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Ann Burr 1726–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 SEP 1726

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 3 DEC 1777

Death Location: Easton, Fairfield Co., CT

Father: John Burr

Mother: Catherine Wakeman

Spouse(s): Thomas Sherwood

Children(s): Thomas Sherwood, Abigail Sherwood, Abigail Sherwood, Amos Sherwood, Joseph Sherwood, Matthew Sherwood

The story of Ann Burr began in 1726 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. Ann Burr married Thomas Sherwood, and had children including Abigail Sherwood, Amos Sherwood, Joseph Ens Sherwood, Matthew Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood. Ann Burr passed away in 1777 in Easton, Fairfield Co., CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Ann Burr began in 1726 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.
  • Ann Burr married Thomas Sherwood, and had children including Abigail Sherwood, Amos Sherwood, Joseph Ens Sherwood, Matthew Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood.
  • Ann Burr passed away in 1777 in Easton, Fairfield Co., CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burr
1698–1752
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
JB
Catherine Wakeman
1700–1753
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
CW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sherwood
1726–1799
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
TS

Children(s)

Thomas Sherwood
1767–
Birth Location: Easton, Fairfield Co., CT
TS
Abigail Sherwood
1748–
Birth Location: Greenfield, Fairfield Co., CT
AS
Abigail Sherwood
1750–1805
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
AS
Amos Sherwood
1752–
Birth Location: –
AS
Joseph Sherwood
1754–1838
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
JS
Matthew Sherwood
1755–
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
MS

Ann Burr's Ancestors

Self
Ann Burr
1726–1777
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
John (Capt.) Burr
1698–1752
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Catherine Wakeman
1700–1753
Fairfield,CT
Grandparents
John ((Col.)) Burr
1673–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Deborah Barlow
1674–
Fairfield, CT
Joseph ((Capt.)) Wakeman
1670–1726
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Elizabeth Hawley
1679–1753
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Burr
1640–1711
Sarah Ward
1640–1698
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
Samuel Wakeman
1635–1691
Hannah Goodyear
1637–1721
Ebenezer Hawley
1654–1691
Esther Ward
1664–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jehue Burr
1600–1672
Elizabeth Cable
1600–
Andrew Ward
1597–1659
Hester Sherman
1606–1665
John Barlow
1599–1674
Ann Ward
–1684
Robert Lockwood
1599–1658
Susanna Norman
1616–1661
John Wakeman
1601–1661
Elizabeth Hopkins
1610–1658
Stephen Goodyear
1598–1658
Mary Unknown
1603–1646
Joseph Hawley
1603–
Katherine Birdseye
1626–1692
William Ward
1631–1675
Deborah Lockwood
1636–

Ann Burr's Descendants

1.
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Ann Burr (7 SEP 1726–3 DEC 1777) m. Thomas Sherwood (1726–15 SEP 1799)
  1. 1. Thomas Sherwood 1767–
  2. 2. Abigail Sherwood 1748–
  3. 3. Abigail Sherwood 1750–1805 m. Nathan Bennett 1744–1777 m. Joseph ((Capt.)) Bennett 1745–1819
    1. 1. Isaac Bennett 1769–1860 m. Polly Johnson 1770–1841
    2. 2. Thomas Bennett 1772–1789
    3. 3. Joseph (Sherwood) Bennett 1787– m. Laura Bennett 1790–
    4. 4. Thomas (Burr) Bennett 1789– m. Polly Allen
    5. 5. Anna Bennett 1791– m. Jabez Adams
    6. 6. Nabby Bennett 1793– m. Zalmon Hanford
    7. 7. Stephen Bennett 1795– m. Eleanor Thorpe
  4. 4. Amos Sherwood 1752– m. Catee Leavitt 1748–1768 m. Molly Fanton 1751–
    1. 1. Fanton Sherwood 1772– m. Eunice Lyon
      1. 1. Amos (Osborne) Sherwood 1799–1881 m. Betsey Burr 1802–1850
        1. 1. Granville Sherwood 1825–
    2. 2. Jacob (Leavitt) Sherwood 1768–
    3. 3. Kate Sherwood 1772–
    4. 4. Bradford Sherwood 1774–
    5. 5. Hanford Sherwood 1784–
    6. 6. Isaac Sherwood 1792–
    7. 7. Anne Sherwood 1795–
  5. 5. Joseph ((Ens.)) Sherwood 1754–1838 m. Sarah Bradley 1757–1806 m. Hannah Cheney
    1. 1. Joseph Sherwood 1795–1881 m. Sophia Terwilliger 1796–1870
      1. 1. John (E.) Sherwood 1821–1908 m. Sarah (J.) Terwilliger 1841–1936
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Snow) Sherwood 1861–1955 m. Joseph (Banks) Penny 1859–
    2. 2. Jacob Sherwood 1790–
    3. 3. Nathan Sherwood 1782–1840 m. Sally (Lucretia) Lewis 1784–1840
      1. 1. Sarah (Lucretia) Sherwood 1806– m. Stephen King m. Cornelius (T.) Pudney
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Sherwood m. John VanWyck
      3. 3. Jane (Eliza) Sherwood
      4. 4. James (Manning (Rev.)) Sherwood 1814–1890
      5. 5. James (Albert) Sherwood
      6. 6. Catharine (Maria) Sherwood
      7. 7. Louisa Sherwood
      8. 8. Margaret Sherwood
      9. 9. William Sherwood
      10. 10. Samuel Sherwood
    4. 4. Levi Sherwood m. Ruth (Ann) Coe
    5. 5. Samuel Sherwood 1788–1827 m. Ruth Dubois 1790–1826
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sherwood
      2. 2. Frederick (Augustus) Sherwood
      3. 3. Walter (Cunningham) Sherwood
      4. 4. William Sherwood
      5. 5. John (D.) Sherwood 1818–1891
      6. 6. Mary (Dubois) Sherwood
      7. 7. Thomas (Dubois) Sherwood
      8. 8. Isaac Sherwood
    6. 6. Joseph (Ely) Sherwood 1810– m. Abigail (Juliana) Strong 1813–
    7. 7. Benjamin (Cheney) Sherwood 1811– m. Abigail (Juliana) Strong 1813–
    8. 8. Emily Sherwood 1815– m. Abraham Banker
  6. 6. Matthew Sherwood 1755– m. Abigail Merwin 1759–1786 m. Eunice Summers –1808

Ann Burr's Timeline

3 Records

1726
7 SEP 1726
Birth of Ann Burr in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1726
7 SEP 1726
Birth of Ann Burr
None
1777
3 DEC 1777
Age 51
Death of Ann Burr in Easton, Fairfield Co., CT
Easton, Fairfield Co., CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1726
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1726

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1777
    Event Place: Easton, Fairfield Co., CT
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