Person:Thomas Barber (7)

Research in England on the ancestry of Thomas Barber was conducted (in England) by Brian Lewis, a Barber descendant living in Florida. (See Sources.)

The birth dates for Thomas and his children were taken from "Boston Births, Volume 9, Boston, Massachusetts".

From Ancestry of John Barber White and his descendants. p. 131-133 Barber. John Barber(3) of Dorchester, Dorset, England, came to New England with his family in 1664. He was a bodice-maker and tailor by trade as proved by the following Note: “1663-4, Mar. 2: The Steward of the Hospital is desired to disburse unto Mr. Cole the Summe of 3 li. For the transportation of John Barber and his family to New England” (Records of the Borough of Dorchester, co. Dorset, England, p. 521)."

Thomas Barber(2) (469), b in England abt 1650; came with his parents to Boston in 1664, where he was a soldier in King Phillip’s war in 1675, took the oath of allegiance with his brother John in 1678. He was a tailor by trade; lived in Boston and Dorchester; m. abt 1676-7, Mary. Children:

472. Thomas Barber(3)+ 473. Ruth Barber, b. in Boston Feb 4, 1679-80. 474. John Barber, b. in Boston Feb 14, 1681 475. Mary Barber, b. in Boston, Feb 25, 1683, d. in Dorchester, Sep 22, 1692. 476. Joseph Barber, b. in Boston, July 9, 1686.

Per Betty Barber Lusk (30 July 2006): Neither I nor Brian [Lewis] could ever find death dates for Thomas. I checked the Probates for Suffolk County and Plymouth County-- no record in the Vital Records, either. There was a probate for a Thomas Barber who died in 1718 but he was the Thomas Barber of Charlestown, a "Mariner" who m1. Hannah Roper and m2. Hannah Stedman, NOT our Thomas Barber of Boston. Boston records on deaths were not officially kept until 1745.

First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, 1876; p. 68-69 Tax List for 1681... 1681 - Division No. 5 No. 5. Capt. Hutchinsons Company Thomas Barber

Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth-Century Conflicts Edited by Carole Doreski Published by the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The New England Historic Genealogical Society p. 13: Barber, Thomas, 2/18/1675(6) [under officer] Scottow Barber, Thomas, 4/24/1676 [under officer] Scottow Barber, Thomas, 6/24/1676 [under officer] Scottow

Soldiers in King Philip's War (from NEHGS Register Volume 43, 1889, p. 64): Joshua Scottow came to Boston with his mother Thomasine, who joined the church September 21, 1634... Capt. Scottow was of the Artillery Company in 1645, Ensign in 1656, and Capt. afterwards... Credited under Capt. Scottow: (Feb 19, 1675-6) Thomas Barber, 02 08 00 p. 77: April 24, 1676: Thomas Barber 03 18 00 June 14, 1676: Thomas Barber 02 02 00

[I'm curious to know why they went to Dorchester; there was another BARBER family there as early as 1630s; relations?]

From Betty Barber Lusk, 1 January 2007:

I checked the Boston VR and Scituate and Hingham VR for Thomas' death and the Sussex and Plymouth Counties' probates with no luck for Thomas at all.

I just have to figure that they had given any property away previously to children, and were living with one of their children when they died. (Thomas' daughter Mary died in Dorchester at a fairly young age)

1. ↑ Lewis, Brian.