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.