Richard
Burt
Jr.
Born before in Marsh Caundle, Dorset, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Richard Burt
and Jane (Unknown) Burt
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Charity (Hall) Burt
— married
about 1656 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Abel Burt, Mary (Burt) Makepeace, Richard Burt III, Joseph Burt, Ebenezer Burt, John Burt, Ephraim Burt and Abigail (Burt) Briggs
Died about
after about age 57
in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
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Disputed Associations
Parentage. Richard was the son of Richard Burt (bef.1583-bef.1647), but the identity of his mother, the elder Richard's wife, is either unknown or unproven. See Research Notes.
Biography
Richard Burt, Jr., was born about 1629 (he was age 56 when he wrote his 1685 will)[1][2][3] probably in Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England, and was the son of Richard Burt, of Dorchester, England, and his wife Jane, née Adams. Richard was baptized on 9 Jan 1628 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England.
He left Barbados, West Indies, for Massachusetts in 1639.[4] His family had settled in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts by 1639.[5]
Guardianship
When his father, Richard Burt, died sometime before 26 October 1647,[5] the under-aged Richard Jr. chose his uncle, James Burt, as his guardian. [6] The choice of guardian was confirmed by the court. [7] Burt and Burt in their book Early Days in New England... cite Plymouth Court Records, 26 October 1647: "The Court ordereth, upon pet'con of Richard Burt the sonne of Richard Burt deceased, late of Taunton, that ye said Richard Burt shall mak choyse of his owne guardian; & whereas he makes choyse of his vuncle James Burt to be guardian vnto him & to liue wth him during his minority, the Court app'ues of his choyse & confermes the same."[5]
Marriage and Family
Richard married Charity Hall (1635–1711) in 1657 likely in Taunton.[8][9]
They had eight children:
- Abel Burt (1657–1711)
- Mary Burt (1661- )
- Richard Burt III (1663- )
- Joseph Burt (1666- )
- Ebenezer Burt (1669–1724)
- John Burt (1671- )
- Ephraim Burt (1673–1704)
- Abigail Burt (1676- )
Death
- Death:
- Date: BEF 29 OCT 1685
- Place: Taunton, MA[10]
It is assumed, but not confirmed, that Richard was buried at the Neck of Land Cemetery in Taunton, MA.[11]
Will
His will was signed on 7 September 1685 and proved 29 October 1685. A transcription of the will was published by Burt and Burt in 1893.[1] Richard's will and estate inventory can be found on FamilySearch.[2]
Research Notes
Birth. A record of his birth or baptism has either not been found or not been proven. A version of this profile reported he was both,
- baptized in Marsh Caundle, Dorset, England, 9 June 1628, without further reference. One presumes such a baptismal record exists, but any related work to prove this is about the immigrant has not been seen.
- born in Barbados, West Indies, 1629, citing "Dorothy Burt GEDCOM, Burt.FTW." Again, the work to prove he was born at Barbados has not been seen.
Parentage. Richard was the son of Richard Burt (bef.1583-bef.1647), who died before 26 October 1647,[7] but the identity of his mother, the elder Richard's wife, is either unknown or unproven.
His mother is sometimes reported as "Jane Adams" (for example, see FindAGrave, memorial 49052325). This name and the related 1625 marriage was presumably plucked from abstracted London, England records published in 1891. See John V. L. Pruyn. Weddings at St. Mary, Whitechapel, London. In: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 23 (1891):47; digital images, Hathi Trust, for a marriage at St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England, 21 November 1625.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burt, Henry M. and Burt, Silas W. Early Days in New England: Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and Some of His Descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass., and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England. Springfield, Mass.: C. W. Bryan company, printers, 1893, pp. 499-522 (The Taunton Burts), pp. 513-14 (Richard Burt, abstract of 1685 will); digital images, Hathi Trust.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard Burt 1685 will and estate inventory, Plymouth Colony records, deeds, 1620-1699, in: "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z7-5422?cc=2106411&wc=MCBR-RMS%3A361612701%2C362503001 : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1686-1699 vol 5-6 > image 185 of 344; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
- ↑ Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Company, 1893, pp. 29-34; digital images, Hathi Trust, Google Books.
- ↑ Colket, Meredith B., Jr. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland, Ohio: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366 p., https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7486/records/1450765.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Burt, Henry M. and Burt, Silas W. Early Days in New England: Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and Some of His Descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass., and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England. Springfield, Mass.: C. W. Bryan company, printers, 1893, pp. 499-522 (The Taunton Burts), p. 512 (Richard Burt); digital images, Hathi Trust, Internet Archive.
- ↑ Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Company, 1893, p. 34; digital images, Hathi Trust.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England. 12 vols. in 10. Boston: Press of W. White, 1855-61, 2:119; digital images, Hathi Trust.
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3612.015; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3824&h=42795&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836.
- ↑ Richard Burt in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Richard Burt in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sep. 2016, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=42795&db=NewEnglandMarriages&indiv=1.
- ↑ Dorothy Burt GEDCOM, Burt.FTW
- ↑ Richard Burt II, Find A Grave: Memorial #49052325; web content, FindaGrave.
- See also--
- The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Sketch of Henry Gallop p. 725, where it says that John Gallop of Taunton died and his widow married Richard Burt of Taunton. subscriber$
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 54, p. 89, where it lists the children of Richard Burt. p. 91, where it says his wife's name was Charity, and uncle was James Burt. subscriber$
- The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Vol. 54 (1978) p. 17, where it says daughter of Richard and Charity (Hill) Burt whose name was Abigail m. John Tisdale before 1707. subscriber$
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 54, p. 91, where it says "Charity Burt survived her husband Richard and was buried in the Neck of Land graveyard in Taunton. she died June 3, 1711 aged 76." So her birth would have been 1634 or 1635. subscriber$
- Other--
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LXSP-VHC/richard-burt-iii-1629-1685, accessed 7 Apr 2021
Acknowledgements
- Dorothy Burt, GEDCOM file imported on 25 Jul 2002; Burt.FTW Title: Burt.FTW Also as S448, Burt.FTW
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Categories: Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts
Dorset : Bishop's Caundle : St Peter and St Paul : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581801f8e93790ec8b905f1d : viewed 2 Mar 2022) baptism Richard Birt 09 Nov 1628
Possibly of note, see remarks on the intended passage to end points that include Barbados for a William Burt, age 22 in 1634 and James Burt, age 15 in 1635. Roderick Burnham, Genealogical records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, the emigrants who early settled at Springfield, Mass. ... (Warwick, N.Y. : Miss Elizabeth Burt, 1892); 13-14 (Early New England Records, includes some Barbados); digital images, Hathi Trust.
Thank you again.--Gene
Edited to add. The baptismal date is just off a bit. Is there a way we can confirm no such record existed in the other location?
edited by GeneJ X
Edit: as Matthew points out, this looks more like 'Fbr' than '9br' based on comparing to other abbreviations on the page.
edited by Brad Stauf
At any rate, at least we can see the father's name clearly as William meaning it's not the christening record of Richard Jr. who ended up in Taunton. I'm in the middle of looking at a bunch of Burt wills, land deeds and court records trying to find a family structure that matches what little we know of this line. There were clusters of Burts around Bishop's Caundle, around Dorking (Surrey), Horsham and Cuckfield along with some weavers in London. It would be really helpful if we could find more Barbados records to better identify which Burts were there.
His profile reports a birth "before 9 Jun 1628 in Marsh Caundle, Dorset, England."
Hope to identify the reliable sources which records, reasoning and logic were relied and how this apparent English baptismal entry was proven to be specifically about the man who had a father Richard Burt (died before 26 October 1647) and uncle James Burt (died before March 1680[/1]), and who died Taunton, Massachusetts, 1685.
Thank you in advance.--Gene
edited by GeneJ X
Maybe not so fast ... The baptismal date is just off a bit. Is there a way we can confirm no such record existed in the other location?
edited by GeneJ X