An overview of the primary families that I have been researching...   Should you have interest in any specific line, please check the link for more information, or email me direct at LynBurge@aol.com.

Our Burge Genealogical Database is also available which provides a downloadable gedcom as well as a surname index and a name by name linkage system.

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ADAMS   
James (1826-1898) and Agnes Adams (1837-1901) were originally from Scotland.  They emigrated to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the 1850's.  Adams is not a direct line.


ALLEN
Oscar Allen lived in Washington County, NY in the early 1800's.  Maternal direct line.

Elihu Allen and Tryphena Yeomans  were originally from Connecticut. They migrated through Massachusetts and then New York to Ashtabula County, Ohio.  Paternal Direct Line.

BUNTS
Conrad Bunts and Nancy Elizabeth Gee, originally of Westchester County, NY, and who were early
settlers of Mahoning County, Ohio.  See also EWING line.  Paternal Direct Line.


BURGE
William Burge and Emily Pritchard, originally of Cheddar, England,  who emigrated to Trumbull County, Ohio in 1908.   Paternal Direct Line.


CAMPBELL
Alexander Campbell and Margaret Johnston, Presbyterian Ulster Scots who emigrated to Indiana County, PA pre-1814.  Maternal Direct Line.


CRAIG
William Craig and Mary Gamble, Presbyterian Ulster Scots who emigrated from County
Fermanagh, N Ireland to Indiana County, PA in August, 1825.  Maternal Direct Line.


CURTIS
John and Elizabeth Curtis, originally of Nazeing, England, and who emigrated with their son John to Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1636.   Paternal Direct Line.


DAVIES/DAVIS
John Davies and Anna Evans, both of the Georgetown District of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales who
emigrated to PA and Ohio in 1857.  Paternal Direct Line.


FLEMING
James Albert Fleming and Margaret Campbell, both children of early Pennsylvania settlers.  This is not a direct line.


GEE
Joseph and Abigail Rush Gee, English colonists of Westchester and Delaware counties of New York with descendents to Trumbull County, Ohio.  Paternal Direct Line.


HARBISON
William Harbison and Mary McNutt of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.  This is not a direct line.


HEIKKILA
Arne Heikkila and Hilda Marie Pera, Finnish immigrants to Trumbull County, Ohio.  Maternal
Direct Line.


KNIGHT
Martin Knight and Elizabeth Trimble, both of Irish descent and who were early settlers of
Mahoning and Trumbull County, Ohio.  Paternal Direct Line.


KOLOVICH
Shandor Kralejevic and Francis Sperich emigrated from Plitvice, Croatia to Allegheny County, PA and later to  Portage and Trumbull counties in Ohio.  Maternal Direct Line.


LEWIS
John Lewis and Mary Weaver were displaced aristocrats from Market Drayton,
Shropshire, England.   Maternal Direct Line.


PATTERSON 
John Patterson and Mary Clenedenin, of Donegal, Ireland and early settlers to Western
Pennsylvania.   This is not a direct line.


PERA
Jacop Pera and Sophia Engstrom of Vaasa Laani, Finland; their children came to Trumbull County, Ohio in the early 1900's.  Maternal Direct Line.


RAMSEY
Hugh Ramsey and Margaret McHargue,  early pioneers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.  Maternal Direct Line.


ROOF
John Roof and Catherine Lodwick, both of Pennsylvania-German descent, who settled in Mahoning County, Ohio.  Maternal Direct Line.


SHARP
Captain Andrew Sharp and his wife Mary Wood were early settlers of western Pennsylvania and victims of frontier violence.  This is not a direct line.


SMITH
Frederick Smith, one of five German Schmidt brothers, who married Lucy Roof and
settled in western Pennsylvania.  Maternal Direct Line.


SPEEDY and SHIELDS
John Shields and Elizabeth Speedy were of Scots Irish descent and early frontiersmen of western Pennsylvania.  This is not a direct line.


THOMPSON
James Orson Thompson and Eliza Allen who were early settlers of Ashtabula and
Trumbull  counties in Ohio.  Paternal Direct Line.


WILCOX
William Wilcoxson and Margaret Birdseye of England were early settlers of  Concord, MA and later Stratford, CT.  Maternal Direct Line.


And the Rest…   there are many other names in our family history files; we are currently over 18,000 people!  Please check out our new family database below which offers an alphabetical listings of ALL the surnames, including a link by link way to group families, and a downloadable gedcom.