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Joseph Barnes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Death: January 23, 1741 (89)
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of ‘Goodman’ Thomas Barnes and Mary Barnes
Husband of Abigail Barnes
Father of Rebecca Stanford; Jacob Barnes; Abigail Warner; Elizabeth Barnes; Mary Barnes and 4 others
Brother of Sarah Scoville; Benjamin Barnes and Hannah Barnes
Half brother of Dea. Thomas Barnes, Jr. and Ebenezer Barnes

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About Joseph Barnes

Joseph Barnes, born May 26, 1651, was the son of Thomas Barnes of Farmington and his first wife Mary. Joseph married Abigail Gibbs July 5, 1684 and died January 23, 1741/41 in Farmington.

Origins

From Grandma's Cabin, Genealogy by Nancy Hazen (Selander) Machuga[1]

... On January 25, 1663/4 both of the Greensmiths and Mary Barnes were found guilty. They were hanged that very day. No chance for an appeal was given. “Justice” was swift in those days. The so-called witches had the distinction of being the last 3 persons executed in Connecticut for this crime. Thomas and Mary Barnes were the parents of 3 children: Sarah, Benjamin and Joseph. Their daughter Sarah married John Scoville and this couple was among the first to settle in Mattatuck, now Waterbury, CT. in 1674. In 1686 they moved and, again, were among the early settlers of a new town called Haddam, CT. John and Sarah Barnes Scoville were the parents of John Jr., William, Edward and Benjamin. ...”

Sources

  1. Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1923) Volumes 1-9 [Omited]
  2. Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Vol. I, p. 91. BARNES, Joseph (?1655-) & Abigail GIBBS; 5 Jul 1684, 8? Jul; Farmington, CT
  3. Barnes, Trescott C. The Barnes Family Yearbook (The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1907) Page 9
  4. https://archive.org/stream/barnesfamilyyear00barn#page/n17/mode/2up
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Joseph Barnes's Timeline

1651
May 26, 1651
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1655
1655
Age 3
1655
Age 3
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1685
June 30, 1685
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, United States
1687
September 18, 1687
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1689
February 18, 1689
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, United States
1692
October 1, 1692
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1694
February 6, 1694
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1697
January 31, 1697
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, United States