George Northrup (1754 - 1821)

Born 21 Nov 1754 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1821 at age 66 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

George was born on 21 November 1754 in Newtown, Connecticut. ^[1] He was baptized 24 November 1754. ^[2] He was the son of Jonathan Northrop and Ruth Booth.

Death

George passed away on 11 August 1821 in Newtown, Connecticut. He was buried in Village and Town Cemeteries, Newtown, Connecticut. ^[3] Village and Town Cemeteries is probably the title of the volume and likely refers to small family cemeteries located throughout the town and village of Newtown and much of Connecticut as well.

Probate

He passed away intestate, in August 1821, his widow refused administration and Adonirum Fairchild and Nichols Northrop were granted administration.^[4]

His inventory was completed on 5 November 1821 in Newtown.^[5]

In 1822, his estate distribution was ordered to his widow, Anna, and advancements to the children, Jonathan, Anna, Booth, and Phebe were recorded.^[6]

In 1822, his estate distribution was set out to his widow Anna, Jonathan Northrop (eldest son), Booth Northrop, Elijah Northrop, Ziba Northrop, Nichols Northrop, Anna, wife of Seth Peck, Phebe, wife of Josiah Fairchild, and Lucy Ann, wife of Truman Sherman.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, editor, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library
4. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1820-1828”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-1QY  : 13 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627357, image 43, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1810-1825, Pages 68.
5. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1820-1828”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-197  : 13 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627357, image 47-48, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1810-1825, Pages 77-79.
6. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1820-1828”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-135  : 13 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627357, image 63-64, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1810-1825, Pages 109-111.
7. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1820-1828”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-19J  : 13 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627357, image 77-78, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1810-1825, Pages 136-139.

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