Daniel Burr (1737 - abt. 1812)

Born 5 Mar 1737 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Bulkeley) Burr — married 20 Apr 1769 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1812 at about age 74 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

• Daniel Burr was born 5 March 1737 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony to parents John Burr and Elizabeth Nash.^[1][2]

He died on 23 August 1812 in Fairfield, Connecticut.^[3]

Probate

His will is dated 3 June 1808 and proved on 9 September 1812 in Fairfield. He mentions his wife Abigail, his daughter Elizabeth, and two sons, Jonathan and Zalmon.^[4]

His inventory was completed on 5 November 1812.^[5]

In 1813, his real estate distribution was set out to the widow, Jonathan, Zalmon, and Elizabeth Burr.^[6]

In 1813, Elizabeth and the widow Abigail signed receipts for their share of Daniel's Estate.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ‘’Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Barbour Collection)’’, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. [/ See record at subscription site.] Volume: Fairfield, page 22. See record at subscription site.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74F-XF7 : 7 January 2020), Daniel Burr, 1737.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7JN-4LF : 16 September 2020), Daniel Burr, 1812.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGS2  : 10 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 330-331, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 61-62.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGVW  : 4 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 80-82, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 28, 1798-1829, Pages 140-143.
6. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y4QF  : 20 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 134-135, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 259-261.
7. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGNB  : 4 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 107, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 28, 1798-1829, Pages 194.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 2, page 162
• 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 151 (#201)
• Nash, Rev. Sylvester. The Nash Family, or, Records of The Descendants of Thomas Nash, of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Case, Tiffany, Hartford, 1853) Page 65
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35606107/daniel-burr: accessed 05 August 2022), memorial page for Daniel Burr (5 Mar 1737–23 Aug 1812), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35606107, citing Greens Farms Church Upper Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by DParrish (contributor 47038633).