Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Ebenezer Burrill Jr. 1703

Ebenezar Burrill Jr. was born on February 6, 1702/3 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Ebenezar Burrill and Martha Farrington. He was a town clerk and lived on Boston Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Ebenezar Burrill Jr. was one of Samuel Adam's rebels.

He married Mary Mansfield on July 19, 1725. Mary was born on May 13, 1709 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of General Joseph Mansfield Jr and Elizabeth Williams or Mary Hart.

Together Ebenezar Burrill Jr and Mary Mansfield had 11 children:

  1. John was born on August 29, 1726 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He maried Anna Thompson on January 26, 1748/9 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He worked as a carpenter and was a Corporal. He died on December 14, 1793 in Saugus River.
  2. Joseph was born on June 25, 1728. He married a woman with the surname Bennett. He died on December 4, 1791 in Newport, Rhode Island.
  3. Martha was born on December 19, 1730. She married Benjamin Newhall on August 4, 1752 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died on December 27, 1759.
  4. Mary was born on February 20, 1732/3. She married John Tuttle on December 14, 1752 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died on August 6, 1778. She was buried at the Old Burying Ground in Lynn, Massachusetts.
  5. Ebenezer was born on February 14, 1734/5. He married Lydia Bennett on May 1, 1757. He died on May 20, 1788 at Newport, Rhode Island.
  6. Lois was born on May 9, 1737. She married James Newhall on September 17, 1756 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died on July 17, 1805.
  7. Mansfield was born on October 1, 1739 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Joanna Silsbee on December 1, 1763 in Salem, Massachusetts. Mansfield was a carpenter. He died on January 10, 1826 in Salem, Massachusetts.
  8. Thomas was born on September 20, 1741. He married Sarah Johnson on June 9, 1767 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He lived in New Haven, Connecticut.
  9. James was born on March 7, 1713/14 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Rawson on June 12, 1788.
  10. Ezra was born on May 10, 1746 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Anna Breed on February 22, 1770 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He died in 1797. He was a cordwainer. He married again on October 13, 1795 to Elizabeth Mansfield.
  11. Sarah was born on August 15, 1748. She married Amos Stocker on May 23, 1769 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died on June 2, 1819 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Amos was from East Saugus, Massachusetts.

Ebenezer died May 20, 1778 in Lynn, Massachusetts and was buried at the Western Burying Ground. Mary died on April 22, 1786 in Lynn, Massachusettts and was buried at the Western Burying Ground.

Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections Vol XLIV 1908. The Burrill, Burrell Family of Essex County

Ebenezer Burrill 1679

Ebenezer Burrill was born on July 13, 1679 at his grandfather's house on Boston Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. His parents were John Burrill and Lois Ivory. Ebenezer was a Lieutenant in the militia in 1727 and a captain in 1730. He was a yeoman, husbandman, esquire, councillor, and representative.

He married Martha Farrington daughter of Matthew Farrington Jr. and Sarah Newhall on October 13, 1702 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Martha was born on May 2 or July 12, 1679 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Together they had 9 children. Based on the date of the birth of their first child Martha was pregnant at the time of their marriage.

  1. Ebenezer was born on February 6, 1702/3 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was one of Sam Adams rebels. He married Mary Mansfield on July 29, 1725 and died on May 20, 1778 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was buried at the Western Burying Ground.
  2. John was born on February 24, 1704/5 and died on December 5, 1724.
  3. Martha was born on April 21, 1707. She married Richard Skinner on March 6, 1728/9 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She filed an intention to marry Edward Barrett of Boston on December 18, 1737.
  4. Theophilus was born on May 21, 1709 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Mary Hills on September 24, 1736 in Malden, Massachusetts. He died in 1791 with a will dated 8/1/1791.
  5. Mary was born on July 31, 1711. She married Jown Mower in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 10, 1732. She died on April 19, 1738 in Lynn, Massachusetts.
  6. Eunice was born on October 27, 1713. She was married on April 3, 1744 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Deacon Ezra Green. She died on October 2, 1760.
  7. Lois was born on August 7, 1715. She died on June 15, 1736.
  8. Samuel was born on April 1, 1717 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Anna Alden and died on May 3, 1797 in Lynn, Massachusetts.
  9. Sarah was born on April 15, 1719. She married Thomas Hills on Christmas day in 1745 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She died 3 years later on September 15, 1748.
  10. Lydia was born on February 25, 1721/2. She married Ezra Mower on October 20, 1743 in Lynn, Massachusetts. She filed an intent to marry Issac Warren on October 17, 1762. She later died on November 16, 1767.

Ebenezer died on September 6, 1761 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was buried in the Western Burying Ground. His will was dated 1/14/1761 and 10/19/1761 and his estate was valued at 2182.19 pounds. Mary died August 9, 1760 in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Source - The Burrill, Burrell Family of Essex County

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Lieutenant John Burrill 1632

John Burrill was christened on August 16, 1632. He married Lois Ivory daughter of Thomas Ivory and Ann South on May 10, 1656. He was a lieutenant in the militia. Records show he was a selectman, a malster, and a tanner. A malster is someone who is a brewer or sells malts. A tanner is someone who cures animal hides for leather making. John was a freeman on February 16, 1685 or 1686. Lois was born in 1637 or 1640 in Lynn, Massachusetts.

John and Lois had 11 children.


  1. John was born October 15, 1658 or November 18, 1657 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Mary Stower on July 28, 1680 in Lynn, Massachusetts. John served in King Philip's War. He died on December 10, 1721 or 1726 of smallpox. He was buried in the Western Burying Ground.
  2. Sarah was born on March 16, 1661 at the Old Homestead Tower Hill in Lynn, Massachusetts. She married John Pickering on June 14, 1683 in Salem, Massachusetts. She died on December 27, 1714. She was likely present in Salem for the Salem Witch Trials.
  3. Thomas was born on January 7, 1663. No other information is available. This child likely died young.
  4. Anna was born on September 15, 1666 and married Josiah Rhodes or Rhoads on July 24, 1695. The date I have for her death was on October 19, 1694 so either the date of her death or of her marriage is incorrect.
  5. Theophilus was born on May 15, 1669 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Lydia Gathercole on July 5, 1694 in Boston. He remarried Hannah Charnock who was a widow on November 6, 1727. He died on May 4, 1737.
  6. Lois was born on November 27, 1671. She married Samuel Sprague on June 5, 1695 in Boston, Massachusetts. Samuel Sprague was from Woburn.
  7. Samuel died on May 7, 1674. I have no birth records. He likely died as an infant.
  8. Samuel was born on April 20, 1674. He married Margaret Jarvis on September 17, 1697 in Boston, Massachusetts. He inherited a homestead from Margaret's father. He died on May 23, 1713 in Lynn, Massachusetts.
  9. Mary was born on February 18, 1676. She died unmarried on October 26, 1694.
  10. Ebenezer was born on July 13, 1679 at his grandfather's house (George Burrill) on Boston Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. He married Martha Farrington on October 13, 1702 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He died on September 6, 1761 in Lynn, Massachusetts and was buried in the Western Burying Ground.
  11. Ruth was born on May 17, 1682. She married Benjamin Potter on May 9, 1705. She died on October 23, 1771 in Lynn, Massachusetts.

John died on April 24, 1703 in Lynn, Massachusetts and is buried in the Western Burying Ground. His will was dated April 13, 1703 and the estate was valued at 1158.01 pounds.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

George Burrill or Burrell from Boston, England 1588

George Burrill or Burrell was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England around the year 1588 or 1589. He was baptized on March 13, 1588 or 1589. He first married Marie Hudson on June 22, 1617. Together they had 5 or 6 children:

William was baptized on April 19, 1618 and was buried the next month on May 24, 1618 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

Marie was baptized on June 6, 1619. No further information is available.

Sara was baptized on September 19, 1622 and was buried a few months later on January 19, 1623 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

Another baby was named Sara and baptized a month after the first Sara was buried. She was baptized on February 15, 1623. This little one was buried on January 21, 1625 or 1626.

John was baptized on January 15, 1625 or 1626 and he was buried with his sister Sara on January 21, 1625 or 1626 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

George was baptized on July 15, 1621 or 1627. He married Deborah Simpkins before 1653 and died on July 5, 1698. It is unclear whether he was a child of George and Marie Hudson or George and Mary Cooper.

Marie Hudson was buried one week after little Sarah and John were buried. She was buried on January 28, 1625 or 1626.

George remarried Mary Cooper on January 12 or 26, 1626 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Mary Cooper was born in Appley, England around the year 1606 or 1607 and died in Lynn, Massachusetts around the same time as George. George died in August or October in 1653. Mary died in June or August of 1653. George's will is dated October 18, 1653.

Together George and Mary had 4 or 5 children.

If George was the son of George and Mary instead of George and Marie he would have been baptized on July 15, 1627. George married Deborah Simpkins before 1653 and died on July 5, 1698.

Francis was baptized on January 20 or 30, 1627 or 1628. He married a woman named Elizabeth and died at age 78 on November 10, 1704 and was buried in the Old Western Cemetary in Lynn, Massachusetts. His will was dated for October 12 or November 30, 1704.

Martha was baptized on February 14, 1629 or 1630 and was buried in Boston, England on November 30, 1632.

John was baptized on August 16, 1632. He was married to Lois Ivory on May 10, 1656 and died at age 72 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was buried at the Western Burying Ground.

Lidia was baptized on December 14, 1634. No other information is available.

George Burill or Burrell is referred to as a rich planter or a cooper.

Information taken from -

The Burrill, Burrell Family of Essex County
English Origins of New England Families Vol 1, second series, pg. 362-366.

George Burrill from Boston, England 1555

George Burrill was born around the year 1555. He was married on June 23, 1577 to Alyce Foxe Benson in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Alyce Foxe Benson was previously married to Gabriell Fox on June 21, 1576. She later married Robert Barnard on September 16, 1589.

George Burrill's surname may have also been listed as Burrell or Burwell. Together he and Alyce had six children:

William was baptized on April 2, 1578 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. He lived 10 years and was buried on September 6, 1588.

Elizabeth was baptized on January 19, in 1580 or 1581 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. She lived about 4 years and was buried November 17, 1584 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

Robert was baptized on September 2, 1583 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. He was buried 6 years later on September 30, 1589 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.

Jane was baptized on October 31, 1584 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. She was married around age 24 on May 22, 1608 to Charles Thornton.

Johanna was bapized on July 1, 1587 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. She was buried a year later in Boston, England on October 12, 1588.

George was baptized around March 13, 1588 or 1589 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. He was married to Marie Hudson on June 22, 1617. Marie Hudson was buried on January 28, 1625 or 1626. He remarried Mary Cooper on January 12, 1626 or 1627. George left England and died in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1653.

Together the couple had 6 children, but only 2 lived to adulthood. George Burrill died in his 30's. His oldest son was buried a couple weeks prior to him and his infant daughter was buried a few weeks after him. When George died Alyce had 4 children living. A year later only 2 were living . I have no records to show it, but it appears as though some disease made it's way through the family. Alyce remarried a year after she buried George. Within a few weeks of marrying her third husband Robert Barnard he oldest living son Robert died. Only Jane and George lived to adulthood.