Benjamin Burroughs (abt. 1764 - 1826)

Born about 20 Jul 1764 in Salem County, New Jersey

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Died 14 Mar 1826 at about age 61 in Salem County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Captain Benjamin Burroughs served with 1st Battalion (Western), Salem County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Burroughs is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A019060.

Benjamin Burroughs was born reportedly on 20 July 1764, the son of Benjamin Burroughs and Mary Van Horn. The exact date comes from an application to the Sons of the American Revolution,^[1] but it fits with his headstone, which says he died 14 March 1826 in the 62nd year of his age (i.e., 61 years old in the modern style of recording).^[2]

Benjamin enlisted in the Salem County Militia on 10 September 1775, when he would have been 11.^[1] He was recorded as a private in Captain Jacob Dubois's company of the New Jersey Militia for Salem County, and then as a private in Captain Israel Nard's company of the militia for Morris County.

He married Judith Lummis in 1784. He is mentioned in his father's will, dated 1799 (see the father's profile).

Benjamin died in 1826 and was buried at the graveyard at the Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church.^[2]

Benjamin's will is dated January 6, 1826^[3]. It mentions

son James

daughter Hannah Burroughs

executor son Cornelius

Also mentions other property to be divided among his children, but it is not clear how many there were.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} SAR application for Henry Harding Burroughs, national number 27988; digital image from Ancestry.com, "Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1889-1970", database and images.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Gravestone photos from users Karen Mickel Bennett and William Hagerty, Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 October 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Burroughs (20 Jul 1764–14 Mar 1826), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #11512203, citing Old Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Garden Lady (contributor 46784345).
3. ↑ "New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G933-WVFQ?cc=2018330&wc=MQTM-638%3A338010701%2C338175601 : 21 May 2014), Salem > Wills 1822-1848 vol C-D > image 166 of 649; county courthouses, New Jersey.

• DAR Patriot Index - Benjamin who m. Judith Loomis / Lummis. Source: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24March2020), "Record of Benjamin Burroughs", Ancestor # A019060.