Jonathan Buttrick (1750 - 1809)

Born 6 May 1750 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Wilder (Sawyer) Butterick — married 2 Jul 1772 in Sterling, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1809 at about age 58 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

JONATHAN BUTTRICK, b. at Lunenburg, 6 May 1750 son of Francis and Hannah (Goodridge) Buttrick; d. at Sterling, MA, 23 Jul 1809 in the 60th year of his age;^[1] m. at Lancaster, 30 May 1772, HANNAH WILDER SAWYER, b. at Lancaster, 11 Feb 1744 daughter of Abner and Mary (Wilder) Sawyer; Hannah d. at Sterling, 23 May 1829.

Jonathan Buttrick was a farmer in Sterling, his property on the western part of the town.

Jonathan Buttrick did not leave a will and Francis Buttrick and Jonathan Buttrick were named as administrators on 21 November 1809 with Cornelius Sawyer and Abner Buttrick providing surety for the bond.^[2] On 21 February 1810, the heirs of the estate reached an agreement on the settlement of the estate. Those involved were Hannah Wilder Buttrick, widow, Francis Buttrick, yeoman of Sterling, Jonathan Buttrick, yeoman of Lancaster, Abner Buttrick, yeoman, and Hannah Buttrick and Prudence Buttrick, singlewomen, who were all the heirs of the deceased. Sons Jonathan and Francis received two tracts of land in the western part of Sterling totaling about 68 acres. The remainder of the real estate including the pew in the meeting house and the dower thirds were to be held in common by Abner, Hannah, and Prudence. Jonathan and Francis were responsible for the debts of the estate.^[3]

On 19 May 1810, Francis Buttrick, housewright of Sterling with wife Ruhamah, and Jonathan Buttrick, housewright of Sterling, in consideration of $560, conveyed to Jonas Wilder, housewright of Sterling, a tract of land in the southeast part of Princeton containing 46 ½ acres.^[4]

Francis Buttrick was admitted as administrator of his mother’s estate on 5 January 1830. The estate was valued at $17.75.^[5]

On 7 December 1829, the selectman of Sterling and other members of the community petitioned for the appointment of guardians for Abner Buttrick, laborer, and Hannah Buttrick, singlewoman, due to excessive drinking and idleness making the town liable for their support. Francis Buttrick provided the guardian’s bond and was allowed as guardian for Abner and Hannah. At the time of the guardianship, Hannah’s estate was valued at $511.95 and Abner’s at $496.75. In April 1846, Francis notified the court that all the funds of Abner and Hannah had been expended for their support and asked that he be released as guardian which was allowed.^[6]

Children

Jonathan Buttrick and Hannah Wilder Sawyer were parents of six children born at Sterling.

i HANNAH BUTTRICK, b. 1772; d. at Sterling, 23 Jun 1847. Hannah did not marry. She died as a pauper.^[7]

ii FRANCIS BUTTRICK, b. about 1778; d. at Sterling, 31 Jul 1867; m. at Sterling, 4 Apr 1810, RUHAMAH BUSS, b. at Sterling, 20 Jan 1786 daughter of Ebenezer and Ruhamah (Mason) Buss; Ruhamah d. at Sterling, 22 Jun 1864.

iii PRUDENCE BUTTRICK, b. about 1779; d. at Sterling, 10 Aug 1818. Prudence did not marry.

iv JONATHAN BUTTRICK, b. 1781; d. at Lancaster, 15 Apr 1825; m. at Stow, 14 Feb 1810, JANE WHITMAN, b. 1791 daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Porter) Whitman;^[8] Jane d. after 1870 when she was living at Lancaster. In his will, Jonathan left his entire estate to his wife Jane trusting in her to provide for their five children: Jane, Jonathan, John Whitman, Hannah Elizabeth, and Thomas Porter Butterick.^[9]

v ABNER BUTTRICK, b. 1783; d. at Sterling, 17 Jan 1849. Abner did not marry. He is listed as a pauper on his death record.^[10]

vi JOHN BUTTRICK, b. 1788; d. at Sterling, 6 Jul 1809.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD2-6YK : 10 November 2020), Jonathan Butrick, 23 Jul 1809; citing Death, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009442.
2. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 5963
3. ↑ Massachusetts Probate, Worcester County, 39:75
4. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Worcester County, 176:444
5. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 9560
6. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 9553
7. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Volume 33, p 212
8. ↑ The 1817 will (probate 1821) of Thomas Whitman of Stow includes a bequest to his daughter Jane Buttrick; Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 24576
9. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 5964
10. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Volume 41, Town of Sterling, p 330

• Butrick, Richard Porter Butrick, Butterick, Buttrick in the U.S.A (Washington, D.C., 1979), pages 16-17