Comments on: Benjamin Burt and His Family: Captives of the Deerfield Massacre

By: Wallace Fullerton

Wallace Fullerton — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:12:05 +0000

You nicely describe some of the violent clashes between the early New Englanders and the even earlier New Englanders, and you relate how the Burts were involved. You might be interested to learn that my rough count, that somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 of the dead (47) and captured (112) individuals at Deerfield were related in some fashion to Eulalia and Henry Burt – direct descendants, spouses of descendants, cousins, etc. But, of course, in most small rural communities, the limited marriage pool resulted in nearly everyone being everyone else’s relation.

By: Thomas Robertson Hannah Burt

Thomas Robertson Hannah Burt — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:38:58 +0000

Amazing!
David Burt would be my 7th GGF according to the path I have followed to get me here, to our story.
Thank you!

By: Carol Slavens

Carol Slavens — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 23:02:53 +0000

Another distant cousin! Descended from Christopher Burt.

By: Rebecca Walbecq

Rebecca Walbecq — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 04:55:50 +0000

In reply to SR Parker.

I would be honored to be quoted in your book. I look forward to hearing more. Thank you for reading the post and let me know if I can provide any additional information that could help.

Thanks,
Rebecca

By: SR Parker

SR Parker — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:31:02 +0000

Incredible story and piece of history. I have been doing some research for a book I am writing of history leading up to the Revolutionary War. While searching for the Deerfield Massacre, I came across your page. I would like to include some quoted text in my history if that is okay with you. I also would like to add your website to the sources in my writings. What a rich piece of history you have written about and the suffering and struggles of so many innocent lives. God bless all those who endured and those that did not.

By: Elisa

Elisa — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:15:21 +0000

I am also a descendant through Seaborn Burt. i have lived almost 30 years in Burlington VT, near the path taken to Canada.
Thank you for all the family details
It was hard to connect to this side of the family because some were loyalists in the Rev War and removed to Canada

By: Rebecca Walbecq

Rebecca Walbecq — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:38:12 +0000

In reply to Bruce Smith.

My email is Walbecq4@live.com.

By: Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:33:46 +0000

In reply to Bruce Smith. Oops I stand corrected. I have copies of the book BY Henry Burt you mention as your source too.

By: Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:34:06 +0000

In reply to Rebecca Walbecq.

Rebecca,

Drop me an email and I’ll send some pictures.
I also have books by James and Richard Burt (1893) on early times of Henry Burt. These were Thomas Burt’s books and a book by Roderick Burnham on the Burts. I don’t know if these books were ever digitized and in the public domain

By: Rebecca Walbecq

Rebecca Walbecq — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 05:00:36 +0000

In reply to Bruce Smith.

Bruce, That is amazing that you have one of his school books. I would love to see some photos.

I agree, there is an abundance of Burt family history and it is difficult to consume it all. It’s a good problem to have as a genealogist. My next blog post, coming out next week, is related to the Burt family. Make sure to take a look.

Thank you for sharing,

Rebecca