Event: Removes BET 1722 AND 1725 Arundel, York Co., ME 1
Note:
Lieutenant John Burbank was born in Rowley, Mass., Sept. 27, 1699. He came from Bradford, Mass., to Arundel, now Kennebunkport, Maine, in about 1722 to '25, as he was a proprietor in 1726 at Arundel. He was a mill-man, and called "gentleman". He engaged in the coast-wise trade; owned several ships; lost one ship on her first voyage to Halifax in 1750. He was with William Pepperell at the capture of Louisburg in 1745, and was a lieutenant. It is stated that he was prominent in both business and social affairs.
He married, first, Priscilla, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Bailey) Major, of Arundel. Bradbury states that Priscilla died Nov. 2, 1730, aged 31 years, which must be a mistake as to year or age, as Newbury, Mass., vital records show she was born Nov. 8, 1704. The error appears to be in date of her death -- she would have been 31 in 1735. (The ancestry of her father, Benjamin Major, is unknown, but he may have been one of the two Benjamins shown by the Salem records, either the son of M-- Mazury, baptized Aug. --, 1676, or the son of Benjamin and Margaret (Row) Mazure, baptized July 6, 1679.) He married, second, Hannah, daughter of Samuel Hutchins, of Arundel, and widow of George Perkins, as shown by her father's will made in 1742 and by York deeds, Vol. 29, p. 252. George Perkins and Hannah Hutchins were married June 7, 1733 (Wells, Maine, records), and George was living May 12, 1735, when his father deeded him land, so the Burbank-Perkins marriage must have occurred after that date. (Dates at Arundel-Kennebunk-port are hard to find.)
Deed: John Burbank of Arundel, Gentleman, and Hannah, his wife, formerly widow of George Perkins of Arundel, yeoman in right of said Hannah, for 14 pounds to Gideon Walker of Arundel, tanner, 60 acres formerly of the estate of Thomas Perkins of said Arundel, 17 Oct. 1752.
Witnesses. (Signed) John Burbank
Thomas Perkins her
Abner Perkins Hannah X Burbank
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John Burbank is described in other York County deeds as follows: in 1729 "fisherman", 1734 and 1737 "mill man", in 1723 had a garrison near site later occupied by an old meeting house, built 1760, on "Burbank Hill".
One writer says, "The Arundel man was undoubtedly the John Burbank born Sept. 27, 1699, son of Caleb and Hannah (Acey) Burbank, although where to find proof of his parentage I do not know." Genealogists in general agree that the above statement is true, and although there may be lacking positive proof there is much good evidence of his identity -- enough to remove all doubt.
No record is found of the date of his death or the settlement of his estate.
The exact date of the birth of none of his thirteen children is found, but it is known that his son John was born in the year 1752.
Children by first wife:
43 i Benjamin5, b. in about 1725.
ii Hannah5, m., first, Mathew Lessel; m., second, Gideon
Walker (he may be the one mentioned in her father's
deed above as the "tanner of Arundel").
44 iii Asa5, b. about 1730.
iv Priscilla5, m. Charles Huff; lived in Kennebunkport,
Maine; had a family. (Mr. Huff's great-grandfather,
Atherton Huff, was mayor of Boston, England, in 1628.)
The name of only one of her children is found.
Child:
1 Sarah Huff, m. her cousin, Samuel Fairfield.
v Mary5, m., Oct. 17, 1751, John Fairfield, gentleman, of
Arundel (Kennebunkport), Maine; lived in Kennebunk,
Maine.
Children:
1 Samuel Fairfield, b. Nov. 24, 1752; d. 1828; m. his
cousin, Sarah Huff; lived in Kennebunk, Maine;
had children.
2 William Fairfield, b. June 26, 1754; d. March 16,
1827. He was a sea captain; lived in Kennebunk,
Maine; had sixteen children.
3 Sarah Fairfield, m. Dec. 2, 1779, Israel Whitten, a
brother of widow Ann (Whitten) English who married
John Burbank, an uncle to Sarah.
4 John Fairfield, b. Jan. 3, 1759; d. 1834; m. Hannah
Burnham.
5 Stephen Fairfield, b. Nov. 24, 1762; d. at sea.
6 Mary Fairfield, b. June 28, 1765; d. Sept. 2, 1827; m,
Oct. 22, 1784, Robert Towne.
7 Benjamin Fairfield, b. Jan. 18, 1768; d. at sea.
8 Asa Fairfield, b. March 10, 1771; d. at sea.
9 Elizabeth Fairfield, b. Sept. 22, 1776; d. July 22,
1798; m. Sept. 14, 1796, Alexander Gold.
10 Moses Fairfield, b. June 18, 1778; m. Betsey Stevens.
Children by second wife:
vi Ruth5, m. int. dated Nov. 27, 1757, Samuel Wakefield, of
Wells, Maine.
vii Miriam5, m., first, July 1, 1756, James Wakefield, farmer,
of Wells, Maine. (In the quaint language of one historian
"was one of those early settlers who thought
more of the house of God than their own." This inference
is drawn from the fact that at his death his house
was appraised seventy-three dollars, and his pew in
church at sixty-seven. His total estate was 547 pounds.)
Children (from the State of Maine Genealogy):
1 Elizabeth Wakefield, m. Jacob Waterhouse.
2 Sarah Wakefield, m. Joseph Dennet.
3 Mirian Wakefield, m. Lewis Martin.
4 Hannah Wakefield, m. William Waterhouse.
5 Abigail Wakefield, m. Peter Roberts.
6 James Wakefield, b. Oct. 4, 1775; d. Oct. 8, 1848; m.
about 1796, Hannah Smith. He was a lumberman,
and lived in Buxton and Etna, Maine.
Children:
i Elisha Wakefield, b. Jan. 1, 1797.
ii Abigail Wakefield, b. May 26, 1799; brought
up by the Poland (Maine) Shakers and lived
with them all her life.
iii Harriet Wakefield, b. Sept. 18, 1801; lived
with the Poland Shakers.
iv James Wakefield, b. Nov. 1, 1803; lived with
the Poland Shakers.
v Hannah Wakefield, b. Aug. 4, 1806; lived with
the Poland Shakers.
vi Darius Wakefield, b. March 9, 1809.
vii Archibald Wakefield, b. Aug. 23, 1811; m.
Nov. 27, 1834, Sarah Davis, of Lewiston,
Maine. He was brought up by the Poland
Shakers with whom he lived until he was
twenty years of age. He was business man;
director of First National Bank of Lewiston;
lived in Buxton, Alfred, Poland, Lewiston,
Maine, and Boston, Mass.
Children:
1 David Davis Wakefield, b. 1837; d. in
infancy.
2 Seth Davis Wakefield, b. Feb. 22, 1838;
m. Aug. 25, 1859, Mary E. Coffin. He
was a noted druggist and business man
of Lewiston, Maine, for fifty years.
Children: Archibald C., b. Feb. 18,
1861, merchant, Albany, N. Y.; Frederick
S., b. Dec. 10, 1873, physician and
oculist, Lewiston, Maine.
3 Edwin Wakefield, b. March 15, 1840; was
a druggist, and associated in business
with his brother, at Lewiston, Maine.
4 Harriet Wakefield, b. July 5, 1843.
5 Hannah R. Wakefield, b. Nov. 21, 1849.
6 Sarah A. Wakefield, b. Sept. 30, 1853.
7 Hellen Wakefield, b. Nov. 3, 1855.
viii Elizabeth5, m. 1759, John Walker, Revolutionary soldier,
of Kennebunkport, Maine; removed in 1798 to Litchfield,
Maine. The State of Maine Genealogy states that their
children were born in Kennebunk, Maine, and came with
their parents to Litchfield.
Children:
1 Capt. Lemuel Walker, b. about 1765; m. Hannah
Allen; had thirteen children; lived in Litchfield,
Maine. He was a sea captain. (See State of
Maine Genealogy.)
2 Betsey Walker, m. Jonathan Walker.
3 Sarah Walker, m. Harrison Downing.
4 Hannah Walker, m. Bracey Curtis.
5 Ebenezer Walker, d. May 22, 1805, aged 29 years.
6 Miriam Walker, m. James Alexander.
7 Esther Walker, m. Gould Jewell.
8 Eunice Walker, m. Sept. 23, 1810, Robert Johnson.
9 Joshua Walker, b. June --, 1780; m. 1808, Sally
Huntington.
ix Sarah5, m. Nathaniel Carl.
x Eunice5, m. Jotham Mitchell, intentions dated Oct. 30,
1784, residence of both given Wells, Maine.
45 xi Samuel5, b. in about 1750.
46 xii John5, b. March 20, 1752.
xiii Lois5, m. John Carl
Father: Caleb Burbank b: 1 MAY 1671 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA
Mother: Hannah Acie b: 9 MAR 1680/81 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA
Marriage 1 Priscilla Major b: 8 NOV 1704 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA
Married: ABT 1724 in probably ME
Children
Benjamin Burbank b: ABT 1725 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Hannah Burbank b: BET 1726 AND 1736 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Asa Burbank b: ABT 1730 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Mary Burbank b: ABT 1731 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Priscilla Burbank b: ABT 1734 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Marriage 2 Hannah Hutchins b: ABT 1713 in Arundel, later Kennebunkport, York Co., ME
Married: ABT 1736
Children
Elizabeth Burbank
Sarah Burbank
Eunice Burbank
Lois Burbank
Miriam Burbank b: ABT 1736
Ruth Burbank b: ABT 1737
Samuel Burbank b: ABT 1750
John Burbank b: 20 MAR 1751/52
Sources:
Title: The Genealogy of the Burbank Families
Page: p. 25
