Aaron Barlow

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Aaron Barlow, the first known son of George Barlow and his unknown first wife, was born around 1645 but his birthplace is not known. He arrived with his father at Sandwich, Massachusetts, around 1657 when he was about twelve years old and he may have been born in England. He died on February 4, 1714/5, in his 71st year, at Rochester, Massachusetts [32], & probably was buried there. The records of the Society of Friends of Rochester say that he died in his 69th year. His will was dated January 18, 1713/4, was proved on March 03, 1714/5, and named his wife Beulah, his children Shubal, Nathan, Elizabeth (wife of Mark Ginnene), and Mary (wife of Jeremiah Griffith), and granddaughter Mary (daughter of son Shubal) [33]. Aaron Barlow was one of a group of fourteen who drew home-lots at Sippican on July 22, 1679, when that area was set aside for settlement. Sippican, Mattapoisett, Agawam and Acushena were areas whose names were derived from Indian villages and which were eventually incorporated as the town of Rochester on June 4, 1686 [34]. Aaron Barlow moved from Sandwich in 1684 and was one of the original incorporators of Rochester.

Aaron Barlow and Joseph Burge were appointed to set up a gristmill on twenty acres which had been laid out on the banks of the Sippican River in 1683. The mill was to have "such Capacitie as She may grind the corne of the Inhabitants for twentie years." Aaron Barlow declined the commission and the work fell to Joseph Burge alone [34].

In 1689 Rochester sent Joseph Burge as its first representative to the General Court of Plymouth. He was succeeded in 1690 and 1691 by Aaron Barlow. In 1692, a new Province Charter united the Plymouth Colony with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the Plymouth General Court held its final session in July of that year, but the Rochester representative, Aaron Barlow, was not present [34].

Aaron Barlow married Beulah Wing probably around 1683 and probably at Rochester. She was born on November 16, 1658, at Rochester [32] and was the fifth daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Swift) Wing.