• General Notes

  [20;1754.FTW]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 20, Ed. 1, Tree #1754, Date of Import: Jan 22, 2000]
  
        Thomas Barber came to Windsor, CT, in 1635, with the party fitted out by Sir Richard Saltonstall on the ship, "Christian".   He was a soldier with the rank of Sergeant in the Pequot War;  he distinguished himself by his bravery in a number of fights with the Pequots and particularly in the taking of a fort which the Indians considered imprpegnable.
                 From all that can be leard of the character of Thomas Barber, it is evident that he was a man of strong convictions, but liberal in his views, especially so for the times in which he lived.   It was his contention that the Church had no right to interfere in temporal matters.   He was, to a marked degree, impulsive, energetic and possessed of great shrewdness in business matters, but with an upprightness of character which won for him the confidence and respect of the Colonists.   John Barber White, The Barber Genealogy, pp 15-24.[phelps.FTW]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]
  
  Thomas Barber:
  Sources:
  The Connecticut Barbers
  Barber Genealogy
  The Ancestors & Descendents of William Manley
  Genealogies & Boigraphies of Ancient Windsor
  
  First of the Barber name came to Windsor in 1635 with the Saltonstall party under Francis Stiles. At age 21 Mr. Stiles was to teach him carpentry.  Thomas was made a freeman in 1645, was a soldier (sergeant) in the Pequot War 1648 and came to Simsbury, Connecticut.  Thomas' wife, June Coggins, was the daughter of a Dutch settler. She was the first white woman to land in Connecticut.  Barbers are of Norman origins - many throughout England. In the Pequot War, Thomas took the fort that the Indians considered impregnable.  Before coming to New England, Thomas was apprenticed under Francis Stiles, a master carpenter from Millbrook, Bedford, England. Stiles was contracted by Sir Richard Saltonstall to build houses for emmigrees to New England.  Thomas sailed with Stiles and 19 other apprentices on the "Christian" embarking 16 Mar 1634 from London, arriving in Boston June 1635.  After 10 days in Boston the Christian sailed to Windsor arriving 1 Jul 1635.  Thomas received land grant in 1635 near Warwick Mill on Mill Brook. A mill building built by his son, Thomas, still stands, now housing the Hop Brook Restaurant.  

Details of Thomas' family with Jane Coggins