General Notes

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The Barnes Famly Yearbook


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SOME IMMIGRANT BARNES

2. THOMAS BARNES, whom we designate as "Thomas of Hartford," is
claimed by many to have been the first of the name in America.No
reference isfound to him elsewhere than in Hartford, but he,
without doubt came first to Mass., thence to Hartford, with, orsoon
after, the first settlers. He was one of the soldiers in thePequot
Battle, and received land grants of the Colony for thatservice--in
1639 six acres in Hartford,--and later was alloted 50 acres in
Farmington, where he settled with the first party in 1646, andthere
resided, sharing in all the land distributions until the time ofhis
death, 1688. (Farmington, at this early period, included the
territory of Southington, New Britain, Plainville, Bristol,
Burlington, and Avon of the present day.)

ThomasBarnes' first wife Mary (family not obtained), whom he
married perhaps soon after he removed to Farmington, was charged
with witchcraft and summoned beforethe General Court, where shewas
convicted (see Colonial Records, 1658), and most certainlyexecuted.
She left two sons and a daughter. He soon after m. second, Mary
Andrus of Farmington, by whom he had two sons. Each of his ch.left
anumerous posterity, who have moved westward with each advanceof
the adventurous pioneers, until the rivers, lakes, plains, and
mountains have been passed by succeeding generations. Not eventhe
mighty ocean on our west has checked theonward march of many.

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1 THOMAS BARNES, m. 1st, Mary, who was convicted of witcheraft;m. (2) Mary Andrus of Farming ton, dau. of John, b. in 1644. Heresided in Farmington after 1646, d. in 1688; his will reco rdedin Hartford Probate Records, Vol. VI. After his death, Marybecame the second wife ofJa cob Bronson, and bore him twochildren Children:

2 Sarah Barnes.

3 Benjamin Barnes, b. July 24, 1653.

4 Joseph Barnes, b. 1655.


Children by second wife:
5 Thomas Barnes.
6 Ebenezer Barnes.