Matthew Barton was born to Edward Barton and his wife, Elizabeth Gray, about 1640, most likely in Salem, Massachusetts. He moved with his family to Marblehead and then to a farm near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Matthew grew up on the farm near the Piscataqua River. Around 1662, Matthew married a girl named Martha Pierce. Matthew and Martha must have moved to Salem and had several children. Their oldest was a son, Samuel, born in 1663. Around 1666, Matthew's father's family moved again, up the coast to Cape Porpoise, Maine, near the present site of Kennebunkport. He purchased a farm on Montague's Neck, between the Montague and Cape Porpoise Rivers. In 1668, Matthew was living in Salem, and he took part in a protest against taxes. During this time, Matthew was a shipbuilder and sailor. later in 1668 Matthew and wife Martha sold their dwelling house and one-fourth acre of land by the south harbor in Salem to William Dicer. they must have moved to Cape Porpoise at that time.
When his father died in 1671, Matthew was named as executor of his estate, and inherited the farm at Cape Porpoise. In July of 1673 in Portsmouth, Matthew had a brush with the law, when he was accused of travelling on Sunday, a serious charge in Puritan New England. Matthew and Martha lived on the farm in Cape Porpoise for the next twelve years, but were given temporary residence in Salem in 1675, apparently driven from their home by hostile Indians. Martha died, and in 1679, Matthew married again, to Sarah, a woman whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Sarah had four children. In 1683 Matthew purchased a house and one sixth acre of land in Salem for £35, his hopes of moving back to Cape Porpoise dashed by the continuing Indian troubles. He purchased adjoining land several years later. Sarah died, and Matthew married again, in 1694, widow Elizabeth Dickenson, daughter of John Tapley and Elizabeth Pride, with whom he had six more children. In 1729, he finally sold the farm on Cape Porpoise, which had lain abandoned for over forty years. Matthew died sometime after 1729.
When his father died in 1671, Matthew was named as executor of his estate, and inherited the farm at Cape Porpoise. In July of 1673 in Portsmouth, Matthew had a brush with the law, when he was accused of travelling on Sunday, a serious charge in Puritan New England. Matthew and Martha lived on the farm in Cape Porpoise for the next twelve years, but were given temporary residence in Salem in 1675, apparently driven from their home by hostile Indians. Martha died, and in 1679, Matthew married again, to Sarah, a woman whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Sarah had four children. In 1683 Matthew purchased a house and one sixth acre of land in Salem for £35, his hopes of moving back to Cape Porpoise dashed by the continuing Indian troubles. He purchased adjoining land several years later. Sarah died, and Matthew married again, in 1694, widow Elizabeth Dickenson, daughter of John Tapley and Elizabeth Pride, with whom he had six more children. In 1729, he finally sold the farm on Cape Porpoise, which had lain abandoned for over forty years. Matthew died sometime after 1729.
Matthew Barton was born to Edward Barton and his wife, Elizabeth Gray, about 1640, most likely in Salem, Massachusetts. He moved with his family to Marblehead and then to a farm near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Matthew grew up on the farm near the Piscataqua River. Around 1662, Matthew married a girl named Martha Pierce. Matthew and Martha must have moved to Salem and had several children. Their oldest was a son, Samuel, born in 1663. Around 1666, Matthew's father's family moved again, up the coast to Cape Porpoise, Maine, near the present site of Kennebunkport. He purchased a farm on Montague's Neck, between the Montague and Cape Porpoise Rivers. In 1668, Matthew was living in Salem, and he took part in a protest against taxes. During this time, Matthew was a shipbuilder and sailor. later in 1668 Matthew and wife Martha sold their dwelling house and one-fourth acre of land by the south harbor in Salem to William Dicer. they must have moved to Cape Porpoise at that time.
When his father died in 1671, Matthew was named as executor of his estate, and inherited the farm at Cape Porpoise. In July of 1673 in Portsmouth, Matthew had a brush with the law, when he was accused of travelling on Sunday, a serious charge in Puritan New England. Matthew and Martha lived on the farm in Cape Porpoise for the next twelve years, but were given temporary residence in Salem in 1675, apparently driven from their home by hostile Indians. Martha died, and in 1679, Matthew married again, to Sarah, a woman whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Sarah had four children. In 1683 Matthew purchased a house and one sixth acre of land in Salem for £35, his hopes of moving back to Cape Porpoise dashed by the continuing Indian troubles. He purchased adjoining land several years later. Sarah died, and Matthew married again, in 1694, widow Elizabeth Dickenson, daughter of John Tapley and Elizabeth Pride, with whom he had six more children. In 1729, he finally sold the farm on Cape Porpoise, which had lain abandoned for over forty years. Matthew died sometime after 1729.
When his father died in 1671, Matthew was named as executor of his estate, and inherited the farm at Cape Porpoise. In July of 1673 in Portsmouth, Matthew had a brush with the law, when he was accused of travelling on Sunday, a serious charge in Puritan New England. Matthew and Martha lived on the farm in Cape Porpoise for the next twelve years, but were given temporary residence in Salem in 1675, apparently driven from their home by hostile Indians. Martha died, and in 1679, Matthew married again, to Sarah, a woman whose last name is unknown. Matthew and Sarah had four children. In 1683 Matthew purchased a house and one sixth acre of land in Salem for £35, his hopes of moving back to Cape Porpoise dashed by the continuing Indian troubles. He purchased adjoining land several years later. Sarah died, and Matthew married again, in 1694, widow Elizabeth Dickenson, daughter of John Tapley and Elizabeth Pride, with whom he had six more children. In 1729, he finally sold the farm on Cape Porpoise, which had lain abandoned for over forty years. Matthew died sometime after 1729.
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