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Descendants of Leven Barnes

Generation No. 1

1. LEVEN³ BARNES (RICHARD², BARNES¹) was born 25 Jan 1762 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died 07 Feb 1836 in Belmont Co., Ohio. He married HANNAH SLACK 04 Sep 1783 in St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of HENRY SLACK and SARAH BARNES. She was born 06 Jul 1761 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died 28 Apr 1856 in Summerfield, Noble Co., Ohio.

Notes for LEVEN BARNES:
May have lived in Dunbar Twp, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

In 1790, Levin is living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was married to
Hannah Slack, a daughter of a Revolutionary War Soldier. The census states
that Levin's children were born in Fayette County, but this would mean that
only the older of the seven or ten children. Levin came to Barnesville, Ohio in 1813. His family were model Methodists, and were in Barnesville almost " at the birth of the church in this place".
Hannah visited the sick, ministered to the dying, and at 9 o'clock every
Sunday, she was seen trudging her way two miles to the meeting of her Sunday
School Class. She died at the age of 96. Levin died on February 7, 1836.
They are buried on the Ellis plot in Greenmont cemetery, to which they were
removed from the old church street cemetery. (Note-Hannah is buried in the
Summerfield cemetery)

More About LEVEN BARNES:
Burial: Northern (Greenmount) Cemetery, Euclid Ave., Barnesville, Ohio.

Notes for HANNAH SLACK:
BARNES, Hannah, consort of Leven - departed this life Apr. 28, 1856, in the 96th year of her age - DAR marker on this grave - a dau. of a Rev. Soldier erected by the Anna Asbury Stone Chapter, DAR, Cambridge, Ohio. Hannah Barnes was the dau. of Henry Slack, a soldier from Maryland. Her claim for bounty lands is listed in the file for Henry Slack - B.L. Wt. 1048-100 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The following material is from that file: Discharge: Agreeable to a resolution of Congress bearing the date the 26 day of May, 1783, the bearer, Henry Slack of Md. Artillery, has leave of absence until called by proper authority to join his corps or is finally discharged. Given at Annapolis. (He enlisted Nov. 14, 1777 and was discharged 7-10-1783. He was a Sgt. in Capt. Wm. Brown's company of Md. Artillery. His war record is contained in Maryland Records, Vol.18, pages 575, 580, 582, and 583.) Henry Slack died about 1797. In the application, Hannah Barnes says that she is the only living child of Henry Slack and on 7-16-1822 warrant #1048 for 100 acres of B/L was issued to Hannah Barnes. The file shows that in 1817 Hannah and Leaven Barnes were living in Fayette Co. Pa. and by 1822 they were residents of Belmont Co. Ohio. On June 15, 1822, Thomas Barnes, aged 73, made an affidavit swearing the he knew Hannah Barnes, and that she was formerly Hannah Slack, and that Henry Slack did perform military service. Thomas Dickerson and Leonard Barnes also signed affidavits in support of Hannah's claim. Hannah Barnes was granted Lot #5, 3rd Quarter, 1st Township, 1st Range (100 acres) U.S. Military Lands. This is now in Richland Township, Guernsey County.

Hannah spent her later years in the big double log house home of her son, William, on Barnes Ridge Ohio. Note: Hannah is living with William in the 1850 Monroe Co., Union twp. census age 89)\

More About HANNAH SLACK:
Burial: Methodist Episc Cemetery, Summerfield, Noble Co., Ohio

More About LEVEN BARNES and HANNAH SLACK:
Marriage: 04 Sep 1783, St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland

Children of LEVEN BARNES and HANNAH SLACK are:

2.	i.	HENRY⁴ BARNES, b. 08 Jul 1784; d. 1809.
3.	ii.	RISPAH BARNES, b. 10 Feb 1786, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; d. 01 Jul 1865, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa..
4.	iii.	WILLIAM BARNES, b. 09 May 1788, Fayette Co., Pennslvania; d. 10 Mar 1868, Summerfield, Noble Co., Ohio.
5.	iv.	NANCY BARNES, b. 20 Nov 1790; d. 1870, Barnesville, Ohio.
	v.	ELIZABETH BARNES, b. 09 Jun 1793, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1871; m. THOMAS ROACH.
6.	vi.	MOSES BARNES, b. 31 Jul 1795, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; d. 13 Oct 1840, Washington Co., Ohio.
	vii.	AARON BARNES, b. 05 May 1798.
	viii.	MARY (POLLY) BARNES, b. 25 Jun 1800; m. THOMAS BARNES.
7.	ix.	HANNAH BARNES, b. 13 Jul 1803; d. 10 Jul 1873, Barnesville, Ohio.

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