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John Barnard (1725 - 1804)

John Barnard
Born in Islington, Islington, London, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Died at age 78 in Islington, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Biography

John was born on the 5th August 1725.

The following notes were written by John Barnard as his recollections in 1777. (see the Research Notes below for reference to hand-written notes).

He worked as a journeyman tailor and joined the Independent Church in 1740.

Went to London in 1741.

Worked on board a 'ship of war' "The Chester" under Captain Geary and during a cruise in the Bay of Biscay took 8 French ships in 1743. He deserted in 1744. Became a volunteer in 1745 and married Elizabeth Rastrick in 1746. They had several children who all died in infancy.

He became a preacher in his church in 1755. Met with Mr Sandeman's letters on Therow and Aspasso in 1757. Corresponded with Ruth Sandeman in 1758.

He began to preach at Glovers Hall and published "Simple truth vindicated" in 1760. Formed a church in 1761 and published "The nature and government of the Christian Church" in whch were several things he afterwards disapproved of.

John married Elisabeth Rastrick on 5 November 1746 in Stepney, London, England.[1]

He may have been the witness at the marriage of Simon Mann (1743-1772), a Sandemanian who married in 1765. The witnesses were John Barnard and Mary Barnard [2]. This may be John Barnard (abt.1725-abt.1804).

On 9th September 1767 John was a witness to the will of Samuel Pike. The other witnesses were John Juniper and Edward Jeffs, all Sandemanian members[3]

John died on the 15th June 1804 and was buried on 21st June 1804 at Bunhill Fields cemetery in London, the burial record stated he was brought from White Lion Street, Islington and born in 1724.[4]

His will has been transcribed, Space:Will_of_John_Barnard with links to people mentioned in the will.

Role in the Sandemanian Church

John was a member of the Sandemanian Church

He played a major role in the foundation of the Sandemanian Church in London. His role in the arrival of the Sandemanian's in London is described in this article. He was admitted into membership on 23rd March 1762, on the first page of the London Sandemanian Church membership list 1762 – 1868. The records state that he was ordained as an Elder in May 1762 but later resigned. See London Sandemanian Church Elders and Deacons list for the complete list [5].

John lived in Islington and was a preacher in an non-conformist church, and became interested in the ideas of the Glasite or Sandemanian movement. He corresponded with John Sandeman in the 1750's and 1760's and eventually joined a Sandemanian meeting house in London.[6][7]

John Barnard is supposed to have been of low origin, and of a contracted education, but by dint of supplication and perseverance, attained to a respectable station in society. He began the ministry among the Independent Dissenters, and preacher for some time to a congregation in Islington, where he resided. He also carried out a lecture at Mr Bradbury’s meeting-house, in New Court. Afterwards, becoming acquainted with Mr Sandeman, Mr Pike and others, he embraced the Sandemanian principles, was ordained as an elder in their societies and became an eloquent preacher. About the year 1769, he made a journey to Scotland, the residence of Mr Edward Gorill, where he publicly his manuscript on the religion of Anti-Christ. The object of the book was chiefly to illlistrate the book of revelations.It was afterwards published in the form of an octave pamphlet. Beside this, he was author of some other tracts “Simple Truths Vindicated” 1760, “The Nature and Government of the Christian Church” 1761. Notes to the book of Psalms in Metre, sung in the different congregations, which are pronounced extremely valuable. An account of the Christian Practices of the churches assembling in St Martin’s-le-grand is also attributed to him; but we have also heard it assigned to Mr Pike. After some years, Mr Barnard was cut off from the society for not being sufficiently humble,or, as some thought, for entertaining too exalted notions of his preaching abilities. Not withstanding the severity with which he was treated by the church, he still attended their meetings for public worship, till he was removed by death in the year 1803 – Theol Dict. Perth, and private information.[8]

In 1770 John Barnard wrote the book The religion of Antichrist or, notes on the book of the Revelation of John, and other prophecies; respecting the rise, reign, religion, and ruin, of the man of sin. To which is added, a dissertation on the sign of the prophet Jonas and it was published by John Chater and Thomas Vernor. All three of these men were leaders in the Sandemanian Church. [9]

Account of the Family Bible

In 1822 the following was published by Thomas Moule[10]

Copy of a genealogical account of the Barnard family, Now (1816) in the possession of Mr John Barnard, of Nicholls Square, London, Silver Flatter. This was printed in 1816 for circulation among the friends and relations of the family, and was communicated to the editor by John Bell, Esq. of Newcastle. Prefixed to the tract is this advertisement. “The ancient part of the following genealogy is (was in 1774) taken from an old family bible, now in the possession of John Barnard, and which was first the property of William Barnard the second, and then of Nathaniel Barnard the first, his son, and afterwards Nathaniel the second, who was the father of Nathaniel, John and Edward, and who lived and died, as his ancestors had done, in his own house in Barrington, Cambridgeshire”.

There are two generations in which there are brothers Nathaniel, John and Edward. The first mention of John, would be John Barnard who was alive in 1816 and living in Nicholls Square, having taken the lease from his father, as described in the will. The three brothers Nathaniel, John and Edward would then be Nathaniel Barnard, John Barnard and Edward Barnard. Their father, described as Nathaniel the second would be Nathaniel Barnard.

Research Note

Based originally on a Barnard family bible, and unless otherwise sourced, any precise dates are as shown on hand-written notes (pages 1 and 3) compiled about the 11th December 1878 by John Barnard (1797-1880) Barnard-4046, living at 12 Compton Terrace, Canonbury, Middlesex from before 1861 until his death. Also shown, in different handwriting, is one of his children Katherine Barnard (1844-1912) Barnard-4055 living at 12 Highbury Terrace, Islington, Middlesex from before 1911 until her death, and one of his grandchildren Kate Barnard Blaikley (1879-1969) Blaikley-22 living at 5 Canfield Gardens, Hampstead, Middlesex from before 1939 until before her death. These hand-written notes record the Barnard family, and others, commencing with William Barnard (1605-1682) through to a John Barnard, a farmer in 1898, living at Haslingfield, 1¼ miles from Barrington, Cambridgeshire, where Barnard ancestors had lived since 1605. A copy of these notes is in the possession of Trevor Pickup (Pickup-177) and Michael Pickup (Pickup-178).

Sources

  1. Marriage: "England Marriages 1538-1973". FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 16 April 2022). John Barnard marriage to Elisabeth Rastrick on 5 Nov 1746 in Stepney, London, England.
  2. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/ALB/A/01/MS 6528 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1623/images/31281_a100881-00023?pId=755790
  3. Will downloaded from the National Archives, ref PROB 11/1058/299, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D468406
  4. Bunhill cemetery records, The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/3990
  5. London Sandemanian Church membership records Held by Dundee University Archives MS 9/1/3, Membership lists of the churches in the UK and America Pages 59-60 Copies of originals ordered and accessed by Trevor Pickup on 23rd October 2021
  6. Wikipedia entry for Robert Sandeman
  7. "Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist" book by Geoffrey Cantor, page 38, published 1991by Macmillian academic and professional.
  8. History and Antiquities of the dissenting Churches, Vol 3, Pages 365-366, by Walter Wilson, published in 1808, downloaded from Google Ebooks, 11 August 2018 by Trevor Pickup
  9. Accessed from the University Library Ghent https://lib.ugent.be/en/catalog/rug01:001141622 by Trevor Pickup on 13 June 2020
  10. Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ: An Analytical Catalogue of Books on Genealogy, Heraldry, Nobility, Knighthood, & Ceremonies: with a List of Provincial Visitations, Pedigrees, Collections of Arms, and Other Manuscripts; and a Supplement, Enumerating the Principal Foreign Genealogical Works, by Thomas Moule, 1st January 1822, Accessed from https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=97JQAAAAcAAJ&rdid=book-97JQAAAAcAAJ&rdot=1 by Trevor Pickup

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