THE BARSTOW FAMILY


I.   WILLIAM BARSTOW b. 1612 in England.  He was the son of Mathew Barstow of
       Shelf, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England.  He came to America, probably on
       the TRUELOVE, arriving Sept. 12, 1635.  He settled at Dedham, Mass., then
       moved to Scituate in 1649 and lived in the part of the town which became
       Hanover, Mass.  He was soon made a Freeman.  William Barstow was a ship-
       builder and also built the first bridge over the North River at Stony Beach
       in 1657.  He became the owner and proprietor of a tavern there.  He was a
       highway surveyor, and a member of the committee to "perambulate the patent
       line in 1666".  He married Anna Hubbard in 1638.  He died at Scituate, 
       Mass., June 1, 1668/9.  Anna's second husband was John Prince.

II.  JOHN BARSTOW, son of Anna and William Barstow, lived at Watertown, Mass.  He
       married Lydia Hatch.  (A John Barstow, possibly this one, fell through the
       ice and died in 1657.)

III. JOB BARSTOW b. Mar. 8, 1679, at Scituate, Mass.  He married Rebecca Bushnell
       Mar. 2, 1707/8.  They moved to Norwich Farms, Conn.  He was an administrator
       at Norwich 1708.  He and his wife, Rebecca, their daughter, Abigail, and
       Joseph Bushnell were baptized Aug. 9, 1709.  Their sons were named Jonathon,
       Ebenezer, and Yet Once.  He was a Selectman in 1725.
											
IV.  ABIGAIL BARSTOW b. Dec. 16, 1726/7, m. Jan. 19, 1747/8, Daniel Kingsbury, of
       Norwich.

V.   ABIGAIL KINGSBURY b. Nov. 13, 1748, m. July 16, 1767, Abner Pride, also of
       Norwich.  They moved to Vermont.

VI.  ABIGAIL PRIDE m. Barna Bigelow


               Ancestral Lines Of The Wives Of The Barstows

I.   HUBBARD (Anna Hubbard m. William Barstow).  Have not traced this line. 
       Her second husband was John Prince.

II.  HATCH (Lydia Hatch m. John Barstow)  Not traced.

III. BUSHNELL (Rebecca Bushnell m. Job Barstow)  See separate sheet.
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