John BURSLEY

1741 - 1827  (85 years)

• Name	John BURSLEY
  Birth	1 Nov 1741  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Feb 1827  [3]
  	Cause: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I2183	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph BURSLEY,   b. 8 Mar 1713/4   d. 23 Nov 1778 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Bethiah FULLER,   b. 1 Sep 1715   d. 2 Feb 1794 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1739  [4]
  Family ID	F651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary HOWLAND,   b. 31 Jan 1741   d. 24 Jan 1820 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1766  [3]
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Genealogical Notes of Barnstable states John is the "grandfather of the present Mr. Charles H. Bursley". John Howland of the Mayflower Vol 2 states, "This John Bursley was probably the one who served as a private in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Ebenezer Jenkins' company, Col. Freeman's regiment at Falmouth and Dartmouth, guarding British prisoners from the brig Somerset. "John Bursley of Barstable, yeoman, in his will dated 22 May 1822, proved second Tuesday, March 1822 (sic), named his four sons, Lemuel, Heman, John and Josiah....Mercy was not mentiond in his will be cause she had died 16 September 1796..." (pg 342).

  
  

• Sources

  [S1478] BOOK: John Howland of the Mayflower Vol. 2, p. 166. [S1452] BOOK: Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families: Being a Reprint of the Amos Otis Papers Originally Published in the Barnstable Patriot, 24 November 2013; 1:134. Genealogical-Notes-of-Barnstable-Families-by-Otis-1888-90-Vol-I-and-II.pdf [S1478] BOOK: John Howland of the Mayflower Vol. 2, p. 342. [S1452] BOOK: Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families: Being a Reprint of the Amos Otis Papers Originally Published in the Barnstable Patriot, 24 November 2013; 1:135.