John Muffett

about 1809 -

• Name	John Muffett  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Born	about 1809	England   [2, 3, 4]
  	Not born in County in 1841 British Census for Spalding, Lincolnshire.
  Birth	England   [1]
  Census	6 June 1841	Cowbit Bank, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England   [4]
  	Cowbit Bank, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England John Muffett 30 Brickmaker N Mary Muffett 25 Y Robert Muffett 5 Y James Muffett 2 Y and on next page Cowbit Bank, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England Charles Muffett 55 Brickmaker N Hannah Muffett 55 N Thomas Muffett 15 Brickmaker N Charlotte Muffett 13 ?
  Immigration	after 1848
  	Is in England in 1841 British Census, last child William is born in Spalding, Lincolnshire in 1848 then in New Jersey in 1870 US Census.
  Census	27 July 1870	Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Township of Chester in the County of Burlington State of New Jersey enumerated 27th day of July 1870 Page 31 and 32 Muffett Robert 35 M M Brickmaker $2500 $1000 England Muffett Mary J 35 F M Keeping House Penn Muffett Sarah J 11 F Attending School New Jersey Muffett Rachel 8 F Attending School New Jersey Muffett Robert 6 M Attending School New Jersey Muffett William 4 M Attending School New Jersey Muffett Hettie 1 M Attending School New Jersey Muffett Sarah J 11 F Attending School New Jersey and adjacent family Muffett John 61 M Brickmaker $2500 $1000 England Muffett Samuel 16 M Attending School New Jersey
  Census	9 June 1880	Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Township of Chester in the County of Burlington State of New Jersey enumerated 9th day of June 1880 Page 9 Muffett Robert W M 45 M Brickmaker England England England Muffett Mary J W F 45 Wife M Keeping House Penn Penn Penn Muffett Rachel A W F 18 Dau S New Jersey England Penn Muffett Robert B W M 16 Son S New Jersey England Penn Muffett Hettie W F 10 Dau S New Jersey England Penn and adjacent family Muffett John W M 71 M Brickmaker England England England Muffett Mary Ann W F 53 Wife M Keeping House England England England Wood Alice W F 10 Niece S England England England
  Occupation	Brickmaker  [2, 3]
  Person ID	I29310	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 February 2009

  
  

  Father	Charles Muffett,   b. about 1786, England
  Mother	Hannah Peuck,   b. about 1786, England
  Family ID	F14079	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Mary Fairbanks,   b. about 1816, Lincolnshire, England
  Married	2 February 1835	Spalding, Lincolnshire, England   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Robert Muffett or Maffett,   b. before 20 November 1835, of, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England + 2. James Muffett,   b. before 5 December 1838, of, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 30 April 1918, Bristol, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age > 79 years)   3. Charlotte Muffett,   b. before 9 October 1842, of, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England + 4. Charles Muffet,   b. before 31 August 1845, of, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England   5. William Muffett,   b. before 10 December 1848, of, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F13984	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Mary Ann [--?--],   b. about 1827, England
  Family ID	F13985	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1841 British Census for Spalding, Lincolnshire, England 2 facing pages of the census show 2 families of Muffetts. On the left John Muffett, aged 30 with his wife Mary and sons Robert and James. On the right Charles Muffett aged 55 with his wife Hannah and children Thomas aged 15 and Charlotte aged 13. It’s possible, but not proven that Charles is John’s father - the ages fit, and the fact that both are Brickmakers makes the connection more likely too.
  		1870 US Federal Census for Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA Census spread over 2 pages shows Robert Muffett with wife Mary J, and children Sarah J, Rachel, Robert, William and Hettie. Sarah J is possibly the same person as Mary E who was aged 1 year old in the 1860 Census. The next adjacent family is John Muffett aged 71, born in England, so quite likely Robert’s father, and Samuel aged 16 - a son of John’s possibly and brother or half brother of Robert.
  		1870 US Federal Census for Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA Census spread over 2 pages shows Robert Muffett with wife Mary J, and children Sarah J, Rachel, Robert, William and Hettie. Sarah J is possibly the same person as Mary E who was aged 1 year old in the 1860 Census. The next adjacent family is John Muffett aged 71, born in England, so quite likely Robert’s father, and Samuel aged 16 - a son of John’s possibly and brother or half brother of Robert.
  		1880 US Federal Census for Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA Census shows Robert Muffett with wife Mary, and children Rachel A, Robert B and Hettie. Living adjacent is John - the likely father of Robert - with his wife Mary Ann (who from her age is not Robert’s mother) and a niece Alice Wood.

  
  

• Notes

  John is shown as the adjacent family to Robert Muffett in 1870 and 1880 Census. He could well be the father of Robert, but this is unproven. In 1870 John is living with a Samuel Muffett aged 16 years born in New Jersey (in 1854). In 1880 he has a wife Mary Ann Muffett who is 53 years old, and born in England (as were her parents). At 53 she’s too young to be the mother of Robert - possibly the mother of Samuel from 1870, but then where was she in 1870? =================== In 1870 his property value was $2,500 & personal property $1,000. No wife was listed, but in 1880 he had a wife Mary Ann, age 52, born in England, parents born in England, also there was an eleven year old girl named Alice Wood, listed as his niece. She was born in England, and her parents were born in England. The John & Robert Muffett House, in Burlington County, is listed on the register of historic homes, ID# 3737. [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1961] Clan Moffat Society Lineage Sheet, submitted by Elizabeth Craven. [S2037] 1870 US Federal Census for Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA. [S2038] 1880 US Federal Census for Chester Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA. [S2045] 1841 British Census for Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. [S2039] IGI from FamilySearch.org. [S2064] Register Report for John Muffett, submitted by Elizabeth Craven.