Family:John Burwell and Catherine Losey (1)

Questionable link. Notes for JOHN BURWELL: .....Extracted Presbyterian Church Records, Morristown, NJ (FHL Fiche C505591) ..... "Genealogy Notices of the Settlers of Newark", Samuel Conger, pg 113. "This John, perhaps g.s. of Zach, d 21st Aug 1777, a. 70, in Morris Co." .....Page 4, of Raymond Whritenour's letter to George Brummitt, states "at the outset of the Revolutionary War, there were three adult men living in Morris County, with the name of John Burwell. There was John Burwell of Morris township (1707-1777); John Burwell of Hanover township (1736-1792); and John Burwell of Pequannock township (1751-1825), our ancestor.....Our ancestor is the one who gave his affidavit of Revolutionary service on April 2 1818. This is contained in a manuscript at the New Jersey Archives". ..... Rockaway, NJ records of Beach Family, pg 126 - Hannah born Dec 1665, married (1) Zachariah Fairchild Nov 3, 1681, had nine children. He was born 4 Dec 1651, died June 3, 1703. She married (2) John Burwell May 5, 1708. He died Feb 1, 1727" .....1740: Witness to Will, by John Burwell, of Benjamin Connet of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co, NJ. .....1742: John Burwell on freeholders list of Morristown, Morris Co, NJ. .....1745, 25 Aug: John Burwell renewed the Covenant at Morristown Presbyterian Church. Wife, Hannah received the Covenant the same day. .....1749: Inventory made by John Burwell and David Edgar of Personal Estate of James Martin of South Amboy, Middlesex Co, NJ .....1752 Census taken of Morris Co, NJ freeholders. John Burwell (1707-1777) on list. .....1768 Tax list for Morris Co, NJ residents. John Burwell (1707-1777) on list. .....1777, 28 Jan: John Burwell was witness to Will of Shadrach Heyward. of 444 Some of us have had in our records that Hannah Beach (b 1665) was married to John Burwell May 5, 1708. The source was a publication which has proven to be incorrect. In 1902, J Percy Crayon, a genealogist/historian published a book titled "Rockaway Records of Morris County NJ Families. In the chapter on the Beach Family he stated "Hannah, born Dec 1665, married (1)Zachariah Fairchild Nov 3, 1681, had nine children. He was born Dec 4, 1651, died June 3, 1703. She married (2) John Burwell May 5, 1708. He died Feb 1, 1727. Then came another publication a "Pedigree of Samuel Putnam Avery" published by the New York Biographical Society in 1924. It had essentially the same information about Hannah's marriage to Zachariah who was born in Stratford, Connecticut, but said "His widow married, second, May 5, 1708, John son of William and Elizabeth BURRITT of Stratford. John BURRITT died Feb 1, 1726/7. I don't know what source Crayon had used to come up with the Burwell name or perhaps it was a printing error. In any event, taking the position that BURRITT might be the correct name after all, I began researching the BURRITT line and found it to be true that John BURRITT was the second husband of Hannah Beach, had parents named William and Elizabeth (there were none of those names in the Burwell line at that time) and were from Stratford, Connecticut (Burwells were not). There are many Burritt descendants today. So based upon the evidence, we need to delete Hannah Beach from our records. Don Billingsley

Name: John Lee BURWELL Given Name: John Lee Surname: BURWELL 1 Sex: M Birth: Abt 1736 in Newark?, Essex, NJ 1 2 Death: 1789 in Hanover, Morris, NJ 2 Change Date: 24 Jul 2003 at 19:25 Note: Notes for JOHN BURWELL: 1. Family Bible of Adeline B Trimble (copied by E.L. Skinner. 2. William Russell Burwell, Virkus, Vol 3, pg 107 (Elsie Ferguson) 3. Beverly Burwell Craig, New Forest Farms, 2540 Centre St, RR1, Ridge- ville, Ontario, Canada L0S 1M0. 4. Mary Jo Verran, 3470 Imlay City Rd, Attica, Michigan 48412 states that this John's service in RevWar was 8 days, married Catherine Losey. 5. Family Bible, Mrs Amza Nemire, Pandora, OH 6. Mrs Harry Yahvornitzky, 17050 Albion Rd, Strongville, OH 44136. 7. Raymond Whritenour states proof of parentage exists only for Joseph, John, and Susannah Burwell. 8. Morris Co, NJ records: 779N, book 34, pg 115, Intestate 1792, Inv 1792. 9. NJ Colonial Documents, pg 460 - Names John Burwell as father of John Burwell who received money from John Young's Will (March 23, 1774). Raymond Whritenour, 70 Kakeout Rd, Butler, NJ states that this John Burwell was wounded in Revolutionary War, and sent to a hospital by the direct order of General Washington, at Connecticutt Farms; was on the 1788 Morris Co Tax List; died in intestate 1792, according to Morris Co History. Probably lived at Pequannac twp, Morris Co, NJ as early as 1763, before moving to Hanover twp.