Jonathon BURT

1624 - 1715  (~ 91 years)

• Baptism	23 Jan 1624	Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND   [1]
  Note	"As eldest surviving son of Henry Burt, he began early in life to follow his father's pattern of public service. Even before his father's death, he was elected a Selectman, serving from 1657 to 1659; and after a considerable hiatus, again in 1676, 1680, 1682, 1684, 1687, 1689, 1691, and1697. He was Town Clerk from 1697 through 1700. He took his turn as fence viewer in 1660 and 1664; appraiser for town rates (we should call it assessor), 1663; surveyor of highways, 1652, 1655, and 1662; measurer of land, 1662 and 1663; and hayward, 1683. He was on the committee to arrange for building a new meeting house in 1674, and in 1669 was appointed with Miles Morgan to sit in the gallery to check disorderly youths during worship. He is often referred to as "Deacon" in the town records. His record, we are happy to report, falls just a trifle short of perfection, for in 1665 he was one of sixteen men fined for absenting themselves from town meeting without sufficient excuse. Lacking our modern fines for petty traffic violations, the Town had to reinforce its finances in this and other ways. he was also one of ten men complained of for turning their cattle into a certain field contrary to order; and in the good company of John Holyoke, Widow Bliss, and others, his fence was found defective in 1678. But he made himself useful by keeping a bull which the selectmen hired in 1681 and 1682 to serve the lower end of town. The bullthereafter appears no more in town minutes, but whether he wore himself out in twoyears, or some other inhabitant produced a more virile specimen for thw town's use, we are not informed." Jonathon Burt wrote an eye-witness account of the burning ofSpringfield, MA, 10/5/1675 by Indians.
  Death	19 Oct 1715	Springfield, Hampden, MA   [1]

  
  

  Father	Henry BURT,   b. Abt 1595, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 30 Apr 1662, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ulalia MARCHE,   b. Abt 1598, Sherford, Devon, ENGLAND d. 19 Aug 1690, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth LOBDELL,   b. 1631, Northham., Devonshire, ENGLAND d. 11 Nov 1684, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1651	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth BURT,   b. 29 Dec 1652   2. Jonathon BURT,   b. 12 Jul 1654, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. 19 Jun 1707, Dedham, Norfolk, MA (Age 52 years)   3. Sarah BURT,   b. 4 Sep 1656, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. 9 Nov 1746 (Age 90 years)   4. John BURT,   b. 23 Jun 1658   d. Jan 1712 (Age 53 years)   5. Mercy BURT,   b. 7 Jun 1661   d. 2 Sep 1685 (Age 24 years)   6. Henry BURT,   b. 1665   d. 11 Dec 1748 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Deliverance LANGTON   d. 10 Jun 1718, Suffield, Hartford, CT
  Marriage	14 Dec 1686	Springfield, Hampden, MA   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F1127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 23 Jan 1624 - Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND Marriage - 20 Oct 1651 - Boston, Suffolk, MA Marriage - 14 Dec 1686 - Springfield, Hampden, MA Death - 19 Oct 1715 - Springfield, Hampden, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Jacobus, Donald Lines & Waterman, Edgar Francis, Hale, House, (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT, 1952), 34. [S43] Kaye, Ruth Lincoln, Lincoln & Kellogg, (Professional Printing Co., Washington D.C., 1973), 43. [S41] Pynchon's Marriage Records, 41.