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Benjamin Barnes (bef. 1653 - 1731)

Benjamin Barnes
Born before in Farmington, Connecticut Colony, New Englandmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married before 1684 (to 21 Dec 1712) in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap [uncertain]
Husband of — married after 1712 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died after age 77 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, New Englandmap
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Biography

Benjamin Barnes was baptized at the First Church of Christ (Congregational) in Farmington, Connecticut Colony in late July of 1653, on about the 26th and possibly on the 24th.[1] So, Benjamin probably would have been born before about the 24th and possibly as early as 1651, if he was about 80 years old at the time of his death in 1731.[2] He was the son of Thomas Barnes and his first wife, Mary Brockett.[3] The controversy concerning Benjamin's mother (who was executed for witchcraft) was probably the reason that Barbour listed him as a child of Thomas and an unnamed spouse.[4]

Benjamin Barnes married Sarah ( ______ ) (possibly born Ingersoll, although this is debatable, according to Torrey - see Research Note, below) before 1684, possibly in Farmington, Connecticut Colony.[5] After their marriage, they registered the births of six of their seven children in Waterbury. Based on the birth and baptismal places of their children, however, they may have moved to Farmington for two or three years, from late 1689 until 1691 or 1692, when they returned to Waterbury.

  1. Benjamin Barnes (b. Sep 1684, Waterbury,[6] bp. 1 Dec 1689, Farmington)[7]
  2. John Barnes (b. 12 Aug 1686, Waterbury;[8] bp. 1 Dec 1689, Farmington;[9] m. 28 Mar 1728, Mary (Brownson) Porter, Waterbury)[10]
  3. [Unnamed Son] Barnes (b. May 1689; d. May 1689, Waterbury)[11]
  4. Thomas Barnes (b. 11 May 1690, Farmington;[12] bp. 1 Jun 1690, Farmington;[13] m. 4 Jan 1721, Susanna Scoville, Waterbury),[14]
  5. Ebenezer Barnes (b. 15 Mar 1693, Waterbury)[15]
  6. Sarah Barnes (b. 15 Aug 1695, Waterbury)[16]
  7. Samuel Barnes (b. ca. 16 Mar 1697, Waterbury;[17] m. 4 Jun 1722, Mary Johnson, Waterbury)[18]

Benjamin was admitted to the First Church of Christ (Congregational) in Farmington on 22 Mar 1691.[19][20]

Sarah (Ingersol ?) Barnes died in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, on 21 Dec 1712.[21] After Sarah's death and prior to the marriage of his son, Thomas, in 1721, Benjamin moved to Waterbury in New Haven County, Connecticut Colony.[22]

Benjamin remarried in 1713 or later. His second wife was Elizabeth (Kimberly) Mallory, the widow of John Mallory.[23]

Benjamin Barnes died in Waterbury at about the age of 80, on 24 Apr 1731.[24]

Research Notes

Thomas of Farmington and Thomas of New Haven

Benjamin's father, Thomas, should not be confused with Thomas Barnes of New Haven, who married a Mary ( ______ ) and then an Elizabeth ( ______ ) and died in Middletown in 1691. Thomas of New Haven did not have a son named Benjamin.[25]

Baptismal Date

The transcribed records of the First Church of Christ (Congregational) in Farmington stated that Benjamin was baptized on "about" 26 Jul 1653.[26] Donald Lines Jacobus, writing in 1950, gave his baptismal date as, specifically, 24 Jul 1653, but did not cite a source.[27]

Was Benjamin's First Wife Sarah Ingersoll?

The full entry for Benjamin's marriage to Sarah in Torrey reads:[28]

BARNES, Benjamin (1653-1731) & 1/wf Sarah [?Ingersoll] (?1660-1712); by 1684; Farmington, CT, Waterbury, CT {Waterbury 1; Waterbury App. 13; Reg. 12:36, 149; Sv. 1:121; Barnes Y.B. 1:9; Springfield Fam. (ms) 379; Kimberly 15; Barnes (1946) 249}
Torrey's Sources:
  • Waterbury 1: Joseph Anderson, ed., The Town and City of Waterbury, Conneticut, from the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five, Volume 1 of 3 Volumes, New Haven: The Price and Lee Company, 1896.
  • Waterbury App. 13: Henry Burton, The History of Waterbury, Waterbury, Connecticut: [no publisher listed], 1858, genealogical appendix, p. 13.
  • Reg. 12:36, 149: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 12, pp. 36, 149. (1858??)
  • Sv. 1:121: James A. Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1860-1862, vol. 1, p. 121.
  • Barnes Y.B.: Trescott C. Barnes, compiler, The Barnes Family Year Book, Volume 1 (1907), p. 9.
  • Springfield Fam. (ms) 379: Thomas B. Warren, "Springfield Families," 3 vols., Springfield, MA: n.p.?, 1934-5, p. 379.
  • Kimberly 15: Donald Lines Jacobus, The Genealogy of the Kimberly Family, Neenah, WI: n.p.?, 1950, p. 15.
  • Barnes (1946) 249: Fuller Forbes Barnes, Ten Generations of the Barnes Family, Worcester, MA: Davis Press, 1946, p. 249.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "BARNES, BARENS, BARNS ... Benjamin, s. Thomas, bp. 'about' July 26, 1653," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, p. 44: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 13, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required). See also (no source cited): "ii. Elizabeth, b. [say 1665] ... m. (2): BENJAMIN BARNES, bapt. at Farmington, Conn., 24 July 1653, d. at Waterbury, Conn., 24 Apr. 1731 ae. about 80, son of Thomas Barnes:" Jacobus, The Genealogy of the Kimberly Family, p. 15.
  2. ↑ "BARNES, BARNS [see also Banes] ... Benjamin, d. Apr. 24, 1781 AE about 80 y.," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 19, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  3. ↑ Barnes, Barnes Family Year Book, Volume 1 (1907) p. 9.
  4. ↑ Barbour, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, p. ?.
  5. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700, Volume 1, p. 90, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 21 Sep 2017 - subscription required). See also: Barnes, Barnes Family Year Book, Volume 1 (1907), p. 9.
  6. ↑ "BARNES, BARNS ... Benjamin, s. Benjamin & Sarah], b. Sept. beginning, 1684, d. May [ ], 1709 in Hartford," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 19 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  7. ↑ "BARNES, BARENS, BARNS ... Benjamin & John, sons of Benjamin, bp. Dec. 1, 1689," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, p. 117, Volume 2, p. 60: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 13, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  8. ↑ "Barnes, John, s. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. Aug. 12, 1686," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 20 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  9. ↑ "BARNES, BARENS, BARNS ... Benjamin & John, sons of Benjamin, bp. Dec. 1, 1689," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, p. 117, Volume 2, p. 60: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 13, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  10. ↑ "Barnes, John, s. Benjamin, of Waterbury, m. Mary Porter, wid., d. of John Brownson, of Waterbury, Mar. 28, 1728," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 192: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 20 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  11. ↑ "Barnes, -----, 3rd s. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. May [ ], 1689, d. May [ ], 1689," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 21 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  12. ↑ Barnes, Barnes Family Year Book, Volume 1 (1907), p. 9.
  13. ↑ "Barnes, Thomas, s. Benjamin, bp. June 8, 1690," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, p. 118: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 15, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  14. ↑ "Barnes, Thomas, s. Benjamin, of Waterbury, m. Susanna Scoville, d. Edward, of Haddam, Jan. 4, 1721," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 209: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 21, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  15. ↑ "BARNES, BARNS ... Ebenezer, s. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. Mar. 15, 1693," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 19 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  16. ↑ "Barnes, Sarah, d. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. Aug. 15, 1695," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 20 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  17. ↑ "Barnes, Sam[ue]ll, s. [Benjamin & Sarah], b. about Mar. 16, 1697," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 20 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  18. ↑ "Barnes, Samuel, s. Benjamin, of Waterbury, m. Mary Johnson, d. of John, of Derby, June 4, 1722," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 20 (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  19. ↑ Records of Farmington in Connecticut Copied by the late Hon. Nathaniel Goodwin of Hartford; Communicated by Daniel Goodwin, Esquire.; New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 11, October 1857, p 323 - 328
  20. ↑ "BARNES, BARENS, BARNS ... Benjamin, of Waterbury, adm. ch. Mar. 22, 1690/1," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, Page 245: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 13, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  21. ↑ "Barnes, Sarah, [w. Benjamin], d. Dec. 21, 1712, in Hartford," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 21, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  22. ↑ "Barnes, Thomas, s. Benjamin, of Waterbury, m. Susanna Scoville, d. Edward, of Haddam, Jan. 4, 1721," citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 209: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 21, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  23. ↑ Regarding Benjamin's second marriage to Elizabeth (Kimberly) Mallory, daughter of Nathaniel Kimberly (note: no sources cited): "ii. Elizabeth, b. [say 1665]; m. (1) at New Haven, 30 Dec. 1686, JOHN MALLORY, b. at New Haven, 10 May 1664, son of Peter and Mary (? Preston) Mallory; seven children; m. (2): BENJAMIN BARNES, bapt. at Farmington, Conn., 24 July 1653, d. at Waterbury, Conn., 24 Apr. 1731 ae. about 80, son of Thomas Barnes:" Jacobus, The Genealogy of the Kimberly Family, p. 15.
  24. ↑ "BARNES, BARNS [see also Banes] ... Benjamin, d. Apr. 24, 1781 AE about 80 y.," , citing Waterbury Land Records, Volume 1, p. 117: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Waterbury, p. 19, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  25. ↑ See discussion of Thomas Barnes of New Haven in Jacobus, ’’Families of Ancient New Haven’’, Volume I, pp. 115-116.
  26. ↑ "BARNES, BARENS, BARNS ... Benjamin, s. Thomas, bp. 'about' July 26, 1653," citing First Church of Christ (Congregational) records, Volume 1, p. 44: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Volume 34, Farmington, p. 13, Ancestry.com (accessed 31 Oct 2021 - subscription required).
  27. ↑ Regarding Benjamin's second marriage to Elizabeth (Kimberly) Mallory, daughter of Nathaniel Kimberly (note: no sources cited): "ii. Elizabeth, b. [say 1665]; m. (1) at New Haven, 30 Dec. 1686, JOHN MALLORY, b. at New Haven, 10 May 1664, son of Peter and Mary (? Preston) Mallory; seven children; m. (2): BENJAMIN BARNES, bapt. at Farmington, Conn., 24 July 1653, d. at Waterbury, Conn., 24 Apr. 1731 ae. about 80, son of Thomas Barnes:" Jacobus, The Genealogy of the Kimberly Family, p. 15.
  28. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700, Volume 1, p. 90, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 21 Sep 2017 - subscription required)

Sources

  • Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publlishing Co., 1977, reprint 1983.
  • Barnes, Trescott C., compiler. The Barnes Family Year Book: An Annual Publication Issued under the Authority of the Barnes Family Association, Volume 1, New York: The Grafton Press, 1907.
  • Burket, Jerri Lynn, compiler. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Lorraince Cook White, general editor, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002, Volume 50, Waterbury, p. 24.
  • Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. (subscription required)
  • Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: 2013 (subscription required).
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiler. ’’Families of Ancient New Haven’’, Volume I, New York: Clarence D. Smith, Printer, 1923.
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiler. The Genealogy of the Kimberly Family, printed for James Cheney Kimberly, Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company, 1950, Page 15.
  • Richardson, Nathaniel Smith. Historical Sketch of Watertown (E.B. Cooke, Waterbury, 1858, p. 6.
  • Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985. Also available online: New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015 (subscription required).

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Kenneth Kinman
Two things: (1) Jacobus says Benjamin Barnes was married to Elizabeth (widow of John Mallory), but gives no marriage year. Perhaps 1713, since both Elizabeth's first husband John Mallory and Benjamin's first wife Sarah died in 1712.

(2) Jacobus says the Benjamin was baptized on 24 July rather than 26 July. Not sure which is correct. The source for Jacobus: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofkimbe00jaco/page/15/mode/1up

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Anderson-27719 Susan Anderson
Thank you, Kenneth. I added in your source and information, found some more information, edited the biography and am turning over management of the profile to you.
posted by Susan Anderson
Miguel Kelley
Barnes-2684 and Barnes-169 appear to represent the same person because: Same DOB and place of birth; same DOD
posted by Miguel Kelley
Anderson-27719 Susan Anderson
Barnes-6646 and Barnes-169 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same name, the same birth and death dates, and the same father.
posted by Susan Anderson

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