Micajah Torrey Jr (1673 - 1722)

Born 27 Jul 1673 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Batt) Torrey — married about 1703 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1722 at age 49 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Torrey Name Study.

Micajah was born 27 July 1673 to Micajah Torrey and Susannah (Unknown) Torrey. Like his father, Deacon Micajah Torrey, has this title prefixed to his name in the records and upon his grave- stone. In his administration papers he is recorded as “Husbandman.” According to sources, Micajah, Jr. led an uneventful life as a farmer until in 1699 he became a beneficiary of his uncle, Rev. Samuel Torrey's estate in Weymouth, Massachusetts. This included all the land on the easterly side of North Street, extending from East Street around Burying Hill to Neck Street and comprising about thirty acres, as well as several smaller parcels.

Family

About 4 years after inheriting his uncle's estate, he married Sarah Batt in 1702. She was the only child between Paul Batt of Boston and Sarah Wilson of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Together Micajah and Sarah had the following children:

Samuel Torrey

Paul Torrey

Daniel Torrey B. 1703 Died 2 mos old

Sarah (Torrey) Whitmarsh

James Torrey

David Torrey

Daniel Torrey b. 1717 d. 2 mos old

William Torrey

T. Torrey b. 1722 d. the same day

Death and Property

Micajah passed away on 29 Sept 1722. ^[1]

Micajah Torrey and his widow (died before Apr. 19, 1765) were buried in the older half of Burying Hill. Weymouth, Massachusetts and their tombstones read as follows:

Here Lyes ye Body Of / Deacon Micajah / Torrey. / Sept. ye 29, 1722 / In ye 50th year /Of His Age.”; “Here Lies Buried Ye / Body of Mrs. Sarah /White Formerly Ye 1 Wife of Deacn, Micajah / Torrey But Latterly Ye / Wife of Deacon. Samuell / White She Died / May 10th 1763 in 1 Ye 85th year / of Her Age.

Research Notes

• Sarah Wilson's 1st husband was Paul Batt and they had one child, Sarah Batt.
• 2nd husband was Josiah Torrey and mother of his three children.
• Let's take a deeper look at the will:

On Oct. 12th 1722, Micajah's estate was probated . As we're not looking at the Will, but reading through a reference, I assume a portion of his estate was split equally among the children. Named in the will are:

* the widow,

* Samuel,

* Paul: deceased, who bought during his life time the shares of his brothers James Torrey and William Torrey and of his sister Sarah Whitmarsh, and these and his own share were assigned to his legal representative.

* Daniel b. Nov 1708 d. Jan 1709

* Sarah

* James

* David

* William

On April 19, 1765, “The widow of Micajah Torrey being dead" John Torrey, Nathaniel Humphrey and Joshua Torrey, Jr. were appointed to divide the estate among the children of Micajah.

Micajah Jr's estate [1]

DNA Connections

Researching Sarah Batt to see if she is connected to ____ Batt, a Gateway Ancestory: Finding Descendants down 10 generations of Batt?: (I will eventually put this part of the Research in a Free Space)

Robert Torrey b. 25 Nov 1991 (Evanston, Illinois) - Present

David b. 5 Mar 1955 (Bloomington, Illinois) - Present

Sumner b. 12 Sep 1928 (Marblehead, Massachusetts) - d 30 Dec 1996 (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Carl b. 25 Jan 1896 - (Nova Scotia, Canada) d. 17 Jan 1989 (Pinellas, Florida)

Herbert b. 13 Oct 1858 (New York) d. 8 Jun 1891 (Marblehead, Massachusetts)

William b. 11 Jun 1827 (Windsor Nova Scotia, Canada) 13 Aug 1889 (Englewood, Illinois)

Asa Torrey b. 30 May 1789 (Granville Washington New York) d. 8 Oct 1848 (Middleton Montgomery New York)

John b. 30 Jul 1754 (Lebanon, New London, Connecticut) d. 9 Mar 1822 (Bethany Center, Genessee, New York)

William b. 2 Mar 1719 (Weymouth Norfolk Massachusetts) d. 17 Jul 1781 (Lebanon Connecticut)

Micajah Jr. b. 27 Jul 1673 (Weymouth Norfolk Massachusetts) d. 29 Sep 1722 (Weymouth Norfolk Massachusetts) m. Sarah Batt

Micajah Sr. b. 12 Oct 1643 (Weymouth Norfolk Massachusetts) d. 20 Jan 1710 (Weymouth Norfolk Massachusetts)

Sources

1. ↑ Family tree list compiled by late Arnold Z. Greenlaw on behalf of his son, David H. Greenlaw, with corrections obtained from Torrey web site by Russ Greenlaw, Thursday, March 27, 2014.

See also:

• U.S. and International Marriage Records of 1560-1900.

• https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062521562&view=1up&seq=77&q1=Batt