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yt a division of ye estate may be made, this Court orders ye administrator
to compute ye estate, and to divide ye remainder into five equal
sums, for each child a part, and to deliver as soon as hee can ye shares
belonging to ye two daughters, to their sd, husbands, taking their receipts
for ye sums, and ye other shares to ye other children, when they come
to age, or are married, unless other orders intervene. Nov. 14, 1676.
(Ibid.)
The estate of Matthias Button Sr. was inventoried by Henry Kingsbury
and Robert Swan, March 9, 1673 at œ99:11s:8d. (Norfolk County Deeds,
Vol. 2, page 491.)
Elizabeth Button, widow of Matthias Button of Haverhill, to Peter
Green, her son-in-law, twenty acres upland hear Hawk's meadow, bounded
south on said Green, and Aquilla Chase, north on Thomas Dustin, N. W.
on Walnut tree and Hawk's meadow. Dec. 7, 1673. (Norfolk Co. Deeds,
Vol. 3, page 107.)
The forgoing transfer is a part of the eighty acres conveyed to his
wife Elizabeth by Matthias Button, and formerly a part of his farm, bounded
on the northwest by Hawk's meadow, and north by Thomas Dustin, whose
wife Hannah was the heroine of Haverhill and who was captured by the
Indians in their assault on Haverhill.
Ed. note: This ends the unedited portion of the original book introduction
by Alphonso Button and Dr. C. A. Button. The remainder of this
introduction is also in large part taken from their notes but has been
edited and augmented by information not available to the original writers.
Thomas Button Button, father of Matthias had other children, according
to Parish records of Harrold, Bedfordshire, England.
Children:
1 William christened Nov. 23, 1600. He married Oct. 12, 1631.
Etheldreda Clayton (or Claydon). Children:
i Mary, Christened Sept. 2, 1632.
ii Ann, Christened May 4, 1634.
iii Elizabeth, Christened Oct. 9, 1636.
iv Etheldreda, Christened Oct. 13, 1639.
v Joan, Christened Mar. 6, 1641.
2 Ann, Christened Dec., 1604. She married Nov. 19, 1632 James
Hull.
3 Matthias, Christened Oct. 11, 1607.
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