Francis Barnard (ca. 1616 -1698) and his Descendants: Introduction/Preface

The objectives of undertaking this genealogical study were primarily to establish the paternal lineage of the writer, Walther M. Barnard, and to create a detailed record of relationships of individuals belonging to his extended family web for present and future generations. These generations constitute the descendancy of Francis Barnard (died 1698) and are referred to variously as the Francis Barnard line and Deerfield Barnard line. Information is presented both in narrative text and in descendancy charts/outlines.

Walther Barnard Lineage

The lineage of the compiler is presented here in simplified outline:

  1. Francis Barnard and Hannah Meruell/Marvin or Mary Watson

  2. s., Joseph Barnard (and Sarah Strong)

  3. s., Joseph Barnard, Jr., (and Abigail Griswold)

  4. s., Francis Barnard (and Lucretia Pinney)

  5. s., Samuel Barnard (and Roxana Barnard)

  6. s., James Harvey Barnard (and Clarissa Cook)

  7. s., Walter Monroe Barnard (and Sarah Ann Webster)

  8. s., Samuel Walter Barnard (and Louise Herdlein)

  9. s., Walter Monroe Barnard (and Florence E. Wheeler)

  10. s., Walther M. Barnard

Former Contact Information

The information contained herein is subject to correction and revision—and certainly addition, as new family members are born into the family network. To keep an updated record that is free from error as much as possible, please forward any corrections, additions, anecdotal material, and comments to:

Walther M. Barnard (deceased)

2950 Straight Road RD1

Fredonia, NY 14063-9400

IDEALLY INFORMATION SUBMITTED SHOULD INCLUDE FULL NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS, SPOUSES (AND SPOUSES’ PARENTS), AND CHILDREN, ALONG WITH DATES AND LOCATIONS OF BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH, AND INTERMENT (IF APPLICABLE)—SEE EXAMPLE BELOW. ANECDOTAL MATERIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO USEFUL.

EXAMPLE (MY PARENTS):

9-Walter Monroe Barnard

(13 Sept. 1900 West Hartford, CT–29 Dec. 1968 Hartford, CT; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, Hartford, CT)

Walter married Florence Elzada Wheeler (7 July 1913 Suncook, NH–30 Mar. 1996 Hartford, Hartford, CT; interred Mountain View Cem., Bloomfield, Hartford, CT), daughter of Alonzo Sylvester Wheeler and Edna Cornelia Butler, 2 Aug. 1930 Hartford, Hartford, CT

10-Arlene Joyce Barnard (repeat relevant info, as in generation #9.

Sources of Information

Contact details have been removed for privacy reasons.

In the compilation of this document, information was derived from several sources, including, but not limited to, living relatives, gravestones and cemetery records, resources of the Connecticut Historical Society and the Simsbury Genealogical and Historical Research Library, the Internet (especially the website of Ancestry.com), Family Tree Maker World Family Archives and other products, and Barnard family genealogists. Specific references are made herein to the following, listed in alphabetical order. Some books have not been entered here, but are identified in the text where appropriate.

  • ALH (see Hovey, Arnold Lake)

  • Allen, Orrin Peer, 1910, Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910: published by the author, and printed by Press of C. B. Fiske & Co., Palmer, MA.

  • Barnard, André, Saint-Lambert, Quebec J4K 1Y6, Canada

  • Barnard, Charles C., Vancouver, WA 98665; contribution in Barnard Lines Winter 1982, p. 4.

  • Barnard, Dallas, Kirkland, WA 98033

  • Barnard, Edward Carleton (of the Deerfield Barnard line) [deceased] and Martha Jeanne Barnard, Englewood, FL 34223

  • Barnard, Edward Stilson, Macedon, NY 14502-8620

  • Barnard, Edward Townsend (of Robert of Andover line), North Branford, CT, 06471

  • Barnard, Edward Wayne, Cannon Falls, MN

  • Barnard, Horace Albert, Jackson, MI 49203

  • Barnard, Mrs. Jeanne, Rensselaer, NY 12144

  • Barnard, Mrs. Kenneth (Ruth) Barnard, Couer D’Alene, ID 83814; contributions in Barnard Lines Winter-January 1983, p. 4, and Winter-Spring 1985, p. 8.

  • Barnard, Larry, Kalkaska, MI 49646

  • Barnard, Leon Hayden (deceased; of the Deerfield Barnard line), Bloomfield, CT 06002; also, his little book, BARNARD, From: Francis Barnard, Ipswich, England, 1617, To: Leon Barnard, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1999, privately published

  • Barnard, Loretta (of the Deerfield Barnard Line); San Jose, CA

  • Barnard, Mel and Millie

  • Barnard, Norman M. (of the Deerfield Barnard line), Bloomfield, CT 06002

  • Barnard, Paul G.; contribution in Barnard Lines Winter-Spring 1985, p. 3.

  • Barnard, Rita (Sodt), Ann Arbor, MI 48103

  • Barnard, Roy, 1997, The New World Book of Barnard: Halbert’s Family Heritage, Bath, OH 44210-5012

  • Barnard, Ruth Emily, Wallingford, VT 05773 (now deceased); contributions in Barnard Lines as follows: (1) Spring 1981, p. 7, 8; (2) Winter 1982, p. 5; (3) Winter-January 1983, p. 5; (4) Spring & Fall, 1984, p. 14.

  • Barnard, Sammie, Nemo, TX 76070

  • Barnard, Sandy

  • Barnard, Sylvia Irene (of the Deerfield Barnard line), formerly of Windsor, CT; [deceased].

  • Barnard, Valerie, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 4S5 (as of Aug. 2003); contribution in Barnard Lines Winter-Spring 1986, p. 19.

  • Barnard, William Asher (of the Watertown Barnard line), Seattle, WA, 98188

  • Barnard, William Edward, Buford, GA 30510

  • Barnard, William Jackson, DeBary, FL 32713; contributions in Barnard Lines as follows: (1) Fall 1982, p. 10; (2) Winter-January 1983, p. 3; (3) Fall 1983, p. 4

  • Barnard Lines, Bill and Fran Barnard, editors-in chief, Seattle, WA, 98188; 12 issues published from Spring 1981 through Winter/Spring 1986.

  • Bellamy, Connie, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

  • Bernard, Richard, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827

  • Bredy, Diane L., Lompoc, CA 93436

  • Brown, Ruthie, CNG

  • Calvin, James Barnard, Barnstable, MA 02630-0936

  • CAW = caw@mack.com submissions to Internet’s Ancestry.com

  • Chandler, George, The Chandler Family. Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, Who Settled in Roxbury, Mass. 1637. Printed for the family. Boston: Press of D. Clapp & Son, 884 Washington Street. 1872. Reproduced on Broderbund’s Family Tree Maker CD #207

  • Clark, Dave, Mount Holly, NC

  • Clark, Douglas

  • Connecticut Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut: J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1901.

  • Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions (Charles R. Hale collection): Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT; microfilm at Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, and Simsbury Genealogical Library, Simsbury.

  • Cutter, W. R., et al., 1911, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.

  • Davisson, Lee D., Edgewater, MD 21037

  • Deneen, Muriel, St. Paul, MN 55117; contribution in Barnard Lines Winter-Spring 1985, p. 8.

  • DLB (see Bredy, Diane L.)

  • Downing, Georgie R., Naples, FL 34108-2161, tel. 941-598-2503; summers, P. O. Box 153, North Egremont, MA 01252, tel. 413-528-6203

  • Dwight, Benjamin W., 1874, The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass., 2 Vols., printed for the author by John F. Trow & Sons, New York, NY. Reproduced on Broderbund’s Family Tree Maker CD #207

  • Dwight, Benjamin W., 1871, The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass., 2 Vols., Albany, NY: Joel Munsell. Reproduced on Broderbund’s Family Tree Maker CD #207. A copy is housed in the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT

  • ESB (see Barnard, Edward Stilson)

  • Evans, David: Barnard Family research by David Evans, New Canaan, CT, 1975, and posted on the Internet at http://www.bearhaven.com/family/franklin/d0003 (use family 1076 for Francis).

  • Family Tree Maker, a product of Broderbund

  • Forest Hill Cemetery and records, Fredonia, NY 14063

  • FTM WFT (Family Tree Maker World Family Tree), a product of Broderbund

  • Gabriel, Deann (Hubbell), Eckert, CO

  • Galligan, James, 36585 Pierce, Livonia, MI 48150

  • Goetz, Donald G., 201 Stowe Road, Winsted, CT 06098

  • Griswold, Charles W., Islamorada, FL 33036-3320

  • Griswold, Glenn E., 1943, The Griswold Family, England-America, 3 Vols.: Published by The Griswold Family Association of America, Inc., and printed by The Tuttle Publishing Company Inc., Rutland, Vermont. A copy is housed in the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, and catalogued as RR 929.2 G8712ga.

  • GRD (see Downing, Georgie R.)

  • Hammond, Dean H., Wildwood, FL 34785

  • Hansen, Wendy, Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245

  • Heald, Louise Howard, Enfield, CT 06082-4744

  • Hovey, Arnold Lake, Oklahoma City, OK 73114, referenced herein as ALH

  • Hulet, Patricia Ann (Munsell), Mesa, AZ 85213-3302, referenced herein as PAH

  • Judd, Sylvester, 1905, History of Hadley Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts: H. R. Huntting & Co., Springfield, MA (reprinted 1999 by Picton Press, Rockport, ME).

  • Kamp, Korrie, Rochester, NY 14623; e-mail: [krk8478@rit.edu] (probably a “temporary” address for student)

  • Kenedy, Marian, Salt Lake City, UT 84124-1826; contribution in Barnard Lines, Fall 1983 issue, p. 11. E-mail lkenedy@networld.com

  • Klutman, Lisa (Grieves); Saranac, MI 48881

  • Lassen, Sandra Lake (Newton), Ancestry.com File #14810

  • Layport, Douglas

  • MacIntosh, Dorothy Barnard, Ellington, CT 06029

  • Martin, Susan Michelle (Dunn), Southaven, MS 38671

  • Meyer, Stephen J., Ottawa, IL 61350

  • McLean: First Church of Christ, Simsbury, 1. Records of the Rev. Samuel Stebbins: 1777-1806; II. Records of the Rev. Allen McLean: 1809-1849, prepared by Ruth C. Duncan, West Simsbury, 1987/88; copy in Simsbury Genealogical Library.

  • Miller, Condra; contribution in Barnard Lines Winter-Spring 1985, p. 8.

  • Minor, Tad

  • Mistretta, Veneta H., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

  • Morrison, Judith Mae (Barnard), Incline Village, NV 89450

  • Moses, Zebina, 1890, Historical Sketches of John Moses, of Plymouth, a Settler of 1632 to 1640; John Moses, of Windsor and Simsbury, a Settler Prior to 1647; and John Moses, of Portsmouth, a Settler Prior to 1640. Also A Genealogical Record of Some of Their Descendants: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, Hartford, Conn., 2 vols., 298 pages.

  • Norman, Mrs. Lloyd B.; contribution in Barnard Lines, Spring 1982, p. 12

  • PAH (see Hulet, Patricia Ann)

  • Parkhurst, Peter; contribution in Barnard Lines, Fall 1981, p 7.

  • Phillips, Nancy Lyn (Barnard), Poland, NY, 13431-0503

  • Pickel, Eric W., Georgeville, Quebec, CANADA J0B 1T0

  • REB (see Barnard, Ruth Emily)

  • Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the I.—War of the Revolution, II—War of 1812, III—Mexican War, compiled by authority of the General Assembly, under direction of the Adjutants-General, Hartford, CT, 1889.

  • Rioux, Claire (Paradis), Longueuil J4J2P3, Quebec, Canada

  • Ruffins, Robert A.

  • SFAA (see Strong Family Association of America)

  • Sheldon, George, 1983 ed., A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (facsimile of the 1895-96 ed.): Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, MA, 2 vol.

  • Simsbury Connecticut Births Marriages and Deaths; Transcibed from the Town Records and Published by Albert C. Bates, Librarian, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1898.

  • Simsbury Soldiers in the War of the Revolution, published 1982 by Abigail Phelps Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Simsbury, CT, under direction of Dan-Kris Publishing Division, the Four D Company, Simsbury, CT

  • SKT (see Thuma, Sharlene Kelley Thuma)

  • Smith, Patricia (Mitchell), Ionia, MI 48846

  • Stebbins: First Church of Christ, Simsbury, 1. Records of the Rev. Samuel Stebbins: 1777-1806; II. Records of the Rev. Allen McLean: 1809-1849, prepared by Ruth C. Duncan, West Simsbury, 1987/88; copy in Simsbury Genealogical Library.

  • Sterling, William C., Jr., Baldwin, NY 11510; tel. 516-378-0120; e-mail: [wcsterling@wlrk.com;] winter address: 5026 South Slob, Christiansted, VI 00820, tel. 340-773-9698

  • Stiles, Henry R., 1891 and 1892, The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; Including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington, 1635-1891, in two volumes: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford.

  • Strong Family Association of America Internet Website

  • Strong Family History Update. Five volumes. Compiled by The Strong Family Association of America, Inc. Published for the SFFA by Gateway Press, Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

  • Strong, Martha: e-mail

  • Teague, Deneige; e-mail

  • Thuma, Sharlene K. (of the Deerfield Barnard line), Charlotte, MI 48813-9386

  • Thuma, Sharlene Kelley, Charlotte, MI 48813-9386

  • Tobin, Barbara Aileen Barnard (of the Deerfield Barnard line), CT 06095

  • Tucker, Dorothy H., Manitowa, WI 54220; contributions in Barnard Lines as follows: (1) Fall 1982, p. 10, 11; (2) Winter-January 1983, p. 4; (3) Winter-Feb 1984, p. 6.

  • WAB (see Barnard, William Asher)

  • Webster, William Holcomb, and Webster, Rev. Melville Reuben, 1915, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut: E. R. Andrews Printing Company, Rochester, NY, 1646 pages. A copy is housed in the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, and catalogued as 929.2 W381w.

  • White, Grace, Chicago, IL 60626

  • Wilfong, Linda (Rockwell), Cincinnati, OH 45242-6014

  • Willoughby, John, Evansville, WI 53536-1110

  • WJB (see Barnard, William Jackson)

  • Yoder, Allen Lee, Seattle, WA 98102

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