Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 27

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482

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Joseph Barker, oldest son of Samuel and Rachel (Ball) Barker, served with distinction in the Revolutionary War; he was captain ! the ship General Montgomery (marines), 14 guns, 120 men, in 1776, and of the Artillery in 1777. His burial place is at Barker's Land- ing, near Magnolia, Del. Mary Collins, to whom Joseph Barker was married February 21, 1779, was born May 25, 1763, daughter of Hon. Thomas Collins, last colonial gov- ernor of Delaware; she died December 27, 1793, survived by four of her six children.

The children of Joseph and Mary (Collins) Barker were as follows: I. Elizabeth, 5, born October 30, 1781, died at the age of eleven years; IT. Sarah, 5, born September 28, 1783, died in 1803; TIT. Maria, 5, born Oc- tober 3, 1785, married January 28, 1803, to Dr. George Stevenson, of Revolutionary fame, left descendants, among whom are the

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children of Prof. James W. Marshall, of Washington, D. C., Miss Anne McClintock and Miss Maria S. Higgins, both of Philadel- phia, Maria S. Emory and John Emory; IV. Susan, 5, born January 3, 1788, died in 1790; V. Dr. Thomas Collins, 5, born February 11, 1790, leaving one child, Mary Jean, who died · in 1830, aged fifteen years; VI. William Samuel, 5, born April 11, 1792.

Jeremiah Barker, fifth child of Samuel and Rachel (Ball) Barker, born near Stanton, Del., February 24, 1764, died at Louisville, Ky., July 26, 1842. Ile was married to Sarah, daughter of Governor Hleth, of Vir- ginia, residing at Winchester, Va. She was born May 19, 1772, and died November 3, 1825, at Neville, Ohio. Their children were: I. Agnes, born March 24, 1792, died at Cin- cinnati, Ohio, March 1, 1840, was married in 1809 to Morgan Neville, and had children, i. Morgan Lafayette, born 1811, died in 1855, leaving descendants in Columbus, Ohio, ii. John, U. S. A., died in 1881, iii. Julian, born in 1813, lived in New Orleans, and died leav- ing issue, iv. William B., of Columbus, Ohio, died without issue, v. Cornelia (Mrs. James Graham), of New Orleans, died leaving issue, vi. Eugene, died unmarried, in New Orleans, about 1854; II. Samuel, born January +, 1795; III. IIenry Heth, born June 24, 1797, married Baker, had one child, a daughter, who died young; IV. Susanna, born May 28, 1799, died November 17, 1799; V. Joseph, born December 8, 1800, died February 10, 1826; VI. Rachel, born July 14, 1803, died September 12, 1872, was mar- ried June 5, 1828, to Charles Foster; of New- port, Ky., who was born March 7, 1801; had children, i. Sallie (Mrs. Moses Goodman), had two children, Foster and Blanche, both deceased, ii. Alice (Mrs Frank Goodman), has four children, iii. Kate W., died in 1851, aged seventeen; iv. Fanny S., married first to Alexander Crossman, U. S. N., and after his death to Edward Barry, a lawyer of Phila- delphia, also now deceased, v. Blanche Gay- lord; VIT. Sarah, born in Pittsburg, Pa., December 24, 1805, married June 17, 1828, in Neville, Ohio, to Charles M. Strader, and had children, i. Sarah, died in infancy, ii. John, died in infancy, iii. Jeremiah B., died in 1848, iv. Fanny P., married to General William Myers, U. S. A., who died in 1887, had seven children, Sallie IT., (Mr -. Charles

l'age) of San Francisco, Cal .; Randolph, M., M. D., of Washington, D. C .; three, William, Charles and Robert, who all died young; Henry F., of New York city, and Philip S., who died in 1896, in Brussels, Belgium, leav- ing issue, v. Charles Mell., of Louisville, Ky .; vi. John II., born in 1840, died in Montana in 1886; vii. Jesse B., died in 1870, aged twenty-seven, leaving twochildren, Humphrey M. and Jessie B. (Mrs. Joseph E. Gardiner); viii. Blanche F., died in infancy, ix. Jacob, died in infancy; VIII. William, born August 13, 1808; died in Louisville, Ky., July 30, 1836; IX. Jesse; and X. Abraham, twins, born September 15, 1811; both died in Illinois, of cholera, in 1833, within two months of each other.

Abner Barker, second son of Samuel and Rachel (Ball) Barker, born on the old home- stead near Barker's Bridge, Del., July 31, 1760, died in Pittsburg, Pa., July 8, 1829, was married, September 18, 1800, in Pitts- burg, to Ellen Seandrett, born December 12, 1780, and died March 7, 1833; she was a niece of General Richard Butler, who was killed in November, 1791, at St. Clair's defeat in In- diana, by the Indians, and who was one of five brothers, Richard, Thomas, Edward, William and Pierce Butler, who all served with dis- tinction as commissioned officers in the Revo- Intionary war. The children of Abner and Ellen (Seandrett) Barker, all born in Pitts- burg, Pa., were as follows: I. Maria Butler, born July 1, 1801, died December 16, 1802; II. Richard Butler, born November 23, 1503, died August 4, 1860; THI. Horatio Nelson, born December 7, 1805, died at Salem, O., April 25, 1864; IV. William J. B., born Feb- rnary 28, 1809, died September 14, 1827; V. John Woods, born February 23, 1811, died March 10, 1835; VI. Jean Ann, born July 10, 1814, died February 19, 1815; VII. Jesse Edward, born May 8, 1816, died August 14, 1817; VIIT. Ellen Butler, born July 19, 1818; IX. Thomas A., born April 5, 1821, died February 15, 1859, leaving children: X. George Stevenson, born June 21, 1821, died January 11, 1892, leaving issue.

Richard Butler Barker, (5) eldest son of Abner and Ellen (Seandrett) Barker, was born in Pittsburg. Pa., November 23, 1803, and died at Beaver, Pa., August 4, 1860. He was married in 1826, in Pittsburg, to Eliza, daughter of Thomas Hunter, formerly of the

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British Navy; she was born June 5, 1809, at the naval station in Bantry Bay, Ireland, and died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 12, 1889. The children of Richard B. and Eliza (Ilun- ter) Barker were: I. Richard Butler (6), born August 26, 1827, died January 26, 1828; II. Emily Dewees (6), born November 9, 1828, died May 25, 1833; III. Abner (6), born March 4, 1831, died February 5, 1833; VI. Eliza (6), born April 29, 1833, died May 27, 1894, married in 1852 to James Craft, had two children, i. Ada B. (7), ii. Harry M. (7), born June 9, 1856, married December 11, 1888, to Mary Watson, who was born in 1867, has four children: Helen (8), born Oc- tober 31, 1889, Alexander (8), born March 9, 1891, Henry M. (8), born December 14, 1893, and --- , born June 27, 1895; V. Ellen (6), born October 7, 1835, died May 27, 1837; VI. Mary (6), born December 25, 1837, died September 4, 1853; VII. Frank (6), born February 27, 1840, died January 6, 1841; VIII. Ada (6), born September 2, 1844, died January 17, 1856; IX. Jesse J. (6), born at Beaver, Pa., December 28, 1846, married January 29, 1873, to Mary W., daughter of James Hyndshaw Cook, who was born September 29, 1851, and has six chil- dren, i. Ralph Emerson (7), born July 6, 1874, ii. Elizabeth Cook (7), born April 7, 1877, iii. Edith (7), born September 27, 1878, iv. Neville (7), born April 8, 1880, died May 18, 1882, v. Pierce (7), born August 30, 1883, vi. Ruth Mary (7), born June 2, 1885; X. James R. Butler (6), born March 23, 1849, died November 27, 1863.

Ellen Butler Barker (5), third daughter of Abner and Ellen (Scandrett) Barker, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 19, 1818, and (1898) is still living. She was married, March 21, 1837, to Samuel P. Adams, grandson of Sam- uel Adams, signer of the Declaration of In- dependence. They had children as follows: I. Edgar (6), born April 9, 1838, married Barbara P. Trimble, who was born in 1843, died in 1887, and had children, i. Ida (7), born September 28, 1864, ii. George T. (7), born October 3, 1867, died October 5, 1867; II. Emma (6), born July 27, 1840, died July 17, 1842; TTI. Horatio Nelson (6), born Au- gust 24, 1842, died in Louisville, Ky., May 7, 1884, married in 1867 to America Corn- wall, who was born in 1845, had children, i. Marie P. (7), born May 7, 1871, married Oe-

tober 25, 1896, to Samuel Dalrymple, ii. Ellen L. (7), born December 29, 1876; IV. Milton Butler (6), U. S. A., born April 11, 1545, married May 1, 1878, to Anna W. Lewis, born in 1855, has children, i. Carl Nelson (7), born February 22, 1879, ii. Lewis Milton (7), born May 22, 1882; V. Elma (6), born Feb- ruary 17, 1848, married November 13, 1873, to Thomas Tanner, who was born April 13, 1843, and died June 29, 1898, had one child, Adams Plummer (7), born July 10, 1876; VI. Samuel Plummer (6), born December 9, 1850, married August 21, 1877, to Fannie C. Powers, who was born in 1857, has four chil- dren, i. Ola May (7), born November 12, 1878, ii. Elma L. (7), born January 26, 1889, iii. Fannie C. (7), born July 11, 1882, iv. Leila (7), born April 30, 1891; VII. Lola (6), born July 26, 1853, died in infancy; VIII. Mary (6), born November 7, 1855.

Thomas A. Barker (5), sixth son of Abner and Ellen (Seandrette) Barker, born April 6, 1821, died February 15, 1859, was married to Eliza Okely, who was born October 21, 1820, and died March 27, 1862; they had children as follows: I. George Okely (6), born April 28, 1844, died October 6, 1849; II. Frank A. (6), born January 9, 1847, died November 9, 1879, married Emma Noble, had one child, Harry N. (7), born August 29, 1872; III. Harry T. (6), born August 28, 1849, married Annie V. MeLean, had children, i. George MeLean, born April 24, 1874, ii. Adele, born June 6, 1876, each died aged about eleven years; IV. Ellen O. (6), born March 11, 1854, married Henry C. Brown, has children, i. Edith O. (7), born October 25, 1884, ii. a boy who died in infancy.

George Stevenson Barker (5), youngest son of Abner and Ellen (Scandrett) Barker, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., June 21, 1824, and died at New Brighton, Pa., January 11, 1892; was married September 14, 1847, to Rebecca, daughter of David Hoopes, who was born Feb- ruary 8, 1824, died in 1898; they had chil- dren as follows: I. Charles A. (6), born April 16, 1849, married September 14, 1876, to Jean D., daughter of Thomas Farley, has children, i. Annie F. (7), horn October 19, 1877, ii. Rebecca L. (7), born August 10, 1879, iii. Jean Darsie (7), born November 19, 1882, died December 23, 1888, iv. Charles A. (7), born November 6, 1893; IT. Louis H. (6), born September 6, 1851; ITT. William

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S. (6), born February 24, 1855, died Decem- ber 25, 1892, married Elizabeth Makeown, had children as follows, i. Richard (7), died an infant, ii. Katherine, iii. Eleanor (7); IV. Frederick G. (6), born September 10, 1857, married (1) Gertrude Townsend, who died without issue in 1889, and (2) in 1890, her sister, Juliette Townsend, has children, i. Ger- · trude (7), died in 1896, aged four years, ii. Dorothy (7), born May 5, 1894, iii. Rebecca (7), and iv. George S. (7), twins, born Septem- ber $, 1895; V. Caroline H. (6), born January 23, 1860, married Henry A. Barnett, has chil- dren, i. Robert, ii. George (7), born in 1888; VI. Elizabeth H. (6), born November 27, 1863, married David A. Garden, had chil- dren, i. Grace, died young, ii. David A., Jr. (7), born in 1895.

Mary Barker (4), eldest daughter of Sam- uel and Rachel (Ball) Barker, was married May 9, 1773, to Moses MeKnight, who died January 29, 1802. Their children were: I. William (5), who married Catherine, daugh- ter of Joseph and Ann (Caldwell) McClurg, had children, i. Mary Ann (6), died without issue, ii. Joseph (6), married (first) Mary A. Achison, had two children, and (second) Mar- garet Achison, by whom he had seven chil- dren, iii. William (6), married Sarah Ormsby, had eleven children, iv. Robert (6), married Elizabeth O'Harrah Denny, had ten children, v. James A. (6), married (1st) Martha A. Og- den, had two children, secondly Sarah M. Rhodes, had two children, vi. George S., mar- ried (first) Caroline Yeo, no issue, secondly, Amelia -, had three children, vii. Charles (6), married Jeanie Baird, had six children, viii. Henry (6), died without issue, ix. Ed- ward (6), died without issue, II. Isabella (6), who died March 13, 1831, who was married in December, 1798, to James Ball, who was born in 1764, died in 1823; their children were, i. William MeKnight (6), born March 12, 1800, ii. Mary, born in 1804, died umnar- ried in 1840, iii. Susan (6), born in 1807, died ummarried in 1828, iv. Hannah (6), born May 10, 1810, died May 3, 1887, v. James W. (G) born November 28, 1814, died May 22, 1861, vi. Jesse Barker (6), born November 12, 1818, died January 17, 1896, vii. Annabella (6), born October 31, 1820, died October 5, 1885; IIT. Sarah (5), married to Isaac ITohnes; IV. John (5), died unmarried in

May, 1851, aged sixty-seven; V. Rachel (6), died unmarried in 1804.

Joseph (6), eldest son of William and Cath- erine ( McClurg) MeKnight, and his first wife, Mary (AAchison) MeKnight, had two children; by his second wife, Margaret (AAchison) Me- Knight, he had seven children; his family was as follows: I. William (7), married Kate, daughter of Dr. Abraham and Jane (Davis) Senseny, has children, i. Joseph, ii. William, iii. Edgar S., iv. Alice, v. Bessie, vi. Arthur, vii. Marcus A., viii. Mary A., II. David 1. (7), married Mellie , no issue; III. Jo- seph (7), married Belle -, two children; IV. Kate (7), married John Speer, has chil- dren: i. Margaret, ii. J. Ramsey, iii. Joseph MeKnight, iv. Henrietta (Mrs. George Laughlin), has one child, George Laughlin, Jr., v. Nellie MeK .; V. Harry C. (7), mar- ried Elizabeth Henderson, has children, . Robert, ii. Joseph, iii. Margaret, iv. Harry C., v. Rebecca, vi. Webster II .: VI. Mary Ann (7), married William Reed, had chil- dren, i. Margaret, ii. Catherine, iii. Thomas, VHl. Alexander A. (7), has two children; VIII. Margaret A. (7), married John S. Lyon, has children, i. J. Stewart, ii. Margaret, iii. Fanny, iv. Anne, v. Catharine; IX. Nellie (7), died March -, 1889.

William MeKnight (6), second son of Wil- liam and Catherine ( MeClurg) MeKnight, and his wife Sarah (Ormsby) MeKnight, had chil- dren as follows: I. Kate (7), (Mrs. Joseph MeCammon), had children, i. Joseph, ii. Ormsby, iii. Abby, iv. Edith; II. William (7), died without issue; III. Robert O. (7), died without issue; IV. Wharton (7), married Elizabeth Hersh, had children, i. Cornelia, ii. William, iii. Sarah O., iv. Eliza, v. Lonisa; V. Charles (7), died without issue; VI. Henry (7), died withont issue: VII. Jane O. (7); VIII. (7) (Mrs. William Watson), has chil- dren, i. Ormsby, ii. Marie; IX. Emeline (7), married Rev. Samuel Maxwell, D. D., has one child, Emeline: X. Edward (7), died without issue: XI. Thomas Reed, married Lydia Me- Mechin.

Robert MeKnight (6), third son of Wil- liam and Catherine (McClurg) MeKnight, was born January 27, 1820, died October 25, 1885, was married in 1847 to Elizabeth ('IFara Denny, had children as follows: I. Harmon D. (7); II. Woodruff (7), married Cora

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Borden; III. Kate Cassatt (7); IV. Bessie D. (7), married Major Thomas J. Gregg, U. S. A., has children, i. Elizabeth, ii. Martha, iii. Ellen, iv. Alice; V. Henry (7); VI. Flora (7), married in 1887 to William L. Pierce, has children, i. Elizabeth, ii. William, iii. Rob- ert; VII. Mary S. (7), died in 1860, one year old; VIH. Robert (7), died in 1889, without issue, aged twenty-eight; IX. Philip S. (7), died in 1865, aged two years; X. Alice MI. (7), died in May, 1884, aged eighteen.

James A. MeKnight (6), fourth son of Wil- liam and Catherine (McClurg) MeKnight, married, first, Martha A. Ogden, had three children; secondly, Sarah M. Rhodes, had two children; the family is as follows: I. Eliza O. (7), (MIrs. George Breek), has children, i. Mary, ii. George; II. Mary (7), deceased; III. Roberta (7); IV. Stella S. (7); V. Wil- liam R. (7).

George S. MeKnight, fifth son of William and Catherine (MeClurg) MeKnight, had by his first marriage, with Caroline Yoe, no issue; by his second marriage, with Amelia he had children: I. Isabella (7); II. William (7): III. Mary (7).

Charles MeKnight (6), sixth son of Wil- liam and Catherine (MeClurg) MeKnight, born September 24, 1826, married Jeanie Baird and had children: I. Thomas II. B. (7); II. Ellen (7); III. Charles, Jr. (7), married Eliza Wilson, has children, i. Rachel, ii. Charles, iii. Robert; IV. Mary B. (7); V. Jeanie (7): VI. Eliza (7).

The descendants of Isabella MeKnight (5), eldest danghter of. Moses and Mary (Barker) MeKnight, and her husband, James Ball, are as follows: I. William MeK. (6), married Mrs. Rachel Jewett, widow, had one child, James H. (7); IT. Mary (6); III. Susan (6); IV. Hannah (6), born May 10, 1810, died May 3, 1887, was married in 1839 to Samuel D. Newlin, who was born October 1, 1805, died July 25, 1885, had children, as follows, i. James B. (7), born September 25, 1840, died -, married, in 1877, Emma J. Clark. ii. Charles M. (7), born August 12, 1842, died unmarried July 3, 1894, iii. Har- riet I. (7), born September 18, 1843, iv. Mary A. (7), born February, 1846; v. Alonzo (7), born May 27, 1847, died July 1, 1892, married, in 1871, Anna J. Jones, who was born in 1850, had three children, Dora, born 1872, Alonzo, born 1874, and James .A.,

born 1875, vi. Jessie (7), died in infancy; V. James W. (6), born November 28, 1814, died May 22, 1861, married Ann Griffin, had one child that died in infancy; VI. Jesse Barker (6), born November 12, 1818, died January 17, 1896, married, in 1851, Mary O. Draper, who was born , died in 1872; their children are, i. Isabella MeK. (7), born January 17, 1852, married, in 1869, to William L. Hanna, who was born December 25, 1848, has children, 1. Mary E. (8), (Mrs. William K. Higgins), born October 24, 1870, died September 28, 1895, had children, Heis- ler (9), born in 1891, and Mary (9), born in 1893; 2. James B. (8), born July 30, 1873, died February 4, 1896; 3. Willard F. (8), born December 5, 1875; 4. Lulu E. (8), born November 10, 1878; 5. Jesse B. (8), born June 18, 1881; 6. Annabel (8), born Novem- · ber 4, 1886; 7. Laura E. (8), born June 10, 1889; ji. James Washington (7), born March 7, 1854, died in 1885, married Matilda Fister, had one child, James P. (8), born January 25, 1872; VII. Annabella (6), born October 10, 1820, died October 5, 1885, married Charles F. Town, who died in 1880, had children, i. Anna (7), born in 1845, died April 24, 1885, was married in 1867 to El- wood McKee, had one child, Francis T. (S), born January 30, 1868, married October 10, 1895, to Harriet Mitchell, who was born June 27, 1870, ii. James Ball (7), born November 18, 1853, died in February, 1857.

The descendants of Rachel Barker, third daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Ball) Bar- - ker, born October 24, 1769, diedl December 31, 1858, was married June 13, 1794, to Joseph Evans, a brother of Oliver Evans, the inventor, born August 6, 1760, are as follows:

I. Ann (5), born November 15, 1795, died unmarried July 7, 1812.

II. Mary ("Polly"), (5), born September 8, 1797, died November 8, 1885, married to John Robinson, had children, i. Mary A. (6), (Mrs. Fisher), had six children, Benjamin G. (7), Macy A., Evans R., Sallie E., Martha and Joseph, Charlotte, Shadrach T., Grace and James S .; iii. Elinor J. H. (6) (Mrs. Isaac Amos), had six children, Benja- min S. (7), Sarah F., Joseph E., Martha E., Annie E., and Calvin Amos; iv. George (6), had one child, Charles Evans (7); v. Thomas E. (6), had seven children, Frances (7), William M., Elizabeth R., Macy, Josephine,

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Naomi J. and Roberta; vi. Rachel S. (6) Joseph (5), born December 20, 1812, died (Mrs. Nathan Dean), had seven children, young, ummarried.

William E. (7), Joseph E., Nathan H., Henry B., John L., Mary A. and Morris M .; vii. John (6), died in 1824, aged three years; viii. Francis A. (6), died in 1826, aged one year; ix. Joseph E. (6), born September 15, 1817, died September 27, 1891, married Lavinia Price; x. Asbury (6), died in infancy.

III. Leah (5), born March 3, 1800, died August 29, 1869, was married in May, 1824, to Francis A. Whitaker, who was born in No- vember, 1799, died in March, 1876, had children, i. Emeline (6), born June 5, 1825, married Dr. Samuel B. Irwin, who died May 19, 1896, had four children, 1. Asbury E. (7), 2. Samuel, 3. Ella P. ( Mrs. J. H. Glis- son), and 4. Alphonso, who married Anna Hires, and had two children, D. Hayes A. and Margaret A .; ii. Rachel E. (6), born March . nine children, of whom six were living in 1, 1827, married first to Rev. W. Campbell, had children, 1. Annie E., 2. William, after- wards married Johnson Simpes, and had children, 1. John F., 2. E. Everett; iii. Jo- seph E. (6), born October 29, 1829, died June 7, 1853; iv. Eliza A. (6), born January 23, 1833, married Dr. Charles T. Simpers, had children, Francis W. (7), Gertrude, Charles T., Alfred S., J. Ford and Eliza W .; v. William H. (6), born February 19, 1835, married, in 1863, Mary E. Neafie, had children, 1. Jacob N. (7), who married Reba Noblit, and had two children, Jacob N. (8), and Ethel L., both of whom died in infancy; 2. Anna L. (7) (Mrs. Horace Helmbold), who had three children, Jacob N. (8), Horace II., and one that died an infant; vi. Frances L. (6), born December 17, 1837, was married, in 1866, to Rev. James H. Payran, has four children, James H. (7), Mary L., Olive W. and Alice A.

IV. Rachel (5), twin sister of Leah, born March 3, 1800, died -, married James Tweed, of Delaware; V. Thomas J. (5), born December 7, 1801, died young, unmarried; VI. Evan W. (5), born November 8, 1803, died young, unmarried; VII. Jesse Barker (5), born October 12, 1805, died young, un- married; VIII. Oliver F. (5), born July 25, 1807, married, died without issue; IX. Ab- ner Barker (5), born March 5, 1809, died young, unmarried; X. George (5), born March 6, 1811, died young, ummarried; XI.

The descendants of Esther Barker (4), second daughter of Samuel and Rachel ( Ball) Barker, born in August, 1757, died May 27, 1810, married to Theophilus Evans, a brother of Oliver Evans, the inventor, born Septem- ber 23, 1753, died December 26, 1809, are as follows: 1. William (5), born November 26, 1785, died December 30, 1818; HI. Mary ("Polly") (5), born in June, 1789, died Sep- tember 21, 1867, was married to James Drummond, who died June 9, 1826, aged about thirty-two, had children, i. Evan, born August 25, 1818, died without issue June 29, 1843; ii. Mary A. E. (6), born November 6, 1820, died April 21, 1890, married May 24, 1842, to Hiram Ball, who was born Sep- tember 3, 1819, died December 11, 1891, had 1896; iii. John Wesley (6), born January 20, 1825, died September 13, 1889, married Cor- delia E. Standiford, November 27, 1851; III. Ann (5), who died June 20, 1845, un- married; IV. Rachel (5), born in 1791, died March 10, 1865, unmarried; V. Charles (3), born in 1794, died May 22, 1868; VI. John (5), born March 8, 1801, died October 23, 1826.

The children of Mary A. E. Drummond (6), eldest child of James and Mary (Evans) Drummond, and her husband Hiram Ball, were as follows: I. Marietta (7) (Mrs. William F. Ely), born March 23, 1843, died April 4, 1883, had children, i. Caroline (8) (Mrs. Grant); ii. William F .; iii. James L. (8); iv. Charles E. (8); v. Frank (8); vi. John B. (8); vii. Bettie (8); viii. Mary E. (S); ix. Thaddeus (8); II. Georgiana (7) (Mrs. J. C. Ely), born February 7, 1845, has children, i. Anna M. (8); ii. Lillian E. (8); iii. Gertrude E. (8); iv. James E. (8); III. William E. (7), born January 13, 1847, died October 10, 1847; IV. Elizabeth S. (7) (Mrs. John Hess), has children, i. Mollie M. (8); ii. Jennie E. (8); iii. Rachel E. (8); iv. James B. (8); v. Edward M. (8); vi. Frank E. (8); vii. Delmar (8); viii. Myrtle V. (8); V. Rachel E. (7), born April 21, 1851, mar- ried in 1876 to Charles Hess, has children, i. Charles B. (8); ii. Emma E. (8); iii. James B. (8); iv. Mary A. (8); v. Nellie M. (8); VI. John W. (7), born May 1, 1854, mar-

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ried Martha J. Curry, who was born in 1859, has children, i. Charles C. (8); ii. Mary E. (8); iii. Nellie (8); iv. James Chandler (8); v. Carrie L. (8); VII. Charles D. (7), born July 24, 1856; VIII. James D. (7), born March 28, 1869; IX. Franklin E. (7), born March 26, 1861, died July 8, 1864.

Following is a record of the descendants of Daniel Barker (2), son of Samuel Barker (1), of New Castle county, Del., 1685:

Daniel Barker (2) died about 1750. He married Elizabeth Nicholas; they had six children, as follows: I. Dorcas (3); II. Robert (3), the eldest son, was married Octo- ber 10, 1764, to Deborah Jordan, in Old Swedes' church, Wilmington; III. John (3), was married in Old Swedes' church, Wiling- ton, Del., September 11, 1765, to Miriam Craig, and was living in 1775; IV. Nicholas (3), born May 8, 1737, died March 24, 1826, married Hannah Allen; V. Samuel (3), mar- ried Margaret Greenfield, April 25, 1763, in Old Swedes' church, Wilmington; VI. Elizabeth (3) (Mrs. Barry).

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Author: Runk, J.M. & Co Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. Number of Pages: 1482

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482