BIBLE: John Burton family bible, New York transcribed for USGenWeb Archives by W. David Samuelsen ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org *********************************************************************** The Colonial Dames of the State of New York, Aug 1917 JOHN BURTON. Holy Bible in English; London, Robert Barker and John Bill, 1620. It contains records of the Burton and Rigden families in England. The Bible descended collaterally to the late William Bedlow Beekman, Esq., and is now the property of Mrs. Beekman, New York City. It has the heraldic book-plate of William Bedlow on the front cover. Edmun: Rigden was baptised The 7th day of August in the eight yeare of the Reigne of our soferint lord king Charles: 1632 The sun of Jon Burton was borne in [b] ushipborne The - 22 daye of may 1653 and battised The - 31 daye of may - 1653 - in bushiphorne by the name of Richard Burton The sun of John burton was borne one this 25 daye of aprell 1655 and battised one The 9 daye of maye by the name of John burton in bushiphorne Edmond Rigden was baptised the 6 august John Burton the sun of Richard burton was Baptised the 19th of April 1620 in littelborne Elisabeth Burton wos maried one the fortene daye of desember 1648 vuto steven Atkines at hotfelle dafter of Richard burton The Elder living at Bushiphorne Then thomas the sun of John burton was baptiesed the sixtenth daye of october 1659 in bushborne and borne the ninth of October William burton sun of John Burton was borne one The seventene daye of January 1660 and Battised one the Therty and won daye of that same mont John Burton was maried to Elisabeth deun the first daye of October 1674. Thomas burton sun of John Burton 1658 beried Abraham [?] burton sun of John burton beried 1661 August 2. 1692 John burton was maried to mary mos Elisabeth wife of Richard Burton The Elder was beried one The tente daye of August in bushiphorne Church 1661 - in age The foure score and to yere ould Elizabeth . . . daughter of Richard Rigden [?] was baptised in the church of Eastrie March the 16 1598 as appeareth in the Regester booke of Eustrie [Tho] mas [Rigden?] was baptized the 29th of July 1581 in the [pa] rish of . . . hards and home in Petham.