Francis Barnard (1617 - 1698)

Born 1617 in Suffolk, England

Husband of Hannah (Merrill) Barnard — married 15 Aug 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Frances (Foote) Barnard — married after 21 Aug 1677 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1698 at about age 81 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Biography

Francis Barnard was born in 1617, son of Bartholomew Barnard. ^{[citation needed]}

Francis married Hannah Merrill August 15, 1644 and Francis Foot Dickinson August 21, 1677.^[1]

He was the immigrant ancestor of this Barnard line in America, arriving in Dorchester in 1636 on the "Freelove". He arrived in Hartford in 1644, and was a first settler of both Hadley and Deerfield.

(Francis may have been married three times. First to Mary Watson - no children.)

Francis Barnard Death: 3 FEB 1697/98 in Hadley, Massachusetts 4 5 1

Maltster at Hartford, 1644; was one of the first settlers of Hadley, 1659; also of Deerfield, 1673; retired to Hadley in Philip's war, were he d. Feb. 3, 1698, a. 81. [Sheldon's History of Deerfield, vol. II, pg. 65].

[Deane Merrill, July 2006] The first wife of Francis Barnard, the mother of Joseph Barnard 1641-1695, is believed to be Hannah Merrill b.abt.1628 in MA, who m.Francis Barnard in 1644 and d.in Deerfield 1675. Hannah's father is unknown. Some sources list Francis' first wife as Hannah Marvin, d.of Matthew Marvin, b.in England in 1634. But she was too young to have married Francis Barnard in 1644. Some sources list Hannah Merrill as the daughter of Matthew Marvin. This seems unlikely, although an adoption cannot be ruled out.

Father: Bartholemew Barnard b: 1591 in Great Waltham, Essex, England

Marriage 1 Hannah Merrill b: ABT 1628 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA Married: 15 AUG 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, CT 4 6 7 Children Joseph Barnard b: 1652 in Hartford, Hartford, CT Thomas Barnard b: ABT 1644 Samuel Barnard b: ABT 1645 John Barnard b: ABT 1646 Sarah Barnard b: AFT 1647 Hannah Barnard b: AFT 1648

Marriage 2 Frances Foote b: 1629 in East Berghold, Suffolk, England Married: 21 AUG 1677 in Deerfield, Hampshire MA 8 9

BARNARD (Bernard), Francis

(b. Coven­try, Eng., abt. 1617-d. Hadley, Mass., Feb. 3, 1698), came from Eng. to Dorch­ester, Mass., 1636, in the “Freelove;” set­tled at Hart­ford, Conn., by 1644; mal­ster; removed to Hadley, abt. 1659; free­man, 1666; lived in Deer­field few years but returned to Hadley, 1673; peti­tioned the gov­ern­ment for money due him, 1683; m. 1st, Hart­ford, before Aug. 16 or 26, 1644, Han­nah Mer­rill or Meruil or Mar­vin (d. Hadley, 1676), prob. sis­ter of Matthew Mar­vin and Rein­hold Marvin; m. 2d, Aug. 21, 1677, Frances (Foote) Dick­en­son, dau. of Nathaniel Foote and widow of John Dickenson; issue (1st marriage):

1–Hannah (b. abt. 1646-d. May 13, 1739);

m. 1st, Oct. 9 or 17, 1667 (Shel­don says 1669), John West­car (d. Sept. 1675), of Hadley; physician; m. 2d, Oct. 9, 1680, Simon Bea­man, of Hadley and Deerfield; 2-Joseph (b. Hart­ford, abt. 1648-d. Deer­field, Sept. 6 or 18, 1695), set­tled at Northamp­ton, Mass.;

removed to Deerfield; mor­tally wounded by Indi­ans, Aug. 18, 1695; m. (Sav­age says July 13 or Dec. 13, 1675 or Jan. 13, 1675/76), Sarah (b. 1656-d. Deer­field, Feb. 10, 1734), dau. of Elder John Strong, of Northamp­ton (she m. 2d, 1698, Capt. Jonathan Wells); 6 sons, 5 daus.; 3-Samuel (b. abt. 1654-d. Oct. 17, 1728), set­tled at Hat­field, Mass.;

free­man, 1678; styled capt.; m. Nov. 5, 1678 (Shel­don says, Oct. 30, 1678), Mary Colton (b. abt. 1651-d. Mar. 4 or 5, 1709), dau. of George Colton, of Long­meadow, Mass.; 2 sons, 3 daus.; 4-Thomas (b. abt. 1657-d. Oct. 13, 1718), Har­vard Col­lege, 1679;

set­tled at Andover, Mass.; ordained as col­league with Dane, 1682; m. 1st, Dec. 14, 1686, Eliz­a­beth (d. Oct. 10, 1693), dau. of Theodore Price, of Salem, Mass.; m. 2d, Apr. or May 28, 1696, Abi­gail Bull (d. Aug. 19, 1702); m. 3rd, July 20, 1704, Lydia Goffe; issue (1st mar­riage): 3 sons; 5-John (kld. at Bloody Brook, Sept. 18, 1675), no issue;

6-Sarah (d. Hadley, 1676);

from http://strongfamilyofamerica.org/2012/04/the-early-barnard-settlers-francis-barnard/

Francis died in 1698 at the age of 81.

Francis and Hannah

Husband: Francis Barnard

Wife: Hannah Merrell Marvin

Child: Joseph Barnard

Child: Hannah Barnard

Child: Deborah Barnard

Child: John Barnard

Child: Ruth Barnard

Child: Christopher Barnard

Child: Samuel Barnard

Child: Thomas Barnard

Child: Sarah Barnard

Marriage: 15 Aug 1644, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Research Notes

He has been detached from Mary Watson as spouse due to lack of evidence.

Sources

1. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1600

• Find A Grave: Memorial #129017170
• Merges and additional information were contributed to this profile by Timothy Wilder, including the marriage information and the following source for that information:

• New England Marriages Prior to 1600, by Clarence Alman Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011). Vol. I. p. 89. BARNARD, Francis (-1698, ae 81)& 1/wf Hannah MERRILL (-1676); 15 Aug 1644; Harford. BARNARD, Francis (-1698, ae 81)& 2/wf Frances (FOOTE)DICKINSON; 21 Aug 1677, m. cont; Hadley/Hartford/Deerfield.

• The WikiTree profile Barnard-263 was created through the import of Beaman Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011. The following data was some of what was included in the gedcom, which appeared to be info from multiple member trees in ancestry.com (click the Changes tab for Barnard-49 to see more):

Birth: 1617, Eng, Connecticut

Marriage: 15 Aug 1644, Hartford, Hartford, CT

Birth: 1617, Hartford, CT.

Birth: 1617, Hartford, Hartford, CT

Death: 3 February 1698, Hatfield, Hampshire Co, MA

Arrival: Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: 169.

Residence: 1633-1885, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Residence: 1636-1886, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Residence: 1660-1871, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Birth: 1617, Connecticut, Massachusetts

Birth: 1617, Great Waltham, Essex, , England

Death: 3 Feb 1698, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Residence: 1633-1885, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

(pulled marriage section up into biography)

Notes:

• Immigrant Ancestor England, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=1f4eb1a0-677a-4240-9ac7-92a3d6d111a3&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• Hannah Merrell Marvin, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5e712318-07b3-435a-8b8a-f3e46311530d&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• Francis Barnard Land rec, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8d9f71f8-1873-4026-9c7a-edc96c1bae20&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• Lived through French and Indian War, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9eaa3a3e-6126-4a91-8d93-b5bf713ca26f&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• 17thCentColAncI-17thCentColAncI-006843, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=44893177-e5e4-47d5-94f2-50778287fdfe&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• History of the town of Whately Mass including a narrative of leading events from the first planting of Hatfield 1660-1871 Record, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=6907f0ee-62e7-4d24-8e0c-1335a94b26ce&tid=7221440&pid=946549068
• GuideEarlySettlersAm-GuideEarlySettlersAm-001590, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c5c01aa1-965f-42da-9469-10e69f470750&tid=7221440&pid=946549068

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• Francis Barnard, in Sheldon, George. Biographical Sketchs of the Settlers at Pocumtuck Before Philip's War. History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. (Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 1890-1921), 1:69.
  • Barnard, Francis — Born in England in 1617; of Hartford, 1644; a first settler of Hadley 1659, and of Deerfield 1673; he m., before Aug. 15, 1644, Hannah Marvin; (2) Aug. 21, 1677, Frances, dau. of Nathaniel Foote, wid. of John Dickinson. His son John was killed with Lothrop, and he returned to Hadley, where he died Feb. 3, 1698. He was the ancestor of all the Conn. Valley Barnards.
• Foote, Abram William. Foote Family: Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield, Conn., and his Descendants; Also a partial record of Descendants of Pasco Foote of Salem, Mass., Richard Foote of Stafford County, Va., and John Foote of New York City. (Rutland, Vermont: Abram W. Foote, 1907-1984), 1:23.

'He d. Feb. 3, 1698, ae. 81.'

• Judd, Sylvester, and Lucius M. Boltwood. History of Hadley (Massachusetts): including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts. (Springfield, MA: H.R. Huntting & Co., 1905), Genealogies:8.

'BARNARD, Francis, b. abt. 1617, Hartford, 1644, malster, a first settler of Had., freeman 1666, d. Feb. 3, 1698, ae. 81.'

• Early Hartford Vital Records, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1912) Vol. 14, Page 605. Marriage record.