Butterfield William b. d.

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Person ID I4749 Alan Donald Vibber

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Father Butterfield Samuel

Family ID F2097 Group Sheet

Family Parker Rebecca

Married Y [1]

Children

1. Butterfield Rebecca, b. 06 Apr 1744, d. 29 Apr 1830

Family ID F1956 Group Sheet

Notes	THE BUTTERFIELDS that became identified with the settlement of this town, although hailing from Londonderry, were unmistakably of English origin. Benjamin Butterfickl, an emigrant from England, was in Charlestown in 1638. He "projected" settling in Woburn in 1640 and was made a freeman in 1643. He is known to have had as children: Man,-, born in England, Nathaniel, born in America, Feb. 14, 1643,Samuel, born May 17, 1647, Joseph, born Aug. 15, 1649. He removed to Chelmsford in 1654, where his wife Ann died, May 19, 1660. He married Hannah, widow of Thomas Whittemore, of Maiden, June 3, 16t!3. He was doubtless the ancestor of-the Butterflelds of Middlesex Co., Mass. Quite early in the last century Samuel Butterfield, then a resident of Chelmsford, Mass., was a member of a military companysent to Groton to guard and assist some reapers. This company was attacked by Indians and Mr. Butterfield after killing one and disabling two of the savages, was captured and marched to Canada. It was the design of his captors that he should die by torture but the manner of his disposal was left to the wife of the Indian whom he had killed, and she decided that she would have him for a servant, and thus his life was spared and he was subsequently ransomed. More of the history of Samuel Butterfield is not known save that he was the father of William Butterfield of Londonderry and Francestown. WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD, Sr., son of Samuel, married Rebecca Parker of Chelmsford. a sister of Col. Parker, who was wounded at Bunker Hill and died in a British hospital at Boston. He settled in Londonderry, where he remained until about the year 1771, when he came to Francestown and began on the John Balch place. The house in which he lived was built upon the snow in the dead of winter and when the snow disappeared a large and troublesome stump was found standing within the building. His children were: William, who brought a family to Franeestown. Isaac, who settled in the Xahum Russell district, in what is now Greenfield. Joseph, who went to Standish, Maine, Samuel, Robert, Oliver, Jesse. Rebecca and Joanna, who came with their parents to Franeestown. Oliver succeeded his father on the homestead upon the death of the latter. Jesse died here in Sept.. 1777. Rebecca married Moses Lewis and lived in Greenfield.

Sources

[S235] The History of the Town of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire,1735-1905, Dennis Donovan, Jacob Andrews Woodward, (Name: The Tufts college press, H.W. Whittemore & co., 1906;), 801 (Reliability: 3).