Sound. Mrs. Benson, a very beautiful woman, died at the old Benson homestead, in F., March 14, 1830. She often accompanied her husband. One day her fellow-passenger up the Hudson was Col. Aaron Burr, whom she personally knew. In conversation he spoke pleasantly of Fairfield, and told her that he was born there, in an old house on the main street, his mother being on a visit to relatives at the time. Her chil. were :

1. Hevlyn, 2. Esther I., 3. George W., 4. Catherine A., 5. Mary B., 6. Susan A., 7. Abraham, 8. Oliver M., 9. Elizabeth F., 10. Emmeline M., II. Caroline M.

EPHRAIM BURR, Jr.," [164] OF WESTPORT, CT.,

m. Eunice Wilson.

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307. Eunice, bapt. July 1, 1764; 308. Catherine, m. Daniel Sherwood, and lived in Green's Farms. Their chil, were :

1. Eben, 2. Catherine, 3. Eunice, 4. Abigail, 5. Daniel, 6. Abram, 7. Silas, 8. Frederic, 9. Franklin, 10. Francis,—the last three being triplets. They each went on the water, and were sea captains of note. Francis, as commander of the Caroline, in 1847, bore General Scott's dispatches to Washington, via New Orleans, announcing the surrender of the Mexican forces under Santa Anna. They followed the sea for thirty-eight, thirtyfive, and thirty years respectively, and each lived to be over seventy years Silas (7) m. Anna Taylor and had chil.:

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1. Fudge Silas Burr, of Westport; 2. Moses; 3. Catherine, who m. William Burr, of Fairfield.

309. Abigail, bapt. Sept. 5, 1768, m. Hez. Sherwood, May 19, 1792; 310. Silas, bapt. May 19, 1771; 311. Anne, bapt. March 16, 1777, m. Gershom Osborne, and d. July 9, 1831, æ. 54 years; 311a. Sallie'; 312. Ephraim, bapt. Sept. 25, 1779.

The above chil. are recorded at Green's Farms, Westport. No will, invy., or distribution recorded.

PETER BURR,' [168] OF FAIRFIELD, CT.,

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m. Esther Jennings, dau. of Dr. Seth Jennings, of F. 313. Thaddeus, b. Aug. 17, 1777; 314. Sarah, b. Oct. 6, 1779, m. Joseph Sturges; 315. Eunice, b. Feb. 4, 1783, m. Seth Osborne, Jan. 18, 1804; 316. Anna, b. March 9, 1784, m. Capt. Abraham Gould Jennings, of Fairfield, Sept. 7, 1807*; 317. Esther, b. March 10, 1786; 318. Abigail, b. Oct. 28, 1789; 319, Mary," b. Sept. 9, 1791, d. unm.; 320. Ephraim, b. Oct. 7, 1794; 321. Ebenezer, b. Dec. 23, 1798.

*See chapter on the Gold-Gould family following Fairfield Branch.

Peter Burr d. July 4, 1816.

Estate dis. Dec. 4, 1816, mentions above chil. Of the daus., Esther m. March 23, 1809, Dea. William Morehouse, of F., and had I. Sarah, 2. William B., 3. Marietta, 4. Esther, 5. Stephen, 6. Elizabeth, 7. Major John, a brave and efficient officer in the late Civil War, and 8. Catherine.

Abigail m. Nov. 9, 1818, Burr Lyon, of F.; chil.: I. Esther, who m. in 1853, Rev. E. S. Huntington, of Danbury, and had chil.: 1. Eliza, 2. Andrew, and 3. Enoch; 2. Eunice, 3. Eleanor, 4. Morris, 5. Eliza.

JOHN BURR,' [172] OF BRIDGEPORT, CT.,

m. Eunice, dau. of Joseph Booth, Apr. 1, 1750; Stratfield rec. says Feb. 2, 1749-50. He and w. were received to full communion at Stratfield, Apr. 15, 1750. Chil.:

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322. Eunice, b. Oct. 5, 1750; 323. Catherine, b. Nov. 5, 1753, m. John Duncombe; 324. Jesse, b. Dec. 30, 1755; 325. William,® b. June 23, 1762; 326. John,' bapt. Apr. 29, 1756.

John the f. d. July 28, 1771. The Stratfield Parish Rec. thus refers to his death: "Capt. John Burr, a farmer, son of Col. John Burr, was killed by lightning at the old Pequonnock meeting-house, July 28, 1771. The congregation was standing in prayer. Parson Rose stopped praying, and after a pause he uttered the following words, 'Are we all here?' When the congregation moved out it was found that David Sherman and John Burr were dead. They were both in the prime of life, with families, (the very pick of the flock). There was no rod on the steeple at that time." Eunice, [322] m. William Holberton, s. of John Holberton and Mary Fayerweather, and had chil.: I. Sarah, 2. Frances, 3. Mary, 4. Eunice, 5. Charity, 6. William Fayerweather, 7. George, 8. John Burr.

Of these, Sarah (1) m. Patrick Keeler, no chil.; Frances (2) m. 1st Samuel French, and had one son, 1. Samuel, Fr., who m. Lydia Wright and had four chil.; viz., 1. Esther, 2. Livingston, 3. Hendrick, and 4. Emily. Mr. French d. -, and Frances m. 2d, John Smith, by whom she had four chil.: 1. Jane Holberton (m. William C. Reynolds, 5 chil.), 2. Frances, 3. Carolyn M. (m. Draper Smith, 1 dau.: Elizabeth Lee, m. H. B. Payne, has 4 chil.), 4. Brothwell.

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Mary (3) m. Jesse Scofield, 2 chil.: 1. Mary, unm.; 2. Susan, m. John Camp, and had 2 chil.: 1. John, m. 2. Mary, unm.

Eunice (4), unm.

Charity (5), b. 1793, d. 1868, m. George Clark, of Elmira, N. Y. 7 chil.: I. Frances, II. Eunice Burr, III. Mary Ann, IV. William Holberton, d. unm., V. George, VI. Katherine, VII. Burr.

Of these chil., Frances (I) m. Miles Richards, and had 4 chil.: 1.

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Emily, d. unm.; 2. Miles, d. ——, 3. Eunice Mary (m. Fletcher Gurley, and had 3 chil.: 1. William, m. — 2. Boyd, 3. Worth); 4. Frances, m. Judd Fisher, and had 3 chil.: 1. Laura, 2. Walter, 3. Grace.

Eunice Burr (II) b. Aug. 18, 1818, m. July 28, 1836, J. Beers Toucey, who died Jan. 16, 1865, and had 7 chil.: 1. Mary Louise, b. Apr. 7, 1837, 2. Eliza, d. in inf.; 3. Cornelia, d. in inf.; 4. Laura Burr, 5. Walter Burr, 6. Helen Hildreth, 7. Grace Stanley. Of these chil., Mary Louise (1) m. Sept. 11, 1860, James DeWitt Kase (he d. July 9, 1900), and had 8 chil.: 1. John Malcolm, b. May 31, 1861, d. Sept., 1876; 2. Laura Toucey, b. Aug. 23, 1863 (m. July 10, 1895, Stockton Voorhees, of Washington, D. C., and has 2 chil.: 1. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1897, 2. Mary Toucey, b. March 22, 1900); 3. William, b. Feb. 22, 1865, d. Aug. 1865; 4. Eleanor De Witt, b. May 19, 1867; 5. Walter Toucey, b. June 10, 1869 (m. Sept., 1893, Mary Powell, of Virginia, and has 1 child: 1. Gladys. He d. March 16, 1901.) 6. Sarah Gardiner, b. Dec. 20, 1870 (m. July 10, 1896, Matthew Carrington, of Virginia); 7. Mabel Helen, b. March 22, 1875; 8. Fames De Witt, b. Aug. 14, 1877.

Laura Burr Toucey (4) b. May 16, 1843, m. Sept. 26, 1866, Robert D. Magill, of Danville, Pa., and has 2 chil.: 1. William Hazlitt, b. Sept. 20, 1870 (m. Sept. 8, 1897, Katherine, has 1 dau.: 1. Eunice Burr, b. Nov. 3, 1899), and 2. Helen Toucey, b. May 10, 1874.

Walter Burr Toucey (5), b. Aug. 2, 1845, m. Apr. 14, 1868, Sarah Peck, of Portchester, N. Y., has 1 son: 1. Granville Brown, b. July 15, 1870. Helen Hildreth Toucey (6), b. Dec. 11, 1849, m. Sept. 15, 1875, William Taylor, of Minersville, Pa., and d. Jan. 29, 1885, leaving a dau.: 1. Eunice May, b. Dec. 29, 1883.

Grace Stanley Toucey (7) b. July 28, 1852, d. July 26, 1859.

Mary Ann Clark (III.), b. Nov. 1821, m. Henry Wiches, 4 chil.1.: Laura, b. March, 1846, 2. Henry, 3. Charlotte (m. Feb. 3, 1886, Hanford Fowler, and has 2 chil.: 1. Marion and 2. Helen), 4. Marion, m. Benjamin McKenney, June 29, 1892.

George Clark (V.) m. Harriet Bartlett, and had 2 chil.: 1. Wilbur and 2. Clara.

Katherine Clark (VI.) m. John Young, of Huron, O., and has 3 chil.: 1. Belle, m. ———— Haskell, 2. Clifford, m., 3. Grace, m. George Brown, and has 2 chil.: 1. Katherine, 2. Eunice.

Burr Clark (VII.) m. Mary Bartlett, and has 2 chil.: 1. Frances, m. 2. Walter Toucey.

William Holberton was a brave soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was enrolled soon after the struggle commenced in the company of militia called "Householders," and served ten months at Newfield and

Mutton Lane, 1778-79, in Lieut. Thos. Hull's Guard, two months at Black Rock under Lieut. Trowbridge, one month, fall of 1781 or 1782, at Mutton Lane under Lieut. Seeley.

His widow, Eunice, was granted a pension after his death.

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JUSTUS BURR, [176] OF BRIdgeport, Ct.,

m. Hepsibah, dau. of Elijah and Huldah (Thompson) Nichols, b. Nov. Chil.:

15, 1733.

327. Elijah; 328. Aaron, d. Aug. 24, 1814; 329. Huldah'; 330. Sarah," m. David Minott; 331. Hepsibah; 332. Comfort,® m. Joseph Strong; 333. John."

Justus the f. was killed July 13, 1766, while driving a load of hay into his barn-the oxen crushing him in the doorway. His est. dist. to above chil. Apr. 1, 1795, 29 yrs. after his death. Hepsibah, his wid., d. Oct. 24, 1810, æ. 77. Her est. dist. June 18, 1811.

Mr. Burr was buried in Stratfield burying-ground. His tombstone still standing reads: "Mr. Justus Burr, who died suddenly July ye 13th 1766 in ye 32d year of His Age."

Huldah [329] m. Daniel Mitchell Curtiss, and had a son: I. Fustus Burr Curtiss, who m. Huldah Edwards, and had a dau.: 1. Elizabeth Edwards Curtiss, who m. Aaron Banks Sherwood, of Bridgeport, and had a dau.: 1. Lizzie Josephine Sherwood, who m. Isaac W. Birdseye, a well-known manufacturer of Bridgeport, and has a dau.: 1. Elizabeth Fosephine Birdseye.

Mrs. Isaac W. Birdseye is very much interested in family history, and has recently erected a monument in the cemetery at Nichols, Conn., to the memory of her ancestors, Mitchell Curtiss and Phebe Peet, Daniel Mitchell Curtiss and Huldah Burr, Justus Burr Curtiss and Huldah Edwards.

Hepsibah [331] m. Nov. 22, 1786, Philemon Sherwood, of F., and had among others, I. Ann, b. 1790, d. 1864, who m., 1812, Thomas Cooke Wordin, b. 1787, d. 1852. Their chil. were: 1. Nathaniel Sherwood, b. 1813, d. 1889; 2. Lucy, m. Edmund S. Hawley, 3. Susan, m. Charles Kelsey; 4. Thomas, b. Apr. 14, 1823, d. May 21, 1823; 5. Elmer, b. 1824, d. 1825; 6. Mary; 7. Ann Burr, b. 1819, d. 1899; 8. Thomas Cooke, b. 1826, d. 1879; 9. Caroline W., b. 1821, d. 1900, m. William W. Naramore; 10. Elizabeth, b. 1829, d. 1852.

Of these chil., Nathaniel Sherwood (1) m. May 29, 1839, Fanny Augusta Leavenworth, b. 1812, d. 1892. Chil.: 1. Frederick Augustus, þ. 1840, d. 1843; 2. Helen Caroline, b. Nov. 17, 1842; 3. Nathaniel Eugene, b. May 26, 1844, served in Civil War, 6th Conn. Volunteers, 1861-1864; grad. Yale, 1870; M.D., Jefferson Medical College, 1872; M.A., Yale,

1874; Secy. Conn. State Medical Society; m. Dec. 25, 1879, Eliza W. Barnes, dau. of Julius S. Barnes, M.D., Yale, 1815, of Southington, Conn. 4. Fanny Leavenworth, b. Aug. 19, 1848; 5. Thomas Cooke, b. Oct. 15, 1853, grad. Yale, 1878, m. Oct. 28, 1884, at Indianapolis, Ind., Frances E. Cummins, dau. of Rev. Frederick P. Cummins, appointed by Pres. McKinley, July 28, 1897, Asst. Appraiser of Merchandise for the port of New York.

OZIAS BURR, [178] OF BRIDGEPORT, CT.,

m. Sarah Nichols, Jan. 8, 1764. Chil.:

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334. Rebecca, d. Aug. 23, 1794, æ. 29 yrs.; 335. Charity, d. Aug. 19, 1794, æ. 27 yrs.; 336. Amos, b. Dec. 26, 1768; 337. Justus, b. Jan. 9, 1771, d. 1821 without heirs; 338. Ozias, b. Jan. 13, 1773; 339. Nichols, b. Dec. 17, 1774, d. Apr., 1860; 340. Sarah, b. May 10, 1777, m. Seth Couch, of Redding, Ct., d. March, 1862; 341. David, b. Jan. 2, 1779, unm.; 342. Philo, d. Sept. 12, 1794, æ. 13 yrs; 343. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1783, d. May, 1874.

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CAPT. WAKEMAN BURR, [180] OF BRIDGEPORT, CT.,

344. Wakeman, 345. Levi, bapt. Sept. 29, 1769; 346. Abigail," bapt. Jan. 5, 1772, m. Mr. Sherwood; 347. Mary,' bapt. May 28, 1775, m. Jacob White. (Fair. Par. Rec.)

Capt. Wakeman Burr

Perhaps others; no will found or dist. of estate. was an officer in the Rev. army, and his wife was the first to discover the advance of the British on Fairfield in 1779.

Wakeman Burr d. May 9, 1799, æ. 56 yrs. His tomb in F. tions a son, Justus, d. Oct. 10, 1769, æ. 2 yrs. and 8 mos. d. Oct. 26, 1829, æ. 83 yrs.

NATHAN BURR,' [185] OF FAIRFIELD, CT.,

m. Ruth Jennings, b. 1735. Chil.:

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Mrs. Burr

348. Hezekiah, bapt. March 22, 1759, d. in inf.; 349. Ellen," bapt. May 4, 1760, m. Stephen Adams; 350. Hezekiah, bapt. Sept. 12, 1762; 351. Nathaniel, bapt. Feb. 14, 1768; 352. Gideon, bapt. Apr. 7, 1775, d. unm.; 353. Martha, m. Elihu Benedict.

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Fam. Rec. names a dau. 354. Grizzel, who m. Gen. Hayes. No will or dist. found.