Esek Burlingame

Member of Chepachet Baptist in chepachet rhode Island 2 daughters baptized there in 1842 http://www.chepachetfreewill.org/dorrrebellion.htm ___

New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 1

edited by William Richard Cutter p.459 Eseck son of Thomas (3 rd son of  son of David and Mary) born March 24, 1765) sisters Lydia,Creta,Jean Patience; brother Thomas, Nathan,Charles,James married May 19, 1805 Mary Williams son Sterry

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Eseck Burlingame was thrice married, he was the father of 21 children, and Henry A. Burlingame, born to him when he was in his 82nd year, is the last surviving of all those offspring. He is a son of Eseck & Asenath (Robbins) Burlingame, both natives of that town; she of that part of it that was set off to Burrillville in 1806. When the patriots of the New England Colonies rallied to repulse the British forces that landed at Boston, Nathan Burlingame, a Glocester lad, sought to take up arms in defense of his country. But it was not until 1778 that he became of sufficient age to serve as a Minute Man, when he joined a company in command of Benijah Whipple, in Col. Chad Brown’s Regiment. From 1779 to 1782 inclusive, he served under Capt. Stephen Olney and Col. Chad Brown, a portion of each year whenever called to the post of duty. There was one only of those duty calls to which he was unable to respond on account of sickness, and that his absence might not be noted, his younger brother Eseck, 16 years old, attended the roll call in 1781 and answered “here.” Eseck Burlingame was tall and rather robust for one of his years, so his act of deception was not discovered by his superior officers, and there was no one in the company who would give him away. It is understood that he completed the entire period of duty, and then quietly returned to his home in Glocester, intending to “keep mum.” But the fact of his volunteer service became a matter of town talk and history, so that in 1840, and on one later occasion, efforts were made to induce him to apply for a pension as a soldier of the Revolution. On both occasions he declined to sign applications, asserting that he only did his duty in filling his brother Nathan’s place in the ranks. The honor of his father’s family was at stake; it was up to him to prove that he was as much a patriot as was his brother Nathan.

also in article: Father’s Service: “Eseck Burlingame, although never regularly enlisted, served in the Revolutionary War as a Minute Man, substituting, by subterfuge, for his brother Nathan Burlingame, who had regularly enlisted. In 1781, Nathan, being subject to call, and being sick consequently being unable to respond to the call, Eseck, at the time 16 years of age, took his brother’s credentials, answered the call, and always answering to the name ofNathan Burlingame, served during Nathan’s absence, in 1781. Henry Allen Burlingame, son of Eseck, was about nine years of age when his father died. Eseck Burlingame frequently conversed with the members of his family in regard to his service in the War of the Revolution. Henry Allen Burlingame’s sister, Lydia B. White, now deceased, has often told him of the facts stated above, as related to her and to other older members of the family, by her father.” (Henry Allen Burlingame’s SAR Application)

quote from son Henry: “My father was a cooper of the old fashioned type. While he made many barrels and other wooden receptacles at his shop in Glocester, he went about the country making pails and barrels upon order. When people notified him that they wished coopering done, he sent them word to have all their stock on hand and he would come to them on particular dates. Thus he went from home at times for from 2 to 3 weeks, remaining away until the job he was asked to do was completed. I recall that he was of good physique and rugged constitution, and that his looks and activities belied his age.

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________________________ powder horn made by Esek (born in Glocester 1765) for Rev. War. He made the horn in 1781. The horn was procured from his father's tannery. It was given to the Rhode Island Historical Society Library by Esek's son Elisha S. Burlingame of Pawtucket.

Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volumes 7-8 p.47