Lydia Barron

LYDIA Prescott, b. in Watertown, Mass., Aug. 15, 1641; m. in Lancaster, Mass., May 28, 1658, the first marriage recorded there, Jonas, son of Jonathan and Grace Fairbank of Dedham, Mass., he came with his parents from Sowerby in Halifax Parish in Yorkshire, Eng. He was a farmer and carpenter in Lancaster, where he was killed by the Indians, Feb. 10, 1676, when Lancaster was destroyed.

She m. (2) Elias Barron of Watertown, afterwards of Groton and Lancaster.

Children:

1. Mary Fairbank b. June 20, 1659.
2. Joshua Fairbank b. Apr. 6, 1661 ; killed by the Indians Feb. 10, 1676.
3. Grace Fairbank b. Nov. 16, 1663
4. Jonathan Fairbank
5. Hazadiah Fairbank
6. Jabez Fairbank
7. Jonas Fairbank

"His (Jonas FAIRBANK's) widow married Elias Barron, Jr. of Watertown, afterwards of Groton and Lancaster, he returned to Watertown at the end of his life with Lydia." Genealogist William R Randall gives death date of Lydia as 21 Dec 1723 at Watertown, Middlesex, Mass

Sources

• White family quarterly, Volumes 1-3 By Almira Larkin White, page 110

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Biography

"Jonas Fairbank married, May 28, 1658, Lydia PRESCOTT, daughter of John Prescott, who came from Sowerby, Parish of Halifax, England. She wasborn in Watertown, Mass., Aug 15, 1641. After his death she married Elias BARRON, of Watertown, afterward of Groton and Lancaster."

Children of Lydia PRESCOTT and Jonas FAIRBANK

• Marie FAIRBANKS b: 20 APR 1659 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 15 NOV1681 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA : *Joshua FAIRBANKS b: 06 FEB 1661 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 10 FEB 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA (Lancaster Massacre):
• Grace FAIRBANKS b: 15 SEP 1663 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 10 AUG1689 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA : *Jonathan FAIRBANKS b: 07 OCT 1666 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 11 SEP 1697 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA (killed in Raid of 1697 with his dau. Grace):
• Hasadiah FAIRBANKS b: 28 FEB 1668 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: about 1740 in Bolton, Wocester, Mass. Married John MOORE:
• Jabez FAIRBANKS b: 08 JAN 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 02 MAR 1758 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA. Married Mary WILDER :
• Jonas FAIRBANKS b: 03 MAR 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 13 SEP1697 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA

"His widow married Elias Barron, Jr. of Watertown, afterwards of Groton and Lancaster, he returned to Watertown at the end of his life with Lydia."Genealogist William R Randall gives death date of Lydia as 21 Dec 1723at Watertown, Middlesex, Mass.

Elias BARRON (son of Elias and Grace BARRON of Bury, Lancashire, England) died 07 OCT 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, Mass. Lydia was alive at the time his estate was in Probate. Lydia Prescott FAIRBANKS was hissecond wife, the first was Hannah HAWKINS, married on Dec 14,1653 at Watertown, Mass.

Children of Lydia and Ellis BARRON, Jr

• Mary BARRON b: 25 Apr 1679, Watertown, Middlesex, MA. d: 26 Apr 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA
• Abigail BARRON b: 30 May 1680, Watertown, Middlesex, MA :
• Joshua BARRON b: 04 May 1683, Watertown, Middlesex, MA d: 06 May 1683 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA : *Joshua BARRON b: 06 Mar 1685, Watertown, Middlesex, MA d: 28 Mar 1685, Watertown, Middlesex, MA

LYDIA Prescott, b. in Watertown, Mass., Aug. 15, 1641; m. in Lancaster, Mass., May 28, 1658, the first marriage recorded there, Jonas, son of Jonathan and Grace Fairbank of Dedham, Mass., he came with his parents from Sowerby in Halifax Parish in Yorkshire, Eng. He was a farmer and carpenter in Lancaster, where he was killed by the Indians, Feb. 10, 1676, when Lancaster was destroyed. She m. (2) Elias Barron of Watertown, afterwards of Groton and Lancaster.

Birth

BET 1613 AND 1653

Death

BET 1678 AND 1746

Sources

• Prescott, William. Space:The PrescottMemorial|The Prescott Memorial (H.W. Dutton & Son, 1870) Page 42
• Lorenzo S. Fairbanks. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897. Boston: 1897. p.38, 39.
• Abijah P. Marvin. History of Lancaster. 1879: p.59.
• C.A.Torrey. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. NEHGS. Boston. 1992: p.46 for Lydia Prescott FAIRBANKS and Elias BARRON. p. 256 for JonasFAIRBANKS and Lydia PRESCOTT.
• White family quarterly, Volumes 1-3 By Almira Larkin White, page 110
• The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 3.
• Ancestral File(R) The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints. Ancestral File Number: 1V8C-4T
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52824552/lydia-barron