Ellis Barron Jr1

M, #16063, b. circa 1628, d. 1712

Family: Lydia Prescott b. 15 Aug 1641, d. 1712

Biography

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Birthcirca 1628Waterford, Ireland, Torrey: c. 1633, Watertown MA2,3
Immigrationafter Nov 4, 1662Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "After the birth of his 4th child, he moved to Groton, in whose records, her name is written Anna."1
Note1675He was driven from Groton in King Philip's War and removed to Lancaster. He then removed to Watertown.3
Marriagecirca 1678Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, ?m, 2d wife1,2
Probate1Oct 7, 1711Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
WillDec 31, 1711Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, [2.] The Will of Elliz Barron, of Lancaster, dated Dec. 31, 1711, proved Oct. 7, 1712,
mentions wife Lydia; sons Timothy and Elliz; drs. Abigail Houghton, Mehitabel
Parker, Hannah Cady, Elizabeth Philbrick, Sarah Taylor, and Grace Stevens. His
dr. Elizabeth, m. Ephraim " Philbrook," of Groton. [See Butler, p. 426.] There is a
deed, dated Nov. 5, 1706, signed by Ellis Barron, housewright, of Wat., and wife
Lydia, conveying house and land in Wat. to Timothy Barron [? his son]. In 1713
[probably the date of the registration, and not of the deed], Ellis Barron, of Lan-
caster, and wife Lydia, sold to son Ellis, of Groton, and his son Samuel, land in Groton,
near to Ephraim Philbrick's. It is probable that he [E. B. [2] ] was driven from
Groton by Indian hostilities, returned to Wat., with a 2d wife, Lydia, where he
remained, until he sold his house and land to his son Timothy, and then (about 1706
or 7) moved to Lancaster.3,4
Death1712Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 17121,2

Citations

  1. [S121] Bond, Genealogies of Watertown, MA, p. 17.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 46.
  3. [S1136] Ph.D., Brian J. L. Berry, Sission Ancestry, p. 327.
  4. [S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, Houghton surname search.
  5. [S669] American Genealogist, 19 [1942] 138.

Lydia Prescott1,2

F, #16067, b. 15 August 1641, d. 1712

Family 1: Jonas Fairbanks b. 6 May 1624, d. 10 Feb 1675/76

Family 2: Ellis Barron Jr b. c 1628, d. 1712

Biography

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BirthAug 15, 1641Watertown, MA, USA2,3
Marriagecirca 1678Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, ?m, 2d wife1,2
Death17121712+2

Citations

  1. [S121] Bond, Genealogies of Watertown, MA, p. 17.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 46.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.
  4. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 256.