Straw Descendants

 
   

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
  

 

John Straw, a Revolutionary Patriot, was born August 22, 1756 in South Hampton, New Hampshire.  He married Mary Emerson August 17, 1780 in Concord, NH. Their marriage is documented in the pension record below.  John had at least 9 children, Sergeant, Sarah, Polly, Hannah, Samuel, Eliza, Lucy Daniel and Moses. 

 

John Straw enlisted in March 1977 for three years under Caption D. Livermore, third New Hampshire Regiment and served 3 years until March 20, 1780 when, his time having expired, he was discharged.

 

Visit the Anthony Colby Ancestors website to view the online Pedigree file and a detailed descendants page which includes all of the Straws listed on this site and 3 Revolutionary War Patriots.

 

John Straw - NH Revolutionary Pension Records Abstract Volume 51

Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N - Z

REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1777 - 1780 VOLUME III - OF THE WAR ROLLS VOLUME XVI - OF THE SERIES

 

Generation 1
John Straw (b. 1756) Birth Record
Mary (Molly) Emerson Straw (b. ~1767)
Documentation of Marriage - Pension Record
Mary Emerson Straw's Death Record
Mary Emerson's Grave Stone
John Straw Family Sheet
John Straw's Parents - Not Documented - Have potential PDF on file
(If you have any documentation on John's parents, please email me)

Revolutionary War Patriot Record Volume 51 W22339

Linda Ann Poplin DAR 849163

 

Generation 2
Samuel Straw (b. 1792) Birth Certificate
Mary Griffin Straw (b. 1797) Birth Record Death Certificate
Samuel & Mary Straw 1860 Census & Household - Record on Ancestry.com
Samuel Straw Family Sheet

Straw/Burns Family Bible
Straw/Burns Family Bible Interpretation by Sylvia Burns


 
Both Bible Records Courtesy of Sylvia Burns Manning
http://community.middlebury.edu/~swilson/burns.htm

 

Generation 3
Levi Burns (b. 1836) Death Certificate
Ambrosia Straw Burns (b. 1852)
Funeral Record Courtesy of Sylvia Burns Manning
No Marriage Record but Levi & Ambrosia listed as Parents
Levi P. and Ambrosia H. Straw 1880 Census
- Located on Ancestry.com
Ambrosia Burns 1870 Census
- Located on Ancestry.com
Ambrosia Burns 1880 Census
- Located on Ancestry.com
Ambrosia Burns - No Death Record Available
Oscar Burns 1880 Census Age 5
- Located on Ancestry.com
Ambrosia Straw Burns Family Sheet

James Sergeant/RootsWEb/1660/Ambrosia Straw  Family Tree
1800 Census Reference:
1880 Bolton, Crittendon, Vt Roll T9-1343;
Family History Film 1255343; Page 1,1000 Enumeration District 62

 

Generation 4
Oscar Burns (b. 1874)  Birth Certificate  Death Certificate
Ida Bohonnon Burns (b. 1880)
Oscar Burns Family Sheet

 

Generation 6

Linda Ann Poplin
Daughters of the American Revolution National No. 849163

 

Homer Burns
Oscar Burns
Ida Bohonnon

 

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(Photo courtesy of S. Manning)