Hannah Butterick

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• Alternate birth: Abt Jun 1686

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The Derby Genealogy (citation details below) lists her only as Hannah, no maiden name or parents given. Many online sites claim she was Hannah Butterick, daughter of John Butterick and his wife Mary, but without proof. It would seem they are probably correct.

The published vital records of Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts list her death as Hannah Daby, "w. of John, Nov. 17, 1744, a. 58 y. 5 m. G.R.I.", that last abbreviation indicating that this record came from a grave record in Harvard's Old Cemetery.

The published vital records of Stow show the birth of a Hannah Butterick, "d. John and Mary, June 6, [16]85." June 1685 is 59 years and five months before November 1744. It is easy to believe that a gravestone inscription was off by a year, whether because the stonecutter erred, the next of kin were mistaken, or the person being buried had quietly trimmed a year off their declared age over the course of a lifetime.

Finally, the will of John Butterick of Stow, made in Jun 1717, mentions his daughter Hannah, wife of John Daby.

Family/Spouse: John Daby. John (son of Thomas Daby and Mary Brown) was born on 26 Jan 1687 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1769 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Simon Daby was born on 27 Feb 1714 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1802 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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• Alternate death: Aft Jun 1717, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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His will mentions his daughter Hannah, wife of John Daby.

John married Mary Blood on 8 Apr 1679 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Robert Blood and Elizabeth Willard) was born on 4 Mar 1655 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 14 Feb 1724 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Arrived in 1635 and settled at Concord. Sergeant of the local trainband.

William married Sarah before 1653. Sarah died on 17 Jul 1664 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Robert married Elizabeth Willard on 8 Apr 1653 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Willard and Mary Sharpee) was born in 1633 in England; died on 29 Aug 1690 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: 1692

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Came to Concord about 1640.

James married Ellen. Ellen died on 1 Aug 1674 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: 25 Apr 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachussets

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"For the entire forty years of his residence in New England, Simon Willard performed more public service, both civil and military, than all but a few of his contemporaries." [Robert Charles Anderson]

From Wikipedia, accessed 3 May 2020:

Simon Willard was an early Massachusetts fur trader, colonial militia leader, legislator, and judge.

Willard was born in Horsmonden, Kent, England and baptized on April 7, 1605. He emigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1634 with his first wife Mary Sharp and their daughters Mary and Elizabeth. He was a founder of Concord, Massachusetts, served it as clerk from 1635 to 1653, and helped negotiate its purchase from the Native American owners. Willard represented Concord in the Massachusetts General Court from 1636 to 1654, and was assistant and councillor from 1654 to 1676.

Willard served as an advisor to the Nashaway Company which founded Lancaster, Massachusetts in the 1640s and 1650s, and he settled in Lancaster by 1660. In 1651 Willard laid out 1,000 acres for settlement along the Assabet River which may have included parts of what is now Maynard, Massachusetts when a Native American leader, Tantamous (Old Jethro), defaulted on a mortgage for a debt due to Concord gunsmith, Herman Garrett, for an unpaid debt. In 1654/55, Willard led an expedition against Ninigret in southern New England, and removed Ninigret's Pequot wards and placed them with Niantic Sachem Harman Garrett in what is now Westerly, Rhode Island. In Massachusetts Willard served as an advisor to the Nashaway Indians and provided guns to them by order of the Massachusetts General Court. He served as a major of militia in King Philip's War in 1676 at age 70, and he was the Chief Military Officer of Middlesex County, Massachusetts and repelled a Nipmuc force that was besieging Brookfield. He became a magistrate and died aged 71 on April 24, 1676 in Charlestown, Massachusetts while holding court.

The Willard Elementary School in Concord, Massachusetts is named after Willard. The Liberty ship 0743 Simon Willard was also named after him.

Simon married Mary Sharpee on 13 Oct 1628 in Marden, Kent, England. Mary (daughter of Samuel Sharpee and Abovehope Nicholls) was born before 17 Apr 1609; was christened on 17 Apr 1609 in Marden, Kent, England; died between 1649 and 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Between Nov 1649 and Abt 1653

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She either immigrated to New England with her husband in 1634 or followed him shortly thereafter. She was certainly there by 1639. No record of her death has been found.