Jeremiah BIRCHFIELD, b: 1780 - Burke, North Carolina

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}


			^{Robert BURCHFIELD}^{b.1710 St Georges Parish, Maryland d.1783 Burke, North Carolina}

		^{Thomas BURCHFIELD}^{b.1737 Mcdowell, North Carolina d.1780 Kings Mount, South Carolina}	^Ann CLARK^{b.1703 Baltimore, Maryland d.1765}

	^{Jeremiah BIRCHFIELD}^{b.1780 Burke, North Carolina d.1830 Pound, Wise, Virginia}

		^{Sarah LEGINWOOD}^{b.1741 Mcdowell, North Carolina d.}

^{Thomas M BIRCHFIELD}^{b.1820 Burke, North Carolina d.1891 Raleigh, West Virginia}

	^{Rebecca SHORT}^{b.1800 Burke, North Carolina d. Tazewell, Virginia}