Thomas Barrett (1707 - 1779)

Born 2 Oct 1707 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1779 at age 71 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Biography

Deacon Thomas Barrett performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

• Thomas is buried, Hill Cem. Concord, MA.
• Some Barrett stones there have Barrett coat of arms, his has a face.
• The following is from a file at the Barrett House:
• He was a prominent business man of Concord and a deacon.
• Col. James Barrett, commander of the Provincial troops in the 'Concord fight,' was his younger brother.
• He was associated in business affairs with his brother James and accumulated a considerable property.
• Deacon, Businessman

Birth

02 OCT 1707 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage

1730 (Barrett House files.)

Death

20 JUN 1779 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

• Barrett, William. Genealogy of Some of The Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sen., of Braintree, Mass., 1635 (D. Ramaley & Son, Saint Paul, Minn., 1888) Page 265

• Chandler, Charles H. The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 (Sentinel Print. Co., New Ipswich, N.H., 1914) Page 212-217

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2020-12-14), "Record of Thomas Barrett", Ancestor # A006717.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2020), memorial page for Thomas Barrett Sr. (2 Oct 1707–20 Jun 1779), Find A Grave: Memorial #39958871, citing Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kristin Jones (contributor 47028934) .

• Hudson, Alfred. The History of Concord, Massachusetts (Erudite Press, Concord, Mass., 1904); p. 7

• Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org); case 1273

• Shattuck, Lemuel A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Russell, Odiorne & Co., Concord, 1835); p. 362

• Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths 1635-1850. (Boston: George Tolman, 1895). See also: Wikitree Source page
  • p. 68, Thomas birth
  • p. 137, Ruth, b. 1734
  • p. 148, Thomas, b. 1737
  • p. 150, Charles, b. 1739
  • p. 168, Lucy, b. 1746
  • p. 177, Samuel, b. 1749
  • p. 182, Amos, b. 1752
  • p. 194, Mary, b. 1756
  • p. 416, Death of "Deacon Thomas Barrett, age 72 June 20, 1779"