Generation No. 1

1. Sylvira Burgess (Source: Burgess Genealogy sources.), born December 25, 1812 in Grafton, Vermont. She was the daughter of 2. Barzillai Burgess and 3. Thankful Wadsworth. She married (1) Joseph C. Stafford. He was born 1811 in New Hampshire.

Notes for Sylvira Burgess:
Information received in May 1997 indicates that Sylvester AND Sylvira are two people - twins.

Notes for Joseph C. Stafford:
Joseph C. Stafford was found on the 1850 Census in LeRoy, Dodge County, Wisconsin.

Joseph C. Stafford age 39 New Hampshire Farmer Real Estate 1500

Sylvia 37 Vermont

William 1 Wisconsin

Generation No. 2

2. Barzillai Burgess, born July 26, 1767 in Wareham, Massachusetts; died November 18, 1855. He was the son of 4. Ebenezer Burgess and 5. Hannah Gibbs. He married 3. Thankful Wadsworth 1803 in Grafton, Vermont.

3. Thankful Wadsworth, born Abt. 1778; died January 08, 1856 in Grafton, Vermont.

Notes for Thankful Wadsworth:

Children of Barzillai Burgess and Thankful Wadsworth are:

Generation No. 3

4. Ebenezer Burgess (Source: Gazeteer of Windham Co., VT; and 1790 Censes of Vermont.), born June 14, 1743 in Wareham, Massachusetts; died February 28, 1829 in Grafton, Vermont. He was the son of 8. Ebenezer Burgess II and 9. Zeruiah Nye. He married 5. Hannah Gibbs December 19, 1765.

5. Hannah Gibbs, born Abt. 1745; died 1817 in Grafton, Vermont. She was the daughter of 10. Benjamin Gibbs and 11. Joanna Swift.

Notes for Ebenezer Burgess:

Ebenezer Burgess and Hannah Gibbs, his wife, arrived in Grafton, Vermont (from Sandwich, Mass., in 1775 with four boys under 11, a year-old baby and another on the way.

"Ebenezer and Hannah arrived with cash June 21, 1779... bought (not claimed) from Oliver Corey, 96 acres." "The Grafton Tavern today was originally the Burgess homestead, sold by Ebenezer about 1798 to one Lovell, who either began inn-keeping there or sold to one who did" --from pages sent to me by Margaret Burgess, Barnegat, New Jersey, Oct. 1997.

Margaret also sent pictures of the marble obelisks marking the graves of Barzillai, Thankful, Ruth, and Sam W. (son of Barzillai and Thankful). In addition, she send a copy of the "History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-1985 and Sidelights On Grafton History" published by the Grafton Historical Society, Inc., Grafton VT.

Ebenezer served in the Revolutionary War. He is found in the DAR Patriot Index.

Children of Ebenezer Burgess and Hannah Gibbs are:

Generation No. 4

8. Ebenezer Burgess II, born November 28, 1707 in Wareham, Massachusetts; died December 11, 1768. He was the son of 16. Ebenezer Burgess I and 17. Mercy Lombard. He married 9. Zeruiah Nye November 18, 1739.

9. Zeruiah Nye, born 1706 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died November 13, 1787.

Children of Ebenezer Burgess and Zeruiah Nye are:

10. Benjamin Gibbs, born March 01, 1716/17 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died Bef. August 22, 1757. He was the son of 20. Benjamin Gibbs I and 21. Anne Tupper. He married 11. Joanna Swift January 10, 1744/45 in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

11. Joanna Swift, born July 05, 1723 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died January 08, 1794 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 22. Josiah Swift and 23. Experience Nye.

Children of Benjamin Gibbs and Joanna Swift are:

Generation No. 5

16. Ebenezer Burgess I, born October 02, 1673 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died May 22, 1750 in Wareham, Massachusetts. He was the son of 32. Jacob Burgess and 33. Mary Nye. He married 17. Mercy Lombard March 20, 1700/01 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

17. Mercy Lombard, born November 02, 1673 in Barnstable, Massachusetts; died December 06, 1753 in Wareham, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 34. Benjamin Lombard and 35. Jane Warren.

Notes for Ebenezer Burgess I:

All the six children of Ebenezer Burgess and Mercy Lombard were baptized in Sandwich, Mass., on the same day, Sept. 23, 1711.

Children of Ebenezer Burgess and Mercy Lombard are:

20. Benjamin Gibbs I (Source: NEH & GR, Vol 123 (1969).), born December 1673 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died Bef. September 27, 1757 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He was the son of 40. John Gibbs and 41. Jane Blackwell. He married 21. Anne Tupper Abt. January 04, 1698/99 in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

21. Anne Tupper, born December 14, 1679 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died Bef. 1757 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 42. Captain Thomas Tupper and 43. Martha Mayhew.

Children of Benjamin Gibbs and Anne Tupper are:

22. Josiah Swift, born Unknown; died Unknown. He married 23. Experience Nye.

23. Experience Nye, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Child of Josiah Swift and Experience Nye is:

Generation No. 6

32. Jacob Burgess, born 1633 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died March 17, 1718/19. He was the son of 64. Thomas Burgess and 65. Dorothy Waynes. He married 33. Mary Nye June 01, 1670 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

33. Mary Nye, born 1641; died June 23, 1706. She was the daughter of 66. Benjamin Nye and 67. Katherine Tupper.

Children of Jacob Burgess and Mary Nye are:

34. Benjamin Lombard (Source: NEH & G Register, Vol. 12, The Register, (1858), p.249.), born August 26, 1642 in Barnstable, Massachusetts; died Abt. August 02, 1725 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was the son of 68. Thomas Lombard and 69. Joyce ?. He married 35. Jane Warren September 19, 1672.

35. Jane Warren, born January 10, 1651/52 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died February 27, 1682/83 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 70. Nathaniel Warren and 71. Sarah Walker.

Notes for Jane Warren:

Children of Benjamin Lombard and Jane Warren are:

40. John Gibbs (Source: Thomas Gibbs of Sandwich, Mass. (ca 1615-1693) Vol. 123 (1969) NEH & GR.), born September 12, 1644 in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died April 30, 1725. He was the son of 80. Thomas Gibbs. He married 41. Jane Blackwell Abt. 1669.

41. Jane Blackwell, born Abt. 1650; died Bef. November 09, 1716. She was the daughter of 82. Michael Blackwell.

Children of John Gibbs and Jane Blackwell are:

42. Captain Thomas Tupper, born Unknown; died Unknown. He married 43. Martha Mayhew.

43. Martha Mayhew (Source: World Family Tree Vol 31, Pedigree # 125, (9-28-99).), born Unknown; died Unknown. She was the daughter of 86. Thomas Mayhew and 87. Jane Gallyon.

Child of Captain Tupper and Martha Mayhew is:

Generation No. 7

64. Thomas Burgess (Source: (1) "Burgess Genealogy - Memorial of the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess" pub. Boston 1865., (2) Margaret Burgess, Barnegat N.J. (1997)., (3) Sandwich - A Cape Cod Town, by R. A. Lovell, Jr. 1984, and WFT Vol 31, #30 (9-28-99).), born August 16, 1601 in Truro, Cornwall, England; died February 13, 1684/85 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was the son of 128. Thomas Burges and 129. Elizabeth Pye. He married 65. Dorothy Waynes 1628 in Tanfield, Durham, England.

65. Dorothy Waynes, born Abt. 1605 in Earls Barton, Northants, England; died February 28, 1677/78 in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Notes for Thomas Burgess:

Thomas Burgess's will was dated April 04, 1684, and proved March 05, 1685. He was known as "The Pilgrim." He settled at Sandwich, Massachusetts in 1637. He was married at Tanfield, County York, England, and had a grant of land in Duxbury, Mass., 3 April 1637

From "Sandwich, A Cape Cod Town" by R.A. Lovell, Jr., pub. 1984: "Thomas Burgess was one of the earliest settlers and his name is found frequently in the service of the town and in support of the early church. He acquired land in Scusset (Sagamore) and also in the Aptucxet area of the old trading post. His four sons typified the very early spread from Sandwich to occupy land in new towns. Thomas Junior moving to Newport, Rhode Island, John moving to Yarmouth, Joseph going to Rochester; Jacob inherited the family lands in Scusset, just west of the Freeman Farm. Thomas Junior featured in one of the rare divorces of the colony. After thirteen years of marriage to Elizabeth Bassett, they were divorced and he married Lydia, daughter of Quaker Peter Gaunt, and got a fresh start in Rhode Island."

On page 485, we find: " Thornton Waldo Burgess, descended from the original settler, Thomas Burgess of West Sandwich. Thornton's ancestral line lived in Harwich for several generations, then returned to West Sandwich in 1791. Thornton's grandfather, Charles H. Burgess (1815-1905) moved his family to Sandwich village about 1858 and opened a general store. Charles's son Thornton Sr. (1850-1874) married Caroline Hayward in 1872 and Thornton Jr. was born Jan. 14, 1874. Thornton is easily Sandwich's best known native son. He wrote "Bedtime Stories" which featured 'a certain briar patch' --located in Sandwich. He also wrote the "Old Mother West Wind' books, among many others."

Children of Thomas Burgess and Dorothy Waynes are:

66. Benjamin Nye (Source: Sandwich - A Cape Cod Town, by R. A. Lovell, Jr. 1984, and WFT Vol 31, #30 (9-28-99).), born May 04, 1620 in Bidlenden, Kent, England; died February 20, 1669/70 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He was the son of 132. Thomas Nye and 133. Agnes Rye. He married 67. Katherine Tupper October 19, 1640 in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

67. Katherine Tupper, born January 31, 1622/23 in Chelmsford, Essex Co., England; died June 04, 1676 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 134. Rev. Thomas Tupper and 135. Katherine Gator.

Notes for Benjamin Nye:

From "Sandwich - A Cape Cod Town" by R. A Lovell, Jr.: Benjamin Nye (1620-after 1704) came to America as a youth on the "Abigail" in 1635, probably with the Tupper family. He came to Sandwich in 1637 with his 'Abigail' friends and quickly put down roots. He married Katherine Tupper and settled in Spring Hill. He also had property in East Sandwich on the largest stream flowing into Scorton Marsh, and here he was awarded a further twelve acres because he built a grist mill. Later he built a second house and fulling mill here. His original house went to eldest son John, and the Old County Road house and mills to son Jonathan. One son removed to Falmouth, but four had families in Sandwich. In the 18th century the NYE family was the largest in Sandwich. They were supporters of the established church, and members were found in town government at all periods."

Children of Benjamin Nye and Katherine Tupper are:

68. Thomas Lombard (Source: The American Genealogist Vol 52 (1976) The Lombard Family of Barnstable, Mass. by Robert S. Wakefield.), born February 02, 1580/81 in Thorncombe, Dorsett, England; died Bef. February 08, 1663/64 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married 69. Joyce ? 1641 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

69. Joyce ?, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Lombard:

Thomas Lombard married three times. His first two children, Thomas and Bernard are by his first wife. Thomas, b. 1617, Joshua and Margaret are by his second wife. Caleb, Jemima, Jobaniah, Jedediah and Benjamin are by his third wife Joyce ? whom Thomas married in 1641.

Children of Thomas Lombard and Joyce ? are:

70. Nathaniel Warren (Source: Richard Warren of the Mayflower, Vol 55 (1901) NEH & GR.), born Abt. 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died Bef. June 29, 1667 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of 140. Richard Warren and 141. Elizabeth Jouett Marsh. He married 71. Sarah Walker November 19, 1645 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

71. Sarah Walker (Source: The American Genealogist Vol 51 (1975), Sarah Walker, Wife of Nathaniel Warren, by John Insley Coddington.), born November 10, 1622 in St. Olave's, Southwark, Surrey, England; died November 24, 1700 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 142. William Walker.

Notes for Nathaniel Warren:

Nathaniel Warren was one of the first born in the Plymouth Colony.

Notes for Sarah Walker:

Children of Nathaniel Warren and Sarah Walker are:

80. Thomas Gibbs, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts; died Bef. March 1692/93 in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Children of Thomas Gibbs are:

82. Michael Blackwell

Child of Michael Blackwell is:

86. Thomas Mayhew, born 1600. He married 87. Jane Gallyon.

87. Jane Gallyon, born 1610.

Child of Thomas Mayhew and Jane Gallyon is:

Generation No. 8

128. Thomas Burges, born Abt. 1580 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of 256. Thomas Burges and 257. Honor Sidnam. He married 129. Elizabeth Pye.

129. Elizabeth Pye, born Abt. 1572 in Truro, Cornwall, England. She was the daughter of 258. Anthony Pye and 259. Elizabeth Trethewey.

Children of Thomas Burges and Elizabeth Pye are:

132. Thomas Nye, born Unknown in Bidlenden, Kent, England; died Unknown. He was the son of 264. Thomas Nye I and 265. Katherine Poulsden. He married 133. Agnes Rye.

133. Agnes Rye, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Child of Thomas Nye and Agnes Rye is:

134. Rev. Thomas Tupper, born 1578; died 1676 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He married 135. Katherine Gator.

135. Katherine Gator, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Notes for Rev. Thomas Tupper:

Born in 1578, Thomas Tupper Sr. was the oldest man among the early settlers of Sandwich, Massachusetts. He filled many town positions and was even lay preacher after the departure of Leveridge.

Children of Rev. Tupper and Katherine Gator are:

140. Richard Warren (Source: History of the Warren Family A.D. 912-1902, Rev. Thomas Warren, F.R.S.A. Ireland, first published 1902, again 1982.), born Unknown in Kent, England; died 1628 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of 280. William Warren? and 281. Alice?. He married 141. Elizabeth Jouett Marsh Bef. 1611 in England.

141. Elizabeth Jouett Marsh, born Abt. 1583 in England; died October 02, 1673 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Notes for Richard Warren:

Richard Warren was one of the first to set foot on land at Plymouth, Massachusetts December 21, 1620, coming from England on THE MAYFLOWER.

The ship arrived at Plymouth on November 20, 1620, but they sailed around the area for several days until they decided to drop anchor at the place called Plymouth Rock, in Massachusetts. Then the Pilgrims and other passengers disembarked to begin to make their homes in the strange new world called New England.

The Pilgrims suffered many hardships those first years, and specially the winter of 1620. Many of the original immigrants perished due to illnesses.

We are familiar with the legends and traditions surrounding the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, and about how the Indians helped them to survive.

Richard Warren and his wife, Elizabeth Jouett Marsh Warren, had seven children. Elizabeth died October 02, 1673 in Plymouth. She was 90 years old..

Richard died in 1628, but since we don't know the exact date of his birth, we don't know his age at death. We can assume he was a fairly young man, but old enough to have seven children.

Note-1997: According to The Mayflower Home Page on the Internet, " Elizabeth, wife of Richard, was NOT a Marsh, Evans or Jewett - three commonly thrown around myths. Her maiden name is unknown. Richard's wife Elizabeth came on the ANNE, 1623, following her husband who came on the MAYFLOWER in 1620."

Richard Warren joined the Pilgrims from London, and was the twelfth (of 100) who signed the Compact of Government on board while in Cape Cod Harbour.

His wife did not accompany him in the Mayflower, but followed with her five daughters in the Ann, arriving at Plymouth in July 1623. They had two sons born in New England.

Notes for Elizabeth Jouett Marsh:

Later research declares that this Elizabeth is neither Jouett nor Marsh, in fact her maiden name and her parents' names are yet unknown. Found on The Mayflower pages on the Internet, summer 1997.

Children of Richard Warren and Elizabeth Marsh are:

142. William Walker, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Child of William Walker is:

Generation No. 9

256. Thomas Burges, born Abt. 1540 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of 512. Ellice Burges. He married 257. Honor Sidnam Abt. 1577 in Tregonie, Cornwall, England.

257. Honor Sidnam, born 1558 in Tregonie, Cornwall, England. She was the daughter of 514. Humphrey Sidman.

Children of Thomas Burges and Honor Sidnam are:

258. Anthony Pye He married 259. Elizabeth Trethewey.

259. Elizabeth Trethewey

Child of Anthony Pye and Elizabeth Trethewey is:

264. Thomas Nye I (Source: Genealogy of Nye Family, #929.2 N99 V1 C1 (Maine State Library).), born Unknown in ?; died Unknown. He was the son of 528. Ralph Nye and 529. Margaret Merynge. He married 265. Katherine Poulsden Unknown in London, England.

265. Katherine Poulsden, born Unknown; died Unknown.

Children of Thomas Nye and Katherine Poulsden are:

280. William Warren?, born Abt. 1545 in England; died Unknown. He married 281. Alice? Unknown in England.

281. Alice?, born Abt. 1545 in England; died Unknown.

Child of William Warren? and Alice? is:

Generation No. 10

512. Ellice Burges (Source: WFT 29, #2736 (10-8-99).), born 1512 in Truro, Cornwall, England.

Children of Ellice Burges are:

514. Humphrey Sidman

Child of Humphrey Sidman is:

528. Ralph Nye He was the son of 1056. William Nye and 1057. Agnes Tregian. He married 529. Margaret Merynge.

529. Margaret Merynge, born 1535.

Children of Ralph Nye and Margaret Merynge are:

Generation No. 11

1056. William Nye, born 1495; died 1556. He was the son of 2112. Randolph Nye. He married 1057. Agnes Tregian.

1057. Agnes Tregian

Child of William Nye and Agnes Tregian is:

Generation No. 12

2112. Randolph Nye He was the son of Bertolf Nye.

Child of Randolph Nye is: