NATHANIEL BURR

• Birth Notes
  • ; BORN SPRINGFIELD MASS,

• Death Notes
  • DEATH DATE IS NOTED " DIED BEFORE"

• General Notes
  • Nathaniel Burr (1640-1712)
    
    removed to Fairfield. Made freeman in 1664 in Fairfield. Constable in 1669. Rep. Oct., 1692, March, 1693, Oct., 1693, Feb., 1694, Oct., 1695. Petitioned Gen. Court Oct.14, 1697, as adm. on estate of Eliphalet Hill, for permission to sell lands of the estate sufficient to pay lawful debts.
    He bad several grants of land from the town as follows: "Feb.12, 1669, a parcel of land in Fairfield, being in quantity 12 acres, 32 rods, be it more or less, bounded on the west and north with highways, and on the south, with land of ------, and on the east, with common land." Jan. 6, 1673, " Nathaniel Burr purchased 4 parcels of land, and was granted 14 acres by the town." May, 1682, he received a grant of land in the old Indian field and bought 5 parcels. Nov.23, 1694, he deeded to Daniel Silliman I parcel of meaddw land, in quantity 2 acres, more or less, bounded on the southeast by land of Daniel Burr, etc. These are the on]y mentions of his name in the Fairfield town records. His long lot was the 38th from the Stratford line, and fronted on what is known as Burr's highway; it was 26 rods, I link in width.
    
    His will dated 22 feb 1712 was proved 5 Mar 1712. Adm. app. on his widow Ann's est., 7 Nov 1721.
    
    Daniel and Abigail contested the will, and the estate was not distributed until 1751. Daniel, Ellen, and Deborah were then deceased, leaving heirs. No will is found. Jnvy. presented Nov. 5, 1695 His w. Abigail's estate dis. Jan. 25, 1722. The following is a part of the inventory of his estate: Imprimis. The wearing apparel Arms and ammunition £4, hooks £1 Plate prized as money Lookinglass £1, bed, bedstead and curtains Flock bed trundle bedstead and curtains Bed : bedstead beding and coverlids Cupboard and cushions Great table and carpet £1 55, chairs, stools, cushions £4 Earthen ware, glass bowl and a little white sugar Feather bed, bedstead, curtains and valence, bedding, pillows Gold rainmarker 12s, sheets £2 9s 6d
    A set of roller curtains £2 5s, pillow covers £3 6s 6d
    Table linen £11. A cushion and cushion stuff 10s An old table and parcel of swingled flax Chests £2 15s, a basket and woolen wheel A parcel of sheeps wool 15s, woolen yarn and tow yarn  Butter and cheese £1 18s, a Parcel of tallow 5s 6d A pair of andirons; trammels, pots, and fire tongs Chaff bed, bedstead and bedding £3, curtains and sheets Old flock bed 15s, feather bed, bolster and two pillows A parcel of tanned leather and flaxseed Old casks, 2 sieves, a dusk wheat meal trough Old bedstead, old chairs, 2 spinning wheels · Box iron, weights, scales, pewter platters Candlesticks, saltcellar, quart pots and flagon Old pewter basons and porringers Elves stool, gridiron, clothing, iron frying pan Iron pots and collections of skillets Cradle Waterpails, trenchers, spoons, 2 platters, wooden ware Warming pan, pestle and mortar and old iron.
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    OWNED MUCH LAND IN FAIRFIELD CT
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    He married (2nd) (PQ-10) HANNAH GOODYEAR, daughter of (PQ-2) Gov. Stephen and Mary, who was born in 1637 in London, London, England, and died in 1721 in Fairfield[146]. [2686, 3462, 3576, 3621]
    m2) Hannah Goodyear
    Note that this was after 1674 when she had Jabez Wakeman
    Unless she and Samuel Wakeman were divorced, then this marriage
    would not have been until after Samuel's death in 1692
    in which case the children listed there must be Sarah Ward's also
    Children of: Nathaniel2 BURR and Hannah GOODYEAR:
    OR MORE LIKELY SARAH WARD
    + 9 i. COL. JOHN3, b. on 2 May 1673, d. on 13 June 1750 in Stratfield; m. (1) (CW-12) DEBORAH BARLOW; m. (2) (RM-15) ELIZABETH HAWLEY on 29 March 1727.
    15 ii. ANNA, b. in 1675 in Fairfield, d. on 14 March 1747/8; m. GIDEON ALLEN.
    16 iii. DANIEL, b. circa 1677 in Fairfield, d. in 1722; m. ABIGAIL STRATTON.
    17 iv. ESTHER, b. circa 1679 in Fairfield, d. in 1722; m. JOHN SLOSS.
    18 v. REBECCA, b. circa 1681 in Fairfield, d. on 16 May 1721.
    19 vi. MARY, b. circa 1682 in Fairfield; m. JAMES LABORIE.
    
    

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