'The children of Samuel Burritt and Mercy Burton were as follows : —
5. i. Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1758.'
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'Joseph (5), was born at Stratford, Ct., and served as a private in the War of the Revolution. His full term of service, according to the pension application entered by his widow, was 17 months and 15 days. A portion of this service was under Captain George Benjamin, in Col. Samuel Whiting's Brigade. He died Oct. 3, 1830.'