Mary Bronson

Ben M. Angel notes: Parents are John Andrews (d. 1681 Farmington) and Mary (b. 1626 England), not John Andrews (1609-1668) and Grace Melburn (1617-1700).

THOMAS BARNES OF HARTFORD em 1635 from England to Hartford Ct FOUGHT IN PEQUOT WAR then to Farmington,Ct 1646 D 1688 m1 Mary ? 3 ch Mary was convicted of witchcraft and hanged 1658; (source speculates she really had epilepsy and the episodes taken as witchcraft. The daughter of the Farmington constable Mary Andrews helped with the children, later married Thomas and had two sons.

MARY ANDREWS BC 1644 M 1658 THOMAS BARNES M2 1688 JACOB BRONSON SON OF JOHN B 1641

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A Mary Barnes [first wife of Thomas Barnes, not the person whose page you are reading] was convicted and executed of Witchcraft in January-1662/1663 in Connecticut . . . The records at a Particular Court of Connecticut held 6 Jan 1662/63 indicted "Mary Barns of Farmingtown, CT" for witchcraft. A jury found her guilty and she was executed. She was one of the last people to be executed as a witch in Connecticut. Thomas Barnes had to pay the costs of keeping his wife in jail prior to her witchcraft trial..."and at the quarter court held in Hartford March 5th 1662/3 following allowance was made to Daniel Garret, the jail keeper, for keeping goodwife Barns three weeks, twenty-one shillings, besides her fees, which goodman Barns is to see discharged."

Sources for the above are:

1. The Ancestry of Fanny Barnes and her Husband Thomas Knight, Prestige Printers, 1989, p 26.
2. Farmington in Connecticut, 1652-1697, pg 63.
3. Witchcraft Trials of CT by R.G. Tomlinson, p 39.

Mary Andrus / Andrews, dau. of John & Mary Andrews of Farmington, married Thomas Barnes after his first wife was hanged as a witch. After Thomas' death, Mary Elizabeth Barnes (Andrews) remarried in 1682, to [Jacob] Bronson [see Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews of Farmington, CT / 1640s]

Thomas Barnes' prenuptial agreement with his 2nd wife, Mary Andrus/Andrews, had provided for a comfortable maintenance for her and any children they might have, at his death.

• from http://voices.yahoo.com/a-discovery-two-mary-barnes-wives-thomas-11...

There was a second version of how Thomas Barnes came to marry the neighbor's daughter. Thomas made a pact with her father. The pact was if her father allowed Mary to marry him, he would get rid of two of his children.

Thomas and Mary Andrews were married March 23,1663. Thomas and his second wife had two sons named Ebenezer and Thomas.

After Thomas' first wife's death, he married the second Mary within months. No matter how many times I have read through all this information, it boggles my mind how he could let one wife die to marry another of the same name. It also astounds me how he could have sent two of his children away for the hand of another woman

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• from https://peacescapes.com/personal/webpages/parker_mckay/barnes/album...

From the history of "Thomas Barnes of Hartford and Farmington Connecticut," written by Frederick R. Thomas ..."When Mary Barnes was hauled into court at Hartford, three frightened children, a girl about 13 and two boys still younger, were requiring a father's care then more than ever. That, and his outside affairs as farm work then went, together with constant thought of the tragic plight of the one for whom he must have been racking his mind to find a way to relieve her-- all these were obviously more than the tragically perplexed man could manage single-handed. So it is likely that some of the good women of the church became a volunteer committee to look after things for a few days at Thomas' house. But it is easy also to imagine that the Constable of 1661, John Andrews, was still that officer when Mary was arrested, and that he, a good man, would readily be touched with a feeling of her infirmities, especially while on the way with her to the authorities in Hartford; as it was, he could not fail to feel the agony of her soul and appreciate the distress of her bereft family. Such an arrest and transfer to court would impel John to offer to have his oldest daughter, Mary, go daily and take care of the Barnes house, pending a time when the other Mary would be coming home again, or her fate sealed otherwise. But when any hope of the absent mother's return was forever lost, January passed into February and that into March, spring's work came on and temporary arrangements simply had given way to permanent ones. Probably young Mary proved to be a steady, strong and willing young worker, such as was invaluable in Widower Barnes' practical arrangements. At all events, before March was over Thomas was thinking seriously of Mary as his second wife. And to her the idea, at least in its aspect of being queen of his house, must have had its appeal. So, notwithstanding that he was more than twice as old as she, Thomas interviewed her father. People in 1663, it seems, did not look askance upon such a marriage, for they had little labor-saving farm machinery and both widows and widowers, if they had obligations connected with farm work and also little children, were almost forced to re-marry if they would keep up their homes. So a business-like understanding between Thomas Barnes and John Andrews followed.

1. Will of Jacob Bronson, dated 1708, Farmington, CT.
2. 'Bronson Families, Col. H.B. Enderton, 1969.
3. Family Group Sheet, M. Mahon.
4. Genealogy Record, E. McInnes, 1996.
5. Barnes and Related Families, Past and Present, R.C. Barnes, 1966
6. IGI, MF 0450472.
7. LDS, AFN, (H1G9-FH).

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SECOND GENERATION. BARNES—BRONSON.

1. Farmmgton. Mary, eldest daughter of John and Mary the settlers, baptized the 16th h of May, 1658; was then fourteen years old. She married Thomas'? Barnes, and was his second wife. He died, when 2d she married about 1682, Bronson; she was mentioned in her father's will, dated 1681, as his daughter Mary Barnes, and received a portion of his estate, but her mother, 1683, two years later, calls her Mary Bronson, and gave her by that name several articles of bedding and clothing.

source: Genealogical history of John and Mary Andrews, who settled in Farmington. By Alfred Andrews page 56.

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Mary Andrews was not the wife of Thomas Barnes

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Mary Andrews born 15 Apr 1643, daug of John and Mary (nee ---) Andrews of Farmington, was baptized May 16, 1658, a week after her father joined the church[1]

After 23 Mar 1662/3, not yet twenty years old, Mary married 1st to Thomas Barnes "of Hartford and then Farmington", who was well over 40 years old by contract, a prenuptial agreement dated 23 Mar 1662/3 between her father, John Andrews (Androos or Androus) and her intended.[2]

After Thomas Barnes died [before Feb 1689/90 when his 'will' was proved], Mary married 2nd, to Jacob Bronson as his 2nd wife.[3] [4] Date of second marriage is uncertain

Mary is named in her father's will dated 9 Nov 1681 and proved 2 Mar 1681/2 as "Marie Barns" [5]

Her mother names her as Mary Brunson in deed of gift dated 18 Nov 1683[6] BUT the discussion is that perhaps the date on the deed of gift is not correct because Mary Andrews husband Thomas Barnes was still living in 1683. Death

June 10, 1708[citation needed] Sources

   ↑ "The Andrews Families of Western Connecticut" by Donald Lines Jacobus, TAG, vol 35, 1958, pg 83-91

   ↑ "McArthur-Barnes Ancestral Lines" by Selim Walker McARTHUR, publ 1964, p 57 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1048521

   ↑ Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn. 1640: Embracing Their Descendants to 1872, by Alfred Andrews (A. H. Andrews & Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1872), p 58

   ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. I, - p. 92. BARNES, Thomas & 2/wf Mary ANDREWS (1643-), m/2 Jacob BRONSON by 1679?; m cont 23 Mar 1662/3; Farmington, CT. - p. 211. BRONSON, Jacob (1640/1-1708/9) & 2/wf? Mary (ANDREWS) [BARNES] (1643-), w. Thomas; by 1679, by 1689; Farmington, CT

   ↑ "A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 1 1635-1700, publ 1904 pg 269-70 https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon01manw#page/269/mode/1up

   ↑ Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, who Settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640 ... by Alfred Andrews, publ 1872 https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalhist00andr#page/54/mode/2up http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Andrews-193

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1. Thomas Barnes. Born in 1615 in England. Thomas died in Farmington, CT in 1688/1689; he was 73. 1. Thomas Barnes. Born in 1615 in England. Thomas died in Farmington, CT in 1688/1689; he was 73.

•Emigrated from England in 1630 in ship "William and John," with a brother named Timothy.

• He was claimed by many to have been the first of this name in America.No reference is found to him elsewhere than in Hartford. •Emigrated from England in 1630 in ship "William and John," with a brother named Timothy.
• He was claimed by many to have been the first of this name in America.No reference is found to him elsewhere than in Hartford.

•He without doubt came first to Massachusetts, then to Hartford, with or soon after, the first settlers. •He without doubt came first to Massachusetts, then to Hartford, with or soon after, the first settlers.

•He was one of the soldiers in the Pequot War fought in 1637.

• The Pequot War (1637), the first major conflict between Indians and whites in New England, set a brutal precedent for subsequent Indian-white warfare.
• The Pequots were accused of murdering two white men but refused to yield up the suspected killers.
• Puritan authorities decided to retaliate, a decision reinforced by Pequot resistance against new Connecticut settlements.
• On May 26, 1637, a force of white soldiers together with Mohegan and Narragansett warriors attacked the principal Pequot village, burned it, and slaughtered its inhabitants.
• The surviving Pequots were relentlessly pursued, until the tribe was largely destroyed. ©1998 Grolier Interactive Inc. •He was one of the soldiers in the Pequot War fought in 1637.
• The Pequot War (1637), the first major conflict between Indians and whites in New England, set a brutal precedent for subsequent Indian-white warfare.
• The Pequots were accused of murdering two white men but refused to yield up the suspected killers.
• Puritan authorities decided to retaliate, a decision reinforced by Pequot resistance against new Connecticut settlements.
• On May 26, 1637, a force of white soldiers together with Mohegan and Narragansett warriors attacked the principal Pequot village, burned it, and slaughtered its inhabitants.
• The surviving Pequots were relentlessly pursued, until the tribe was largely destroyed. ©1998 Grolier Interactive Inc.

•In 1639, Thomas Barnes received land grants from the Colony for that service:6 acres in Hartford and later 50 acres in Farmington, where he settled with the first party in 1646

• Farmington at this early period included the territory of Southington, New Britain, Plainville, Bristol, Burlington, and Avon of the present day. •In 1639, Thomas Barnes received land grants from the Colony for that service:6 acres in Hartford and later 50 acres in Farmington, where he settled with the first party in 1646
• Farmington at this early period included the territory of Southington, New Britain, Plainville, Bristol, Burlington, and Avon of the present day.

•After 1646, he resided in Farmington until his death in 1688. •After 1646, he resided in Farmington until his death in 1688.

•His will was recorded in Harford Probate records, Vol. VI •His will was recorded in Harford Probate records, Vol. VI

Thomas first married Mary. Mary died in 1662. Thomas first married Mary. Mary died in 1662.

•Family name not known at this time 1999. •Thomas married Mary soon after he came to Farmington. •Mary was charged with witchcraft and summonded before the General Court, where she was convicted (See Colonial Records, 1658) and most certainly executed. She left two sons and a daughter, one daughter, Hanna, had already died. •Family name not known at this time 1999. •Thomas married Mary soon after he came to Farmington. •Mary was charged with witchcraft and summonded before the General Court, where she was convicted (See Colonial Records, 1658) and most certainly executed. She left two sons and a daughter, one daughter, Hanna, had already died.

They had the following children: 2 i. Sarah 3 ii. Hanna 4 iii. Benjamin (1653-1731) 5 iv. Joseph (1655-) They had the following children: 2 i. Sarah 3 ii. Hanna 4 iii. Benjamin (1653-1731) 5 iv. Joseph (1655-)

Thomas second married Mary Andrus (Andrews). Born in 1644 in Farmington, CT. Christened on 16 May 1658. Thomas second married Mary Andrus (Andrews). Born in 1644 in Farmington, CT. Christened on 16 May 1658.

•Daughter of John Andrus of Farmington, CT. •After her husband's death in 1688, Mary became the second wife of Jacob Bronson. •Daughter of John Andrus of Farmington, CT. •After her husband's death in 1688, Mary became the second wife of Jacob Bronson.

Thomas and Mary Andrus had the following children: 6 i. Thomas (1665-1742) 7 ii. Ebenezer (1676-1756) Thomas and Mary Andrus had the following children: 6 i. Thomas (1665-1742) 7 ii. Ebenezer (1676-1756)

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Mary Bronson formerly Andrews aka Barnes Born 15 Apr 1643 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesmap Daughter of John Andrews and Mary (Unknown) Andrews Sister of John Andrews Jr [half], Hannah (Andrews) Richards, Abraham Andrews, Daniel Andrews, Joseph Andrews [half], Rachel (Andrews) Buck, Stephen Andrews [half] and Benjamin Andrews [half]	 Wife of Thomas Barnes — married 23 Mar 1663 in Farmington, CTmap Wife of Jacob Bronson — married after 1681 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USAmap Mother of Thomas Barnes and Ebenezer Barnes	 Died 10 Jun 1708 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Mary Andrews born 15 Apr 1643, daug of John and Mary (nee ---) Andrews of Farmington, was baptized May 16, 1658, a week after her father joined the church[1]

After 23 Mar 1662/3, not yet twenty years old, Mary married 1st to Thomas Barnes "of Hartford and then Farmington", who was well over 40 years old by contract, a prenuptial agreement dated 23 Mar 1662/3 between her father, John Andrews (Androos or Androus) and her intended.[2]

After Thomas Barnes died [before Feb 1689/90 when his 'will' was proved], Mary married 2nd, to Jacob Bronson as his 2nd wife.[3] [4] Date of second marriage is uncertain

Mary is named in her father's will dated 9 Nov 1681 and proved 2 Mar 1681/2 as "Marie Barns" [5]

Her mother names her as Mary Brunson in deed of gift dated 18 Nov 1683[6] BUT the discussion is that perhaps the date on the deed of gift is not correct because Mary Andrews husband Thomas Barnes was still living in 1683. Death

June 10, 1708[citation needed] Sources

   ↑ "The Andrews Families of Western Connecticut" by Donald Lines Jacobus, TAG, vol 35, 1958, pg 83-91

   ↑ "McArthur-Barnes Ancestral Lines" by Selim Walker McARTHUR, publ 1964, p 57 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1048521

   ↑ Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn. 1640: Embracing Their Descendants to 1872, by Alfred Andrews (A. H. Andrews & Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1872), p 58

   ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. I, - p. 92. BARNES, Thomas & 2/wf Mary ANDREWS (1643-), m/2 Jacob BRONSON by 1679?; m cont 23 Mar 1662/3; Farmington, CT. - p. 211. BRONSON, Jacob (1640/1-1708/9) & 2/wf? Mary (ANDREWS) [BARNES] (1643-), w. Thomas; by 1679, by 1689; Farmington, CT

   ↑ "A Digest of the early Connecticut probate records" compiled by Charles William Manwaring, vol 1 1635-1700, publ 1904 pg 269-70 https://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon01manw#page/269/mode/1up

   ↑ Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, who Settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640 ... by Alfred Andrews, publ 1872 https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalhist00andr#page/54/mode/2up

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Andrews-193

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Thomas Barnes & Mary Andrews Click to view Thomas Barnes & Mary Andrews in the family tree ‌Thomas and Mary were married on March 23rd, 1662 in Farmington, Connecticut.1

   Marriage/Union Notes

       M: 23 Mar 1662/63

They had five sons and five daughters, named John, Daniel, Maybe, Thomas, Ebenezer, Mercy, Martha, Sarah, Elizabeth and Abigail.

   Personal Details

       Male Thomas Barnes

       Thomas was born in 1615 in Essex, England.2   He died at the age of 76 on June 10th, 1691 in Middleton, Middlesex, Connecticut.3 

       Female Mary Andrews

       Mary was born on May 15th, 1643 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.1   She died after 1708 in Farmington, Connecticut.4 

   Children

       Female Mercy Barnes

       Mercy was born about 1644 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Female Martha Barnes

       Martha was born about 1646 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Male John Barnes

       John was born about 1648 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Female Sarah Barnes

       Sarah was born in 1650.5   She died at the age of 70 on April 17th, 1720.6 

       Female Elizabeth Barnes

       Elizabeth was born on May 28th, 1650 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Female Abigail Barnes

       Abigail was born on March 11th, 1656 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

           Birth Notes

               B: 11 MAR 1656/57

       Male Daniel Barnes

       Daniel was born on August 29th, 1659 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Male Maybe Barnes

       Maybe was born on June 25th, 1663 in New Haven, Connecticut.5 

       Male Thomas Barnes

       Thomas was born on January 6th, 1665 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.2 

       Male Ebenezer Barnes

       Ebenezer was born in 1676 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.7   He died at the age of 80 in 1756 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.7 

1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=marr794&i... 2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marr794&i... 3 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:596327&i... 4 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marr794&i... 5 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:596327&i... 6 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:596327&i... 7 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=555ed&id=... https://familytrees.genopro.com/Azrael/Skaggs/family-ThomasBarnesAn...

Notes for THOMAS BARNES: Emmigrated 1635 from England to Hartford Conn., FOUGHT IN PEQUOT WAR then to Farmington,Conn. married Mary Jones. Mary was convicted of witchcraft and hanged 1658; (source speculates she really had epilepsy and the episodes taken as witchcraft. The daughter of the Farmington constable Mary Andrews helped with the children, later married Thomas and had two sons.

Thomas served in the Pequot Indian War 6/5/1637 near West Mystic, Connecticut, was a town proprietor of Hartford,Connecticut in 1639, and later was a founder of Farmington, Connecticut, where he was alotted 50 acres in 1646. Thomas' first wife, Mary, was convicted of witchcraft, and probably executed in 1658.

Thomas Barnes of Hartford, CT who immigrated to the West Indies in September 1635 from England and later arrived in New England. He was born in Essex Co., England c 1615

Source http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~higginsandwhitnah/barnes/d... Research Notes: Thomas Barnes, father of Sarah Barnes, wife of John Scovell, was an early settler at Hartford, and one of the soldiers of the Pequot War in 1637. He was married to Mary, who was tried on an accusation of witchcraft and on Feb6, 1662-3 was convicted. There can hardly be any doubt that she was executed. Thomas married second in 1663 or 1664 to Mary Andrews, daughter of John Andrews. His children were Sarah, Benjamin and Joseph by his first marriage; Thomas and Ebenezer by the second. Thomas died at Farmington shortly before Feb 7, 1689-90. His will is dated June 9, 1688. John Scovell and Sarah Barnes children, John, William, Edward and Benjamin were born in Farmington, CT. Information fromsurvey of the Scovils or Scovills in England and America. John and Sarah Scovell are my 7th gr grandparents.

Thomas BARNES ( -1688) m. Mary ..... came from England about 1636 Thomas served in the Pequot Indian War 6/5/1637 near West Mystic, Connecticut, was a town proprietor of Hartford,Connecticut in 1639, and later was a founder of Farmington, Connecticut. Thomas' first wife, Mary, was convicted of witchcraft, and probably executed in 1658.

Thomas married Elizabeth (BARNES), after 1676 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT. Elizabeth (BARNES) died in 1694 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT. Thomas next married Mary ANDREWS, daughter of Robert ANDREWS and Grace Mrs ANDREWS, about 1643 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT. Mary was born about 1641 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticutt, baptized on 16 May 1658 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticutt, and died in Apr 1676 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT, about age 35.

Sources of Information:

George Lincoln Burr, editor, "Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases 1648-1706" Wilson H. Faude & Joan W. Friedland, "Connecticut Firsts", (1985) David D. Hall, editor, "Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth Century New England" R.G. Tomlinson, "Witchcraft Trials Of Connecticut", (1978)

Notes for MARY ANDREWS: AKA Mary Andros
Children of THOMAS BARNES and MARY are: i. SARAH2 BARNES. ii. BENJAMIN BARNES. iii. JOSEPH BARNES. iv. HANNAH BARNES, b. Abt. 1658.

Children of THOMAS BARNES and MARY ANDREWS are: 2. v. EBENEZER2 BARNES, b. Abt. 1676; d. Abt. 1756. vi. THOMAS BARNES, m. MARY JONES.

Not the child of Robert Andrews, of Topsfield & Robert Andrews, of Topsfield

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