Ancestral Glimpses » Rufus Barton (1606-± 1645)

Persoonlijke gegevens Rufus Barton 

• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1606 in Kent, ENGLAND.
• Geloof: Quaker.
• Hij is overleden rond 1645 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America.
• Alternatief: Hij is overleden in het jaar 1647 in Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America, hij was toen 41 jaar oud.
• Testament op 20 maart 1666 naar Towne of Warwick, Rhode Island, British America.

  WILLOF RUFUS BARTON
  
  "Whereupon the Counsell of the town of Warwick now in being are constrained according to their engaged and trust committed unto them to renew the writing of the will of the above named Ruffus (sic) Barton as neere as it was before as can possibly be that of the Counsell now in being, being the samethat were the Counsell in the year of the deceased partis.            
  "Which last will and Testament is as follows 
  "We do by these presents allow give appoint and bequeath unto the three children of the deceased Ruffus Barton the whole and entire sum of four score and ten pounds of lawful  money of England to be payed in manner and form as followeth That is to say to Benjamin Barton the sum of thirtie pounds to be payed unto him when he shall come to the full age of one and twentie years. 
  "To Elizabeth Barton thirtie pounds when she shall come to the age of eighteen years or upon the day of her marriage in case she marry before that time. 
  "To FFebie Barton the sum of thirtie pounds when she shall come to the age of eighteen years or upon the day of her marriage in cases he marry before that time. 
  "And for the house, outhouses, lands, priveledges cituate and being in and about the town of Warwick and party adjacent the late right of deceased Ruffus Barton we do appoint and consigne unto Benjamin Barton son and heir of the sayd deceased Ruffus Barton as his right and always provided that Margret Barton widow and late wife of the sayd Rufus Barton shall injoy one third part of housing, lands and apurtenances thereto belonging during the time of her widowhood.As also to enjoy the use of the whole estates for the present for the profit education and well bringe up of the sayd children. 
  "And to prevent any imbessleing of the estate ill usage of the children or negligence in the imployment of the estate for the benefit of the children we do appoynt and ordain three men asguardians and feofies in trust namely John Smith, Samuel Gorton and Randle Houlden that in case they shall perceive any want of diligence, neglect of the children or ill usage of them and the estate it shall be lawful for the sayd feofies or any two of them to call for and possess themselves of any or of all of the children together with their estates appointed as above sayd and shall dispose of it and of them as they in their wisdom shall see meate and convenient according to the intent and trust committed unto them. 
  "And the sayd feoffes shall take bond of Margret Barton widow late wife of Ruffus Barton for the due performance of all intents and purposes as above sayd. 
  "As also that the feoffies in trust shall take care that the above sayd heir Benjamin Barton be possessed of his inheritance atthe time of his coming to the full age of one and twentie years.
  "Signed by ye order and appointment of the Counsell of the Towne of Warwick the
  20th of March 1666.
  Edmund Calverly, Clerk of ye Counsell
  
  ****Since this will was dated 1666, well past the death of Rufus Barton, it may have been part of the settlement of widow Margaret Barton'swill????  Or son coming of age???
  

• Een kind van Edward Barton en Margaret Henings
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 15 december 2017.

Gezin van Rufus Barton

Hij is getrouwd met Margaret Mary Honeywell.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1631 te Warwick Township, Kent County, Rhode Island, British America.

Kind(eren):

1. Phebe Barton  1632-????
2. Elizabeth Barton  1637-1693 
3. Benjamin Barton  1638-± 1720
4. Phebe Barton  1643-????
5. Benjamin Barton  ± 1638-1720 

Notities over Rufus Barton

The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island; Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690, John Osborne Austin, 1887, p. 250, contains a rather detailed description of Rufus Barton and three generations of his descendants. Some of the highlights are:

1640 - Portsmouth. He came hereabout this time, having fled from the persecution of the Dutch at New York.

1641, Feb 4 - He had a grant of land.

1647, Aug 8. Warwick. Town Council.

1647 - Town Magistrate

1648, May 22 - Having been sent with another messenger to petition the General Court Massachusetts (in matters then in difference between Warwick and Massachusetts), he learned at Dedham that the Court had adjourned, and hence wrote the following letter under above date, from the inn of Michael Powell [no relation], at Dedham.

"To the right worshipful Mr. John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts: Humbly presented to your worship's consideration. That whereas I, with another, was chosen by the General Court held at Providence the eighteenth of this month and sent with an humble request to this honourable state concerning Shaomet business but when we came to Dedham hearing that the General Court was adjourned, I, your suppliant (being an inhabitant of Shaomet) seriously weighing my present condition there, I made bold to advise with Mr. Powell concerning the same, who advised me to repair to your worship, which(on consideration) I could not, till I had some knowledge of your worship's favorable acceptation. My humble request therefore is, that your worship would be pleased to send me your mind in a few lines concerning the premises. So, craving your worship's favorable constitution, I remain yours, most humbly, Rufus Barton, Dedham, 22 May 1648.

1648 - He died in this year intestate, and the Town Council made an inventory and distribution of estate.

Death: NEHGS Vol XII (1858) p. 304, Settlement of Estates in Rhode Island. Rufus Barton died intestate and the Warwick Town Counsel ordered the disposition of his estate. His wife Margarett was already dead and his three children Benjamin, Elizabeth, and ffebie [Phebe] were all under age.

"10. Susanna Gorton d. 28 May 1734;
md. 18 Jun 1672 Benjamin Barton
son Rufus & Margarette Barton
"In 1648 Benjamin's father, Rufus, was sent to Boston by the Rhode Island Assembly to secure the release of Samuel Gorton who had just returned from England and was being detained in Boston by the Massachussets Bay authorities, contrary to the conditions of free passage which had been granted by parliament."
Children of Susanna and Benjamin Barton:
1 Rufus Bartonb. 1673; md. Sarah Robinson
2 Andrew Bartond. 9 Apr 1723; md. Rebecca Low
dau. John & Mary (Rhodes) Low
3 Mary Barton
4 Phebe Barton
5 Naomi Bartonmd. (1st) Ebenezer Slocum, (2nd) Edward Carr
6 Elizabeth Barton

Source: Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and his descendants, Gorton, Thomas Arthur, PhD.
Gatway Press, Inc, 1985, Baltimore, Maryland, p. 590.
Repository: Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth, Texas

NOTE: 15 Dec 2002: The BARTON DNA Project (www.bartonsite.org) has established that Rufus Barton b. 1606 and Roger Barton (The Immigrant) b. 1628, alleged to be sons of Edward Barton b. 1559, may not be brothers since their descendants (according to current pedigrees) have different Y-Chromosome DNA. This DNA result conflicts with many published genealogies which have been accepted as "fact" for decades. Here are some possible casuals: (1) either or both Roger and Rufus were Foster or Adopted sons of Edward, (2) either or both Roger and Rufus were not related in any way to Edward, (3) either Roger or Rufus was a non-paternity event (female infidelity) of Edward... but which one? (4) Both Roger and Rufus were sons of Edward but there was a non-paternity event downstream from one of them. Further research is needed to resolve this apparent conflict.

Rufus Barton - TimeLine
RUFUS, b. New York, Portsmouth, Warwick, R. I.; d. 1648.
md.
MARGARET, b.; d.
(She md. (2) Walter Todd.)

1640. Portsmouth. He came here about this time, having fled from
the persecution of the Dutch at New York.
1641, Feb 4. He had a grant of land.
1647, Aug 8. Warwick. Town Council.
1647. Town Magistrate.
1648, May 22. Having been sent with another messenger to petition the
General Court of Massachusetts (in matters then in difference between
Warwick and Massachusetts), he learned at Dedham that the Court had adjourned, and hence wrote the following letter under above date, from the inn of Michael Powell, at Dedham.
"To the right worshipful Mr. John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts: Humbly presented to your worship's consideration. That whereas I, with another, was chosen by the General Court held at Providence the eighteenth of this month, and sent with an humble request to this honourable state concerning Shaomet business but when we came to Dedham hearing that the General Court was adjourned, I, your suppliant (being an inhabitant of Shaomet), seriously weighing my present condition there, I made bold to advise with Mr. Powell concerning the same, who advised me to repair to your worship, which (on consideration) I could not, till I had some knowledge of your worship's favourable acceptation. My humble request therefore is, that your worship would be pleased to send me your mind in a few lines concerning the premises. So, craving your worship's favourable construction, I remain yours, most humbly,
RUFUS BARTON,
Dedham, 22 May 1648."
1648. He died in this year intestate, and the Town Council made an inventory and distribution of estate.
1666, Aug 20. At this date, on complaint of Benjamin Barton (son and heir
of Rufus and yet in his nonage) to overseers appointed for children of
deceased during their nonage, and the heir finding himself much grieved
for violence already done unto him, and insufferable wrongs for the future,
&c, therefore the will made by Town Council was now confirmed and
recorded as follows: To three children of Rufus Barton, £90, viz: to Benjamin,
£30, at age, to Elizabeth, £30 at eighteen or marriage and to Phebe, £30, at eighteen or marriage. To Benjamin, the house, outhousing, lands, &c, at age. To Margaret, late wife of Rufus Barton, a third of house and lands, &c, while widow, and use of whole to bring up children, &c. The guardians John Smith, Samuel Gorton and Randall Holden, to take bond of widow, for due performance, &c.
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Rufus Barton came from England, but at what date is not known. He first settled where the city of New York now stands, and is said to have been the first settler there. He soon removed to Long Island and thence to Aquidneck, and finally to Warwick, where he continued to reside until his death. He built a "Thatch house" on the east side of the road that leads down the Neck, at the head of Warwick Cove, south of the Gorton place. An old well in a vacant lot is supposed to bear some relation to the ancient dwelling. A portion or all of the homestead estate is now owned by Benjamin Rufus Barton, a descendant of the seventh generation. His religious views were of the Quaker order. His wife's name was Margaret. His children are mentioned in his will which was made for him by the town council in 1648. Benjamin md. Susannah, dau. of Samuel Gorton . There were two daus., Elizabeth and Phebe. Rufus Barton, son of Benjamin and Susannah (Gorton) md. Sarah, dau. of Rowland and Mary (Allen) Robinson, of Narragansett, one of whose children, (Rowland) born 7 Apr 1709, md. Freelove Stafford, dau. of Amos.

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