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  • Name: Thomas BURGES
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 16 Aug 1601 in Truro, Cornwall, England b
  • Death: 23 Feb 1684/5 in Sandwich, Massachusetts d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Thomas BURGES Death: Abt May 1626 in Truroe, Cornwall, England
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth PYE Death: After 1626

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Thomas BURGES Birth: Sandwich, Massachusetts Death: Rhode Island
  2. Jacob BURGES Death: 17 Mar 1719 in Sandwich, Massachusetts
  3. John BURGES Death: Before 3 Jul 1701 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts
  4. Elizabeth BURGE Birth: Abt 1629 in Truro, Cornwall, England Death: 26 Sep 1717 in Sandwich, Massachusetts
  5. Joseph BURGES Birth: Abt 1642 Death: Aug 1695 in Rochester, Massachusetts

Bibliography
  1. Banks, Charles Edward, Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650, Philadelphia, PA: Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, 1937. LDS Film#0874196#1. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/283805. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Banks Topo p[0-9]*].
  2. Bowman, George, Sandwich, Mass, Vital Records, Mayflower Descendant v14 (1912) pp106-12, pp166-74, v29 pp21-33, pp68-75, v30 pp58-68. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/mayflower-descendant-the/image/ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bowman SandwichMAVitals v[0-9]*p[0-9]*].
  3. Brownson, Lydia B, Ezra Perry of Sandwich, Mass (1625-1689), NEHGR v115 (Apr 1961) pp86-99, 181-198, 268-289, and v116 pp27-44, 100-109, and 191-204. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p[0-9]*].
  4. McLean, Maclean W, Mr Edmund Freeman of Sandwich, Mass, and his Family, TAG v40 (1964), pp103-10. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: McLean FREEMAN p[0-9]*].
  5. Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and other Contemporaneous Documents. Boston, MA: author, 1900. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1400537. Reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Pub Co, 1986. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p[0-9][0-9a]*].
  6. Roberts, Gary Boyd, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition. Santa Clarita, CA: Carl Boyer, 1995. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts USPres [A-Zp][A-Z0-9]*].
  7. Rosengarten, Ruth Vesta Pope Werner, Ezra Perry of Sandwich, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants in Saratoga County, New York. Washington, DC: author, 1955. FHC Fiche#6019198. Available at https://archive.org/details/ezraperryofsandw00rose. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Rosengarten PERRY p[I0-9]*].
  8. Kardell, Caroline Lewis, Vital Records of Sandwich Massachusetts to 1885, Boston: NEHGS, 1996. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SandwichMA vitals p[0-9]*].
  9. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1860. Available at http://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic01savarich. Reprinted Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Published Co, 1965. Scanned and corrected by Robert Kraft, 1994, and available at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sav-age [A-Z][A-Z]* [A-Z][a-z]*].
  10. Vivian, J L, Visitations of Cornwall, comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1530, 1573, and 1620. Exeter: Villiam Pollard Co, 1887. LDS Film#0990392#6. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/201788. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Vivian Cornwall p[0-9]*].
  11. Waters, Henry F, Genealogical Gleanings in England, NEHGR v49, 1895. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Waters England1895 p[0-9]*].
  12. Wilbour, Benjamin F, Burgess, NEHGR v118 (1964) p323. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wilbour BURGESS p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Vivian Cornwall p63]
d 1685 age 82 [Ref: Sav-age BURGE Thomas],
place:
[Ref: Vivian Cornwall p63],
parents:
[Ref: Vivian Cornwall p63, Waters England1895 p241]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Wilbour BURGESS p323]
1684/5 [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES]
23 Feb 1685 [Ref: Bowman SandwichMAVitals v14p108, SandwichMA vitals p10],
place:
[Ref: Bowman SandwichMAVitals v14p108, SandwichMA vitals p10, Wilbour BURGESS p323]
of Sandwich [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p86]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
13 Feb 1684/5 [Ref: Rosengarten PERRY p3]
Sources with Information about marriage to Dorothy WAYNES
date:
[Ref: Wilbour BURGESS p323]
possibly 1628 [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES],
place:
[Ref: Wilbour BURGESS p323],
names:
Thomas BURGES & Dorothy ___ [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p86]
Thomas BURGES & Dorothy possibly WAYNES [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES, Roberts USPres p275],
child:
[Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p86, McLean FREEMAN p109, Roberts USPres HAYES, Roberts USPres p275]
Research Notes:
to receive 200 marks sterling when all sons reach age 21 [Ref: Waters England1895 p241]

immigrated from Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, to Charletown [Ref: Banks Topo p125]

possibly Tanfield, Durham, to Sandwich, MA [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES]

1637: prop. Duxbury [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p80, Sav-age BURGESS Thomas]
1637: in Sandwich [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p87]

Apr 3 1637: had a grant of land in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony [Ref: Wilbour BURGESS p323]

1642: journeyman [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p80]

1642: Representative to the General Court [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p87]

abt 1643: moved to Sandwich [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p80]

1645: fought in the Narragansett War [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p87, Pope PioneersMA p80]

1645: Town officer of Sandwich [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p80]

1646: representative to General Court [Ref: Sav-age BURGESS Thomas]

Mar 3 1652/3: through agency of Capt. Miles Standish he received a grant of land in Manomet, the area later called Monument, lying to the north of the Sandwich Settlement which was named Herring River Village (within the township of Sandwich). The deed shows that the land aly "to the eastward of Thomas Burgis his sonne in lawes house" thus proving that Ezra Perry was then resident, though he probably did not yet own land [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p87]

will dated Oct 4 1684, prob. Mar 2 1684/5 [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p80]

will dated Apr 4 1684. "to my son Ezra Perry two lots I bought of Edmond Freeman Junr." if a son Joseph Burges prefers not to accept certain land under testator's conditions, then this too to son Ezra Perry, makes sons Ezra Perry and Joseph Burges co-executors. [Ref: Brownson PERRY v115p89]



Pedigree of Thomas BURGES
                   /-----Ellice BURGES
          /-----Thomas BURGES
 /-----Thomas BURGES
|        |         /-----Humphrey SIDMAN
|         \-----Honor SIDMAN
Thomas BURGES
|                           /-----John PYE
|                  /-----Alexander PYE
|         /-----Anthony PYE
|        |        |         /-----Richard CORNE
|        |         \-----Marian CORNE
 \-----Elizabeth PYE
         |         /-----William POUND
          \-----Constance POUND



Descendants of Thomas BURGES
1. Thomas BURGES m. Dorothy WAYNES
m. Dorothy WAYNES

2nd generation

3. Jacob BURGES m. Mary NYE
m. Mary NYE
4. John BURGES m. Mary WORDEN
m. Mary WORDEN father: Peter WORDEN mother: Mary (WORDEN)
5. Elizabeth BURGE m. Ezra PERRY
m. Ezra PERRY
6. Joseph BURGES m. Patience FREEMAN
m. Patience FREEMAN father: Edmund FREEMAN mother: Rebecca PRENCE

3rd generation

13. Martha BURGES m. Samuel Jr STOORS
m. Samuel Jr STOORS father: Samuel STOORS mother: Mary HUCKINS
19. Sarah BURGES m. Jeremiah OKILLEY
m. Jeremiah OKILLEY father: David OKILLEY mother: Jane POWELL
21. Ezra PERRY m. Rebecca FREEMAN
m. Rebecca FREEMAN father: Edmund FREEMAN mother: Rebecca PRENCE
22. Deborah PERRY m. Seth POPE
m. Seth POPE father: Thomas POPE mother: Sarah JENNEY
23. John PERRY m1. Elizabeth WILLIAMSON m2. Hannah (SAVARY)
m. Elizabeth WILLIAMSON father: Timothy WILLIAMSON mother: Mary HOWLAND
m. Hannah (SAVARY)
24. Sarah PERRY m. Ephraim SWIFT
m. Ephraim SWIFT father: William SWIFT mother: Ruth (SWIFT)
25. Samuel PERRY m. Esther TABER
m. Esther TABER father: Thomas TABER mother: Esther COOKE
26. Benjamin PERRY m. Dinah SWIFT
m. Dinah SWIFT father: William SWIFT mother: Ruth (SWIFT)
27. Remembrance PERRY m. Jonathan TOBEY
m. Jonathan TOBEY father: Thomas TOBEY mother: Martha KNOTT

4th generation

32. Mary STOORS m. Joseph Jr JACOB
m. Joseph Jr JACOB father: Joseph JACOB mother: Sarah LINDSEY
33. Amos OKILLEY m. Abigail VINNEY
m. Abigail VINNEY father: William VINNEY mother: Abigail (VINNEY)
35. Mary PERRY m. Isaac BUMPAS
m. Isaac BUMPAS
38. Hannah PERRY m. Samuel MUXOM
m. Samuel MUXOM
41. Samuel PERRY m. Sarah LEONARD
m. Sarah LEONARD
42. Rebecca PERRY m. Jonathan WASHBURN
m. Jonathan WASHBURN
44. John POPE m1. Elizabeth BOURNE m2. Experience HAMBLEN
m. Elizabeth BOURNE father: (Unk) BOURNE mother: Patience SKIFF
m. Experience HAMBLEN
46. Susannah POPE m. Jonathan HATHAWAY
m. Jonathan HATHAWAY
47. Sarah POPE m. David PABODY
m. David PABODY father: John PAYBODY mother: Hannah ANDREWS
49. Seth POPE m. Hannah BOURNE
m. Hannah BOURNE
50. Hannah POPE m. Samuel Rev HUNT
m. Samuel Rev HUNT father: Ephraim Jr HUNT mother: Joanna ALCOCK
51. Elnathan POPE m. Margaret POPE
m. Margaret POPE father: Isaac POPE mother: Alice FREEMAN
52. Lemuel POPE m. Elizabeth HUNT
m. Elizabeth HUNT father: Ephraim Jr HUNT mother: Joanna ALCOCK
54. Joanna PERRY m. Joseph BENNETT
m. Joseph BENNETT
56. Experience PERRY m. Hannibal HANDY
m. Hannibal HANDY father: Richard HANDY mother: Hannah (HANDY)
75. Mary PERRY m. John FREEMAN
m. John FREEMAN father: Edmund FREEMAN mother: Sarah SKIFFE
76. Ebenezer PERRY m. Abigail PRESBURY
m. Abigail PRESBURY father: Stephen PRESBURY mother: Deborah SKIFFE
79. Meribah PERRY m1. Cornelus GIBBS m2. William CHURCHILL
m. Cornelus GIBBS father: Thomas GIBBS mother: Alice WARREN
m. William CHURCHILL
80. Remembrance PERRY m1. Thomas TUPPER m2. Jeremiah WILLIS
m. Thomas TUPPER father: Thomas TUPPER mother: Mary (TUPPER)
m. Jeremiah WILLIS

5th generation

98. Sarah JACOB m1. (Unk) CORNWALL m2. Elias BIRCHARD
m. (Unk) CORNWALL
m. Elias BIRCHARD
111. Seth POPE m. Jerusha TOBEY
m. Jerusha TOBEY father: Gershom TOBEY mother: Mehetable FISH
120. Deborah HATHAWAY m. Jireh Jr SWIFT
m. Jireh Jr SWIFT father: Jireh SWIFT mother: Abigail GIBBS
121. Thomas PEABODY m. Ruth OSGOOD
m. Ruth OSGOOD father: Ebenezer OSGOOD mother: Rebecca SYMMES
125. John PEABODY m. Mary CHADWICK
m. Mary CHADWICK father: John CHADWICK mother: Mehitable HASELTINE
128. Susanna PEABODY m. John CHADWICK
m. John CHADWICK father: John CHADWICK mother: Mehitable HASELTINE
130. David PEABODY m. Mary GAINES
m. Mary GAINES
137. Deborah HUNT m. Joseph Rev BELCHER
m. Joseph Rev BELCHER
138. Sarah POPE m. Moses WASHBURN
m. Moses WASHBURN father: Moses WASHBURN mother: Hannah CUSHMAN
139. Mercy POPE m. Caleb CHURCH
m. Caleb CHURCH father: Nathaniel CHURCH mother: Innocent HEAD
154. Samuel PERRY m. Susanna SWIFT
m. Susanna SWIFT father: Jireh Jr SWIFT mother: Deborah HATHAWAY