Anna Bursell

Abt 1642 - 1726  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Anna Bursell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1642	Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Mar 1725/26	Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I483	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	5 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Silas Sears,   b. Abt 1641, Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony d. 13 Jan 1696/97, Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1659	Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony   [5]
  Children	1. Silas Sears,   b. Abt 1661, Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony d. Abt 1732, Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Surname of Lt Silas Sears wife Anna In Descendants of Richard Sares, May says "perhaps Bursell" indicating that only the first letter of the last name ("B") is known for sure. Great Migration Begins states "...Anna, probably daughter of James Bursell of Yarmouth". The source for this was Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England by Shurtleff and Pulsiver, 1855. Since there appears to be no solid source for Anna's surname, one must rely on secondary sources. With regard to Mr James Bursell's will: On 1 Nov 1676 Emott Bursell and Silas Sears were appointed administrators of the Estate of James Bursell of Yarmouth. This is clearcut circumstantial evidence that Silas Sears Sr's wife's surname was Bursell. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S320] Samuel P. May, Sares main, (Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, Albany NY, 1890), p48-52 (Reliability: 3). [S475] Godfrey Memorial Library, AGBI, Vol 155, p325 (Reliability: 3). [S592] Holbrook, Jay Mack, MVR, (Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ), p49 original document (Reliability: 3). [S669] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, (Great Migration Study Project, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts; LOC: 95-219457; Copyright 1995; Yurchak Printing, Landisville PA ), pp1642-44 (Reliability: 3). [S627] Torrey, Clarence Almon, Sanborn, Melinde Lutz (supplements), NE Marriages, (Database and images. Ancestry. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2012. ).