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.