1708 John Betts, Jr., of Norwalk, and Hannah Burwell, daughter of John Burwell, deceased, of Greenwich, were married on April 13 by Samuel Peck in Greenwich, Connecticut. [1]
1744 "Betts, John, late of Norwalk, will dated Nov. 7, 1744, probated Aug. 18, 1745, mentioned his wife Hannah, and children Silas, Gideon, Sarah Betts, Hannah wife of Elijiah Hawley of Ridgefield, John, Burwell, Joseph,and Abraham. Executors his sons John, Burwell and Joseph. Witnesses John Bartlett, Joseph Lockwood, and Elijah Betts, page 285." [2]
1745 "Betts, John, late of Norwalk, Aug. 19, 1745, Gideon, a son of decedent, made choice of his mother Hannah Betts, widow of decedent, to be his guardian." [3]
Research Notes:
"John Burwell, from the Parish of Bovingdon, ... left an only child, Hannah, as sole heir to his estate in this country, and his large estate in England. The death of Mr. Burwell, while his daughter was an infant, left no person to look after his estate in England, and therefore it has never been recovered from the wrongful possessors, by the legal heirs of John Burwell. His daughter, Hannah, m. John Betts, Esq., of Norwalk, April 15, 1708. John Betts, Esq., d. in 1745" [4]
Hannah Burwell was sole heiress of her father and "to this day the estate in England is being fought for." [5]
Hannah Burwell was "Daughter and sole heir at law of John Burwell" [6]
Hinman's Catalogue of Puritan Settlers reports that, Hannah Burwell, daughter of John and Hannah (Lockwood) Burwell married "John Betts, Esq., of Norwalk, April 15, 1703. John Betts, Esq., died in 1745, and their children by the name of Betts, will be found in the note below.* Note.—Betts, John, Esq. m. Hannah Burwell, daughter of John Burwell, (his wife was born March 30, 1687) and had children, viz, [7]
1. John, born July 27, 1711, m. Sarah Gregory.
2. Burwell, born April 17, 1715.
3. Joseph, born March 29, 1717, m. Sarah Plait.
4. Silas born Dec. 6, 1718, m. Abigail Smith, daughter of Ezek'l, of Stamford.
5. Sarah, born Aug. 10, 1730.
6. Ab'm, born July 2, 1783.
7. Hannah, born March 21, 1725-6.
8. Timothy, born May 1, 1728.
9. Gideon, b.June 8, 1732."
[1] Connecticut Vital Records to 1870, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, Greenwich 1640-1848 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), 5, [AmericanAncestors].
[2] Spencer P. Mead, Abstract of Probate Records of Fairfield, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut (1934, published online as Fairfield County, CT: Probate Records, 1704–1757, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), 3055, [AmericanAncestors].
[3] Spencer P. Mead, Abstract of Probate Records of Fairfield, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut (1934, published online as Fairfield County, CT: Probate Records, 1704–1757, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), 2023, page 290, [AmericanAncestors].
[4] Royal Ralph Hinman, A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut (Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1852), 439-440, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[5] Family Document, Evelyn Miles Krase Notes.
[6] Spencer Percival Mead, Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich (1911, reprinted 1979), 502, [HathiTrust].
[7] Royal Ralph Hinman, A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut (Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1852), 439, of 438-440, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].