John Butterfield was the first of the Butterfield family who came to
Goffstown, New Hampshire. He was the son of Lieut. John Butterfield of
Chelmsford, Mass. Lt. Butterfield and his wife were riding in company
with "Joe English" between Dunstable and Chelmsford, Mass., on horseback,
July 2, 1706; when they were waylaid by the Indians, who fell upon them
from an ambuscade, and the latter was killed. He was the Indian friendly
to the whites, for whom the elevation of land in New Boston called Jose
English Hill was named. Mr. Butterfield settled upon the farm where
Henry W. Merrill now lives and the first house which he built stood very
near where the present house is located. He married Phebe Russell and
there is a tradition that she received as a wedding present from her
father two slaves, who remained with her as long as they lived, and at
their decease were buried upon the farm. Sometime after they came to
Goffstown, they procured a few sheep from Massachusetts; which are
supposed to be the first of the kind in this section of the town. About
this time Mr. Butterfield had built a new home, and the log house was
used as a sheep pen. John Butterfield was accidently shot in a
blacksmith shop, either in Goffstown or somewhere adjacent, and was borne
to his home upon horseback. He was buried at the old cemetery near where
the buildings at the Hillsborough County Farm now stand. His widow
afterward married Samuel Robie. She died at the advanced age of 100
years and 6 months.(From the History of Goffstown, 1733-1920, Vol. ii, by George Plummer
Hadley)Lieut. John II Butterfield [5], Captain John I [4], Benjamin [3],
Nathaniel I [2], Benjamin [1]
John Butterfield II, was the first to settle in Goffstown, NH. He was
the son of Lieut. John Butterfield I of Chelmsford, Mass., who with his
wife, and guards was riding in company with "Joe English," between
Dunstable and Chelmsford, Mass., On July 2, 1706, when they were waylaid
by the Indians, who fell upon them from ambuscade, and the latter was
killed. He was the Indian friendly to the whites for whom the elevation
of land in New Boston, called Joe English Hill, was named. Mr.
Butterfield settled upon the farm where Henry W. Morrill now lives, and
the old house which he first built stood very near where the present
house is located.He married Phebe Russell and there is a tradition what she received as a
wedding present from her father two slaves, who remained with her as long
as they lived, and at their decease were buried upon the farm. Some time
after they came to Goffstown, they procured from Massachusetts a few
sheep, which are supposed to be the first of the kind in the town. About
this time Mr. Butterfield had built a new house, and the old log house
was used as a sheep pen.John Butterfield was accidently shot in a blacksmith's shop either in
Goffstown or somewhere adjacent, and was borne to his home on horseback.
He was buried at the old cemetery near where the buildings at the
Hillsborough county Farm now stands (1920). His widow afterwards married
Samuel Robie, and had three more children by him. She died at the
advanced age of 100 years and 6 months. (From History Of Goffstown, NH)John Butterfield fought at Louisburg, Crown Point, Ticonderoga, and the
Plains of Abraham at Qubec in the French War of 1757. He was a member of
the famous "Roger Rangers" of that war. He is referred to as Lieut.
Butterfield when mentioned in the Robie Genealogy.John and Phebe had lived for some time in the town of Litchfield, since
the birth of his oldest son, John III, is recorded there as well as being
recorded in Goffstown. Since John's father held a large farm in
Litchfield, and its disposition was not included in the deed whereby John
the father gave Chelmsford property to his other two sons without
mentioning his oldest son (Lieut. John), it seems obvious that the eldest
son, John, probably received the Litchfield farm but disposed of it and
moved on to help settle Goffstown.
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Peter Butterfield [6], Lieut. John II [5], Captain John I [4],
Benjamin [3], Nathaniel I [2], Benjamin [1]
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Sally Butterfield [6], Lieut. John II [5], Captain John I [4],
Benjamin [3], Nathaniel I [2], Benjamin [1]
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Phebe Butterfield [6], Lieut. John II [5], Captain John I [4],
Benjamin [3], Nathaniel I [2], Benjamin [1]
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Deborah Butterfield [6], Lieut. John II [5], Captain John I [4],
Benjamin [3], Nathaniel I [2], Benjamin [1]