Deacon Asa Burbank

Patriot of the American Revolution Service MA, Rank Patriotic Service, ancestor Ancestor # A017007 Service Description: 1) DELE.TO CO.CONGRESS 11-15-1775 YORK MAIN

DAR Patriot Index as follows:

• Asa Burbank, b. MA circa 1731, public service in MA,
• d. ME 7 Feb 1824
• No pension,
• Spouses 1. Eunice Hutchins, 2. Esther Emery

Asa Burbank was born circa 1730 in Arundel, York County, Maine. He was the son of Lieut. John Burbank and Priscilla Major. He married first Eunice Hutchins of Kittery, York County, Maine, in 1751. He married second Esther Emery of Wells, York County, Maine, daughter of Joseph Emery and Mehitable Stacey, on 29 November 1767. He married third widow Hannah Foster on 16 January 1781 at Church of Christ, Arundel, York County, Maine.

Children of Asa Burbank and Eunice Hutchins

• Priscilla Burbank
• Caleb Burbank
• Ann Burbank b. 25 Apr 1756
• Ruth Burbank
• Asa Burbank b. 6 Jul 1760
• Asa Burbank
• William Burbank b. 3 Nov 1765

Children of Asa Burbank and Esther Emery

• Joseph Burbank b. 9 Oct 1768
• David Burbank b. 1770
• Caleb Burbank b. 6 Nov 1771
• Joshua Burbank
• Col. John D. Burbank b. 19 Aug 1776

Children of Asa Burbank and Hannah Foster

• Ebenezer Burbank b. bt 1781 - 1790
• Moses Burbank b. bt 1780 - 1790

Citations

• 1.[S716] William Henry Harrison Stowell, Stowell Genealogy; A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Mass (Rutland: The Tuttle Company, 1922), 64.
• 2.[S882] George Burbank Sedgeley, The Genealogy of the Burbank Families (Farmington, Maine: The Knowlton & MCLeary Company, 1928), 26.
• 3.[S882] George Burbank Sedgeley, Burbank Genealogy, 26, 55.
• 4.[S882] George Burbank Sedgeley, Burbank Genealogy, 55.
• 5.[S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 108: 122.

Contribution to the Genealogy of the Burbank and Burbanck Families, in the United States Gideon Tibbetts Ridlon C.P. Pike, 1880 - 26 pages pg. 10-11

Burbanks of Kennebunk Maine (Rowley Branch)

10 John Burbank was born in Bradford Mass Was one of the first settlers in Arundel now Kennebunk Me Millman by occupation Engaged in coasting trade and lost a large schooner on his first trip to Halifax in 1750 Was 2d Lieut in the expedition to Louisburg in 1745 His wife's name does not appear His children as far as known to the author as follows

• i John son of John 10 was master at arms under Paul Jones in the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis and while the latter was sinking he released the prisoners and was censured by Jones this was during the encounter with the Countess of Scarborough He was stationed at Portsmouth in the company of Capt Eliphalet Davis in 1776 Was captured in the brig Charming Polly and sent to England on board the Dalton in 1777 He subsequently settled in Lyman Me and was living there in 1837

ii Benjamin son of John 10 settled in Brownfield Me He married and had a numerous family as follows 

1 Dea Asa son of Benjamin ii married Eunice Hutchins 1751 2ndly Esther Emery 1767 3dly Hannah Foster Was Selectman in Arundel Kennebunk in 1780 Died in Feb 1824 aged 90 He was in the expedition to Louisburgh or his uncle by the same name

Children as follows

• i Joseph who died at sea
• ii Caleb who married Sally Littlefield Was a blacksmith in Parsonsfield Me Had several children 1 Samuel 2 Esther married John Lord 3 Hannah married Merrill
• iii Asa
• iv Ruth
• v Ann
• vi John D Colonel married the widow of his brother David Was Cabinet maker in Saco Married Susan Stowell she was the widow before named in 1797 she died in Saco in 1805 aged 36 years He married secondly Sarah daughter of Abijah Felch or Fitch of Limerick Me 1807 Died in 1842 aged 66 years
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