PRIMARY GOAL: The TURK Guild of One-Name Studies Surname Society seeks to obtain the full genealogical record for all indiviudals within one degree of relationship to this surname. Y-DNA results are aligned with the genealogical data in an attempt to sort families and to assist those with unknown origins to bridge unknowns in their research. All male TURK surnamed individuals without regard to ethnicity, race or religion are encouraged to participate.

SECONDARY GOAL: Examine the ancestral connections of several branches of the DURK surname (Duerk/Durk/Dürk/Dürck) in the United States and Germany.  All males with the surname Duerk / Dürk are welcome to participate.  The known primary family groups and their earliest known ancestors are: 

NEW YORK CITY (Origin: NACK, GERMANY)
1. Konrad Dürk (1796-1854) m. Anna Maria Ulrich

1.1 Friedrich Dürk (1827-????) Germany

1.2 Andreas Dürk (1829-1857) Germany

1.3 Wilhelm Dürk (1831-1872) Germany

1.4 John Dürk (1835-1894), Germany/USA

1.5 Franz Dürk (1840-1881) Germany

1.5.1 John Dürk (1864-1924) Germany/USA

1.5.2 Jacob Dürk (1866-????) Germany

1.5.3 Frederick Wilhelm Dürk (1868-1912) Germany/USA

1.5.4 Franz Dürk (1872-????) Germany

1.5.5 Karl Dürk (1874-????) Germany

1.5.6 Philip Dürk (1880-????) Germany

1.6 Jacob Dürk (1847-1911) Germany/USA

DEFIANCE, OHIO (Origin: GEROLSHEIM, GERMANY)
1. Martin Dürk (1826-1911) m. Susanna Voelker

1.1 Johann Dürk (1851-1906)

1.2 Wilhelm Dürk (1856-1940)

1.3 Christoph Dürk (1858-1935)

1.4 Jakob Dürk (1870-1946) Germany

NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK (Origin: FLONHEIM, GERMANY)
1. Johannes Dürk (~1715-1780) m. Maria Katharina Sparrenberger

1.1 Martin Dürk (~1747-1792) No known male descendants

1.2 David Dürk (~1752-1837) 3.2.1 Johann Jacob Dürk (1785-????)

1.2.2 Johann Conrad Dürk (1791-????)

1.2.2.1 Johann Philipp Dürk (1830-Aft 1880) Germany/USA

1.2.3 Karl Simon Dürk (1793-1831)

1.3 Jacob Dürk (~1754-1839)

1.3.1 Martin Dürk (1784-????)

1.3.2 Philipp Michael Dürk (1791-????)

1.3.3 Philipp Jacob Dürk (1792-???)

1.4 Johannes Dürk (1764-????) No known male descendants 

DROMERSHEIM, GERMANY
1. Johannes Dürk (1740-1787) m. Anna Maria Fleck

1.1 Martin Dürk (1777-1800) m. Christina Becker

1.1.1 Martin Dürk (1801-1856)

1.1.2 Franz Dürk (1802-1867)

1.1.3 Adam Dürk (1805-????)

1.1.4 Louis Josef Dürk (1812-1857) 

MECKENHEIM & HOCHDORF-ASSENHEIM, GERMANY
1. Georg Friedrich Dürk (1788-1877) m. Elisabeth Langhauser

1.1 Johann Adam Dürk (1825-1891) m. Eva Margaretha Schlosser

1.1.1 Philipp Dürk (1856-????)

1.1.2 Johannes Dürk (1859-1930)

1.1.3 Daniel Dürk (1864-1952)