William Burritt (1709 - abt. 1752)

Born 29 Jan 1709 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Burr) Squire — married 7 Jun 1740 (to 1752) in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut

Died about 1752 at about age 42 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Biography

William was born 29 Jan 1709 the son of Josiah and Mary ^[1]

His inventory was taken on 22 October 1752 and proved on 3 April 1753 in Fairfield.^[2]

The estate distribution was recorded on 19 September 1757.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Barbour, Lucious Barnes. Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records. Extracts transcribed by Coralynn Brown. Hosted by the CTGenWeb Project *Note: Father given as Joseph vice Josiah
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6WHR  : 23 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 513-514, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 10, 1748-1755, Page 414-416.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YLW6  : 29 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 337-338, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 12, 1747-1761, Page 48-49.

• Burritt, Lewis L. The Burritt Family in America: descendants of William Burritt of Stratford, Conn.. 1940. pp.15; Available at The Internet Archive
• Raymond, Esq., M. D., Rev. Blackleach Burritt and Related Stratford Families, Fairfield Historical Society, Reports and Papers (The Standard Assoc., Bridgeport, 1882) Page 7