Joseph moved with his family to Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Mass, in 1656 and lived in the area the rest of his life. He was Baptized Dec 1, 1656 by the Rev John Fisk at the local church at the age of 6. In 1686 they settled the 500 acres upon the North and East side of the Merrimack River known as "wilderness land", said land lying between Tyng's Pond and the River. There is now a town called Tyngsboro(Middlesex Co) and this land probably lies in that vicinity. Joseph Butterfield's estate was appraised on 22 December 1720
Lived on the east side of Merrimack River in 1711.
~Children
1.Joseph Butterfield b.28 Jan 1675, Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
2.Hannah Butterfield b. 8 Jul 1678 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
3.Benjamin Butterfield b. 24 Feb 1679 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
4.Grace Butterfield b. 26 May 1687 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
5.Tabitha Butterfield b.29 May 1687 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
6.Isaac Butterfield b.10 Oct 1689 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
7.Jacob Butterfield b.10 Oct 1689 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
8.Abigail Butterfield b.4 Jun 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
9.Abraham Butterfield b.4 Jun 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA, USA
Christening: 1 December 1656, by Rev Fiske at age 6/Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, MA92
Occupation: Settler/Husbandman
Residence: 1656, Chelmsford, MA; 1686 settled on 500 acres of "wilderness land" on the north side of the Merrimac River, between the river and Tyng's Pond. (now Tyngsboro, Middlesex Co, MA)
Will: 22 December 1720, Estate appraised and inventoried
Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870
Given Name: Joseph
Surname: Butterfield
Location: Chelmsford
Date: 1728
Subject: Administration
Number: 3729
He died in 1720, as his estate was appraised on the Dec. 22, 1720, and inventoried on the same date. The following is filed with the same inventory in the Midx. Reg. Viz:
To the honoured Judge of probate for the County of Middlesex:
Honoured Sir:
After my service presented to hour honour, these may certify you, that through age and infirmities I am not able to come to Cambridge: I earnestly desire that Dea. Joshua Fletcher may be put in Administrator upon the estate of my deceased husband, for he is an honest man and one that is capable of managing such a work; which if your honour please to grant or show of your honour will much oblidge you humble servant.
Chelmsford Sept. ye 14th., 1728 Lydia Butterfield
(Endorsed)
Sept. 16, 1728. At the desire of his widow, within named, of Joseph Butterfield, only surviving son of said deceased, of Simon Thompson and Ephraim Waters, Husbands to two of Deceased's Daughters, Administration on ye said Deceased's estate is granted to Joshua Fletcher of Chelmsford, ye oman, Joseph Butterfield of said Town surety 300, I.R. J.P.
The following is the inventory of estate 3729:
Inprims his appartel his best coat 1-19-00
__ his best jacket 0-14-00
Outer Cloase 0-10-00
stocking 0-10-00
his books 0-07-00
table linnon 0-06-00
sheets 4-10-00
shirts 0-09-00
gloves 0-02-00
wollen cloash 3-00-00
the best bed and furniture 8-11-00
20-12-00
the meanest bed and its furniture 1-03-00
a pillow bese 0-01-06
leather and shoes 0-14-00
puter 1-00-00
earthen 0-07-06
trays dishes spoons and frenchers 0-05-06
warm pot riffles and poot hoks 0-12-00
barrels tubs and churne payls & bottle 0-13-00
chairs 0-03-00
a gun 0-07-00
a chest 0-02-00
the trammil 0-03-00
a lane five 0-02-06
a lithe and facling & hun???
and block iron 0-85-00
two oxen 10-00-00
two cows 6-00-00
a mare and colte 3-00-00
teen sheepe 3-15-00
swine 6-00-00
rie 1-07-00
oats 0-10-00
hide and fallow 0-14-00
flax 0-10-00
wool 0-03-00
iron tools and facling 8-19-00
table and pillion 0-15-00
? 0-02-00
62-06-00
? he whom ? with ? building:
fencing and orcharding ??-00-00
the loot wher Jacob dwells 5-00-00
the outr feild loot 3-10-00
the ? on ? the north of Chesnut hill6-10-00
the wood lot on the south of Chesnut hill 6-10-00
the greate loot of ? inlittle ? much 20-00-00
the little loot of meadow in litle ? much 8-00-00
a four acre ? lot as ? swamp 4-00-00
two halfe acre loots by David Bysbys 1-00-00
a three acre loot near boubles meadowe 2-00-00
one acre of pine land by David Bysbys 0-05-00
one acre of pine land to west ? milloo 0-10-00
a five acre loot toward grafton mill 3-05-00
sixtene acres of land at great ? 10-10-00
three acres of meadowe on great ? much brook 9-15-00
six acres of meadowe at the south end of
great tadmuck broad meadow 12-00-00
for beefe 01-06-00
Real estate 132-15-00
Brought forward 62-06
Beef 26/0 1-06
Total 196-7
Signed Joseph Keys & Ebenezer Wright
? Decem. 24th 1728
Joseph Keys & Ebenezer Wright took the subscriber to this inventory personally appearing ? oath that in taking ? ? inventory and apprizing the estate herein mentioned they proceeded faithfully justly & impartially and apprized the Estate werein mentioned at the true value thereof in Bills of Credit according to best of their under standing ?. Sworn before me P?? Prescott Justice of peace