Henry BURT

Abt 1595 - 1662  (67 years)

• Name	Henry BURT
  Birth	Abt 1595	Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigratn	1638/39	Roxbury, Suffolk, MA   [1, 2]
  	Emigrated from England to Roxbury, Mass., and then removed to Springfield, Mass in 1640
  Note	Nov 1639  [1]
  	Lost house to fire in Roxbury, MA in 1639. Received compensation for fire November 1639 at Roxbury, MA, recorded in Massachusetts Bay Colony records. Moved to Springfield, MA in 1640, of which town he may be regarded as one of the founding fathers and chief citizens, though he did not arrive with the earliest settlers.
  Note	1644	Springfield, Hampden, MA   [1]
  	With Henry Smith, Thomas Cooper, Samuel Chapin and Richard Sikes, he was a member of the first board of Selectmen, 1644, serving continuously through 1652 and again in 1654. Shortly thereafter, the family was represented on the board by his eldest son Jonathan. Henry Burt was the first to hold, in Springfield, the Office of Clerk of Writs, being elected 29 May 1649 and serving until his death in 1662. The vital statistics for that period are in his handwriting. After Rev. George Moxon left Springfield, the town for some time was without a settled minister and got along with what may be termed lay readers as a substitute. It was voted 18 Feb 1665/6, that Mr. Holyoke and Henry Burt should carry on the work of the Sabbath, and recompense was voted to Deacon Wright, Deacon Chapin, Mr. Holyoke and Henry Burt for their labors in that work the previous summer. On 9 Nov 1657, Mr. Holyoke, Mr. Pynchon, Deacon Chapin, and Henry Burt were appointed to continue this work. Although there were attempts to secure a settled minister, none remained long until the Rev. Pelatiah Glover commenced his pastorate in 1660.
  Occupation	Clerk of Writs
  Death	30 Apr 1662	Springfield, Hampden, MA
  Burial	1 May 1662	Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, MA
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  Person ID	I1806	MM
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry BURT,   b. Abt 1565, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 1617, Haberton, Devonshire, ENGLAND (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Isett UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1570, Sherford, Devon, ENGLAND d. 1630, Haberton, Devonshire, ENGLAND (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ulalia MARCHE,   b. Abt 1598, Sherford, Devon, ENGLAND d. 19 Aug 1690, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1619	Dean Prior, Co. Devon, ENGLAND   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah BURT,   b. Abt 1620, Haberton, Devonshire, ENGLAND d. Aft 1711, Stratford, Fairfield, CT (Age > 92 years)   2. Samuel BURT,   b. Abt 1623, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. Nov 1625, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND (Age 2 years)   3. Abigail BURT,   b. Abt 1623, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 2 Jul 1707, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 84 years)   4. Jonathon BURT,   c. 23 Jan 1624, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 19 Oct 1715, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age ~ 91 years)   5. Henry BURT,   b. Abt 1627, Haberton, Devonshire, ENGLAND d. 3 Jan 1690, Haberton, Devonshire, ENGLAND (Age 63 years)   6. David BURT,   c. 18 Oct 1629, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 9 Sep 1690, Northampton, Hampshire, MA (Age ~ 60 years)   7. Mary BURT,   c. 2 Apr 1632, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND bur. 18 Jul 1634, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND (Age ~ 2 years)   8. Mary BURT,   c. 13 Apr 1635, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 30 Aug 1689, Deerfield, Franklin, MA (Age ~ 54 years)   9. Nathaniel BURT,   c. 23 Mar 1637/38, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 29 Sep 1720, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (Age ~ 82 years)   10. Elizabeth BURT,   c. 4 Dec 1638, Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND d. 11 Oct 1710 (Age ~ 71 years)   11. Hannah BURT,   b. 28 Apr 1641, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. 1 Aug 1680, Springfield, Hampden, MA (Age 39 years)   12. Dorcas BURT,   b. 19 Apr 1643, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. 15 Apr 1743, Windsor, Hartford, CT (Age 99 years)   13. Patience BURT,   b. 18 Aug 1645, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. 25 Oct 1732, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (Age 87 years)   14. Mercy BURT,   b. 27 Sep 1647, Springfield, Hampden, MA d. Bef Jul 1706 (Age < 58 years)
  Family ID	F766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1595 - Harberton, Co. Devon, ENGLAND Marriage - 28 Dec 1619 - Dean Prior, Co. Devon, ENGLAND Immigratn - 1638/39 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA Note - 1644 - Springfield, Hampden, MA Death - 30 Apr 1662 - Springfield, Hampden, MA Burial - 1 May 1662 - Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Jacobus, Donald Lines & Waterman, Edgar Francis, Hale, House, (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT, 1952), 34. [S33] Bliss, Aaron Tyler, Bliss Family, (Published by the Author, Midland, Michigan, 1982), 33.