In April 1735 Jacob Burden, together with Thomas Burdet, signed a petition to Governor Belcher, as members of the South Parish Meeting in Malden.
He was taxed in Charlestown in 1739, 1748, 1756, 1758, 1761, 1765, and 1772. On 17 Nov1752, 21Jan1760, and 05 Mar1755 he was a petit juryman from Charlestown. On 03 Mar 1755 he was clerk of the market in Charlestown and constable on 07 Mar 1757. On 06 Mar 1758 he was hayward and hogreeve and was frequently thereafter elected to the latter office. On 23 Mar 1758 he was a member of the Charlestown Fire Company. On 08 Feb 1762 he joined his brothers in selling a negro man named Jeffrey.
On 17 Jun 1775 his house was destroyed when the British burned the town. On 10 Dec 1756 the widow Rebecca Gullifer of Charlestown sold her dwelling house, adjoining the Training Field there, to Jacob Burden of Charlestown, housewright, and on 06 Jul 1774 he styled "Jacob Burdet of Charlestown housewright", mortgaged the premises to Richard Devens of the same town. On 03 Feb 1790 Devens foreclosed this mortgage against Eunice, widow of his son Jacob.
On 20 Mar 1777 the taxes of Jacob Burdet and Jacob Burdet Jr., for 1772 were abated. Either he or his son of the same name received town aid in 1783 and from 1785 to 1787. On 05 Sep 1785 his tax for 1784 was abated. Both he and his son Jacob Jr., were dead before 08 Sep 1789, when Richard Devens commenced foreclosure proceedings against the widow Eunice. It is nor unlikley that elder Jacob died before 3 Feb 1783.
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