One would expect that the Burgers derived their family name from the village of Burg. But not so. When the progenitor of the present family settled in Burg more than 400 years ago, he brought the name with him. The resemblance of the family name and the place name is pure coincidence.
Whence the Burgers got their name can hardly be determined since we do not know where they originated. But we do know where they resided before they appeared in the Oberwynental, notably on the Bözberg, on the opposite side of the Aargau region, at that time ruled from Bern. The first one of the family on the Bözberg was a certain Bernhard Burger, who, near the end of the 15th century, had a position as a farm hand at Stalden (hamlet). In 1528 he appeared as a witness in court to settle a dispute, and, looking back, declared that before the «Schwitzerkrieg» he had served at Stalden. With the term «Schwitzerkrieg» (krieg = war) he meant the event of 1499, presently called Schwabenkrieg in the Swiss history books. In the meantime, Bernhard was no longer a farm hand, but, as we note in 1529, he cultivated a farm himself. He lived in Bächle, the easterly part of the present municipality of Oberbözberg, and he owed the monastery of Königsfelden a yearly tax of «3 Mütt Kernen» (1 Mütt = about 70 kg of grain). In 1512 this tax was paid by another farmer, so that Bernhard Burger must have obtained the farm in about 1520.

Soon after the wedding Martin and Margareta moved to the Burghof («Castle Farm», a little outside Reinach) which at this time was in possess of the Hauri family. It was the only farm in the area of the present village of Burg. It was located where the way to the ruines of the old castle left the main street. (The building at this place - at the time a house for four families - was unfortunately pulled down a few years ago.) Martin Burger was now a major farmer. But his great desire was to own a mill, since he was a miller by trade. Where he resided there the necessary water-power was missing. He therefore bought a homestead in Menziken (neighboring village) and paid the Bernese authorities a high patent tax of 500 Gulden. He had wood and stones brought to the building site and engaged masons and carpenters. However, Martin's own brother-in-law, miller Hans Hauri in Reinach, not tolerating any competition in the neighboring town, was opposed to it. The judgment of a Bernese arbitration committee hindered the new mill. Martin received compensation, but although construction had begun, he was obliged to stop it.
Martin Burger felt bitter after his failure, and in the following he ignored his commandments. He was very often judged by the Reinacher choir court and the bailiff of Lenzburg, because he sweared, railed and rampaged in the pubs. After he told people to lie in front of the court, he was prisoned in the jail of the castle of Lenzburg and was nearly sent to death. He was amnestied, but had to pay 500 Gulden and was not allowed to visit any pub. In 1598 he seemed to die at the age of 50 years. A life that began good ended early and sad.
The story of the family Burger of Burg continued. Three sons and three daughters lived longer as their father. Most of them were not grown when he died. Later all of them married and the three sons Ruedi, Martin and Hans had many descendants. Some families still life in Burg up today. However, the Burgers disappeared at the end of the 17th century at the original place Bözberg.