Robert Barnard, Jr.

Thomas Barnard was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island in 1659. He gave a half interest to his brother Robert.

Robert was the younger brother and was born in England in 1617. He, like his brother, settled first in Salisbury about 1640. By about 1645 he had moved further inland to Andover, Massachusetts.

He married Joanna Harvey, daughter of William Harvey, about 1641. The Harvey family came from Somersetshire in England. Joanna was born there about 1617. Robert and Joanna were married in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

The family remained in the Andover area until 1663, when Robert and most of his family moved to Nantucket Island. One son, Stephen, remained on the land in Andover.

Robert and his family were early settlers and planters on Nantucket. He remained there until his death in 1682. He apparently still had claims in Andover when he died intestate. In 1714 his grandson Robert was appointed as administrator in some claim action the state had against his estate in Andover. Joanna Barnard lived on many years and died on Nantucket on March 31, 1705.

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Robert Barnard was born About 1614/1615 in England. He and His parents William E. Barnard (B. 1572 in , Kingston, Yorkshire, England) and Emily E. Nye (B. Abt 1590 in , Kingston, Yorkshire, England; Married in 1610 in Kingston, Yorkshire, England) and his brother, Thomas came to America in about 1640 and settled at Andover, Massachussetts. Thomas was one of the original ten owners of Nantucket Island, purchased from the Indians. The first ten were allowed each to pick another, and Thomas picked his brother, Robert. Thomas was later killed by Indians at Salisbury, Mass. Robert lived on Nantucket and died there. He married Joanna Harvey in 1640 or 1641 and they had at least six children. Robert and Joanna died in a canoe in the Sound coming back to the Island after shopping for furniture on the Cape. A third person in the canoe was able to hold on to the canoe until he could stand up on a shoal and right the canoe.

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Thomas was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island in 1659. He gave a half interest to his brother Robert. It does not appear that he ever went to the island, but Robert did in 1663.

ROBERT BARNARD Robert was the younger brother and was born in England in 1617. He, like his brother, settled first in Salisbury about 1640. By about 1645 he had moved further inland to Andover, Massachusetts. He married Joanna Harvey, daughter of William Harvey, about 1641. The Harvey family came from Somersetshire in England. Joanna was born there about 1617. Robert and Joanna were married in Salisbury, Massachusetts. The family remained in the Andover area until 1663, when Robert and most of his family moved to Nantucket Island. One son, Stephen, remained on the land in Andover. Robert and his family were early settlers and planters on Nantucket. He remained there until his death in 1682. He apparently still had claims in Andover when he died intestate. In 1714 his grandson Robert was appointed as administrator in some claim action the state had against his estate in Andover. Joanna Barnard lived on many years and died on Nantucket on March 31, 1705.

Robert Barnard is my 9th great uncle. Walter G. Ashworth

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Thomas Barnard was one of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island in 1659. He gave a half interest to his brother Robert.

Robert was the younger brother and was born in England in 1617. He, like his brother, settled first in Salisbury about 1640. By about 1645 he had moved further inland to Andover, Massachusetts.

He married Joanna Harvey, daughter of William Harvey, about 1641. The Harvey family came from Somersetshire in England. Joanna was born there about 1617. Robert and Joanna were married in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

The family remained in the Andover area until 1663, when Robert and most of his family moved to Nantucket Island. One son, Stephen, remained on the land in Andover.

Robert and his family were early settlers and planters on Nantucket. He remained there until his death in 1682. He apparently still had claims in Andover when he died intestate. In 1714 his grandson Robert was appointed as administrator in some claim action the state had against his estate in Andover. Joanna Barnard lived on many years and died on Nantucket on March 31, 1705.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barnard-111

Robert Barnard Born 19 Oct 1617 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Ancestors ancestors

Son of Thomas Barnard Sr. and Anne (Cooke) Deynes

Brother of Sarah (Barnard) Peterson, Simon Barnard, Thomas Barnard Jr., Anne (Barnard) Drake, Elizabeth (Barnard) Durrant and Anne Deynes [half]

Husband of Joanna (Harvey) Barnard — married 1641 [location unknown]

Descendants descendants

Father of John Barnard, Martha (Barnard) Rogers, Hannah (Barnard) Stevens, Mary Barnard, Steven Barnard and Sarah (Barnard) Skiff

Died 1682 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Disputed Origins

Some online trees claim his parents were either:

   William Barnard and Emily Nye It has been proven that they were NOT his parents.

   Thomas Barnard, Sr and Anne Cooke 

That he was a brother of Thomas Barnard is from "P.R. 38" (see Source Notes below) as recorded in the published Nantucket Vital Records through 1850, Vol V - Deaths, p 47. Biography

Robert was christened on 19 Oct 1617 at the Church of England Parish Church in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

   "Hoyt suggested that Thomas and Robert Barnard, also an early settler of Salisbury, were probably brothers-- a theory that is supported and discussed later.... [In] March 30, 1682, [John Hall] wrote to Mrs. Rebecca Symonds of Ipswich, New England: "if any Barnards of Salisbury New Towne children be poore by reason of their father's massacre, I leave their relief to your consideration... This implies a relationship with the Hall family, as yet unclear."[1] (See notes at bottom of this biography for discussion of the relationship with the Hall family.)

"In February of 1659, at a meeting held in Salisbury, the purchasers [of what would become Nantucket Island] ... [included] Robert Barnard who was owned partner with Thomas Barnard... Noting that Thomas and Robert Barnard were contemporaries, share a common residence of Salisbury and a partnership at Nantucket, there is little doubt that Thomas and Robert Barnard were brothers. Since Charles Edward Banks placed the English residence of Robert Barnard at Brandestone, co. Suffolk, [BUT: citing only "Banks MSS"] it is suggested that Thomas was probably from the same area. (Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, Philadelphia 1937, 150)
That he was in Nantucket by 4 July 1663 is suggested by the "Robert Barnard" who signed, as one of the proprietors of Nantucket, a land deed giving land to Peter Folger.[2]

Married Joan (Joanna) Harvey[3]

       Date: 1641 

       Place: Essex, Mass. 

Death:
Date: 1682[4]

       Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Mass (possibly) 

"Robert Barnard was a yeoman, and lived in Salisbury, 1642-1644; in Andover, 1645-1663; and on the island of Nantucket the remainder of his life. He married Joan Harvey; and died in 1682. She survived him and died in Nantucket March 31, 1705.
He purchased a half share of Nantucket from his brother Thomas. The town records show that, in 1663, he and three others were appointed to "view and consider of Land in order to the Laying out thereof for cornfields or other use."

Regarding his home, Mr. Worth says, "east of the Elihu Coleman house is the Mill-Brook, and a short distance further east, on the south side of the road near a cluster of willow trees, was once a house which was the homestead of Robert Barnard. Directly across the road lived Nathaniel Barnard. The present road was merely a path for many years later. The house lot of Thomas Barnard on which the house of Nathaniel was located, was about 1000 feet square, and southwest of it was the lot of Robert Barnard. These lots extended northeast and southwest and comprised twenty acres each. The house of Robert cannot be exactly located. But the high land between the Mill-Brook swamp and the Indian boundary line was substantially comprised within the two Barnard lots." Children[3]

   John Barnard, b 2 [March] 1642/3? in Salisbury; lived in Nantucket; m. Bethia Folger; and they were drowned June 6, 1669.[5]

   Martha, b 1644

   Hannah Barnard, m. John Stevens June 13, 1662[6]

   Stephen Barnard, b. abt 1649; weaver; lived in Andover; m Rebecca How 1 May 1671; d 12 Feb 1722, in 74th year; she survived him and d 15 Apr 1725. (See E.A. 1902 for his children.)[7]

   Mary, b 1651, probably died young

   Mary, b Apr 8, 1658, in Andover; m. Nathaniel Barnard (b 15 Jan 1642/3, son of Thomas);[8]. She died 17 March 1717/18 in Nantucket.[9] 

Children are all recorded in: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, https://familysearch.org

Nantucket Marriage records suggest additional children: (These need checking, as page numbers are missing)

   Sarah, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and James Skiff of Martha's Vineyard, ––– ––, ––––.* [10]

   Martha, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and William Rogers of Martha's Vineyard, ––– ––, ––––.* [11] 

Will

His will was probated on 5 December 1682, but there is no record of the contents of the will.

Hoyt says, "Letters of administration on the estate of Robert Barnard Sr., late of Andover, Yeoman, who died intestate, were granted to his grandson, Robert Barnard, February 1, 1714/15. Stephen Barnard, son of the elder Robert Barnard, signed a statement that he was incapable of acting by reason of age, and asking that his son Robert be appointed. James Bridges and Stephen Barnard were witnesses."

This administration was more than 30 years after Robert's death, and as a lawsuit with the State is mentioned in connection with the appointment of the administrator, it is probable that it was due to some claim made on behalf of the State. Notes

From Connie Mack: Concerning the Hall connection to the Barnard family: Rebecca married John Hall and Samuel Hall married a Cooke, showing the connection of Thomas and Robert Barnard of Salisbury and Nantucket, MA, through their mother, Anne Cooke of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, to the Hall and Cooke family. Rebecca Symonds (died 1695) was the 3rd wife of Lt. Governor Samuel Symonds https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Symonds-323 of Ipswich, MA. She is Rebecca Swayne, daughter of Bennett Swayne of Sarum, Wilts, England. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Swayne-40 Her first husband was Henry Byley/Biley, a tanner born ~1612, one of the first settlers of Salisbury in 1638, (had daughter Rebecca) d. ~1640. Her 2nd husband was John Hall b. 1615 England, Lynn and Salisbury, MA, d. 1647, Salisbury, MA, son of John Hall (b. ~1569 London, England, d. Salisbury, MA) and Sarah Wraxall. John Hall was number 34 on the list. (Old Families of Salisbury, pg.10. John Hall and Rebecca Swayne - Byley/Biley married April 03, 1641 in Salisbury. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC82-N6T( Their son, John Hall ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8Z-19W ) was born in Salisbury in 1642 but spent his adult life in London. He is said to be a silversmith or goldsmith. The 22nd on the list of original Salisbury settlers was Mr. Samuel Hall "gentleman." Representative and treasurer of Old Norfolk County 1655. He sold his farm in Salisbury to the town's people in 1657. He made liberal gifts to the poor. Samuel was the youngest son of John Hall, b. ~1626 Kent, England, came to Boston/Roxbury, Hartford and then Middleton, d. 1690 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hall-3773 .So, it appears that John and Samuel are the oldest and youngest sons of John Hall born 1569 in Kent. In 1662 Samuel m. Elizabeth Cooke, oldest daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cooke of Kent, England and Guilford, CT., who had come with the Rev. Henry Whitfield company. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-1322 Thomas was of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England but an earlier generation was from Suffolk, England, as was Thomas and Robert Barnard, their mother being Anne Cooke. As a side note, I see in Kent, a John Hall is married to Catherine Bernard, having a child in 1627 ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL7H-F6R ) Rebecca's 3rd husband was William Worchester, the minister of Salisbury and perhaps the same that bought a share of Samuel Hall's 100 acres when he sold in 1657. See:

   The Halls of New England: Genealogical and biographical; Hall, David Brainard, 1812-; Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1883 pgs. 720-721

   The New England historical and genealogical register; Waters, Henry F. (Henry Fritz-Gilbert). Genealogical gleanings in England; New England Historic Genealogical Society; New England Historic Genealogical Society. Proceedings; Published 1847 https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistorv47p1wate#page/n277/mode... pg 278-286 other volumes http://firstsettlers.genealogyvillage.com/nehgr.html 

From Nantucket Vital Records through 1850, volume I, p 4:

   "1. The fact that a birth, marriage or death is recorded in Nantucket does not prove that it took place there unless it is so stated in the record... 

   "2. In all items from town records the original spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the record... 

   "6. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item is bracketed." NOTE: The published vital records do not indicate where the "additional information" comes from. 

NVR, vol I, p 8:

   "P.R. 38 -- private record, from the William C. Folger genealogical records in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association (This compilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be received with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should also be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket, and in a few cases attention has been called to the question of residence.") 

Some vital records recorded in NVR also include a reference to "P.R. 63", which, according to Volume I, p 9:

   "-- private record, from a copy of a manuscript kept by Hon. Isaac Coffin, Judge of Probate, in the possession of the Nantucket Arboretum." 

Sources

   ↑ The Essex Genealogist, 8(1988):29-30, citing Hoyt, Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, p 49)

   ↑ "Deed from the Proprietors to Peter Folger of Half a share of land on Nantucket," in NEHGR, 12:132, citing "Book first of deeds, p 31"

   ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Descendants of Robert Barnard," in Essex Antiquarian," 6 (1902): 125-126

   ↑ Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Volume V - Deaths, p 47 (ancestry.com image #2319): "[Barnard] Robert, h. Joanna Harvey, brother to Thomas, _____, 1682, PR 38" See note above about this source. His death is not recorded in the Nantucket vital records. This information is from a private research collection.

   ↑ Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Vol III, p 65 (ancestry.com image 1227): "[Barnard] John and Bethia Folger, Feb. 26, 1668 (intentions not recorded) [John, s. Robert 1st and Joanna Harvey, and Bethia Folger, d. Peter 1st and Mary Morrell, PR 38]"; NVR Vol V - Deaths, p 37 (Bethia), 41 (John): "drown'd... between Nantucket & ye Vineyard, June 6, 1669." Sites PR 38 and 63.

   ↑ Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Volume III - Marriages, p 64 (image 1227 on ancestry.com): "[Barnard] Hannah, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and John Stevens, s. John, _____, 1662* [intentions not recorded], PR 38."

   ↑ Nantucket VR to 1850, Volume III, Marriages, p 74 (ancestry.com image 1237): [Barnard] Steven, s. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and Rebecca Howe ---- 1668, P.R. 38". See also Vol V - Deaths, p 48

   ↑ Nantucket VR to 1850, p 80, citing PR 38

   ↑ Nantucket VR to 1850, Vol V - Deaths, p 44 (ancestry.com image #2316): "[Barnard] Martha, w. Nath[anie]l, 17th 1 mo 1717-18, [w. Nathaniel (s. Thomas), d. Robert Barnard and Joanna Harvey... PR 38, PR 63"

   ↑ Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts - Volume III, Marriages, p 73 (ancestry.com image 1236), citing PR 38. Second mention of Sarah. See also Volume I, Births, page 83, citing "P.R. 38"

   ↑ Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts through 1850, Volume III Marriages. Page #68 (Ancestry.com image 1231, citing "P.R. 38". First mention of a daughter Martha. 

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, https://familysearch.org

   David W. Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts..." Part Five, Providence RI 1899: "Robert Barnard's removal from Andover to Nantucket, not hitherto supposed by other writers, is asserted with proof."

   Robert M. Barnard, Robert Barnard of Andover, Mass., and his Descendants, Everett, Mass., 1899.

   Early Settlers of Nantucket by Lydia S. Hindman, publ. 1901 by Ferris & Leach, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

   IGI

   History of Nantucket

   Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 872

   Treat, John. Ancestry of Col. John Harvey, of Northwood, New Hampshire (Priv. print., Boston, 1907) Page 5

   The Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America, Volume 4, New York: Charles B. Richardson & Co.; London: Trubner & Co. 1860; pg. 249

   Nantucket Historical Association (Mass., 1902) Vol. 2, No. 2, "Nantucket Lands and Landowners". Page 61 

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GEDCOM Note

Category:Nantucket, Massachusetts Category:Lowestoft, Suffolk Category:Puritan Great Migration

Disputed Origins

Some online trees claim his parents were either:

1. William Barnard and Emily Nye It has been proven that they were NOT his parents.
2. Thomas Barnard, Sr and Anne Cooke That he was a brother of Thomas Barnard is from "P.R. 38" (see Source Notes below) as recorded in the published Nantucket Vital Records through 1850, Vol V - Deaths, p 47.

Biography ==Robert was christened on 19 Oct 1617 at the Church of England Parish Church in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

:"Hoyt suggested that Thomas and Robert Barnard, also an early settlerof Salisbury, were probably brothers-- a theory that is supported anddiscussed later.... [In] March 30, 1682, [John Hall] wrote to Mrs. Rebecca Symonds of Ipswich, New England: "if any Barnards of Salisbury New Towne children be poore by reason of their father's massacre, I leave their relief to your consideration... This implies a relationship with the Hall family, as yet unclear."<ref>The Essex Genealogist, 8(1988):29-30, citing Hoyt, Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, p 49)</ref> (See notes at bottom of this biography for discussion of the relationship with the Hall family.) :::"In February of 1659, at a meeting held in Salisbury, the purchasers [of what would become Nantucket Island] ... [included] Robert Barnard who was owned partner with Thomas Barnard... Noting that Thomas and Robert Barnard were contemporaries, share a common residence of Salisbury and a partnership at Nantucket, there is little doubt that Thomas and Robert Barnard were brothers. Since Charles Edward Banks placed the English residence of Robert Barnard at Brandestone, co. Suffolk,[BUT: citing only "Banks MSS"] it is suggested that Thomas was probably from the same area. (Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, Philadelphia 1937, 150) That he was in Nantucket by 4 July 1663 is suggested by the "Robert Barnard" who signed, as one of the proprietors of Nantucket, a land deedgiving land to Peter Folger.<ref>"Deed from the Proprietors to Peter Folger of Half a share of land on Nantucket," in NEHGR, 12:132, citing "Book first of deeds, p 31"</ref>

Married Joan (Joanna) Harvey<ref name=EA6 /> :: Date: 1641 :: Place: Essex, Mass.

: Death: :: Date: 1682<ref>Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Volume V - Deaths, p 47 (ancestry.com image #2319): "[Barnard] Robert, h. Joanna Harvey, brother to Thomas, _____, 1682, PR 38" See note above about this source. His death is not recorded in the Nantucket vital records. Thisinformation is from a private research collection.</ref> :: Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Mass (possibly) :"Robert Barnard was a yeoman, and lived in Salisbury, 1642-1644; in Andover, 1645-1663; and on the island of Nantucket the remainder of hislife. He married Joan Harvey; and died in 1682. She survived him and died in Nantucket March 31, 1705. He purchased a half share of Nantucket from his brother Thomas. The town records show that, in 1663, he and three others were appointed to "view and consider of Land in order to the Laying out thereof for cornfields or other use." Regarding his home, Mr. Worth says, "east of the Elihu Coleman house is the Mill-Brook, and a short distance further east, on the south sideof the road near a cluster of willow trees, was once a house which was the homestead of Robert Barnard. Directly across the road lived Nathaniel Barnard. The present road was merely a path for many years later. The house lot of Thomas Barnard on which the house of Nathaniel was located, was about 1000 feet square, and southwest of it was the lot of Robert Barnard. These lots extended northeast and southwest and comprised twenty acres each. The house of Robert cannot be exactly located. But the high land between the Mill-Brook swamp and the Indian boundary line was substantially comprised within the two Barnard lots."

Children<ref name=EA6>"Descendants of Robert Barnard," in Essex Antiquarian," 6 (1902): 125-126</ref>

1. John Barnard, b 2 [March] 1642/3? in Salisbury; lived in Nantucket; m. Bethia Folger; and they were drowned June 6, 1669.<ref>Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Vol III, p 65 (ancestry.com image 1227): "[Barnard] John and Bethia Folger, Feb. 26, 1668 (intentions not recorded) [John, s. Robert 1st and Joanna Harvey, and Bethia Folger, d. Peter 1st and Mary Morrell, PR 38]"; NVR Vol V - Deaths, p 37 (Bethia), 41 (John): "drown'd... between Nantucket & ye Vineyard, June 6, 1669." Sites PR38 and 63.</ref># Hannah Barnard, m. John Stevens June 13, 1662<ref>Nantucket Vital Records to 1850, Volume III - Marriages, p 64 (image 1227 on ancestry.com): "[Barnard] Hannah, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and John Stevens, s. John, _____, 1662* [intentions not recorded], PR 38."</ref># Stephen Barnard, b. abt 1649; weaver; lived in Andover; m Rebecca How 1 May 1671; d 12 Feb 1722, in 74th year; she survived him and d 15 Apr 1725. (See E.A. 1902 for his children.)<ref>Nantucket VR to 1850, Volume III, Marriages, p 74 (ancestry.com image 1237): [Barnard] Steven, s. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and Rebecca Howe

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   1668, P.R. 38". See also Vol V - Deaths, p 48</ref># Mary, b Apr 8, 1658, in Andover; m. Nathaniel Barnard (b 15 Jan 1642/3, son of Thomas);<ref>Nantucket VR to 1850, p 80, citing PR 38</ref>. She died 17 March 1717/18 in Nantucket.<ref>Nantucket VR to 1850, Vol V - Deaths, p 44 (ancestry.com image #2316): "[Barnard] Martha, w. Nath[anie]l, 17th 1 mo 1717-18, [w. Nathaniel (s. Thomas), d. Robert Barnard and Joanna Harvey... PR 38, PR 63"</ref>

Nantucket Marriage records suggest additional children: (These need checking, as page numbers are missing)* Sarah, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and James Skiff of Martha's Vineyard, ––– ––, ––––.* <ref>Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts - Volume III, Marriages, p 73 (ancestry.com image 1236), citing PR 38. Second mention of Sarah. See also Volume I, Births, page 83, citing "P.R. 38"</ref>* Martha, d. Robert and Joanna Harvey, and William Rogers of Martha's Vineyard, ––– ––, ––––.* <ref>Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts through 1850, Volume III Marriages. Page #68 (Ancestry.com image 1231, citing "P.R. 38". First mention of a daughter Martha. </ref>

Will ==His will was probated on 5 December 1682, but there is no record of the contents of the will.

Hoyt says, "Letters of administration on the estate of Robert Barnard Sr., late of Andover, Yeoman, who died intestate, were granted to his grandson, Robert Barnard, February 1, 1714/15. Stephen Barnard, son of the elder Robert Barnard, signed a statement that he was incapable of acting by reason of age, and asking that his son Robert be appointed. James Bridges and Stephen Barnard were witnesses." This administration was more than 30 years after Robert's death, and as a lawsuit with the State is mentioned in connection with the appointment of the administrator, it is probable that it was due to some claim made on behalf of the State.

Notes ==From Connie Mack: Concerning the Hall connection to the Barnard family: Rebecca married John Hall and Samuel Hall married a Cooke, showing the connection of Thomas and Robert Barnard of Salisbury and Nantucket,MA, through their mother, Anne Cooke of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, to the Hall and Cooke family. Rebecca Symonds (died 1695) was the 3rd wife of Lt. Governor Samuel Symonds https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Symonds-323 of Ipswich, MA. She is Rebecca Swayne, daughter of Bennett Swayne of Sarum, Wilts, England. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Swayne-40 Her first husband was Henry Byley/Biley, a tanner born ~1612, one of the first settlers of Salisbury in 1638, (had daughter Rebecca) d. ~1640. Her 2nd husband was John Hall b. 1615 England, Lynn and Salisbury, MA, d. 1647, Salisbury, MA, son of John Hall (b. ~1569 London, England, d. Salisbury, MA) and Sarah Wraxall. John Hall was number 34 on the list. (Old Families of Salisbury, pg.10. John Hall and Rebecca Swayne- Byley/Biley married April 03, 1641 in Salisbury. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC82-N6T( Their son, John Hall ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8Z-19W ) was born in Salisbury in 1642 but spent his adult life in London. He is said to be a silversmith or goldsmith. The 22nd on the list of original Salisbury settlers was Mr. Samuel Hall "gentleman." Representative and treasurer of Old Norfolk County 1655. He sold his farm in Salisbury to the town's people in 1657.He made liberal gifts to the poor. Samuel was the youngest son of John Hall, b. ~1626 Kent, England, came to Boston/Roxbury, Hartford andthen Middleton, d. 1690 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hall-3773 .So, it appears that John and Samuel are the oldest and youngest sons of John Hall born 1569 in Kent. In 1662 Samuel m. Elizabeth Cooke, oldest daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cooke of Kent, England and Guilford, CT., who had come with the Rev. Henry Whitfield company. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-1322 Thomas was of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England but an earlier generation was from Suffolk, England, as was Thomasand Robert Barnard, their mother being Anne Cooke. As a side note, I see in Kent, a John Hall is married to Catherine Bernard, having a child in 1627 ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL7H-F6R ) Rebecca's 3rd husband was William Worchester, the minister of Salisbury and perhaps the same that bought a share of Samuel Hall's 100 acres when he sold in 1657.

See:* The Halls of New England: Genealogical and biographical; Hall, DavidBrainard, 1812-; Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1883 pgs. 720-721* The New England historical and genealogical register; Waters, Henry F. (Henry Fritz-Gilbert). Genealogical gleanings in England; New England Historic Genealogical Society; New England Historic Genealogical Society. Proceedings; Published 1847 https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistorv47p1wate#page/n277/mode... pg 278-286 other volumes http://firstsettlers.genealogyvillage.com/nehgr.html

From Nantucket Vital Records through 1850, volume I, p 4::"1. The fact that a birth, marriage or death is recorded in Nantucketdoes not prove that it took place there unless it is so stated in therecord... :"2. In all items from town records the original spelling is followed,and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the record...:"6. Additional information which does not appear in the original textof an item is bracketed." NOTE: The published vital records do not indicate where the "additional information" comes from.

NVR, vol I, p 8::"P.R. 38 -- private record, from the William C. Folger genealogical records in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association (Thiscompilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be received with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should also be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket, and in a few cases attention has been called to the question of residence.") Some vital records recorded in NVR also include a reference to "P.R. 63", which, according to Volume I, p 9::"-- private record, from a copy of a manuscript kept by Hon. Isaac Coffin, Judge of Probate, in the possession of the Nantucket Arboretum."

Sources

<references />* David W. Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts..." Part Five, Providence RI 1899: "Robert Barnard's removal from Andover to Nantucket, not hitherto supposed by other writers, is asserted with proof." * Robert M. Barnard, Robert Barnard of Andover, Mass., and his Descendants, Everett, Mass., 1899.* Early Settlers of Nantucket by Lydia S. Hindman, publ. 1901 by Ferris & Leach, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• IGI
• History of Nantucket* Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and FamilyHistory of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2,Page 872* Treat, John. Ancestry of Col. John Harvey, of Northwood, New Hampshire (Priv. print., Boston, 1907) Page 5* The Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America, Volume 4, New York: Charles B. Richardson & Co.; London: Trubner & Co. 1860; pg. 249

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Robert was born ca 1614 in England and died in 1682 at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Robert and his brother, Thomas both came to New England, though it is not known exactly when. Robert was listed as a yeoman living in Salisbury 1642 - 1644; in Andover, 1645 - 1663; and on the island of Nantucket the remainder of his life. In Andover he had a house and lot near Mr. Simon Bradstreet's as one of the first settlers, and he was one of the founders of the church there in 1645. He married Joan or Joanne Harvey some time before the birth of their first child in Salisbury in 1642/3.

Robert and his family came to Nantucket in 1663 and he purchased a half share of his brother Thomas. The Town Records show that on the 5d 12 mo. 1663, "John Bishop, Mr. Coffin, Robert Barnard and Peter Folger are appointed to view and consider of Land in order to the Laying out thereof for cornfields or other use."

Robert died at Nantucket in 1682. Joanne died on March 31, 1705/6 at Nantucket.

Robert and Joanna died in a canoe in the Sound coming back to the Island after shopping for furniture on the Cape. A third person in the canoe was able to hold on to the canoe until he could stand up on a shoal and right the canoe.

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