Individual Details
Christopher Batt
(1601 - 10 Aug 1661)
Basic family information taken from the Thwing collection, p. 2588.
He owned property in Boston at Washington Street between School and Bromfield Streets.
He came to New England in 1638 with his wife, five children under the age of 10 years, and his sister Dorothy who was 20. The youngest eight children were born in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
He owned property in Boston at Washington Street between School and Bromfield Streets.
He came to New England in 1638 with his wife, five children under the age of 10 years, and his sister Dorothy who was 20. The youngest eight children were born in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
Events
| Birth | 1601 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1629 | Sarum, Wiltshire, England - Anne Blainton | |||
| Immigration | 1638 | Boston | |||
| Will | 1656 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay |  | ||
| Death | 10 Aug 1661 | in a gun accident - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay | |  | |
| Occupation | tanner |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Blainton (1606 - 1679) |
| Child | Samuel Batt ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah Batt ( - ) |
| Child | Ebenezer Batt ( - ) |
| Child | Abigail Batt ( - ) |
| Child | Anne Batt (1630 - 1688) |
| Child | Jane Batt (1631 - 1710) |
| Child | Christopher Batt (1633 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Batt (1635 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Batt (1636 - 1652) |
| Child | John Batt (1641 - ) |
| Child | Paul Batt (1642 - 1678) |
| Child | Barnabas Batt (1642 - ) |
| Child | Timothy Batt (1644 - ) |
| Father | Thomas Batt ( - ) |
| Mother | Jane Bylie ( - ) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Batt (1618 - ) |
Notes
Will
Christopher Batt wrote a brief will in 1656 prior to going on a trip to Virginia in which he names his wife Ann as executor and she is to use all of his estate to care for their children who are not named. Apparently, he survived this trip as he did not died until 1661.Death
Reported to have been killed accidentally by his son who was shooting at a mark and missed the mark and shot his dad instead.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts.
2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).