Hubbard Burrows Jr (1739 - 1781)

Born 26 Jun 1739 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Baldwin) Burrows — married 24 Dec 1761 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Sarah (Avery) Hicks — married about 1771 in Groton, New London, Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1781 at age 42 in Fort Griswold, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

Captain Hubbard Burrows Jr served during the French and Indian War.

Captain Hubbard Burrows Jr served with 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Hubbard Burrows Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A019089.

Hubbard Burrows Jr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-125973
Rank: Captain

Birth

Hubbard Burrows was born on a Friday, 26 Jun 1739 to Hubbard Burrows and Mercy (Denison) Burrows in Groton, Connecticut Colony.^[1][2][3]

Note: Listing of Siblings because not all of them have profiles yet so are not shown above^[1][2]

Esther (Burrows) Packer; b. 28 Sep 1731

Hannah (Burrows) Packer; b. 21 Nov 1733

Hubbard Burrows, Jr.; b. 26 Jun 1739

Mercy (Burrows) Avery; baptized 26 Sep 1742

Elisha Burrows; b 27 Nov 1744; d. young

Sarah (Burrows) Niles; b. 16 Aug 1747

Mary (Burrows) Avery; b. 07 Oct 1749

Jonathan Burrows; b. 13 May 1752

Anna (Burrows) Whiting; b. unknown

First Marriage

On Christmas Eve, 24 Dec 1761, Hubbard first married Priscilla (Baldwin) Burrows in Stonington, Connecticut.^[1][4][5]

Children From First Marriage

Hubbard Baldwin Burrows; b. 24 Mar 1763^[1][2][4][5]

Seth Burrows; b. 07 Aug 1765; d. young from small pox^[1][2][4][5]

John Baldwin Burrows; b. 02 Feb 1769 ^[1][2][4][5]

Ziba “Vyiby” Burrows; b. May 1771; d. in infancy^[1][2][4][5]

Note 1a: As seems to be customary for the time period, no date is given as to when Ziba died, only that he “died in infancy”. His mother, Priscilla (Baldwin) Burrows, died in 1771, no date in that year for her death has been found so far, but it can be presumed that she either died in child birth or even within the months that followed Ziba's birth. In any case, the way it is recorded in the citations is how their profiles have been set up. If you make any additions to this profile, or his mother's you will likely get an error message about a child cannot be born after the death of it's mother. This may be caused by the fact that the programming in WikiTree may recognize the lack of a day and month as 01 Jan 1771, but in as much as no day or month are given, that is an incorrect assumption. T Counce 30 May 2017, 10:13 pm (edt)

Note 1b: In trying to calculate an approximate date of Captain Hubbard's marriage to his second wife, Sarah Avery it can be presumed that Priscilla (Baldwin) Burrows died between May 1771 and September 1771. See “'Note at the bottom of Second Marriage section for more details.

Note 2: In History of Stonington by Richard Anson Wheeler and Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volumes 48-49 have Hubbard Baldwin Burrows, Seth Burrows, John Baldwin Burrows, but has “Vyiby Burrows listed as the 3rd child, with no date of birth, and unmarried, but no Ziba listed. The Baldwin Genealogy” and Robert Burrows and descendants, 1630-1974 have Ziba listed, but no Vyiby listed. This leads me to believe they are the same person. If this turns out to not be the case in the future, Ziba's profile will need to be fixed and if desired a separate profile for Vyiby created.

Second Marriage

Hubbard married second, Miss Sarah Avery in 1771, some time between June and October. The marriage probably took place in Groton, as that is where they were both living at the time of the marriage.^[1][2][3]

Note: While no date is given for the date of their marriage, based on information that is available, it might be safe to give the educated guess of between June 1771 and October 1771. The educated guess is based on the death of the youngest child born in the first marriage of Ziba “Vyiby” Burrows ; b. May 1771 and d. in infancy, and the birth date of the first child of this marriage, and using the conversion chart, “With a very high probability the conception took place between 26 September 1771 and 23 October 1771. This is the time span for full-term babies. For about 90% of all newborns the delivery is at term. ^[6]

Children From Second Marriage

Sarah “Sally” (Burrows) Haley; b. 02 Jul 1772^[1][2][3]

Elisha Burrows; b. 12 Jun 1775^[1][2][3]

Perez “Peris” Burrows; 18 May 1778^[1][2][3]

Priscilla(Burrows) Morgan; b. 18 May 1778^[1][2][3]

Soloman Burrows; b. ? ; d. ? (No profile created)^[1][2][3]

Silvia Burrows; b. ? ; d. ? (No profile created)^[1]

Benjamin Burrows; b. ? ; d. at age of two-(cause of death scalding) (No profile created)^[1][2][3]

Denison Burrows; b. ? ; d. ? (See Note on his profile about discrepancy on DOB)^[1][2][3]

Daniel Burrows; b. ? ; d. Young(No profile created)^[1][2][3]

Military Career

According to Robert Burrows and Descendants, 1630-1974, Vol I^[1]:

"Captain Hubbard Burrows, Jr. was active in military service during a large part of his adult life beginning at the age of 20 and ending at the age of 42 when he lost his life in defense of his home town:

1759: Private in Captain John Stanton's Company, 4th Reg't in the Campaign of 1759, French and Indian War.^[7]

1769: Ensign in the 3rd Company of the Groton Militia, sometimes called a training band. Became Captain in this Militia in Dec 1775.^[8]

1776: Participated in the Siege of New York.^[9]

1780: Served in Captain Joseph Walker's 4th Company, 3rd Regiment Connecticut Line and marched under Lafayette.^[10]

1781 Killed in the battle at Fort Griswold, Groton Heights, commanded by Col Leyland ^[11]

On September 6, 1781, (while on furlough), Burrows was ploughing (plowing) when two townsmen rode up with the battle alarm at Fort Griswold. He left his oxen on the plough, ran to his house for arms and mounted with his son so the 12 year old John could return with the horse. When his wife inquired, "When will you get back?" he replied, "Good-by, God knows!"^[1]

Death

Captain Hubbard Burrows was killed 06 Sep 1781, on the east parapet of Fort Griswold by a shot through the head during the Battle of Groton Heights. He was found the next morning by his son (which son, is not specified), after the son turned over 27 bodies, that according to one report were stripped naked. He is buried at Crary Cemetery in Groton.^[1][2]

Note: The Hale Collection has Captain buried at Crary Cemetery in Groton, and Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol 1; Serial:12449; Vol 6 has him buried at Burnet's Corner Cemetery. Robert Burrows and Descendants, 1630-1974, Vol I explains it this way:

"Burrows gravestone in the Crary-Babcock Cemetery at Burnett's Corners, Groton reads:

In memory of Capt. Hubbard Burrows who was killed in Fort Griswold Sept 6th 1781 in the 42nd year of his age..^[1]

I looked up Burnet's Corner Cemetery and only found the Historical District of Burnett's Corner. It's location is at the mouth of the road that leads to the Crary Cemetery, and because the tombstone is visible in the Crary Cemetery, through Find A Grave, it's possible that the people in charge of the Abstract of Graves... didn't know the actual name of the Cemetery at the time of publication.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20} Burrows, R. Earl, Compiler (1975); Robert Burrows and Descendants, 1630-1974, Vol I; Published by R. Earl Burrows, Via Edawards Brothers, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan; PG 282-283; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/robertburrowsdes01burr#page/16/mode/2up (might have to check out the book to read it)
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 281-282; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n11/mode/2up
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Avery, Elroy McKendree & Avery, Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) (1912); The Groton Avery Clan, Volume I; Cleveland, Ohio : [s.n.]; PG 189; Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Baldwin, Charles Candee (1881); The Baldwin Genealogy, From 1500 to 1881; The Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio; PG 242; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/baldwingenealogy00bald
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Baldwin, John D.: Prepared by (1880); A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin, of Stonington, Conn.; With Notices of Other Balwins Who Settled in America in Early Colony Times; Printed by Tyler & Seagrave, Worcester, Massachusetts; PG 17; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/recordofdescenda00inbald
6. ↑ http://www.conception-date-day-calculator.org/
7. ↑ Connecticut Historical Society (1905); Collections of The Connecticut Historical Society, Vol X: Rolls of Connecticut Men in The French and Indian War, 1755-1762, Vol II; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford Connecticut; Page 167
8. ↑ For more information on this see: http://connecticutsar.org/understanding-the-connecticut-militia/
9. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, Connecticut, Adjutant-General's Office (1889); Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War; Published by the Adjutant-General's Office, Hartford, Connecticut; Page 451; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich
10. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, Connecticut, Adjutant-General's Office (1889); Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War; Published by the Adjutant-General's Office, Hartford, Connecticut; PG 333; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich
11. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, Connecticut, Adjutant-General's Office (1889); Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War; Published by the Adjutant-General's Office, Hartford, Connecticut; PG 577; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich
12. ↑ For more information please visit the following site: http://www.livingplaces.com/CT/New_London_County/Groton_Town/Burnetts_Corner_Historic_District.html

• Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. The Stone Records of Groton (Free Academy Press, Norwich, Conn., 1903) Page 74

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 660: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/24/mode/1up
• Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Foundation, Inc., The Defenders, Killed, Wounded and Captured: https://www.fortgriswold.org/defenders-2/