Masakiell Barnard (bef. 1607 - aft. 1666)

Born before 27 Sep 1607 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

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Masakiell Barnard migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 1, p. 261) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Masakiell Barnard was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

Masakiell Barnard was christened on 27 Sep 1607, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.^[1]

He is the son of Richard Barnard and Mary Wickhorne. ^[2] His father was a prominent Puritan clergyman.

Masakiell and his family traveled with the "Hull Company", a group of settlers lead by the Rev. Joseph Hull, who settled in Weymouth after reaching New England. (See below.) They are listed as follows:

• Musachiell Bernard of Batcombe, Clothier of the County, Somerset, aged 24 years.
• Mary Bernard, his wife, aged 28 years.
• John Bernard, his son, aged 3 years.
• Nathaniel, his son, aged 1 year.

Masakiell is listed as holding several parcels of land in Weymouth in 1643, but is not listed in any later records, suggesting he returned to England shortly thereafter.^[1]In 1666 he was living in London; a colonist from Rhode Island said he left a letter "with Mr. Barnard, wo, as you know, is Mr. William's wife's brother."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Musachiell Bernard, in Anderson, Robert C, George F. Sanborn, and Melinde L. Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol.1: A-B (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 1999) pp 261-3. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB114/i/7051/261/0 American Ancestors (subscription)
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (Index Link  : accessed 17 November 2015), Masakiell Bernard, 27 Sep 1607; citing WORKSOP,NOTTINGHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 459,652.
3. ↑ "Abandoning America, Life-Stories From Early New England" p. 50, 51. Susan Hardman Moore. (The Boydell Press 2013). Find in a Library.

See also:

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : 9 February 2018), Massackell Barnard in entry for Mary Barnard, 27 Sep 1637; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 17; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : 9 February 2018), Massackell Barnard in entry for Sara Barnard, 05 Apr 1639; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 17; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
• Marshall, George. Registers of Worksop, County Nottingham, 1558-1771 (Billing and Sons, Guilford, 1894) Page 31.