Sarah Bemis

In 1722, when Sarah was about to give birth to his third child, William, fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury for safety during that critical period, and when her little son was only two weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of fifty miles in one day, carrying her infant in her arms, the road passing through an entire wilderness.

THE BEMIS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY being an account, in greater part of the descendants of Joseph Bemis, of Watertown, Mass. ... By Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper ... Published 1900, San Francisco, California, p. 123

Sarah Barnard, came from English ancestry. She was born at Watertown, January 25, 1694, and died at Spencer, September 30, 1755, proceeding him 20 years. Her father, grandfather and great grandfather Barnard we re named John. John Barnard Senior, born in 1602, came to America from Ipswich, England, in the ship Elizabeth, William Andrews master, in 1634 with his wife Phebe and their son John, aged three, and settled at Ipswich in this State. Her father was a housewright and lived at Watertown, and his surname, Barnard, has to some extent been used in Spencer as a given name in the Bemis and other families.

Settled first in Sudbury then in 1721 moved to Spencer.

In 1722, when she was about to give birth to her third son William, fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury, for safety during that critical period, and when her little son was only 2 weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of nearly 50 miles in one day, and carried her infant son in her arms, although the greatest part of the distance of the road, such as it was, passed through an entire wilderness!

Source: Bond's History of Watertown

Watertown births: Sarah Barnard Daughtr of John & Elizabeth (Stone) Barnard was born Janr: 25th: 1693/4 View

On 12 Apr 1716 Samuel married Sarah Barnard (9596) , daughter of John Barnard (2722) (30 Oct 1657-bet 1727 and 1732) & Elizabeth Stone (5 May 1672-6 May 1694), at Watertown, MA.12 Born on 25 Jan 1693/4 at Watertown, MA.12 Sarah died at Spencer, MA, on 30 Sep 1756.322

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