It is possible that Jacob's mother, Wilbor-2, died as a result of complications of his birth, as Jacob Burgess was born in November, 1717, and she died in the month following.
Sources
↑ Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company.
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB532/rd/14343/6-72/260883175
Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Thomas Brownell, 1619 to 1910, pg. 26 Compiled by George Grant Brownell, Jamestown, New York, 1910; Martin Merz & Son, Printers, Jamestown, New York. Repository, New York Public Library [1]Wilbur-403 14:53, 30 March 2017 (EDT).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2020), memorial page for Jacob Burgess (11 Nov 1717–18 Sep 1768), Find a Grave Memorial no. 34171719, citing Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613) Find A Grave: Memorial #34171719.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob 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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob: