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Thomas Burgess

Male 1668 - 1743  (75 years)


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  • Name Thomas Burgess 
    Born 1668  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jul 1743  Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I21538  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 1 Esther Richmond,   b. 1669,   d. 1706  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 1691  Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Edward Burgess,   b. 1692, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Deborah Burgess,   b. 1694, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1779, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Esther Burgess,   b. Abt 1696
     4. Abigail Burgess,   b. Abt 1700
     5. Lydia Burgess,   b. Abt 1706
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F08169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Wilbour,   b. 20 Aug 1684, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1718  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1707  Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Burgess,   b. 6 Aug 1708, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Burgess,   b. 10 Jan 1710/11, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Burgess,   b. 18 Sep 1712, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Thomas Burgess,   b. 25 May 1714, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1792, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Martha Burgess,   b. 28 Mar 1716, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1727, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 11 years)
     6. Jacob Burgess,   b. 11 Nov 1717, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1768, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F08167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Patience Unknown,   d. Dec 1746, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1721 
    Children 
     1. Mercy Burgess,   b. 22 Feb 1721/22, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Rebecca Burgess,   b. Jun 1725, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Martha Burgess,   b. Apr 1727, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Nathaniel Burgess,   b. 17 May 1729, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F08168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From newenglandancestors.org:

      Will of Thomas Burgess Yeoman of Little Compton. Will made May 10 1743.
      To wife Patience all house hold goods, except great andirons and one desk called Father Richmond's desk. Use of all my house except
      great namber chamber, use of one half orchard and the garden at eastward of my dwelling house as long as she remains my widow Etc.
      To son Edward Burgess onefourth homestead farm with house, my son Edward now lives in, that is to say to begin at Bailey's land. by
      the seaside and extend northerly to stone wall on south side of seaside meadow, so called and from same wall north west to sea.
      To extend to the northeast corner of little orchard, to highway with buildings. To son Joseph Burgess part of my 50 acre lot east of highway called Peckom's lott from ye new wall to creeck with buildings except lot already enclosed in north west corner of sd lot, called pasture
      meadow. To son John Burgess 2020 acre lot adjoining Thomas Wilbor's. To son Thomas Burgess all part of homestead farm not given to son Edward with all buildins, house and part of orchard in 50 acre lot called paretree meadow if no heirs to be divided between sons
      Jacob and Nathaniel.
      To son Jacob 200 pds.
      To son Nathaniel Burgess my little gun and 200 pds.
      Sons Edward and Thos Burgess joint executors.
      To daughter Deborah Brownell 10 pds.
      To daughter Lydia Collins ten pds.
      To daughter Abigail Thomas 10 pds.
      To daughter Hester Wilbour ten pds.
      To daughter Mary Thurston ten pds.
      To daughter Rebecca ten pds.
      To daughter Martha ten pds.
      To grandson Thos Burgess 5 pds.
      To grandchildren, children of daughter Mary Wood, Thos, Content, Constant, Martha, Abigail, Mary, and Avis Wood ten shillings each.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013272] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Little Compton.