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Descendants of Thomas Barnes

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ BARNES^1,^2,^3,^4,^5,^6,^7,^8,⁹ was born 18 Oct 1636 in England ^10,^11,^11,^12,¹², and died 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA ^13,¹⁴. He married ABIGAIL GOODENOW^15,^16,^17,^18,^19,^20,²⁰ 02 Jul 1662 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA ²¹, daughter of THOMAS GOODENOW and JANE RUDDICK. She was born 11 Mar 1642 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA ^22,^23,²⁴, and died 21 Apr 1734.

Notes for THOMAS BARNES:
Came to America on the Speedwell, sailing from Gravesend Abt May 20, 1656 & landing in Boston, MA, Jun 27, 1656, in company with Shadrack Hapgood, John Fay, Nathaniel Goodnow, and Thomas Goodnow, whose daughter Abigail he married. He bought land (8 acres) of Jonathan Johnson in 1663. His house and goods were burned by Indians during the destruction of Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1676 in King Philip's War. He temporarily moved to Concord, Massachusetts. This is where his youngest child, Susanna, was born. Upon returning to Marlborough, he bought land in the old Indian Plantation, Ockoocangansett. Thomas was active in community affairs, as evidenced by his name on numerous petitions and public documents. He first bought land in the then newly formed town, Marlborough in 1662 and received additional land grants later.

He enlisted in in the Pequot War in Capt. Mason's Unit 1634/1635 at Hartford, Hartford Cty, CT.

Sources: History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, by Charles Hudson, 1862.

History of Hadley Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts, by Sylvester Judd (also Family Genealogies by Lucius M. Boltwood), 1905.

East Haddam, Connecticut Vital Records.

More About THOMAS BARNES:
Arrival: 1656, Marlborough, Massachusetts ^25,^25,^25,²⁵
Civil: 1677 ²⁶
Residence: Middlesex County, MA ^27,²⁷

More About THOMAS BARNES and ABIGAIL GOODENOW:
Marriage: 02 Jul 1662, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA ²⁸

Children of THOMAS BARNES and ABIGAIL GOODENOW are:

2.	i.	THOMAS² BARNES, b. 23 Mar 1662, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 23 Apr 1734, Brookfield, Worcester, MA.
3.	ii.	DOROTHY BARNES, b. 06 Feb 1664, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 17 Jun 1686, Stow, Middlesex, MA.
4.	iii.	DEACON JOHN BARNES, b. 25 Dec 1666, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 05 Apr 1752, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.
5.	iv.	WILLIAM BARNES, b. 03 Apr 1669, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 15 Feb 1715, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
6.	v.	ABIGAIL BARNES, b. 14 Jan 1671, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA; d. 04 Nov 1749, Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA.
	vi.	THEOPHILUS BARNES^29,^30,^31,³², b. 10 Feb 1673, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA ^33,^34,³⁵; d. Feb 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA ^36,^37,³⁸.
7.	vii.	SUSANNAH BARNES, b. 02 Feb 1676, Concord, Middlesex, MA; d. 15 Jan 1712, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA.

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