Humphrey/1 Barrett

M, #3504, (circa 1592 - 7 November 1662)
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Last Edited:5 Jun 2019

Children with Martha Mary Wheeler:

Signature of Humphrey Barat, dated 22 Aug 1653.
Humphrey/1 Barrett, born in England circa 15921, there married Martha Mary Wheeler.2 He settled, 1639, at Concord, Massachusetts, "where he had a farm of three hundred acres and a 'house lot' of twelve acres near the centre of the town." Shattuck says he "settled where Abel B. Heywood now [1835] lives."2,3
     22 Aug 1653, Humphrey Barat was one of a number of Concord signatories to an agreement to contribute an aggregate of £5 yearly to "the colledge at Cambridge," later Harvard College, for a term of seven years.4 Admitted a freeman of Concord, 6 May 16575, he died there 7 Nov 16626, and his widow 15 Aug 1663, a. 54.7 16 Dec 1662, his will was attested by Timothy Wheeler and John Smedley, and his inventory by his son and executor Dea. Humphrey Barrett Jr.8

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S516] Charles Edward Potter, Old Families of Concord, 5, Humphrey (1.) Barrett: England, 1592.
  2. [S182] Lemuel Shattuck, History of the Town of Concord, 362, Barrett genealogy.
  3. [S667] Chandler and Lee, History of New Ipswich (1914), 212, Barrett.
  4. [S1756] Charles Henry Pope, Willard Genealogy, "The Concord Subscription," vii-viii. Full particulars of this document may also be found at https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/675
  5. [S222] Lucius R. Paige, "Massachusetts Freemen," 24, Humphry Barrat.
  6. [S185] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, 10, Humpry Barit sen. d.
  7. [S185] Concord BMD, 11, Mary Barit d.
  8. [S2396] FamilySearch.org, "Massachusetts Town Clerk Records, 1626-2001," Middlesex County Court Records 1649-1663, v. 1, image 149 of 169.
  9. [S516] Potter, Old Families of Concord, 5, Humphrey and Mary Barrett, Thomas (3.).
  10. [S301] William G. Ayres.

Martha Mary Wheeler

F, #3505, (25 November 1608 - 15 August 1663)
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Last Edited:23 Aug 2017

Children with Humphrey/1 Barrett:

Martha Mary Wheeler, born 25 Nov 1608 at Cranfield, Bedfordshire,1, married, in England, Humphrey/1 Barrett.2 He died 7 Nov 1662 at Concord, Massachusetts,3, and she 15 Aug 1663, a. 54.4

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S963] Kathie Lloyd (e-mail address), Research shared with the author, May 2003.
  2. [S182] Lemuel Shattuck, History of the Town of Concord, 362, Barrett genealogy.
  3. [S185] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, 10, Humpry Barit sen. d.
  4. [S185] Concord BMD, 11, Mary Barit d.
  5. [S516] Charles Edward Potter, Old Families of Concord, 5, Humphrey and Mary Barrett, Thomas (3.).
  6. [S301] William G. Ayres.

Dea. Humphrey/2 Barrett

M, #3507, (circa 1630 - 3 January 1715/16)
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Father*Humphrey/1 Barrett1 b. c 1592, d. 7 Nov 1662
Mother*Martha Mary Wheeler1 b. 25 Nov 1608, d. 15 Aug 1663
Last Edited:1 Jul 2018

Child with Elizabeth Paine:

  • Mary/3 Barrett17 b. 7 Nov 1662

Children with Mary/2 Potter:

Findagrave.com, memorial #22405547. Photo by Star Rhodes.
Dea. Humphrey/2 Barrett Jr., born in England circa 16301,2, emigrated to New England with his parents, who settled at Concord, Massachusetts, in 1639.1 There he married (1), 17 Jul 1661, Elizabeth Paine.1,3 In the 1666 tax list, he lived at Abel Heywood's place in the North Quarter.4 In 1672 he was one of a committee presenting the selectmen with 17 articles of instruction.5
     His wife Elizabeth died at Concord 21 Dec 16746, and there he married (2), 23 Mar 1674/75, Mary/2 Potter, daughter of Dea. Luke/1 Potter and Mary/2 Edmunds.7 He was admitted a freeman of Concord, 24 May 16828, witnessed the will of Capt. Timothy/1 Wheeler of Concord, 1 Mar 1686/879,10, and was Concord's deputy to the General Court, 1691.11 Named overseer, 20 Apr 1691, with Steven Willis of Medford, in the will of Mary Wheeler of Concord, and each provided 10s. for the task.10
     His wife Mary died at Concord 17 Nov 1713.12 There Humphrey, ensign of the trainband and deacon, died 3 Jan 1715/16 ("aged 86 yrs.", g.s.)13,14 He is interred in the South Burying Ground with his 2nd wife15,16, their gravestones each inscribed, The Memory of the Just is Blessed.16
     Concord's 1666 tax list notes Richard Temple in the North District "near Barrett's Mills." Since Humphrey was the town's only Barrett poll at the time, the mills appear to have been his. 109 years later, Barrett's Mills would be the target of the British expeditionary force which arrived at Concord on April 19th, 1775.4

Local Notes:

Property1666, Concord, MATaxes abated on 11 lots, 316 A, North District4

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S182] Lemuel Shattuck, History of the Town of Concord, 362, Barrett genealogy.
  2. [S516] Charles Edward Potter, Old Families of Concord, 5, Humphrey (4.) Barrett Jr.: England, 1630.
  3. [S185] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, 10, Humpry Baret/Elizabeth Paine m.
  4. [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 37, 1666 tax list.
  5. [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 45.
  6. [S185] Concord BMD, 18, Elizabeth Barit d.
  7. [S185] Concord BMD, 18, Humpry Barit/Mary Potter m.
  8. [S222] Lucius R. Paige, "Massachusetts Freemen," 32, Humph. Barrat, Conc.
  9. [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 214, legacy of Timothy Wheeler.
  10. [S354] Raymond David Wheeler, The Wheeler Genealogy, 1:67-68.
  11. [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 235, town officers.
  12. [S185] Concord BMD, 82, mrs Mary Barratt d.
  13. [S185] Concord BMD, 88, Dean Humphrey Barrott d.
  14. [S667] Chandler and Lee, History of New Ipswich (1914), 212, Barrett: ensign.
  15. [S148] FindAGrave.com, memorials #22405547, #22405446.
  16. [S2363] Concord Gravemarker Data, SBG-121, Deacon Humpery Barret; SBG-122, Mary Barrett.
  17. [S185] Concord BMD, 10, Mary Barit b.
  18. [S185] Concord BMD, 22, Joseph Barratt b.
  19. [S185] Concord BMD, 24, Benjamin Barrett b.

Mary/2 Potter

F, #3509, (circa 1656 - 17 November 1713)
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Father*Dea. Luke/1 Potter1 b. 18 Oct 1615, d. 13 Oct 1697
Mother*Mary/2 Edmunds1 b. c 1628, d. 15 Feb 1710/11
Last Edited:1 Jul 2018

Children with Dea. Humphrey/2 Barrett:

Findagrave.com, memorial #22405446. Photo by Star Rhodes.
Mary/2 Potter, born circa 1656 (g.s.) at Concord, Massachusetts,2, there married, as his 2nd wife, 23 Mar 1674/75, Dea. Humphrey/2 Barrett Jr. of Concord, son of Humphrey/1 Barrett and Martha Mary Wheeler.3 Daughter Barrett, "already given to," is mentioned in her father's will, 11 Jun 1695.4 She died at Concord 17 Nov 1713 ("in her 58th year," g.s.)2, and he 3 Jan 1715/16.5,6 They are interred in the South Burying Ground7,8, their gravestones each inscribed, The Memory of the Just is Blessed.8

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S182] Lemuel Shattuck, History of the Town of Concord, 381, Potter genealogy.
  2. [S185] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, 82, mrs Mary Barratt d.
  3. [S185] Concord BMD, 18, Humpry Barit/Mary Potter m.
  4. [S1405] John Brooks Threlfall, Ancestry of my Children, 258, Luke Potter.
  5. [S185] Concord BMD, 88, Dean Humphrey Barrott d.
  6. [S667] Chandler and Lee, History of New Ipswich (1914), 212, Barrett: ensign.
  7. [S148] FindAGrave.com, memorials #22405547, #22405446.
  8. [S2363] Concord Gravemarker Data, SBG-121, Deacon Humpery Barret; SBG-122, Mary Barrett.
  9. [S185] Concord BMD, 22, Joseph Barratt b.
  10. [S185] Concord BMD, 24, Benjamin Barrett b.

Capt. Joseph/3 Barrett

M, #3510, (31 January 1678/79 - 4 April 1763)
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Father*Dea. Humphrey/2 Barrett1 b. c 1630, d. 3 Jan 1715/16
Mother*Mary/2 Potter1 b. c 1656, d. 17 Nov 1713
Appears on charts:Descendants of Capt. Thomas/1a Brooks
Descendants of Mary/2a Brooks
Descendants of Rebecca/3a Wheeler
Descendants of Rebecca/4a Minot
Last Edited:26 Jun 2018

Children with Rebecca/4a Minot:

  • Mary/5a Barrett10 b. 6 Apr 1706, d. 25 Jul 1778
  • Joseph/5a Barrett11 b. 30 Jan 1707/8, d. 21 Apr 1737
  • Rebecca/5a Barrett12 b. 12 Jul 1710, d. 8 Feb 1732/33
  • Lt. Oliver/5a Barrett13 b. 17 Jan 1712, d. 4 Apr 1788
  • Lt. Humphrey/5a Barrett14 b. 28 Aug 1715, d. 24 Mar 1783
  • Elizabeth/5a Barrett15 b. 9 Jan 1717, d. 23 Apr 1799
  • Ens. John/5a Barrett16 b. 14 Feb 1719/20, d. 19 Apr 1790
  • Samuel/5a Barrett17 b. 6 Jul 1725, d. 18 Jan 1728
Findagrave.com, memorial #24293661. Photo by Star Rhodes.
Capt. Joseph/3 Barrett, born 31 Jan 1678/79 at Concord, Massachusetts,1, there married, 24 Dec 1701, Rebecca/4a Minot of Concord, daughter of Dr. James/3 Minot and Rebecca/3a Wheeler, with whom he had 8 children.2 (Their siblings Capt. Benjamin/3 Barrett and Lydia/4a Minot also married.) His wife died at Concord 23 Jun 1738, a. 533, and he 4 Apr 1763, a. 84.4 They are interred in the South Burying Ground.5,6
     A farmer, he lived with his father, says Shattuck, "where Abel B. Haywood now [1847] lives."7

Local Notes:

Electedbetween 1734 and 1739, Concord, MATown treasurer, trainband captain.8,9
PropertyGrafton, MAHe was one of the original grantees of Grafton, but never lived there.9

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S185] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, 22, Joseph Barratt b.
  2. [S185] Concord BMD, 52, Joseph Barrott/Rebecka Minot m.
  3. [S185] Concord BMD, 143, Rebekah Barrett d.
  4. [S185] Concord BMD, 206, Capt Joseph Barrett d.
  5. [S148] FindAGrave.com, memorials #24293661, #24293604.
  6. [S2363] Concord Gravemarker Data, SBG-115, Capt. Joseph Barrett; SBG-116, Mrs. Rebecca Barrett.
  7. [S182] Lemuel Shattuck, History of the Town of Concord, 362, Barrett genealogy.
  8. [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 234, town officers; 362, Barrett genealogy.
  9. [S667] Chandler and Lee, History of New Ipswich (1914), 212, Barrett.
  10. [S185] Concord BMD, 65, Mary Barrott b.
  11. [S185] Concord BMD, 68, Joseph Barrott b.
  12. [S185] Concord BMD, 75, Rebeckah Barrott b.
  13. [S185] Concord BMD, 80, Oliuer Barratt b.
  14. [S185] Concord BMD, 86, Humphery Barrott b.
  15. [S185] Concord BMD, 91, Elisabeth Barratt b.
  16. [S185] Concord BMD, 98, John Baret b.
  17. [S185] Concord BMD, 113, Samll Barret b.; 111, d.