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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Sarah Burt (Jan 1771-Sept. 23, 1832) - one of my 3 x great grandmothers
Sarah Burt, one of my 3 x great grandmothers was born Jan. 1771 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Died Sept. 23, 1832 in Keswick, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada.
She married Philip Crouse, April 8, 1791 in Queensbury, New Brunswick.
1. Edward Kipp
2. Phyllis Margaret Link (b Nov. 19, 1906) - Carievale, Saskatchewan, Canada (m Lorne Kipp)
3. Margaret Evelyn Allen (b Nov. 3, 1880) - McLean Twp., Muskoka, Ontario Canada (m Horace Lorenzo Link)
4. James C Allen (b Dec. 24, 1832) - Millstream, Studholm, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada (m Hannah Catherine Parlee)
5. Rebecca Crouse (b Jan. 4, 1794) - Keswick, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada (m Isaac Allen)
*6. Sarah Burt (b Jan. 1771) - Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (m Philip Crouse)
7. Benjamin Burt (b Dec. 29, 1741) - Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (m Rebecca ______)
8. Seaborn Burt (b July 4, 1706) - At Sea (m Susannah Lobdell)
9. Benjamin Burt (b Nov. 17, 1680) - Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts (m Sarah Belding\Belden)
10. David Burt (b Oct. 1629) - Harberton, Devonshire, England (m Mary Holton)
11. Deacon Henry Burt (b cir 1595) - Harberton, Devonshire, England (m Eulalia March)
Sources:
James C Allen (m Hannah Catherine Parlee July 17, 1856)
Born York Co., NB, Can. Since he was listed on the 1851 Census for Middlesex Co., Canada West, he must have moved to Ontario from New Brunswick before or about 1851.
After marriage they moved to Adelaide Twp., Middlesex Co., near London, Ontario where 8 of their children were born. They then moved to Baysville, McLean Twp., Lot 3 Con. 7, Muskoka District in 1872. They were some of the earliest settlers in the area. Religion: Disciple of Christ.
Crouse Family History. The Descendants of Philip and Sarah Crouse. 2nd ed., by Roguer Crouse. 2000 and 2007.
Township Papers, Archives of Ontario. McLean Township. James Allen signed declarations dated Sept. 6, 1872 in the District of Muskoka, saying he had not received other free grants of land. The document makes his date of location on Con. 8 Lot 2 of McLean Township as Sept. 26, 1872.
Guide Book & Atlas of Muskoka and Parry Sound District, H.R Page & Co., Toronto, ON: 1879. Jas. Allen lot 2 conc 8 McLean Twp.
1851 Census of Canada. Canada West. Middlesex 23. Dorchester North 220. P. 81. LAC mf C-11738.
1861 Census of Canada. Canada West. Middlesex. Adelaide Twp. St. George Ward. p. 21. LAC mf C-1049.
1871 Census of Canada. Ontario. North Middlesex 8. Adelaide Twp A-2. P. 1. LAC mf C-9902.
1881 Census of Canada. Ontario. Muskoka 131. Ridout & McLean K. p. 15/16. LAC mf C-13243.
1891 Census of Canada. Ontario. Ontario North 100 (Muskoka). Twp. of McLean (g). p. 20. LAC mf T-6357.
Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1932. Muskoka District. Lot 3 Con 7 McLean. March 30, 1899. Lumberman. MS935_93. Reg. # 017280. New Brunswick. Disciple. Epileptic Fit.
Baysville Public Cemetery, Baysville, McLean Twp, Muskoka District. Apparently there was a wooden cross marker which had disintegrated by 1985. The tin name plaque for J. Allen is posted on a marquee in the cemetery. Plots for Jos. Allen N 45.14627 W -79.11439.
Rebecca Crouse (m Isaac Allen April 8, 1816)
Crouse Family History. The Descendants of Philip and Sarah Crouse. 2nd ed., by Roguer Crouse. 2000 and 2007.
New Brunswick Archives Index to Marriage Bonds, 1816-1932: Microfilm F-9089 Ref: 1816-04/04 archives.gnb.ca
Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1932. MS935. Middlesex Co., 1886, Reg. # 010986. Old age. Baptist.
1851 Canadian Census (Searched but could not find her on the 1851 Census.
1861 Canadian Census. Canada West. Middlesex. North Dorchester. P. 50. LAC mf C-1049-1050.
1871 Canadian Census: Ontario. Middlesex East (009). Dorchester North (B) (2), p. 37. LAC mf C-9904.
1881 Canadian Census: Ontario , Muskoka (131), Ridout & McLean (K), p. 15/16. LAC mf C-13243.
Sarah Burt (m Philip Crouse April 8, 1791)
Crouse Family History. The Descendants of Philip and Sarah Crouse. 2nd ed., by Roguer Crouse. 2000 and 2007.
The New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Oct. 7, 1823. P. 2. Death notice.
Benjamin Burt (m Rebecca ______ cir 1768)
Loyalist.
He fought in the April 27, 1777 raid on Danbury, CT under the command of Major General Tryon. After that Benjamin joined the Queen's Rangers. In April 1778 he along with his brother David joined the British Forces at New Haven, CT. He was away fighting with the British for about 12 months. He returned to his family by June 1778, after being disabled by reason of health and discharged at Philadelphia. After this their property was confiscated and they were much persecuted by the rebels. They sought protection withing the British lines on Long Island. A June 9, 1783 petition for assistance, drafted at New York, explains the family plight. In the summer of 1783 they and other Loyalists congregated in New York City and eventually found passage to Nova Scotia on the ship The Three Sisters. Bt 1784 the province of New Brunswick was formed and the Burt family travelled by schooner up the St. John River where his land grant was located near Burton, New Brunswick (Lot 23). He died before the land grant was finalized and his widow Rebecca proceeded and received lot 25. Came from Ridgefield, Connecticut and settled in New Brunswick.
Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf
Birth recorded as Dec 29, 174?, Ridgefield, CT, Vol. lr1, p. 247.
Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906. FHL Indexing Project 7450312.
Crouse Family History. The Descendants of Philip and Sarah Crouse. 2nd ed., by Roguer Crouse. 2000 and 2007.
Charlotte Ayers, Regina, Sask. E-Mail letter Aug. 2009.
Notes and Sources: Connecticut Loyalists Who Went to Canada. Olson, Virgina H. In Connecticut Ancestry, V. 17, No. 1, (Sept. 1974). Pp. 18-25; V. 17, No. 2, (Nov. 1974). Pp. 51-59.
United Empire Loyalists. Second Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario 1904. Alexander Fraser. Pgs. 300 & 301.
Seaborn Burt (Susanna Lobdell Cir 1738)
Seaborn was born at sea, on the return of his parents from captivity in Canada, whither they were carried by the French and Indians, after the destruction of Deerfield, Mass. on Feb 29, 1704.
On May 30, 1706, Ensign John Sheldon of Deerfield left Quebec with over 40 Deerfield captives. The Burt family was part of a prisoner exchange and they arrived in Boston with John Sheldon on Aug. 2, 1706. Judge Sewall, sending a letter to Mr. Williams who was still a captive, said: "It was a great Blessing to see Mr. Willard baptize Ebenezer Hinsdale and Seaborn Burt, two little Sons born on the passage."
Birth date recorded as 04 July 1706, at Ridgefield Township, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol. lr1, p. 199.
He sold his farm in Ridgefield to his brother Daniel and about 1756 left for parts unknown.
Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn. 1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Springfield, Mass., 1893.
New England Ancestors Web site: www.americanancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus Graveyard.
Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub. Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
Simon Lobdell - 1646 of Milford, Conn., and his Descendants, compiled and published by Julia Harrison Lobdell, 1907 (www.americanancestors.org/).
Connecticut Births and Christenings 1649-1906. FHL Indexing Project 7450312.
Captors and Captives: The French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and Boston: 2003.
Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906. (FamilySearch.org). Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.
Benjamin Burt (m Sarah Belding\Belden Oct. 19, 1702)
Birtt. Benjamin, on his marriage to Sarah, settled at Deerfield, Mass. He was a blacksmith. At the capture of Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, he was, with his wife, "enceinte" with Christopher (who was born forty-five days after, carried, after a journey of twenty-five days, to Chambly, Canada, by the French and Indians. Served in Queen Anne's War.
The expedition against Deerfield was formed in January 1704 at Montreal, Canada. It was under the command of Major Hertel de Rouville and the party consisted of 200 Frenchmen and 142 Indians. After a forced march through the wilderness the force attacked just before daybreak on Feb. 29th. The town was undefended and unsuspicious and the inhabitants were demoralized. Some fled, others were killed and many were taken captive (112).
"On April 25, 1704, by me Mtre Louis Anthoine Meriel, was baptized Christophe, son of Benjamin Bart, English by nation living with M. de la Jemerais and of Sara Belvin his wife, born the same day. The godfather was Pierre Dupuis, soldier and the godmother Marie Toupin who declared they could not sign," but Benjamin, the blacksmith, and Meriel did.
Benjamin and family were put under the protection of Christophe Dufrost sieur de la Jemmerais at Varennes, Quebec. Son Christopher was named in honour of him.
Benjamin and Sarah probably worked as servants at the Sulpician Seminary and in the convent of the Congregation de Notre Dame in Montreal.
They were ransomed through the interventions of a son of Gov. Dudley of Massachusetts; sailed from Quebec and arrived in Boston, Aug. 1, 1706; during which voyage their second son was born and appropriately named.
Lieut. Sheldon, the commissioner sent from Deerfield to negotiate for the return of the captives, went to Quebec three times before he succeeded in ransoming the Burts, Rev. Mr. Williams and others. The Gov. of Quebec, in order to place the prisoners beyond the reach of Lieut. Sheldon, removed them thirty miles down the river, but Lieut. Sheldon persisted, retaining the vessel at Quebec fifteen days, until June 30th certainly, as his letter to the Gov. of Massachusetts is dated June 29, 1706, in which he says, "I am in hopes of starting to-morrow." This letter was brought by one of the captives that came by land to the Penobscot Bay, and the record at the Custom House in Boston is, that the vessel arrived Aug. 1, 1706.
Benjamin at first made Norwalk, Conn. his home. May 12, 1712, he purchased land (lot 28) and soon settled permanently at Ridgefield, Conn. The deed for the original proprietors of Ridgefield to Benjamin Burt of a 28th interest in the proprietorship of all land they then had or subsequently might acquire is recorded Nov. 28, 1712, in the Book of Records of Ridgefield. He died aged 80 years as indicated on the headstone in the Titicus churchyard.
History of Ridgefield Connecticut. P. 26-7.
The proprietors foresaw the necessity of having a blacksmith in Ridgefield and set aside Lot No. 28 for his reservation. We find in the minutes of this town meeting definitely state that it was held in Ridgefield. This was in the year 1712, and this lot No. 28 was granted to Benjamin Burt. This lot was upon the exact site of the present Methodist Church, corner of Catoonah and Main Streets. The minutes of this meeting are as follows:
"At a Meeting of the Proprietors of Ridgefield at Ridgefield May the 6th A.D. 1712 The said proprietors by their Major vote Do Grant to Mr Benjamin Burt now resident of Norwalk, a certain Right of land reserved by them for a Blacksmith, which Right of land contains one twenty eighth part of all the purchased Land contained within the limits of their granted property or Township With also a priviledge to purchase with them a like proportion of the unpurchased lands that lyeth within ye granted Bounds of their Township (of the Native proprietors thereof) with all the Several Divisions already Layed out under said Right. To be to him, his heirs and assigns absolutely and as fully to have, Hold, use occupie possess injoy as full and free a manner, with the rest of the proprietors of said Granted Township. Provided he the said Benjamin Burt, pay to Joseph Keeler of said Town of Ridegfield ye sum of nine pounds in money according to the agreement now made with him. And with all convenient speed dwell as an inhabitant among them in order to carry on the trade of a Blacksmith among them, and forthwith Supply them with an able hand, to perform such Smith work for them, that they stand in need of untill he shall remove with his family among them, and be thereby able to preform such work for them himself, or by others under his care and Command, And it is to be understood that if the said Burt (shall at any time before the full Termination of four Years from May the Ninth 1712,) have a Mind to remove from them, he shall not give, grant, bargain sell Directly nor Indirectly make any Alienation of said Right of Land granted to him, but to such a person as shall be found capable to carry on the work of a Blacksmith among them. And further the said Burt doth hereby promise and Oblidge himself faithfully to use his utmost endeavor to settle a Blacksmith on said Right. If he shall incline to remove from them after his continuence among them ye term of Years above said. The above said ye original Draught of said act.
Test Richard Olmsted Town Clerk
Recorded November 28, 1712.
Per me John Copp Recorder."
Relatives lost in border wars (10):
1) Brother David, captured at Schenectady, February 1690 and never heard from again
2) Brother John, killed in a scout in May 1707(9)
3) Uncle Joseph Baker, killed October 29, 1675
4) Uncle Thomas Holton, killed March 14, 1676
5) Cousin William Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
6) Cousin John Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
7) Uncle Sergeant Samuel Wright, killed Sept. 2, 1676
8) Cousin Nathaniel Brooks's wife, captured Feb. 29, 1704, slain on March to Canada
9) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
10) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn. 1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
New England Ancestors Web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus Graveyard.
Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub. Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
New England Captives Carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760 during the French and Indian Wars, Vol. 2, pp. 33-4 & 68-9, Emma Lewis Coleman. Southworth Press, Portland, ME: 1925.
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
The FrancoGene or FichierOrigine website: http://www.francogene.com/ or http://www.fichierorigine.com
Simon Lobdell - 1646 of Milford, Conn., and his Descendants, compiled and published by Julia Harrison Lobdell, 1907
Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and Boston: 2003.
The History of Ridgefield Connecticut, by George L. Rockwell. Private printing. 1927.
Massachusetts Births and Chirtenings, 1639-1915. FHL Indexing Project C50257-2. GS film # 14766.
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910. FHL Indexing Project M50172-1. GS film # 0873741 IT 3. Marraige date given as Oct. 9, 1702.
Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934. (FamilySearch.org). Ridgefield, CT.
Find A Grave www.findagrave.com - Titicus Cemetery, Old Settlers section, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Conn. Cemetery GPS Lat. N 41.29200 Long. W -73.50200.
Memorial Stone GPS Lat. N 41.29254 Long. W -73.50372.
Compendium of New England Pioneers, Archive CD Books, 2006. A Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James A Savage. 1860, Boston, Mass. P. 312-14.
Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967. Ancestry.com.
David Burt (m Mary Holton Nov. 18, 1654)
David was one of the first settlers of Northampton, Mass., in 1654. His homestead was on King Street. The ceremony of his marriage to Mary Holton was the first ever performed in Northampton (History of Western Massachusetts, by Dr. Holland, Vol. 1, pg. 53.). In 1656 he was chosen one of the measurers of land and held that office for many years.
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn. 1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
New England Ancestors Web site: www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub. Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
Burt Genealogical and Historical Notes, Beverly Brooks compiler. (Deerfield Library)
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001; Also on www.americanancestors.org.
BURT, David (1629-1690) & Mary HOLTON (ca 1626-1713), m/2 Joseph ROOT by 1692; 18 Nov 1655; Northampton Burt 35; Fallass 177; Sv. 1:312; Springfield Hist. 2:540; Cross Anc. 130; Cowles 1:50; Lyman 53; Alvord 27; Bissell Anc. 87; Reg. 86:219; Springfield Fam. (ms) 107; Stevens-Miller 363, 391; NYGBR 78:14; Warner-Harrington 96, 391; Hale (1952) 489; McCormick-Hamilton 171; Ackley-Bosworth 233
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1998. Marriage David Burt Nov. 18, 1654.
FamilySearch.org. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910. FHL indexing project M50054-9. GS film # 186161.
FamilySearch.org. Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, 1663-1887 Northampton, MA.
Deacon Henry Burt (m Eulalia March(e) Dec. 28, 1619)
Henry and Ulalia were married in Exeter Diocese, Dean Prior, Devon or Cornwall, England, Dec. 28, 1619.
He probably emigrated about 1638 or 9. Ship unknown.
He was in Roxbury, Mass. in 1639 and removed to Springfield the following year.
Sept. 26, 1644, elected Selectman in Springfield, Hampden, Mass.
April 14, 1648 took oath of Freemanship or Allegiance.
May 29, 1649, chosen as clark of the writts for Springfield.
Will dated April 30, 1662, Springfield, Mass. Inventory taken Sept. 11, 1662.
Terry, George Skelton, Genealogical Research in England, Burt - March, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 86, January 1932, p 77 - 84; April 1932, p 216-220; July 1932, p 247-252.)
"Henry Burt of Springfeild who departed this life Aprill 30th 1662, not leavinge any will under his owne hand for the disposing of his leigh, estate yet for that he did by words express his mind therein before Ensigne Thomas Cooper and Jonathan Burt who by a writing under their hands presented the Same unto this Corte: a coppy whereof hereafter follows, the Widdow Burt before the Corte consenting thereunto The Corte allowed the same to stand as the Last will and testament of the said Henry Burt.
We Thomas Cooper and Jonathan Burt doe testify, That after Henry Burt now deceast had disposed of part of his estate to his Son Nathaneell, the said Henry had Such expressions as these. vizt. that what estate he had then left should be at his wifes dispose as witness our hand This 29th of September 1662.
Thomas Cooper: Jonathan Burt
To the truth hereof in the mind of the said Henry Burt the said Ensigne Cooper & Jonathan Burt tooke their oath in the presence of the Corte"
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001
Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840 www.originsnetwork.com/
BURT, Henry (ca 1595-1662) & Eulalia MARCHE (-1690); 28 Dec 1619, lic 23 Dec; Roxbury/Springfield Burt 521; Booth (1910) 24; Springfield Fam. (ms) 107; Cross Anc. 329; Sv. 1:313; Botsford-Marble 234-6; Abell 11, 18; Bliss 37; Belden (1898) 223; Reg. 32:302, 72:142, 86:77, 218, 250; Ackley-Bosworth 231, 232; Holbrook Anc. (1942) 24; Cleveland Anc. Chart vi; Putnam's Mag. 1:157; Warner-Harrington 95, 434; Rathbone (1941) 12; Crary-Dunham 145; Stevens-Miller 361, 366; Hale (1952) 480, 487; Swift (1955) 127; McCormick-Hamilton 167
Findmypast: Parish Record Collection. Marriage Record. Source: Boyd's 1st Misc Series 1538-1775. Society of Genealogists.
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn. 1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Springfield, Mass., 1893.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub. Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Belden Family of Wethersfield, Connecticut and the Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield.
Sources of Information on the Belden Family of Wethersfield, Connecticut and the Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield. [Baildon Family]
The American Genealogist (TAG)
TAG Vol. 45, No. 3, July 1969. PP. 135-138. English Origin of the Beldens of Wethersfield, by Donald E. Poste.
TAG Vol. 76, No. 1, January 2001. PP. 20-28. The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut, by Paul C. Reed and John C.B. Sharp.
TAG Vol. 76, No. 2, April 2001. PP. 122-128. The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut, by Paul C. Reed and John C.B. Sharp.
TAG Vol. 77, No. 4. October 2002. P. 313. Corrections to TAG. As per previous reference.
Baildon and the Baildons; a history of a Yorkshire manor and family, by W. Paley Baildon. [London] Privately printed for the author, by the St. Catherine Press [1913]-. Vol. I, II, and III [New York Public Library; Allen County Public Library]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Kippax, Co. York, 1539-1812, edited by George Denison Lumb, Privately Printed for the Yorkshire Parish Register Society, 1901. [FHL British film 496807] P. 30, Richard Baldon sonne of Frauncis Baldon the xxvjth of May bapt, 1591.
The American Genealogist (TAG)
TAG Vol. 45, No. 3, July 1969. PP. 135-138. English Origin of the Beldens of Wethersfield, by Donald E. Poste.
TAG Vol. 76, No. 1, January 2001. PP. 20-28. The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut, by Paul C. Reed and John C.B. Sharp.
TAG Vol. 76, No. 2, April 2001. PP. 122-128. The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut, by Paul C. Reed and John C.B. Sharp.
TAG Vol. 77, No. 4. October 2002. P. 313. Corrections to TAG. As per previous reference.
Baildon and the Baildons; a history of a Yorkshire manor and family, by W. Paley Baildon. [London] Privately printed for the author, by the St. Catherine Press [1913]-. Vol. I, II, and III [New York Public Library; Allen County Public Library]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Kippax, Co. York, 1539-1812, edited by George Denison Lumb, Privately Printed for the Yorkshire Parish Register Society, 1901. [FHL British film 496807] P. 30, Richard Baldon sonne of Frauncis Baldon the xxvjth of May bapt, 1591.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Foote Family Reunion June 6-9, 2013
Foote Family
Reunion June 6-9, 2013
My
Foote connect is rather distant, going back to my 7th
Great-Grandmother Elizabeth Foote (1654-1696), who married Daniel Belding
(Belden) (1646-1731). This family had exceptional things happen in their lives.
Daniel and Elizabeth were caught up in the Indian raid of Sept. 16, 1696 on
Deerfield, Mass. Daniel was taken prisoner but Elizabeth was killed. Daniel and
other members of the family who were not killed had a long trek ahead to
Canada. One of their daughters Sarah (1682- ) managed to survive the attack by
hiding under a pile of tobacco. Sarah and her husband Benjamin Burt were later
involved in the French Indian raid on Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 29, 1704.
I
decided to attend the reunion and meet some of the members of the Foote family.
The reunion was held in South Burlington, Vermont.
First
however, I should comment on our trip from Orleans to South Burlington. We took
our usual route through Cornwall, Ontario and then across upper New York State,
through Fort Covington, Westville, Constable, and Chateauguay to Ellensburg. At
Ellensburg we stopped for lunch at the local deli (where route 190 leaves
Highway 11) and were very pleasantly surprised. The food was great and it was
prepared fresh as it was ordered. From there we followed Highway 11 to
Champlain and then to Rouses Point where we crossed the bridge into Vermont at the
top end of Lake Champlain where it meets the Richelieu River. We then travelled
south through the Champlain Islands. The drive through the islands is very nice
for views of Lake Champlain but it is a very slow drive. We decided this time
to stop at Isle La Motte to visit Saint Anne’s Shrine. There were not many
people around at this time of year so it was very quiet. We visited the gift
shop and looked around. There is also a statue of Champlain and guide located
there. This is also the site of Fort Ste. Anne, Vermont’s oldest settlement.
After this stop we were on our way to our hotel in South Burlington.
The
first order of business after arriving at our hotel and getting settled was to
go to the family meeting room to check in and meet some of the Foote relatives.
They were very friendly, and interested that we were from Canada. At the Friday
night get together, we were introduced to the group and I had an opportunity to
point out that I had Loyalist ancestors as well as ancestors on the other side.
They also held part of their annual meeting on Friday evening.
Friday,
the organizers arranged a group bus tour to the Shelburne Museum at Shelburne,
about 20 minutes south of the hotel. In spite of the rainy weekend and the fact
that the museum involved outside walking we had a great time. The museum is a
collection of different collections that had been collected by Electra
Havemeyer Wyeth (See Wikipedia). They were all very fascinating, and if one had
a particular interest, this would be a great place to study in detail. The doll
and carriage collections were extensive. The Circus Building with its miniature
circus was outstanding. Also on site is the steamboat Ticonderoga which was
hauled there from Lake Champlain by rail. They have a video showing how it was
done.
On
Saturday we attended two genealogy lectures given by members of the family.
They were both very good. The afternoon was free so we got in the car and went
to visit Shelburne Vineyard, Vermont Teddy Bear Factory and Lake Champlain
Chocolates. At the Teddy Bear Factory we bought two bears and had a tour of the
manufacturing area. The Lake Champlain Chocolates were excellent and we did
bring some back with us. We even managed to fit in a bit of shopping at the
University Mall, near the hotel.
In
the evening, we all trouped off to the Burlington Harbor for a dinner cruise on
the Spirit of Ethan Allen III on Lake Champlain. Everyone seemed to have a good
time. We said our goodbyes, as we were off on our travels the next day.
I
had decided to travel to my home town of Princeton, Ontario to plant flowers at
the gravestones of my mother and grandparents. After leaving Burlington we
headed back towards the Champlain Islands and took the ferry to Plattsburgh,
New York and then headed across rural New York to the border crossing at
Ogdensburg. We then headed west on the 401. While the day in Princeton was a
bit wet we did manage to purchase geraniums at a local nursery and then plant
them. We also found time to visit the new library facilities for the Oxford
Branch and the Brant Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. These visit indicated
that it was time to return to do some more research at each one.
On
our arrival home the next day, our trip ended successfully!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Benjamin Burt & Sarah Belding - my 6th Great Grandparents
===============================================
Name: Benjamin Burt Sex: M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual Information
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth: Nov 17, 1680 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Christening:
Death: May 20, 1759 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Burial: Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
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Parents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Father: David Burt (1629-1690)
Mother: Mary Holton (1637-1713)
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Spouses and Children
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1. *Sarah Belding (Mar 15, 1681/82 - Jun 1749)
Marriage: Oct 19, 1702 - Deerfield, Franklin, MA
Children:
1. Christopher Burt (1704- )
2. Seaborn Burt (1706- )
3. Benjamin Burt (1708-1796)
4. Abigail Burt (1709- )
5. John Burt (1711- )
6. Sarah Burt (1714- )
7. Daniel Burt (1716-1805)
8. Thankful Burt (1718-1719)
9. Thankful Burt (1721- )
10. Mary Burt (1724- )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General:
Benjamin, on his marriage to Sarah, settled at Deerfield, Mass. He was a
blacksmith. At the capture of Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, he was, with his
wife, "enceinte" with Christopher (who was born forty-five days after,
carried, after a journay of twenty-five days, to Chambly, Canada, by the
French and Indians. Served in Queen Anne's War.
The expedition against Deerfield was formed in January 1704 at Montreal,
Canada. It was under the command of Major Hertel de Rouville and the party
consisted of 200 Frenchmen and 142 Indians. After a forced march through the
wilderness the force attacked just before daybreak on Feb. 29th. The town
was undefended and unsuspicious and the inhabitants were demoralized. Some
fled, others were killed and many were taken captive (112).
"On April 25, 1704, by me Mtre Louis Anthoine Meriel, was baptized
Christophe, son of Benjamin Bart, English by nation living with M. de la
Jemerais and of Sara Belvin his wife, born the same day. The godfather was
Pierre Dupuis, soldier and the godmother Marie Toupin who declared they
could not sign," but Benjamin, the blacksmith, and Meriel did.
Benjamin and family were put under the protection of Christophe Dufrost
sieur de la Jemmerais at Varennes, Quebec. Son Christopher was named in
honour of him.
Benjamin and Sarah probably worked as servants at the Sulpician Seminary and
in the convent of the Congregation de Notre Dame in Montreal.
They were ransomed through the interventions of a son of Gov. Dudley of
Massachusetts; sailed from Quebec and arrived in Boston, Aug. 1, 1706;
during which voyage their second son was born and appropriately named.
Lieut. Sheldon, the commissioner sent from Deerfield to negotiate for the
return of the captives, went to Quebec three times before he succeeded in
ransoming the Burts, Rev. Mr. Williams and others. The Gov. of Quebec, in
order to place the prisoners beyond the reach of Lieut. Sheldon, removed
them thirty miles down the river, but Lieut. Sheldon persisted, retaining
the vessel at Quebec fifteen days, until June 30th certainly, as his letter
to the Gov. of Massachusetts is dated June 29, 1706, in which he says, "I am
in hopes of starting to-morrow." This letter was brought by one of the
captives that came by land to the Penobscot Bay, and the record at the
Custom House in Boston is, that the vessel arrived Aug. 1, 1706.
Benjamin at first made Norwalk, Conn. his home. May 12, 1712, he purchased
land (lot 28) and soon settled permanently at Ridgefield, Conn. The deed
for the original proprietors of Ridgefield to Benjamin Burt of a 28th
interest in the proprietorship of all land they then had or subsequently
might acquire is recorded Nov. 28, 1712, in the Book of Records of
Ridgefield. He died aged 80 years as indicated on the headstone in the
Titicus churchyard.
History of Ridgefield Connecticut. P. 26-7.
The proprietors foresaw the necessity of having a blacksmith in Ridgefield
and set aside Lot No. 28 for his reservation. We find in the minutes of this
town meeting definitely state that it was held in Ridgefield. This was in
the year 1712, and this lot No. 28 was granted to Benjamin Burt. This lot
was upon the exact site of the present Methodist Church, corner of Catoonah
and Main Streets. The minutes of this meeting are as follows:
"At a Meeting of the Proprietors of Ridgefield at Ridgefield May the 6th
A.D. 1712 The said proprietors by their Major vote Do Grant to Mr Benjamin
Burt now resident of Norwalk, a certain Right of land reserved by them for a
Blacksmith, which Right of land contains one twenty eighth part of all the
purchased Land contained within the limits of their granted property or
Township With also a priviledge to purchase with them a like proportion of
the unpurchased lands that lyeth within ye granted Bounds of their Township
(of the Native proprietors thereof) with all the Several Divisions already
Layed out under said Right. To be to him, his heirs and assigns absolutely
and as fully to have, Hold, use occupie possess injoy as full and free a
manner, with the rest of the proprietors of said Granted Township. Provided
he the said Benjamin Burt, pay to Joseph Keeler of said Town of Ridegfield
ye sum of nine pounds in money according to the agreement now made with him.
And with all convenient speed dwell as an inhabitant among them in order to
carry on the trade of a Blacksmith among them, and forthwith Supply them
with an able hand, to perform such Smith work for them, that they stand in
need of untill he shall remove with his family among them, and be thereby
able to preform such work for them himself, or by others under his care and
Command, And it is to be understood that if the said Burt (shall at any time
before the full Termination of four Years from May the Ninth 1712,) have a
Mind to remove from them, he shall not give, grant, bargain sell Directly
nor Indirectly make any Alienation of said Right of Land granted to him, but
to such a person as shall be found capable to carry on the work of a
Blacksmith among them. And further the said Burt doth hereby promise and
Oblidge himself faithfully to use his utmost endeavor to settle a Blacksmith
on said Right. If he shall incline to remove from them after his continuence
among them ye term of Years above said. The above said ye original Draught
of said act.
Test Richard Olmsted Town Clerk
Recorded November 28, 1712.
Per me John Copp Recorder."
Relatives lost in border wars (10):
1) Brother David, captured at Schenectady, February 1690 and never heard
from again
2) Brother John, killed in a scout in May 1707(9)
3) Uncle Joseph Baker, killed October 29, 1675
4) Uncle Thomas Holton, killed March 14, 1676
5) Cousin William Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
6) Cousin John Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
7) Uncle Sergeant Samuel Wright, killed Sept. 2, 1676
8) Cousin Nathaniel Brooks's wife, captured Feb. 29, 1704, slain on March
to Canada
9) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
10) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
Sources:
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early
Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine
Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn.
1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and
some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and
Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry
M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
New England Ancestors Web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus
Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub.
Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
New England Captives Carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760 during the
French and Indian Wars, Vol. 2, pp. 33-4 & 68-9, Emma Lewis Coleman.
Southworth Press, Portland, ME: 1925.
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs
anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe
genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par
Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
The FrancoGene or FichierOrigine website: http://www.francogene.com/ or
http://www.fichierorigine.com
Simon Lobdell - 1646 of Milford, Conn., and his Descendants, compiled and
published by Julia Harrison Lobdell, 1907
Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan
Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and
Boston: 2003.
The History of Ridgefield Connecticut, by George L. Rockwell. Private
printing. 1927.
Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934. (FamilySearch.org). Ridgefield,
CT.
www.findagrave.com - Titicus Cemetery, Old Settlers section, Ridgefield,
Fairfield Co., Conn.
Cemetery GPS Lat. N 41.29200 Long. W -73.50200
Memorial Stone GPS Lat. N 41. Long. W -73.
Compendium of New England Pioneers, Archive CD Books, 2006. A Genealogical
Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James A Savage. 1860,
Boston, Mass. P. 312-14.
===============================================
Name: Sarah Belding Sex: F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual Information
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth: Mar 15, 1681/82 - Of Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Christening:
Death: Jun 1749 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Burial:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Father: Daniel Belding (1648-1731)
Mother: Elizabeth Foote (1654-1696)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spouses and Children
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. *Benjamin Burt (Nov 17, 1680 - May 20, 1759)
Marriage: Oct 19, 1702 - Deerfield, Franklin, MA
Children:
1. Christopher Burt (1704- )
2. Seaborn Burt (1706- )
3. Benjamin Burt (1708-1796)
4. Abigail Burt (1709- )
5. John Burt (1711- )
6. Sarah Burt (1714- )
7. Daniel Burt (1716-1805)
8. Thankful Burt (1718-1719)
9. Thankful Burt (1721- )
10. Mary Burt (1724- )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General:
Belden, Beldin.
When the Belding family was attacked in Deerfield September 16, 1696, Sarah
"hid herself among some Tobacco in ye chamber & So escaped." Her mother, two
brothers and infant sister were killed by Indians. Another brother was
wounded and her father, a brother and a sister were taken captive to Canada,
from whence they did not return for two years..
Relatives lost in border wars (8):
1) Mother, Elizabeth Foote, killed Sept. 16, 1696
2) Brother John, killed Sept. 16, 1696
3) Brother Daniel, killed Sept. 16, 1696
4) Sister Thankful, killed Sept. 16, 1696
5) Cousin Mary Beldin, killed Sept. 19, 1677
6) A child, killed Sept. 19, 1677
7) Cousin John Smith, killed May 30, 1676
8) Step mother Hepzibah Buell, captured on Feb. 29, 1704 and slain on March
to Canada
****Three other French Canadian references below give her the surname
Dekdubsa. This is a surname which does not seem to appear anywhere else
except in these references, so its sudden appearence here bears further
investigation. Having looked at the original record this is a very bad
mis-transcription of Belding.****
Sources:
New England Ancestors Web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus
Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
New England Captives Carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760 during the
Frenca and Indian Wars, Vol. 2, pp. 33-4 & 68-9, Emma Lewis Coleman.
Southworth Press, Protland, ME: 1925.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and
some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and
Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry
M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
Captors and Captives: The French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan
Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and
Boston: 2003.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon. Originally
published 1985-6. Facsimile edition, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Deerfield, 2004.
Foote Family, comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of
Wethersfield, Conn., and His Decendants, by Abram W. Foote. Vols 1 & 2.
Marble City Press - The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. 1907.
The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote (1592-1644) and Elizabeth Deming
(1595-1683). Compiled by Ellwood Count Curtis. Galactic Press. Cedar Falls,
Iowa. 2003.
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs
anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe
genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par
Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
The FrancoGene or FichierOrigine website: http://www.francogene.com/ or
http://www.fichierorigine.com
Name: Benjamin Burt Sex: M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual Information
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth: Nov 17, 1680 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Christening:
Death: May 20, 1759 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Burial: Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Father: David Burt (1629-1690)
Mother: Mary Holton (1637-1713)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spouses and Children
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. *Sarah Belding (Mar 15, 1681/82 - Jun 1749)
Marriage: Oct 19, 1702 - Deerfield, Franklin, MA
Children:
1. Christopher Burt (1704- )
2. Seaborn Burt (1706- )
3. Benjamin Burt (1708-1796)
4. Abigail Burt (1709- )
5. John Burt (1711- )
6. Sarah Burt (1714- )
7. Daniel Burt (1716-1805)
8. Thankful Burt (1718-1719)
9. Thankful Burt (1721- )
10. Mary Burt (1724- )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General:
Benjamin, on his marriage to Sarah, settled at Deerfield, Mass. He was a
blacksmith. At the capture of Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, he was, with his
wife, "enceinte" with Christopher (who was born forty-five days after,
carried, after a journay of twenty-five days, to Chambly, Canada, by the
French and Indians. Served in Queen Anne's War.
The expedition against Deerfield was formed in January 1704 at Montreal,
Canada. It was under the command of Major Hertel de Rouville and the party
consisted of 200 Frenchmen and 142 Indians. After a forced march through the
wilderness the force attacked just before daybreak on Feb. 29th. The town
was undefended and unsuspicious and the inhabitants were demoralized. Some
fled, others were killed and many were taken captive (112).
"On April 25, 1704, by me Mtre Louis Anthoine Meriel, was baptized
Christophe, son of Benjamin Bart, English by nation living with M. de la
Jemerais and of Sara Belvin his wife, born the same day. The godfather was
Pierre Dupuis, soldier and the godmother Marie Toupin who declared they
could not sign," but Benjamin, the blacksmith, and Meriel did.
Benjamin and family were put under the protection of Christophe Dufrost
sieur de la Jemmerais at Varennes, Quebec. Son Christopher was named in
honour of him.
Benjamin and Sarah probably worked as servants at the Sulpician Seminary and
in the convent of the Congregation de Notre Dame in Montreal.
They were ransomed through the interventions of a son of Gov. Dudley of
Massachusetts; sailed from Quebec and arrived in Boston, Aug. 1, 1706;
during which voyage their second son was born and appropriately named.
Lieut. Sheldon, the commissioner sent from Deerfield to negotiate for the
return of the captives, went to Quebec three times before he succeeded in
ransoming the Burts, Rev. Mr. Williams and others. The Gov. of Quebec, in
order to place the prisoners beyond the reach of Lieut. Sheldon, removed
them thirty miles down the river, but Lieut. Sheldon persisted, retaining
the vessel at Quebec fifteen days, until June 30th certainly, as his letter
to the Gov. of Massachusetts is dated June 29, 1706, in which he says, "I am
in hopes of starting to-morrow." This letter was brought by one of the
captives that came by land to the Penobscot Bay, and the record at the
Custom House in Boston is, that the vessel arrived Aug. 1, 1706.
Benjamin at first made Norwalk, Conn. his home. May 12, 1712, he purchased
land (lot 28) and soon settled permanently at Ridgefield, Conn. The deed
for the original proprietors of Ridgefield to Benjamin Burt of a 28th
interest in the proprietorship of all land they then had or subsequently
might acquire is recorded Nov. 28, 1712, in the Book of Records of
Ridgefield. He died aged 80 years as indicated on the headstone in the
Titicus churchyard.
History of Ridgefield Connecticut. P. 26-7.
The proprietors foresaw the necessity of having a blacksmith in Ridgefield
and set aside Lot No. 28 for his reservation. We find in the minutes of this
town meeting definitely state that it was held in Ridgefield. This was in
the year 1712, and this lot No. 28 was granted to Benjamin Burt. This lot
was upon the exact site of the present Methodist Church, corner of Catoonah
and Main Streets. The minutes of this meeting are as follows:
"At a Meeting of the Proprietors of Ridgefield at Ridgefield May the 6th
A.D. 1712 The said proprietors by their Major vote Do Grant to Mr Benjamin
Burt now resident of Norwalk, a certain Right of land reserved by them for a
Blacksmith, which Right of land contains one twenty eighth part of all the
purchased Land contained within the limits of their granted property or
Township With also a priviledge to purchase with them a like proportion of
the unpurchased lands that lyeth within ye granted Bounds of their Township
(of the Native proprietors thereof) with all the Several Divisions already
Layed out under said Right. To be to him, his heirs and assigns absolutely
and as fully to have, Hold, use occupie possess injoy as full and free a
manner, with the rest of the proprietors of said Granted Township. Provided
he the said Benjamin Burt, pay to Joseph Keeler of said Town of Ridegfield
ye sum of nine pounds in money according to the agreement now made with him.
And with all convenient speed dwell as an inhabitant among them in order to
carry on the trade of a Blacksmith among them, and forthwith Supply them
with an able hand, to perform such Smith work for them, that they stand in
need of untill he shall remove with his family among them, and be thereby
able to preform such work for them himself, or by others under his care and
Command, And it is to be understood that if the said Burt (shall at any time
before the full Termination of four Years from May the Ninth 1712,) have a
Mind to remove from them, he shall not give, grant, bargain sell Directly
nor Indirectly make any Alienation of said Right of Land granted to him, but
to such a person as shall be found capable to carry on the work of a
Blacksmith among them. And further the said Burt doth hereby promise and
Oblidge himself faithfully to use his utmost endeavor to settle a Blacksmith
on said Right. If he shall incline to remove from them after his continuence
among them ye term of Years above said. The above said ye original Draught
of said act.
Test Richard Olmsted Town Clerk
Recorded November 28, 1712.
Per me John Copp Recorder."
Relatives lost in border wars (10):
1) Brother David, captured at Schenectady, February 1690 and never heard
from again
2) Brother John, killed in a scout in May 1707(9)
3) Uncle Joseph Baker, killed October 29, 1675
4) Uncle Thomas Holton, killed March 14, 1676
5) Cousin William Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
6) Cousin John Brooks, killed October 27, 1675
7) Uncle Sergeant Samuel Wright, killed Sept. 2, 1676
8) Cousin Nathaniel Brooks's wife, captured Feb. 29, 1704, slain on March
to Canada
9) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
10) A child, captured Feb. 29, 1704, never heard from again
Sources:
Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early
Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine
Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn.
1892.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and
some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and
Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry
M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
New England Ancestors Web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus
Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub.
Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972. (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
New England Captives Carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760 during the
French and Indian Wars, Vol. 2, pp. 33-4 & 68-9, Emma Lewis Coleman.
Southworth Press, Portland, ME: 1925.
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs
anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe
genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par
Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
The FrancoGene or FichierOrigine website: http://www.francogene.com/ or
http://www.fichierorigine.com
Simon Lobdell - 1646 of Milford, Conn., and his Descendants, compiled and
published by Julia Harrison Lobdell, 1907
Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan
Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and
Boston: 2003.
The History of Ridgefield Connecticut, by George L. Rockwell. Private
printing. 1927.
Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934. (FamilySearch.org). Ridgefield,
CT.
www.findagrave.com - Titicus Cemetery, Old Settlers section, Ridgefield,
Fairfield Co., Conn.
Cemetery GPS Lat. N 41.29200 Long. W -73.50200
Memorial Stone GPS Lat. N 41. Long. W -73.
Compendium of New England Pioneers, Archive CD Books, 2006. A Genealogical
Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James A Savage. 1860,
Boston, Mass. P. 312-14.
===============================================
Name: Sarah Belding Sex: F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual Information
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth: Mar 15, 1681/82 - Of Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Christening:
Death: Jun 1749 - Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Burial:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Father: Daniel Belding (1648-1731)
Mother: Elizabeth Foote (1654-1696)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spouses and Children
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. *Benjamin Burt (Nov 17, 1680 - May 20, 1759)
Marriage: Oct 19, 1702 - Deerfield, Franklin, MA
Children:
1. Christopher Burt (1704- )
2. Seaborn Burt (1706- )
3. Benjamin Burt (1708-1796)
4. Abigail Burt (1709- )
5. John Burt (1711- )
6. Sarah Burt (1714- )
7. Daniel Burt (1716-1805)
8. Thankful Burt (1718-1719)
9. Thankful Burt (1721- )
10. Mary Burt (1724- )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General:
Belden, Beldin.
When the Belding family was attacked in Deerfield September 16, 1696, Sarah
"hid herself among some Tobacco in ye chamber & So escaped." Her mother, two
brothers and infant sister were killed by Indians. Another brother was
wounded and her father, a brother and a sister were taken captive to Canada,
from whence they did not return for two years..
Relatives lost in border wars (8):
1) Mother, Elizabeth Foote, killed Sept. 16, 1696
2) Brother John, killed Sept. 16, 1696
3) Brother Daniel, killed Sept. 16, 1696
4) Sister Thankful, killed Sept. 16, 1696
5) Cousin Mary Beldin, killed Sept. 19, 1677
6) A child, killed Sept. 19, 1677
7) Cousin John Smith, killed May 30, 1676
8) Step mother Hepzibah Buell, captured on Feb. 29, 1704 and slain on March
to Canada
****Three other French Canadian references below give her the surname
Dekdubsa. This is a surname which does not seem to appear anywhere else
except in these references, so its sudden appearence here bears further
investigation. Having looked at the original record this is a very bad
mis-transcription of Belding.****
Sources:
New England Ancestors Web site: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/
Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections. Titicus
Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
New England Captives Carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760 during the
Frenca and Indian Wars, Vol. 2, pp. 33-4 & 68-9, Emma Lewis Coleman.
Southworth Press, Protland, ME: 1925.
Early Days in New England. Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and
some of his descendants. Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and
Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England, by Henry
M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
Captors and Captives: The French and Indian Raid on Deerfield, by Evan
Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst and
Boston: 2003.
A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon. Originally
published 1985-6. Facsimile edition, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Deerfield, 2004.
Foote Family, comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of
Wethersfield, Conn., and His Decendants, by Abram W. Foote. Vols 1 & 2.
Marble City Press - The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. 1907.
The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote (1592-1644) and Elizabeth Deming
(1595-1683). Compiled by Ellwood Count Curtis. Galactic Press. Cedar Falls,
Iowa. 2003.
De la Nouvelle Angleterre a la Nouvelle-France, L'historie des captifs
anglo-americains au Canada entre 1675 et 1760, par Marcel Fournier, Societe
genealogique canadienne-francaise, 1992.
Dictionnaire genealogique des familles du Quebec des origins a 1730, par
Rene Jette, Montreal, 1983.
The FrancoGene or FichierOrigine website: http://www.francogene.com/ or
http://www.fichierorigine.com
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sir Francis Baildon and his nine page will
[This item was written and posted by Elizabeth Kipp on her blog "English Research from Canada"
http://kippeeb.blogspot.com/ .
I transcribed the will of Sir Francis Baildon when I was first learning paleography. It was an enormous challenge for me at the time but I struggled through it five years ago. The last few days I have redone my transcription and I am amazed on the one hand that I did so well at the time and astounded, on the other hand, at my errors!]
My husband has an interest in this will as one of his ancestors was Daniel Belding who married Elizabeth Foote 10 Nov 1670 at Hartford Connecticut (CT). Their daughter Sarah (born 15 Mar 1682 at Hatfield CT) married Benjamin Burt 19 Oct 1702 at Deerfield Massachusetts (MA). During the raid on Deerfield of 1704 they were taken to Montréal and their first son was born there (Sarah was seven months pregnant for that trek through the snows of winter - it must have been a frightening experience). They were repatriated and on the return voyage their son (my husband's ancestor) Seaborn was born ( 4 Jul 1706 at sea). Continuing to come down Seaborn married Susannah Lobdell but the date and place of marriage are not known to me. Their son Benjamin Burt married Rebecca (surname unknown) and their daughter Sarah was born Jan 1771 at Ridgefield CT. We visited the cemetery at Ridgefield but couldn't find their gravestone (it was a dreary wet day and we couldn't find it; must return one day). Sarah married Philip Crouse 8 Apr 1791 at Queensbury New Brunswick (this is my husband's loyalist line). Their daughter Rebecca Crouse married Isaac Allen (another loyalist line) 8 Apr 1816 at Keswick New Brunswick. Their last child James C Allen was his great grandfather (born 24 Dec 1832 at Millstream New Brunswick). James Allen married Hannah Catherine Parlee (another loyalist line) 17 Jul 1856 at Burford Canada West (now Ontario). Their youngest daughter Margaret Evelyn Allen was born 3 Nov 1880 in McLean Township Ontario and she married Horace Lorenzo Link (loyalist line that came directly to Ontario in the early 1780s) 25 Nov 1903 at Audrey North West Territories (now Saskatchewan). My husband's mother was born in Saskatchewan but they returned to Ontario when she was six weeks old in 1906.
That traces the line down from Daniel Belding and to work backwards now the parents of Daniel Belding were William Belding and Thomasine Sherwood who married at Wethersfield CT. The father of this William was Richard Baldon (Balydon/Baildon) married to Margaret Ackrenden 9 Dec 1622 at Heptonstall West Yorkshire Riding (England). The possible father of this Richard Baildon was Sir Francis Baildon and mother was Margaret Goodrick who were themselves married at Ribston Manor West Yorkshire riding.
This is where the question enters. I found a book online "Concerning some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Royal Denison Belden and Olive Cadwell Belden by Jessie Perry Van Zile Belden. Printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia 1898. An interesting book in light of the articles published lately concerning the impossibility that Richard Baildon was the son of Sir Francis Baildon. The one comment in the book that catches my eye is on page 72 of this book (can be downloaded from Internet Archive) where I quote a quote from William Paley Baildon, F.S.A. and he was a member of the Council of the Archaeological Society of Yorkshire. The question that might remain in my mind is who was William Paley
Baildon but the quote follows:
"There is only one family of Bayldon; all persons bearing that name by inheritance must have sprung from the Yorkshire manor of that name. Richard Bayldon, son of Sir Francis Bayldon of Kippax, baptized May 26, 1591, was the only Richard, so far as I know, who would have had money to spend in the purchase of land, as Richard of Wethersfield did."
Now that doesn't prove that this Richard is the son of Sir Francis Baildon. Once I am happy with the transcription of the will (my husband will put that on his blog) than I will proceed to work on the Postmortem Inquisition that he also purchased from the National Archives. Certainly the will leaves one breathless with the extent of this man's holdings but also as I transcribed it I realized the tremendous responsibility placed on his children to carry out his many transactions and to follow through with his legacies. All of this to begin five years after the death of Sir Francis Baildon. His death was in 1623 so the duties would have begun to fall on
Richard in 1628 presumably. The actual value of the estates of Sir Francis Baildon at his death does not appear to be as substantial as they appear on the will. His debts were large apparently and so the children would have had to bear this debt along with their legacies and balance it all out. This Richard had also made application to leave England in 1613 so perhaps felt with the dissension around him concerning King and Parliament and the responsibilities of the estate of his father that he might do better in America. I think that attributing this Richard to Lawrence Baildon when no baptism exists is perhaps questionable and that is the tone of later researchers in this family.
When next we are at Kew, I shall try to spend some time looking at all the Baildon material there to see if a stronger case could be made for Richard Baildon at Wethersfield being the son of Sir Francis Baildon. I will also look at the other Baildon families in Yorkshire although we have read through the Heptonstall Parish Registers. Always though one must bear in mind that the tendency in the 1800s was to try to link back to an illustrious family in Europe and that tainted many of the genealogical studies of colonial families produced in the United States in that time period.
http://kippeeb.blogspot.com/ .
I transcribed the will of Sir Francis Baildon when I was first learning paleography. It was an enormous challenge for me at the time but I struggled through it five years ago. The last few days I have redone my transcription and I am amazed on the one hand that I did so well at the time and astounded, on the other hand, at my errors!]
My husband has an interest in this will as one of his ancestors was Daniel Belding who married Elizabeth Foote 10 Nov 1670 at Hartford Connecticut (CT). Their daughter Sarah (born 15 Mar 1682 at Hatfield CT) married Benjamin Burt 19 Oct 1702 at Deerfield Massachusetts (MA). During the raid on Deerfield of 1704 they were taken to Montréal and their first son was born there (Sarah was seven months pregnant for that trek through the snows of winter - it must have been a frightening experience). They were repatriated and on the return voyage their son (my husband's ancestor) Seaborn was born ( 4 Jul 1706 at sea). Continuing to come down Seaborn married Susannah Lobdell but the date and place of marriage are not known to me. Their son Benjamin Burt married Rebecca (surname unknown) and their daughter Sarah was born Jan 1771 at Ridgefield CT. We visited the cemetery at Ridgefield but couldn't find their gravestone (it was a dreary wet day and we couldn't find it; must return one day). Sarah married Philip Crouse 8 Apr 1791 at Queensbury New Brunswick (this is my husband's loyalist line). Their daughter Rebecca Crouse married Isaac Allen (another loyalist line) 8 Apr 1816 at Keswick New Brunswick. Their last child James C Allen was his great grandfather (born 24 Dec 1832 at Millstream New Brunswick). James Allen married Hannah Catherine Parlee (another loyalist line) 17 Jul 1856 at Burford Canada West (now Ontario). Their youngest daughter Margaret Evelyn Allen was born 3 Nov 1880 in McLean Township Ontario and she married Horace Lorenzo Link (loyalist line that came directly to Ontario in the early 1780s) 25 Nov 1903 at Audrey North West Territories (now Saskatchewan). My husband's mother was born in Saskatchewan but they returned to Ontario when she was six weeks old in 1906.
That traces the line down from Daniel Belding and to work backwards now the parents of Daniel Belding were William Belding and Thomasine Sherwood who married at Wethersfield CT. The father of this William was Richard Baldon (Balydon/Baildon) married to Margaret Ackrenden 9 Dec 1622 at Heptonstall West Yorkshire Riding (England). The possible father of this Richard Baildon was Sir Francis Baildon and mother was Margaret Goodrick who were themselves married at Ribston Manor West Yorkshire riding.
This is where the question enters. I found a book online "Concerning some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Royal Denison Belden and Olive Cadwell Belden by Jessie Perry Van Zile Belden. Printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia 1898. An interesting book in light of the articles published lately concerning the impossibility that Richard Baildon was the son of Sir Francis Baildon. The one comment in the book that catches my eye is on page 72 of this book (can be downloaded from Internet Archive) where I quote a quote from William Paley Baildon, F.S.A. and he was a member of the Council of the Archaeological Society of Yorkshire. The question that might remain in my mind is who was William Paley
Baildon but the quote follows:
"There is only one family of Bayldon; all persons bearing that name by inheritance must have sprung from the Yorkshire manor of that name. Richard Bayldon, son of Sir Francis Bayldon of Kippax, baptized May 26, 1591, was the only Richard, so far as I know, who would have had money to spend in the purchase of land, as Richard of Wethersfield did."
Now that doesn't prove that this Richard is the son of Sir Francis Baildon. Once I am happy with the transcription of the will (my husband will put that on his blog) than I will proceed to work on the Postmortem Inquisition that he also purchased from the National Archives. Certainly the will leaves one breathless with the extent of this man's holdings but also as I transcribed it I realized the tremendous responsibility placed on his children to carry out his many transactions and to follow through with his legacies. All of this to begin five years after the death of Sir Francis Baildon. His death was in 1623 so the duties would have begun to fall on
Richard in 1628 presumably. The actual value of the estates of Sir Francis Baildon at his death does not appear to be as substantial as they appear on the will. His debts were large apparently and so the children would have had to bear this debt along with their legacies and balance it all out. This Richard had also made application to leave England in 1613 so perhaps felt with the dissension around him concerning King and Parliament and the responsibilities of the estate of his father that he might do better in America. I think that attributing this Richard to Lawrence Baildon when no baptism exists is perhaps questionable and that is the tone of later researchers in this family.
When next we are at Kew, I shall try to spend some time looking at all the Baildon material there to see if a stronger case could be made for Richard Baildon at Wethersfield being the son of Sir Francis Baildon. I will also look at the other Baildon families in Yorkshire although we have read through the Heptonstall Parish Registers. Always though one must bear in mind that the tendency in the 1800s was to try to link back to an illustrious family in Europe and that tainted many of the genealogical studies of colonial families produced in the United States in that time period.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Deerfield, Massachusetts
After the NERGC Conference, we headed off on the remainder of our trip which involved staying at the Deerfield Inn, Deerfield, Mass. overnight. I have visited Deerfield, Mass. several times but wanted to stay in the town at least one time. My ancestors Benjamin Burt and Sarah Beldin (Belden, Belding) lived there and were taken captive in the French and Indian raid of February 29th, 1704 and then marched to Quebec. While in Quebec they were put under the protection of Christophe DuFrost sieur de la Jemmerais at Varennes, Quebec. Son Christopher was born at Varennes and named in his honour. Benjamin and Sarah probably worked as servants at the Sulpician Seminary and in the Convent of the Congregation de Notre Dame in Montreal. Through the negotiating efforts of Lieut. Sheldon, commissioner from Massachusetts, who went to Quebec three times, the Burt family, Rev. Mr. Williams and others from Deerfield were ransomed and were returned to Massachusetts about two years later in 1706. My ancestor Seaborn Burt was born on the return trip.
The remainder of our trip involved going to the Connecticut State Archives, a number of local graveyards (all found by GPS and actual graveyard sites marked by GPS now), The Horace Greely Home, Chappaqua, NY and a workshop by the New York Genealogical Biographical Society at Elmsford, NY. All of this was done readily with the use of a GPS - a must tool for genealogists. I will write about these things.
The remainder of our trip involved going to the Connecticut State Archives, a number of local graveyards (all found by GPS and actual graveyard sites marked by GPS now), The Horace Greely Home, Chappaqua, NY and a workshop by the New York Genealogical Biographical Society at Elmsford, NY. All of this was done readily with the use of a GPS - a must tool for genealogists. I will write about these things.
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