Richard Barnes (bef. 1631 - 1708)

Born before 20 Feb 1631 in Penton-Grafton, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Dix) Barnes — married 16 Dec 1667 in Marlborough, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1708 after age 76 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England

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[Note: He married second Elizabeth ___, who is mentioned as widow Elizabeth in his probate papers. In Watertown VR, Richard Barnes Senr. married Elizabeth Stimpson. However, some sources say that his son RIchard Jr. married 1st Elizabeth Stimpson, 2nd Ann Hides/Hids/Hyde]

Biography

Richard Barnes when about 10 years old, came to this country with his mother and grandmother Agnes Bent both of whom died on the passage. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was baptized on Feb. 20, 1631 in Penton-Grafton. (p. 66) ^[4]

His mother, who was the widow Agnes (Bent) Barnes, had married second, Thomas Blanchard who came with them from Penton England to New England in 1639 on the ship Jonathan. ^[2] (p. 410)^[5]

• 1647: 1 mo: 7d: Court allowed John Grout as guardian for Richard Barnes. (V. 1:p. 13) ^[6]
• 1649: 1 mo: 7d: John Grout/Groute of Sudbury, as his guardian enters an agreement with John Bent. (V. 1:p. 7) ^[6][3]

Richard resided with hls uncle John Bent in Sudbury, and in 1657 they removed to Marlborough. ^[2]

In the County Court held at Cambridge In 1662 Richard was plaintiff against Thomas Blanchard for withholding the money 20L, given him by his mother while she was a widow. He gained his suit. (p. 407-12)^{[5][2] [3]} ( V.1: p. 18/19) ^[6]

He and his sister (sic ?cousin) Elizabeth had bequests from their grandmother. ^[2][3]

He settled in Marlborough and shared In the first division of the lands in 1660. ^[2]

• 1660: Settled at the new plantation of Marlborough. ^[7]
• 1661: April : He was among the three men who agreed with the town to build a frame house for the minister. ^[7]
• 1664: Seventeen men of Marlborough petitioned the General Court, to appoint a committee to settle disputes in the town regarding their ministry, the taking of properties for non-payment of tax or for not improving those lands, and other issues. Richard Barnes was one of the men who opposed this petition and appointment. ^[7]
• 1675: Oct. 1: As a frontier town, and fearing attack by Indians, men of the town, Richard Barnes among them, voted to establish and maintain eight garrison's as protection. ^[7]
• 1686: Oct. 29: The proprietors of the Indian plantation 'Ockoocangansett', voted to survey that land and it eventually became part of Marlborough. Richard Barnes was one of the men voted to survey the land and lay out the lots and highways. ^[7]
• 1702: After the death of their minister, some townsmen attempted to install Rev. Mr. John Emerson, but he declined the invitation due to disputes among the townsfolk, somewhat equally divided. Both Richard Barnes Sr. and Jr. were listed in support of Rev. Emerson. ^[7]

He married at Marlborough on Dec 16, 1667, Deborah Dix ^[8], daughter of Edward and Jane (Wilkinson) Dix who had come from England to Watertown. ^[2]

His wife Deborah died at Marlborough on Jan. 20, 1689. ^[8]

He married secondly, Elizabeth ___ (? Stimpson ^[9]), named in his will. (Case1119: p. 1-12)^[10]

Richard Barnes died at Marlborough Jan. 22, 1707/8. ^{[8] [3]}.

He died intestate, and his son Richard Jr. presented his inventory to the Courts. In the partial settlement of the estate dated Feb. 9, 1708, the following are mentioned:

• his widow Elizabeth
• son Richard
• son Edward
• daughter Deborah Barnes
• daughter Abigail Bent and her husband Peter Bent
• daughter Sarah Dix of Hartford and her husband John Dix^[10]

Children

Correct last name at birth - bold

1. Sarah Barns born Dec. 10, 1669; ^{[8] [2] [3]}; married John Dix and was of Hartford, CT. ^{[10] [7]}
2. Deborah Barns born Mar. 1, 1671/2 ^{[8] [2] [3]}; married Roland Jones in 1713. ^[7]
3. Richard Barns born Jan. 16, 1673; ^{[8] [2] [3]} married at Watertown on Dec. 6, 1715, Anna Hides of Newton. ^{[11] [8] [7]}
4. Mary Barns born in Jan., 1678. ^{[8] [2]}
5. John Born in 1679 ^[2]; died Nov. 16, 1697. ^[8]
6. Edward born 1680;^{[2] [3]} died Sept. 25, 1755 aged 75; late in his years he married Grace (Newton) Rice of Westboro on May 16 1739, widow of Simon Rice. ^[7]
7. Abigail Barns born Oct. 3, 1683; married her cousin Peter Bent on Feb. 27, 1705^{[8] [1][2] [3]}

Source notes

Marlborough Marriages

BARRENCE, Richard & Deborah Dicks of Watertown, Dec. 16, 1667. (p. 219)

Barnes, Abigal and Petter Bent, Feb. 27, 1705. [1704-5. CR1] (p. 217)

Barns, Richard and ––––– Hide, ––– ––, 1715. CR1(p. 218)

Marlborough Births

Barns, Sarah, d. Richard Sr. and Deborah, Dec. 10, 1669. (p. 22)

Barns, Deborah, d. Richard Sr. and Deborah, Mar. 1, ––––. [1671-2. MR] (p. 20)

Bars, Mary, d. Richard and Deborah, Jan. ––, 1678. MR (p. 21)

Barns, Richard [Barnce. MR], s. Richard Sr. and Deborah, Jan. 16, 1673. (p. 22)

Barns, Abigall [Barence. MR], d. Richard Sr. and Deborah, Oct. 3, 1683. (p. 19)

[Note:MR=Middlesex County Registry]

Marlborough Deaths

BARNES, Richard Sr., Jan. 22, 1707-8. (p. 341)

Barnes, Deborah, w. Richard, Jan. 20, 1689. (p. 340)

Barnes, John, s. Richord, Nov. 16, 1697. (p. 341)^[8]

Watertown Marriages Marriages consummated p Henry Gibbs in Watertown (? p-pastor)

1700: March 12: The marriage of RIchard Barnes Senr of Marlborough & Elizabeth Stimpson of Watertown, was Solemnized at my house. (p. 12) ^[9] (Watertown: V. 4: p. 131)^[12]

Newton Marriages

Barns, Richard of Marlborough, and Ann Hides, Dec. 6, 1715, in Watertown. [Ann. PR1] (p. 237)^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Bent Family in America: Being Mainly a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Bent who Settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, with Notes Upon the Family in England and Elsewhere, by Allen Herbert Bent, D. Clapp & Son, 1900
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Newton Genealogy, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical: Being a Record of the Descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts 1638, with Genealogies of Families Descended from the Immigrants, Rev. Roger Newton of Milford, Connecticut, Thomas Newton of Fairfield, Connecticut, Matthew Newton of Stonington, Connecticut, Newtons of Virginia, Newtons Near Boston, compiled by E. N. Leonard, Higginson Book Company, 1915
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} A History of Framingham, Massachusetts, Including the Plantation from 1640 to the Present Time, by William Barry published 847, Applewood Books, Feb 2, 2010
4. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 49, Boston, MA, 1895
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 32, Boston, MA
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Files, 1649–1675. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Unpublished abstracts by Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Abstract of Middlesex court files from 1649," n.d.)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9} History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, a Genealogy of the Families in Marlborough to 1800, and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, by Charles Hudson & Joseph Allen, Press of T. R. Marvin & Son, Boston, MA, 1862
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10} Vital Records of Marlborough Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Franklin P. Rice Publisher, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1908.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possession, and the First Book and Supplement of Births, Deaths and Marriages, The Historical Society, Press of Fred G. Barker, Watertown, MA, 1894
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. American Ancestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Vital Records of Newton Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1905
12. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).

Shiplist: Jonathan

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 32, Boston, MA
• Barnes, Richard from Penton, Mewsey, Hampshire, bound for Braintree, MA. Blanchard, Thomas from Penton, Mewsey, Hampshire, bound for Braintree, MA. Ref: Pope: 36 pg. 61 "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620 - 1650" by Charles Edwards Banks, Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1957 http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/jonathan.htm

See also:

• Parish record of WEYHILL Parish at Penton-Grafton, Near Andover, Hampshire, Eng.(p. 66) In: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 49, Boston, MA, 1895