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Ancestors of Frank Nickolas Bryan

      274. John Harrison, born 9/25/1691 in Oyster Bay, LI, NY; died 5/1771 in Rockingham Cty, VA. He was the son of 278. Isaiah Harrison and 549. Elizabeth Wright. He married 275. Phoebe Harrison 1720.

      275. Phoebe Harrison, born 1686; died 12/6/1793 in Linville Creek, Rockingham Cty, VA.

Notes for John Harrison:
birth: 9/25/1691 in Oyster Bay, Long Island

marriage: about 1720 to woman named Phoebe

death: 5/1771 in Rockingham County, VA
      burial at Smith's Creek
      will recorded Augusta County will book #4 p 398 dated 7/30/1769

12/2/1729 bought land near Maiden Plantation and settled on Broad Creek       in Sussex County, DE

2/24/1742 commissioned a lieutenant to establish a local government in the       Shenandoah Valley, VA and granted 5000 aces of land.

]One of nine founders of Linville Creek Baptist Church in 1744

Oversaw building of road along old Indian trail with half brother Daniel       and brother-in-law Robert Cravens in 1745


Children of John Harrison and Phoebe Harrison are:

	i.	Elizabeth Harrison
	ii.	Zebulon Harrison
	iii.	John Harrison
137	iv.	Phoebe Harrison, born 1728 in Southhold, LI, NY; died 1807 in Rockingham Cty, VA; married (1) Thomas Moore; married (2) Daniel Davisson 1744; married (3) Thomas Moore 1753.
	v.	Ann Harrison
	vi.	Reuben Harrison

      276. Alexander Herring, died 1737 in Sussex County, Delaware. He married 277. Margaret [Herring].

      277. Margaret [Herring]

Child of Alexander Herring and Margaret [Herring] is:

138

Alexander Herring, born 1708 in Delaware; died Abt. 1778 in Rockingham County, VA; married Abigail Harrison.

      278. Isaiah Harrison, born 9/25/1666 in Chester, England; died 1738 in Shenadoah Mts, VA. He was the son of 556. Thomas Harrison and 557. Katherine Bradshaw. He married 279. Abigail Smith 1702 in Smithtown, LI, NY.

      279. Abigail Smith, born in Smithtown, LI, NY. She was the daughter of 558. Jonathan Smith and 559. Sarah Brewster.

Notes for Isaiah Harrison:
Arrived aboard the "Spotted Calf" from Dublin, Ireland in 1687

1/16/1688 bought 100 acres at Oyster Bay, LI from John Wright

4/20/1720 bought 500 acres of land at Smithtown from William Lawrence

1/12/1721 bought 900 acres of land in Sussex County, DE and deeded sons       Daniel, Thomas, and Jeremiah 250 acres each

Children of Isaiah Harrison and Abigail Smith are:

	i.	Daniel Harrison
	ii.	Thomas Harrison
	iii.	Jeremiah Harrison
139	iv.	Abigail Harrison, born 1710 in Smithtown, LI, NY; died Abt. 1780 in Rockingham County, VA; married Alexander Herring.
	v.	Samuel Harrison

      384. Josiah Burritt, born 1681 in Stratford, (Fairfield County) Connecticut; died Abt. 1768 in Newtown, (Fairfield County) Connecticut. He was the son of 768. Stephen Burritt and 769. Sarah Nicholls. He married 385. Mary Peat 1703 in Stratford (Fairfield County), Connecticut.

      385. Mary Peat, born 10/10/1683 in Stratford (Fairfield County), Connecticut; died Aft. 1768 in Newtown, Connecticut. She was the daughter of 770. Benjamin Peat and 771. Phoebe Butler.

Notes for Josiah Burritt:

birth:
1681 in Stratford (age 17 on 3/4/1698 list of father's heirs)

marriage:
3/10/1703 to Mary Peat in Stratford, CT (Lewis Burritt; Burritt       Family in America; 1940) Will of Benjamin Peat of Stratford dated 4/14/1704 names daughter as Mary Burritt.

death:
1768 (Public records of Oct., 1768 states as deceased in settlement of debts due by the sale of lands by estate      administrator, Benjamin Burritt)

Upon the memorial of Benjamin Burret of Newtown in the county of Fairfield, administrator of the estate of Josiah Burret, late of said Newtown...real estate amounts to the sum of 12 Pounds and personal estate to the sum of 6 Pounds 11 shiliings 8 pence...debts...and allowance for the widow...amounts to the sum of 18 Pounds 7 shillings 7 pence, which surmounts the personal estate by the sum of 11 Pounds 15 shillings 11 pence...said Benjamin Burret to sell the lands of the deceased Josiah Burret to pay such debts...

Renewed the covenant with Newtown Congregational church 3/17/1700.

Notes for Mary Peat:
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birth: 10/10/1683 (Stratford town records)

marriage: 3/10/1703 to Josiah Burritt (Jacobus)

death: post 1768 (living in Oct., 1768 when son Benjamin Burritt settled
estate of father)

Children of Josiah Burritt and Mary Peat are:

	i.	Elizabeth Burritt, born 5/12/1704; Stepchild.
	ii.	Stephen Burritt, born 1/7/1705-06; Stepchild.
	iii.	Benjamin Burritt, born 1/29/1707-08; Stepchild.
	iv.	Phoebe Burritt, born 1/29/1707-08; Stepchild.
192	v.	William Burritt, born 1/29/1708-09 in Newtown, CT; died 1752 in Redding, (Fairfield County) Connecticut; Stepchild; married (1) Mrs. William Burritt Abt. 1738 in Stratford?; married (2) Elizabeth Burr 6/7/1749 in Redding (Fairfield County), Connecticut.

      386. Stephen Burr, born Bef. 10/3/1697 in Fairfield (Fairfield County), Connecticut; died 9/1778 in Redding (Fairfield County), Connecticut. He was the son of 772. Daniel Burr and 773. Elizabeth Pinckney. He married 387. Elizabeth Hull 6/8/1721 in Fairfield (Fairfield County), Connecticut.

      387. Elizabeth Hull, born Bef. 10/15/1699 in Fairfield (Fairfield County), Connecticut; died 11/26/1760 in Redding (Fairfield County), Connecticut. She was the daughter of 774. Cornelius Hull and 775. Sarah Sanford.

Notes for Stephen Burr:

birth: 1697 in Greenfield, Connecticut (baptized 10/3/1697 per Greenfield       Hill church records)

marriage: 6/8/1721 to Elizabeth Hull at Greenfield, CT (Donald Lines             Jacobus; Families of Old Fairfield)
      4/12/1761 to Abigail Hall at Redding, CT (Jacobus)

death: 1778 at Redding
      will signed 8/29/1776, proved 10/1/1778

residence: mansion at Redding (Charles Burr Todd; "An Old Mansion
      at Redding, Connecticut..."; Conn. Mag., v. 10 #2; 1906)

religion: member of Redding Congregational church and Deacon in             1733 (Todd)

military: Lieutenant by 1749 (Todd)

      A superior horseman (Todd)

      Entertained American troops during the Revoltionary War (Todd)

      Came to Redding from Greenfield about 1730, purchased a large tract of land, and built a great mansion (Todd)

Notes for Elizabeth Hull:
birth: 1699 at Fairfield (baptized 10/15/1699 per Greenfield Hill church records)

marriage: 6/8/1721 to Stephen Burr in Fairfield (N. Grier Parke; The Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley...and Emma Arabella Bosworth; 1960)

death: 11/26/1760 at Redding (Parke)

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Children of Stephen Burr and Elizabeth Hull are:

	i.	Grace Burr, born 12/12/1724; died 1776; married Daniel Gold.
193	ii.	Elizabeth Burr, born 1/17/1727-28 in Greenfield (Fairfield County), Connecticut; died Abt. 1779 in (Fairfield County), Connecticut; married (1) William Burritt 6/7/1749 in Redding (Fairfield County), Connecticut; married (2) Axexander Bryant 10/11/1759; married (3) Reuben Squires 5/19/1761.
	iii.	Hezekiah Burr, born 9/1/1730; died 1785.
	iv.	Sarah Burr, born 11/9/1732; married Joseph Jackson.
	v.	Martha Burr, born 3/24/1734-35; died 4/1820; married Zachariah Summers 1/15/1765.
	vi.	Rebecca Burr, born 11/2/1739; died 9/10/1775 in Redding, CT; married Seth Sanford 4/18/1759.
	vii.	Esther Burr, born 2/5/1742-43; married Anthony Angevine 12/23/1761.

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