Lieutenant Thomas Burditt, Jr.

1682 - 1758  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas Burditt
  Title	Lieutenant
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	13 Jan 1682	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 1758	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23248995/thomas-burditt
  		Thomas Burditt - Bell Rock Cemetery Plot: Burditt
  Notes	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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  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Burditt,   b. Jul 1655, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jun 1729, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Chamberlain,   b. 11 Mar 1652, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 26 Jan 1717, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1681	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Sargent,   b. 5 Jul 1686, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 27 Oct 1761, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1705	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Burditt,   b. 14 Dec 1705, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 08 Mar 1763, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) + 2. Jacob Burditt,   b. 14 Feb 1707, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Mar 1765, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years) + 3. Mary Burditt,   b. 31 Jul 1710, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 14 Sep 1767, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) + 4. Jabez Burditt,   b. 30 Mar 1713, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 3 May 1795, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 82 years) + 5. Joseph Burditt,   b. 02 Feb 1716, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 28 Aug 1749, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 13 Jan 1682 - Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 28 Jul 1705 - Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 15 Oct 1758 - Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Burial - - Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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