Benajah Barney (abt. 1741 - 1829)

Born about 31 Jan 1741 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Goff) Barney — married 2 Jun 1763 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Hannah (Omsbee) Barney — married 12 Nov 1814 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1829 at about age 88 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Benaiah Barney is the son of Daniel Barney I and Alice Freelove Wheaton.

According to the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 529, Beniah Barney was born on 1/31/1741-2.

Benaiah Barney and Anne Goff, both of Rehoboth, married on 6/2/1763, according to the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 21. Anne died on 3/16/1794. Benaiah lived until 1829. Benaiah probably remarried on 11/12/1814 as indicated in the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 422 to Hannah Ormsbee. There was 20 years between marriages as Anne died in 1794 and Benaiah remarried in 1814 to Hannah Ormesbee. Also, Benaiah lived for 15 more years, until 1929, after marrying Hannah Ormsbee in 1814. Hannah Ormsbee may not be the 2nd wife of Benaiah as he was 71 at the time of the 2nd marriage. Benaiah lived a total of abt. 86 years.

http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Rehoboth/Images/Rehoboth_I422.shtml

Pages 20 and 21 of the VR of Rohoboth are given below.

According to the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 422, Benaiah Barney married Hannah Ormsbee, both of Rehoboth on 11/12/1814. The citation was in a section entitled, "Intentions," which was for weddings that took place outside of Rehoboth.

According to the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 20, Bethia Goff is married to Israel Barney on 10/12/1752. Israel and Bethia Barney are not currently in WikiTree (12/8/2018). Wilsonld.com says that Benaiah Barney had 3 wives, and lists the third as Bethia Goff, but this is contradicted by the Vital Records of Rehoboth, page 20.

http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Rehoboth/Images/Rehoboth_M020.shtml

http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Rehoboth/Images/Rehoboth_M021.shtml

The 1790 Census says that in the household of Benijah Barney were 7 people, one male over 16, one male under 16, and 5 females. See: "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-9SH : accessed 8 December 2018), Benijah Barney, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 507, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

The children of Daniel Barney ! and Alice Freelove Wheaton, according to Helen Brundage Fisher were as follows:

Constance or Constantine Barney, b. 1731 Elizabeth Barney Reed, b. 1733 Anna Barney Saunders, b. 1734 Daniel Barney Jr., b. 1736 Sarah Barney Franklin, b. 1737 Mary Barnee Ormsbee, b. 1739 David Barney, b. 1741 Jonathan Barney, b. 1741 Beniah Barney, b. 1744

According to Our Family Tree by Larry D. and Jane C. Wilson, the following birth and death dates are applicable to their family:

Capt Daniel Barney, b. 11/20/1697, d. 2/2/1784 Alice Weaton, b. 11/26/1700, d. 7/3/1766 Mary Barney, b. 12/13/1727, d. 1774 Constant Barney, b. 4/23/1731, d. 8/4/1819 Elizabeth "Betsey" Barney, b. 4/14/1733, d. 9/18/1815 Anna Barney, b. 11/29/1734, d. 12/2/1765 Sarah Barney, b. 3/2/1738, d. 2/4/1788 Maj. David Barney, b. 1/24/1740. d. 1826 Jonathan Barney, b. 1/24/1740, d. 4/25/1740 Benaiah Barney, b. 1/31/1741, d. 4/4/1829

The 1790 Census says that in the household of Benijah Barney were 7 people, one male over 16, one male under 16, and 5 females.

Sources

• Vital Records of Rehoboth, pages 21, 422 and 529.

• ormsby.org/geni and Lois Hirsch. Input by George Brundage in April 2013.

• http://wilsonld.com/genealogy/tng/familygroup.php?familyID=F762&tree=Tree1
• Descendants of James Wesley Brundage of Pleasant Valley, NY, Compiled by Helen Brundage Fisher (1978)

• Find A Grave: Memorial #101904040

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPM-6XL : 9 February 2018), Berazah Barney and Bethia Barney, 17 Aug 1794; citing reference p 188; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-9SH : accessed 8 December 2018), Benijah Barney, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 507, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to George Brundage for starting this profile.

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