1Bristol County Probate.
Natha'l Paine Entered the 5th day of June}." Material provided by Patricia Muno Thayer (URL = http://thayerfamilies.com/ ) and Jerry Thayer. Proving that Mary Butterworth was the wife of Samuel Thayer. In conjunction with note 2, we must discount the note 3 for Samuel Thayer flippantly calling her Mary Bass.
"Here is an extract of the court record from Bristol County probate of the will of Deacon John Butterworth dated 6 Apr 1710 and distribution ordered 5 Jun 1711.
Capt. John Butterworth and Joseph Butterworth granted more time to administer the Estate of their father Deacon John Butterworth dated 6 aprl 1710/ ([2:272] pg 46)
Bristol ss April 2, 1711
By Natha'l Paine Esg, Judge of the Probate for said County of Bristol
Mr John Butterworth & Joseph Butterworth Administratos of said Estate of their father Deacon John Butterworth late of Bristol deceased having presented their account of their Administration, which we allowed and the total of said account being Forty Eight Pounds Seven Shillings & three pence. Conformable to the Law of the Province for the following of Intersts Effects, I do order a Division as followeth viz !
To John Butterworth Eldest son of said Deacon Butterworth two shares being 10:14=11
To Joseph Butterworth one share being 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Benjamin Butterworth deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Sarah Hayward deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Deborah Jenkins - deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To Mercy Blood, Hopestill Edy the wife of John Edy & }
Mary Thayer the wife of Samuel Thayer & to each of }
them five pounds, seven shillings & }
five pence - Half penny -------------------------------------------- }2J. O. Austin, Esq., Three Generations of the Butterworth Family, NEHGR Vol. 41, p. 192-194 (Apr. 1887).
This source says he married Mary Butterworth. Footnote 3 says he married Mary Bass.
"1. JOHN BUTTERWORTH, of Rehoboth and Swanzey, Mass., was born about 1630 and died in 1708. His wife's name was Sarah, and she died before her husband. . . .
John Butterworth and Sarah had:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. Sept. 8, 1651; m. Hannah Wheaton, Sept. 4, 1674.
3. ii. SARAH, b. May 28, 1653; m. William Hayward.
iii. NATHANIEL, April 12, 1655.
4. iv. JOSEPH, b. May 15, 1657; m. Elizabeth Boomer, July 22, 1691.
5. v. DEBORAH, b. May 2, 1659; m. John Jenkins.
6. vi. MARY, m. first, Joseph Slade, Nov. 12 1681; m. second, Samuel Thayer.
vii. MERCY, M. ----- Blood.
7. viii. HOPESTILL, married first, John Luther, June 25, 1687; m. second, John Eddy.
ix. SAMUEL.
x. EXPERIENCE, b. Aug. 15, 1659.
8. xi. BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 31, 1672; m. Huldah Hayward, Jan. 6, 1692.
. . .
6. MARY2 BUTTERWORTH (John1), married first, Nov. 12, 1681, Joseph Slade; married second, Samuel Thayer, son of Ferdinando and Huldah (Hayward) Thayer. He died Dec. 19, 1721. They had children:
i. SAMUEL,3 b. Dec. 1, 1691.
ii. SARAH, b. Feb. 11, 1695.
iii. HULDAH, b. Nov. 30, 1698.
iv. MARY, b. Feb. 11, 1701.
v. JOSEPH, b. July, 1707.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 11, 1709."3J. Gardner Bartlett Esq., John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., and His Descendants, NEHGR, Vol. 58, p. 238 (Jul. 1904).
Footnotes 1 and 2 say that Samuel's wife was Mary Butterworth. Therefore this undocumented passing suggestion that Mary Bass fathered his 2nd child is discarded.
"21. DAVID4 HILL (Ebenezer3, John2, John1), born June 1, 1694, was a husbandman, and resided in Holliston and later in Bellingham, where he died in 1745.
. . .
He married, Dec. 17, 1716, Sarah, born Feb. 11, 1694-5, daughter of Lieut. Samuel and Mary (Bass) Thayer of Mendon."
1Vincent Beckley Roberts and Celia Ann Powledge Roberts, A Search for the Immigrant Ancestors of Vincent Beckley Roberts: A Family History with 139 Allied Lines, Vol. 3, pp. 539-547 (2002).
"Ferdinando and Hulda both died at Mendon. Their burial sites are not known. The Mendon area is a good possibility.
Children of Ferdinando and Hulda were:
. . .
vii. Samuel, born at Mendon, Worcester, MA, on 15 Nov 1666, died on 19 Dec or 19 Feb 1721; married in 1690 as her second (2nd) husband Mary Butterworth Slade who was born to John and Sara Butterworth on 05 Mar 1665 and married first (1st) on 12 Nov 1681 Joseph Slade of Swansea. Children were: Samuel, Sarah Hill, Hulda White, Mary White, Oliver, Joseph, Benjamin, Maria, Stephen, Comfort, Margaret, Zelpha.14.".
1Bristol County Probate.
Natha'l Paine Entered the 5th day of June}." Material provided by Patricia Muno Thayer (URL = http://thayerfamilies.com/ ) and Jerry Thayer. Proving that Mary Butterworth was the wife of Samuel Thayer. In conjunction with note 2, we must discount the note 3 for Samuel Thayer flippantly calling her Mary Bass.
"Here is an extract of the court record from Bristol County probate of the will of Deacon John Butterworth dated 6 Apr 1710 and distribution ordered 5 Jun 1711.
Capt. John Butterworth and Joseph Butterworth granted more time to administer the Estate of their father Deacon John Butterworth dated 6 aprl 1710/ ([2:272] pg 46)
Bristol ss April 2, 1711
By Natha'l Paine Esg, Judge of the Probate for said County of Bristol
Mr John Butterworth & Joseph Butterworth Administratos of said Estate of their father Deacon John Butterworth late of Bristol deceased having presented their account of their Administration, which we allowed and the total of said account being Forty Eight Pounds Seven Shillings & three pence. Conformable to the Law of the Province for the following of Intersts Effects, I do order a Division as followeth viz !
To John Butterworth Eldest son of said Deacon Butterworth two shares being 10:14=11
To Joseph Butterworth one share being 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Benjamin Butterworth deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Sarah Hayward deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To the heirs of Deborah Jenkins - deceased 05-07-05:1/2
To Mercy Blood, Hopestill Edy the wife of John Edy & }
Mary Thayer the wife of Samuel Thayer & to each of }
them five pounds, seven shillings & }
five pence - Half penny -------------------------------------------- }2J. O. Austin, Esq., Three Generations of the Butterworth Family, NEHGR Vol. 41, p. 192-194 (Apr. 1887).
This source says he married Mary Butterworth. Footnote 3 says he married Mary Bass.
"1. JOHN BUTTERWORTH, of Rehoboth and Swanzey, Mass., was born about 1630 and died in 1708. His wife's name was Sarah, and she died before her husband. . . .
John Butterworth and Sarah had:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. Sept. 8, 1651; m. Hannah Wheaton, Sept. 4, 1674.
3. ii. SARAH, b. May 28, 1653; m. William Hayward.
iii. NATHANIEL, April 12, 1655.
4. iv. JOSEPH, b. May 15, 1657; m. Elizabeth Boomer, July 22, 1691.
5. v. DEBORAH, b. May 2, 1659; m. John Jenkins.
6. vi. MARY, m. first, Joseph Slade, Nov. 12 1681; m. second, Samuel Thayer.
vii. MERCY, M. ----- Blood.
7. viii. HOPESTILL, married first, John Luther, June 25, 1687; m. second, John Eddy.
ix. SAMUEL.
x. EXPERIENCE, b. Aug. 15, 1659.
8. xi. BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 31, 1672; m. Huldah Hayward, Jan. 6, 1692.
. . .
6. MARY2 BUTTERWORTH (John1), married first, Nov. 12, 1681, Joseph Slade; married second, Samuel Thayer, son of Ferdinando and Huldah (Hayward) Thayer. He died Dec. 19, 1721. They had children:
i. SAMUEL,3 b. Dec. 1, 1691.
ii. SARAH, b. Feb. 11, 1695.
iii. HULDAH, b. Nov. 30, 1698.
iv. MARY, b. Feb. 11, 1701.
v. JOSEPH, b. July, 1707.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 11, 1709."3J. Gardner Bartlett Esq., John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., and His Descendants, NEHGR, Vol. 58, p. 238 (Jul. 1904).
Footnotes 1 and 2 say that Samuel's wife was Mary Butterworth. Therefore this undocumented passing suggestion that Mary Bass fathered his 2nd child is discarded.
"21. DAVID4 HILL (Ebenezer3, John2, John1), born June 1, 1694, was a husbandman, and resided in Holliston and later in Bellingham, where he died in 1745.
. . .
He married, Dec. 17, 1716, Sarah, born Feb. 11, 1694-5, daughter of Lieut. Samuel and Mary (Bass) Thayer of Mendon."