Burr Genealogy

(1) Juehue (Or Jehu) BURR
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Birth:         ca 1600, England
Death:        ca 1672, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Occ:            Carpenter

Children:  Jehu
                    John (ca 1633-1694)
                    Nathaniel (ca 1639-1712)
                    Daniel
                    Elizabeth

Notes:   Jehu was in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA in 1630 - he probably came to America with the Winthrop Fleet. He was a freeman 19 Oct 1630.  He was a carpenter, and was appointed in 1633 by the Colonial Government to see to "bridges between Boston and Roxbury."
        He removed in 1636 with Rev. Pynchon to found Springfield, MA which was then under the government of Hartford, CT.  Soon after that, he went to Fairfield, Farfield Co., CT and was reported there in 1641, 1645, and 1646.
 

(2) Major John BURR
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Birth:         ca 1633, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Death:        1694, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:      Sarah FITCH
Father:       Thomas FITCH II (ca 1612-1704)
Mother:     Anna STACY ( Or STACIE)
Marr:          ca 1672, See History Old Fairfield-Jacobus, Vol. 1, Pg. 126.

Children:  John (1673-1705)
                    David
                    Samuel (1679-)
                    Jonathan
                    Sarah (1675-)
                    Mary (1683-)
                    Deborah
                    Joseph (1677-)
                    Ebenezer (1682-)
 

(3) John BURR II
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Birth:         2 May 1673, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Death:        1705, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:      Elizabeth HANFORD
Birth:          9 Jan 1666/1667, Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
Death:         bef 1708
Father:        Rev. Thomas HANFORD
Mother:      Mary ( MILES) INCE (Widow)
Marr:           ? , See-Pg 126, Vol. I, History Old Fairfield-Jacobus

Children:  Mary (1694-1763)
                    Andrew (1696-1763)
                    Ann (1699-1733)
                    Elizabeth (ca 1701-1769)
                    Ebenezer (Died in Youth) (ca 1704-)
 

(4) Mary BURR
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Birth:        13 Oct 1694, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Death:       19 Dec 1763, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:     Capt. Thomas HILL Jr.
Birth:         ca 1692
Death:        31 Jul 1770, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Father:       Capt. Thomas HILL Sr. (-<1711)
Mother:     Abigail WAKEMAN (ca 1668-)
Marr:          9 Dec 1715, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Children:  Abigail (1718-1807)
                    Thaddeus (1720-)
                    Mary (Died in Youth) (ca 1722-)
                    Mary (1724-)
                    Elizabeth (1726-1753)
                    Ann (Or Hannah) (1729-1749)
                    Thomas (1731-1765)
                    Sarah (1734-1795)
                    Andrew (1739-)
 

Second Burr Line

(2) Nathaniel BURR [ (1)Jehu ]
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Birth:         ca 1639, Hampden Co., MA
Death:        26 Feb 1712, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:     Sarah WARD
Birth:         ca 1640, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Father:      Andrew WARDE (Or WARD) Sr. (ca 1602-1659)
Mother:    Hester SHERMAN (ca 1605-1665)
Marr:         aft Jun 1659

Children:  Sarah (ca 1662-)
                   Nathaniel (ca 1664-)
                   Abigail (ca 1668-1711)
                   John (1673-1750)
                   Daniel (ca 1677-)
                   Esther (-1722)
                   Anna (ca 1675-1747)
                   Rebecca (ca 1681-1721)
                   Mary
 

(3) Anna BURR
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Birth:          ca 1675
Death:        14 Mar 1747/1748, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:      Lieut. Gideon ALLEN
Birth:          9 Aug 1671, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Death:        ca 1750/1751
Father:       Gideon ALLEN (ca 1634-ca 1693)
Mother:     Sarah PRUDDEN (1650->1699)
Marr:          20 Jan 1696, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Children:  Sarah (1697-1787)
                   Anna (1700-1747)
                   Gideon (1702-1748)
                   Abigail (1705-1804)
                   Mary (1708-)
                   John (1710-)
                   David (Twin) (1712-)
                   Jonathan (Twin) (1712-)
                   David (1714-1777)
                   Hannah (1716-)
                   George (1721-)
 

Third Burr Line

(3) Rebecca BURR [ (2)Nathaniel, (1)Jehu ]
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Birth:          ca 1681, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Death:        16 May 1721/1722, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT

Spouse:      Capt. Samuel SHERWOOD
Birth:          ca 1681, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT
Death:        10 Nov 1732, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT
Father:       Matthew SHERWOOD (ca1643-1715)
Mother:     Mary FITCH (ca1644-1730)
Marr:          30 Nov 1704

Children:  John (1705-1779)
                    John (1705-1779)
                    Nathaniel (1707-1784)
                    Sarah (1709-)
                    Mary (1710-)
                    Abigail (1712-)
                    Rebecca (1714-)
                    Esther (1716-)
                    Thomas (1719-1798)
                    Andrew (1721-1767)


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