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About Benjamin Butterfield, of Frances Hill
Benjamin Butterfield
- Birth: ABT 1683 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA 1 2
- Death: 1714/1715 in (Frances Hill) Westford, MA 3 1
- Father: Joseph BUTTERFIELD b: 15 AUG 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA
- Mother: Lydia BALLARD b: 13 APR 1657
- Wife: 1 Elizabeth FLETCHER b: 1678
•Note: 2 4
A genealogy written between 1897 and 1904 by the wife of a seventh generation descendant, Nancy Bemis (Mrs. Orville K.) Butterfield, says that Benjamin and Elizabeth Butterfield "lived at Frances Hill near Westford [MA]," which was the same phrase used in George Gordon's 1890 Butterfield genealogy for NEGHS.
Children
- 1. Benjamin BUTTERFIELD b: 25 MAY 1702 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- 2. Elizabeth BUTTERFIELD b: 1704
- 3. William BUTTERFIELD b: 1706
- 4. Esther BUTTERFIELD b: 1709
- 5. Mary BUTTERFIELD b: 1712
- 6. Deborah BUTTERFIELD b: 1714
↑ Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1914), 34. BUTERFIELD, Benjamin, s. Joseph, [born] Feb. 24, 1679.
Case 3709: "Benjamin Butterfield 17156", in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Probate records 1648--1924. (Middlesex County, MA: Massachusetts Probate Court), FHL Film 0386047. 13 May 1715: inventory of estate of "Benjemen Butterfeild of Chelmesford deceased" prized by William Fletcher, Joshua Fletcher & Ebenezer Wrighte. Sworn to by widow 3 Jun 1715.
3 Jun 1715: bond of "Elizabeth Butterfield widow" & William Fletcher as surety for "Elizabeth butterfield ye widow of the late Benjamin Butterfield late of Chelmsford in ye County Midd'x decd intestate now admitted to aminister to his ye s'd dec'd estate".
22 Jun 1716: Accounting of Debts
19 Jun 1749: order to appraise real estate and set off widows thirds to Elizabeth. 15 Sep 1749: set off to "Elisabeth the abovesd Deceaseds widdow", "to William Butterfield son to the s'd Deceased", "to the Heirs of Benjamin Butterfield the Eldest son of the above s'd Deceased". 7 May 1750 minor alteration in response to petition by William Betterfield and the widow.
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Sources:
1.Text: Durfee Family Notebook. (Family Group Sheet for Aaron and Jane Butterfield Durfee, pedigree for Delilah Durfee Mark, asst. photos, Pork Road and other cemetery transcriptions by Judy Stoddard of Clymer, NY) Comp. from contents of the Durfee Family File at the Fenton Hist. Soc., Jamestown (Chautauqua), NY. 1991.
2.Text: Goodrich Family Bible (pub. 1855). Descendants and ancestors of William Butterfield (b1785) reportedly compiled by Nancy (Bemis) Butterfield, wife of Orville K. Butterfield (b1823) before 1904. Family Record pages of the Bible include b/m/d facts for the family of Orville and Nancy Butterfield's daughter, Clara Eliza Butterfield and her husband Ernest Milo Goodrich. In the possession of Jermey Kuhne, an Orville K. Butterfield descendant (through Clara), May 2004.
3.Text: William Richard Cutter. "Genealogical and Family History of Western New York." (Vol I, p. 312-314) New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1912
4.Text: George A. Gordon, A.M. "The Butterfields of Middlesex." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 44, (Jan.) 1890 . Pp. 33-43.
Not be confused with the other Benjamin Butterfield, son of Nathaniel & Deborah Underwood -----
http://www.usgennet.org/family/butterfield/families/franke3.htm
12. BENJAMIN5 BUTTERFIELD (NATHANIEL4, BENJAMIN3, BENJAMIN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 24 February 1678/79 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA129,130, and died 24 July 1715 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA131,132. He married SARAH BATES 16 February 1696/97 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA133,134, daughter of JOHN BATES and MARY FARWELL. She was born 1678 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA135, and died 5 April 1735 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA135.
More About BENJAMIN BUTTERFIELD: Cause of Death: Fell out of his cart
More About SARAH BATES: Date born 2: 16 February 1676/77, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA
Date/ID Problem: 14 January 1721/22, Show Sarah Butterfield d/o Nathaniel & Deborah Underwood, marrying David Carver
Spouse: m. Richard Hildreth; ?14 Jan 1721 m.3 David Carver
Children of BENJAMIN BUTTERFIELD and SARAH BATES are:
18. i. JOHN6 BUTTERFIELD, b. 12 January 1697/98, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA; d. 8 January 1766, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA.
ii. SARAH BUTTERFIELD, b. 23 September 1701, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA136; d. 11 August 1788, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA137; m. ZACHARIAH RICHARDSON; b. February 1695/96, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA.
More About SARAH BUTTERFIELD: Date born 2: 23 September 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA
iii. MARY BUTTERFIELD, b. 25 August 1706, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA138; d. 26 January 1770, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA.
More About MARY BUTTERFIELD: Date/ID Problem: Query: Who was her spouse? Dates don't work out for her to have had both spouses, could one of these be the husband of Mary/Mercy d/o Benjamin & Elizabeth Fletcher?
Spouse 1: January 1736/37, ?m. Samuel Searles/Sarles--or is this another Mary?
Spouse 2: 4 January 1722/23, ?m. Ephraim Hildreth--or is this another Mary?
iv. LYDIA BUTTERFIELD, b. 11 November 1711, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA138,139; d. 29 August 1796, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA139,140; m. (1) UNKNOWN BLODGETT; m. (2) EPHRAIM SPALDING, March 1729/30, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA141; b. 8 August 1708, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA142,143; d. 28 December 1791, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA144,145.
More About EPHRAIM SPALDING and LYDIA BUTTERFIELD:
Marriage Intent: 31 March 1730, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA146,147
v. ABIEL BUTTERFIELD, b. 2 April 1716, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA148; d. Aft. 1785, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA; m. JOHN REED, JR., 3 February 1736/37, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA149; d. 1783, Westford, Middlesex Co, MA.
More About JOHN REED, JR.: Parentage/Ancestry 1: s/o John Reed/Read
Parentage/Ancestry 2: Query: ?s/o John Reed (b. 1660, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA) & Abigail Baldwin (1667-1769)
Benjamin was one of the original founders of Chelmsford Ma.
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2021, 21:17:39 UTC
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Benjamin Butterfield, of Frances Hill's Timeline
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1683
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Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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May 25, 1702
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
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September 15, 1704
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Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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November 28, 1706
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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October 28, 1707
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Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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March 19, 1709
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
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1712
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
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August 18, 1714
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
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