Dear Martha:
I found two Daniel Burts from NY. No luck with Edward.
If any of these men are your ancestor you are able to order a copy of the application paper by sending a check for $10.00 payable to the Treasurer General NSDAR and mailing it along with the information of your ancestor to the following address:
The Registrar General NSDAR
1776 D. Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-5392
This is a busy department, it has been taking 6-8 weeks for a reply.
This is a free lookup service provied by the DAR VIS Volunteers at this message board.

BURT Sr, Daniel
Birth: CT 8 Jul 1716
Service: NY
Rank: Sct
Death: NY 18 Mar 1805
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Hannah Benedict

BURT Jr, Daniel
Birth: CT 20 Oct 1740
Service: NY
Rank: Sct
Death: NY 5 Jul 1823
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Martha Bradner