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History of Barretts of Braintree, MassachusettsThomas Barrett arrived on the "Increase" 1635-1640. Thomas Barrett, made a freeman in 1645, was one of the thirty two residents of Braintree, Massachusetts, to whom in that year the general court granted ten thousand acres of land in Warwick, which had been confiscated by reason of Groton's "heresy". Before the proposed settlement could be begun, however, the action of the general court was overruled in England and the lands were restored to the origional settlers. Among the other petitioners for this grant were Henry Adams, ancestor of the president John Adams and four of his sons, two of whom, Thomas and Samuel, were some years later among the first settlers of Chelmsford, as were also two other of the petitioners, Edward Spaulding and Authur Warren. Others of the number went to Billerica, Mass. Thomas Barrett remained for years at Braintree; bought land there in 1651 of Michael Saunders and Francis Elliot. Thomas Barrett removed to Chelmsford, Massachusetts after 1655, where he made his will in 1662, naming his oldest son John, son Thomas, youngest son Joseph, and wife Margaret.
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Edward, Anne Hutchinson's oldest son, was a leading businessman and pillar of Boston by the 1660's. The date of his marriage to Catherine Hamby is not recorded in the Lawford parish register but it has been given as 13 Oct 1636. This date is before the date of their marriage license, 19 Oct 1636, and is probably an error for 23 October. Edward returned to New England with his new bride sometime during 1637.
On his return to New England he followed the family to Rhode Island and was one of the signers of the compact at Portsmouth, 7 Mar 1638. His name appears in the roll of freemen at Newport in 1641, but he seems to have retained his connection with Boston, for all his children were baptized there from 1637 to 1658. He probably returned there after his father's death. Edward married 2nd Abigail, widow of Robert Button and daughter of widow Alice Vermaies [or Firmage]. Edward became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1638, was Lieutenant in 1654, and Captain in 1657.
He came to a sad but praiseworthy end in 1675 when he was killed on a mission of friendship to the Nipmuc Indians amid the wholesale slaughter, on both sides, that occurred during King Philip's War. He was chief officer of the cavalry at the time. Some of the story is told as follows:
...but Philip's ["King" Philip, Indian chief] escape now soon after day-light being discovered, the English, assisted with a party of Monhegin-Indians, pursued them as fast as they could, and in the pursuit slew about thirty of them e'er the night obliged 'em to give over. However, Philip now escaping to the westward, he enflamed the several nations of the Indians in the West wherever he came, to take part with him, until the flame of war was raging all over the whole Massachuset-colony. The first scene of the bloody tragedy was in the Nipmuck-country, whither Captain Hutchinson, accompanied with captain Wheeler, went, Aug. 2, 1675 upon a treaty of peace with the Indians there, who had agreed with him a place of meeting for the consummation of the treaty, and the renovation of the covenant, wherein they had the month before promised under their hands, that they would not assist Philip in his hostilities. The Indians not coming to the place assigned, Captain Hutchinson rode a little futher, and so far that the perfidious villains, from an ambuscado near Wickabaug Pond [West Brookfield, MA], mortally wounding him to die 17 days later at Marlboro, and shot eight more dead upon the spot.
His will is without date, but a codicil is dated 19 Aug 1675, proved 17 Sep 1675. Inventory £750.
On 17 Jul 1675, Edward Hutchinson Senr. of Boston, in perfect health and memory, made his will as follows (Suffolk Co. Probate, 6:1:159-63):
...."to my beloved wife during her natural life according to my former promise and Engagement all that my farme at pulling pinte rented only by Lease to James Bill senr. and James Bill Jun. for £30 per yeare. As also that Land in the possession of Barnard Ingles rented out to him for 30s. per yeare and after her decease to be disposed of as hereafter followed. As also I give unto her that part of my house in Boston wherein I now live which I have reserved for her during her naturall life as apears by the writing I made to her children which she had by Mr. Robert Butten wherein I made over the sd house and Land to them both that which was there fathers and also that which I built and purchased since for the payment of there portions onely with yt reservation aforesd. As also I give unto her that bedsted and featherbed and boulster pillow, Blankets, Rugg, Curtains and valans which my unkle Samuell in his lifetime usually Lodged in together with One pr of Sheets and one pillow-beere and hereby cut her from any further Benefit by estate.
It[em]: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Winslow during her naturall life ye peace of ground that I have reserved out of the pasture I sould to my Cozen Elia[l]im Hutchinson lying next to the house and Land that was built by Mr. Whitingham it being ten Rods in Length and forty foote in breath tegether with a highway to ye futher end of the sd ten Rods thorow the pasture as appeares by the sale made by me to my Cozen Elia[k]im and after the decease of my sd daughter my will is and hereby I give it to such child or children as she now hath or hereafter may have borne of her body as she shall appointe and give it unto and further I give unto her mye daughter Elizabeth that house or the money it is already sould for together with the rent of £9 per yeare while the money is paid. According to the Lease made by me to Thomas Hull deceased is now in the possession of Mr. Shipway and Seth Perry with which rent or principal money my order and appointment is that such a house as the money will beare shall be built upon the Land formerly mentioned to be giving lying neere to the Land sometimes Mr. Whitinghams all which shall be as before to her during her naturall life and after her decease to such Child or Children of hers as she shall dispose it unto and to ther heires for ever but in case none of Children should live to age to possess the sd Land and house then my will is it shall be to her sister Susanna Hutchinson and Such Child or Children as she shall or may have and there heires for ever whom I appointe to be heire to her sister Winslow.
It[em]: I give unto my daughter Anne Dyer whom I have already given her portion in land, what bedding or other household stuff I have at Narragansett as also one Maire ther such as she shall choose. I give unto my daughter Suanna Hutchinson my farme at Rhode Island which is in possession of Giles Slocum rented out for £10 per yeare ... in case she should depart this life without heirs ... or that she should have no Child or Children to possess the sd farme arive to the age of twenty one yeares or day of marriage then my will is that the Child or Children my daughter Winslow hath or may have and attaine to the age as before shall be heires to her estate also my will is that my daughter Susana shall have the furniture of Bed, Carpet, Cupboard and Cupboard Cloath and all the furniture of the chamber wherein I Lodge besides the maire seh already hath and her Increase.
It[em]: I give to the Children I have by my present wife to say Edward, Katherine and Hanna my farme at pullinge pointe after there mothere decease to witt to Edward and Katherine three quarter parts of it to be equally divided betwixt them and the fourt quarter part to Hanna to them and there heirs for ever and in case any of them dye before they come to the age of one and Twenty yeare or day or marriage or in case they should dye without Issue as before then thre part of parts to be equally divided to the survivors or survivor together with there mayers and increase formerly given to them never the less my will is notwithstanding anything herein contained if my sone Elisha Hutchinson, Katherine [sic] Winslow, Anne Dyer and Susanna Hutchinson whome I make Executor and Executrixes of this last will shall within twelve months after my wifes decease pay or cause to be paid to my sd Sonn Edward, £150 in money and to my daughter Katherine, £150 in money. And to my daughter Hannah, £150 in money. Then my sd farme shall bee to them and their heires for ever and for the present maintenance of my daughter Katherine and daughter Hanna untill such time shall come to be possessed by them and noe longer I doe give them the rent of my part of my farme at Naraganset or whatever benefitt may further arise to me upon any land belonging to me upon any division of Land at naragansett. Together with my part of Rent due from James Bill for my 45 sheepe he hath of mine together with the rent of my Island that lyeth before my farme.
It[em]: I give unto the Children of my sister Susanna Cole 50 acres of Land out of my farme at Narraganset according to my promise to her which is not set out but shall bee sett out by Exctr and Executrixes at some outside of my farme where they see cause sett itt out.
It[em]: I give to Richard Huthinson Sonn to my brother Samuell Hutchinson 50 acres of Land at Naraganset where my Executors see cause to appointe it to be provided hee live to the age of 21 years and that he either by himself or his appointement shall come to take possession of it and Enjoy it.
It[em]: I give unto my Sonne Elisha, my daughters Elizabeth Winslow, Anne Dyer and Susanna Hutchinson whom I make joynte Executor and Executrixes of this my last will and testament all the rest of my Lands both at Naraganset as also my Island Commonly called Round Island or Hutchinson Island and all other lands, goods, debts, household stuffe, Plaite or any estate whatsoever by this my will undisposed of they paying my Just debts and funerall charges as before."
The will was witnessed by Capt Tho. Clarke and Henry Batholmew Junir, both of whom were present when it was proved 17 7[September] 1675. In a codicil dated 19 August 1675, witnessed by Wm. Brinsmead, Philip Reade, and John Waldo, the testator clarified his legacy of £9 per year to his daughter Elizabeth Winslow, stating that she was not to have it until the death of his wife; in the menatime it was to be improved for the maintenance of his three youngest daughters, Susanna, Katherine and Hannah.
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Abigail and Edward, his second wife, had four children: Edward (b.1652), Katherine (b.1653), Benjamin (b.1656) and Hannah (b.1658).
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[From an old record] William came in 1634 to Boston in the ship with Rev. John Lathrop and Zechary Symmes. He brought his wife and all of his children except Edward, his eldest son who came with Cotton the former year, and daughter Mary, wife of Rev. John Wheelwright, who came two years later. He arrived in September and the next month united with a church. He had lived at Alford, in Co. Lincoln, about 25 miles from Boston, and probably both himself and wife Ann, daughter of Rev. Edward Marbury of Lincolnshire were drawn hither by their admiration of John Cotton. He was made a freeman on 4 Mar 1635, and two sons Richard and Francis were admitted the same day; he was made a representative in May 1635, and served four courts following. had one child, Zuriel, bapt. 13 Mar. 1636; but by the violent heats of the religeous controversy in which his friends, Sir Henry Vane and John Cotton were defeated and his family beside others of the party were very severely treated, he was forced, with Coddington and other prominant men, to remove to Rhode Island, there in 1638, to formulate a new civil compact, not much unlike that of Massachusetts. He was an Assistant [to Gov. Coddington] in 1639, and died about 1642.
William, a wealthy sheep farmer and textile merchant from Alford, England married Anne Marbury 9 Aug 1612 at Saint Mary Woolnoth. William was extremely active politically. Already elected a deputy to the General Court in 1635 (representing the approximately one hundred freemen of Boston whose attendance at all meetings of the legislature would have been too cumbersome), he was additionally honored by his Boston neighbors who chose him as Boston selectman, responsible for local problems such as maintenance of roads, prevention of fire, allotment of land (a post to which he would be elected three more times, serving four consecutive six-month terms.) At the same time, the court appointed him appraiser to settle small cases in the so-called particular courts.
William, baptised in Alford, Lincolnshire, 14 Aug 1586; married Anne Marbury, 9 Aug 1612 at St. Mary Woolnoth's, London. They made their home in Alford and evidently resided there until the time of his emigration. All but one of their fourteen children were born there. In the Parish Register his name occurs as Church Warden in the year 1620/1, and there is no further record of him or his family until after the baptism of his youngest child in Nov 1633. William & Anne came to New England in the ship Griffin, landing at Boston, 18 Sep 1634. The family consisted of his widowed mother, Mrs. Susanna Hutchinson; a younger sister of Anne's, Catherine Marbury, about 24 years old; and William and Anne's ten children. William was made freeman with his sons Richard and Francis, 4 Mar 1635, and he was a Representative in the General Court in May 1635. In consequence of the Antinomian controversy, which resulted in the banishment of Anne Hutchinson, he removed with most of his family in 1638 to Rhode Island. At first treasurer of the new colony, he succeeded Coddington as Judge (Governor) on the formation in 1639 of the Newport Colony. In 1640, on the union of the two towns, when Coddington was elected Governor, William was chosen one of the Assistants. He died in Newport in 1642.
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"As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway." Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson
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Anne Marbury Hutchinson, was the 9th great grandmother of Winfield Dyer Gallup. She was born in Alford, England and in 1612 she married William Hutchinson. She bore him 14 children, and following the lead of their firstborn son, immigrated with her family in 1634 to the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Boston. There her gentle nature and exceptional powers of mind brought her a following. At meetings that she organized among Boston women, and that many leaders of the community later attended, she preached a doctrine of salvation realized through the intuition of God's indwelling in grace. Appearing to eliminate the need for the externals of institutionalized belief and law, her teachings were considered an attack on the rigid moral and legal codes of the Puritans of New England, as well as the authority of the Massachusetts clergy. Because of this, she caused a great political controversy in the colony, and strong partisanship arose on both sides. Many of her supporters deserted her when the governor, Sir Henry Vane, who favored her cause, lost his office to her staunch opponent, the colonial leader John Winthrop. In 1637 she was tried by the General Court of Massachusetts, presided over by Winthrop, on the charge of "traducing the ministers" (such ministers as the brilliant preacher John Cotton). The trial was a travesty of justice; Hutchinson was found guilty, excommunicated, and banished from the colony. She moved with her husband and family to the island of Aquidneck (now part of Rhode Island) and after the death of her husband settled in what is now Pelham Bay, the Bronx, New York. Hutchinson and [of those still living at home] all but one member of her family were killed in an attack by Native Americans in August 1643.
(from Encarta, (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation.)The complete story of Anne Marbury Hutchinson may be found in the Appendix.
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Robert was baptised at Dallinghoo, Suffolk, 5 Jul 1573 and died at Ipswich, Suffolk, between 7 June 1635, when he made his will, and 6 August 1635, when it was proved. He married (perhaps second), probably at Dallinghoo or Little Glemham, Suffolk, before 1613 Elizabeth Arnold. Robert Hamby was a counsellor [lawyer] in Ipswich and also the steward of Charles Veysey, gentleman, and his wife Katherine, for the manor of Toppesfield Hall in Hadleigh, suffolk. Robert owned land in Hadleigh, Whatfield, Elmestead, Witnesham, and Tuddenham. The surviving ourt rolls contain gaps, one of which covers the years 1621 to 1637. It is fairly certain that the land given to his daughter Katherine by his will in 1635, and evidently disposed of by her within a year of her admission,w as held of the manor of Toppesfield Hall in Hadleigh. If she inherited land of any other Hadleigh manor and promptly disposed of it, there would be similarly no surviving record. It is clear that Robert Hamby had acquired his land in Hadleigh at about the same timt eh Veyseys appointed him their steward. The headings in the Court Rolls of Toppesfield Hall in Hadleigh, cited above, show that each Court Baron held between 6 April 13 and 48 James (1615) and 27 Sep 19 and 55 James (1621) was held by Robert Hamby, gent., steward there on behalf of Charles Veysey, gent. and Katherine his wife. In the court proceedings, Robert Hamby of Toppesfield Hall is mentioned only once, at the Court Baron held 5 Oct 16 and 52 James (1618): "The homage present that Robert Hamby alienated to John Blewett one free tenement in Ducke Lane held by yearly rent [amount blank] who did not come to do fealty. Therefore it is ordered to distrain...." Robert Hamby had evidently obtained more than the tenement he alienated in 1618. John Blewitt of Hadleigh, clothier, in his will dated 19 Dec 1634, appointed "Mr. Robert Hamby of Ipswich" his supervisor and called him brother. Robert Hamby's mother's maiden name was Blewett. David E. Davy's "Manuscripts for a History of Suffolk" contains some sixty folios on Hadleigh. These include a deed dated 1 Jul 14 James (1616), whereby Robert Hamby of Ipswich, gentleman, witnessed by Thom. Smyth and John Stranger, ... granted [and] enfeoffed Robert Laye of Layham [Suffolk], yeoman, and Dorcas his wife and William Laye, son of Robert ... All that my cottage or tenement with a certain garden or orchard adjoining thereto with appurtenances lying in the town of Headly in the afsd. County in a certain street called Benton and lying between the tenement late of John Ravens to the north and a cottage or tenement called the Alms House to the south, one end abutting upon the lands late of said John Ravens towards the east and the other end upon the King's highway, vizt. the street called Benton. The which cottage came to me and my heirs for the feoffment of Thomas Grene of Hadley afsd., sherman, dated 24 August 10 Jane (1612), to have the premises to the afsd. Robert Laye and Dorcas his wife for the terms of the natural lives of the said Robert Laye and Dorcas, and the longer liver of them, and after their deceses then to remain to the afsd William Laye and his heirs forever. Robert Hamby of Ipswich, gentleman, made his will 7 Jun 11 Charles I (1635) and it was proved at London 6 Aug 1635 Elizabeth Hamby, relict and executrix: ... unto my daughter Katherine my messuages or tenements in Hadley, to hold to her and her heirs forever, but if she depart this life before age 21 years without issue of her body, then I will the same shall be diveded equally among the rest of my children then living and their heirs forever. My wife shall convey the messuage wherein I now dwell in Ipswich unto my supervisors of this my will to the uses and under the limitations following, that is, to the use of my wife untill my daughter Anne shall accomplish age 21 years if my wife live so long, and after her death or the age of my said daughter Anne of 21 years unto her the said Anne under the limitations following, that is, so as she and her heirs quietly permit and suffer my supervisors and my won Will[ia]m and his heirs to receive the rents issues and profits of certain copyhold lands and tenements lying in Whatfeild, said county, which I purchased in her nameuntil she sufficiently surrender the same to the uses of my son William, and so as that she and her heirs upon reasonable request do sufficiently surrender the same according to the customer of the manor whereon the same been holden to the use of my son William and his heirs forever, and if she fail therein I will that the use of the moiety of the said messeage to my daughter Anne shall cease, and the feoffees to stand seised of the same moiety to the use of my son William and his heirs forever. Unto my son Robert and his heirs the messuage or tenement now in the occupation of Robert Garrard and all my freehold lands and tenements in elmestead and Whatfeild, said Co. of Sussex [sic] (Except the lands and grounds called Madges with the tenement thereupon built), and that stock and lands called Madges be sold, and the money thereof, with so much as will make up ?360 shall be laid out in the purchse of lands and tenements to the use assured to my overseers during the life of my wife, the remainder thereof after her decease to the use of my won William and his heirs forever, upon the condition and limitation following, and my overseers shall during my wife's life also receive the rents issues and profits of all the said freehold lands and tenements devised to my son Robert and of the said copyhold lands appointed to be assured to my son William during the life of my wife, and the same with the lands and tenements to be purchased shall be by my overseers disposed and paid as hereafter ensueth, that is, ?15 a year thereof unto my wife towards the maintenance of my son Robert until he accomplish age 21 years, and then unto himself, and ?18 a year thereof unto my wife towards the maintenance of my son William until his age 21 years, and the rest of the profits and rents thereof except 20 nobles a year shall be paid unto my wife towards the maintenance or good of my children unmarried until my son William his age 21 years. And the 20 nobles a year I will unto my wife for her life with all other lands and tenements in Wetnesham and tuddenham, and after my son William shall attain age 21 years, I will so much of the said rents and profits as are not otherwise disposed of shall be paid unto my son William for his maintenance during the residue of my wife's life. And whereas Goodman Studd is possessed of a term for years of and in all the freehold lands and tenements in Wetnesham and Teddenham which I purchased of one Mr. Tovell in trust I will that he assign the same as followeth, that is, so much as shall incur in the lifetime of my wife unto her, and the residue unto my son William. If either of my sons die without issue before age 21 years whereby hispart so dying shall descend unto his brother, then the survivor of them shall pay unto my two daughters ?40 apiece, that is, within 5 years after the decease of my wife every year ?40 beginning the first year with the eldest and so forth yearly according to their ages, until they be all fully paid their ?40 apiece. The said legacies, given unto my daughters shall be in full satisfaction of whatsoever was given or intended to them by my brother, Arnold, and shall be taken in satisfaction thereof, And whereas I long since had a mortgage from one Peter Till of a tenement and some grounds in or near Wickerstreete whose son I have long kept at my charge and never had four years' rent for the said tenement andyet have given ?5 besides his apparell to his master the [illegible] twelve month for binding him apprentice and have bestowed in repairing the said tenement and mortgaged premises ?10. Now I do will that if Peter Till the son of the said Peter Till the father shall within one year after his full age pay unto my wife ?20 at or in my mansion house in Ipswich then I give the said tenement unto the said Peter Till the son and heir. Otherwise I do absolutely give the same to my wife and her heirs, and she to sell the same, and whatsoever she shall get for the same more than ?20 I desire her to apy the same unto the said Peter the son, so as he make a general release of all actions, rights, titles, claims and demands well real and personal unto my wife, and I give unto Mr. Foster and Mr. Fenteon preachers 20s. apiece, and unto the poor of St. Mathew's parish 50s., and to the poor people in Wittnesham 30s. I will that my wife give unto my children unmarried at their ages of 21 years a bedstead and featherbed and bolster and coverlid, a pair of blankets, two pair of sheets, and two pillows. And if either of my daughters depart this life unmarried before their ages of 21 years, her part so dying to be divided amongst my daughters after the death of my wife whom I will shall take the profits of them in the meantime, if they be dead the children of those which be dead to have their mother's part. My son William and his heirs shall pay the fines and do the suit and service which during my wife's life shall be demanded and to be paid or performed for the said copyhold premises, and she to only the lord's rent. My wife to pay my daughter Katherine's fine for her admittance to the houses in Hadley. My wife sole executrix, Mr. Francis Bacon, my cousin Mr. John Sone the elder, Mr. John Hawes and Richard Studd supervisors and overseers. Unto Mr. Bacon 20 nobles to buy him a nag. My cousin Sone my best horse. Mr. Hawes 40s. Goodman Studd 40s. Residue unto my wife forever. Witnesses were John Hambe, Richard Studd, Robert Lane, and Thomas Cooke. Children listed.
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Elizabeth (daughter of John Arnold and sister and heir of her brother, John Arnold) died after 1635 , the year her husband named her in his will. The gap of eleven years between the baptism of Robert's oldest child, Robert, in 1604, and the next, Catherine or Katherine, in 1615, suggests the possibility that Elizabeth may have been the second wife of Robert Hamby.
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Henry has been reported as being baptized in Boston on 10 Jun 1693. However, this was probably a different Henry Dyer as it would have been about 17 years after this Henry's birth and therefore unlikely. Henry was a cordwainer.
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Henry has been reported as being baptized in Boston on 10 Jun 1693. However, this was probably a different Henry Dyer as it would have been about 17 years after this Henry's birth and therefore unlikely. Henry was a cordwainer.