Matthias Button was a son of Thomas Button of Harrold, Bedfordshire. He was baptized on 11 Oct 1607 Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He had a brother William (bap 23 Nov 1600) and a sister Ann (bap. Dec 1604). His father was buried at the Parish Church of St. Peters at Harrold 26 June 1617. The mother may have been Mary (Price) Button. I have no further information on the mother at this time.
Name:Matthias Button
Gender:Male
Baptism Date:11 Oct 1607
Baptism Place:Harrold,Bedford,England
Father:Thomas Button
FHL Film Number:845460
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
R. Glen Nye, "Button Families of America", (Private Publisher, Utah 1971), page 40. 1
--MATTHIAS BUTTON, probably born ca. 1607; bapt. Oct. 11, 1607 at Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He came to America on the ship Abigail, with Governor John Endicott's party, landing at Salem, Mass. Sept. 6, 1628. He removed to Boston in 1633 where he was among the earliest settlers. He was admitted to the First Church with his wife Jan. 26, 1633. He removed to Ipswich prior to 1639, later, in 1646 to Haverhill, Mass., where he resided until his death. Matthias married four times; (1st) Lettyce; she died before 1639. He married (2nd) about 1639, Joane, widow of John Thornton. He married (3rd) ca. 1648/9 Ann Teagle or Tagall; she died Feb. 4, 1662/3. He married (4th) June 9, 1663 Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Duston and daughter of John and Ann (or Agnes) (Yeoman) Wheeler. She was buried July 16, 1690 at Haverhill. He was the son of Thomas Button of Harrold, England, who was buried at Harrold June 26, 1617 as recorded in the Register of the parish Church at Harrold. Matthias is said in many records to have been a Dutchman. It is not known from whence he came to America other than by the records mentioned above. It is therefore sometimes theorized that he might have emigrated to Holland with his parents when quite young, during the exodus of other Pilgrims between the years 1609 and 20. In Davis' Ancient Landmark of Plymouth, the Pilgrims emigrated from England to Amsterdam, Holland, in the winter of 1608-9; to Leyden in the spring of 1609, where they resided for nearly twelve years. Precisely how many and who at that time composed the Pilgrim Church, besides William Bradford and the families of Brewster and Robinson is not known; though it is probably true that members of the Wright, Southworth, Morton and Button families were among the number. It is known there were other Buttons early in Boston and there was a William Button on the Mayflower who died on the passage in 1620, which may show there were Buttons among the Pilgrims. There are other circumstances which support the theory that Matthias Button may have emigrated from Holland, besides the fact that he is spoken of as a Dutchman by early chronicles. First: the register books of the Parish Church of Harrold, Eng. shows that Thomas Button, supposed father of Matthias was buried there June 26, 1617 but gives no account his death, from which it might be inferred that his remains were brought from elsewhere, possibly abroad, to be buried beside a wife or child, it having been shown that he resided there in 1607 when Matthias was born. Second, among the effects of Daniel, son of Matthias and Ann Teagle Button (who was impressed into Captain Lathrop's Company in 1675 and killed in the Battle of Bloody Brook) was a Holland shirt, so called in the inventory of personal effects taken of his personal estate, indicating the family may have brought the same from Holland, or that his mother may have been of Holland (Dutch) parentage, as her name Ann Teagle might indicate, as does the name Lettyce, the first wife of Matthias. Matthias, as before said, came with Governor John Endicott's party. This company included adventurers, sons of noblemen and those of impoverished estates. They were in an exhausted condition when they landed from a long and hazardous voyage with exhausted stores of provisions. Many were sick and weak of limb. They brought with them cannon and small arms for their protection from savages. While some of them were acting as scouts in the wilderness, they overheard or observed some savages planning for the entire destruction of the colonists. They, accordingly prepared to meet them and with great effort got out and planted their cannon so as to command their projected approach. When the main body of the savages was located, they fired the cannon and frightened the Indians so they scattered like sheep. Matthias Button is spoken of in this incident of the first landing as one of the few colonists who were able to get and man the big gun, so nearly exhausted were they from sickness and from want of food. He was spoken of as a hale and hearty man. Nothing is known whether Matthias was married before or after his arrival at Salem. He did not reside there long, removing thence to Boston sometime prior to 1633 where he is found among the earliest settlers and identified with the 1st Church where two of his children were baptized. He removed thence to Ipswich, where he was a commoner in 1641, then to Haverhill in 1646 where he finally settled and where several of his children were born. He sold land at Ipswich to Thomas Wells June 14, 1644, subscribed to Major Dennison's allowance Dec. 29, 1648, this probably after he removed to Haverhill. In 1650 his estate at Haverhill was valued at 60; he had a house granted him and received six acres of plow land laid out June 2, 1652. His name appears in a list of twenty who built houses on the common of Haverhill. He first lived in the village of Haverhill, then in the western part of the town, then in the eastern, and finally where his house was burned in 1671, a thatched house situated about one mile northeast of the village. Matthias Button accumulated considerable landed estate during his lifetime but at no time was considered wealthy, as land was very cheap. He died intestate and the inventory of his estate Mar. 9, 1673 was only 99:11s:1d exclusive of the 80 acres of land given to his wife, Elizabeth. Children: 1 Mary, baptized Feb. 23, 1633/4 at Boston, Mass. She married Dec. 6, 1652 at Haverhill, Edward Yeoman. Records of Haverhill show births of six children 1653 to 1664. A daughter died April 1667. This family is believed to have moved to Plainfield, Conn. Their last two children were born in Stonington, Conn. Children: i Mary Yeomans, born Jan. 4, 1653. ii Samuel Yeomans, born Sept. 1, 1655. iii Thomas Yeomans, born Dec. 6, 1657. iv Elizabeth Yeomans, born Jan. 19, 1659. v Mehitable Yeomans, born Oct. 11, 1661; died Apr., 1667. vi Edward Yeomans, born Feb. 6, 1663; died Apr, 1667. (?) vii Henry Yeomans, born Jan. 15, 1669 in Stonington. viii John Yeomans, born Apr. 18, 1670 in Stonington. 2 Daniel, bapt. Feb. 22, 1634/5; died young. *3 Sarah, born 1650/51. 4 Hannah, born May 11, 1652. 5 Daniel, born Apr. 10, 1654 at Haverhill. He was killed Sept. 18, 1675 at Bloody Brook. His estate was inventoried Sept. 25, 1677. His "brother" Kingsbury is mentioned. 6 Abigail, born June 16, 1656; died in Apr., 1667. *7 Matthias, born Mar. 17, 1657/8. *8 Peter, born July 17, 1660. 9 Patience, born June 1, 1662; died Oct. 30, 1662.
Name:Matthias Button
Gender:Male
Baptism Date:11 Oct 1607
Baptism Place:Harrold,Bedford,England
Father:Thomas Button
FHL Film Number:845460
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
R. Glen Nye, "Button Families of America", (Private Publisher, Utah 1971), page 40. 1
--MATTHIAS BUTTON, probably born ca. 1607; bapt. Oct. 11, 1607 at Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He came to America on the ship Abigail, with Governor John Endicott's party, landing at Salem, Mass. Sept. 6, 1628. He removed to Boston in 1633 where he was among the earliest settlers. He was admitted to the First Church with his wife Jan. 26, 1633. He removed to Ipswich prior to 1639, later, in 1646 to Haverhill, Mass., where he resided until his death. Matthias married four times; (1st) Lettyce; she died before 1639. He married (2nd) about 1639, Joane, widow of John Thornton. He married (3rd) ca. 1648/9 Ann Teagle or Tagall; she died Feb. 4, 1662/3. He married (4th) June 9, 1663 Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Duston and daughter of John and Ann (or Agnes) (Yeoman) Wheeler. She was buried July 16, 1690 at Haverhill. He was the son of Thomas Button of Harrold, England, who was buried at Harrold June 26, 1617 as recorded in the Register of the parish Church at Harrold. Matthias is said in many records to have been a Dutchman. It is not known from whence he came to America other than by the records mentioned above. It is therefore sometimes theorized that he might have emigrated to Holland with his parents when quite young, during the exodus of other Pilgrims between the years 1609 and 20. In Davis' Ancient Landmark of Plymouth, the Pilgrims emigrated from England to Amsterdam, Holland, in the winter of 1608-9; to Leyden in the spring of 1609, where they resided for nearly twelve years. Precisely how many and who at that time composed the Pilgrim Church, besides William Bradford and the families of Brewster and Robinson is not known; though it is probably true that members of the Wright, Southworth, Morton and Button families were among the number. It is known there were other Buttons early in Boston and there was a William Button on the Mayflower who died on the passage in 1620, which may show there were Buttons among the Pilgrims. There are other circumstances which support the theory that Matthias Button may have emigrated from Holland, besides the fact that he is spoken of as a Dutchman by early chronicles. First: the register books of the Parish Church of Harrold, Eng. shows that Thomas Button, supposed father of Matthias was buried there June 26, 1617 but gives no account his death, from which it might be inferred that his remains were brought from elsewhere, possibly abroad, to be buried beside a wife or child, it having been shown that he resided there in 1607 when Matthias was born. Second, among the effects of Daniel, son of Matthias and Ann Teagle Button (who was impressed into Captain Lathrop's Company in 1675 and killed in the Battle of Bloody Brook) was a Holland shirt, so called in the inventory of personal effects taken of his personal estate, indicating the family may have brought the same from Holland, or that his mother may have been of Holland (Dutch) parentage, as her name Ann Teagle might indicate, as does the name Lettyce, the first wife of Matthias. Matthias, as before said, came with Governor John Endicott's party. This company included adventurers, sons of noblemen and those of impoverished estates. They were in an exhausted condition when they landed from a long and hazardous voyage with exhausted stores of provisions. Many were sick and weak of limb. They brought with them cannon and small arms for their protection from savages. While some of them were acting as scouts in the wilderness, they overheard or observed some savages planning for the entire destruction of the colonists. They, accordingly prepared to meet them and with great effort got out and planted their cannon so as to command their projected approach. When the main body of the savages was located, they fired the cannon and frightened the Indians so they scattered like sheep. Matthias Button is spoken of in this incident of the first landing as one of the few colonists who were able to get and man the big gun, so nearly exhausted were they from sickness and from want of food. He was spoken of as a hale and hearty man. Nothing is known whether Matthias was married before or after his arrival at Salem. He did not reside there long, removing thence to Boston sometime prior to 1633 where he is found among the earliest settlers and identified with the 1st Church where two of his children were baptized. He removed thence to Ipswich, where he was a commoner in 1641, then to Haverhill in 1646 where he finally settled and where several of his children were born. He sold land at Ipswich to Thomas Wells June 14, 1644, subscribed to Major Dennison's allowance Dec. 29, 1648, this probably after he removed to Haverhill. In 1650 his estate at Haverhill was valued at 60; he had a house granted him and received six acres of plow land laid out June 2, 1652. His name appears in a list of twenty who built houses on the common of Haverhill. He first lived in the village of Haverhill, then in the western part of the town, then in the eastern, and finally where his house was burned in 1671, a thatched house situated about one mile northeast of the village. Matthias Button accumulated considerable landed estate during his lifetime but at no time was considered wealthy, as land was very cheap. He died intestate and the inventory of his estate Mar. 9, 1673 was only 99:11s:1d exclusive of the 80 acres of land given to his wife, Elizabeth. Children: 1 Mary, baptized Feb. 23, 1633/4 at Boston, Mass. She married Dec. 6, 1652 at Haverhill, Edward Yeoman. Records of Haverhill show births of six children 1653 to 1664. A daughter died April 1667. This family is believed to have moved to Plainfield, Conn. Their last two children were born in Stonington, Conn. Children: i Mary Yeomans, born Jan. 4, 1653. ii Samuel Yeomans, born Sept. 1, 1655. iii Thomas Yeomans, born Dec. 6, 1657. iv Elizabeth Yeomans, born Jan. 19, 1659. v Mehitable Yeomans, born Oct. 11, 1661; died Apr., 1667. vi Edward Yeomans, born Feb. 6, 1663; died Apr, 1667. (?) vii Henry Yeomans, born Jan. 15, 1669 in Stonington. viii John Yeomans, born Apr. 18, 1670 in Stonington. 2 Daniel, bapt. Feb. 22, 1634/5; died young. *3 Sarah, born 1650/51. 4 Hannah, born May 11, 1652. 5 Daniel, born Apr. 10, 1654 at Haverhill. He was killed Sept. 18, 1675 at Bloody Brook. His estate was inventoried Sept. 25, 1677. His "brother" Kingsbury is mentioned. 6 Abigail, born June 16, 1656; died in Apr., 1667. *7 Matthias, born Mar. 17, 1657/8. *8 Peter, born July 17, 1660. 9 Patience, born June 1, 1662; died Oct. 30, 1662.
Matthias Button was a son of Thomas Button of Harrold, Bedfordshire. He was baptized on 11 Oct 1607 Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He had a brother William (bap 23 Nov 1600) and a sister Ann (bap. Dec 1604). His father was buried at the Parish Church of St. Peters at Harrold 26 June 1617. The mother may have been Mary (Price) Button. I have no further information on the mother at this time.
Name:Matthias Button
Gender:Male
Baptism Date:11 Oct 1607
Baptism Place:Harrold,Bedford,England
Father:Thomas Button
FHL Film Number:845460
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
R. Glen Nye, "Button Families of America", (Private Publisher, Utah 1971), page 40. 1
--MATTHIAS BUTTON, probably born ca. 1607; bapt. Oct. 11, 1607 at Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He came to America on the ship Abigail, with Governor John Endicott's party, landing at Salem, Mass. Sept. 6, 1628. He removed to Boston in 1633 where he was among the earliest settlers. He was admitted to the First Church with his wife Jan. 26, 1633. He removed to Ipswich prior to 1639, later, in 1646 to Haverhill, Mass., where he resided until his death. Matthias married four times; (1st) Lettyce; she died before 1639. He married (2nd) about 1639, Joane, widow of John Thornton. He married (3rd) ca. 1648/9 Ann Teagle or Tagall; she died Feb. 4, 1662/3. He married (4th) June 9, 1663 Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Duston and daughter of John and Ann (or Agnes) (Yeoman) Wheeler. She was buried July 16, 1690 at Haverhill. He was the son of Thomas Button of Harrold, England, who was buried at Harrold June 26, 1617 as recorded in the Register of the parish Church at Harrold. Matthias is said in many records to have been a Dutchman. It is not known from whence he came to America other than by the records mentioned above. It is therefore sometimes theorized that he might have emigrated to Holland with his parents when quite young, during the exodus of other Pilgrims between the years 1609 and 20. In Davis' Ancient Landmark of Plymouth, the Pilgrims emigrated from England to Amsterdam, Holland, in the winter of 1608-9; to Leyden in the spring of 1609, where they resided for nearly twelve years. Precisely how many and who at that time composed the Pilgrim Church, besides William Bradford and the families of Brewster and Robinson is not known; though it is probably true that members of the Wright, Southworth, Morton and Button families were among the number. It is known there were other Buttons early in Boston and there was a William Button on the Mayflower who died on the passage in 1620, which may show there were Buttons among the Pilgrims. There are other circumstances which support the theory that Matthias Button may have emigrated from Holland, besides the fact that he is spoken of as a Dutchman by early chronicles. First: the register books of the Parish Church of Harrold, Eng. shows that Thomas Button, supposed father of Matthias was buried there June 26, 1617 but gives no account his death, from which it might be inferred that his remains were brought from elsewhere, possibly abroad, to be buried beside a wife or child, it having been shown that he resided there in 1607 when Matthias was born. Second, among the effects of Daniel, son of Matthias and Ann Teagle Button (who was impressed into Captain Lathrop's Company in 1675 and killed in the Battle of Bloody Brook) was a Holland shirt, so called in the inventory of personal effects taken of his personal estate, indicating the family may have brought the same from Holland, or that his mother may have been of Holland (Dutch) parentage, as her name Ann Teagle might indicate, as does the name Lettyce, the first wife of Matthias. Matthias, as before said, came with Governor John Endicott's party. This company included adventurers, sons of noblemen and those of impoverished estates. They were in an exhausted condition when they landed from a long and hazardous voyage with exhausted stores of provisions. Many were sick and weak of limb. They brought with them cannon and small arms for their protection from savages. While some of them were acting as scouts in the wilderness, they overheard or observed some savages planning for the entire destruction of the colonists. They, accordingly prepared to meet them and with great effort got out and planted their cannon so as to command their projected approach. When the main body of the savages was located, they fired the cannon and frightened the Indians so they scattered like sheep. Matthias Button is spoken of in this incident of the first landing as one of the few colonists who were able to get and man the big gun, so nearly exhausted were they from sickness and from want of food. He was spoken of as a hale and hearty man. Nothing is known whether Matthias was married before or after his arrival at Salem. He did not reside there long, removing thence to Boston sometime prior to 1633 where he is found among the earliest settlers and identified with the 1st Church where two of his children were baptized. He removed thence to Ipswich, where he was a commoner in 1641, then to Haverhill in 1646 where he finally settled and where several of his children were born. He sold land at Ipswich to Thomas Wells June 14, 1644, subscribed to Major Dennison's allowance Dec. 29, 1648, this probably after he removed to Haverhill. In 1650 his estate at Haverhill was valued at 60; he had a house granted him and received six acres of plow land laid out June 2, 1652. His name appears in a list of twenty who built houses on the common of Haverhill. He first lived in the village of Haverhill, then in the western part of the town, then in the eastern, and finally where his house was burned in 1671, a thatched house situated about one mile northeast of the village. Matthias Button accumulated considerable landed estate during his lifetime but at no time was considered wealthy, as land was very cheap. He died intestate and the inventory of his estate Mar. 9, 1673 was only 99:11s:1d exclusive of the 80 acres of land given to his wife, Elizabeth. Children: 1 Mary, baptized Feb. 23, 1633/4 at Boston, Mass. She married Dec. 6, 1652 at Haverhill, Edward Yeoman. Records of Haverhill show births of six children 1653 to 1664. A daughter died April 1667. This family is believed to have moved to Plainfield, Conn. Their last two children were born in Stonington, Conn. Children: i Mary Yeomans, born Jan. 4, 1653. ii Samuel Yeomans, born Sept. 1, 1655. iii Thomas Yeomans, born Dec. 6, 1657. iv Elizabeth Yeomans, born Jan. 19, 1659. v Mehitable Yeomans, born Oct. 11, 1661; died Apr., 1667. vi Edward Yeomans, born Feb. 6, 1663; died Apr, 1667. (?) vii Henry Yeomans, born Jan. 15, 1669 in Stonington. viii John Yeomans, born Apr. 18, 1670 in Stonington. 2 Daniel, bapt. Feb. 22, 1634/5; died young. *3 Sarah, born 1650/51. 4 Hannah, born May 11, 1652. 5 Daniel, born Apr. 10, 1654 at Haverhill. He was killed Sept. 18, 1675 at Bloody Brook. His estate was inventoried Sept. 25, 1677. His "brother" Kingsbury is mentioned. 6 Abigail, born June 16, 1656; died in Apr., 1667. *7 Matthias, born Mar. 17, 1657/8. *8 Peter, born July 17, 1660. 9 Patience, born June 1, 1662; died Oct. 30, 1662.
Name:Matthias Button
Gender:Male
Baptism Date:11 Oct 1607
Baptism Place:Harrold,Bedford,England
Father:Thomas Button
FHL Film Number:845460
Source Information
Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
R. Glen Nye, "Button Families of America", (Private Publisher, Utah 1971), page 40. 1
--MATTHIAS BUTTON, probably born ca. 1607; bapt. Oct. 11, 1607 at Harrold, Bedfordshire, England. He came to America on the ship Abigail, with Governor John Endicott's party, landing at Salem, Mass. Sept. 6, 1628. He removed to Boston in 1633 where he was among the earliest settlers. He was admitted to the First Church with his wife Jan. 26, 1633. He removed to Ipswich prior to 1639, later, in 1646 to Haverhill, Mass., where he resided until his death. Matthias married four times; (1st) Lettyce; she died before 1639. He married (2nd) about 1639, Joane, widow of John Thornton. He married (3rd) ca. 1648/9 Ann Teagle or Tagall; she died Feb. 4, 1662/3. He married (4th) June 9, 1663 Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Duston and daughter of John and Ann (or Agnes) (Yeoman) Wheeler. She was buried July 16, 1690 at Haverhill. He was the son of Thomas Button of Harrold, England, who was buried at Harrold June 26, 1617 as recorded in the Register of the parish Church at Harrold. Matthias is said in many records to have been a Dutchman. It is not known from whence he came to America other than by the records mentioned above. It is therefore sometimes theorized that he might have emigrated to Holland with his parents when quite young, during the exodus of other Pilgrims between the years 1609 and 20. In Davis' Ancient Landmark of Plymouth, the Pilgrims emigrated from England to Amsterdam, Holland, in the winter of 1608-9; to Leyden in the spring of 1609, where they resided for nearly twelve years. Precisely how many and who at that time composed the Pilgrim Church, besides William Bradford and the families of Brewster and Robinson is not known; though it is probably true that members of the Wright, Southworth, Morton and Button families were among the number. It is known there were other Buttons early in Boston and there was a William Button on the Mayflower who died on the passage in 1620, which may show there were Buttons among the Pilgrims. There are other circumstances which support the theory that Matthias Button may have emigrated from Holland, besides the fact that he is spoken of as a Dutchman by early chronicles. First: the register books of the Parish Church of Harrold, Eng. shows that Thomas Button, supposed father of Matthias was buried there June 26, 1617 but gives no account his death, from which it might be inferred that his remains were brought from elsewhere, possibly abroad, to be buried beside a wife or child, it having been shown that he resided there in 1607 when Matthias was born. Second, among the effects of Daniel, son of Matthias and Ann Teagle Button (who was impressed into Captain Lathrop's Company in 1675 and killed in the Battle of Bloody Brook) was a Holland shirt, so called in the inventory of personal effects taken of his personal estate, indicating the family may have brought the same from Holland, or that his mother may have been of Holland (Dutch) parentage, as her name Ann Teagle might indicate, as does the name Lettyce, the first wife of Matthias. Matthias, as before said, came with Governor John Endicott's party. This company included adventurers, sons of noblemen and those of impoverished estates. They were in an exhausted condition when they landed from a long and hazardous voyage with exhausted stores of provisions. Many were sick and weak of limb. They brought with them cannon and small arms for their protection from savages. While some of them were acting as scouts in the wilderness, they overheard or observed some savages planning for the entire destruction of the colonists. They, accordingly prepared to meet them and with great effort got out and planted their cannon so as to command their projected approach. When the main body of the savages was located, they fired the cannon and frightened the Indians so they scattered like sheep. Matthias Button is spoken of in this incident of the first landing as one of the few colonists who were able to get and man the big gun, so nearly exhausted were they from sickness and from want of food. He was spoken of as a hale and hearty man. Nothing is known whether Matthias was married before or after his arrival at Salem. He did not reside there long, removing thence to Boston sometime prior to 1633 where he is found among the earliest settlers and identified with the 1st Church where two of his children were baptized. He removed thence to Ipswich, where he was a commoner in 1641, then to Haverhill in 1646 where he finally settled and where several of his children were born. He sold land at Ipswich to Thomas Wells June 14, 1644, subscribed to Major Dennison's allowance Dec. 29, 1648, this probably after he removed to Haverhill. In 1650 his estate at Haverhill was valued at 60; he had a house granted him and received six acres of plow land laid out June 2, 1652. His name appears in a list of twenty who built houses on the common of Haverhill. He first lived in the village of Haverhill, then in the western part of the town, then in the eastern, and finally where his house was burned in 1671, a thatched house situated about one mile northeast of the village. Matthias Button accumulated considerable landed estate during his lifetime but at no time was considered wealthy, as land was very cheap. He died intestate and the inventory of his estate Mar. 9, 1673 was only 99:11s:1d exclusive of the 80 acres of land given to his wife, Elizabeth. Children: 1 Mary, baptized Feb. 23, 1633/4 at Boston, Mass. She married Dec. 6, 1652 at Haverhill, Edward Yeoman. Records of Haverhill show births of six children 1653 to 1664. A daughter died April 1667. This family is believed to have moved to Plainfield, Conn. Their last two children were born in Stonington, Conn. Children: i Mary Yeomans, born Jan. 4, 1653. ii Samuel Yeomans, born Sept. 1, 1655. iii Thomas Yeomans, born Dec. 6, 1657. iv Elizabeth Yeomans, born Jan. 19, 1659. v Mehitable Yeomans, born Oct. 11, 1661; died Apr., 1667. vi Edward Yeomans, born Feb. 6, 1663; died Apr, 1667. (?) vii Henry Yeomans, born Jan. 15, 1669 in Stonington. viii John Yeomans, born Apr. 18, 1670 in Stonington. 2 Daniel, bapt. Feb. 22, 1634/5; died young. *3 Sarah, born 1650/51. 4 Hannah, born May 11, 1652. 5 Daniel, born Apr. 10, 1654 at Haverhill. He was killed Sept. 18, 1675 at Bloody Brook. His estate was inventoried Sept. 25, 1677. His "brother" Kingsbury is mentioned. 6 Abigail, born June 16, 1656; died in Apr., 1667. *7 Matthias, born Mar. 17, 1657/8. *8 Peter, born July 17, 1660. 9 Patience, born June 1, 1662; died Oct. 30, 1662.
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