Born in Damascus, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of Moses Thomas Jr.
and Abigail (Tyler) Drake
Sister of
Sarah (Thomas) Decker, Moses Thomas III, Charles F Drake [half] and Jesse Drake Jr. [half]
Wife of
Abraham John Barnes
— married
1796 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Jesse Barnes and Jeremiah Jerry Barnes
Died
at age 92
in Van Etten, Chemung County, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2016
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Biography
Sources
- Personal family data files.
- The Tyler Genealogy: the Descendants of the Branford, Connecticut Line of Roger Tyler. By Willard I. Tyler Brigham And Calvin Cedric Tyler. Volume III. Grand Rapids, Mich., 1976. Pg. 8.
- Find a Grave, database and images [1]: accessed 24 August 2022), memorial page for Ruth Rebecca Thomas Barnes (27 Nov 1771–2 Jun 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #89404624, citing Barnes Cemetery, Van Etten, Chemung County, New York, USA; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799). Children listed at this site are:
- Hannah Barnes Swartout 1790–1881
- Moses Barnes 1795–1869
- Jesse Barnes 1797–1858
- Jeremiah J Barnes 1800–1899
- Reuben Oliver Barnes 1804–1850
- Abram Barnes 1812–1884, and
- Catharine Barnes 1814–1888
Researcher's Note
Ruth married Abraham Barnes. She was alive in 1853.
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H11a, FTDNA kit #B394590, MitoYDNA ID T18248 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sherry Stark :
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~0.78%
Patty Hankins :
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~0.78%
Dave Tyler :
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