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Thomas Burgess 1668–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: Dec 1720

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas Burgess

Mother: Lydia Gaunt

Spouse(s): Esther Richmond, Martha Wilbore, Patience Brownell, Martha Closson, Mary Warren, Elizabeth Nickerson

Children(s): Deborah Burgess, Nathaniel Burgess, Edward Burgess

Thomas Burgess was born in 1668 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Thomas Burgess And Lydia Gaunt. Thomas Burgess married Elizabeth Bassett Nickerson, Esther Richmond, Martha Closson, Martha Wilbore, Mary Warren, Patience Brownell, and had children including Deborah Burgess, Edward Burgess, Nathaniel Burgess. Thomas Burgess passed away in 1720 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Burgess was born in 1668 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Thomas Burgess And Lydia Gaunt.
  • Thomas Burgess married Elizabeth Bassett Nickerson, Esther Richmond, Martha Closson, Martha Wilbore, Mary Warren, Patience Brownell, and had children including Deborah Burgess, Edward Burgess, Nathaniel Burgess.
  • Thomas Burgess passed away in 1720 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burgess
1633–1687
Birth Location: En
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Lydia Gaunt
1636–1684
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, MA
LG

Spouses(s)

Esther Richmond
1669–1706
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
ER
Martha Wilbore
1684–1746
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
MW
Patience Brownell
1690–1726
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
PB
Martha Closson
1684–1717
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
MC
Mary Warren
1715–1792
Birth Location: , Orange, Virginia, USA
MW
Elizabeth Nickerson
1662–1706
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
EN

Children(s)

Deborah Burgess
1694–1779
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
DB
Nathaniel Burgess
1729–1793
Birth Location: Connecticut
NB
Edward Burgess
1692–1751
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
EB

Thomas Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Burgess
1668–1720
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Thomas Burgess
1633–1687
En
Lydia Gaunt
1636–1684
Scituate, Plymouth, MA
Grandparents
THOMAS BURGESS
1601–1684
Truro, Cornwall
Dorothy Waynes
1603–1687
Earls, Barton, England
PETER GAUNT
1608–1691
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
LYDIA HAMPTON
1610–1692
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hampton
1575–1650
Barbara Clarke
1574–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Burgess's Descendants

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Thomas Burgess (1668–Dec 1720) m. Esther Richmond (1669–12 Nov 1706) m. Martha Wilbore (20 AUG 1684–Dec 1746) m. Patience Brownell (27 Jan 1690–2 May 1726) m. Martha Closson (20 Aug 1684–Dec 1717) m. Mary Warren (11 Sep 1715–1792) m. Elizabeth (Bassett) Nickerson (Dec 1662–May 1706)
  1. 1. Deborah Burgess 1694–1779 m. Jeremiah Brownell 1689–1756 m. Jeremiah Brownell 1749–1835
    1. 1. David Brownell 1725–1766 m. Grace Church 1731–1795 m. Elizabeth Taber 1718–1806
      1. 1. Deborah Brownell 1749–1825 m. Colonel (George) Claghorn 1748–1824
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Claghorn 1777–1842 m. Samuel (Lynde) Valentine 1776–1817
        2. 2. Grace Claghorn 1782–1883
        3. 3. James Cleghorn 1786–
        4. 4. Henry Claghorn 1770–1801
        5. 5. Tim Claghorn 1771–1771
        6. 6. Benjamin Claghorn 1772–1789
        7. 7. Deborah Claghorn 1780–1850
        8. 8. George Claghorn 1779–1833
        9. 9. Charles Claghorn 1786–
        10. 10. Lydia Claghorn 1791–1863
    2. 2. Pearce Brownell 1715–1740
    3. 3. Edward Brownell 1716–1754
    4. 4. Jeremiah Brownell 1713–1738
  2. 2. Nathaniel Burgess 1729–1793
  3. 3. Edward Burgess 1692–1751

Thomas Burgess's Timeline

4 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Thomas Burgess in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1668
1668
Birth of Thomas Burgess in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1720
Dec 1720
Age 52
Death of Thomas Burgess in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1743
1 Jul 1743
Age 75
Death of Thomas Burgess in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 102; SAR Membership Number: 20206
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 359; SAR Membership Number: 71636
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 74243
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1668; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1743
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 102; SAR Membership Number: 20206
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 359; SAR Membership Number: 71636
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 74243
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1668; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI
    [8] Millennium File
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1720
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
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