Benjamin Barton (1645 - 1720)

Born 1645 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Husband of Susannah (Gorton) Barton — married 18 Jun 1672 in Warwick, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1720 at about age 75 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Benjamin was the son of Rufus and Margaret (___) Barton ^[1] likely born about 1646. ^[2]

His father Rufus died intestate in 1648, and at the time, the Warwick Town Council was assigned to take his estate inventory and distribute the his estate, and record the distribution and commit their decision as Rufus 'will' to be recorded by the town. Evidently the document was misplaced and in 1666/7, the Town Council reconstructed 'the will' and included bequests to son Benjamin as follows: ^{[1] [2]}

• son Benjamin L30 when he reaches age 21
• the houses, out houses and land assigned to Benjamin
• widow Margaret to have 1/3 of the housing and lands during her widowhood
• John Smith, Samuel Gorton and Randall Holden appointed to be guardians to the children and their inheritance
• Signed by the clerk to the Town Council, March 20. 1666/7. ^[1]

Benjamin was admitted a Freeman on May 4, 1669. ^[2]

Benjamin Barton married Susan Gorton, daughter of Samuel Gorton Sr., at Warwick, Rhode Island on June 10, 1672. ^[3]

Benjamin's will was dated 22 October 1720 and proved 9 November 1720 in Warwick, Rhode Island. ^{[4] [5]} It mentions:

• wife Susannah
• three grandchildren, viz. Benjamin Greene, son of Jabez; Benjamin Tucker, son of Henry; and Ruth Slocum, daughter of Ebenezer
• daughters Phebe and Naomi
• sons Rufus (eldest) and Andrew

Susannah was executor. Receipts were given by Phebe Tucker and Henry and by Naomi Carr and Edward.

His inventory was taken on 3 November 1720.^[4] The distribution of the estate was recorded 1722.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Settlement of Estates in Rhode Island in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 12, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1858, p. 304-5
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Anderson, Robert C. John Greene in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2003, p. 147 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
3. ↑ Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Volume 1: Kent County: Warwick Marriages, Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 14
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007650581_00097). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Wills, Vol 1, 1703-1745, image 97-98; Record of Wills, No 1, Warwick, 1703-1745, page 163-166. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image of Will
5. ↑ Austin: Page 250

• Austin, John O. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1887)

• Gorton, Adelos. The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 : with a genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendants to the present time. (Philadelphia, 1907).

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89849040#source : accessed 29 November 2018), memorial page for Benjamin Barton (1645–22 Oct 1720), Find A Grave Memorial no. 89849040, citing Barton Lot, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Corie Campbell (nee COX) (contributor 47512732) .

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
• WikiTree profile Barton-798 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Shirley and others.