Robert Buffum

• BIRTH 1590 Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
• DEATH 6 Mar 1669 (aged 78–79) Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 7885479 Pictures added by Jen & MommaT

Biography

Robert Buffum was born Abt 1590 in Buffum, Yorkshire, England, and died 06 AUG 1669 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. He was the son of James Bougham and Margery Raylton. He 1st married Margaret Blessing 23 Aug 1613 in St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, daughter of William Blessing. He 2nd married Tamasin Ward 11 May 1634 in St. Walsham, Norfolk, England, daughter of George Ward and Diones Burrow. She was born 1607 in Holy Trinity, Coven, England, and died 23 Mar 1688 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. [4]

Persistent and diligent search has been made to discover the place from which Robert Buffum emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony, the date of departure and arrival, and the ship on which he traveled, his family genealogy in England, the genealogy of his wife Thmoson, and other related data. In the opinion of the compiler, no one has yet completely solved the problems. However, the following is what this compiler feels to be the best evidence to date (1974).

"Robert Buffum came to America of English stock. In a letter dated June 12, 1633, written from Yorkshire, England, stating, 'Goodman Choat with his wife and goodman Bowham and goodman Bacon with his good wife of Boxford having divers young children want to go to New England.' "He brought with him a 'Breeches Bible' from England.

....In October of 1649 in the Book of Grants for Salem, "Goodman Buffum" was given 40 acres of upland and give acres of meadow or marsh. This was the beginning of "Buffum's Corner," well known in Salem and perpetuated to this day by the proverbial expression, 'It is just one mile from Buffum's Corner to the Neck Gate.' He was first buried in the First Quaker Burying Ground in Salem, and was later moved. [1]

Inscription [9]
Born circa 1590 at Buffum
Yorkshire, England. The
immigrant Buffum to Salem
Massachusetts, Bay Colony,
America in 1634.
Died March 6, 1669 Salem

Robert was a seedman owner
of forty acres of upland and
five acres of meadows or
marsh, the beginning of
Buffums Corner well known
in Salem and perpetuated to
this day by the Proverbial
expression. It is just one
mile from Buffums Corner to
The Neck Gate.

Robert Buffum married first
Margaret Blessing, died in
England August 22, 1631.
Second, Thomasine Thompson.
nee Ward, died March 23,1688
at Salem Massachusetts Bay.

1Robert was the father of 17
children, 45 grandchildren,
114 great grandchildren, and
over 264 great great grandchildren.

Quad Centennial Monuments
erected by
Buffum Family Association
Dedicated August 1990

Notes

Although proof of George Ward's (Thomasine's father) parentage is lacking, it is "highly probable from naming patterns and chronology alone," Thomasine (Ward) Thompson Buffam is probably a descendant of Henry II, King of England, d. 1189 through his illegitimate som, William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury. [2,3]

Spouse
Margaret Blessing m 23 Aug 1613
Thomasine Ward Buffum 1606–1688 (m. 1635)

Children 17x [9] with Margaret*7x, Thomasine** 9x

• Mary Buffum b: BEF 21 AUG 1614
• Samuel Buffum b: BEF 22 DEC 1616
• Deborah Buffum b: BEF 26 SEP 1619
• Joshua Buffum b: BEF 25 AUG 1622
• Abraham Buffum b: BEF 17 AUG 1625
• Jacob Buffum b: BEF 28 OCT 1627
• John Buffum b: BEF 22 MAY 1631
  • Margaret Thompson Buffum b: 1633
  • Joshua Buffum b: 22 FEB 1634 in Salem, Essex Co, MA
  • Mary Buffum b: 1637 in Salem, Essex Co, MA
  • Deborah Buffum b: 1639 in Salem, Essex Co, MA d.1668
  • Damaris Buffum b: 30 JAN 1641
  • Lydia Buffum b: 19 FEB 1643 in Salem, Essex Co, MA d. 1871
  • Robert Buffum b: 30 NOV 1643
  • Sarah Buffum b: ABT 1648
  • Caleb Buffum b: 29 SEP 1650 in Salem, Essex Co, MA d. 1731

References

1. Buffum Family Vol. 2, p. 5 -

2. Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants

3. Gary Boyd Robert's Noteable Kin #52

4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7885479/robert-buffum

5. http://stanleyhistory.net/descnarratives/blessingwilliam7662.shtml

6. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lahope&id...

7. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/af/individual_record.asp?rec...

8. http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/Perley/vol2/images/p2-39.html link] to A History of Salem by Sidney Perley, 2:39

9. Monument erected in the cemetery at Salem, Massachusetts in 1990 by the Buffum Family Association:

supporting data

• Robert Buffam in England Marriages, 1538-1973
• Marriage: Aug 23 1613 - Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
• Wife: Margeret Blessing