SMITH, George

John married BUFFUM, Margaret Abt 1657, Probably Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of BUFFUM, Robert and POTTER, Thomasine) was born Abt 1640, Of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; died 12/12 Jan 1678/1679, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robert came from England to Salem, Mass. in1634. He was a member of the"Train Band" of Salem . He married in 1638, The widow Tamasine Thompson.
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Robert Buffum and his wife, Tamosin (Thompson) Buffum, came fromYorkshire, England, to Salem , in the ship "Mary and John," in 1630. Theysettled at Salem, Mass. His wife was a sister o f the wife of LawrenceSouthwick and she and her children were persecuted with the Southwick s in1658. Robert Buffum himself does not appear to have undergone persecutionso far as the re cords show and he may not have been a Quaker at thattime. Their son, Caleb2 Buffum, married H annah Pope, daughter of JosephPope, who came to America with Robert Buffum.
SOURCE: History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America Vol 1,p.295.
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the Buffum Family Association:
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, America in 1634. Died March 6, 1669 atSalem. meadow or marsh .' "Robert Buffum married first Margaret Blessing,who died in England August 22, 1631. Secon d Thomasine Thompson, nee Ward,died March 23, 1688 at Salem, Massachusetts Bay. "Robert was t he fatherof17 children. A "Quad centennial monument was erected by the BuffumFamilyAssociatio n, Inc., Dedicated August 1990."
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Robert Buffum emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony, the date ofdeparture and arrival, and th e ship on which he traveled, his familygenealogy in England, the genealogy of his wife Thmoso n, and otherrelated data. In the opinion of the compiler, no one has yet completelysolved th e problems. However, the following is what this compiler feelsto be the best evidence to dat e (1974). "Robert Buffum came to America ofEnglish stock. In a letter dated June 12, 1633, wr itten from Yorkshire,England, stating, 'Goodman Choat with his wife and goodman Bowham andgoo dman Bacon with his good wife of Boxford having divers young childrenwant to go to New Englan d. "He brought with him a 'Breeches Bible'fromEngland. ....(paraphrasing) In October of 164 9 in the Book of GrantsforSalem, "Goodman Buffum" was given forty acres of upland and give ac resofmeadow or marsh. This was the beginning of "Buffum's Corner," wellknownin Salem and perp etuated to this day by the proverbial expression,'It isjust one mile from Buffum's Corner t o the Neck Gate.'

Robert — POTTER, Thomasine. [Group Sheet]