Lieutenant Thomas Burditt, Jr.
1682 - 1758 (76 years)-
Name Thomas Burditt Title Lieutenant Suffix Jr. Birth 13 Jan 1682 Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Gender Male Death 15 Oct 1758 Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Burial Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Thomas Burditt - Bell Rock Cemetery
Plot: BurdittNotes - Thomas was a farmer and "gentlemen," his home was near the Charlestown line. In 1713 he was hired by Peter Tufts to act as town Constable in his place. Thomas was a prominent citizen of Malden and a large land owner. In December of 1737 Lt.Thomas Burditt was choosen a member of the new South Precinct committee in Malden, as was reported to Boston and endorsed by Governor Belcher. A few days later Capt.Green, Benjamin Blaney and Lt. Thomas Burditt were chosen "agents, to assert ye said Precinct rights of ye ministeriall Lands..." He was included in several other committee events up until about 1750. On 03 Oct 1751 he was chosen an elder of the South Parish Church and meeting house. In the 1730's he is known as Lieutenant Thomas Burditt, possibly for his duty in the Colonial Militia. His will was dated 28 July 1758 and proved 20 Nov 1758, but there was a disputed over his estate, of which one Negro man Servant, named Jeffrey was sold to Ezra Green, of Malden on 8Feb1762, for thirty-seven pounds, by Thomas' heirs, Thomas, Jabez, Joseph, Jacob Burditt, and Samuel
Sweetser(husband of Mary Burditt). Lieutenant of the Malden Military Company, 1737.
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Father Thomas Burditt, b. Jul 1655, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jun 1729, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 73 years) Mother Elizabeth Chamberlain, b. 11 Mar 1652, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Jan 1717, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years) Marriage Abt 1681 Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F230 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Sargent, b. 5 Jul 1686, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Oct 1761, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years) Marriage 28 Jul 1705 Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Children + 1. Thomas Burditt, b. 14 Dec 1705, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 08 Mar 1763, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years) + 2. Jacob Burditt, b. 14 Feb 1707, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Mar 1765, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 58 years) + 3. Mary Burditt, b. 31 Jul 1710, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Sep 1767, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years) + 4. Jabez Burditt, b. 30 Mar 1713, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 3 May 1795, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years) + 5. Joseph Burditt, b. 02 Feb 1716, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Aug 1749, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 33 years) Family ID F213 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Thomas was a farmer and "gentlemen," his home was near the Charlestown line. In 1713 he was hired by Peter Tufts to act as town Constable in his place. Thomas was a prominent citizen of Malden and a large land owner. In December of 1737 Lt.Thomas Burditt was choosen a member of the new South Precinct committee in Malden, as was reported to Boston and endorsed by Governor Belcher. A few days later Capt.Green, Benjamin Blaney and Lt. Thomas Burditt were chosen "agents, to assert ye said Precinct rights of ye ministeriall Lands..." He was included in several other committee events up until about 1750. On 03 Oct 1751 he was chosen an elder of the South Parish Church and meeting house. In the 1730's he is known as Lieutenant Thomas Burditt, possibly for his duty in the Colonial Militia. His will was dated 28 July 1758 and proved 20 Nov 1758, but there was a disputed over his estate, of which one Negro man Servant, named Jeffrey was sold to Ezra Green, of Malden on 8Feb1762, for thirty-seven pounds, by Thomas' heirs, Thomas, Jabez, Joseph, Jacob Burditt, and Samuel
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