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     Waterman Burlingame was born on 13 August 1768 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² He married first Hannah Burlingame, daughter of James Burlingame and Abigail Knight, about 1788.² He married second Anna (?) after 8 June 1818.² He died in March 1839 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 70.²
     On 25 May 1791 Waterman Burlingame received land from his father Philip Burlingame.²
     In 1796, he was an ensign in the 3rd Co., Cranston Militia, and was Captain from 1797 to 1798. In 1800 he was 2nd Major in the 6th Regt. of Providence Co. Militia, and in 1801 was 1st Major.²
     On 17 February 1803 he and his wife Hannah sold their interest in the property of Hannah's father, James Burlingame, to Cyrus Burlingame of Scituate, Rhode Island, and to Richard, Charles, Jabez, and James Burlingame of Cranston, Rhode Island.³ On 19 March 1805 he bought his brother Samuel's interest in a farm in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, which had been left to their father by their grandfather Samuel Burlingame.³
     He was Justice of the Peace in Cranston from 1809 to 1815.²
     He and his first wife Hannah had the following known children: Asa (b 28 February 1790, d 6 March 1864), Hannah, Deliah, Roby (b abt 1795), Celinda, Hardin (b abt 1798, d 25 October 1872), Henry, Jabez (b abt 1804, d 5 March 1841), Philip (b 11 March 1811, d 22 March 1878), Horace (b 1814).²

     Susanna Potter was married by William Burton, Justice to Samuel Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, on 20 September 1770 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^1,2
     She and Samuel had the following known children: Andrew (b abt 1774), Caleb (b 1776, d 16 May 1846), Roby, Samuel (b 1791).²

     Sarah Gardiner was born in 1763.¹ She married Samuel Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, between 1791 and 1795.¹ She died on 6 September 1849 in Earlsville, Chenango Co., New York.¹
     She also went by the name Sally.¹ She and Samuel had the following known children: Sarah (b abt 1795), Mary (b abt 1798), William (b 1801, d 17 November 1856), Justus B. S. (b 21 May 1804, d 10 September 1894), Esther (b abt 1806). These children used the last name Burlingham.¹

     Patience Edmonds was born on 4 September 1753 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ She married Pardon Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin.¹ She died about 1825 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹
     She and Pardon had the following known children: George (b 9 August 1777, d 20 January 1872), Gorton (b 3 March 1782, d 23 June 1853), William (b 13 April 1785, d 12 April 1872).¹

     William Edmonds married Phebe Gorton, daughter of John Gorton and Hannah (?), on 18 March 1749.²
     He and his wife Phebe lived in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.²

     Phebe Gorton was born about 1728 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ She married William Edmonds on 18 March 1749.³
     She and her husband William lived in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.³

     Mary Rhodes was born in 1777.¹ She married Pardon Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, after 1825.¹ She died on 1 October 1845 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹

     Peter Colvin was born on 29 May 1749 in Coventry, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Mercy Burlingame, daughter of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin.¹ He died on 21 July 1832 in West Abington, Pennsylvania, at age 83.¹
     He served as a sergeant in Gen. Sullivan's Expedition in 1778, with his brother-in-law Pardon Burlingame.¹
     Before 1816 he lived in Warwick, then Scituate, then Cranston, Rhode Island.² He lived in Sterling, Windham Co., Connecticut, from 1816 to 1826.² From 1826 to 1832 he lived in Abington Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.²
     He and Mercy had the following known children: Henry (b 3 April 1776, d 1814), Roby (b 4 March 1779, d 11 September 1865), Ruth (b 1780, d September 1822), Joab (b 5 May 1782, d 27 December 1850), Otis (b 28 June 1784, d 7 August 1869), Sarah (b 17 June 1786, d 10 September 1864), Patience (b 28 August 1793, d 10 September 1894), Abigail (b 18 December 1795), George (b 5 March 1797, d 25 December 1873), Seth (b 20 March 1799, d 21 October 1863), Lois (b 18 February 1801, d 24 September 1893), Rhody (b 18 July 1803).¹

     Stephen Budlong was born on 17 August 1761 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ He married Huldah Burlingame, daughter of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, on 17 April 1784 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.¹ He died on 13 October 1850 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 89.¹
     He and Huldah had the following known children: Philip (b 15 April 1789), Stephen (b 1 August 1794), Huldah (b 1 March 1798), Susanna (b 5 May 1800), Celia (b 1 August 1804).²

     Hannah Burlingame was born in 1770 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ She married Waterman Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, about 1788.¹ She died on 8 June 1818 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹
     On 17 February 1803 she and her husband Waterman sold their interest in the property of Hannah's father, James Burlingame, to Cyrus Burlingame of Scituate, Rhode Island, and to Richard, Charles, Jabez, and James Burlingame of Cranston, Rhode Island.²
     She and Waterman had the following known children: Asa (b 28 February 1790, d 6 March 1864), Hannah, Deliah, Roby (b abt 1795), Celinda, Hardin (b abt 1798, d 25 October 1872), Henry, Jabez (b abt 1804, d 5 March 1841), Philip (b 11 March 1811, d 22 March 1878), Horace (b 1814).¹

     James Burlingame was born in 1740 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ He was married by James Harris, Justice, to Abigail Knight, daughter of Richard Knight and Phebe Field, on 13 March 1763 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^4,3 He died on 8 July 1802 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³
     He was a farmer and teacher.³ In 1766 he was an ensign in Capt. Peter Burlingame's Co., Col. Matthewson's Regt.³ He also served as a Captain during the Revolutionary War.³

     Abigail Knight was born in 1742 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.² She was married by James Harris, Justice, to James Burlingame, son of James Burlingame and Hannah Brown, on 13 March 1763 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^3,2 She died suddenly on 2 October 1810 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island.²
     She was a gg-granddaughter of Richard and Sarah (Rogers) Knight (he came from Norfolk, England, bef 1640), and a ggg-granddaughter of James and Mary Rogers, who came to America in the ship Increase in 1635.²

     Anna (?) married Waterman Burlingame, son of Philip Burlingame and Sarah Colvin, after 8 June 1818.¹

     Moses Lippitt was born in 1645.³ He married Mary Knowles, daughter of Henry Knowles and (?) Potter, on 19 November 1668 in Warwick, Rhode Island.^3,4 He died on 6 January 1703.^3,2
     He was a tanner.⁴

     Mary Knowles was born about 1649 (Burlingame says 1645).^4,3 She married Moses Lippitt, son of John Lippitt and Martha (?), on 19 November 1668 in Warwick, Rhode Island.^3,4 She died on 28 December 1719 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^3,4
     She was named in her father's will dated 2 January 1670 (1670/71?) and proved on 20 Jan the same year. She was left £15, £5 of which was to be paid by her brother John three years after her father's death, and £5 annually after that.⁴
     Her own will was dated 6 March 1719 and proved 3 February 1720. The executor was her son Moses. In her will she left: to her son-in-law Thomas Burlingham and his wife Martha, £20; to her son-in-law John Lippitt and his wife Rebecca, £20, and she cancelled a debt of £32 he owed her; to her granddaughter Mercy Gorton, £20; to her grandson David Burlingame, £10; to her granddaughter Mary Colvin, £20; to her granddaughter Margaret Remington, £20; to her sister Martha Eldridge, £10; to her cousin John Budlong, 40s; and to her son Moses, the rest of her estate.³

     Hannah Gardiner married first Josiah Westcott.^1,2 She married second Thomas Burlingame, son of Roger Burlingham and Mary Lippitt, on 29 August 1726 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^1,2 She died on 6 January 1756 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^1,3
     In her husband Thomas Burlingame's will, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, she was left £6 per year for life, plus an additional £6 per year that was part of the dower of her former husband Josiah Westcott's estate.^4,1

     Thomas Burlingame Jr. was born on 29 May 1688 in Cranston, Rhode Island.^3,4 He married Eleanor Ralph, daughter of Thomas Ralph and Mary (?).^5,4 He died on 7 January 1770 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 81.^3,4
     He and his brothers Samuel, Peter, Moses, Joshua, and Steven all were deeded land by their father Thomas.^2,6 He and his wife Eleanor (Ralph) Burlingame, along with Richard Searle and his wife Alice (Ralph) Searle, exchanged 16 acres of land in Mashantatack, Rhode Island, with Thomas Stafford, at the right of Thomas Ralph.³
     He was ordained as a minister of the Baptist Church in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, in 1733, which he led with Rev. Winsor. He later resigned, and joined a new church in Cranston.³
     He and his brother Peter were co-executors of their father's will, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, and each received 5s.^7,2
     His own will was dated 6 May 1766 and proved at Cranston in 1770. The executor was his son Peter. In his will he arranged for his estate to be charged nine bushels per year, to be given to the poor of Cranston and Warwick, Rhode Island.³

     Moses Burlingame was born on 8 June 1690 in Cranston, Rhode Island.² He married Temperance (?) about 1715.^2,3 He died on 16 December 1759 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, at age 69.²
     He was a sea captain in the West Indies trade.²
     On 28 September 1715 he received 20 acres of land in Mashantatack, Providence Co., Rhode Island, from his father Thomas.^1,4
     In 1720 he was an ensign in the 3rd company of Providence militia, and served as captain of the company from 1722 to 1725.²
     He was co-executor of his cousin Benjamin Burlingame's will, dated 25 January 1741 and proved 12 July 1742, along with John Potter and Benjamin's widow Jerusha.⁵ He was named in his father's will, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, and was left 5s.^6,1
     His own will was dated 2 January 1759 in Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, and proved 29 January 1759. The executor was his son Josiah.²

     Rose Briggs married Peter Burlingame, son of Thomas Burlingame and Martha Lippitt.^2,3

     Mary Burlingame was born in 1698 in Cranston, Rhode Island.³ She married John Warner Jr., son of John Warner and Anne Gorton, on 23 October 1719 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.^3,2 She died on 30 January 1728 in Warwick, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ She was buried at the old Warner burial grounds on the road to Connecticut.³

     Sarah Burlingame was born about 1700 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ She married John Briggs, son of James Briggs and Sarah Wicks.^3,2
     She was named in her father's will, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, and was left 5s.^4,1

     Freelove Burlingame was born on 1 April 1704 in Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³ She married Israel Gorton, son of Othneil Gorton and Mercy Burlingame, in 1720, according to the Nelson Burlingame manuscript. However, Doherty and Ghastin both say she married Thomas Gorton.^3,2,4
     She was named in her father's will, dated 5 June 1756 and proved 7 October 1758, and was left 5s.^5,1