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William Burrage

Birth
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1720 (aged 62–63)
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Note: there is no surviving grave marker for William.

William was the son of John Burrage and Joanna Stowers of Charlestown and Boston, Mass. He married c. 1690 Sarah _______, b. c. 1670, d. Newton 30 Aug 1745. William's inventory, approved 15 Aug 1720, showed an insolvent estate valued at about 38 pounds, with debts of 150 pounds. The large gap between the three older children and three younger children has not been explained. Children:

* Elizabeth, b. Boston 10 June 1691, m. (1) John CHENEY, Sr.; m. (2) Benjamin WHITMORE

* John, b. Boston 11 Feb 1693 [/4?], d. Newton 24 Jan 1765, m. (1) Newton 9 Oct 1718 Lydia WARD, b. Newton 16 Aug 1692, d. c. 1724, the daughter of Dea. Richard Ward and Thankful Trowbridge. They had three children, born c. 1719 to c. 1724. John m. (2) Newton 17 Jan 1724/5 Sarah SMITH, who may be the Sarah Burrage who d. Newton 17 June 1775. John and Sarah had seven children born in Newton, but their birth dates were either lost, or not recorded in the first place; six of them are included in the Burrage genealogy.

* Sarah, b. Boston 21 Sep 1695. She is not the Sarah Burrage who married Benjamin Adams; that Sarah was a generation younger, and it appears that Benjamin Adams was born about 1723, was married in 1755, and had several children thereafter.

* Lydia, b. c. 1705, m. Newton 24 April 1729 John CHENEY, Jr., b. Newton 10 Jan 1703[/4?], the son of John Cheney, Sr. and Elizabeth Seager. They had a daughter, Lydia, born in 1731, and possibly a son John.

* Abigail, b. c. 1707, m. Newton 8 January 1729 Edward PRENTICE, b. Newton 19 Nov 1706, the son of Edward Prentice and Sarah Osland. Abigail and Edward had eight children, born 1729 to 1744. Edward was certainly still living on 28 May 1760, when his son was called Edward Jr. in his marriage record.

* Ruth, b. c. 1711, m. Newton 20 Oct 1731 Ebenezer SEGER (or Segor/Segur/Seager), b. Newton 21 Feb 1710, d. Newton 17 Nov 1785, son of Job and Mary/Mercy Seger. They had ten children born 1732 to 1751. Ebenezer's will, dated 14 July 1785 names several children, but no wife, so she likely predeceased him by a short amount of time, but not early enough for him to remarry. His will was proved 7 Dec 1785.
Note: there is no surviving grave marker for William.

William was the son of John Burrage and Joanna Stowers of Charlestown and Boston, Mass. He married c. 1690 Sarah _______, b. c. 1670, d. Newton 30 Aug 1745. William's inventory, approved 15 Aug 1720, showed an insolvent estate valued at about 38 pounds, with debts of 150 pounds. The large gap between the three older children and three younger children has not been explained. Children:

* Elizabeth, b. Boston 10 June 1691, m. (1) John CHENEY, Sr.; m. (2) Benjamin WHITMORE

* John, b. Boston 11 Feb 1693 [/4?], d. Newton 24 Jan 1765, m. (1) Newton 9 Oct 1718 Lydia WARD, b. Newton 16 Aug 1692, d. c. 1724, the daughter of Dea. Richard Ward and Thankful Trowbridge. They had three children, born c. 1719 to c. 1724. John m. (2) Newton 17 Jan 1724/5 Sarah SMITH, who may be the Sarah Burrage who d. Newton 17 June 1775. John and Sarah had seven children born in Newton, but their birth dates were either lost, or not recorded in the first place; six of them are included in the Burrage genealogy.

* Sarah, b. Boston 21 Sep 1695. She is not the Sarah Burrage who married Benjamin Adams; that Sarah was a generation younger, and it appears that Benjamin Adams was born about 1723, was married in 1755, and had several children thereafter.

* Lydia, b. c. 1705, m. Newton 24 April 1729 John CHENEY, Jr., b. Newton 10 Jan 1703[/4?], the son of John Cheney, Sr. and Elizabeth Seager. They had a daughter, Lydia, born in 1731, and possibly a son John.

* Abigail, b. c. 1707, m. Newton 8 January 1729 Edward PRENTICE, b. Newton 19 Nov 1706, the son of Edward Prentice and Sarah Osland. Abigail and Edward had eight children, born 1729 to 1744. Edward was certainly still living on 28 May 1760, when his son was called Edward Jr. in his marriage record.

* Ruth, b. c. 1711, m. Newton 20 Oct 1731 Ebenezer SEGER (or Segor/Segur/Seager), b. Newton 21 Feb 1710, d. Newton 17 Nov 1785, son of Job and Mary/Mercy Seger. They had ten children born 1732 to 1751. Ebenezer's will, dated 14 July 1785 names several children, but no wife, so she likely predeceased him by a short amount of time, but not early enough for him to remarry. His will was proved 7 Dec 1785.


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