Thomas Burgess of Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
[Haplotype R – U106 - FGC54227]
Note: This family is genetically related to :
Josiah Burgess of Monroe Co., New York
Benjamin Burgess of Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Thomas Burgess of York Co., Ontario, Canada
Detailed Genealogy here: Thomas Burgess of Barnstable
It should be noted that the delineation of this family's genealogy is based upon several published books and internet sources; much of the data has not yet been independently validated.
Thomas Burgess Sr. was born about 1603, probably in England, and settled at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts in the 1620s. He married Dorothy __ about 1625. He died at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts on 13 February 1684/85 O.S., having had four sons, all of whom have descendants in the male line:
*1. Thomas Burgess Jr. (1627?-1717) of Newport Co., RI
*2. John Burgess Sr. (1628-1701) of Barnstable Co., MA
*3. Jacob Burgess Sr. (1631?-1719) of Barnstable Co., MA
4. Joseph Burgess I (1633?-1695) of Plymouth Co., MA
First Branch: Thomas Burgess Jr.
Thomas Burgess Jr. was born about 1627, either in England or in Massachusetts. He married firstly Elizabeth Bassett on 8 November 1648 and secondly Lydia Gaunt in 1667. He died about 1717 in Newport Co., Rhode Island, having had three sons, two by his first wife, and one by his second:
1. Josiah Burgess (1648- )
2. Joseph Burgess II (1649?- )
*3. Thomas Burgess IV (1668?-1743) of Newport Co., RI
Third Son of Thomas Jr.
Thomas Burgess IV was born about 1668 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He married firstly Esther Richmond in 1691, secondly Martha Wilbourn Closson on 24 October 1707, and thirdly Patience Brownell in 1721. He died on 1 July 1743, having had six sons, one by his first wife, four by his second, and one by his third:
1. Edward Burgess (1692- ) of Newport Co., RI
2. Joseph Burgess III (1704-1789) of Newport Co., RI
*3. John Burgess III (1711-1795) of Newport Co., RI
4. Lieut. Thomas Burgess VI (1714-1792) of Newport Co., RI
5. Jacob Burgess IV (1717-1768) of Newport Co., RI
6. Nathaniel Burgess (1729-1793) of Newport Co., RI
Third Son of Thomas IV
John Burgess III was born 10 January 1710/11 O.S. at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He married Hannah James on 3 April 1740. He died about 1795 at Sterling, Windham Co., Connecticut, having had five sons:
1. Gideon Burgess (1742-1803?) of Newport Co., RI
2. Thomas Burgess VII (1745?- )
3. Benjamin Burgess III (1750?-1814) of Newport Co., RI
*4. John Burgess V (1753-1837) of Newport Co., RI
*5. Benajah Burgess I (1761-1830) of Renssalaer Co., NY
Fourth Son of John III
John Burgess V was born 1753 at Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. He married Urania Mowrey in 1773. He died 1837 at Gloucester, Providence Co., having had six sons:
*1. Gideon Burgess II (1774-1856 of Providence Co., RI
2. John Burgess Jr. [VI] (1779- )
3. Nathan Burgess (1781-1825)
4. Mowrey Burgess (1787-1856) of Windham Co., CT
5. Jesse Burgess (1790) of Windham Co., CT
6. David Burgess (1801-1821), died childless
First Son of John V
Gideon Burgess II was born in 1774 in Gloucester, Providence Co., Rhode Island. He married Sally French about 1794. He died on 28 June 1856, having had three sons:
1. William Burgess (1800- )
2. Alfred Burgess
3. Dean Burgess I (1810- )
Fifth Son of John III
Benajah Burgess I was born 1761 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He married Zilpha Matteson, daughter of George Matteson, about 1783. He died on 15 August 1830 at Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., New York, having had seven sons:
*1. George Burgess Sr. (1786?-1860+) of Dodge Co., WI
2. Archibald Burgess (1791-1840) of Bennington Co., VT
3. Benjamin Burgess IV (1794?-1838) of Kenosha Co., WI
4. John Burgess (1800-1849) of Rensselaer Co., NY
5. Harvey Burgess (1802-1872) of Faribault Co., MN
6. Nairn Burgess (1804-1877) of Rensselaer Co., NY
7. Peleg Burgess (1806?-1861) of Sauk Co., WI
First Son of Benajah
George Burgess Sr. was born about 1786 at Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He married Mary “Polly” Matteson about 1809. He died on 28 February 1862 in Dodge Co., Wisconsin, having had at least five sons:
1. Truman Burgess (1810-1853) of Dodge Co., WI
*2. Norman Burgess (1811?-1886) of Linn Co., IA
*3. George Burgess Jr. (1814-1884) of Summit Lake Co., NY
*4. Jonathan Burgess (1821-1893) of Dodge Co., WI
5. Isaac Burgess (1822-1872) of Dodge Co., WI
Second Son of George Sr.
Norman Burgess was born about 1811, possibly in Bennington Co., Vermont. He married Ursula Ewer on 15 May 1835 in West Rush, Monroe Co., New York. He settled in Dodge Co., Wisconsin, but died on 23 January 1886 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa, having had ten sons:
1. Charles M. Burgess (1837-1913) of Pottawattamie Co., IA
2. Henry W. Burgess (1839-1914) of Cerro Gordo Co., IA
3. George Burgess (1841-1912) of Lane Co., OR
4. John E. Burgess (1843-1913) of Linn Co., IA
5. Albert Burgess (1845-1911) of Linn Co., IA
6. Almarion Burgess (1847-1865) of Dodge Co., WI, died childless
7. Marcus Burgess (1848-1911) of Rooks Co., KS
8. Benajah Burgess II (1853-1939) of Linn Co., IA
9. Perry W. Burgess (1855-1919) of Cerro Gordo Co., IA
10. Elmer Allen Burgess (1858-1924) of Linn Co., IA
Third Son of George Sr.
George Burgess Jr. (so called in several records of Washington Co., New York) was born 27 November 1814 at Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer Co., New York. He married Hannah Maria Kilmer, daughter of Abraham Kilmer, about 1837. He died 21 February 1884 at Argyle, Washington Co., New York, having had two sons:
1. John Henry Burgess (1839-1909) of Washington Co., NY
2. Abraham Kilmer Burgess (1848?-1932) of Washington Co., NY
Fourth Son of George Sr.
Jonathan Burgess was born 1821 in Rensselaer Co., New York. He married Delia __ about 1855. He is listed in the 1880 census for Faribault Co., Minnesota. He died in 1893 in Dodge Co., Wisconsin, having had two sons:
1. Almon Bertram Burgess (1858-1924) of Cerro Gordo Co., IA
2. Hiram H. Burgess (1861-1902) of Blue Earth Co., MN
Second Branch: John Burgess Sr.
John Burgess Sr. was born 10 February 1628 in England or Massachusetts. He married Mary Worden about 1660. He and died between 1701 and 1723 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, having had five sons:
*1. John Burgess Jr. (1663-1723) of Barnstable Co., MA
2. Thomas Burgess III (1666- ) of Windham Co., CT
*3. Joseph Burgess III (1670?-1756) of Windham Co., CT
*4. Samuel Burgess II (1672?- ) of Windham Co., CT
5. Jacob Burgess III (1680?- ) of Windham Co., CT
First Son of John Sr.
John Burgess Jr. was born about 1663 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He married firstly Sarah Nickerson about 1694, and secondly Elizabeth Bacon about 1709 (marriage not proven). He died on 4 February 1722/23 O.S., having had four sons by his first wife, and one by his second:
1. Joseph Burgess IV (1699- )
2. Benjamin Burgess II (1701- )
3. Samuel Burgess III (1703- )
4. Ezekiel Burgess (1705- )
5. John Burgess V (1710- )
Third Son of John Sr.
Joseph Burgess III was born about 1670. He married Thomasine Bangs about 1700. He died about 1756, having had five sons:
*1. Joseph Burgess Jr. (V) (1701-1756) of Windham Co., CT
2. John Burgess IV (1706- )
3. Jonathan Burgess (1708- )
4. Simeon Burgess (1718?- )
5. Robert Burgess (1726- )
First Son of Joseph III
Joseph Burgess V was born on 26 Feb. 1700/01 O.S. He married Thankful Snow on 11 April 1723 O.S. He died 1756 in Windham Co., Connecticut, having had two sons:
*1. Joseph Burgess VI (1734?- )
2. Seth Burgess (1745?- )
First Son of Joseph V
Lieut. Joseph Burgess VI was christened on 8 March 1733/34 O.S. in Plainfield, Windham Co., Connecticut. He married Mehitable Shepard. He died on 20 May 1820, having had six sons:
1. Asa Burgess (1757-1839)
2. Jason Burgess
3. Charles Burgess
4. John Burgess (1767- )
5. Col. Joseph Burgess VII (1776-1849?) of Wyoming Co., PA
*6. Benjamin Shepard Burgess (1779-1863) of Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY
Sixth Son of Joseph VI
Benjamin Shepard Burgess was born 2 June 1779 at Canterbury, Connecticut. He married Rebecca Chapin on 22 October 1782 at Chicopee, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He died in June 1863 at Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York, having had eight sons:
1. Gilbert C. Burgess (1803- )
*2. Albert Burgess Sr. (1805-1893) of Tolland Co., CT
3. Joseph Clark Burgess (1810- )
4. Benjamin Strong Burgess (1814- )
5. Charles Burgess (1820- )
6. Jason Burgess (1822- )
7. Nelson Burgess (1824- )
8. Closson P. Burgess (1825- )
Second Son of Benjamin Shepard
Albert Burgess Sr. was born on 10 May 1805 at Chicopee, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts (according to General Memorial of the Newcomb Family, by John Bearse Newcomb [1874]). He married Roxana Lovica “Roxy” Terry about 1833 (she was born at Enfield, Connecticut in 1805, and died in Tolland Co. in 1888). He was living at Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York on 19 October 1834, when his first child, Levantia Maria, was born. He is listed in the 1840 census in Branch Co., Michigan, in 1850 in Madison Co., New York, in 1860 in Hartford Co., Connecticut, and in 1870 in Tolland Co., Connecticut. He has not been found in 1880. He died in Tolland Co. in 1893 (buried 21 March 1893), having had two sons:
*1. Albert Burgess Jr. (1840-1902) of Hartford Co., CT
2. Charles M. Burgess (1843-1918) of Hartford Co., CT
First Son of Albert Sr.
Albert Burgess Jr. was born September 1840 in Branch Co., Michigan. He married Josephine E. __ about 1869. He served in Co. C, 1st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Union Army, during the Civil War. He is listed in the 1870-1900 censuses of Hartford Co., Connecticut. He died there 30 May 1902, having had two sons:
*1. Harlan Victor Burgess [twin] (1870-1898) of Hartford Co., CT
2. Ernest A. Burgess [twin] (1870-1870), died young
First Son of Albert Jr.
Harlan Victor Burgess was born 1870 in Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Sarah Blodgett about 1893. He was killed there in a workplace accident on 10 April 1898, having had two sons:
*1. Joseph Lyman Burgess Sr. (1894-1968)
2. Harlan Martin Burgess (1896-1963)
* * * * * * *
Fourth Son of John Sr.
Samuel Burgess II was born about 1672. He married Elizabeth Hopkins about 1702, and had five sons:
1. Samuel Burgess Jr. (IV) (1704- )
2. Jacob Burgess (1712- )
3. Ezekiel Burgess
*4. Thomas Burgess (1721-1815)
5. Ephraim Burgess
Fourth Son of Samuel II
Thomas Burgess was born 7 June 1721 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He married firstly Mary Covil on 28 July 1742 and secondly Thankful Nickerson. He died 20 May 1815, having had six sons, all by his first wife:
1. Nathaniel Burgess (1743- )
2. Thomas Burgess Jr. (1745?-1816)
3. Jonathan Burgess (1748-1826)
4. Covil Burgess (1749?- )
5. Stephen Burgess (1753-1839)
6. Philip Burgess (1756-1794)
Third Branch: Jacob Burgess Sr.
Jacob Burgess Sr. was born about 1631 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary Nye in 1670. He died 17 March 1718/19 O.S. at Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, having had five sons:
1. Samuel Burgess I (1671- ) of Barnstable Co., MA
*2. Ebenezer Burgess (1673-1750) of Plymouth Co., MA
3. Jacob Burgess Jr. (1676-1769) of Plymouth Co., MA
4. Thomas Burgess V (1680-1757) of Dukes Co., MA
5. Benjamin Burgess I (1683-1753) of Dukes Co., MA
Second Son of Jacob Sr.
Ebenezer Burgess Sr. was born 2 October 1673 O.S. in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He married Mercy Lombard on 20 March 1700 O.S. He died on 22 May 1750 O.S., having had four sons:
1. Samuel Burgess (1703- )
2. Nathaniel Burgess (1706-1723)
*3. Ebenezer Burgess Jr. (1707-1768) of Plymouth Co., MA
4. Dr. Benjamin Burgess (1708-1748)
Third Son of Ebenezer Jr.
Ebenezer Burgess Jr. was born 28 November 1707 O.S. He married Zerviah Nye on 18 November 1793. He died on 11 December 1768, having had three sons:
1. Ebenezer Burgess III (1743-1828)
2. Barzillai Burgess (1745-1754), died childless
3. Prince Burgess (1749-1832)
Summary
William Burgess (1800- is the ancestor of T. J. Burgess;
Alfred Burgess is the ancestor of D. Burgess;
Marcus Burgess is the ancestor of D. S. Burgess;
John Burgess IV (1706- ) is the ancestor of A. L. Burgess;
John Henry Burgess is the ancestor of J. J. Burgess;
John Burgess V (1710?- ) is the ancestor of R. E. Burgess;
Jonathan Burgess (1748-1826) is the ancestor of J. E. Burgess;
Ebenezer Burgess (1743-1829) is the ancestor of D. R. Burgess;
Prince Burgess is the ancestor of S. B. Burgess;
Dr. Benjamin Burgess (1708-1748) is the ancestor of T. K. Burgess;
Jacob Burgess Jr. (1676-1769) is the ancestor of P. F. Burgess;
Joseph Lyman Burgess Sr. is the ancestor of J. L. Burgess;
Hiram H. Burgess is the ancestor of R. W. Burgess.
Test results received from many representatives in this line match each other; they have a common male ancestor, Thomas Burgess Sr. They also match the numbers of descendants of Thomas Burgess of York Co., Ontario, Canada, Benjamin Burgess of Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada, and Josiah Burgess of Monroe Co., New York; they have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown. However, test results received from one descendant of Jacob Burgess Jr. do not match the others, indicating a break in this particular chain of descent.
The numbers also provide a possible match to the markers recorded in the line of John Burgess of Cheshire Co., England (see this entry above), but the numbers are inconclusive, and the relationship, if it exists, dates back more than 500-600 years.