Robert Burdick (abt. 1698 - aft. 1746)

Born about 1698 in Westerly, Kings , Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (Lewis) Burdick — married 1720 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died after 22 Oct 1746 after about age 48 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

Birth

Robert Burdick was born about 1698^[1]

Marriage

Robert Burdick married Dorcas Lewis (b. abt 1701) abt 1720. ^[1] Torrey's "New England Marriages before 1700" lists him as married to "Dorcas Lewis?/?Rebecca Forster/Foster?"^[2]This entry was obviously conflated with Robert's uncle, also named Robert Burdick who married Rebecca Foster on 4 Jan 1700 in New London, Connecticut.^[3]

Children

Children from the Burdick Families Website^[4]

1. Daniel Burdick b.11 Sep 1721, Stonington, CT, d. May 1799, Stonington, CT .
2. Martha Burdick, b. 11 Oct 1723, Stonington, CT
3. Robert Burdick, b. 2 Jan 1724, Stonington, CT , Stonington, CT
4. Dorcas Burdick, b. 5 Oct 1726, Stonington, CT
5. Ruth Burdick, b. 10 Mar 1728, Stonington, CT
6. Ephraim Burdick, b. 6 Jan 1730, Stonington, CT
7. Mary Burdick, b. 3 Oct 1732, Stonington, CT
8. Hannah Burdick, b. 17 Sep 1734, Stonington, CT , d. 13 Apr 1814
9. Matthew Burdick, b. 23 Dec 1738, Stonington, CT, d. About 1842, Easton, NY
10. Margaret Burdick, b. 1740, Stonington, CT
11. Jesse Burdick, b. 16 Aug 1742, Stonington, CT

Family Notes

Taken from the Burdick Family Website.^[4]

• Cr. : Austin, Gen. Dict. ; Stonington Birth Rec. ; Stonington Land Rec. ; Westerly Land Rec.
• Robert Burdick of Stonington and Westerly,
• 1717-18, Feb. 1, Westerly. Will of Daniel Lewis gives dau. Dorcas certain lands. Dorcas, dau. of Daniel Lewis, with her husband, Robert Burdick, witnessed her father's will.
• 1721, Aug. 3, Westerly. Dorcas and Robert Burdick gave receipt for their portion of Daniel Lewis estate.
• 1721, Aug. 4, Westerly. A quit-claim was given by the other heirs to Dorcas Burdick.
• 1721, Aug. 4, Westerly. Robert and Dorcas Burdick, John Lewis and John and Mary ( Lewis ) Langworthy gave a quit-claim to their brother, Daniel Lewis, to land in Tomaquag.
• 1721, Aug. 5. Westerly. Sold land in Westerly to John Richmond.
• 1721, Aug. 17, Stonington. Robert Burdick given land by his parents, Thomas and Martha Burdick.
• 1732, July 6, Stonington. He and his brothers, Thomas and Samuel, signed an agreement for the division of lands that had belonged to their father.
• 1746, Oct. 22, Stonington. He and wife Dorcas gave lands in Stonington to their son Daniel.
• Tim Hall gives his death date as after October 22, 1746.

Death

Robert Burdick died after 1746.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Source number: 1273.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG. Record for Robert Burdick
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.Record for Robert Burdick.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.com, Record for Rebecca Foster
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Burdick Family Genealogy, an online database.Record for Robert Burdick