Asa Barnes (1745 - 1802)

Born 24 Aug 1745 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Adkins) Barnes — married 31 Oct 1765 in Farmington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 19 May 1802 at age 56 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Asa was born August 24, 1745 to parents Stephen Barnes and Martha Wheadon. He married Phoebe Adkins on October 30, 1765. He died May 19, 1802.^[1]

Mary Fletcher's Family Tree has Asa's parents listed as Stephen Barnes Jr. and Martha, but she does not include sources or birthdates. Her source might be an 1875 ecclesiastical history of Southington:^[2]

"17. Asa Barnes, son of Stephen (3), b. Aug 24, 1745; m. Oct 30, 1765, Phebe, daughter of Luther Adkins, who died April 25, 1826. He lived in the southwest part of the town, and kept a tavern... He was known as Landard (Landlord) Barnes, and was very popular in his business. The officers of the French army made his house their headequarters while encamping for a little time on French Hill. He gave a ball in honor of his guests, which at the time created much excitement.

Asa Barnes married in Farmington on 31 Oct 1765 Phebe Atkins.^[3][4]

Children

Per Farmington VR, p 8-11 and Timlow, p. xvii:

1. Naomi, b 29 Apr 1766 Farmington; m George Cowles;
2. Allyn (son), b 15 Jul 1767 Farmington
3. Selah, b March 4, 1768/9;
4. Ruth, b 21 Dec 1771 Farmington; m Leverett Curtiss;
5. Martin, b June 17, 1773, d 1775;
6. Eli, b 21 May 1775 Farmington
7. Asa [Jr]., b 22 Jul 1777 Farmington
8. Martin, b March 1779; d 1780
9. Ira, b Nov 5, 1781; m1 Rhoda ----; m2 Nov 10, 1842 Esther (Tinker), widow of John Carter; d. Oct 17, 1856;
10. Philo, b March 2, 1782
11. Dennis, d. Sept 1813

Sources

1. ↑ Greene, Stiles, et al. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 37. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1906.
2. ↑ Heman Rowlee Timlow, Ecclesiastical and other sketches of Southington, Conn., Hartford, Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard co., 1875, p xvii
3. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928: Farmington, p 8, citing vol. LR 15, page A.
4. ↑ This marriage is also recorded in Timlow (1875), p 226 under the heading "Marriage record of Rev. Benjamin Chapman: Oct. 31, 1765, Asa Barnes and Phebe Adkins"

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