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from Kingston, on Thames, call. ostler; but it may have been for purpose
of deception. He m. I think, Elizabeth d. of John Hastings.

    BUTTRY or BUTTERY, JOHN, Reading, perhaps s. of Nicholas, had
John, b. 9 May 1660; and Elizabeth 1 June 1662. NICHOLAS, Cambridge,
came, prob. in the James from London 1635, aged 33, with w. Martha,
28, and ch. Grace, 1. This surname is unusual; but when Grace m.
14 Oct. 1653, William Healey, it was spell. Butterice, or Buttress.

    BUXTON, ANTHONY, Salem, 1637, by w. Eliz. had Anthony, b. 6
Sept. 1653, wh. d. at 22 yrs.; Samuel, 14 Aug. 1655, wh. d. at 20 yrs.;
James, 8 Aug. 1659, d. young; Thomas, 24 Feb. 1662, d. in few mos.;
Joseph, 17 July 1663; and Hannah, 27 Jan. 1666; beside Rachel, that
d. on the same day with her br. Samuel; made his will 8 Mar. 1684, and d.
soon, leav. wid. and ch. beside the two last nam. Eliz. w. of Isaac Cook; John;
Lydia; Mary; and Sarah. Mary m. 28 Dec. 1672, John Cook. CLEMENT,
Stamford 1650, d. 2 Aug. 1657, had ds. Sarah and Unity, beside s. Clement.
His wid. Unity m. 22 July 1658, Peter Brown of the same, and next, 9 Mar.
foll. m. Nicholas Knapp. JOHN, Salem, s. prob. of Anthony, m. 30 Mar.
1668, Mary Small, had Mary, b. 3 Sept. 1669; Elizabeth 13 Aug. 1672;
and John, 29 Nov. 1675. His w. d. 27 Jan. foll. and he d. 16 May
1715, aged a. 71 yrs. He had m. sec. w. 7 Oct. 1677, Elizabeth Holton, d.
perhaps of Joseph of Danvers, then call. Salem vill. and had Joseph, 24
Nov. 1678; Sarah, 9 Feb. 1680; Anthony, 24 Feb. 1682; Hannah, 20
Jan. 1685; Rachel, 6 May 1688; Ebenezer, 20 June 1690; Lydia, 16
Oct. 1692; Benjamin, 10 Mar. 1695; James, 28 Sept. 1698; Amos, 12
Feb. 1701; and Jonathan, 25 July 1706. JOSEPH, Salem, s. prob. of
Anthony, by w. Esther had Elizabeth b. 17 Nov. 1689; Samuel, 2 May
1691; James, 2 Mar. 1693; John, 25 Feb. 1696; not all at S. however;
and at Ipswich, by w. Elizabeth the same man, or his neph. perhaps, had
Joseph, 28 May 1709; Abigail, 27 Jan. 1712; and Rachel, 1 May 1714.
THOMAS, Salem 1639, a husbandman, d. June 1654.

    BYAM, ABRAHAM, Chelmsford, prob. s. of George, was freem. 1682.
GEORGE, Salem, freem. 18 May 1642, had Abraham, bapt. 14 Apr.
1644; and Abigail, 7 Jan. preced. was later of Wenham, and from the
ch. there dism. to Chelmsford in 1655.

    BYFIELD, NATHANIEL, Boston 1674, it is said, was b. 1653, at
Long Ditton, Co. Surry, s. of Rev. Richard (wh. bec. a mem. of the
famous Westminister Assemb.) and youngest of 21 ch. m. 1675, Deborah,
d. of capt. Thomas Clark, wh. d. 1717, had Nathaniel, and four more ch.
wh. all, d. young, exc. Deborah, wh. m. 22 Oct. 1696, Edward Lyde.
He m. for sec. w. 17 Apr. 1718, Sarah, youngest d. of Gov. Leverett,
wh. d. 21 Dec. 1730; was of ar. co. 1679, a prop. and among first sett.
of Bristol in Plymouth Col. for wh. he was rep. 1691, and after chart.