Robert Burrows

1620 - 1682  (62 years)

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• Name	Robert Burrows
  Born	1620	England
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	12 Jun 1630	USA   [1]
  	ship Arbella
  Reference Number	2592
  Died	Aug 1682	New London, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I2592	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary WidowofSamuelIreland,   b. 1621,   d. Dec 1672, Mystic, New London, Connecticut, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Bef 1642  [2]
  Married	1645  [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Burrows,   b. 1642, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1716, Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   2. Samuel Burrows,   b. Abt 1648  [natural]
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  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1620 - England Died - Aug 1682 - New London, New London, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Robert Burrows was born in England. His parents are not known. He was married about 1641 at Wethersfield, CT to Mrs. Mary Ireland , widow of Samuel Ireland. She was born about 1605 and died 3 October 1672 at Mystic, CT. Robert came to America on the "Arbella" in 1630 with a group of Puritans on the flagship of Winthrop's Fleet. Tradition has said that he had been driven out of Manchester, England with his two brothers, John and William because of religious persecution due to their being Baptists. Supposedly, one brother settled in New York and the other in Pennsylvania. No basis has been found for this tradition. Another theory on his birthplace is that because of his friendship with Robert Parke who also came on the "Arbella" and who came from Lancaster County, England, that this may have been his home. He was apparently also on close terms with Governor Winthrop of Connecticut who often visited him in Mystic. In 1639, Robert Burrows settled in Wethersfield, CT. He was a carpenter by trade. He moved to Mystic CT and in 1660 was appointed by the General Court of Connecticut as the ferryman across the Mystic River. He ranked third in that town in the amount of taxable property held. Robert Burrows died in August 1682. There is no record of his burial. Most of the above information comes from the book “Robert Burrows and Descendants” by R Earl Burrows 1975. Children of Robert and Mary (Ireland) Burrows: John Burrows , b. 1642. Marr. 14 Dec 1670, Hannah Culver . Died 12 Feb 1715/16. Samuel Burrows , b. abt. 1645. Died before 1712, unmarried.

  
  

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  [S24] Published Genealogies, Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Wethersfield---Burrows family p168-170. robert burrows p3 robert burrows p2 robert burrows p1 [S24] Published Genealogies, History of Stonington, Connecticut by Wheeler (Burrows family p279-284).