Samuel Spofford

Lived in Rowley, Mass

He married Sarah Burkby on 5 Dec 1676. They lived on the "old family farm" conjointly with his brother John and his wife. Samuel and Sarah had seven children including Mary and Hannah who are both related to us. Her name spelled Birkbee in her marriage record,--probably the modern Burpee. (Rowley Marriages has her last name as Burkbee.) http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rowley/cMarriagesS.shtml "(Spofford) Samuel, and Sarah Burkbee, d. Thomas, Dec. 5, 1676"

Samuel is said to have possessed more than the ordinary amount of learning for his day. He kept an account an account book where he noted/ journalled family affairs, and which is now in the possession of one of his descendants, Mr. M. A. Stickney, of Salem.

Samuel Spofford was made freeman in 1684.

Samuel spent his last days at the house of this daughter, Mrs. Stickney, of Byfield He died Jan. 1, 1744, at the age of 91, having sustained during his long life a connection with the old churches in Rowley, Bradford, and New Rowley. He was buried in Bradford, Massachusetts.

CHILDREN.

1. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 12, 1677; d. Sept. 23, 1677.

2. *THOMAS, b. June 6, 1678; m. Bethiah Haseltine.

3. SARAH, b. Sept. 24, 1680; m. Robert Haseltine, June 10, 1702.

4. MARY, b. Aug. 7, 1682.

5. *HANNAH, b. Feb. 12, 1684; m. Isaac Adams.

6. RUTH, b. Nov. 18, 1687; m. Samuel Brocklebank.

7. *SAMUEL, bap. Apr. 27, 1690; m. Sarah Stickney.

8. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 9, 1694; m. Samuel Ames; publishment recorded May 17, 1718, name spelled Abygall. Interred in old cemetery, Bradford. They had a son, Samuel Ames.

Samuel died Jan. 1, 1744, aged 91; his wife died Nov. 18, 1729, interred at Bradford.

Death date could be 1/12/1743.[1]

From WikiTree:

Marriage Husband: John Spofford Wife: Elizabeth Scott Child: Elizabeth Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: John Spaford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Thomas Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Samuell Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Hannah Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Mary Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Sarah Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Sarah Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Francis Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Marriage: Date: 1646 Place: Rowley, Essex,MA[2][3] Name Name: Samuel /Spofford/[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Birth Birth: Date: 31 JAN 1651 Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[13][14][15][16][17] Death Death: Date: 01 JAN 1743 Place: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[18][19][20][21] Residence Residence: Place: United States[22] Marriage Husband: Samuel Spofford Wife: Sarah Birkbee Child: Mary Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Child: Samuel Spofford Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Marriage: Date: 05 DEC 1676 Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[23][24][25][26][27][28] Sources WikiTree profile Spofford-129 created through the import of HART, Elizabeth - WIKITREE.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Betty Patterson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others. Source: S114 Author: Spofford, Jeremiah Title: Descendants of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott Publication: Name: Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1888; NOTESource Medium: Book CONT Source: S143 Author: Threlfall, John Brooks Title: Fifty great migration colonists to New England & their origins Publication: Name: J.B.Threlfall, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990; NOTESource Medium: Book CONT

Rowley birth, death, records: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rowley/ Source: S19 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number: Source: S20 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Repository: #R1 Source: S21 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Title: Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Famil; Repository: #R1 Source: S23 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: #R1 Source: S33 Author: Ancestry.com Title: American Marriages Before 1699 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriag; Repository: #R1 Source: S8 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. ↑ Entered by William Taliancich. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: pg.29 ↑ Source: #S143 Page: pg.399 ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Georgetown; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Georgetown, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: MA ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Rowley; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Rowley, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: Byfield, Essex, MA ↑ Source: #S33 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Mass. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Ancestry Family Trees ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1653 CONT Birth place: Rowley, MA, USA ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Text: Birth date: 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1744 CONT Death place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M34@ ↑ Source: #S32 Data: Text: Birth date: 31 Jan 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1 Jan 1744 CONT Death place: ↑ Source: #S21 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 Dec 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ↑ Source: #S33 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Mass. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Georgetown; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Georgetown, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: MA ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Rowley; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Rowley, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: Byfield, Essex, MA ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1653 CONT Birth place: Rowley, MA, USA ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Text: Birth date: 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1744 CONT Death place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M34@ ↑ Source: #S32 Data: Text: Birth date: 31 Jan 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1 Jan 1744 CONT Death place: ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Georgetown; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Georgetown, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: MA ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Rowley; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Rowley, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: Byfield, Essex, MA ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Text: Birth date: 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1744 CONT Death place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M34@ ↑ Source: #S32 Data: Text: Birth date: 31 Jan 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1 Jan 1744 CONT Death place: ↑ Source: #S20 Data: Text: Birth date: 1653 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1744 CONT Death place: CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M34@ ↑ Source: #S21 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 Dec 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ↑ Source: #S33 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Mass. ↑ Source: #S33 Data: Text: Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Mass. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1652; Birth city: Georgetown; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 31 January 1652 CONT Birth place: Georgetown, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 1 January 1743 CONT Death place: CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: MA ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1660; Birth city: Rowley; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 15 February 1660 CONT Birth place: Rowley, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 18 November 1729 CONT Death place: Bradford, Essex, MA, USA CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Essex, MA ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Birth year: 1660; Birth city: Rowley; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 15 February 1660 CONT Birth place: Rowley, Essex, MA CONT Death date: 18 November 1729 CONT Death place: Bradford, Essex, MA, USA CONT Marriage date: 5 December 1676 CONT Marriage place: Rowley, Essex, MA

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