Edward Burgess was born in 1692 at Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Thomas Burgess and Esther Richmond. Edward married Elizabeth Coe in 1720. They had six, possibly seven, children and lived at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Edward Burgess died after June 13, 1751.
Children of Edward Burgess and Elizabeth Coe
Benjamin, b. Sept. 27, 1721; d. Feb. 5, 1722
Thomas, b. Sept. 6, 1723
Esther, b. July 27, 1725
Benjamin, b. July 13, 1728
Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1730; m. Philip Mosier (Mosher), 1750
Lydia, b. Feb. 15, 1734; m. Maxom Mosier (Mosher), 1751
Alden.org. Descendants of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.
Little Compton Families: From records compiled by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997) Fifth edition, Vol. I, p. 132.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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This person is shown in "Burgess Genealogy: Memorial fo the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess, Who were settled at Sandwith in the Plymouth Colony in 1637" by E. Burgess. The date of their marriage is shown as July 27, 1720.