Stephen Barnes, son of Stephen, was born 2 Jan 1704-5; he m Jan. 5, 1726, Martha Wheadon [sic] of Branford.[1] He removed from Branford to Southington in its early settlement, and located in the southwest part of the town, where he died March 27, 1777. She died March 18, 1773 and was the first one buried in the Plantsville cemetery due to a snowstorm which did not allow her body to be buried in Southington.[2]
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Died: 27 MAR 1777. Southington, Hartford, CT, USA. Age: 73.
Will: 8 JUN 1774. of Southington, in Farmington, Hartford, the Colony of Connecticut. Age: 70.
He removed from Branford to Southington in its early settlement and located in the southwest part of town which is now Wolcott. The plains of Southington presented few attraction to the first farmers; yet there were at that time many fertile spots near the mountains and on Wolf Hill, which, after the first settlement was made, were sought out and soon appropriated. It was found, too, that wheat could be grown on many of the plains; and from 1722 to 1760 it was raised in quantities more than sufficient for home consumption. the best farms then and now are those which skirt the mountains, and a few spots on Wolf Hill or near the rivers. In Stephen's will dated June 8, 1774 he bequeathed land on the side of the mountain and on the plains to his sons William & Nathan. He was not just a farmer but a man of much influence and a large land holder . Before and during the Revolutionary War Stephen was in the Non Military service. He was on the committee to audit and settle accounts of the Town and on getting the Quota of soldiers of the Town of Southington. At a meeting held at Farmington, June 15, 1774, to protest against the blockade of Boston, a committee was appointed to take in subscriptions for the relief of the town, and on the list are these names of residents in Southington Parish: Jonathan Root, Josiah Cowles, Daniel Lankton, Jonathan Andrews, Jonathan Woodruff, Aron Day, Timothy Clark, Josiah Lewis, Hezekiah Gridley, Jr., Asa & Thomas Upson, Amos Barnes, Stephe,Barnes, Jr., Aaron Harrison, who lived in the southwest part of the parish, now Wolcott, and Simeon Hart, who removed that year the part of Farmington now called Bristol. Stephen Barnes name appears on the War Memorial on the common in the center of Southington.
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