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     James Arden married Margaret Burlingame, daughter of Philip Burlingame and Elizabeth Donaway.^1,2

     Jeremiah Gage was born on 24 June 1773 (based on his age at death of 68 years, 1 month, 6 days).² He married Lydia Burlingame, daughter of Philip Burlingame and Elizabeth Donaway.^1,3,4 He died on 30 July 1841 at age 68.² He was buried at Castleton Cemetery (now Mountain View Cemetery) in Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer Co., New York.²

     Samuel Burlingame was born about 1716 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^4,5 He was married first, by William Burton, Justice, to Elizabeth Congdon, daughter of James Congdon and Margaret Eldred, on 13 June 1742 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^6,1,5,7 He married second Mercy (?).^8,5,9 He died in 1805 in Pawling, Dutchess Co., New York.⁵ He was buried in Coventry, Kent Co., Rhode Island.⁵
     In his father's will, dated 13 October 1740 and proved 11 May 1741, he received all of the homestead farm, which was to stay in the family for four generations, plus some land in Scituate, Rhode Island.^2,10 On 3 August 1749 he was witness to a deed for Timothy Ricketson in Dutchess Co., New York.¹¹ An ear mark (i.e., cattle brand) was recorded for him in Crum Elbow Precinct, Dutchess Co., New York, in November 1755.^12,13 He was named in the will of his grandfather Thomas Burlingame, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, and was left 5s.^14,15
     From 1770 to 1775 he was a steady customer at Mabbitt's store in Dutchess Co. Others who made charges to his account include Mary Griswold, Thomas Gage's wife, his son-in-law, and his sons Benjamin and Pardon.¹⁶
     According to the Burlingame Manuscript he served in the sixth regiment of Dutchess County militia during the Revolutionary War. Doherty gives the same regiment (but doesn't say when), and also says he received land bounty rights. Both of these are probably wrong. A Samuel Burllinggame is listed as a private in the sixth regiment of the Dutchess County militia (land bounty rights), but he is not listed as a member of the sixth regiment itself.^4,5,17,18
     On 1 April 1760 he was pathmaster¹⁹ in Crum Elbow Precinct.⁴ On 7 April 1777 he was again pathmaster, this time in Pawling.⁴
     He is listed in the 1790 census in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, and his household had one male 16 or over, one male under 16, and two females.²⁰ He is not listed in the 1800 census, but he may be the male over 45 listed in the household of his son Pardon in Dutchess Co.⁴
     On 25 March 1799 the following notice was published in the Poughkeepsie Journal by his son Pardon: "The public are hereby cautioned against purchasing certain LAND offered for sale by my father Samuel Burlinghame, as the title of the property is in the subscriber: And all auctioneers and other persons are hereby forbid making sale thereof at their peril. Dated at Poughkeepsie, this 19th of March 1799."²¹
     On 29 January 1802 he deeded land in Washington, Dutchess Co., to his children Pardon and Phebe "for parential love."²²

     Elizabeth Congdon was born on 26 June 1716 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² She was married by William Burton, Justice, to Samuel Burlingame, son of Samuel Burlingame and Mercy Smith, on 13 June 1742 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^4,1,3,5
     In her father's will, dated 11 September 1755 and proved in 1757, she was left a Spanish Indian woman named Dinah (who was to go to Elizabeth's children after her death), and £100. She, her sister Martha, and her half-sister Susanna also were allowed the use of a room in the house given to her half-brothers Joseph and William, for as long as they remained single, along with the "privilege of dressing victuals in the kitchen and the keep of two cows".⁶
     Note that there is an inconsistency involving her marriage to Samuel Burlingame, and the date of her father's will. The will was dated 11 September 1755, and according to The Congdon Chronicle, she was left a room in her brother's house while she was single. But, both Doherty and Burlingame say she married Samuel Burlingame on 13 June 1742 (thirteen years earlier) and later died, and Samuel then was remarried to Marcy (or Mercy) (--?--).^6,3,2

     James Congdon was born on 19 April 1686 in Kingstown, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ He married first Margaret Eldred, daughter of Samuel Eldred and Martha Knowles.^1,4 He married second Dorcas Westcott, daughter of Benjamin Westcott and Bethia Gardner, about 1730 (based on the birth dates of their son Ephraim, and James's daughter Dorcas from his first marriage).⁵ He married third Mary Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor and Deborah Peckham, on 15 November 1739 at the bride's home in Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.² He died on 27 September 1757 in Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island, at age 71.³
     In his father's will, dated 2 July 1715 and proved 10 Dec 1718, he was left just 5s because he had previously received a portion of the estate.⁶
     In 1709 he and three others bought 430 acres of vacant land that had been ordered sold by the Assembly.² On 11 February 1713 he bought 60 acres and a mansion house in Mashantatack, Rhode Island, for £308 from his brother Benjamin.² On 9 October 1714 he and Richard Searle bought 1/4 of 1/17 part of Coweset Twp. in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island, from John Knowlman for £25.² On 26 December 1718, again with Richard Searle, he bought 1/4 of the rights in a piece of land called "seven men's farm," in the northwest part of Warwick, from Fones Greene and his widowed mother Mary Greene for £110.²
     He was made a freeman in 1720.² From 1731 to 1734 he served on the Town Council, and was Deputy in 1732.² He was moderator of the Town meeting from 1745 to 1755; again served as Deputy in 1745 and from 1747 to 1750; was Ratemaker from 1746 to 1748; and again served on the Town Council in 1747 and 1748.²
     On 6 June 1738 he sold land in Warwick for £50. Later that year, he sold additional land in South Kingstown for £900.² In 1742 he reported in court on his wife's administration of the estate of her late husband Joseph Hoxsie.² On 13 January 1753 he deeded 100 acres in Providence to his son Benjamin for love, etc.²
     His will was dated 11 September 1755 and proved in 1757. The executors were his sons Benjamin and John. To his wife Mary, for as long as she remained a widow, he left: the negro woman Sall and negro girl Phillis; the use of the negro man Caesar and Spanish Indian girl Satira for her support and that of the three youngest children; 5 cows and 50 sheep; a riding horse; and three beds and furniture. If she were to marry, Caesar and Satira were to go to his son Robert, and the rest of the property was to go equally to his children Susanna, Robert, and Phebe. To his son James he left 100 acres in South Kingstown, plus the house he was living in in Charlestown, along with 20 acres and the mulatto man Cuff. To his son Benjamin he left all of his land and houses in Cranston. To his son Samuel he left a bond for £150, plus accrued interest. To his son William, he left land in South Kingstown, along with the southern half of the house there where his son Joseph was then living. To his son John, he left 40 acres in Charlestown and other land in South Kingstown. To his son Ephraim he left £50. To his son Joseph he left the northern half of the house he was living in, plus 30 acres. To his son Robert he left land in Quanaquatogue, Charlestown, "subject to claims of his mother." If he were to die before age 21, the land was to go to Robert's half-brothers James, John, and William. He also left 20 acres in South Kingstown to his sons William and Joseph, and other land in Charlestown to his sons John, William, and Joseph. To his daughter Penelope he left £50. To his daughter Elizabeth, he left the Spanish Indian woman Dinah (who was to go to Elizabeth's children after her death), and £100. To his daughter Martha, he left the Spanish Indian girl Hannah (who was to go to Martha's children after her death), two beds, a "riding beast," two cows, and £100. To his daughter Margaret and her children he left the Spanish Indian girl Flora. He also left Margaret two cows, two beds, and the household goods in the house she was then living in. To his daughter Dorcas, he left the Spanish Indian girl Grace (who was to go to Dorcas's children after her death), a horse, two cows, and the household goods being used by her. To his daughter Susanna, he left the negro girl Lettice (who was to go to Susanna's children after her death), a riding horse her mother was to choose for her, a bed, and £100. To his daughter Phebe he left £500, which she was to receive at age 18. He also left his daughters Elizabeth, Martha, and Susanna the use of a room in the house given to his sons Joseph and William, for as long as they remained single, along with the "privilege of dressing victuals in the kitchen and the keep of two cows." The remainder of his estate was to be divided equally between his sons Benjamin and John.²

     Margaret Eldred was born on 26 February 1683.³ She married James Congdon, son of Benjamin Congdon and Elizabeth Albro.^1,3 She died about 1728.²

     Mercy (?) married Samuel Burlingame, son of Samuel Burlingame and Mercy Smith.^2,3,4

     Abraham Burlingame was born in 1744 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.⁴ He married Hannah Smith about 1765.⁴ He died in 1810 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island.⁴
     He is listed in the census of 1774 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, and his household had one male over 16, two females under 16, and two females over 16.⁴ He is again listed in Scituate in the 1790 census, with one male over 16, two males under 16, and three females.⁴
     A petition for the settlement of his sister Susanna (Burlingame) Curtis's estate, filed by her niece Susan (Burlingame) Potter on 22 March 1832, mentions as heirs "children of Abraham Burlingame a dec. brother, of the state of Rhode Island, names unknown."¹

     Susanna Burlingame was born in 1746.¹ She married Samuel Curtis.^1,2 She died on 11 December 1831 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York.^3,1
     Her will was dated 1 February 1820 in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York. She left most of her estate, including her house and land, two beds and bedding, and various pieces of furniture, to her niece Susan, who was then living with her. She also left smaller legacies to some of the daughters and grandchildren of her brother Benjamin. Her friend Stephen Moore and niece Susan were named as executors.⁴ A petition for settlement of her estate was filed by her niece on 22 March 1832, and mentions her brothers Abraham, Benjamin, and Philip, and all the children of Benjamin and Philip except Philip's daughter Elsie.^3,5
     She and Samuel had no surviving children.¹

     Benjamin Burlingame was born about 1748 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, (Doherty says possibly in Dutchess Co., New York).^4,5 He married first Jemima Wheeler before 1776.⁴ He married second Elizabeth (?) between 1790 and 1792.⁴ He died on 20 February 1805 in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York.⁴
     He is listed in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, in the 1790 census with a household of two males under 16, two males 16 or over, and three females.⁶ On 1 February 1791 he gave a mortgage for £147 to Joseph Husted on a 111-acre farm in the northeast corner of Lot 26 in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York.⁷
     Walter Lathrop of Armenia and Joseph Belden of Washington were appointed administrators of his estate on 14 March 1805. The estate was filed 11 January 1807, and on 28 July 1807 the surrogate court ordered that his 100-acre farm be sold.⁸
     He and all of the children listed below are named in a petition for the settlement of the estate of his sister Susanna (Burlingame) Curtis, filed by Susanna's niece Susan (Burlingame) Potter on 22 March 1832. Doherty, however, lists one more child, Philip. He doesn't give a birth date, and only lists one wife for Benjamin while the Burlingame manuscript lists two. So, if Philip was indeed a son of Benjamin, it's not clear who his mother was.^1,4,5

     Pardon Burlingame was born about 1755 in Dutchess Co., New York.³ He married Catherine Belding, daughter of Silas Belding and Jane Knickerbocker, on 20 April 1778 in Bangall, Dutchess Co., New York.^3,2 He died on 6 December 1803 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York.⁴ He was buried on 9 December 1803.^3,2
     He is listed in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, in the 1790 census, and his household had one male 16 or over, two males under 16, and four females.⁵ He was living in Dover Furnace, New York, in 1794.⁶ On 29 January 1802 he and his sister Phebe were deeded land in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, by their father Samuel.⁷
     A bond of $3000 was posted on his estate on 19 December 1803. The administrators were his widow Catherine, Levi McKeen, Samuel Slee, and Gilbert Ketchem.^3,2

     Phebe Burlingame married (?) Griswold before 29 January 1802.²
     On 29 January 1802 she and her brother Pardon were deeded land in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, by their father Samuel.²

     Samuel Curtis married Susanna Burlingame, daughter of Samuel Burlingame and Elizabeth Congdon.^1,2 He died before 1820.¹
     About 1780 he appears to have assumed the lease on a 148-acre farm in Lot 18 of the Beekman Patent in Dutchess Co., New York, that had been owned by his brother-in-law Philip Burlingame.³ He was living in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York, in 1805.¹ He and Susanna had no surviving children.¹

     Hannah Smith married Abraham Burlingame, son of Samuel Burlingame and Elizabeth Congdon, about 1765.¹

     Elizabeth Burlingame was born on 23 March 1767.¹ She married Ebenezer Burlingame, son of Stephen Burlingame and Ruth King.¹ She died on 8 September 1842 in Hope, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 75.¹

     Mercy Burlingame was born about 1770.¹ She married first Reuben Burlingame, son of Stephen Burlingame and Ruth King.¹ She married second Solomon King, son of Ebenezer King and Deliverance Ralph, after 10 April 1812.¹

     Susan Prissinah Burlingame was born about 1774.¹

     James Burlingame was born about 1775.¹

     Hannah Burlingame was born on 16 July 1776.¹ She died on 23 November 1842 at age 66.¹

     Henry Burlingame was born on 19 May 1783.¹ He died on 1 May 1824 at age 40.¹

     Ebenezer Burlingame was born on 13 June 1768 in Coventry, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Elizabeth Burlingame, daughter of Abraham Burlingame and Hannah Smith.¹ He died on 30 December 1843 in Hope, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 75.¹

     Reuben Burlingame was born on 3 March 1771 in Coventry, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Mercy Burlingame, daughter of Abraham Burlingame and Hannah Smith.¹ He died on 10 April 1812 in Coventry, Kent Co., Rhode Island, at age 41.¹

     Solomon King was born on 9 June 1763.¹ He married Mercy Burlingame, daughter of Abraham Burlingame and Hannah Smith, after 10 April 1812.¹ He died on 1 October 1854 at age 91.¹

     Jemima Wheeler was born in 1749.¹ She married Benjamin Burlingame, son of Samuel Burlingame and Elizabeth Congdon, before 1776.¹ She died on 8 June 1790 in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York.^1,2 She was buried at Valley View Cemetery in Dover Plains, Dutchess Co., New York.³
     On 19 September 1789 she was admitted to the Dover Baptist Church in Dover, Dutchess Co., New York.⁴

     Elizabeth (?) married Benjamin Burlingame, son of Samuel Burlingame and Elizabeth Congdon, between 1790 and 1792.¹
     On 14 March 1805 in Washington, Dutchess Co., New York, she renounced her rights as administrator of her late husband's estate.¹

     Sarah Burlingame married Gideon Wilbur on 5 December 1785 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York.²
     She was living in Rensselaer Co., New York, in 1832.²