 Abt 1624 - Bef 1708
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| Name |
John Butterworth |
| Born |
Abt 1624 |
England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Bef Sep 1708 |
Bristol Co, Rhode Island [1] |
| Probate |
02 Apr 1711 |
Bristol Co, Rhode Island [1] |
- Div. of remainder of Est. of Deacon JOHN BUTTERWORTH, dtd. 2 Apr. 1711. To John Butterworth eldest son 2 shares; to Joseph Butterworth 1 share; to heirs of Benjamin Butterworth dcd. 1 share; to heirs of Sarah Howard dcd. 1 share; to heirs of Deborah Jenkins dcd. 1 share; and 1 share each to Mercy Blood, Hopstill Edy wife of John Edy & Mary Thayer wife of Samuel Thayer [3:42]."
[H. L. Peter Rounds, C.G., Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, MD; 1988), p. 51]
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| Notes |
- John BUTTERWORTH was a Baptist, and one of the seven founders of the first Baptist church in MA, and the second in America, at his home in Rehoboth. It was later moved to Swansey, because the court fined them for having these services, and not paying taxes to the established church. (Source: NEHGR, Vol. 1 and 2).
John's uncle, Samuel BUTTERWORTH came over before John. He became a freeman at Rehoboth 3 JUL 1652, and received land 22 JUN 1658.He had moved there by 1662. IN 1663, the Baptist Church was organized inJohn's home, and met there regularly. He became a long time deacon.
Rehoboth did not want Baptists, so and and others received permission to start a new town, Swanzey, named after Swanzey, Wales. He and four others were in charge of admitting inhabitants, disposing of lands, and soing other affairs of the town. On 16 MAR 1677, John was given the job of distributing relief from Ireland to help sufferers in the Indian war. He was constable in 1685. (NEHGR)
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| Person ID |
I41546 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2005 |
| Father |
Henry Butterworth, b. Abt 1598, Yorkshire, England , d. 18 Jan 1640/41, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Mother |
Mary Longbottom, b. Abt 1600, England , d. 26 Jan 1686/87, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island |
| Married |
Bef 1622 |
England [2] |
| Family ID |
F2900 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Sarah Freeman, b. Abt 1631, d. Aft 1695, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
Abt 1650 |
Massachusetts [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hopestill Butterworth |
| | 2. Samuel Butterworth |
| | 3. John Butterworth, b. 08 Sep 1651, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony , d. 20 Mar 1731, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| | 4. Sarah Butterworth, b. 28 May 1653, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony , d. 1703 |
| | 5. Nathaniel Butterworth, b. 12 Apr 1655, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony |
| | 6. Joseph Butterworth, b. 15 May 1657, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony , d. 1746 |
| | 7. Deborah Butterworth, b. 02 May 1659, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony |
| | 8. Mary Butterworth, b. 1661, d. 1723 |
| | 9. Mercy Butterworth, b. 22 Jan 1662/63, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts , d. Aft 1714 |
| | 10. Experience Butterworth, b. 15 Aug 1669, Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| | 11. Benjamin Butterworth, b. 31 Oct 1672, Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
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| Family ID |
F1066 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Hannah White, b. May 1646, probably, Barnstable, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts , d. Aft 1711, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
Aft 1695 |
Bristol Co, Massachusetts [1] |
| Family ID |
F2899 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S366] Hannah (Haile) Mower, Mower, Lyman & Karen Hoiriis Mower, (Compilers, Durham, New Hampshire, 1997), p. 86.
- [S366] Hannah (Haile) Mower, Mower, Lyman & Karen Hoiriis Mower, (Compilers, Durham, New Hampshire, 1997), p. 85.
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