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Family of William VESEY and Polly BURRIDGE

William VESEY b. 1766 May 25⁹⁴⁴ at (bapt) Braintree, MA⁹⁴⁴. d. 1817~⁴⁹⁴⁶ at Braintree, VT⁴⁹⁴⁶.
Polly BURRIDGE b. 1780 May 28²⁸⁵² at Braintree, MA²⁸⁵². d. bef May 1812.

Married²²⁵³ 1798~. Griswold²²⁵³, p 584, in the sketch of William J Vesey, has that his great-grandfather William Vesey and that William's brother Benjamin migrated from Massachusetts to Braintree, Vermont, in 1785, and, the following year (an error?), William married Polly, daughter of John and Polly (Spear) Burridge. William and Polly had five children. However, Bates²⁸⁵², p 852, lists the children of John Burridge and Mary his wife "who was Mary Spear daughter of Samuel and Mary Spear born 27th July 1760," and the birth dates of the children. The first child listed is Polly Burridge, born May 28, 1780. That Polly, however, is too young to have married William Vesey in 1786. The oldest child, Polly, of William and Polly Vesey was born in 1799. A marriage date of about 1798 is assumed from that.

Griswold²²⁵³, in the sketch mentioned, has some inconsistencies - the marriage date mentioned; this William Vesey born in Braintree in 1768 though he was baptised in 1766. The majority of the information appears to be correct, and William's wife is given herein as Polly Burridge, with parentage and birth date as listed in Braintree (Mass.) records²⁸⁵²

Bass⁸³¹ has William Vesey moved to "this town (Braintree, Vermont) in 1785; went West in 1815." The latter seems unlikely as his will and probate were made in Vermont in 1817.

William Vesey's will was dated 8 Jul 1817, in Braintree, Orange Co., Vermont, and probate of the estate of William Vesey, deceased, began Nov 17, 1817, as registered in Randolph, Vermont. His will states he was "weak of body but sound of mind & memory." Witnesses to the will were Jonathan Bass, Ammi Nichols, and Fielder Clark.

The will provided that son William would get farming utensils and wearing apparel, and his "gun bayonet and razor." Rev Ammi Nichols and Elder Elijah Huntington to get $4 each. His real estate was to be sold and "beloved wife Keziah Vesey" to get half. The remainder to go to son William Vesey, and daughters Polly Coapland(sic), Betsey Vesey & Lucy Vesey (the latter two not of age at the time); excepting Polly who was to have $62 directed out of her share as she had already received that sum. All his personal estate to go to wife Keziah.

Polly was born¹⁷⁶⁷ May 28, 1780, in Braintree, MA, to John Burridge and Mary Spear.

Polly is assumed to have died between Mar 12, 1811 (dau Lucy's birthdate), and May, 1812, when William married second Keziah Darby.

Child 3. Sally

Hillman⁸⁰⁰ states Sally prob died before 1817, date of her father's will, as she is not mentioned therein.

Children of William VESEY and Polly BURRIDGE: