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101 | Wilbur Francis,
5848
Acton,
Nov. 12, 1854
Sept. 12, 1876 Ellen Merrill; 1856 -; d. Seth W. & Hulda A. (Cutler).
WILBUR F. AND ELLA (MERRILL) JONES.
5848
Vernal Merrill,
5849
Hudson,
July 11, 1878
Vertram Francis,
5850
Dec. 5, 1883
LUTHER AND SUSANNA (KELLY) JONES. 4638.
Florence Kelley,
5851
So. Yarmouth, Sept. 27, 1848
Loretta,
5852
Jan. 6, 1850
Millard Fillmore,
5853
Feb. 20, 1851
Elizabeth Kelley,
5854
July 19, 1852
Robena,
5855
66
Sept. 6, 1855
TIMOTHY AND LUCY (DAVIS) HARTWELL. 3980.
104
George,
5856
Littleton, Mar. 17, 1791 June 6, 1853
101
Joseph,
5857
Oct. 5,1792
July 19, 1852
Nancy Watts; 1793-1853.
102
Charles,
5858
66
Jan. 16, 1796
Feb. 19, 1882
1. Lucy Lawrence; 1798-1846.
102
5859
81 Timothy, Jr.,
5860
Ashby, 66
Jan.
2,1798
Sept. 16, 1854 Mar. 3, 1815
103
Mary Ann,
5862
66
Apr. 2, 1802
May 25, 1821
Obed Symonds; 1796-1833. Eunice Woods.
John,
5864
46
Nov. 6, 1807
103
Lydia Ruth Porter
5865
Dcc.
1, 1810
Jan. 29, 1827
Obed Symonds; 1796-1833.
JOSEPH AND NANCY (WATTS) HARTWELL. 5837.
Lucy,
5866
Groton,
Jan. 5, 1817
Oct. 27, 1836 Jan. 3, 1868 Nov. 4, 1833
Jan. 5, 1848
Hannah Page; - 1867.
Nancy Watts,
5868
66
Oct.
9, 1828
Lydia Ann,
5870
Fcb. 5, 1831
John Henry,
5871
Nov. 18, 1834
Feb. 24, 1844 Oct. 17, 1850 July 4, 1856
Byron E. Bartlett. Nahum W. Mower. Sarah F. George.
George,
5867
Littleton, Apr. 10, 1822 66
Apr. 30, 1826
1816 Dec. 18, 1821 Oct. 11, 1848 June 19, 1828
2. Louisa A. Marble; 1817 -. Lucinda Eleanor Jones. No. 4634.
Lucy,
5861
Jan. 26, 1800
Mar. 15, 1825
Eleaz'r Davis (no iss.),
5863
66
Nov. 2, 1804
Jan. 5, 1851
5840
66
William H. Johnson; son Samuel H.
Almira,
5833
66
Dec. 14, 1841 June 9, 1844
Nov. 13, 1865 Jan. 18, 1866
[Olive (Pike). Abraham Leonard Clark; 1837 -; s. Capt. Tristram and Charles Freeman Smith; 1841 -; s. James and Dorothy [(Elliott).
101
Acton, 66
Rebecca,
5814
May 1, 1823
Mar. 15, 1849 Joseph A. Smith. 1. Catharine Comstock; - 1874. Jan. 3, 1877 2. Mrs. Isabel M. Jacobs. Hannah Homer.
101 101
1. Clara Augusta Butterfield; - 1877. 2. Lizzie Sophia Taylor; 1853 -; dau. Moses and Mary John Prushia. [E. (Stearns).
101
66
Nov. 27, 1850 Dec. 17, 1878
1. Sally Whitney; - 1829.
5856
Oct. 14, 1830
2. Deborah Young; - 1853.
Mary Janc,
5869
5839
Biddeford, Me., Dec. 10, '50
Apr. 14, 1839
Lydia Murray.
Winfield Scott,
5836
Abby (Goodwin) Bradbury; dau. Geo. N.
5813
CHARLES AND LUCY (LAWRENCE) HARTWELL.
5858.
102 Mariah L.,
5872
Sept. 29, 1822
Mar. 22, 1883
102 Luey Ann,
5873
July 2, 1824
Mar. 16, 1879
Jan., 1849
102 Charles Newton,
5874
Nov. 3, 1825
Sept. 18, 1860
Clara,
5875
Dee. 16, 1827
Feb., 1854
Aug. 12, 1851
Clark James Lewis.
103
Huldah,
5876
Feb. 20, 1831
June 23, 1874
May 5, 1848
David Kendall Wallace; 1826 -.
102
Saralı,
5877
June 16, 1835
Nov. 8, 1855
Joseph W. Stone.
CHARLES AND LOUISA A. (MARBLE) HARTWELL. 5859.
Albert Newell,
5878
Aslıby,
Feb. 28, 1850
June 14, 1874
| Loma Susan Des Rochers.
102
Hosea Adams,
5879
Mar. 25, 1852
Sept. 19, 1875
Alice Streater Wilker.
Frank Waldo,
5880
66
Dec. 27, 1853
102
Clara Louisa,
5881
66
Sept. 6, 1856
Nov. 25, 1875
Elwood Edson Adams; 1851 -; son Daniel and Lucy
TIMOTHY AND MARIA L. (HARTWELL) HINDS. 5872.
Sophrona,
5883
Dora,
5884
Emma,
5885
Charles H. Wise. Alonzo Iloyt. Julius Wheeler.
Clara,
5887
Emma,
5888
Minnie,
5889
Flora,
5890
Fannie,
5891
JOSEPH W. AND SARAH (HARTWELL) STONE. 5877.
Charles O.,
5892
Lucie E.,
58923
Charles Marden.
GEORGE AND CATHARINE (COMSTOCK) BROOKS. 5815.
Stephen George,
5893
Concord, Nov. 14, 1850
Nathan H.,
5894
66
Dee. 17, 1853
Francis A ..
5895
Sept. 1, 1855
Mary A.,
5896
66
Nov. 21, 1857
Dec. 9, 1863
Fredson Perley,
5897
Apr. 10, 1860
Herman Elbert,
5898
=
Nov. 29, 1865
Cora A.,
58983
June 12, 1869
Sept. 22, 1869
HOSEA A. AND ALICE S. (WILKER) HARTWELL. 5879
Abbie Mabel,
5899
Ashburnham, Feb. 3, 1878 66 May 13, 1882
Clarence Wilker,
5901
Gardner, Oct. 1,1885
ELWOOD E. AND CLARA L. (HARTWELL) ADAMS. 5881.
Ethel Emma,
5902
Gardner, Mar. 15, 1879 | May 24. 1880
EDMUND S. AND ELIZA A. (CONANT) TUTTLE. 5703.
Julien Sherman,
5903
Nov. 20, 1854
1856
Julius Herbert,
5904
Mar. 7,1857
Nov. 17, 1881 Jennie C. Carroll.
Fred'k Adalbert.
5905
Jan. 14, 1859
MARCUS AND ELLEN J. (LEAVENWORTH) CONANT. 5705.
Ida May,
5906
May 25, 1869
Lulu Belle.
5907
Dec. 3, 1874 |
Marcus,
5908
Nov. 26, 1881
NAHUM AND ELMIRA W. (DOUGHERTY) CONANT.
5702.
Laura Louisa,
5909
June 5, 1858
ROBERT C. AND SARAH M. (BURBANK) CONANT. 5708.
J. Edwin,
5910
June 10, 1870
Eva L.,
5911
Mar. 2, 1874
GEORGE F. AND SUSANNA C. (CONANT) PROCTOR. 5707.
Lizzie A.,
5912
Nov. 22, 1865
Herbert F.,
5913
June 29, 1871
WHITNEY AND SARAH L. (BRYANT) FOSTER. 5746.
Joseph Herbert,
5914
Lexington, Sept. 18, 1880 Dec. 20, 1884
JOHN AND MARY STRATTON (JONES) MEAD.
4488.
John Baldwin Thayer, 5915
1861
Stephen Origin, 5916
1868
Mary Abigail Read, 5917
May 14, 1886 June, 1872
CHARLES AND JULIA MARIA (BARRETT) MARSH. 1735.
102 Edith Barrett, Mabel Minott,
5919
5920
Bostou, Mar. 24, 1863 Oct. 21, 1884 ' George Hayward Binney; 1861 -; s. Henry P. aud Mar. 4, 1867 | [Josephine (Hayward).
Charles Reuben, 5921
Mar. 2,1872
GEORGE HAYWARD AND EDITH BARRETT (MARSH) BINNEY. 5919.
Geo. Hayward, Jr., 5922 , Boston, Jan. 20. 1886
102
[(Ralfe).
Fred Augustus,
5882
66
Mar. 15, 1863 Aug. 23, 1865
MOSES AND LUCY ANN (HARTWELL) WHEELER. 5878.
5886
George L. Marble.
CHARLES N. AND LUCY R. (WOODS) HARTWELL. 5874.
Dec. 2, 1873
Arthur Lewis,
5900
James Murray, 5918
May 4, 1839 Timothy Hinds. Moses Wheeler. Lucy R. Woods.
LORENZO AND MARY (STOW) EATON.
1086.
Harriet Louisa, Mary Stone,
5923 5924
66
Nov. 18, 1849
DANIEL HEALD AND LYDIA (HOSMER) WOOD. 2054-4215.
Cyrus Hosmer,
5925
Concord, Apr. 23, 1862
Apr. 27, 1862
Fannie,
5926
Poughkenamon, l'a., Sept. 23, 1863
Fred Harlow,
5927
Concord, Oct. 2, 1871
Bessie Hosmer,
5928
Montclair. N.J , Aug.27,1874, Feb. 23, 1875
FRANCIS AND CHARLOTTE LOUISA (JONES) BROWN. 4492.
Charlotte Frances,
5929
Stow,
Aug. 23, 1844
Betsey Eliza,
5930
6
Oct. 8, 1846
John Henry,
5931
66
July 8, 1849
James Perry,
5932
Apr. 16, 1851
Dec. 25, 1882
Laura Ann Jones. No. 4420.
Frank Pierce,
5933
Aug. 11, 1853
Feb. 24, 1884
Usher Joncs,
5934
Acton,
Apr. 12, 1861
Fred Aaron,
5935
Stow,
Aug. 13, 1863
Nettie Elmira,
5936
66
June 24, 1867
JAMES PERRY AND LAURA ANN (JONES) BROWN. 5932-4420.
Lizzic Jones, 5937
Acton, Mar. 12, 1885
PETER CUSHMAN AND JANE MACKINTOSH (BALDWIN) JONES. 4817.
103 William Parker, Mary Elizabeth,
5938
Boston, 66
Aug. 28, 1832
Jan. 1, 1856
Lucy Anna Mudge; 1832 -; dau. Alfred and Lucy A. [(Kinsman).
103
Peter Cushman, Jr ..
5941
66
Dec. 10, 1837
May 12, 1862 June 27, 1872
Cornelia Hall; 1842 -; dau. Edwin O. and Sarah. Henry Kirk Hobart; 1836 -; s. Benj. W. and Eliz. A. [(Wood).
103
Sarah Frances,
5944
6.
Aug. 10, 1844
103
George Bartlett, Edward Draper,
5946
Boston, Oct. 25, 1850
WILLIAM PARKER AND LUCY ANNA (MUDGE) JONES. 5938.
103 Fred'k Kinsman Mudge,!
5947
Boston, Nov. 11, 1856
Jan. 1, 1883
Helen May Wilde : 1863 -; dan. Jos. D. and Helen M. (Litch).
FREDERICK K. M. AND HELEN M. (WILDE) JONES. 5947.
Alfred Wilde,
5948
Melrose, Nov. 3, 1883
PETER CUSHMAN, JR., AND CORNELIA (HALL) JONES. 5941.
Edwin Austin,
5949
Honolulu, S. I., May 16, 63
Ada,
5950
Oct. 26, 1869
Alice,
5951
Jan. 15, 1881
JOHN ADAMS AND SARAH FRANCES (JONES) KENRICK.
5944.
Mabel Frances.
5952
Newton,
Oct. 24, 1866
John Adams, Jr.,
5953
Feb. 11, 1871
John Adams, Jr.,
5954
Apr. 24, 1874
Oct. 4, 1872 Sept. 28, 1876
Jennie,
5955
66
Jan. 18, 1877
GEORGE BARTLETT AND SUSAN ELIZABETH (JOHNSON) JONES. 5945.
Henry Seaver, Gertrude Bartlett,
5956
Newton,
July 2, 1882
5957
Nov. 23, 1883
-
Hattie Mabel,
5958 |
Cambridge, Feb. 3, 1877
DAVID KENDALL AND HULDAH (HARTWELL) WALLACE. 5876
103
Huldah Elvina, Clara Ella, Sarah Anna,
5959
Rindge, N.H., Aug. 6, 1848
Dec. 4, 1858
5960
July 12, 1852
July 3, 1871
Clement Philemon Flint; 1849 -; son David and Pru [dence (Whitcomb).
Emma Maria,
5962
Winchendon, Aug. 4,1856 Jan. 14, 1859
CLEMENT PHILEMON AND CLARA ELLA (WALLACE) FLINT. 5960.
Charles Monroe,
5963
Winchendon, Dec. 12, 1873 66
Theron Clement,
5964
Apr. 7,1876
Lcon David,
5965
66
May 10, 1880
Emma Hulda,
5966
Oct. 6, 1884
OSCAR A. AND ELIZABETH F. (BROWN) JONES. 4621.
Arthur Drew,
5967
Boston, Aug. 13, 1877
LOWELL A. AND SARAH A. (PARMENTER) JONES.
4622.
Ada Maria,
5968
Acton, Sept. 17, 1872
FRANK AND ADA I. (JONES) MARSHALL. 4626.
Irving Franklin, Carl Bertrand,
5969
May 28, 1879 Aug. 11, 1882
OBED AND MARY ANN (HARTWELL) SYMONDS. 5862.
104 Obed Augustus,
5971
Ashby, June 8, 1822 Dec. 31, 1875
June 15, 1843 , Mary Wright; 1822-1875.
OBED AND LYDIA RUTH PORTER (HARTWELL) SYMONDS. 5865.
104
Mary Ann, Lydia Jane,
5972
Ashby. 66
Aug. 19, 1829
5973
Sept. 28, 1831
Feb. 14, 1853
Sarah Maria,
5974
66 Feb. 12, 1834 !
Mar. 15, 1838
5939
Feb. 5, 1834
Nov. 21, 1835
Jane Elizabeth,
5940
Nov. 21, 1836
Catharine (no issue), Lucy Ann,
5942
Nov. 11, 1839
5943
66
Feb. 22, 1842
Jan. 10, 1866 July 26, 1881
John Adams Kenrick ; 1839 -; s. John A. & Mary S. (Stedman). Susan Elizabeth Johnson; 1857 -; dau. Erasmus and [Sarah C. (Murdough) .
5945
Newton,
Aug. 12, 1848
Lucius C. Tolman; - 1885.
103
66
July 27, 1886
103
66
CHARLES HENRY AND LIZZIE EDNA (JONES) MARTIN. 4668.
5961
66 July 15, 1854
Jan. 17, 1858
5970
July 18, 1849 Charles W. Whitcomb; 1830-1882.
Concord, Dec. 30, 1845
CHARLES W. AND MARY ANN (SYMONDS) WHITCOMB. 5972.
Mary Ann,
5975 Ashby, Mar. 19, 1850
Jan. 12, 1871
Junc 1, 1869 Elbridge Gipson; 1849 -.
Perry C.,
5976
66 Jan. 19, 1852
Hattie R.,
! 5977
Nov. 28, 1854
Nov. 6, 1879 Edward H. Fletcher; 1853 -.
NATHAN BROOKS AND ELIZABETH (BROWN) STOW. 1089. Concord, Oct. 2, 1857 ! June 5, 1858
Mary Caroline, 5978
OBED AUGUSTUS AND MARY (WRIGHT) SYMONDS. 5971.
Mary Angeline,
5979
Acton, 66
Sept. 29, 1844
104
James Adison,
5981
66
Mar. 17, 1848
Dec. 20, 1874 Flora C. Harlow: 1855 -.
Sophia Emma,
5982
66
Nov. 25, 1853
JAMES ADISON AND FLORA C. (HARLOW) SYMONDS.
5981.
Elaine C.,
5983
Acton,
Oct. 1,1881
Esteane D.,
5984
66
Aug. 29, 1884
CHARLES L. AND ESTELLE MAY (PHILLIPS) JONES. 4623
Chester Elwyn,
5985
Arlington, May 4, 1881
Lcon Roscoe,
5986
66 Mar. 16. 1886
Mar. 19, 1886
JOHN H. AND LUCY F. (BARRETT) CHAPMAN. 2129.
Grace Chetwoodc, 5987 Concord, July 10, 1880
HENRY LIVINGSTON AND MARY H. (BARRETT) SHATTUCK. 2619.
Kate Elizabeth,
5988
Concord, June 6, 1852 : Aug. 6, 1861
ALBERT AND M. SUSAN (WETHERELL) WETHERBEE. 5294.
Harry Josiah,
5989
Fred Benjamin,
5990
Waltham, May 11, 1869 66 June 28, 1871
Beulalı,
5991
Concord, Feb. 2, 1764
May 10, 1785 Dec. 1, 1857
Meliscent,
5993
July 25, 1768
Silas,
5994
66
Sept. 30, 1770
Nathan,
5995
66
Apr. 20, 1773
Elizabeth,
5996
Sept. 10, 1775 | Aug. 8, 1822
Stephen,
5997
66
May,
1778
July 17, 1778
Mary Leighton, 5998
Concord, Jan. 3, 1867 Mar. 23, 1868
HENRY EMERSON AND ANNIE HAYDEN (SMITH) HOLDEN. 4991.
Edna Gray,
5999
Concord, May 31, 1885 June 4, 1885
Bertha II.,
6000
66
Apr. 10, 1886 Apr. 12, 1886
BENJAMIN AND MARY FOWLE (FITCH) HARTWELL. 5638.
Lucy Webber,
6001
Bedford, Jan. 16, 1837 | Oct. 2, 1860
Mary Elzina,
6002
Feb. 21, 1829
Nov. 25, 1858 Hanibal S. Pond. Jan. 1, 1861 Matthew R. Fletcher.
GEORGE AND SALLY (WHITNEY) HARTWELL. 5856.
Sarah Ann,
6003
Mason, N. H., Aug. 28,122
Oct., 1857
Samuel Warner Shattuck.
George Whitney, Emily Augusta,
6004
Apr. 4, 1824
Sept. 6, 1857
Unmarried.
104
SILAS AND EMILY AUGUSTA (HARTWELL) WETHERBEE. 6005.
George,
6006
Townsend, Dec. 12, 1847
Apr. 16, 1872 May 18, 1875 May 5, 1875
1. Roselthe Melissa Rowley; - 1873.
104
Frank,
6008
June 4, 1850
Kate,
6009
Sept. 15, 1852
Charles,
6010
May 30, 1855
Emma,
6011
Oct. 2, 1857
Jennie,
6012
July 13, 1860
Abbie,
6013
66 July 30, 1863
Jan. 8, 1882
Fred,
1 6014
Nov. 3, 1865
Mary,
6015
Jan. 2, 1868
Annie,
6016
66
Apr. 8, 1870
Feb. 22, 1873
John,
6017
Jan. 18, 1873
Florence,
6018
Dec. 21, 1875
Oct. 14, 1876
GEORGE AND MARGARET G. H. (HAYTER) WETHERBEE. 6007.
Mabel Gertrude, 6019 Fitchburg, May 5, 1876
HENRY FAXON
AND JULIA A. (MOORE) MOORE. 4956.
Fred Albert,
6020
Framingham, Aug. 14, '59 66 June 8, 1861
Dec. 9, 1861 Dec. 13, 1861
Frank,
6022
Berlin, July 10, 1862
June 20, 1865
Morris,
6023
Hudson, Feb. 9, 1866
Aug. 12, 1867
Robert Henry,
6024
Framingham, May 2, 1875
Beula,
6025
New York, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1885
EDWARD H. AND ELLA M. (COOLIDGE) WILSON. 5680.
Helen Iloward, John Edward,
6026
Jan. 4, 1876 July 20, 1879
FREDERICK H. AND MARY M. (WILSON) RIPLEY. 5682.
Helen Louise,
6028
Oct. 22, 1878 | Mar. 15, 1879
Grace Wilson,
6029
June 24, 1880
Freder'k Edward, 6030
Dec. 25, 1882
Jan. 29, 1884
104
90
Lucy,
5992
66
Jan. 3, 1766
Mar. 11, 1788 Samuel Potter. No. 5169. Dea. Francis Jarvis.
Polly Puffer. Patty Brown.
HENRY A. AND ELIZA (LEIGHTON) BARRETT. 2616.
6005
Townsend, Oct. 9, 1827
Mar. 2, 1847 | Silas Wetherbee; - 1885.
Ashby, 66
66
June 15, 1881 Aug. 15, 1880
Hattie Augusta Whitney. Harrold E. Spaulding.
Walter Henry,
6021
June 1, 1846
July 17, 1868
Emory Augustus,
5980
6007
2. Margaret Grace Hannah Hayter; 1853 -.
Ellen Rosella Wright; 1855 -.
NATHAN AND BEULAH (HOSMER) HOSMER. 3790.
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6027
OLD FAMILIES, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
BARRETT,
HUMPHREY BARRETT1 settled in Concord in 1639 ; admitted a freeman, May 6, 1657. It is supposed that he came from the county of Kent, England. There came with him a wife and three sons, John, Thomas, and Humphrey, Jr. Respecting the son John, it is not definitely known where he settled. Shattuck supposes him to have been of Marl- boro. The records of probate, however, show that John Barrett of Marlboro had a brother William Barrett of Cambridge, and Thomas Barrett of Marlboro, formerly of Cambridge.
Thomas Barrett, here mentioned, in his will, Jan. 16, 1672, made a little before his death, names brothers John and William, and a sister Lydia Cheever. As Humphrey, Sr., had a son Thomas, who was drowned in the North River at Concord, in 1652, leaving a son Oliver, who died in 1671, and a daughter Mary, who married James Smedley, both of these children being mentioned in the wills of Humphrey Barrett and his wife Mary Barrett as their grandchildren, it there- fore follows that John Barrett of Marlboro was not a son of Humphrey Barrett of Concord.
Humphrey Barrett's farm was some three hundred aeres or more ; his house-lot of twelve aeres was near the centre of the town. The old house was on what is now known as Monument Street.
HUMPHREY BARRETT, Jr.4, born in England, 1630, and came to Concord with his parents. He married Elizabeth Paine in 1661 ; issue by this marriage, a daughter Mary, who married Josiah Blood51. His wife, Elizabeth Paine, died in 1674, and in 1675 he married Mary Potter545, a daughter of Luke Potter, one of the first settlers in Concord. Thus Humphrey Barrett, Jr., and Mary Potter, his wife, became the common ancestors of the Concord branch of the Barrett family of New England. Their sons, Joseph and Benjamin Barrett, married the sisters Rebecca and Lydia Minott, re- spectively, daughters of James and Rebecca (Wheeler) Minott501 of Concord.
Humphrey Barrett, Jr., was a deacon of the church in Concord ; admitted a freeman, May 24, 1662; was deputy and representative to the General Court. 1691, and ensign of the foot company. Major Gen. Gookin, in 1685, reported to the General Court that the Concord train band " had bnt one commissioned officer that officiates in that company, viz., Left. Buss, who is very aged, and not well able to conduet the affairs of ye great company, therefore, having informed himself as the fittest man to supply the place of ensign for that company, did propose to the court, Humphrey Barrett,
who was a freeman, and of ye church at Concord, a sergeant of that company, that the court would make him ensigne of Concord foot company." He was appointed and approved of Oct. 14, 1685 .- Walcott's Colonial Period.
CAPT. JOSEPH BARRETT9, the eldest son of Humphrey Barrett, Jr., was one of the original grantees of Grafton, Mass., having granted to him May 7, 1728, 121 1-2 acres of land. He was a farmer, as well as largely engaged in the business enterprises of the day. He was town treasurer, 1634 to 1739 ; commissioned captain of foot company, May 7, 1732. He married Rebecca Minott506.
BENJAMIN BARRETT10 was also one of the original grantees of Grafton, receiving 131 1-2 aeres of land, April 25, 1728. He was a-farmer, and engaged in business enterprises with his brother, Capt. Joseph Barrett. His wife was Lydia Minott507.
LIEUT. OLIVER BARRETT14 was born in Concord ; moved to Bolton, Mass., and settled where the place is now known as the Barrett Homestead. He was a farmer, and served as a lieutenant in the Revolution. He married Hannah, daugh- ter of John and Mary (Brown) Hunt.
JOHN BARRETT17 was in the fight at North Bridge, Con- cord, April 19, 1775. He married Lois, daughter of Joshua and Lydia ( Wheeler) Brooks, and lived in Concord.
DEA. THOMAS BARRETT20 was engaged with his brother. Col. James Barrett, largely in business affairs, accumu- lating thereby a considerable property. IIe was a man noted for his piety and mildness of manners. "On the morning of the 'Concord fight.' the British seized and abused several aged and unarmed men; among these was Dea. Thomas Barrett. Not daunted by the scenes of that morning, he spoke of the mother country's unkind treatment of the Colonies, and protested against the violence of the sol- diers, who threatened to kill him as a rebel : he calmly re- plied, ' You need not take that trouble, for I am old and will soon die of myself.' Touched by this reply, they said. . Well, old daddy, you may go in peace.""- Harper's Maga- zine, 1875.
The epitaph on his tombstone thus records his virtues : " In him the Christian graces shone uncommonly bright. Un- feigned love and distributive charity ran through his senti- ments and actions. The blessing of the widow, the father- less, the poor, and those ready to perish, came upon him. His talents as a deaeon and private Christian were superior. and so exercised as to leave behind him a sweet remembrance
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OLD FAMILIES, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
of his name ; so nearly did he imitate his Saviour, that it may be said with truth he had the spirit of Christ, which the judgment-day, we trust, will better show than any human tes- timony."
Ilis wife was Mary Joues1281. He was born in Concord in 1707, and died in 1779.
COL. JAMES BARRETT21, of Concord, Mass., "the dis- tinguished commander of the Provincial troops in the 'Con- cord fight,' April 19, 1775, where the first forcible resistance was made to British aggression." Col. Barrett occupies a very interesting and prominent place in the Revolutionary history. From his lips proceeded the first orders to an American force to march against and engage the soldiers of the king. He was in command at the North Bridge on the 19th of April, 1775, by virtue of his commission, and where was presented every characteristic necessary to constitute a battle. The historic record says that after the council of officers and citizens on the hill had "resolved to march into the centre of the town to defend their homes, or die in the attempt," "Col. Barrett immediately gave orders to march by wheeling from the right." That he comprehended the mag- nificent results that were to follow from those brief author- itative words, that he saw in those few hundreds of militia and minute-men the aroused and advancing ranks of free- dom, and in that threatened bridge their narrow and inevi- table way, would, perhaps, be too much to claim ; but we may presume that he who so immediately proceeded to carry into effect the resolution of his fellow-citizens, his imagina- tion kindling with gleams of those visions that drew from Adams, as he heard the guns at Lexington, the exclamation, "Oh, what a glorious morning is this !" felt that the or- der involved far more than its immediate and obvious con- sequences. Ilis affidavit, four days after, on the 23d of April, made when it was still doubtful in what light the trans- action would be received by the government, is simple and bold, reading like a military despatch : "I. James Barrett, of Concord, colonel of a regiment of militia, in the county of Middlesex, do testify and say, that on Wednesday morning last, about daybreak, I was informed of the approach of a number of the regular troops to the town of Concord, where were some magazines belonging to the Province, where there was assembled some of the militia of this and the neighboring towns. I ordered them to march to the North Bridge, so called, which the regulars had passed and were taking up ; I ordered said militia to march to said bridge and pass the same, but not to fire on the king's troops, unless they were first fired upon. We advanced near said bridge, when the said troops fired upon our militia, and killed two men dead on the spot, and wounded several others, which was the first firing of guns in the town of Concord. My detachment then re- turned the fire, which killed and wounded several of the king's troops."
Col. Barrett was a son of Benjamin and Lydia (Minott) Barrett, and his wife was Rebecca Hubbard462. The follow-
ing in reference to Col. James Barrett is from Shattuck's " History of Concord ": "Having early in life embraced those principles of religion which are calculated to make men re- spected, nseful, and happy, and having arrived to mature age in an important period of our history, he received from his townsmen frequent marks of their confidence in civil and military life. In 1768, he was chosen representative to the General Court, and was re-elected each year until 1777. He was also a member of many of the county and State conven- tions held during that important period, and a member of each of the Provincial Congresses. When it was decided to collect and deposit military stores at Concord, Col. Barrett was appointed to superintend them, and aid in their collec- tion and manufacture. He accepted the office of colonel of the regiment of militia organized in March, 1775, and was in command on the 19th of April, though then sixty-four years of age.
" Of the various committees chosen by the State, county, or town, for raising meu, procuring provisions, etc., he was usually a member." He died April 11, 1779.
REBECCA HUBBARD (BARRETT) 462-21, the wife of Col. James Barrett, was a woman of great energy, moral and intellect- ual worth. The following is from "Harper's Magazine," 1875: "Capt. Parsons, with the other three companies, proceeded to Col. Barrett's, one mile and a half to the north- west, to destroy the stores there; they reached his home about eight o'clock. and just after Col. Barrett had left on his return to the rendezvous. Capt. Parsons said to Mrs. Barrett. 'Our orders are to search your house and your brother's from top to bottom.' She was requested to pro- vide refreshments for the soldiers. . .. Mrs. Barrett was offered compensation for the refreshments, but she refused to take any, remarking, 'We are commanded to feed our enemies.' They threw some money into her lap, which she finally retained, saying, 'This is the price of blood.' She had concealed some musket balls, cartridges, and flints in casks in the attic, and covered them with feathers ; they were not discovered. Mrs. Barrett was a great-granddaugh- ter of Rev. Peter Bulkeley, the first minister of Concord."
BROOKS.
THOMAS BROOKS91 was a freeman, 1636, and came to Con- cord about that time, having, as it is believed, come from Lon- don, England. He was representative in Concord seven years. His daughter Mary married Capt. Timothy Wheeler629 of Concord.
JOSHUA BROOKS93, of Concord, married Hannah, dangh- ter of Capt. Hugh Mason of Watertown. " He was a tan- ner in Lincoln. He is the ancestor of nearly all of the name in Concord and Lincoln." His son, Noah Brooks, married Dorothy Potter543. His daughter, Grace Brooks, married Judah Potter-546.
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OLD FAMILIES, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS.
BROWN.
THOMAS BROWN125 was in Concord about 1640, but from what part of England he came is not definitely known. His son Thomas131 was town clerk of Concord.
BULKELEY.
REV. PETER BULKELEY167 came from Bedfordshire, Eng- land, 1635. He was associated with Major Simon Willard in the settlement of Concord. They brought with them from England twelve other families.
BUTTRICK.
WILLIAM BUTTRICK193 came to Concord in 1635. "He served the town for many years honorably as a sergeant, a post then of distinction." His son Samnel married Elizabeth Blood47, and they were the grandparents of Major John Buttrick217.
MAJOR JOIIN BUTTRICK217 " was one of the officers in command on the 19th of April, 1775, and his name will be handed down to posterity with distinguished honor for the noble stand he took, and the bravery he manifested in lead- ing a gallant band of militia-men on to meet the invading en- emy at the North Bridge, and for beginning the first forcible resistance to British arms. He then returned the fire by com- manding his own company to fire, saying, 'Fire ! fellow-sol- diers ; for God's sake, fire !' and discharged his own gun the same instant. He was buried in 1791, with military honors."
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