18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Native American History
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Appalachia, Burkes Garden, French and Indian War, Garden Mountain, genealogy, history, James Burke, James Patton, Native Americans, U.S. South, Virginia
I recently visited Burkes Garden, Virginia, which was explored by my ancestor, James Patton. 10 October 2015
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I wonder if he was one of the Burkes of Galway. My ancestors married into that family. The fact that he was a surveyor might tie in as my family were Dixons, probably related to the Dixon of Mason/Dixon….V interesting.