Mary (Hall) Burr (1774 - 1852)

Born 3 May 1774 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Burr — married before 1797 (to 1828) in Kingsboro, Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1852 at age 78 in Cuba, Allegany, New York, United States

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Biography

Mary "Polly" Hall was born on May 3, 1774, in Salem Township, Rockingham, New Hampshire to Benjamin Hall and Hannah Ingalls. Her nickname, Polly, was her preferred name in the family records.

Polly was the fifth of seven known children born to her parents between 1767 and 1778. The family moved to Kingsboro, New York after the Revolutionary War. They joined the Kingsboro Presbyterian Church, and her father served as Deacon in this church for many years.

Polly married Elijah Burr in Kingsboro before 1797. The Burr family was also active in the early years of the Kingsboro Presbyterian Church.

Together Polly and Elijah had eight known children between 1798 and 1823.

Note: the birth dates of the fifth, sixth and seventh children of Benjamin Burr and Polly Hall are listed in the Burr family book below with a birth year of 1808. However, the odds of survival for a set of triplets born in 1808 to this extremely poor family would have been are very slim. Recent research shows evidence that the youngest two were born in 1821 and 1823.

Polly was 54 when her husband Elijah died in 1828 at age 60. She did not remarry. Sometime before 1850, Polly and several children left Kingsboro (which had been absorbed into Gloversville) due to its economic decline. They are found in/near Cuba, New York at the time of the 1850 census. She died there on November 6, 1852 at age 78. Her gravestone inscription reads: "Mary Burr, wife of Elijah Burr, DIED November 6, 1852, age 78 years, 6 ms & 14 days." ^[1] Her gravestone also includes an inscription for her son Elliot Collins Burr, who "died Dec. 6, 1860, age 39 years, 6 ms and 13 days." ^[2]

Research Notes

• Polly's parents are buried in Kingsboro Cemetery, as are her husband and three of her children.
• See 1850 US census in Cuba NY for potential leads on Polly and her descendants in that area.
• 1840 US census in Cuba showed that a record for the E.R. Burr household was nearby. This is Eli Remus Burr, 4th child of Elijah and Polly.
• See rootsweb source below for Polly's parents and full sibling list, with documentation except for birth dates of the last 4 children.

• Complete list of siblings of Mary "Polly" Burr, oldest to youngest

1. John Hall: Birth: 6 Jan 1767 in Salem Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

2. Hannah Hall: Birth: 12 Jun 1769 in Salem Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

3. Abiah Hall: Birth: 15 Oct 1771 in Salem Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

4. Deborah Hall: Birth: 7 Jun 1773 in Kingsboro, Fulton, New York. Death: 1833

5. Mary Hall: 3 May 1774 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire

6. Benjamin Hall: Birth: 21 Jul 1776 in Salem Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

7. James Hall: Birth: 19 Oct 1778 in Salem Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Death: AFT 1830

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154656348/mary-'polly'-burr
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154657082/e-collins-burr

• Mary "Polly" Hall entry in RootsWeb, with documentation: https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hallburr&id=I150
• Medhurst, Francis. Burr Smith Family Ancestry. Detroit, Michigan: Harlo Printing and Publishing Company, p. 84.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 February 2021), memorial page for Mary 'Polly' Hall Burr (22 Apr 1774–6 Nov 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #154656348, citing Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, Allegany County, New York, USA .