• General Notes

  
  ID: I1348
  Name: Mary ANDREWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  Sex: F
  Birth: 15 MAY 1643 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  Death: AFT 1708 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  Name: Mary ANDRUS
  Birth: in England
  Note:
  One of the good Internet sources, First Families of America, say she was born 1626, married 1643 and died 1663, though this information may apply to Thomas' first wife, Mary.
  
  From The Brownson, Bronson or Brunson Family of Earl's Colne
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  She was the eldest child of John1 Andrews of Farmington and his wife, Mary, and the second wife and widow of Thomas1 Barnes of Farmington, whom she married by covenant dated 23 March 1662/32, and who died between 9 June 1688 (will) and 7 Feb. 1689/90 (oath of witness to will). Mary (Andrews) Barnes Brownson must be distinguished from Thomas Barnes's first wife, also named Mary, who was apparently hanged as a witch at Hartford in Jan. or Feb. 1662/3. The will of John1 Andres, senior, of Hartford, dated 9 Nov. 1681, contained bequests "to my daughter Marie Barns my black Heiffer," and "to my grand child Thomas Barns 20s." The will of THomas Barnes, sen., of Farmington, made in the form of a "Deed of Guift" on 9 June 1688, contained grants "To my beloved wife Mary Barnes" half the homelot, dwelling house, and other lands in Farmington, etc., during the term of her natural life (and not merely during widowhood). The will of Mary "Andrus" of Farmington (widow of John) was also made in the form of a Deed of Gift, said to have been dated 18 Nov. 1683, but the year must be a mistake for 1693. Herein the widow Mary Andrus said, "I give to my daughter Mary Brunson afresaid one large pettycote and wastcote, one chest and one curtain. I give to the two eldest daughters of my daughter Mary Brunson, each of them five shillings..." (The wills of John and Mary Andrews are given in full in Alfred Andrews, Andrews Memorial... though the compiler did not identify the daughter Mary Brunson as wife of Jacob... The present contributor is grateful to Mr. Jacobus, with whom he has discussed this entire problem. Mr. Jacobus pointed out that "the two eldest daughters of my daughter Mary Brunson" mentioned in the will of Widow Mary "Andrus" were unquestionably Barnes girls and not Brunsons.
  
  From the Genealogy and Ecclesiastical History of Farmington, Connecticut
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  6 January 1668-9 It was voted by the Church assembled at Deacon Hart's that with respect to the sacrament, each brother of the Church shall send in to the Deacons, a peck of Wheat, or the worth of a shilling in current pay, for the defraying of the next sacrament, and also for the clearing of that little, which according to the Deacons report, was yet due for the sacrament already past.
  
  As also for the future, every brother of the Church should for each sacrament allow 6, d. except such of the brethren whose wives come not to the Supper, because not members of the Church; and to them it was permitted to pay in 3, d; or 6 d. which they pleased, for each sacrament.
  
  From Leann
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  Supposedly, the second Mary was married within months and was the daughter of the trying judge (of the first wive's witchcraft trial.). Days of Our Lives started a LONG LONG TIME AGO!!!!!!!!
  
  From Thomas Barnes of Hartford, Connecticut
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  Perhaps the darkest side of colonial church life was the universal belief in witchcraft... In 1662 his wife, Mary, was indicted for witchcraft. She was "conflicted of entertaining familiarity with Satan" and put to death. Not only did Thomas Barnes lose his wife, but he had to pay Daniel Garrett, jailkeeper at Hartford, twenty-one shillings besides fees which, the old record says, "goodman Barnes is to see discharged."
  
  ...in his grief he could not ignore the fact that a wife was essential on any colonial farm... during the same year in which the first Mary Barnes was hanged, he entered into an agreement with John Andrus of Farmington to marry his daughter, Mary...
  
  From Fred and Edna Barnes
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  In the book, Thomas Barnes of Hartford and Farmington, Connecticut, written by Frederick R. Barnes in 1943, page 18, he states the following: "The Town Records indicate that Thomas Barnes was not one of the Original Proprietors of Hartford but rather became a Proprietor between 1636 and 1639.* This raises inferences. For instance, he may not have been quite of legal age when he reached Hartford. If not a stranger, he was sponsored for by a friend until he should reach his maturity and hold land in his own name. By some shenanigan he had reached America owing the master of his vessel and was indentured until this should be worked out, as by helping to guard camp at night and to care for the livestock while the caravan was moving to Hartford. He was one of the 'servants' whom Steward William Gibbon took along later in 1636, to put up buildings for their wealthy master 'mr' George Willis.........
  
  *In 1636, claims to shares in property vouched for by certificates of ownership in modern legal entities called corporations were unknown. Hence the similar claims of the first settlers in Hartford, to all the undivided lands, were in an immense unwieldy partnership. By 1638/9 these partners totaled 91 original owners (proprietors) plus 41 who had been admitted tentatively to ownership. At least the 41 claimed so. Among these 'proprietors by Courtesie,' Thomas Barnes is listed as the 10th. In a subsequent list his name appears as the 4th in order (Hfd. Town Votes; pp. 19 and 23)." On page 43, ".....the name Thomas Barnes appears in it as the tenth in order from the beginning. Inferentially the order is that in which lots had been granted 'by the Townes Courtesie'. The 41 -group is considered as including the Proprietors by Courtesy, that is, as grantees who received rights from the Town conditioned upon their becoming substantial settlers. Such a grantee must put up a house on his place within one year and either live there four years or become liable to lose his grant...."
  
  It appears that Thomas Barnes owned several parcels of land in Hartford. He had homesteaded 2 1/2 acres; had a bonus lot of 1/3 acres; 2 acres (more or less) 'abuttinge vpon the cow pasture..on the North & the highway leading from the ...Swampe to the middle oxpasture on the South; and 'one parcell of Swamp on the East fide of the great River containinge by Estimascon foure acres more or lefse abuttinge vpon the great River on the West & the land now common on the East & Paul Pecks land on the South & Seth Grants land on the North'.
  
  From John C Van Buskirk
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  I understood from the Barnes Yearbook that Thomas was a big strong guy who had done well fighting in the Pequot War, and that he was given the lot on the edge of town (downtown now) because the neighbors felt better if he was there to defend them if there was another attack, thus the "courtesy".
  
  From Lois B. Morrill
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  Bickford's "Farmington in CT" has a map of the 105 plots of original settlers.
  #55- Thomas Barnes
  #56- Burying Ground
  
  Book "Ten Generations of Barnes" has [an old] photo of "The Thomas Barns Home in Farmington" plus photos of the cemetery "Land given by Thomas for the Cemetery adjoining his home in Farmington", recent home incorporating original house; view of nearby rivers.
  
  From Stewart Download.ftw
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  Jacob Brownson's name was entered in the Farmington church records among the baptized children of members, his age being 17 about Jan 1657, meaning Jan. 1657/8 (NEHGR, 11:325).
  
  He was a patient of Dr. John Winthrop, Jr., in 1669, and Winthrop noted that Jacob was then aged about 28 and still a bachelor (TAG, Supra, 9:58
  
  As the eldest (surviving) son, Jacob received L72-02-00 in the distribuiton of his father's estate, 2 Dec 1680 (Manwaring, Probates, 1:278), and he took the inventory of the estate of John Coale, sen., of Farmington, 2 Nov 1689 (ibid., 1:426).
  
  Jacob Brownson married first, about 1672-4, a wife whose name appears nowhere in the records that the contributor has found.The only clue to her identity would seem to be that her two oldest known children were called Samuel and Elizabeth, names which were new to this branch of the Brownson family. Jacob and his (unnamed) wiife were in the list of communicants at Farmington church, 1 March 1679/80 (NEHR, 12:35-6).
  
  The mysterious first wife was the mother of all of Jacob Brownson's children, and she died before 1693.
  
  The will of John Andrews, senior, of Farmington, dated 9 Nov 1681, contained bequests "to my daughter Marie Barnes my black Heiffer," and to my grand child Thomas Barnes 20s." The will of Thomas Barnes, sen., of Farmington, made in the form of a "Deed of Gift" on 9 June 1688, contained grants "to my beloved wife Mary Barnes" half the home lot, dwelling house, and other lands in Farmington, etc., during the term of her natural life (and not merely during widowhood). The will of Mary "Andrus" of Farmington (widow of John) was also made in the form of a Deed of Gift, said to have been dated 18 Nov 1683, but the year must be a mistake for 1693. Herein the widow Mary Andrus said "I give to my daughter Mary Brunson the cloth of my featherbed and half the feathers that are in it. I give to my daughter Mary Brunson aforesaid one large pettycote and wastcote, one chest and one curtain. I give to the two eldest daughters of my daughter Mary Brunson, each of them five shillings..." (The wills of John and Mary Andrews are given in full in Alfred Andrews, Andrews Memorial, Chicago 1872, pp, 52-5., though the compiler did not identify the daughter Mary Brunson as wife of Jacob, Long abstracts of the wills of John Andrews and Thomas Barnes are in Manwaring, Probates, 1:269 and 401.
  
  The present contributor is grateful to Mr. Jacobus, with whom he has discussed this entire problem. Mr, Jacobus pointed out that "The two eldest daughters of my daughter Mary Brunson" mentioned in the will of Widow Mary "Andrus" were unquestionably Barnes girls and not Brunsons.
  
  
  
  
  Father: John ANDREWS b: ABT 1616
  Mother: Mary ? b: ABT 1621
  
  Marriage 1 Thomas BARNES b: 1615 in Essex, England
  Married: by covenant 23 MAR 1662/63 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  Children
  Has No Children Two Daughters BARNES
  Has No Children Thomas BARNES b: 06 JAN 1665 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  Has Children Ebenezer BARNES b: 1675 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  
  Marriage 2 Jacob BRONSON b: 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  Married: AFT 1687 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  Married: 23 MAR 1662/63 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  
  Sources:
  Author: Frederic Wayne Barnes and Edna Cleo (Bauer) Barnes
  Title: Thomas Barnes of Hartford, Connecticut
  Publication: Name: Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1994;
  Repository:
  Name: Burton Collection, Detroit Public Library
  
  Note:
  It was written prior to the corruption of the BARNES Family lines from Thomas Barnes of Hartford and Farmington, Connecticut. This book was also written prior to any that are "popped out of a computer" using FTM. It is a scholarly work and is well researched in addition to being heavily documented.
  
  Page: p. 7
  Title: The Barnes Museum, Connecticut
  Note:
  
  Author: Alfred Andrews
  Title: Genealogy and Ecclesiastical History of Farmington, Connecticut
  Publication: Name: Chicago, Illinois 1867;
  Repository:
  Name: GenealogyLibrary.com
  
  Note:
  Source Medium: Book
  
  This book contains the ecclesiastical history, beginning in 1640, of a territory or part of ancient Farmington, Connecticut.
  
  Page: p. 15
  Author: Fuller F. Barnes
  Title: Ten Generations of the Barnes Family in Bristol, Connecticut
  Publication: Name: privately printed; Date: 1946;
  Repository:
  Name: State Library of Connecticut
  
  Note:
  Author was ninth generation from Thomas Barns
  Title: Researcher
  Note:
  Source Medium: Internet
  
  Page: Stewart Download.ftw
  Author: Frederick R. Barnes
  Title: Thomas Barnes of Hartford and Farmington Connecticut
  Publication: Date: 1934;
  Repository:
  Name: Connecticut State Library
  
  Note:
  "In Relation to Inheritable Tendancies" completes the title
  Page: especially p. 85
  Title: American Genealogist Magazine
  Publication: Name: David L. Greene, Publisher;
  Note:
  Abbreviated "TAG"
  
  Page: Vol. 9, p. 40-41, Thomas Barnes and John Andrews of Farmington by E.J. Andrews
  Title: Researcher Sherrie Haines (Barnes)
  Title: Researcher John C Van Buskirk (Barnes)
  Title: Researcher Leann
  Title: Researcher Lois B. Morrill
  Title: American Genealogist Magazine
  Publication: Name: David L. Greene, Publisher;
  Note:
  Abbreviated "TAG"
  
  Page: Vol. 35, p. 83-91 , Andrews Families of Western Connecticut - John Andrews of Farmington by Donald Lines Jacobus
  
  
  

Details of Mary's family with Thomas Barnes