Richard BARRETT (1848-1912)
1 Richard Fay BARRETT , Jr1,2,3,4,5,6,7 (1848-1912) [11700]. Born 4 Aug 1848, Concord, MA.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Marr Cora Belle RICE 26 Dec 1872, Concord, MA.4 Died 31 Jul 1912, Boston, MA.8
From Men of 1914: An Accurate Biographical Record of Prominent Men in All Walks of Life Who Have Achieved Success in Their Chosen Vocations in the Various Civil, Industrial, and Commercial Lines of Activity, 1915.
"RICHARD FAY BARRETT.
Barrett, Richard Fay, insurance president, banker; born Concord Mass., Aug 4, 1848; son of Richard and Lois Jane (Wheeler) Barrett; educated in Concord public schools; married at Concord, Dec. 26, 1872, Cora Belle Rice. President and treasurer Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; vice-president Municipal Light Board; member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1891 - 1892. Served from private to captain, Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Militia; colonel on staff Gov. Ames, 1887 - 1889; inspector on staff Gov. Brackett. Republican; Unitarian. Trustee Public Library. Clubs: Algonquin, Country, Middlesex. Address: Concord."
From the Boston Journal.
October 15, 1899 - "Col Richard Barrett of Concord, Mass., who was the guest of Mr. Noyes during the past week at his home in Glen Cove, Long Island, was among the many Bostonians on the New York Yacht Club steamer in the harbor for the international races in New York the past week, has returned home."
July 7, 1901 - "Colonel and Mrs. Richard f. Barrett of Concord, Mass., with their son, Mr. Richard R. Barrett, and Colonel Barrett's sister, Miss Jennie Barrett, were among the many passengers who sailed for Europe yesterday from here on thei Ivernia, to spend the summer months abroad. Young "Rich" Barrett, who is a student at Harvard College is a prominent member of the Middlesex Hunt Club, where, on his horse Sporting Parnon, he is considered on e of the best cross-country riders."
April 17, 1904 - This is an excerpt from an article concerning the descendants of the minute men.
"Living in the historical old town of Concord are families bearing the same names of the men who assembled on the 19th of April, 1775, to fight for their rights to exist. Some of them live in the very houses that their ancestors built in the earliest days of the town, and from the doors of which men have kissed their families good-by, shouldered their guns and left perhaps never to return.
One of these direct descendants is Col. Richard F. Barrett, prominent in military circles, having been on the governor's staff and captain of the Concord Artillery. He is the son of the late Capt. Richard Barrett, who was grandson of the famous Col. James Barrett, in command of the troops on that famous day in 1775.
Although the living representative of the famous family does not occupy the historical structure that sheltered ammunition and other supplies for the army, he has had many good times beneath its roof. Mr. Barrett has had no opportunity to fight for his country, and he says that fate seems to be against him. "Perhaps some of my descendants will have a chance to hold up the reputation of the ancestors."
Although the family has no record, the Barretts n 1680 had a hand in sending Governor in from his chair. There were Barretts living then in Concord, and they were among the first to assemble upon the village gree
Eighty-Six Years After.
Eighty-six years to a day after this Col James Barrett, armed with his famous broadsword that saw service in the time of Oliver Cromwell in England, assembled with his men and helped to fire the shot that was heard around the world. The following record was for a great many years in the Barrett family, and is the story of the fight as told by Amos Barrett. In a modest way the statement reads:
Amos Barrett, then a young man 22 years old. a nephew of Col. James Barrett, and a private in Capt. David Brown's company of Minutemen, left in writing his account of the day. It is the testimony, at first hand, of one who bore a part in those events, and partly because it has only been once printed, and that privately, and has not been "staled by repetition.
He says.
"The bell rung at 8 o'clock for alarm. As I was a minuteman I was soon in town and found my captain and the rest of my company at the post. Before sunrise there were, I believe, 150 of us, and more of all these were there. We thought we would go and meet the British. We marched down towards Lexington about a mile or a mile and a half, and we saw them coming. We halted and staid till they got within about 100 rods, then we were ordered to about face and marched before them with out drums and fifes going, and also the British. We had grand music. We marched into town, and over the north bridge a little more than half a mile, and then on a hill not far from the bridge where we cold see and hear what was going on.
Must Save the Bridge.
While we were on the hill by the bridge, there were eighty or ninety British came to the bridge and there made a halt. After a while they began to tear the plank off the bridge. Maj. Buttrick said if we were all his mind we would drive them away from the bridge - they should not tear that up. We all said we would go. We, then, wee not loaded. We were all ordered to load, and had strict orders not to fire till they fired first, then to fire as fast as we could. We then marched on. Capt. Davis's minute company marched first, then Capt. Allen's minute company, the one that I was in, next. We marched, two deep. It was a long causeway round by the river. Capt. Davis had got, I believe, within 15 rods of the British, when they fired three guns one after another. As soon as they fired them, they fired on us. The balls whistled well. We were then all ordered to fire that could fire and not kill our own men. It is strange that there were no more killed, but they fired too high. Capt. Davis was killed and Mr. Hosmer and a number wounded. We soon drove them from the bridge. When I got over there were two lay dead and another almost dead. We did not follow them. There were eight or ten that were wounded and a-running and a-hobbling about, looking back to see if we were after them. We say the whole body coming out of the town. We were then ordered to lay a wall that run over a hill, and when they got near enough, Maj. Buttrick said he would give the word fire. But they did not come as near as he expected before they halted. Their commanding officer ordered the whole battalion to halt and officers to the front. There we lay behind the wall, about 200 of us, with our guns cocked, expecting every minute to have the word - fire. Our orders were, if we had fired, I believe we would have killed almost every officer there was in front, but we had no order to fire and they were not again fired upon. They staid there about out ten minutes and then marched back and we after them.
"After a while we found them marching back toward Boston. We were soon after them. When they got to a road that comes from Bedford and Illerka they were waylaid and a great many killed. When I got there a great many lay dead, and the road was bloody."
No one ever knew how many of these British soldiers Amos Barrett and his uncle killed. They would never tell, but the soldiers blood was in the family, as was demonstrated when in '51 Capt. Richard Barrett left at the head of his company for the war.".
2 Richard Fay BARRETT1,2,3,5,9,10,11 (1818- ) [9904]. Born 30 Aug 1818, Concord, MA.1,2,3,5,10 Marr Lois Jane WHEELER 20 May 1847.11
4 Joseph BARRETT9 (1778-1849) [9901]. Born 15 May 1778, Concord, MA.10 Marr Sophia FAY 22 Aug 1814, Cambridge, MA.10 Died 6 Jan 1849, Concord, MA.10,12
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 FAY9,10 (1786- ) [9900]. Born 4 Apr 1786.9
10 Jonathan FAY , Jr.9,13,14 (aft1752-1811) [4358]. Born btw 21 Jan 1752 and 1754, Westboro, MA.9,13 Marr Lucy PRESCOTT 6 Dec 1776.14 Died 1 Jun 1811, Concord, MA.9,15,16
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 PRESCOTT9,13,14 (1757-1792) [4359]. Born 24 Apr 1757.9,13 Died 10 Oct 1792.17
3 Lois Jane WHEELER1,2,3,11 (c. 1823-bef1880) [11699]. Born c. 1823.1,2,3,11 Died bef 1880.5,18
Sources
| 1 | "1850 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 2 | "1860 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 3 | "1870 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 4 | "A Biographical sketch of Richard Fay Barrett, Jr. in a book titled Men of 1914:". Text From Source: An Accurate Biographical Record of Prominent Men in All Walks of Life Who Have Achieved Success in Their Chosen Vocations in the Various Civil, Industrial, and Commercial Lines of Activity, 1915.
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| 5 | "1880 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 6 | "1900 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 7 | "1910 MA, Middlesex, Concord census". |
| 8 | "Obituary of Richard Fay Barrett, Jr. in the Boston Daily Globe, August 3, 1912". |
| 9 | "Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants by Orlin P. Fay, 1898". |
| 10 | "Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy from two sources. (See notes)". Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America by Edna Warren Mason and
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| 11 | "Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850". |
| 12 | "Obituary of Joseph Barrett in the Emancipator and Republican Boston, MA, January 12, 1849". |
| 13 | "Information provided by Jeffery H. Lloyd". |
| 14 | "History of Concord, Massachusetts by Lemuel Shattuck, 1835". |
| 15 | "History of the Town of Concord by Lemuel Shattuck, 1835". |
| 16 | "Massachusetts Town Death Records". |
| 17 | "1920 NY, Steuben, Corning census". |
| 18 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
