How can I connect Barnabas Harlow (Harlow-1552) to Robert Harlow (Harlow-1192)?

Question

I'm trying to connect Barnabas Harlow (Harlow-1552) to Robert Harlow (Harlow-1192). Robert has no profile manager so that's why I'm posting a general question. In Robert's biography, he has a son Barnabas listed, born 1784 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The source listed for that is from AmericanAncestors.org, which I can't access.

My Barnabas (Harloow-1552) is about the right age, born and died in Liverpool, but his death certificate (which I don't actually have but tried to read online at Nova Scotia Historical Archives) states that his father is Benjamin, if I'm reading it correctly. So I'm trying to figure out how to determine who his father actually is.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Maybe someone has the AmericanAncestors source for Robert's son Barnabas?

Thank you for any help and/or suggestions. I'm still pretty much a newbie but am trying to be faithful to the "verify your sources" creed.

Leslie Strum Brown (Strum-67)

Answer 1

Hi Leslie,

I added the source for Barnabas Harlow's birth in 1784 to his profile and connected him to his parents. It is behind a paywall on American Ancestors, so I transcribed the text for you into the bio.  

For Elizabeth, I think you have her parents names right. The records for Liverpool on American Ancestors show Samuel Kinney married Sarah Howard in Liverpool on April 25, 1776, He was the son of [[Kinney-1746|Elisha Kinney]] and Jane or Jean his wife.  She was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Howard. Samuel and Sarah are mentioned several times in Simeon Perkins Diary, and other sources for Liverpool and Milton.

The records for Samuel and Sarah (Howard) Kinney don't show any daughters, just 4 sons all born 1778-1786, but these records do have some gaps, and I think you're reading Elizabeth's death record right. The handwriting for her mother's surname is pretty bad, but Samuel is clearly a K.  There were various spellings for the Kinney/Kenney/Kinnie families among the New England Planters. Most of them settled in Barrington and Yarmouth, only the one family went to Liverpool.  I'm quite certain there were no others with similar names who could provide a viable alternative for Elizabeth's birth in Milton at that time.

Comments

Thank you, Laurie. That's terrific. You've helped me a lot! Leslie

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Thank you for the Best Answer star, Leslie! Robert and Eunice were both cousins of my ancestors, so if you're related to the same tangle, then we can keep it in the family :)

Answer 2

Barnabas is second of ten children of Robert Harlow and Eunice Freeman.

Born 14 Apr 1784.

Robert b Plymouth, MA 14 July 1755, d LiverpooL, Queens, Nova Scotia 29 Aug 1802.  Buried in Old Milton Cemetery, Queens Co. , NS

Married 23 June 1779.  She was born at Liverpool 22 Mar 1764.  Died Milton, NS 1851.  Buried in Milton Cemetery.  

I have documentation on all.  I belong to Harlow Family Assn and have a copy of their  five generation genealogy:  Descendents of Sgt. William Harlow (1624/5 - 1691) of Plymouth, MA

I have photos of Robert and Eunice's gravestones.

Sgt Williams first wife was Rebecca Bartlett daughter of Robert and Mary (Warren) Bartlett.  Mary Warren was daughter of Pilgrim Richard Warren, passenger in the Mayflower