Mary Meredith

Origins

Joshua Barnes wrote to T. Hearne, that “he is at Hemingford to meet his only brother Jacob, who after 32 years’ absence, made a voyage from Virginia, where his wife and children are, only to see the writer.” ...“Among a few scattered notes copied from Mss of J. Barnes relating to person of the name Barnes, is the following: “Edward Barnes, who marry’d first wife Anne Cock24, by whom he had 8 children, Eliz. & John, &c, both of whom dy’d of ye Great Plague 1664, with all their children. His second wife Mary Mills, daughter of John Mills, attorney of ye City of Salisbury, whose Brother was Mayor of Salisbury. Of her he had 13 children, Mary, now living, married to William Meredith, a Cheshire man, a Baker, Jacob, now living in Virginia, &c. Martha, wife of Felix Rhymes an Oxford man, by whom one daughter, Mary, marryed to Richard Millard, who has two sons, Rob. & Rich. Both living, and a daughter, dead, another daughter Martha, born 1705, Nov." (p. 203) "Joshua Barnes I, who dyed a 7 etat. Abrahams, two, both dead, Isaac, Daniel, Sarah, and Joshua, II, now 50 years old, 1704. The above seems somewhat involved and difficult, so is copied litteratum."25 (p. 204)