Showing posts with label Burpbee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burpbee. Show all posts

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Surname Saturday : Burpbee

The BURPBEE surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are English, though I have much more to research about this line.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 3341 : Sarah Burpbee (1660-1729).  Sarah was born May 21, 1660 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  She married Samuel Spofford (1653-1744) on December 4, 1676 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was born January 31, 1653 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had at least one son.  Samuel died January 1, 1744 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Sarah died November 18, 1729 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Ahnentafel # 6682 : Thomas Burpbee (1639-1701).  Thomas was born September 3, 1639 in England.  He married Sarah Kelley (1641-1713) on April 15, 1659 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was born February 12, 1641 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had at least one daughter.  Sarah died December 25, 1713 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas died June 1, 1701 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.


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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Gedmatch Cousin : Distant Match but no shared DNA

Cousin Dave reached out to me after seeing a match with the GEDCOM file I had posted at GEDmatch.com.  Though we are not closely related, and shared no DNA, I found it interesting to make another connection.

Dave and I are 9th cousins once removed on the Jewett and Parratt lines. Ezekiel Jewett (1643-1723) and Faith Parrat are my paternal 9th great-grandparents and Dave's 8th great-grandparents.  My line is as follows:


Ezekiel Jewett (1643-1723) and Faith Parrat

Francis Jewett (1665-1751) and Sarah Hardy (1673-????)

Samuel Jewett (1694-????) and Ruth Hardy (1699-1737)

Samuel Jewett (1725-1791) and Sarah ________

Sally Jewett (1749-????) and John Philbrick (1748-1840)
Joel Philbrick (1781-1846) and Sally Fox (1788-1868)

Emeline Philbrick (1817-1881) and Albert Moulton (1819-1864)

Clara Moulton (1843-1899) and John Adam Metzner (1840-1895)

Cora Belle Metzner (1868-1955) and Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957)
(my paternal great-grandparents)

Dave and I also connect as 9th cousins twice removed. on the Spofford and Burpbee lines.  Samuel Spofford (1653-1744) and Sarah Burpbee (1660-1729) are my maternal 9th great-grandparents and Sarah is the child of Dave's 8th great-grandparents. My line is as follows:


Samuel Spofford (1653-1744) and Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford (1678-????) and Bethiah Hazeltine (1682-????)
 Elizabeth Spofford (1715-1772) and Bennett Field (1709-1770)

Bethiah Field (1746-1807) and Seth Pierce (1744-1835)

Gordon Pierce (1773-1875) and Thirsa Smalley (1775-1861)

Francis S. Pierce (1806-1881) and Rebecca Page (1806-1893)

Edmund G. Pierce (1837-1875) and Catherine Groenendyke (1843-1913)
William Francis Pierce (1865-1950) and Clara A. Penisten (1869-1906)

Edna Muriel Pierce (1897-1968) and Virgil Lee Wright (1894-1972)
(my maternal great-grandparents)
Both sets of these families were early settlers of Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  

Friday, June 01, 2012

On This Day : June 1

1643 - Mehitable CHENEY born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Mehitable was the daughter of William CHENEY and Margaret COLE.


1664 - Joseph CLARKE died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CLARKE and Rose KERRICH.  Joseph was my 9x-great grandfather.


1690 - Nicholas SEWALL born.  Nicholas was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1701 - Thomas BURPBEE died in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.


1719 - Lydia BEALS born.  Lydia was the daughter of William BEALS and Rebecca CHAMBERS.


1758 - James TAYLOR married Ann HUBBARD.  James was the son of James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON. 


1760 - Rebeckah BURRAS born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Rebeckah was the daughter of John BURRAS and Esther ________.


1763 - Francis BRIGGS died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Francis was the son of John BRIGGS and Sarah SMITH.  Francis was my 7x-great grandfather.


1795 - Tacy DAVIS died in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia.  Tacy was the daughter of John F. CRANDALL and Mary ________.  Tacy was my 6x-great grandmother.


1801 - Thomas CHEW born.  Thomas was the son of Andrew CHEW and Anna Maria BARTHUS.


1813 - Samuel NESBIT married Nancy THOMAS in Harrison County, Kentucky.  Samuel was the son of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.


1823 - George PETRY died in York County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of Steffan PETRY and ________.  George was my 4x-great grandfather.


1845 - James BOTTS married Margaret PURSIFULL in Monroe County, Indiana.  James was the son of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1862 - Mary Elizabeth SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Mary was the daughter of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.


1863 - Georgiana PENISTEN born.  Georgiana was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1864 - Gordon L. PIERCE died.  Gordon was the son of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.


1886 - Ella HIXENBAUGH born in Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Ella was the daughter of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.


1892 - Rosetta MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Rosetta was the daughter of Joseph Lancaster MAXON and Josephine Agnes May GAMBLE.


1901 - James A. SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  James was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1901 - Kenneth P. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of Wesley F. METZNER and Elnora M. AXE.



Monday, May 21, 2012

On This Day : May 21

1660 - Sarah BURPBEE born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas BURPBEE and Sarah KELLEY.  Sarah was my 9x-great grandmother.


1662 - Mehitable HUTCHINSON born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Mehitable was the daughter of Ralph HUTCHINSON and Alice ________.


1705 - Aeltje KOUWENHOVEN born.  Aeltje was the daughter of Pieter Williemse VAN KOUWENHOVEN and Patience DAWS.


1730 - Alice TAYLOR born.  Alice was the daughter of James TAYLOR and Alice THORNTON.


1774 - William R. HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.


1779 - Wealthy MAXSON born.  Wealthy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1791 - Judith MAXSON married Samuel MARRIOTT.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Tacy ROGERS.


1814 - William CARTER born.  William was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1822 - John OLIPHANT died in Greene County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Ephraim OLIPHANT and Sarah Higgins STOUT.


1828 - Daniel T. COY born.  Daniel was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1832 - Matthew MAXSON died.  Matthew was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1835 - Thurston TAYLOR married Luisa Maria DASHIELL.  Thurston was the son of Edmund TAYLOR and Sarah STUBBS.


1838 - Lyman RUTHERFORD born.  Lyman was the son of Randolph Spicer RUTHERFORD and Christina Evalina HECK.


1854 - John Vorhees LAMBERTSON married Hannah HUDSON in Butler County, Ohio.  John was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.


1864 - Thomas KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1870 - Karl Heinrich KAHRE married Anne Catherine Marie Sophie VETTER in Schnathorst, Westphalia.  Karl was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1872 - Christopher SILLS married Samantha SHELLY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Christopher was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.  Samantha was the daughter of Jacob SHELLY and Elizabeth RICKERT.  They were Eileen's 2x-great grandparents.


1884 - Alonzo Jacob RHINEHART born in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Alonzo was the son of William Frederick RHINEHART and Jennie Elizabeth WAMSLEY.


1894 - Clara RITT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Clara was the daughter of John W. RITT and Tillie MAASBERG.


1908 - Helen Louise WRIGHT born in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana. Helen was the daughter of James WRIGHT and Clara B. HICKS.


1910 - Wilma ALDERMAN born in Webb City, Missouri.  Wilma was the daughter of George Washington ALDERMAN and Maria Rebecca Mae ALLEN.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

On This Day : April 15

1659 - Thomas BURPBEE married Sarah KELLEY in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1800 - Esther YOUNG born in Berkeley County, Virginia.  Esther was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Catherine Elizabeth KINT.


1815 - Maria Catharina PETRY died in York County, Pennsylvania.  Maria was the daughter of Duvald KALTREIDER and Elizabeth Catherine ________.  Maria was my 4x great-grandmother.


1818 - Salome PEFLEY born.  Salome was the daughter of Henry PEFLEY and Susannah BORNDRAGAR.


1843 - Carl Heinrich KAHRE born.  Carl was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1851 - Commodore Perry RUTHERFORD born.  Commodore was the son of Randolph Spicer RUTHERFORD and Christina Evalina HECK.


1852 - Rebecca UNTHANK died.  Rebecca was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1853 - Mary JAMES died in Westfork, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1880 - John McLANE married Emma Isabelle DINSMORE in Putnam County, Ohio.  John was the son of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1888 - Luman Walker LeMASTERS Sr. died in Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.  He was my 3x great-grandfather.


1893 - Joshua Vickers MILLHOUS died in Bigger, Indiana.  Joshua was the son of William MILLHOUS and Martha VICKERS.


1905 - Lola May LAMBERTSON married Omer A. WHISLER in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Lola was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1977 - Homer Udene PEFLEY died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Homer was the son of Homer Hanley PEFLEY and Flossie Irene LEWIS.


2007 - Gaynor Lea ROZIER died.  Gaynor was the daughter of Earl SLINKARD and Lella Lewis LeMASTER.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Sarah Kelley (b. February 12, 1640/41)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 10th-great grandmother, Sarah Kelley.

Sarah was born February 12, 1640/41 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. Sarah married on April 15, 1659 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. to Thomas Burpbee. Thomas was born September 3, 1639 and died June, 1701 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. Sarah died December 25, 1713 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA.

Known children of Thomas and Sarah (Kelley) Burpbee are as follows:
i. Sarah Burpbee b. May 21,1660 Rowley, MA., d. November 18, 1729 Bradford, MA, m. Samuel Spofford.

I descend from Thomas and Sarah (Kelley) Burpbee through their daughter, Sarah, as follows :
Sarah Kelley and Thomas Burpbee
Sarah Burpbee and Samuel Spofford
Thomas Spofford and Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford and Bennett Field
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Anne Waller (b. February 8, 1560/61)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 12th great-grandmother, Anne Waller.

Anne was born February 8, 1560/61 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, the daughter of John and Jane (________) Waller. Anne married July 14, 1590 in Rattlesden to Christopher Strutt, son of Robert and Agnes (________) Strutt. Christopher was born in 1565 in Rattlesden and died February 16, 1626/27 in Rattlesden. Anne died July 22, 1611 in Rattlesden.

Known children of Christopher and Anne (Waller) Strutt are as follows:
i. Elizabeth Strutt b. 1594 Rattlesden, d. Essex Co., MA, m. Thomas Scott.

I descend from Christopher and Anne (Waller) Strutt through their daughter, Elizabeth, as follows:
Anne Waller and Christopher Strutt
Elizabeth Strutt and Thomas Scott
Elizabeth Scott and John Spofford
Samuel Spofford and Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford and Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford and Bennett Field
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Samuel Spofford (b. January 31, 1652/53)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandfather, Samuel Spofford.

Samuel was born January 31, 1652/53 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA., the son of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Spofford. Samuel married December 4, 1676 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA to Sarah Burpbee, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Kelley) Burpbee. Sarah was born May 21, 1660 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA, and died November 18, 1729 in Bradford, Essex Co., MA. Samuel died January 1, 1743/44 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA.

Known children of Samuel and Sarah (Burpbee) Spofford are as follows :
i. Thomas Spofford b. May16, 1677/78 Essex Co., MA., m. Bethiah Hazeltine

I descend from Samuel and Sarah (Burpbee) Spofford through their son, Thomas, as follows :
Samuel Spofford and Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford and Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford and Bennett Field
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Today in my database : Elizabeth Scott (b. November 18, 1623)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 10th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Scott.

Elizabeth was born November 18, 1623 and was of Rowley, Essex Co., MA, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Strutt) Scott. Elizabeth married 1645 in Rowely, Essex Co., MA to John Spofford, son of John Spofford. John was born between 1611-1612 and was of Selby, Yorkshire, England and died November 6, 1678 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. Elizabeth died February 10, 1690/91 in Bedford, Essex Co., MA.

I descend from John and Elizabeth (Scott) Spofford through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Elizabeth Scott and John Spofford
Samuel Spofford Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford and Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford and Bennett Field
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Today in my database : Martha Whatlock (b. July 18, 1568)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 12th great-grandmother, Martha Whatlock.

Martha was born July 18, 1568 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Thomas & Joan (_____) Whatlock/Whotlocke. Martha married July 25, 1594 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England to Henry Scott, son of Edward & Joan (______) Scott. Henry was born November 1, 1560 and died December 24, 1624 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England. Martha died March 14, 1610/11.

I descend from Henry & Martha's son Thomas as follows:

Martha Whatlock m. Henry Scott
Thomas Scott m. Elizabeth Strutt
Elizabeth Scott m. John Spofford
Samuel Spofford m. Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford m. Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Stafford m. Bennett Field
Bethiah Field m. Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce m. Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce m. Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce m. Catherine Gronendyke
William Francis Pierce m. Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce m. Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Today in my database : John Waller (b. April 27, 1567)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 13th-great grandfather, John Waller.

John was born in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England on April 27, 1567, according to my database. I have no information on his parentage. John's wife was named Jane (maiden name unknown).

I descend from John & Jane's daughter, Anne Waller, born February 8, 1560/61 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.

This gentleman was totally unfamiliar to me, until I pulled him up by date of birth in my database. My line of descent from this individual is as follows:

John Waller & Jane [________]
Anne Waller & Christopher Strutt
Elizabeth Strutt & Thomas Scott
Elizabeth Scott & John Spofford
Samuel Spofford & Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford & Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford/Stafford & Bennett Field
Bethiah Field & Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce & Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce & Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce & Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce & Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce & Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)