George Barstow

Evidence needed to support as son of Isabella Barstow & Matthew Barstow, II

George Barstow (surname spelled: Beresto) who at age 21, with his brother William,[11] embarked for New England on September 20, 1635 in the Truelove, (corrected from Bond p. 679) John Gibbs, Master[12]He married Susannah, daughter of Deacon Thomas and Susanna Marrett of Cambridge. He was a householder and a member of the 2nd Church in 1652. In 1653 he returned to Cambridge and died March 18, 1653/4? [1652/53]. He died "from the treatment he received from Mr. (afterwards President) Chauncy.” (??) His widow, Susannah, died the following month? [year], April 17, 1654, leaving two children: Margaret born 1650, and George born March 1652.

For death dates, see https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barstow-200

http://www.islandregister.com/beairsto.html
6. GEORGE5 BARSTOW (MATTHEW4, MATHEW3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1614 in Princes, Risborough, Yorkshire, England, GB, and died 18 Aug 1652 in Camebridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA]. He married SUSANNA MERRETT Bef. 1650 in Scituate, Plymouth Co.,, daughter of THOMAS MARRETT and SUSANNA CRANNIWELL. She was born 09 Jul 1626 in Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, GB, and died 17 Apr 1654 in Camebridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA].

Notes for GEORGE BARSTOW:

"Barstow, Bairsto, or Beresto, George, Boston, came from London, in the Truelove,1635, aged 21, was in 1636, favor. with gr. of Id. at Dedham, but prob. went not thither bef. 1642, ar. co. 1644, no w. or ch. at D. is ment. bef. he rem. to Scitute, there beside some childr. wh. d. early, had Margaret, bpt. 24 Feb 1650; and Goorge, b. Mar. 1652, bapt. 12 June 1653, after d. of his f. at Cambridge, on 18 Mar. of that yr. His wid, Susanna, d. of Thomas Marret, or Marryott, of Cambridge, d. 17Apr 1654." from Genealogical Dictonary of New England Settlers, Volume 1, Page 129.

George was 21 when he landed to Boston, MA in 1635 on the Truelove from London, England. He came to Dedham, but probably went not before 1642. It was 1644 when he arrived in Scituate with no wife or children. There is record of Margaret being baptized 24 Feb 1650 and George being baptized 12 Jun 1653. George was a Selectman, member of Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company and member of the Second Church of Scituate. Later he moved to Cambridge, MA.

Notes for SUSANNA MERRETT:

When Susannah died in 1654 the children were sent to live with her parents.

Children of GEORGE BARSTOW and SUSANNA MERRETT are:

10. i. MARY "MARGARET"6 BEAIRSTO, b. 24 Feb 1650, Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA]; d. 13 Apr 1707, Brookline, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Brookline, Norfolk, MA, USA].

11. ii. GEORGE BEAIRSTO, b. Mar 1652, Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA]; d. 06 Apr 1726, Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England [Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, USA].

Died 1653/4. George came to Boston in 1635.

From "A Historical Sketch of the Town of Hanover, Mass., with Family Genealogies ..." By John Stetson Barry

George, one of the brothers, according to the Mids'x. Prob. Rec., m. Susan, da. Thos. Marrit ; had land granted him in Dedham, in 1642 ;3 was a member of the An. and Hon. Art. Co., in 1644 ;' a householder in Scit. in 1652, and a member of the second Church ;6 and d. in Camb. 18d. 6m., 1652, his will being on file, and his estate being appraised at £85 14s. 6d.4 His wid. Susan, d. at Camb. in 1654, and in the Invt. of her Est, allusion is made to a " steere and cow at Dedham, and two young heffers at Scituate" and Thos. Marrit is called her father, and was appointed guardian to her two ch.1 This Invt. is signed hy John Bridge and Michael Barstow. The names of the ch. were, 1., Margaret, bap. in Scit., Feb. 24, 1649-'50, and 2., George, bap. in Scit., June 12, 1652, his father being then decs'd. These ch. are alluded to in the will of Michael, of Watn., in 1674, and to each h8 left a legacy. Of their history we know nothing with certainty. We think it highly probable, however, that the Bars-tows of Jiehoboth, descended from the son George. There wefind that Saml., s. George and Mary, was b. May 1, 1705, and m. Mary Mason, Mar. 29, 1733 ; and this Geo., seems to have had a son Geo., b. at a previous date, prob. as early as 1690, before the fa. sett. in R. Geo., senr., d. Ap. 6, 1726, but his age is not given. Geo., jr., m. Martha Mason, Sep. 29, 1715, and d. May 11, 1733. His ch. were, 1. Martha, b. Ap. 16, 1716 ; 2. Jno., b. June 14, 1718, m. Susanna Carpenter, Mar. 15, 1743, and is prob. the one alluded to in letter of Eben'r. B., of Scot'd. Ct, who, he says, was "killed in the famous battle at the heights of Abraham, in Quebec, Canada, ( 1759, ) leaving 3 ch., one of whom was Wm. ( of Prov., m. Bethiah Bourn ? June 10., 1773, ) whose e. John ? now resides in Killingly, Ct., and Jtis son John is in Scot'd., Ct., and was previously of Prov., R.I."; 3. Hannah, Ap. 2, 1721, d. young ; 4. Geo., Mar. 19, 1724, m. Abigail Mason ? Mar. 14, 1753 ; 5. Hannah, Feb. 7, 1726-7.

Death

George Barstow died "from the treatment he received from Mr. (afterwards President) Chauncy.”

Did George Barstow die as a result of a full immersion baptism?

“There is record of Margaret being baptized 24 Feb 1650 and George being baptized 12 Jun 1653.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Chauncy

During his time at Plymouth and Scituate, Chauncy got into a heated debate with the religious and secular leaders of the Plymouth Colony over the issue of baptism. Chauncy taught that only baptism by full immersion was valid, while the Separatist Elders taught that sprinkling water over the body was just as valid. The sprinkling method of baptism was much preferred in New England due to its cooler and harsher climate. The religious leaders of the Plymouth Colony held public debates, trying to convince Chauncy to change his views. When Chauncy still did not change his views, the Pilgrim leaders wrote to congregations in Boston and New Haven soliciting their views, and all the congregations wrote back that both forms of baptism were valid. Still, Chauncy did not change his teachings. It was because of this issue that Chauncy left Plymouth for Scituate in 1641. A year after arriving in Scituate, Chauncy had a chance to practice what he preached, when he publicly baptized his twin sons by full immersion. The plan backfired when one of his sons passed out due to being dunked in the water. The mother of the child who was supposed be baptized at the same event refused to let it happen, and according to John Winthrop, got a hold of Chauncy and "near pulled him into the water". When Chauncy was hired to be President of Harvard, he had to promise the leaders in Boston that he would keep his views on baptism quiet.”

No - it was disputation, no immersion.

1653: His brother William Barstow brought suit against Reverend Charles Chauncey of Scituate, whom William caused his brother George great grief and which hastened his Georg's death, by setting bulls upon the church at Cambridge, preventing his brother from communion with the church. William later was ordered by the court to retract his accusation. [7] [4]

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barstow-200#_note-ScitHist cites
• 1. Anderson, Robert Charles, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B begins p. 171 will p. 172 link AmericanAncestors ($)
• 2. Bond 677 p. 677 of Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town. by Bond, Henry, (1860)
• 4. Anderson, Robert C., George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. George Barstow in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume I, A-B, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999 p. 167-70 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
• 7. Deane, Samuel. History of Scituate, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement to 1831, James Loring, Boston, Massachusetts, 1831 p. 218
• 8. Mahler, Leslie and Robert C. Anderson. The English Ancestry of Susan Wolfenden the Wife Thomas Marrett of Cambridge, Massachusetts in: The American Genealogist, Volume 81, New Haven, Connecticut, 2006, p. 99-101 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)