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It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 273, who is Ruth BARBER (1696-????), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]
My ancestral line back through three generations of BARBER families is:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)
8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)
16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)
34. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1969)
68. Aaron Smith (1765-1841)
69. Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850)
136. Moses Smith (1732-????)
137. Patience Hamant (1735-????)
272. Henry Smith, born 16 December 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 April 1743 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 544. Samuel Smith and 545. Sarah Clark. He married 01 September 1730 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
273. Ruth Barber, born 05 March 1696 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
Children of Henry Smith and Ruth Barber are: Ruth Smith (1730-1813); Moses Smith (1732-????); Asa Smith (1740-1795).
546. Zechariah Barber, born 29 September 1656 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 11 August 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He married 30 August 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
547. Abiel Ellis, born 15 October 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 April 1716 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 1094. Thomas Ellis and 1095. Mary Wight.
Children of Zechariah Barber and Abiel Ellis are: Benoni Barber (1684-1684); Zechariah Barber (1685-1746); Joseph Barber (1687-1770); Abiel Barber (1691-????); John Barber (1693-1754); Ruth Barber (1696-????); Thomas Barber (1698-1705); Elizabeth Barber (1700-????); Mary Barber (1703-????).
1092. George Barber, born about 1617 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England; died 13 April 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He married 24 November 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
1093. Elizabeth Clarke, born before 23 July 1620; died 22 December 1683 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 2186. Thomas Clarke and 2187. Mary Canne.
Children of George Barber and Elizabeth Clarke are: Elizabeth Barber (1641-1642); Mary Barber (1643-1643); Mary Barber (1644-1700: Samuel Barber (1647-1736); John Barber (1649-1688); Elizabeth Barber (1651-????); Hannah Barber (1654-1705); Zechariah Barber (1656-1705); Abigail Barber (1659-????).
So far, the only information I've found about this the George Barber line is from the book:
William S. Tilden (editor), History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (Boston, Mass.: Geo. H. Ellis, 1887).
The family genealogy section of the book provides this summary:
"George Barber was born in England about 1615. He embarked for the New World in the "Transport" July 4, 1635, receiving a certificate of his conformity to the orders and discipline of the Church of England from the minister at Gravesend. He was accepted a townsman at Dedham in 1640. Among the names of those who were members of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company in 1646 is that of "Captain George Barber." In 1647, he took the freeman's oath at Dedham. He was one of the foremost in forming the settlement at Medfield, and in November, 1651, made a contact with the selectmen to build a mill "for the supply of the town," which he did, locating it on Mill Brook, just below where it crosses Elm Street. This mill he sold the next year to Henry Adams. In 1652, he was on the committee for laying out highways, and to his care was intrusted the cutting of the fine timber trees that grew along Vine Brook. In 1663, he "beat the drum," and received from the town therefor four bushels three pecks of corn. He was frequently employed in the settlement of estates, and was also, for some time, the principal military officer of the town. He served ten years on the board of selectmen, twenty-three years consecutively as town clerk, and four years as representative to the General Court. His house was on Main Street, near where that of the late Bradford Curtis now stands. He married in 1642 Elizabeth Clark, who died in 1683; second, Joan, widow of Anthony Fisher of Dedham. He died in 1685."
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