Nathan
Burr
Born in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Jabez Burr
and Elizabeth (Hull) Burr
Brother of
Eunice (Burr) Coley, Elijah Burr, Huldah (Burr) Fairchild, Hannah (Burr) Hopkins, Jabez Burr Jr., Ezekiel Burr, Stephen Burr and Joel Burr
Husband of
Phebe Youngs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Esther (Burr) Baker and Mary Burr
Died
at age 73
in Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2017
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Biography
"Enlisted April 16, 1776, as a private in Capt. Jeremiah Parmelee's company. Col. Samuel Elmore's Regt. Re-engaged with Capt. Satterlee. Is recorded as sick in hospital while in the army. During his term of service it is said his wife gathered the crops on his farm. Dec. 17, 1778, he was appointed to provide for the family of Nehemiah Sherwood, a soldier. He removed from Redding to Pawling, Dutchess Co., N.Y., and bought and settled on a farm of 225 acres." (Grumman)
Burial
- Pearse Ground Cemetery, Pawling, Dutchess, New York (Find A Grave)
Sources
- Todd, Charles Burr, (1902). A General History of the Burr Family in America with a Genealogical Record from 1193 to 1902. 4th ed. The Knickerbocker Press, New York. page 152 (#230)
- Grumman, William Edgar. The Revolutionary Soldiers of Redding, Connecticut (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1904) Page 128.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #119752046
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathan:
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~1.56%
Jfm (Reynolds) Musella
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