Individual Details
Thomas Burgess
(Abt 1627 - 26 Feb 1717)
Burgess Genealogy
Published 1865, p.12
Thomas Burgess, the eldest son of Thomas the Pilgrim, was enrolled to bear arms in 1643, when probably 16 years old. He served the town as constable in 1654. He subscribed to repair the meeting-house, and to support the minister, in 1657. In 1661 he left the Plymouth Colony, and removed to Newport. He was admitted a freeman in the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and served as grand juror, 1667. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William Bassett, whom he married, Nov 8, 1648. [Thomas and Elizabeth were the first couple to legally divorce on American soil. They parted ways in June of 1661.]His second wife was Lydia, daughter of Peter Gaunt, by whom he had one son, and probably other children.
Published 1865, p.12
Thomas Burgess, the eldest son of Thomas the Pilgrim, was enrolled to bear arms in 1643, when probably 16 years old. He served the town as constable in 1654. He subscribed to repair the meeting-house, and to support the minister, in 1657. In 1661 he left the Plymouth Colony, and removed to Newport. He was admitted a freeman in the Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and served as grand juror, 1667. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William Bassett, whom he married, Nov 8, 1648. [Thomas and Elizabeth were the first couple to legally divorce on American soil. They parted ways in June of 1661.]His second wife was Lydia, daughter of Peter Gaunt, by whom he had one son, and probably other children.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1627 | England | |||
| Marriage | 8 Nov 1648 | Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Elizabeth Bassett |  | ||
| Marriage | 1662 | Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Lydia Gaunt | | ||
| Death | 26 Feb 1717 | Newport, Newport, Rhode Island | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Bassett (1626 - ) |
| Spouse | Lydia Gaunt (1630 - ) |
| Father | Thomas BURGESS (1602 - 1685) |
| Mother | Dorothy WAYNES (1603 - 1687) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Burgess (1629 - 1717) |
| Sibling | Jacob Burgess (1631 - 1719) |
| Sibling | John BURGESS (1631 - 1701) |
| Sibling | Joseph Burgess (1637 - 1695) |
Endnotes
1. Burgess, Ebenezer, Burgess Genealogy: Memorial of the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess, who were Settled at Sandwich, in the Plymouth Colony, in 1637 (Boston: T.R. Marvin and Son, 1865).
2. Burgess, Ebenezer, Burgess Genealogy: Memorial of the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess, who were Settled at Sandwich, in the Plymouth Colony, in 1637 (Boston: T.R. Marvin and Son, 1865).
3. , Burgess, Ebenezer, Burgess Genealogy: Memorial of the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess, who were Settled at Sandwich, in the Plymouth Colony, in 1637 (Boston: T.R. Marvin and Son, 1865) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).