Deacon Samuel Barber

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 22 Dec 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Mary Harding, the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Harding. She was born on 1 May 1653 in Medfield, Massachusetts. On 27 March 1670 in Medfield, Massachusetts, Mary Harding was mentioned in the will of John Frairy Jr. [This marriage] She died 11 January 1730/31 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Barber (1676-1676) 2. Samuel Barber (1678-1704) 3. James Barber (1680-1704) 4. Hannah Barber (1683-1755) 5. Thomas Barber (1686-1691) 6. Mary Barber (1693-1704)
• Residence: 1675, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Samuel Barber was admitted as a townsman.
• Offices Held: say 1680, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He served as a schoolmaster, a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for five years, a Selectman for thirty-one years, and the Town Clerk for twenty-eight years.
• History: 1688, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was probably the owner of one of the biggest houses in town as the Town Meeting was held there in 1688.
• Religion: 1710, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a deacon.
• Married: 7 Aug 1736, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Sarah Millins. [This marriage] She died on 11 January in Medfield, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth: His birth date was recorded as 6 (11) 1646.