Barnes Thomas b. d. 1679 Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

- 1679

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Gender Male

_UPD 23 AUG 2009 12:30:11 GMT-5

Died 1679 Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts [1]

Person ID I1741 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Goodnow Abigail

Married Y [2]

Children

1. Barnes John, b. 25 Dec 1666, Marlboro, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

, d. 05 Apr 1752

Family ID F792 Group Sheet

Notes	For considerable more than two hundred and fifty years the name of Barnes has existed as a patronymic in America, taking root in New England early in the Colonial period and gradually distributing itself throughout the entire country. It is to be found in the Revolutionary rolls, also in those of the second war with Great Britain (1812-15) and in the more recent civil strife, which for a time threatened to divide the Union into two integral parts. In civil life several of this name have won distinction as clergymen and writers. All of its bearers are of English descent and the origin of the name in the mother country is enveloped within the impenetrable mists of antiquity. The line of descent, on this side of the ocean, of the late Captain William M. Barnes, of Nashua, is as follows: (I) Among the passengers in the "Speedwell," which arrived at Boston from England in May, 1636, was Thomas Barnes, an honest, industrious yeoman, a non-conformist and, above all, a young man of sufficient courage and energy to render excellent service in transplanting European civilization into the western hemisphere. His whereabouts for a number of years subsequent to his landing has not as yet come to light, but the records of Marlboro show conclusively that he was one of the early settlers in that town, as he purchased real estate there at least three years prior to its incorporation (1666), and he resided there for the remainder of his life, which terminated in 1679. He married Abigail Goodnow, daughter of Thomas Goodnow. of Sudbury, who became one of the original proprietors of Marlboro, and it is quite probable that 'Thomas Barnes went there from Sudbury, as did most of its pioneer settlers. He was the father of six children : Thomas, Dorothy, John, William, Abigail and Susanna.

Sources

[S232] Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Lewis publishing company, Chicago, (Name: The Lewis publishing company, 1908;), 1035, vol 3 (Reliability: 3).
[S232] Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Lewis publishing company, Chicago, (Name: The Lewis publishing company, 1908;), 1344, vol 3 (Reliability: 3).