Henry Butterworth (bef. 1602 - abt. 1636)

Born before 28 Feb 1602 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Mary (Longbothom) Clifton — married 2 Feb 1627 in St. John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1636 after about age 33 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Henry Butterworth migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 53) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Henry BUTTERWORTH was baptized on 27 February 1601/2, at St. John the Baptist Church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, son of Henry Butterworth, Sr. ^[1]and died in Weymouth, Massachusetts about 1636.^[2]

He married on 02 February 1626/27, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, to Mary (Marie) Longbotham born in 1600, who died, probably in Newport, R.I., 26 January 1687. She married, secondly, between 28 Jan. and 28 Feb. 1640-41, THOMAS CLIFTON, born probably in England, in 1606, died, probably in Newport, 7 July 1681.^[3]

Henry migrated in 1635, settling in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[4]With him when he migrated, was probably his wife Mary and three children - Abraham, John, and Mary.^[2]

In the Proprietors' Records, ^[5] is a list of those people who were earlier granted land in "The great lots named in the old town book and formerly granted to be laid out on the East side of Fresh Pond..." In this list, "widow Butterworth", had been given fourteen acres and Samuel Butterworth sixteen acres, but Thomas Clifton does not appear receiving any land.

Henry's estate inventory (undated) was filed in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It is the only known original record that he lived in Massachusetts Bay. The witnesses were Edward Bate, William Carpenter and Richard Adams, all of Weymouth and it indicates that Henry had died 4 years earlier and that his children had worn out all his wearing apparel; indicating a death of about 1636.^[2]

Children of Henry and Mary:^[2]

1. John Butterworth was baptized at Halifax on Sept 16, 1627 and died at Bristol, Rhode Island just prior to September 1, 1708 when his estate was inventoried. M abt 1650 to Sarah _____. M 2nd about 1697-1700 to Hannah (Bowerman) Fry, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Bowerman of Barnstable.
2. Abraham Butterworth (twin) was baptized at Hepstonstall, Yorks on August 9, 1629 and died after October 13, 1684 when he is named in the will of hin uncle Samuel Butterworth. His wife's name has not been found but he had a daughter named Ann.
3. Mary Butterworth (twin) was baptized at Heptonstall, Yorks. on August 9, 1629 and died at Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on August 20, 1714. She married Sampson Mason about 1650.
4. Samuel Butterworth, baptized January 6, 1631/2; no additional records.
5. Henry Butterworth, baptized May 26, 1634 at Halifax; no additional records.

Research Notes

This may very well be the father of Mary Butterworth, wife of Sampson Mason, as Mason was a noted Baptist. The only child that Savage acknowledges as possibly John's is John of Rehoboth who m. Hannah Wheaton 4 Sept. 1674.^[6]

Baptism: Some sources have 28 Feb 1601/2. However, the original image shows the date as 27 Feb 1601, listed directly above the 28 February baptisms and below the 25 February baptisms on the list. At first glance the date looks like "21", but closer inspection confirms it as "27" (between 25 and 28).

Although Henry was the son of a Henry, there is no supporting evidence included here that either of them used the suffix "Jr." or "Sr." during their lifetime (it is the unfortunate practice of many to add such suffixes for the convenience of the researcher)

Sources

1. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8908214:2256?ssrc=pt&tid=35595008&pid=102220514532 (Ancestry; unable to find on FamilySearch) original record image shows 27 Feb 1601.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 168, p. 58-61. "Henry Butterworth of Halifax, Yorkshire and Weymouth, Massachusetts" Clifford L. Stott. subscription
3. ↑ Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller by Mary Lovering Holman, F A S G 1948[p. 254 ff]
4. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England 1620-1640" New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. page 53.
5. ↑ the History of Weymouth, p. 187,
6. ↑ Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Borderbund, 1994, p. 323

• 1. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812

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