Ellis Barron Jr. (1633 - bef. 1712)

Born 22 Apr 1633 in Bury, Lancashire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Hawkins) Barron — married 14 Dec 1653 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Lydia (Prescott) Barron — married 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 7 Oct 1712 before age 79 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Ellis Barron Jr. immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Ellis BARRON was born in England in about 1633. He is called "eldest son" in the will of his father, Elizeas [Ellis] Barron on Watertown, 26 Oct 1676, proved 19 Dec 1676, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #1291. He was the son of Ellis BARRON, Sr. and his wife Grace who came from Bury, Lancaster, England. While Elias Barron, Sr. did not settle at Lancaster nor sign the Town Orders there, he and his wife Grace were both well known neighbors of John Prescott and their families intermarried. (As evidenced by the tombstones of all the Prescotts who married, listed at the Old Burying Ground, Groton, Mass.)

Middlesex County, MA Court Records state he is aged about 20 in 1653.

Ellis BARRON, Jr. was a Carpenter, housewright, and yeoman.

18 DEC 1677. Took oath of Fidelity before Capt. Mason.^{[citation needed]}

Ellis BARRON, Jr. married first: Hanah HAWKINS, (daughter of Timmothy HAWKINS and Hannah HAMMOND) on 14 Dec 1653 at Watertown, Mass.^[1][2] Hannah HAWKINS was born at Watertown 10 Jun 1637 and died at Groton, Middlesex, Mass. 03 Jan 1673.

Ellis BARRON, Jr married second in 1678 at Watertown, Mass. Lydia Prescott FAIRBANKS, the widow of Jonas Fairbanks, who was killed in the Lancaster Massacre, 10 Feb 1676. Jonas Fairbanks and Lydia Prescott were married at Lancaster, 28 May 1658. "Lydia Barron, widow of Jonas Fairbanks, made an account of her daughter Grace Fairbank's portion of the estate on 8 Aug 1698 (Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #7131).

Lydia and Jabez Fairbanks were bonded to execute the will of Ellis Barron, Jr. on 7 Oct 1712. The will of Ellis Barron of Lancaster, was written on 31 Dec 1711, proved 7 Oct 1712, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #1589.^[3][1]

"His (Jonas FAIRBANK's) widow married Elias Barron, Jr. of Watertown, afterwards of Groton and Lancaster, he returned to Watertown at the end of his life with Lydia." Genealogist William R Randall gives death date of Lydia as 21 Dec 1723 at Watertown, Middlesex, Mass.

Ellis Barron wrote his will December 31, 1711, and it was probated October 7, 1712.^[4]

Children ^[5]

With first wife, first four born at Watertown, others at Groton except seventh at Chelmsford:

1. Ellis, born September 22, 1655^[6]
2. Hannah, born March 6, 1657;^[7] married James Cady June 14, 1678^[8]
3. Elizabeth, born April 14, 1660;^[9] married Ephraim Philbrick
4. Sarah, born November 4, 1662;^[10] married ______ Taylor
5. Grace, born July 29, 1665;^[11] married ______ Stevens
6. Mehitable, born June 22, 1668;^[12] married Eleazar Parker
7. Abigail, born January 10, 1670/1; died at Watertown November 14, 1676^[13][14]
8. Timothy, born April 18, 1673; died July 28, 1718;^[15] married Rachel Jenison March 10, 1698-9

Chidren with second wife, born at Watertown:

1. Mary, born April 25, 1679; died April 26, 1679^[16][17]
2. Abigail, born May 30, 1680; married Henry Houghton January 2, 1699/1700^[18][19]
3. Joshua, born May 4, 1683; died May 6, 1683^[20][21]
4. Joshua, born March 6, 1684/5; died March 28, 1685^[22][23][24]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Ellis Barron Family," by Donald Lines Jacobus. The American Genealogist, Vol. 20 (1943). See pgs.135-138.
2. ↑ Barron Family Genealogy - Do not believe this source if it claims origins in Ireland.
3. ↑ Middlesex County, MA Probate Index 1648-1870, Vol 2, Cambridge, MA 1912 #1289.
4. ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, Case #1289
5. ↑ The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Reference Volume 20 (1943), pages 137-8 via $American Ancestors
6. ↑ Eliz Barron in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com ($). Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Hannah Barron, 1657.
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 19 April 2021, James Cary and Hannah Barron, 14 Jun 1678; citing Marriage, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011107.
9. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Elizabeth Barron, 1660.
10. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Sary Barron, 1662.
11. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Grace Barron, 1665.
12. ↑ Mehetabel Barron in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com ($). Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
13. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Abigail Barron, 1670.
14. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch : 17 January 2020, Abigail Barron, 1676.
15. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch : 15 January 2020, Timothy Barron, 1673.
16. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Mary Barron, 25 Apr 1679; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
17. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Mary Barron, 26 Apr 1679; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
18. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Abigail Barron, 30 May 1680; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
19. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 19 April 2021, Henry Houghton and Abigail Barron, 2 Jan 1700; citing Marriage, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011107.
20. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Joshua Barron, 4 May 1683; citing Birth, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
21. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Joshuah Barron, 6 May 1683; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
22. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Joshua Barron, 6 Jan 1684; citing Birth, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
23. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch : 10 November 2020, Joshua Barron, 6 Mar 1684; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
24. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch: 10 November 2020, Joshuah Barron, 28 Mar 1685; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.

See also:

• Lorenzo S. Fairbanks. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897. Boston: 1897. p.38, 39.
• Henry S. Nourse, BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH REGISTER OF LANCASTER, MASS. Lancaster. 1890: p. 11, p.16.
• Abijah P. Marvin. History of Lancaster. 1879: p.59.
• C.A.Torrey. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. NEHGS. Boston. 1992: p.46 for Lydia Prescott FAIRBANKS and Elias BARRON. p. 256 for Jonas FAIRBANKS and Lydia PRESCOTT.
• Middlesex Co. Probate Files
• WATERTOWN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Watertown, MA, 1894-1939), 1:3:16
• Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts Author: Bond, Henry Publication: 1860, this edition published later in one volume Call Number: G929.1744 W317bo2
• Source: S294 "The Ellis Barron Family," by Donald Lines Jacobus. The American Genealogist, Vol. 20 (1943). See pgs.135-138.