Daniel Burr, of Fairfield

Daniel Burr, born 1642; died 1682; married (1) Abigail Brewster 1669; married (2) Abigail Glover 12/11/1678 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Jehue Burr Sr and Elizabeth (Cable).

May 15, 1668, he bought of Andrew Ward one corner lot with all the appurtances thereto belonging; at the same time he received a grant of 13 acres from the town, and also bought several parcels of land.

Married 1st, Feb 1668/9, to Abigail Brewster, daughter of Nathaniel Brewster and Abigail Reymes.

Children

1. Daniel Burr II
2. Abigail (Burr) Sherman

Married 2nd, 11 Dec 1678, to Abigail Glover, daughter of Henry Glover and Ellen Wakeman.

Children

1. Eleanor (Burr) Andrews
2. Deborah (Burr) Perry
3. Mehitable (Burr) Strong
4. Seth Samuel Burr

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In his 1669 will, Dr. Thomas Pell left legacies to his late wife Lucy’s grandchildren from her first marriage to Doctor Francis Brewster, II (died 1646):

WILLS OF EARLY RESIDENTS OF WESTCHESTER CO., N. Y., 1664-1784. I, Thomas Pell, "In the Name of God, Amen." " Yt hath pleased ye all wise God, for many years to exercise me with much weakness of body, and having lately taken to himself my beloved wife Lucy " I make my nephew John Pell, living in Old England, the only son of my only brother John Pell, Doctor of Divinity, sole heir of all my lands and houses. Mentions "my brother's daughters." Leaves legacies to Abigail wife of Daniel Burr, Francis French, Nathaniel French, Elizabeth White, Nathaniel White, " my ancient maid Katharine Ryster." "I give these poor men their debts, viz. Joseph Patten, James Evens, Tho. Bassett, Roger Percey." Makes Daniel Burr and John Banks, executors. Witnesses. Nathan Gould John Cabell Dated Sept. 21, 1669. Liber i. P. 39. [2]

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glover-387
• DANIEL, [Burr] b. about 1642 (according to Jacobus deposed 1682 aged 40 [FOOF 123]); m. (1) Stamford [blank] February 1668/9 (or perhaps 1669/70) Abigail Brewster, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster [TAG 11:33, 13:116, 155]; m. (2) New Haven 11 December 1678 Abigail Glover [NHVR 1:47]. [3]The Great Migration Begins courtesy LDS.
• Birth Nov 1642 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Yates)
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Burr, Daniel (-1695) & 1/wf Abigail Brewster (-bef 1678); Feb 1668/9; Stamford, CT Name: Abigail Brewster Gender: Female Death Year: About 1678
• Death 05 NOV 1695 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
• Beckford, William Hale. Leading Business Men of Fairfield County (Mercantile Pub. Co., Boston, 1887) Page 15: "The records of Fairfield, in 1669, show the names of the following freemen, who voted in that town, but resided within the limits of Stratfield:... Mr. Daniel Burr ...
• Daniel Burr Find A Grave Memorial# 86661868
• Spouses: Abigail Glover Burr Find A Grave Memorial# 86661954] & Abigail Brewster Burr Find A Grave Memorial# 106817994
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/y/Frank-Nicholas-Bry...
• GEDCOM Note: !"The Families of Old Fairfield", testified 1682 at age 40, inv. of estate, 5 Nov 1695
• !"The Burr Family"; by Charles Burr Todd; FHL 929.273 B94t
• !Also AFN LLHH-NW
• Huntington, E.B., Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths ( Wm. W. Gillespie & Co., Stamford, Conn., 1874) Page 20: "Burr, Daniel and Abigail Prigter(Brewster), m. Feb. -, 166-"
• “ A General History of the Burr Family: With a Genealogical Record from 1193 ... “ By Charles Burr Todd Page 128. (#5) (#31) GoogleBooks
• “History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1.” edited by Donald Lines Jacobus. Page 181. GoogleBooks