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John Burroughs 1609 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth

Death Date: 3 Aug 1678

Death Location: Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America

Father: Jeramiah immigrant

Mother: Ann Darracott

Spouse(s): Johanna Jessup

Children(s): Edward Burroughs

John Burroughs Sr. was born in 1609 in Great Yarmouth, the child of Jeramiah (Jeremiah) Barnabas ( Barnabus) (DNA) BURROUGHS (BURROUGH) immigrant and Ann (Martha) Darracott. John Burroughs Sr. married Johanna Jessup, and had children including Edward Burroughs. John Burroughs Sr. passed away in 1678 in Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Burroughs Sr. was born in 1609 in Great Yarmouth, the child of Jeramiah (Jeremiah) Barnabas ( Barnabus) (DNA) BURROUGHS (BURROUGH) immigrant and Ann (Martha) Darracott.
  • John Burroughs Sr. married Johanna Jessup, and had children including Edward Burroughs.
  • John Burroughs Sr. passed away in 1678 in Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America.

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John Burroughs's Ancestors

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John Burroughs
1609 – 1678
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth
Parents
Jeramiah (Jeremiah) Barnabas ( Barnabus) (DNA) BURROUGHS (BURROUGH) immigrant
1580 – 1646
London, Middlesex, England
Ann ((Martha)) Darracott
1580 – 1653
Norfolk, England
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John Burroughs's Descendants

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John Burroughs (1609 – 3 Aug 1678) m. Johanna Jessup (1625 – 20 Nov 1679)
  1. 1. Edward Burroughs (1655 – Jun 1705) m. D14. (Mary Elisabeth) Higby (1655 – 28 June 1733)
    1. 1. Thomas Burrows (1676 – 15 Dec 1764) m. Charity Woolsey (1681 – 1723)
      1. 1. Charity Burrows (1703 – 30 Oct 1771) m. Zebulon (Bollen) Stout (14 Mar 1699 – 27 Aug 1788)
        1. 1. Zebulon Stout (1723 – )
        2. 2. Anne Stout (22 November 1724 – 1788)
        3. 3. Hannah Stout (1725 – 1775)
        4. 4. John Stout (1727 – )
        5. 5. Mary Stout (1735 – 28 February 1816) m. Francis Carbine (7 May 1732 – 7 May 1795)
        6. 6. Rachel Stout (1737 – )
        7. 7. Charity Stout (1739 – )
        8. 8. Sarah Stout (1741 – )
        9. 9. Sarah Stout (1746 – )

John Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of John Burroughs Sr. in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
1678
3 Aug 1678
Age 69
Death of John Burroughs Sr. in Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America
Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1678
    Event Place: Newton , Queens , New York Colony , British Colonial America

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