Barnabas Kenyon (1762 - 1834)

Born 27 Dec 1762 in Charlestown, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Clarke) Kenyon — married about 1785 in Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

Husband of Martha (Unknown) Kenyon — married 29 Oct 1803 in New York, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1834 at age 71 in Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York, United States

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Biography

Private Barnabas Kenyon served with 1st Regiment, Kings County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

Barnabas Kenyon is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A217514.

Barnabas Kenyon was born in Rhode Island.

Barnabas Kenyon was a New Yorker.

This profile is part of the Kenyon Name Study.

Barnabas Kenyon was born on December 27, 1762 in Charlestown, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, son of Samuel Kenyon (~1728–1801) and Elizabeth Lewis (1726–1786).

Barnabas married Susanna Clarke (born on May 12, 1767 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island; daughter of John Clarke and Sarah (Gardiner) Clark). Their children were:

• Barnabas Kenyon (1786–1844)
• Randall Kenyon (1788–1882)
• Samuel Kenyon (1790–1878)
• Elizabeth Kenyon (1794–1878)
• Sarah Kenyon (1798–1884)
• Susanna Kenyon (1801–1882)

Barnabas (40) married Martha Unknown (46) (born about 1756 in Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) on October 29, 1803 in New York, USA.

Find a Grave states: "Barnabas served in the American Revolution under Colonel Joseph Noyes' Regiment, Captain Amos Green's Company in the Rhode Island Militia in 1778. This is the same militia in which his brothers Alexander, James, Samuel Kenyon, Jr., and Elijah (Alijah) served."

Barnabas died on February 9, 1834 in Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York, United States, aged 71.^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30837914/barnabas-kenyon: accessed), memorial page for Barnabas “Barney” Kenyon (27 Dec 1762–9 Feb 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30837914, citing Kenyon Cemetery, Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York, USA; Maintained by Marilyn A Kenyon, PsyD (contributor 47005688).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30837914/barnabas-kenyon: accessed), memorial page for Barnabas “Barney” Kenyon (27 Dec 1762–9 Feb 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30837914, citing Kenyon Cemetery, Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York, USA; Maintained by Marilyn A Kenyon, PsyD (contributor 47005688).

See also:

• Kenyon, Howard Nathaniel; American Kenyons, Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company, 1935.
• 1790 Federal; Census, Caughnawaga, Montgomery, New York
• 1810 Federal Census, Broadalbin, Montgomery, New York
• 1820 Federal Census, Broadalbin, Montgomery, New York
• 1830 Federal Census, Broadalbin, Montgomery, New York
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 October 2024), "Record of Barnabas Kenyon", Ancestor # A217514.
• 03 May 1834, Quit Claim (though land deeds), Book 10 Page 53, Fulton County, New York. Barnabas Kenyon, Jr. (Lorraine), Samuel Kenyon (Ellisburg), Randall Kenyon, Elizabeth Cornwell, Susannah Kenyon of Broadalbin. Sarah Howard of Ellisburg. This was a Quitclaim land in Broadalbin property of Barnabas Kenyon, Sr., deceased where he lived until he died. Those listed were his children and spouses.