Deborah Barlow

F, b. 28 March 1674, d. 4 December 1726
     Deborah was born on Wednesday, 28 March 1674 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Barlow II and Abigail Lockwood. Deborah married Colonel John Burr on 3 November 1698 in Fairfield.1 John and Deborah had children: John 8/28/1699-9/13/1752] [m. 1722 Catherine Wakeman], Abigail [3/13/1701-4/06/1780] [m. 5/25/1727 Eleazer Hubbell], Deborah [1705-11/28/1726], Mary [7/04/1708-9/12/1766] [m. 1/04/1747 James Smedley] & William [12/09/1711-5/05/1769] [m. 1736 Mary Wakeman, his step-sister & 2nd. Charity Wells]. Deborah departed this life on Wednesday, 4 December 1726 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at age 52 years, 8 months and 6 days.2 She was buried there in the Old Stratford Cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Here lyes the body of Mrs. Deborah Burr, wife to Major John Burr who deceased December 4 1726 in the 52nd year of her age.3

Citations

  1. [S80] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, page 29 - Deborah married Col. John Burr.
  2. [S80] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, page 29 - Deborah died 4 December 1726 in 52 yr. (g. s., Stratfield).
  3. [S953] Find a grave: Courtesy of Jan Franco - www.findagrave.com.