William Burritt (1726 - 1802)

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Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1802 at age 75 in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

William was wed to a woman named Mary (b. 1739; d. 18 Oct 1799) They had issue:

• Rebecca, m. Everard Beach ^[1]
• Phoebe, m. Philo Booth
• Eben

His will is dated 27 September 1800 and proved on 5 January 1803 in Stratford. He mentions his two daughters, Rebecca, wife of Everard Beach of New Milford, and Phebe, wife of Philo Booth, and his son Eben.^[2]

His inventory was completed on 3 February 1803 in Trumbull.^[3]

Sources

• findgrave.com
• Beach, E. Merrill, 1971. They Face the Rising Sun: A Comprehensive Story with Genealogical Material and Complete Charting of Unity Burial Ground - Oldest Cemetery in Trumbull, Connecticut, 1730-1791. (Trumbull Cemetery Committee, Trumbull, CT) grave #25, page 25

1. ↑ The identification of Rebecca Burritt as the wife of Everard Beach is disputed. Further research supporting or disputing this identification should be contributed to the profile of Rebecca Unknown.
2. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TK82 : 19 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 471-472, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 4, 1801-1805, Pages 287-288.
3. ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TK72 : 19 December 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 468, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 4, 1801-1805, Pages 280.

See Also:

• » Lewis L. Burritt, The Burritt Family in America: descendants of William Burritt of Stratford, Conn. (n.p., 1940), 22; [link].