0-8. 70 p. illus. soft. $15.00. Walpa Publishing, 4201 Prices Fork Rd. Blacksburg, Va. 24060.

This hard cover details Descendants of Chief Powhatan through 16 generations and includes a bibliography and index.

"In this reprint edition the contents [of the original 34 volumes] have been rearranged, re-typed, and consolidated in three hardcover volumes, each with its own master index."--Title page verso.

Includes list of members.