Mary (Cooper) Burrill (abt. 1606 - 1653)

Born about 1606 in Apley, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

Wife of George (Burrell) Burrill — married 12 Jan 1626 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died Aug 1653 at about age 47 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Daughter of Timothy Cooper 1585-? and Elizabeth 1586-?.

George Burrill and Mary Cooper had their marriage license granted on 12 Jan 1626 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.^[1] (All their children were born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.)

The couple migrated together to New England. (The first mention of him in New England was in 1637.) George Burrill Jr became one of the wealthiest planters. Their home was on the south side of Boston Street, on the westerly slope of Tower Hill.

Their children were:

1. Francis 1626-1704 married Elizabeth 1634-1716
2. -Martha 1630-1632
3. Lieut John 1632-1703 married Lois Ivory 1640-1720
4. Lydia 1634-

Mary Burrill was mentioned on a memorial in Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of August 1653.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Bond: "England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008072590; Image number: 362
   FamilySearch Record: 6Z3C-B6DN (accessed 21 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSN4-ZW4D
   Marie Cooper marriage to George Burrell on 12 Jan 1626 in Lincolnshire, England.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #55045298 (accessed 21 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Mary Cooper Burrill (1606-Aug 1653), citing Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Eugenia Bonnie (Brown) Ruff (contributor 47172128).

• George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., "The England Home and Family Connections of George Burrill of Lynn, Mass.", The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1926), vol. 83, pp. 117-121

• Burrill, Ellen Mudge. The Burrill family of Lynn, during the Colonial and Provinicial periods, with some of their descendants (Lynn, Mass., F.S. Whitten, printer; 1907)Page 5 (accessed 21 April 2024)

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Cooper-3560 created through the import of Sandysthree_2009-05-22_2009-08-21_2009-12-22_2010-01-17_2010-10-04.ged on Jun 21, 2012 by Sandy Johnson.