Jehu BURR

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"History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield": Deputy for Springfield to Conn. Leg., Apr. 1638, Sept. 1641; for Fairfield, Sept. 1645, Apr 1646.
He came in the Winthrop Fleet, 1630, settled in Roxbury, Mass., and was made freeman, 18 May 1631 In 1633 he served on a committee with William Pynchon, the Colony Treasurer; and in 1636 went with Pynchon to Springfield, of which he was appointed Collector by Conn. Colony. He rem. to Fairfield soon after 1641. He may have married more thn 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.
He d. by 1654, and perhaps even earlier. On 17 Feb. 1670, the younger Jehu had recorded a homelot adjoining his own homelot, of which he "hath had quiet possession above this sixteen years." Immediately beneath, under date 12 Jan. 1673, is entered a description of the same lot, autographed by his bro. John, from whom he had purchased it, apparently a ratification of the purchase, The next entry, same date, is the younger Jehu's own homelot which he "hath by his father's will Jehu dec'd", bounded by the lot bought from his bro. John.

Jehu married ? UNKNOWN before 1631. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel BURR was born about 1642 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1695 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. Rev Jehu BURR, Jr. was born about 1625 in Lavenham, Suffolk County, England; died in 1692 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. John BURR was born about 1633 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
4. Elizabeth BURR was born about 1636 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island.
5. Nathaniel BURR died on 26 Feb 1711/2 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.