Ancestral Glimpses » John Butterworth (± 1624-± 1708)

Personal data John Butterworth 

• He was born about 1624 in ENGLAND.
• He was christened on September 16, 1627 in Halifax Parish.
• He died about 1708 in Bristol County, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten.
• Probate on April 2, 1711.

  "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]."
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  Source: Rounds, H. L. Peter, C.G., Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, MD; 1988), p. 51] - See more at: http://www.wellswooster.com/tree/getperson.php?personID=I41546&tree=bryant#sthash.sfTWcBcF.dpuf

• A child of Henry Butterworth and Mary Lanbotham
• This information was last updated on March 25, 2015.

Household of John Butterworth

He is married to Sarah Freeman.

They got married about 1650 at Rehoboth, Massachusetts or Bristol, Rhode Island, British America.

Child(ren):

1. John Butterworth  1651-1731
2. Sarah Butterworth  1653-± 1703
3. Nathaniel Butterworth  1655-????
4. Joseph Butterworth  1657-< 1646
5. Deborah Butterworth  1659-????
6. Samuel Butterworth  1661-± 1683
7. Mercy Butterworth  1664-> 1711
8. Daniel Butterworth  1666-1760
9. George Butterworth  1667-????
10. Experience Butterworth  1669-????
11. Hopestill Butterworth  ± 1670-????
12. Benjamin Butterworth  1672-< 1711
13. Mary Butterworth  1667-1726

Notes about John Butterworth

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 in John'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 doing 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) - See more at: http://www.wellswooster.com/tree/getperson.php?personID=I41546&tree=bryant#sthash.sfTWcBcF.dpuf

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