Samuel Burroughs was born about 1712 in Prudence Island, RI. Samuel Burroughs ... He passed away 21 Oct 1801 in Newport, RI .[1]
Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1745 Marriage Place: Rhode Island, Spouse Name:
Mary Greene. [2]
Burial: Common Burial Ground Newport, RI: Samuel Burroughs A double stone with his wife Mary the inscription reads: " Samuel Burroughs & Mary his wife, who both died in the faith. He on Oct. 21st 1801 aged 89 years. She Nov. 10, aged 79." [3]
Note: FAG may not show one or the other wife.
Research Note on 2nd spouse
Name: Mary Greene Birth Date 1722 North Kingston, RI. Died 10 Nov 1801. Her father Greene-3768
Name: Mary Greene Birth Date: 13 Apr 1730 Birth Place: Middletown, Rhode Island, Father Name: William Greene Mother Name: Mary Greene. Page Number: 31 Rhode Island Vital Records.
Research Note on 1st wife
Name: Mary Brown Birth: ? Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1740 Marriage Place:
Newport, Rhode Island, Spouse Name: Samuel Burrough Page Number: 439 Rhode Island Vital Records
Children
Samuel and Mary (Brown) Burroughs had the following (1) child:[4]
William Burroughs, born 1 january 1742; married Catherine Gardner and Susanna (Child) Burroughs
Samuel and Mary (Greene) Burroughs had the following (9) children:[5]
Samuel, born 6 November 1746; possibly married Phebe Taylor
Peleg, born 5 June 1748; married Keziah (Burdick) West
John, born 16 April 1750
Mary, born 3 February 1752; married Arthur Smith
Rebecca, married John P. Jones
Abigail; married Samuel Greene
Thomas
Sarah, married _____ Brown
Green, born about 1759; married Sarah Tilley and Anne (_____) Marshall
Sources
↑ Samuel Burroughs in the Web: Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 327
↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 328
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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