Paul Bartlett Van Buren Genealogy

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John Torrance1

M, #12376, b. 1777, d. 1850
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Torrance was born in 1777.1

John Torrance married Chlorenda Bartlett, daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bartlett, Sr., and Ann Mixer, in 1810.1

John Torrance died in 1850 at age ~73.1
Last Edited 4 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Chlorenda Bartlett Torrance
    BIRTH 1787, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    DEATH 31 Aug 1873 (aged 85–86), Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    BURIAL Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    MEMORIAL ID 131769650

    Parents
    Jonathan Bartlet, 1745–1786

    Spouse
    John Torrance, 1777–1850 (m. 1810)

    Children
    Ira Torrance, 1812–1845
    William Torrance, 1815–1855
    Ruany Torrance, 1818–1838
    Marlin Torrance, 1820–1896
    Ann A Torrance, 1824–1846
    Photo added by April Burke
    Dwight J. Torrance, 1827-1848

    Created by: James Bianco
    Added: Jun 23, 2014
    Find a Grave Memorial ID: 131769650
    Find a Grave, database and images
    (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131769650/chlorendatorrance: accessed July 4, 2025), memorial page for Chlorenda Bartlett Torrance (1787–31 Aug 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131769650, citing Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493). Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
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George Roger Waite

M, #12377, b. circa 1540
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Family: Joan Fisher (b. circa 1533)

SonRichard Waite I+ (b. circa 1578, d. 1625)

Biography

George Roger Waite was born circa 1540.

George Roger Waite married Joan Fisher.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1710] Artificial Intelligence - Microsoft Copilot.
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Joan Fisher1

F, #12378, b. circa 1533
Pedigree Link

Family: George Roger Waite (b. circa 1540)

SonRichard Waite I+ (b. circa 1578, d. 1625)

Biography

Joan Fisher was born circa 1533.1

Joan Fisher married George Roger Waite.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1710] Artificial Intelligence - Microsoft Copilot.
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John Wait

M, #12379, b. 1 November 1653

Parents

FatherMarshall Richard Waite II, the Emigrant (b. circa 1597, d. 17 September 1680)
MotherRebecca Hepburne (b. circa 1625, d. after 1680)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Wait was born on 1 November 1653 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1356] England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, online www.myheritage.com, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
    Name John Wayt
    Sex Male
    Father's Name Richard Wayt
    Father's Sex Male
    Mother's Name Rebecca
    Mother's Sex Female
    Event Type Birth
    Event Date 1 Nov 1653
    Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Hereinafter cited as England Births & Christenings, 153801975.
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Richard Wait

M, #12380, b. 16 December 1658

Parents

FatherMarshall Richard Waite II, the Emigrant (b. circa 1597, d. 17 September 1680)
MotherRebecca Hepburne (b. circa 1625, d. after 1680)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Richard Wait was born on 16 December 1658 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1356] England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, online www.myheritage.com, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
    SName Richard Wayt
    Sex Male
    Father's Name Richard
    Father's Sex Male
    Mother's Name Rebecca
    Mother's Sex Female
    Event Type Birth
    Event Date 16 Dec 1658
    Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massac
    Cite This Record: "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYM-4TR : 15 January 2020), Richard in entry for Richard Wayt, 1658. Hereinafter cited as England Births & Christenings, 153801975.
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Rebecca Wait1

F, #12381, b. 3 January 1663

Parents

FatherMarshall Richard Waite II, the Emigrant (b. circa 1597, d. 17 September 1680)
MotherRebecca Hepburne (b. circa 1625, d. after 1680)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Rebecca Wait was born on 3 January 1663 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1356] England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, online www.myheritage.com, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
    Name Rebecca Wayt
    Sex Female
    Father's Name Richard
    Father's Sex Male
    Mother's Name Rebecca
    Mother's Sex Female
    Event Type Birth
    Event Date 3 Jan 1663
    Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Cite This Record: "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYM-4YR : 15 January 2020), Richard in entry for Rebecca Wayt, 1663. Hereinafter cited as England Births & Christenings, 153801975.
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Sarah Waite1

F, #12382, b. 23 June 1665

Parents

FatherMarshall Richard Waite II, the Emigrant (b. circa 1597, d. 17 September 1680)
MotherRebecca Hepburne (b. circa 1625, d. after 1680)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Sarah Waite was born on 23 June 1665 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1356] England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, online www.myheritage.com, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
    Name Sarah Wayt
    Sex Female
    Father's Name Richard
    Father's Sex Male
    Mother's Name Rebecca
    Mother's Sex Female
    Event Type Birth
    Event Date 23 Jun 1665
    Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Cite This Record. Hereinafter cited as England Births & Christenings, 153801975.
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Heibirne Wait1

M, #12383, b. 23 September 1666

Parents

FatherMarshall Richard Waite II, the Emigrant (b. circa 1597, d. 17 September 1680)
MotherRebecca Hepburne (b. circa 1625, d. after 1680)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Heibirne Wait was christened on 23 September 1666 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited 5 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1356] England Births & Christenings, 1538-1975, online www.myheritage.com, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
    Name Heiborne Wait
    Sex Male
    Father's Name Rich. Wait
    Father's Sex Male
    Event Type Christening
    Event Date 23 Sep 1666
    Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Cite This Record: "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWL-78T : 14 January 2020), Rich. Wait in entry for Heiborne Wait, 1666. Hereinafter cited as England Births & Christenings, 153801975.
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Abigail Waite

F, #12384

Parents

FatherRichard Waite I (b. circa 1578, d. 1625)
MotherMargaret Carter (b. circa 1582, d. 3 June 1687)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Abigail Waite was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
Last Edited 5 July 2025
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John Waite

M, #12385, b. 9 February 1660, d. 1705

Parents

FatherRichard Waite I (b. circa 1578, d. 1625)
MotherMargaret Carter (b. circa 1582, d. 3 June 1687)
Pedigree Link

Biography

John Waite was born on 9 February 1660 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

John Waite died in 1705 at age ~45.
Last Edited 5 July 2025
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Jonathan D. McFarland

M, #12386, b. circa 1853
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Biography

Jonathan D. McFarland was born circa 1853 in Wisconsin.

Jonathan D. McFarland married Georgiana Alice (Jennie) McDuffee, daughter of Daniel McDuffee and Laura Ann Renslow, on 26 November 1887 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.1
Last Edited 10 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1260] Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, online https://familysearch.org, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934l
    Name Jonathan D. Mcfarland
    Sex Male
    Age 34
    Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
    Birthplace Wi
    Marital Status U
    Race W
    Father's Name Joseph Mcfarland
    Mother's Name Martha West

    Spouse's Name Jennie A. Mcduffie Hoising
    Spouse's Sex Female
    Spouse's Age 34
    Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
    Spouse's Birthplace Ia
    Spouse's Marital Status U
    Spouse's Race W
    Spouse's Father's Name Daniel Mcduffie
    Spouse's Mother's Name Laura Renslow

    Event Type Marriage
    Event Date 26 Nov 1887
    Event Place Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
    Cite This Record: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVM-CSC : Mon Jul 15 11:16:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Jonathan D. Mcfarland and Joseph Mcfarland, 26 Nov 1887. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934.
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John Burleson, Jr.1

M, #12388, b. 28 December 1701, d. 17 March 1759

Parents

FatherJohn Burleson, Sr. (b. 9 October 1677, d. after 8 July 1717)
MotherSarah Halliday
Pedigree Link

Family: Hephzibah Bromley (b. 7 April 1700, d. circa April 1759)

DaughterAbigail Burleson+ (b. 17 April 1732)

Biography

John Burleson, Jr., was born on 28 December 1701 in Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.2

John Burleson, Jr., married Hephzibah Bromley, daughter of William Bromley and Lydia Billings, on 28 February 1727/28 in Preston-Griswold, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of New London County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.1,3,4,5

John Burleson, Jr., died on 17 March 1759 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island Colony, British Colonial America, at age 57.2 His estate was probated on 7 April 1759 John's widow, "Hepsebah," appeared in court as the Executrix of his will.


John Burleson, Jr., and Hephzibah Bromley moved from Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America, to Rhode Island Colonty circa 1742.2

John Burleson, Jr., left a will dated 26 February 1759 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island Colony, British Colonial America. It named his wife "Hepsibah," sons John, Edward and Return; and daughters Abigail, Hannah and Sarah.
[West Greenwich [RI] Wills, Vol. P, page 152].2
Last Edited 12 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1714] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    Name Abigail Burleson
    Gender Female
    Birth Date 17 Apr 1732
    Birth Place Suffield, CT
    Father John Burleson
    Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

    Suffield, CT, Vital Records, 1674-1850, Vol.1, page 55
    BURLSON, Abigail, d. Joseph & Hephzibah, b. Apr. 17, 1732. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection.)
  2. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, John Burleson (1701-1759). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  3. [S1536] Early Connecticut Marriages (Ancestry), online www.Ancestry.com, Early Connecticut Marriages
    Name Hephzibeth Brumbly
    Gender Female
    Spouse's Name John Burlesson
    Spouse Gender Male
    Marriage Date 29 Feb 1727/8
    Marriage Place Preston-Griswold, New London. Hereinafter cited as Early Connecticut Marriages.
  4. [S1014] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records

    on ancestry.com; citing Barbour Collection; p48; Text: Mehipzebah Bromley married John Burlington, Feb ye last day, 1727/8. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection.)
  5. [S1717] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records on ancestry.com; citing Barbour Collection; p48; Text: Mehipzebah Bromley married John Burlington, Feb ye last day, 1727/8. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records.
Family Explorer

Hephzibah Bromley1,2

F, #12389, b. 7 April 1700, d. circa April 1759

Parents

FatherWilliam Bromley (b. 19 July 1668, d. before 6 January 1701)
MotherLydia Billings (b. 1 September 1672, d. August 1747)
Pedigree Link

Family: John Burleson, Jr., (b. 28 December 1701, d. 17 March 1759)

DaughterAbigail Burleson+ (b. 17 April 1732)

Biography

Hephzibah Bromley, daughter of William Bromley and Lydia Billings, was baptized on 7 April 1700 in Stonington, New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America, but her actual birth date is unknown. Her given name has been spelled numerous ways such as Hepzibah, Hephzibah, Hepsibah, Hephsabee, Hepsibeth, Mehipzibah, and Mehipziah.3,4

Hephzibah Bromley married John Burleson, Jr., son of John Burleson, Sr., and Sarah Halliday, on 28 February 1727/28 in Preston-Griswold, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of New London County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.1,5,6,7

Hephzibah Bromley died circa April 1759 in Rhode Island Colony, British Colonial America, at age ~59.8


Hephzibah Bromley and John Burleson, Jr., moved from Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America, to Rhode Island Colonty circa 1742.9

In December 1745 her mother Lydia (Billings) Coye left a last Will which named her daughter as Hepsibah Burleson.
Last Edited 12 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1714] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    Name Abigail Burleson
    Gender Female
    Birth Date 17 Apr 1732
    Birth Place Suffield, CT
    Father John Burleson
    Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

    Suffield, CT, Vital Records, 1674-1850, Vol.1, page 55
    BURLSON, Abigail, d. Joseph & Hephzibah, b. Apr. 17, 1732. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection.)
  2. [S1536] Early Connecticut Marriages (Ancestry), online www.Ancestry.com, Early Connecticut Marriages
    Name Hephzibeth Brumbly [sic]
    Gender Female
    Spouse's Name John Burlesson
    Spouse Gender Male
    Marriage Date 29 [sic] Feb 1727
    Marriage Place Preston-Griswold, New London. Hereinafter cited as Early Connecticut Marriages.
  3. [S1715] Viola A. Derby Bromley, The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn. (New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911), page 10 - Hepsibeth. Hereinafter cited as The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn..
  4. [S1166] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Church Records Abtracts 1630-1920
    BROMLEY, Hephsabee, daughter of William Bromley, baptized April 7, 1700. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920.
  5. [S1536] Early Connecticut Marriages, online www.Ancestry.com, Early Connecticut Marriages
    Name Hephzibeth Brumbly
    Gender Female
    Spouse's Name John Burlesson
    Spouse Gender Male
    Marriage Date 29 Feb 1727/8
    Marriage Place Preston-Griswold, New London.
  6. [S1014] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records

    on ancestry.com; citing Barbour Collection; p48; Text: Mehipzebah Bromley married John Burlington, Feb ye last day, 1727/8. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection.)
  7. [S1717] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records on ancestry.com; citing Barbour Collection; p48; Text: Mehipzebah Bromley married John Burlington, Feb ye last day, 1727/8. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records.
  8. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, Hepzibah Bromley (1700-1759). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  9. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, John Burleson (1701-1759.)
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William Bromley1

M, #12390, b. 19 July 1668, d. before 6 January 1701

Parents

FatherLuke Bromley, Sr. (b. before 1627, d. before 9 October 1697)
Pedigree Link

Family: Lydia Billings (b. 1 September 1672, d. August 1747)

DaughterHephzibah Bromley+ (b. 7 April 1700, d. circa April 1759)

Biography

William Bromley was born on 19 July 1668 in Warwick, Kent County, Massachusetts Bay Colony [now Rhode Isand], British Colonial America.2,3,4

William Bromley married Lydia Billings, daughter of Capt. William Billings and Mary Unknown, circa 1689 in Massachusetts Bay Colony (Connecticut), British Colonial America.2,3

William Bromley died before 6 January 1701 in New London, New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America. An inventory of his estate was taken on 6 January 1701.2,3 His estate was probated on 19 February 1700/01 in New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America, Lydia was in probate court as widow of William Bromley, she gave a 100 pound bond. There were debts and charges against the estate. [Book A page 195, 10 March 1712/3.].4


The inventory of his estate was taken on 6 January 1701 in New London, New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America.3

William Bromley was buried in Burial Details Unknown A common headstone for "Oldest Bromley Burials By Generation" states William's birth as c.1665 and his death as c.1700. It states he is perhaps buried at Rixtown Cemetery, Griswold, New London County, Connecticut, USA .5
Last Edited 12 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1715] Viola A. Derby Bromley, The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn. (New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911). Hereinafter cited as The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn..
  2. [S1715] Viola A. Derby Bromley, The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn., page 7.
  3. [S1718] Luke Bromley of Stonington, CT, by Perry Streeter, online https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/15641969/person/453654499/media/1aa18a05-5dd7-4d80-b42c-b4ecd2024c57?queryId=6891b198-d397-452d-a3f6-3c5de3f593bb&searchContextTreeId=&searchContextPersonId=&_phsrc=yxn618&_phstart=successSource, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Luke Bromley of Stonington, CT, by Perry Streeter.
  4. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, William Bromley (1668-1701). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  5. [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, William Bromley
    BIRTH 1665
    DEATH 1700 (aged 34–35), New London County, Connecticut, USA
    BURIAL Rixtown Cemetery, Griswold, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    MEMORIAL ID 179060622

    Married to Lydia Billings

    Parents
    Luke Bromley Sr, 1625–1697

    Spouse
    Lydia Billings Coye, 1670–1747

    Siblings
    Luke Bromley, jr., 1665–1697

    Children
    Luke Brumbley, 1692–1784
    William Bromley, 1694–1769
    Created by: Kathy Bradbury-Alexander

    Added: May 5, 2017
    Find a Grave Memorial ID: 179060622
    Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179060622/william-bromley: accessed July 12, 2025), memorial page for William Bromley (1665–1700), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179060622, citing Rixtown Cemetery, Griswold, New London County, Connecticut, USA;
    Maintained by Kathy Bradbury-Alexander (contributor 47483883). Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
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Lydia Billings1

F, #12391, b. 1 September 1672, d. August 1747

Parents

FatherCapt. William Billings
MotherMary Unknown
Pedigree Link

Family: William Bromley (b. 19 July 1668, d. before 6 January 1701)

DaughterHephzibah Bromley+ (b. 7 April 1700, d. circa April 1759)

Biography

Lydia Billings was christened on 1 September 1672 in New London, New London County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Connecticut), British Colonial America.2

Lydia Billings married William Bromley, son of Luke Bromley, Sr.,, circa 1689 in Massachusetts Bay Colony (Connecticut), British Colonial America.1,2

Lydia Billings married Samuel Coye before 23 July 1704 in Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America.2

Lydia Billings died in August 1747 in New London, New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America, at age 74.2


Her husband, William, died before 6 January 1701 in New London, New London County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Connecticut), British Colonial America, leaving her a widow. An inventory of his estate was taken on 6 January 1701.1,2



Lydia Billings left a will dated December 1745. She left each of her three daughters, Lydia Charles, Hannah Foster and Hepsihab Burleson, £40 a piece.3
Last Edited 12 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1715] Viola A. Derby Bromley, The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn. (New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911), page 7. Hereinafter cited as The Bromley Genealogy: being a record of the descendats of Luke Bromley of Warwick, R.I., and Stonington, Conn..
  2. [S1718] Luke Bromley of Stonington, CT, by Perry Streeter, online https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/15641969/person/453654499/media/1aa18a05-5dd7-4d80-b42c-b4ecd2024c57?queryId=6891b198-d397-452d-a3f6-3c5de3f593bb&searchContextTreeId=&searchContextPersonId=&_phsrc=yxn618&_phstart=successSource, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Luke Bromley of Stonington, CT, by Perry Streeter.
  3. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, Hepzibah Bromley (1700-1759). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
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John Burleson, Sr.1

M, #12393, b. 9 October 1677, d. after 8 July 1717

Parents

FatherEdward Burleson, Sr. (b. circa 1651)
MotherSarah Owen
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Halliday

SonJohn Burleson, Jr.+ (b. 28 December 1701, d. 17 March 1759)

Biography

John Burleson, Sr., was born on 9 October 1677 in Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.2

John Burleson, Sr., married Sarah Halliday, daughter of Walter Halliday and Catherine Hunter, on 16 November 1698 in Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.1,2

John Burleson, Sr., died after 8 July 1717 in Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America. John Burleson died after 8 July 1717, when he appeared in court.2
John Burleson, Sr., was a cooper. John Burleson was referred to as a cooper in a number of land deeds. [Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Province, Deed Records].

Sarah and John Burleson of Connecticut had 9 children born in Suffield, including: Sarah, John, Jonathan, Mercy, Joseph, Abigail, Mary, Elizabeth and Rachel.3
Last Edited 11 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, John Burleson (1701-1759). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  2. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, John Burleson [Sr.] (1677-1717.)
  3. [S1716] Royal R. Hinman, Catalog of Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1846; Republished 1968), Page410: Sarah and John Burleson of Connecticut had 9 children born in Suffield, including: Sarah, John, Jonathan, Mercy, Joseph, Abigail, Mary, Elizabeth and Rachel. Hereinafter cited as Catalog of Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut.
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Edward Burleson, Sr.1

M, #12397, b. circa 1651
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah Owen

SonJohn Burleson, Sr.+ (b. 9 October 1677, d. after 8 July 1717)
SonEdward Burleson, Jr. (b. 1 March 1686, d. 16 May 1746)

Biography

Edward Burleson, Sr., was born circa 1651 in England.2

Edward Burleson, Sr., married Sarah Owen.1
Last Edited 13 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, John Burleson [Sr.] (1677-1717). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  2. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, Edward Burleson (ca 1651-???)
Family Explorer

Edward Burleson, Jr.

M, #12399, b. 1 March 1686, d. 16 May 1746

Parents

FatherEdward Burleson, Sr. (b. circa 1651)
MotherSarah Owen
Pedigree Link

Biography

Edward Burleson, Jr., was born on 1 March 1686 in Suffield, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now part of Hartford County, Connecticut), British Colonial America.1

Edward Burleson, Jr., died on 16 May 1746 at age 60.1


He was crippled and learned the tailor's trade at Hadley, Massachusetts. He also taught school in a remote part of the village of Suffield.

He was forbidden to marry his true love Elizabeth Jessee and no no record of marriage has been found.1
Last Edited 11 July 2025

Citations

  1. [S1231] WikiTree, online wikitree.com, Edward Burleson [Jr.] (1686-1746). Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
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