Simon Burr III (1692 - 1783)

Born 30 Sep 1692 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (May) Burr — married 31 Dec 1724 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 2 May 1783 at age 90 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Simon III was the son of Simon & Mary (Lassell) Burr, born on 30 September 1692 at Hingham in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[1] His baptism on 9 October 1692 was recorded by Rev. Peter Hobart in his journal.^[2][3]

He married Ruth May on 31 Dec 1724 at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Bay.^[4]

According to MA Marriage Record, FC8C-K4S, Simon Burr married Ruth May on 12/31/1729, but according to MA Marriage Record, FC8C-K4M, Simon Burr married Ruth May on 12/31/1724.

It seems Simon and Ruth did not record their children with their town of Residence. However, we find the following records of baptisms at the 2nd Congregational Church of Rehoboth (a.k.a. the Palmer River Church):^[5]

• Simon bap. 22 May 1725, son of Simon and Ruth Burre
• Ruth bap. 12 May 1728, daughter of Simon Burr
• Simon bap. 7 May 1730, son of Simon and Ruth Burr
• Mary bap. August 1731, daughter of Simon Burr
• Elisha bap. 23 May 1736, son of Simon Burr
• Elizabeth bap. 8 July 1739, daughter of Simon Burr
• Nathaniel bap. 27 March 1742, son of Simon Burr and Ruth his wife
• Patiene [Patience] bap. 20 September 1744, daughter of Simon Burr and Ruth his wife

Simon left a will written May 4, 1781 and proved August 3, 1784.^[6]. It names

• sons Elisha and Nathanel Burr
• daughters Ruth Whitaker, Elizabeth Kinnicut, Mary Burr (single)

Executor was his son Nathanel.

According to FAG Record, QVVK-LCX3, Simon Burr was buried in Palmer River Churchyard Cem., Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. See: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-LCX3 : 13 December 2015), Simon Burr, 1783; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 23721808, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Sources

1. ↑ Hingham VR, page 33
2. ↑ C. Edward Egan, "The Hobart Journal" The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 121 (1967) page 279
3. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.101
4. ↑ Arnold: Page 74
5. ↑ Trim, pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15
6. ↑ Image online at American Ancestors in the database "Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers"

• Robert Sheldon Trim, Congregational Church Records, Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Baptisms 1721-1900, Admissions, Dismissals, and Deaths 1793-1900, Parts 1-3, Rehoboth, Mass., 1951.

• MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988

• Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)

• Arnold, James. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1897)

• Todd, Charles Burr. A General History of the Burr family, with a genealogical record from 1193 to 1891, self-published in New York, 1891.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-LXTY : 13 December 2015), Jacob Barney, 1757; Burial, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Baptist Church Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #21985128

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-LCX3 : 13 December 2015), Simon Burr, 1783; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 23721808, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8C-K4M : 9 February 2018), Simon Burr and Ruth May, 31 Dec 1724; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8C-K4S : 9 February 2018), Simon Burr and Ruth May, 31 Dec 1729; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDG-W5S : 5 November 2017), Simon Burr, 30 Sep 1692; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.