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Daniel Fitts was my 6th great-grandfather, on the Leonard branch of my family tree. His daughter, Caroline Fitts, was born August 4, 1786 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She married Joshua Burrill of Thompson, Connecticut, the supposed father of Sophronia (Burrill) (Leonard) Knapp - another relationship I can only document through DNA.
Daniel's will was written on April 9, 1823. He died 13 years later, on February 13, 1837 at Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, and the will was entered into probate on February 21, 1837. He was 83 years of age (born in either 1753 or 1758).
I was hoping to find evidence of Sophronia as his granddaughter in the will but no grandchildren were included. Only his wife, Chloe, and children are named as heirs: "John Fitts, Daniel Fitts Jr, Arby (Abijah?) Fitts, Sally, Cloa, Sophia, Lyna (Caroline, presumably), and Roxa".
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