Lucy BARRETT (c. 1849- )

1 Lucy Fay BARRETT^1,2,3 (c. 1849- ) [11691]. Born c. 1849, MA.¹ Marr John H. CHAPMAN 1876.²

2 Jonathan Fay BARRETT^1,2,3,4,5,6 (1817-1885) [9903]. Born 28 Jul 1817, Concord, MA.⁵ Marr Lydia Ann LORING 27 Apr 1848.⁶ Died 23 Jan 1885.^5,7

From the Boston Journal.

January 23, 1885 - "Sudden Death of Jonathan F. Barrett, Esq.
Jonathan F. Barrett, Esq., of the law firm of Hodges & Barrett, 51 Sears Building, died suddenly in his office soon after noon today. Mr. Barrett had felt slightly ill for a few hours, but he remained at his desk, and suddenly expired in his chair. Mr. Barrett lived in Concord, Mass., where he is well known and highly esteemed. He was about 65 years of age, and for many years had been in business in Sears Building.".

4 Joseph BARRETT⁴ (1778-1849) [9901]. Born 15 May 1778, Concord, MA.⁵ Marr Sophia FAY 22 Aug 1814, Cambridge, MA.⁵ Died 6 Jan 1849, Concord, MA.^5,8

The source for much of this family data is from Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy which is a compilation by Stephen M. Lawson of data from two sources:

Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America by Edna Warren Mason
and
Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown by Dr. Henry Bond.

From the Emancipator and Republican (Boston, MA).

January 12, 1849 - "DEATH OF JOSEPH BARRETT, Esq. - In the Legislature yesterday, announcement was made of the death of Joseph Barrett, Esq., of Concord, Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth. His age was seventy-one. Mr. Barrett was a native of Concord, and the son of a revolutionary officer. He was a man of influence in the town, having represented it in the General Court, for several years, and filled other offices of trust and honor. He has been Treasurer of the State four years, and has performed the duties of his office with ability and faithfulness. His death will be lamented by a large number of friends and acquaintances.".

5 Sophia FAY^4,5 (1786- ) [9900]. Born 4 Apr 1786.⁴

10 Jonathan FAY , Jr.^4,9,10 (aft1752-1811) [4358]. Born btw 21 Jan 1752 and 1754, Westboro, MA.^4,9 Marr Lucy PRESCOTT 6 Dec 1776.¹⁰ Died 1 Jun 1811, Concord, MA.^4,11,12

From History of the Town of Concord by Lemuel Shattuck, 1835.

"Jonathan Fay, son of Captain Johnathan Fay of Westborough, who was graduated at Harvard College in 1778, settled in Concord soon after, married Lucy Prescott, and died June 1, 1811, aged 59."

"Lucy Prescott b. April 24, 1757, dau. of Dr. Abel Prescott & his wife, Abigail Brigham of Concord, Mass. Lucy Prescott m. Dec. 6, 1776, Jonathan Fay, Esq., & settled in Concord, where he became distinguished in the profession of the law. He was Representative for Concord in the General Court from 1792 to 1796 inclusive. He was a student of Harvard College at the time it was removed to Concord to avoid the dangers incident to the war. He was the son of Captain Jonathan Fay of Westbrook, Mass., and born on Jan. 21, 1752; grad Harvard Coll. in 1778; read law and settled in Concord, Mass. (ancestors of the two Presidents of the United States, Bush.)"

Researchers note: Based on the Orlin P. Fay data, Jonathan was born January 21, 1754. Shattuck says January 21, 1752.

11 Lucy PRESCOTT^4,9,10 (1757-1792) [4359]. Born 24 Apr 1757.^4,9 Died 10 Oct 1792.¹³

3 Lydia Ann LORING^1,2,3,6 (c. 1828- ) [11690]. Born c. 1828.⁶

From an article, with photo, on Lydia Ann Loring and daughter Lucy Fay Barrett on the website of the Concord Free Public Library.

1. Lydia Loring Barrett and daughter Lucy Fay Barrett, ca. 1850. From a daguerreotype, presented by Lydia C. Smith, 1992.
Born in 1827, Lydia Ann Loring was the oldest daughter of Concord lead pipe and (later) wooden pail manufacturer David Loring and his wife Susan Frost Sherman Loring. In 1848, she married lawyer Jonathan Fay Barrett, who was eleven years her senior. Their daughter Lucy Fay Barrett was born in 1849. J. Fay Barrett - educated at the Concord Academy and (for a year) at Harvard College - was, like Lydia's father, a respected community member. He joined the Social Circle in Concord in 1851.
This portrait shows Lydia Barrett as a young mother, shy and tentative, leaning in protectively toward little Lucy. Although Lydia could not have known it when the photograph was taken, Lucy would be her only child.

Later in life, Lydia Barrett was an invalid, tended by her husband. Lucy married John H. Chapman in 1876.

6 David LORING² ( - ) [11693].

7 Susan Frost SHERMAN² ( - ) [11694].

Sources

1	"1850 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

2	"Article on Lydia Ann Loring and daughter Lucy Fay Barrett on the website of the Concord Free Public Library".

3	"1880 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

4	"Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants by Orlin P. Fay, 1898".

5	"Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy from two sources. (See notes)". Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America by Edna Warren Mason and

6	"Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850".

7	"Obituary of Jonathan F. Barrett in the Boston Journal, January 23, 1885".

8	"Obituary of Joseph Barrett in the Emancipator and Republican Boston, MA, January 12, 1849".

9	"Information provided by Jeffery H. Lloyd".

10	"History of Concord, Massachusetts by Lemuel Shattuck, 1835".

11	"History of the Town of Concord by Lemuel Shattuck, 1835".

12	"Massachusetts Town Death Records".

13	"1920 NY, Steuben, Corning census".