Person Record

Metadata

Name

Butterfield, Jonathan (1671-1744)

Born

20 MARCH 1671/2

Birthplace

Chelmsford, MA

Deceased

13 JULY 1744/175

Deceased where

Arlington

Father

Butterfield, Jonathan

Mother

Susanna

Places of residence

Either "Foot of the Rocks" area or house at 54 Massachusetts Ave. http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=ARL.581
Jonathan Butterfield House - built 1695
http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/x297977026?fbclid=IwAR3kedJ896XGQ4ambYvRpyVuBJ8qagBxJMHnlLYXKmojAgdHfKYTI59-Ju0

Notes

Jonathan Butterfield (Jonathan2, Benjamin1) was born in Chelmsford. Married in Woburn, 20 March, 1693-4, Ruth, daughter of John and Abigail Wright. He was a husbandman at West Cambridge, near the Foot of the Rocks, now Arlington. 30 November, 1696, he witnessed a deed at Charlestown (Mdx. Deeds, x. 531). In February, 1706, he was one of a scouting party (Green's Groton in the Indian Wars). He died in 1744, as, on 18 Juno in that year, the widow Ruth and sons Jonathan, John and William sign the mother's bond as administratrix of the estate of Jonathan Butterfeild, late of Cambridge, deceased intestate. The widow died 1753-4.

Children:
i. Jonathan, b. 1695, bapt. 1699.
ii. Mary, b. 1697 ; bapt. 2.July, 1699; m. 25 Oct. 1716, Thomas Frost, son of Ephraim and Hepzibah. They dwelt at Menotomy, where she died 10 March, 1774.
iii. John, b. 1699; bapt. 2 July, 1699.
iv. Abigail, b. 11 May, 1702; m. Joseph Wheeler.
v. Ruth, b. 7 Sept. 1704; m. William Robbins.
vi. Jane, b. 7 Aug. 1706; m. 20 July. 1729, George Cutter, son of Gershom and Mehitable (Abbot) Cutter. She d. 7 May, 1776.
vii. Lydia, bapt. 3 Dec. 1708.
18. vlli. William, bapt. 24 Sept. 1710.
ix. Phebe, bapt. 30 Aug. 1713; m.-Russell.
x. Deborah, b. 1713; bapt. 3 June, 1716; m. Samuel Locke, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Winship) Locke of Cambridge. They had 14 children. She d. 7 Sept. 1769.

(Gordon, George A., The Butterfields of Middlesex, 1889.)

Marriage: Ruth Wright, March 20, 1693, Woburn. (not in the vital records)

Arlington deaths: BUTTERFIELD, Jonathan, June 2, 1744, a. full 73. P.R. [in 72d y., G.R.]

Spouse

Wright, Ruth

Children

i. Jonathan, b. 1695, bapt. 1699.
ii. Mary, b. 1697 ; bapt. 2.July, 1699; m. 25 Oct. 1716, Thomas Frost, son of Ephraim and Hepzibah. They dwelt at Menotomy, where she died 10 March, 1774.
iii. John, b. 1699; bapt. 2 July, 1699.
iv. Abigail, b. 11 May, 1702; m. Joseph Wheeler.
v. Ruth, b. 7 Sept. 1704; m. William Robbins.
vi. Jane, b. 7 Aug. 1706; m. 20 July. 1729, George Cutter, son of Gershom and Mehitable (Abbot) Cutter. She d. 7 May, 1776.
vii. Lydia, bapt. 3 Dec. 1708.
18. vlli. William, bapt. 24 Sept. 1710.
ix. Phebe, bapt. 30 Aug. 1713; m.-Russell.
x. Deborah, b. 1713; bapt. 3 June, 1716; m. Samuel Locke, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Winship) Locke of Cambridge. They had 14 children. She d. 7 Sept. 1769.