Burke Family Timeline
| 5.20.1795 | Pennsylvania | James Yard, owner of the schooner William Lindsey and her cargo, filed a complaint with Judge Richard Peters, reporting that on May 20, 1795, his ship, commanded by Walter Burke, was seized while on a voyage from St. Thomas to Santo Domingo. |
| 5.2.1798 | Ireland | Thomas Logan petitions Marquis Cornwallis for release or immediate trial. |
| 8.11.1799 | New York City | Walter Burke arrives on the Brig Eliza. |