Jehue
Burr
Sr
Born before in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Cable) Burr
— married
1625 in Roxbury, Suffolk, England
Descendants 
Died before
at about age 49
in Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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| Jehue Burr Sr migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 278) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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Disputed Origins
Jehu Burr had been shown with parents Jonathan Burr and Esther (Stedman) Burr without sources. Anderson in Great Migration, says his origins are unknown.[1] As such, the parents will be removed. When quality sources are found to identify his parents, the documented parents will be added.
Biography
Jehu Burr was born about 1605 based on the estimated date of marriage (but possibly earlier if the eldest son was born some years prior to 1631). His origins were unknown as of the 1995 publication of The Great Migration Begins.[2] Some say he was the son of Jonathan Burr & Esther Stedman.[citation needed] Others have him as the son of Jehu Burr (1570-1654) and Esther Stedman.
He arrived in New England as part of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 and was made freeman of Roxbury, Massachusetts May 18, 1631. He went to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1636 (as one of its founders[3]) and then to Fairfield, Connecticut after 1641.[4]
He m by 1631 ____ ____. As "____ Bur the wife of Jehu Bur," she was admitted to Roxbury church as member #26, probably at or not long after the organization of the church in 1632 [RChR 75].
- "Jacobus, in preparing his study of Fairfield families, noted the following: 'He may have married more than once. The mother of Jehu, Jr., was quite likely sister of John Cable, Sr. There was prob. some relationship between the Burrs and the family of Nathaniel Perry" [FOOF 1:116]. See JOHN CABLE [in GMB] for further discussion on this relationship."[5]
He died by 1654 in Fairfield and perhaps earlier, unless he returned to England ... but the compiler does not favor this..."[6]
His grave is at Old Burying Ground, Fairfield. His Find A Grave memorial has a biography and links to those of his wife and children.[7]
He has many prominent descendants including Governor and Vice President Aaron Burr.[citation needed]
Jehu Burr, along with William Pynchon and Henry Smith were given forty acres of meadow land, south of the "End Brook" to be exempt from taxation on account of the money paid out by them in founding the town of Springfield.[8]
Children
- Jehu, b say 1631; "m1 after 1655, Esther, widow of Joseph Boosey of Westchester, and perhaps dau of Andrew Ward; m2 by 1666 Elizabeth Prudden, dau of Rev. Peter Prudden, bapt Milford 11 Mar 1642/3" [FOOF 1:118-20].[9]
- John, b abt 1633 (according to Jacobus deposed 1681 aged 48 [FOOF 121]); m1 (poss.) Mary Ward, dau of Andrew Ward; m2 by 1673 Sarah Fitch (she was not named in the will of her father, Thomas Fitch of Norwalk, but her brother John Fitch, executor of his father's estate, "engaged to give to the children of his deceased sister Burr the same amount which his other sisters had by will".)
- Nathaniel, b say 1635; m1 by 1662 Sarah Ward, dau of Andrew Ward [NYGBR 51:164]; m2 btw 1692-1721 Hannah (Goodyear) Wakeman, dau of Stephen Goodyear and widow of Samuel Wakeman [FOOF 1:632].
- Elizabeth, b say 1637; m1 by 1655 Nehemiah Olmstead; m2 abt 1660 Obadiah Gilbert; m3 1674 Nathaniel Seeley (on 21 Jun 1688 there were recorded "several parcels of land made over by Elizabeth Seely unto her two sons Obadiah and Beniamin Gilbert as she is executor of her husband Gilbert" [Fairfield LR 1:615]; see also FOOF 1:221, 451, 525-26).
- Daniel, b abt 1642 (according to Jacobus deposed 1682 aged 40 [FOOF 123]; m1 in Stamford Feb 1668/9 (or 69/70) Abigail Brewster, dau of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster [TAG 11:33, 13:116, 155]; m2 New Haven 11 Dec 1678 Abigail Glover [NHVR 1:47].
Research Notes
Jacobus in "Families of Old Fairfield" cited here (on page 472) says that Richard Perry of Fairfield (granted land in Fairfield in March 1649) likely married a daughter of Jehu Burr Sr. as Jehu was an administrator of Richard's will and also listed as guardian of Richard's children along with John Burr. This was NOT the Richard Perry of New Haven who, with wife Mary Malbon returned to England in 1651. Perry married 2nd Grace, widow of John Nichols in about 1656. Richard and his unknown Burr wife had at least son Nathaniel who married Esther Lyon and possibly had other children as well. Nathanie's profile currently states that his Burr mother was "Deborah" but without sources.
Sources
- ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III]. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Reference page 278. View with NEHGS membership
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p. 278-280
- ↑ NEHGR 13:297
- ↑ "Jehu Burr I." FamilySearch Family Tree. Accessed January 24, 2018. BETTER SOURCE SOUGHT
- ↑ GMB, p 280
- ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield [FOOF] (Fairfield, Connecticut: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Vol. I, p. 116. Available as pdf download from familysearch.org
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #33486808, citing Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Sandy Vandertol (contributor 47946311).
- ↑ Green, Mason A. "Springfield 1636-1886, History of the Town and City. C. A. Nichols & Co., Publishers. 1888. "p. 10
- ↑ RCA: "The details on these two marriages are quoted directly from this source because Jacobus undertook an extended discussion of these complicated problems, and his work has not been superseded in this matter."
- Todd, Charles Burr. A General History of the Burr Family in America with a Genealogical Record from 1193 to 1902. New York: E. Wells Sackett & Bro., 1878. Page 140.
- Todd, Charles Burr A General History of the Burr Family in America (E.W. Sackett & Bro., 1878), Pages 19-24, 131 (#1)
- Todd, Charles Burr, A General History of the Burr Family in America with a Genealogical Record from 1193 to 1902 4th Ed. Author: Charles Burr Todd Publication: The Knickerbocker Press, New York, NY, 1902 Note: Burr 4thEd pages 1-6,
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Vol. I, p. 252. BURR, Jehu & ____ ____; in Eng, by 1625; Roxbury/Springfield/Fairfield, CT
- Wikipedia:Charles_Burr_Todd
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- Recommend we remove PGM Jehu Burr's parents Jul 6, 2017.
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The reason the parents were detached is because there was no quality sources showing they were the parents of the immigrant. From what is currently on the profile, I can't tell whether he existed. (I'm not saying he didn't...but I'm just looking at the sources). You might consider doing some research to find some original records (parish records, wills, etc) and work with the English Project to develop that profile.
Good luck in your research!
edited by M Cole
"ASSOCIATIONS: JOHN CABLE was related in some way to JEHU BURR.
First, they were paired in all their migrations. Both first resided in Roxbury, and moved to Springfield in 1636, where both were among the four leading citizens. In contributions made on 13 January 1638 for building a house for Rev. George Moxon and for his maintenance, the largest donations on each occasion were made by William Pynchon, Henry Smith, Jehu Burr and John Cable [SpTR 1:15]. Pynchon and his son-in-law Smith remained in Springfield and were the most prominent citizens in the town for many years to come. Burr and Cable both departed Springfield in 1641 and participated in the founding of Fairfield in that year.
Second, in his will John Cable appointed "my loving kinsman Jehu Burr and John Burr my overseers." The connection was probably through the first wife of Cable, or through Burr's wife."
Also see Anderson's Great Migration Study of John Cable in his profile [comments section] John Cable did not have a daughter named Elizabeth.
edited by Katherine Cappon
Am I reading it right... on p. 300, sketch of John Cable, 2nd wife was Ann (_____) Betts, widow of Roger Betts. She is listed on this profile as the daughter of Jehu Burr, but I don't see Anderson agreeing with this father/daughter relationship. Correct? https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-begins-immigrants-to-ne-1620-1633-vols-i-iii/image?pageName=300&volumeId=12107&rId=23894659
I adopted Ann (Burr) Betts a while back. She is NOT listed as daughter of this couple in Anderson GMB p. 279,280. I'm going to detach her and leave a note on profile.
https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-begins-immigrants-to-ne-1620-1633-vols-i-iii/image?pageName=279&volumeId=12107&rId=23894638
What is known is that Jehu Burr Sr migrated with Winthrop fleet in 1630, then to Springfield MA in 1636, in association with William Pynchon in Springfield. He then moved to Fairfield about 1641.
See also comment under Ann (Burr) Betts.
Will someone please provide a scholarly source? Thanks.