BURKE Hannah b. Abt 1712 d. 18 Aug 1776 Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

Abt 1712 - 1776 (64 years)

Name	BURKE Hannah
Birth	Abt 1712
Gender	Female
Death	18 Aug 1776	Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH
Notes	It is unknown where Timothy and Hannah were married , but probably in Rutland, Worcester County, MA where she lived with her late husband before he drowned. Timothy owned property in Ware, given him by his father, Thomas. Timothy knew the Wrights well and was well aquainted with Hannah and her first husband, Cyprian Wright, who died by drowning in Muscopog Pond in Rutland in 1738. Cyprian's name was on a land deed of Thomas Brown. Hannah brought three children, of which two were minors, to this marriage; William, Samuel and John. John died by the age of 10 years. Timothy had to put up a surety bond for these children so he sold some land in Rutland to have money in trust for their care. Timothy died 3 Jan. 1770, preceding Hannah in death. She died of small pox in Swanzey, 1776. Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records: [ Case # 57,737] Cyprian Wright died at Rutland, intestate, and on 11 July, 1739 an inventory of his property was taken by Joseph Stearns, John Hubbard, and Moses How. The estate came to £ 726 which included stock, five acres of Pine Plain and a right in undivided lands at Rutland, [2:409] on 24 July 1739, an administrators' bond was issued to Hannah Wright, widow, with Frank Fink, clerk, and William Wright, (brother) yeoman, as sureties, all of Rutland. Hannah signed in her own name. [179:341] The administrators' account was dated 16 May 1745 and was submitted by Timothy Brown and Hannah Brown, formerly Hannah Wright. It indicated that the widow has received her thirds and that the other two thirds had beeb divided among the children who were not named, that the eldest son receiving double share and the two other children receiving single shares. [5:352]
Person ID	I10261	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

Father	Burke Jonas, b. Abt 04 Jan 1683, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA d. Abt 1730, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA (Age 46 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Johnson Hannah, b. 05 May 1685, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F23845	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Wright Cyprian, b. 1713, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA d. 29 Jun 1739, Rutland, Worcester County, MA (Age 26 years)

Children

	1. BROWN Hannah [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]
	2. Wright John, c. 03 Jun 1738, Rutland, Worcester County, MA d. Abt 1748, Ware, Hampshire County, MA (Age ~ 9 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Wright William, b. 19 Mar 1734, Rutland, Worcester County, MA d. 14 Jan 1812, Winchester, Cheshire County, NH (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Wright Samuel, b. Abt 19 Feb 1735, Rutland, Worcester County, MA d. Dec 1818, Middlebury, Addison County, VT (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. BROWN Thankful, b. Abt 08 Jan 1745 [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]
	6. BROWN Wright Samuel, b. 01 Jul 1748, Ware River Parish, Hampshire Co., MA d. 25 Apr 1837, Milo, Yates Co, NY (Age 88 years) [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]
	7. BROWN Joel, b. 03 Oct 1750, Ware River, Hampshire Co., MA [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F23662 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Apr 2024

Family 2 BROWN Timothy, b. 17 Aug 1710, Stow, Worcester Co., MA d. 03 Jan 1770, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH (Age 59 years)

Marriage Abt 27 Feb 1744 Lower Ashuelot, (Swanzey) Cheshire County, NH

27 FEB 1744/1745

Jonas died about 1730. His inventory is on file in Middlesex County, MA, Probate record #3583, May 10, 1730.

Administrators were Hannah Burke, widow, and Amos Brown, blacksmith, both of Stow and Charles Johnson of Sudbury, wheelwright. Will mentions children; Mary,widow Hannah (of Cyrprian) Wright, Joseph, Abigail, (given land next to Edward Fuller.) Elizabeth, Hepsibeth and Jonas.

Docket # 3584 Middlesex Co., MA, Probate, April 6, 1743.

Children

	1. BROWN Hannah [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. BROWN Thankful, b. Abt 08 Jan 1745 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. BROWN Wright Samuel, b. 01 Jul 1748, Ware River Parish, Hampshire Co., MA d. 25 Apr 1837, Milo, Yates Co, NY (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. BROWN Joel, b. 03 Oct 1750, Ware River, Hampshire Co., MA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10342 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Apr 2024