Ann Mortimer Barron (daughter of William Barron and Unknown)44 was born 1779, and died 11 Mar 1847 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Notes for Ann Mortimer Barron: Obituaries from Norfolk/Portsmouth,VIRGINIA newspapers March 11, 1847 Departed this life, at 7 o'clock, yesterday morning, Miss ANN MORTIMER BARRON, daughter of Captain WM. BARRON of the Continental Navy of the U. States. Captain BARRON was a Virginian by birth; born on Old Point Comfort, now Fortress Monroe. Early in life he settled in Newport, Rhode Island, where he married, and, at his death, left three children; two sons, and a daughter, the latter the subject of this notice.
She came (by invitation of Capt. Robert Barron, her uncle) to Virginia, in the year 1796, and has continued to reside here ever since. Her father was killed on board the Boston Frigate, by the bursting of a gun, while in chase of an enemy, on her passage to France, having been especially dispatched to take out the late President Adams, as our Minister to Holland. The present ex-President Adams was, with his father, a passenger at the time, and has a perfect recollection of the circumstance. Captain Barron was an intimate friend of Captain Tucker, who commanded the Boston; and, at his earnest request accompanied him on this occasion as his first Lieutenant -- although he was at the time awaiting a captain's commission to command the frigate Columbus, then building. The sons, both of them, died at sea, the elder, Samuel fell overboard from aloft and was drowned, the younger, James, died of the small pox, on his passage from Holland, in command of the ship Ulysses, belonging to this port. MISS BARRON, was through life, an exemplary and pious lady; well informed, affectionate, agreeable, decorous and courteous in her deportment to her friends, of whom she could justly claim many highly respectable, and deserving of her esteem. She was many years, and to the time of her death, a faithful instructress of youth, by whom her excellent percepts and example will long be affectionately cherished, as a member of the Baptist Church, for nearly 26 years, her exemplary walk and conversation will be entered {?} by the true disciples of the cross, so long as genuine piety has an advocate in that community of Christians. Her age was about 68 years. Her funeral will take place from the Baptist Church, on Cumberland street, on Thursday afternoon, at half past 3 o'clock, at which place and hour, her friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.
Ann Mortimer Barron (b. 1779, d. 11 Mar 1847)
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