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¡Illustrative of one of the results of the intermarriage among the Islanders is a little story of Prof. Maria Mitchell told by Mrs. Hinck- man in her "Early Settlers of Nantucket (p. 12). When connected with Vassar College, someone said to her "Miss Mitchell, I met a cousin of yours the other day." "Where?" was the natural question, "on Nan- tucket" was the expected reply. Miss Mitchell quickly said "Oh, very likely; I have five thousand cousins on Nantucket." At that time that was the Island's population. Similarly Rev. Dr. Ferdinand C. Ewer humorously once said-"I found that my precious blood was chemi- cally composed of the following old Nantucket elements, for every one of which I am humbly grateful, viz-Silicate of Trott, 2 per cent; Bicarbonate of Burnell, 2 per cent; Protoxide of Swain, 3 per cent; Nitrate of Worth, 3 per cent; Chloride of Cartwright, 11 per cent; Sul- phate of Starbuck, 11 per cent; Hydrated Sulphuric Acid of Ewer, 11 per cent; Super phosphate of Coffin, 12 per cent; Hydrated Dentoxide of Gardner, 15 per cent; Aurate of Folger, 20 per cent; Traces of Tobey, Wing and Macy, 1 per cent; total 100 per cent." Godpey's Hand Book, pp 105-6.
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This statement is particularly applicable to the Genealogical por- tion of the work which relies very much, and with excellent reason, on the Records of the Friends. Naturally the question arises when was the change made in the Friends' Records to make January the first month instead of the eleventh.
According to the Record, as stated by the custodian, *- "There was a Monthly Meeting held the 30th of 1st month 1752, and the next was held the 27th of 4th month, 1752. There is a minute which states 'that an epistle has been received from the Meeting for Sufferings in London, wherein is contained the advice of Friends concerning the reducing the year to New Style according to act of Parliament &c was read in this meeting and ordered to be read in first Day meeting." The change was made therefore that year. Dates then prior to 1753 make March the first month and from' 1753 January has been the first month. The general rule which has been followed in this work is to follow the record.
The intention of the compiler of this genealogy was to cover only the first 100 years after the settlement of the Island, or to the year 1760.
* Mr. James W. Oliver, of Sharon. In this compilation, as in other portions of the History, the intention has been to follow the record using either the name of the month or the numeral, as there given.
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BARNARD
Thomas Barnard, the first apparently of that surname in America, came to this country about 1650. He settled in Salisbury but appears to have been one of those who founded the new town of Amesbury. He never removed to Nantucket. He was brother to Robert who is named among the first ten purchasers and selected by Robert. as his partner. His son Nathaniel came to Nantucket and assumed his father's interests. Robert married Joanna Harvey and came to Nantucket in 1663. They had but one son, John, who married, (February 26, 1668) Bethiah Folger, daughter of Peter. He and his wife were drowned, with Isaac Coleman and an Indian, June 6. 1669, when returning with Eleazer Folger in a canoe from Marthas Vineyard, where they had been to purchase some furni- ture .* Robert and Joanna had one daughter, Mary, who married her cousin Nathaniel, son of Thomas.i
Mr. Worth says of Nathaniel Barnard ;- "He was very promi- nent in Town and public affairs, having been chosen many times to serve in all the important offices. He was a trader, and the court records show that he was fined in 1709 for selling liquor to the Indians."
Regarding his home Mr. Worth says -** "East of the Elihu Coleman house is the Mill-Brook, and a short distance further east, on the south side of the road near a cluster of willow trees, was once a house which was the homestead of Thomas Barnard. Directly across the road lived Nathaniel Barnard. The present road was merely a path for many years later. The house lot of Thomas Barnard on which the house of Nathaniel was located, was about 1000 feet square, and southwest of it was the lot of Robert Barn- ard. These lots extended northeast and southwest, and comprised twenty acres each. The house of Robert cannot be exactly located, neither can the bounds of the lots be identified. But the high land between the Mill-Brook swamp and the Indian boundary line was substantially comprised within the two Barnard lots."it
NATHANIEL [1]
The children of Nathaniel and Mary were --
i Mary, born February 24, 1667; married John Folger, son of Peter and Mary.
ii Hannah, born July 19, 1669; probably never married. iii John, born February 24, 1670; married Sarah Macy, daughter of John and Deborah.
*Unpublished M. S.
(or ¿Mary died 17th 1 mo 1717-8. Nathaniel Sr. died 3d 4m. 1718. Jane Joanna), wife of Robert, died March 31, 1705.
#Nantucket Lands and Land Owners, p. 61.
** Ibid, p. 62.
ttPatronymica Britannica calls the name a "well-known personal name" probably of occupational origin.
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iv Nathaniel, born November 24, 1672; died 28th 2 mo. 1718; married-first (1706) Dorcas Barnard; Second (1st 12 mo 1709) Judith Folger, daughter of Stephen and Mary Coffin.
v Stephen, born February 16, 1674; married-Hapcott vi Sarah, born March 23, 1677; married --- Carrier, "an Eastern man."
vii Eleanor, born June 18. 1679; married (December 12. . 1700) Ebenezer Coffin, son of James and Mary.
viii Benjamin married (3d 11mo. 1711) Judith Gardner daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail. She died 17th 9 mo. 1765.
ix Ebenezer married (24th 3mo. 1722) Mary widow of Jonathan Worth and daughter of Stephen and Mar- tha Hussey.
x Abigail married Abraham Chase of Martha's Vineyard .*
JOHN [2] (Nathaniel [1])
born February 24, 1670; married Sarah Macy, daughter of John and Deborah. Their children were:
i Jemima, born 14th. 9 mo, 1699; married (6th 10 mo. 1720) Elihu Coleman, son of John and Priscilla.
ii Robert, born 14th 11 mo. 1702; married (1st. 6 mo. 1726) Hepzibah Coffin, daughter of Stephen and Experience.
iii Matthew, born 7th 9 mo. 1705; married. (29th 10 mo. 1726) Mary Tebbets, daughter of Ephraim and Rose. iv Samuel, born 3d. 7 mo. 1707.
v Hannah, born 7th 7mo 1711; died in 1784, probably unmarried. John's will was probated June 8. 1748.
NATHANIEL [2] (Nathaniel [1])
born November 24, 1672: died 28th 2 mo. 1718; married-first (1706) Dorcas Barnard: second (1st. 12 mo. 1709) Judith Folger,
* All of the name of Barnard in Nantucket descend from Nathaniel and Mary. In his will, which was executed April 7, 1718, and pro- bated June 11, 1718, Nathaniel devises land in Wesco, received from his father-in-law, Robert Barnard, to "my grandson Nathaniel Bar- nard." Nathaniel Senior was one of the seven men designated under the Dongan patent to form the first Board of Trustees. His estate
inventoried £2460.
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widow of Peter and daughter of Stephen and Mary Coffin .* It would seem by the Probate Records (vol 1 p 54) that Nathaniel Jr and Nathaniel Sr. must have died very nearly at the same time as the Records show that an inventory of his (Nathaniel Jr's) es- tate taken January 27, 1719, totaled £405,7.6, while the estate of his father totaled, as reported December 28, 1728, £2460. The Friends' Records show that the Junior Nathaniel died 28th 2 mo 1718 and the Town Records show that the Senior Nathaniel "de- parted this liffe in great peace" 3d. 4 mo of the same year. Mary, wife of the elder Nathaniel, died 17th 1 mo 1717-18. The children of Nathaniel Jr were-by his first wife:
i Dorcas, born 9th 10 mo. 1707, who married (8th 7 mo. 1726) Jacob Barney of Newport; R. I.
By his second wife:
ii Elizabeth, born 11th 7 mo. 1710, who married (3d 11 mo. 1728) Barnabas Coleman, son of John and Pris- cilla.
iii Peter, born 5th 1 mo. 1713; married (10th 11 mo 1733- 34) Anna Starbuck, daughter of Nathaniel and Dinah. iv Nathaniel, born 2d 2 mo. 1717; died 1743.
v Eunice, born 7th 6 mo. 1714.
STEPHEN [2] (Nathaniel [1])
born February 16, 1674: married (-) Hapcott-
They had-
i Thomas born,- -; married (2d 10 mo. 1735) Sarah Hoag, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah. He removed from the Island 26th. 10 mo. 1772.
BENJAMIN [2] (Nathaniel [1])
married (3d 11mo 1711) Judith Gardner, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail. Their children were:
i Timothy, born 3d 8 mo 1712; married (2d. 1 mo. 173 1/2 ) Mary Bunker, daughter of Peleg and Susanna. ii Abigail, born 12th 5mo. 1714; married (3d 11mo 1731) Robert Macy, son of Thomas and Deborah.
*His widow Judith married (31st 6mo. 1722) Stephen Wilcox (or Wilcock). She died in 1760.
*This marriage is the only one on record where the event is re- corded in the full form adopted by the Friends and signed by all the witnesses.
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iii Ruth born 2d 7 mo. 1717; married first (30th 11 mo 1734-5) Peter Clark son of Thomas and Mary; sec- ond (28th 3 mo. 1758) Joseph Jenkins son of Mat- thew and Mary.
iv Francis, born 6th 8 mo. 1718; married (14th. 11mo. 1741) Elizabeth Macy daughter of Thomas and Deb- orah.
v John, born-11mo 1720; probably married (July 20, 1744) Mary Ellis.
vi Abishai, born 2d 12 mo 1722; married (15th 10 mo 1743) Hannah Coffin, daughter of Peter and Hope. vii Nathaniel, born 1727.
viii Mary, born 18th 8 mo. 1729; married (12th 10 mo. · 1751) Christopher Starbuck, son of Tristram and Deborah. Benjamin died 8th mo 1739 ;* his wife died 17th 9 mo. 1765.
EBENEZER [2] (Nathaniel [1])
married (24th 3mo. 1722) Mary Worth, widow of Jonathan and daughter of Stephen and Martha Hussey. He died 4th 5 mo. 1767; she died 8th, 1mo. 1771. Their children were ---
i Stephen, born 14th, 6 mo. 1723; married, first (3d 11 mo. 1744) Eunice Starbuck, daughter of William and Anna; second (25th 2mo 1754) Phebe Swain, daughter of George and Love.
ii William, born 23d 9 mo. 1724; married (5d 11mo. 1743) Mary Coffin, daughter of Samuel and Miriam. iii Jemima, born 19th 1 mo. 1726; married (8th 1 mo 1743-4) Tristram Coffin, son of Peter and Hope. iv Lydia, born 2d 12 mo. 1730; married (20th 10 mo 1750) Jonathan Folger son of Jonathan and Mar- garet.
v Martha, born 18th 2 mio. 1733; died 30th 9 mo. 1733.
ROBERT [3] (John [2] Nathaniel [1])
born 14th. 11mo. 1702; married (1st, 6 mo. 1726) Hepzibah Cof- fin, daughter of Stephen and Experience; he died 10th 7 mno. 1765; she died 28th 9 mo. 1782. Their children were-
* There would appear to be an error in this date which is taken from the Friends' Records, for the Records of the Probate Court show that his widow was appointed administratrix of his estate February 7, 1734-5. The estate inventoried £2610, 8, 814.
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i Anna, born probably in 1727; died young.
ii Eunice, born 26th 6 mo. 1728; married-first (14th. 11 mo. 1747) Jonathan Coffin, son of Tristram and Mary; second (10th 7mo. 1760) Samuel Ray, son of Samuel and Mary; third (1769) Jonathan Gardner, son of Barnabas and Mary.
iii Elizabeth, born 23d 8 mo. 1731.
iv Jonathan, born 28th 1 mo. 1734; married (8th 1 mo 1756) Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram and Mary. v Hepzibah, born 24th 2 mo. 1736; married (16th 1 mo. 1755) Richard Mitchell son of Richard and Mary.
vi Sarah, born 10th 4 mo 1738; married (1781) William Ellis, son of John and Dinah.
vii Nathaniel, born 19th 5 mo. 1740; died 26th 7 mo. 1768. viii Matthew, born 4th. 7 mo. 1742; married (2d 1 mo. 1766) Deborah Coffin, daughter of David and Mary. ix Anna, born 29th, 1 mo. 1745; married (28th, 5 mo. 1767) Reuben Macy son of Francis and Judith.
x Robert, born 24th 10 mo. 1748; married (December 18, 1766) Margaret Whitney.
xi Abishai, born 25th 8 mo. 1751; removed from the Is- land 26th. 9 mo. 1785; married (3d. 4 mo. 1772) Susanna Paddack, daughter of Stephen and Eunice. xii Shubael, born 8th, 5 mo. 1754.
MATTHEW [3] (John [2] Nathaniel [1])
married (29th 10 mo. 1726) Mary Tebbets, daughter of Ephraim and Rose; he died 5th 8 mo. 1788; she died 4th 4 mo. 1785. Their children were-
i Benjamin, born 1728; married (2d. 12 mo. 1748) Judith Folger, daughter of. Barzillai and Phebe; He died 28th 8 mo. 1779.
ii Shubael, born 13th, 1 mo. 1730; married-first (2d, 1 mo.1748-9) Susanna Gardner, daughter of Ebenezer and Judith; second (28th, 11 mo. 1765) Ruth Myrick, daughter of James and Bethiah Bunker.
iii Joseph, born 25th, 2 mo. 1732; married (April 15, 1752) Mary Gardner. - iv Abigail, born - 1734; probably married (June 6, 1753) Christopher Folger.
v Ann, born 25th, 1 mo. 1737; married (24th, 3 mo. 1757) Joseph Nichols, son of William and Bethiah.
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vi Rose, born 18th, 3 mo. 1739; married (2d, 12 mo. 1756) Stephen Hussey, son of Daniel and Sarah.
vii Mary, born 27th, 1 mo. 1741; married (3d, 12 mo. 1761) Thomas Jenkins, son of Thomas and Judith.
viii John, born 1745; married (1st, 1 mo. 1767) Mary Russell, daughter of William and Mary.
ix Elizabeth, born 1747; married (10th 1 mo. 1765) Sheffield Coffin, son of Nathaniel and Mary.
x Matthew, born 1749; married first (30th, 8 mo.
1774) Elizabeth Swain, daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth; second, (2d, 4 mo. 1783) Avis Folger, daughter of John Slocumb and Martha.
xi Hepzibah, born - 1754; married (23d, 9 mo. 1773) Daniel Paddack, son of Stephen and Eunice.
PETER [3] (Nathaniel [2] Nathaniel [1])
married (10th, 11 mo. 1733-4) Anna Starbuck, daughter of Nathan- iel and Dinah; he died 27th, 4 mo. 1775; she died 18th, 12 mo. 1785. Their children were-
i Christopher, born 26th, 5 mo. 1737; married (28th, i mo. 1762) Judith Swain, daughter of Caleb and Margaret.
ii Elizabeth, born 26th, 4 mo. 1739; married (8tlı, 12 mo. 1757) Alexander Ray, son of Samuel and Mary. iii Nathaniel, born 8th, 2 mo. 1741; married (6th, 12 mo. 1764) Margaret Swain, daughter of Caleb and Margaret.
iv Hezekiah, born 10th, 2 mo. 1743.
v Judith, born 7th, 5 mo. 1745; married 9th, 12 mo. 1779) Jonathan Barney, son of Jonathan and Mary. vi Peter, born 2d, 3 mo. 1747.
vii Eunice, born 8th, 12 mo. 1749; married (31st, 10 mo. 1765) Nathaniel Starbuck son of Joseph and Ruth. viii David, born 27th, 11 mo. 1752; married (November 1, 1771) Abigail Starbuck daughter of Sylvanus and Mary.
ix. Elisha, born 30th, 1 mo. 1754; married (October 7, 1775) Lydia Starbuck, daughter of Sylvanus and Mary.
x Lydia, born 17th, 10 mo. 1756.
THOMAS, [3] (Stephen [2] Nathaniel [1]) born -; married (2d 10 mo. 1735) Sarah Hoag. daughter of Benjamin and Sarah. Their children were-
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i Mary, born probably in 1736; died 1st 7 mo. 1767; married (4th 12 mo. 1753) Jethro Folger, son of . Jethro and Mary.
ii Hopcot.
iii Stephen, lost at sea 1772; married (31st. 12 mo 1761) Hephzibah Paddack, daughter of Paul and Anna.
iv Benjamin
v Thomas, married (1st 12 mo. 1768) Ruth Macy, daughter of Zaccheus and Hepzibah.
vi Valentine, married (28th 12 mo. 1769) Anna Coffin, daughter of Peleg and Hepzibah. vii Judith.
Thomas Senior and his wife removed from the Island 26th 10 mo. 1772; Thomas junior. Valentine and Judith removed in 1773.
TIMOTHY [3] (Benjamin [2] Nathaniel [1])
married (2d, 1 mo. 1731-2) Mary Bunker, daughter of Peleg and Susanna who died 18th, 9 mo. 1750. The Probate Records show that his will, executed in May 1743, was probated September 9, 1748. At the time the will was probated his widow Mary, and five children survived him-
i Benjamin, born probably in 1732, or 1733, who mar- ried (9th, 1 mo. 1755) Eunice Fitch, daughter of Beriah and Deborah, and removed from the Island in 1773.
ii Judith, born September 30, 1735; married (5th, 12 mo. 1754) Benjamin Folger, son of Shubael and Jerusha. iii Timothy, born about 1738; removed from the Island 1773; married (8th, 2 mo. 1759) Love Swain, daugh- ter of George and Love.
iv Mary, born 1742; probably married (February 6, 1766) Benjamin Barnard, son of Matthew and Deborah.
v Susanna, born 24th, 11 mo. 1744; married (3d, 12 mo. 1767) Seth Coffin, son of David and Ruth.
vi William, born probably about 1744; married (4th, 6 mo. 1772) Hepzibah Gardner, daughter of Charles and Anna.
FRANCIS [3] (Benjamin [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 6th, 8 mo. 1718; married (14th, 11 mo. 1741) Elizabeth
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Macy, daughter of Thomas and Deborah; he died 20th, 4 mo. 1800; she died 1st, 6 mo. 1765. Their children were-
i Reuben, born 24th, 1 mo. 1743; married (December 4, 1767) Phebe Coleman, removed from the Island 26th, 10 mo. 1778.
ii Deborah, born 3d, 6 mo. 1745; died 15th, 8 mo. 1790; married (11th, 6 mo. 1767) Prince Gardner, son of Robert and Jedidah.
iii Francis, born 4th, 7 mo. 1747; removed from the Is- Jand 29th, 8 mo. 1774; married (16th, 3 mo. 1769) Katherine Osborne, daughter of James and Anna.
iv Elizabeth, born 13th, 4 mo. 1749; died 27th, 11 mo. 1764.
v Nathaniel, born 27th, 3 mo. 1751; died 10th, 11 mo. 1752.
vi Anna, born 16th, 6 mo. 1755; removed from the Island 19th, 9 mo. 1799; married (9th, 11 mo. 1775) Chris- topher Gardner, son of Robert and Jedidah.
vii Judith, born 9th, 3 mo. 1753; removed from the Is- land 29th, 8 mo. 1785.
viii Jemima, born 21st, S mo. 1757; died young.
ix Lydia, born 25th, 12 mo. 1759; removed from the Is- land 27th, 6 mo. 1785.
x Abigail born 6th, 3 mo. 1762.
ABISHAI [3] (Benjamin [2] Nathaniel [1])
born 2d, 12 mo. 1722, married (15th, 10 mo. 1743) Hannah Coffin, daughter of Peter and Hope. His will was probated December 9, 1790, and he probably died in November of that year; his wife died 14th, 2 mo. 1797. Their children were-
i Phebe, born 11th, 7 mo. 1744.
ii Jonathan, born 11th, 7 mo. 1746; married (21st, 2 mo. 1770) Sarah Joy, daughter of David and Sarah; died 25th, 11 mo. 1775.
iii Tristram, born 17th, 9 mo. 1748.
iv Nathaniel, born 2d, 10 mo. 1752.
v Abishai, born 2d, 8 mo. 1755; married (5th, 9 mo. 1776) Phebe Swain, daughter of Tristram and Anna. Lost at sea 1781.
vi Rhoda, born 26th, 5 mo. 1757.
vii Elizabeth, born 29th, 2 mo. 1759.
viii Isaiah, born 9th, 11 mo. 1763; lost at sea 1781.
ix Rebecca, born 9th, 11 mo. 1767.
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STEPHEN [3] (Ebenezer [2] Nathaniel [1])
born 14th, 6 mo. 1723; married-first (3d, 11 mo. 1744) Eunice Starbuck, daughter of William and Anna; second (25th, 2 mo. 1754) Phebe Swain, daughter of George and Love; he died 4th, 2 mo. 1813; his first wife died 26th, 4 mo. 1750, and his second 8th, 1 mo. 1794. His children were-
By Eunice:
i Jethro, born 8th, 7 mo. 1745 .* ii Ebenezer, born 10th, 6 mo. 1747; died 9th, 9 mo. 1830.+
By Phebe :
iii George, born 19th, 11 mo. 1754; lost at sea 1777. iv Stephen, born 19th, 11 mo. 1756; died 21st, 8 mo. 1759. v Seth, born 2d, 9 mo. 1760; died 6 mo. 1771. vi Charles, born 21st, 12 mo. 1762; died 17th, 9 mo. 1763. vii Eunice, born 1st, 1 mo. 1766.
viii Henry, born 17th, 10 mo. 1769.
WILLIAM [3] (Ebenezer [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 23d, 9 mo. 1724; married (3d, 11 mo. 1743) Mary Coffin, daughter of Samuel and Miriam. He died 11th, 7 mo. 1771; she died 28th, 8 mo. 1777.
i Tristram, removed from the Island 23d, 9 mo. 1773; married (2d, 1 mo. 1766) Margaret Folger, daughter of Reuben and Dinah.
ii Miriam, removed from the Island 28th, 11 mo. 1785; married (31st, 10 mo. 1765) Tristram Macy, son of Nathaniel and Abigail.
iii Lydia, removed from the Island 23d, 9 mo. 1773.
iv Paul, lost at sea; married (9th, 7 mo. 1778) Phebe Macy, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail.
v Eunice, removed from the Island 24th, 4 mo. 1780. vi Obed, removed from the Island 27th, 12 mo. 1784. vii Mary, removed from the Island 25th, 10 mo. 1773. viii Phebe, born 28th, 12 mo. 1763; married (30th, 11 mo. 1780) Gilbert Coffin, son of Micajah and Abigail.
*There is a slight discrepancy between the Town Records and those of the Friends; the Town Records give Jethro's birth as June (4 mno.) 27th 1745 and Ebenezer's as May (3 mo.) 30, 1747.
¿Phebe is the only one of the children whose age is recorded in the Friend's Records. In his will, dated April 5, 1771, William calls himself a cooper.
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JONATHAN [4] (Robert [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1])
born 28th, 1 mo. 1734; married (8th, 1 mo. 1756) Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram and Mary. Their children were-
i William, born 28th, 10 mo. 1756.
ii Hepzibah, born 29th, 7 mo. 1758.
iii Jonathan, born 17th, 10 mo. 1760.
iv Henry, born 4th, 10 mo. 1762; died 14th, 9 mo. 1763. v Libni, born 22d, 3 mo. 1765.
vi Andrew, born 4th, 7 mo. 1767.
vii Cromwell, born 22d 9 mo. 1769 .*
viii Tristram, born 17th 8 mo. 1771.
ix Thomas, born 4th, 10 mo. 1774.
MATTHEW [4] (Robert [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 4th, 7 mo. 1742; married (2d, 1 mo. 1766) Deborah Coffin, daughter of David and Mary. Their children were-
i Abigail.
ii Timothy.
iii Elizabeth.
iv Mary.
v David.
vi Deborah.
ABISHAI [4] (Robert [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 25th, 8 mo. 1751; married (3d, 4 mo. 1772) Susanna Pad- dack, daughter of Stephen and Eunice. Their children were-
i Eunice.
ii Anna.
iii Susanna and iv. Hepzibah. The family removed from the Island 30th, 5 mo. 1785.
*Cromwell was father of Major Moses J. Barnard of the Voltigeur Regiment, who was cited for conspicuous gallantry in the Mexican War at the battle of Chapultepec. In his official report Gen. Pillow said "To the Voltigeur Regiment belongs the honor of having first plant- ed its colors upon the parapet. The color bearer of the regiment having been shot down, the colors were immediately . seized by the gallant and fearless Capt. Barnard who scaled the parapet and unfurled the flag under a terrible fire, from which he received two wounds." (Ex. Doc. 1st Session 30th Cong. p. 402.) In his report Col. T. P. Andrews of the Voltigeurs said "The Voltigeurs had the honor of planting the first flag, which was fairly riddled by shot, on the lower battlements, inside of the main fortifications. Capt. Barnard, after being twice smartly wounded, was the commissioned officer inside the works and planted the flag of his regiment." The citizens of his native town presented him with a sword and the Captain was awarded the brevet rank of Major.
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BENJAMIN [4] (Matthew [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 1728; married (2d, 12 mo. 1748) Judith Folger, daughter of Barzillai and Phebe; he died 28th, 8 mo. 1779; she died 17th, 9 mo. 1765. Their children were-
i Benjamin, born 24th, 5 mo. 1751; died 28th, 11 mo. 1786; married (7th, 2 mo. 1771) Lydia Swain, daughter of Tristram and Phebe. ii Judith, born, 3d 3 mo. 1754. iii Reuben, born 15th, 3 mo. 1756.
iv Phebe, born 27th, 5 mo. 1758; perhaps married (July 13, 1774) Daniel Killey. v Elizabeth, born 30th, 6 mo. 1760. vi Obed, born 26th, 8 mo. 1762; probably married (July 28, 1786) Susanna Hussey.
SHUBAEL [4] (Matthew [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 13th, 1 mo. 1730; married-first (2d, 1 mo. 1748-9) Susanna Gardner, daughter of Ebenezer and Judith; second (28th, 11 m'o. 1765) Ruth Myrick, widow of John and daughter of James and Bethiah Bunker. Their children were ---
By Susanna :
i Eunice, born 7th, 1 mo. 1750; died 12th, 1 mo. 1779; married (1st, 1 mo. 1767) George Russell, son of John and Ruth. ii Lydia, born 5th, 11 mo. 1751; died 24th, 2 mo. 1772; married (1st, 3 mo. 1770) Abishai Swain, son of Tristram and Phebe.
iii Rose, born 26th, 7 mo. 1756; died 18th, 6 mo. 1775; married (10th, 12 mo. 1772) Matthew Starbuck, son of Edward and Damaris. iv Shubael, born 15th, 7 mo. 1759; died 21st, 6 mo. 1778. v Susannah, born 20th, 12 mo. 1761; married (28th 8 mo. 1788) Latham. Bunker, son of Peleg and Lydia. By Ruth:
vi Mary, born 14th, 6 mo. 1766; married (28th, 9 mo. 1786) Valentine Swain, son of David and Martha. vii Anna, born 23d, 1 mo. 1769; died 22d, 5 mo. 1795; married (31st, 7 mo. 1794) Hezekiah Barnard, son of Nathaniel and Margaret. viii Sarah, born 12th, 1 mo. 1771; died 20th, 9 mo. 1798. ix James, born 7th, 3 mo. 1774. Probably married in 1799 Hepzibah Bunker.
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x Thomas, born 26th, 7. mo. 1777; died 23d, 5 mo. 1808; married (4th, 4 mo. 1799:) Alice Freeborn, daughter of George and Susanna.
xi Shubael, born 19th, 10 mo. 1780.
xii Lydia, born 28th, 4 mo. 1785; removed from the Island 30th, 8 mo. 1804.
JOSEPH [4] (Matthew [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 25th, 2 mo. 1732; married (April 15, 1752) Mary Gardner. By an incomplete entry in the Friend's Records their children ap- pear to have been --
i Eunice, who married (30th, 4 mo. 1778) Joseph Coffin, son of Peleg and Elizabeth.
ii Hannah, who married (31st, 5 mo. 1781) Gideon Gard- ner, son of Hezekiah and Sarah.
iii Joseph. iv Enoch.
v Abigail, who married (31st, 5 mo. 1770) William Cole- man, son of Barnabas and Rachel.
JOHN [4] (Matthew [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 1745; married (1st, 1 mo. 1767) Mary Russell, daughter of William and Mary.
MATTHEW [4] (Matthew [3] John [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 1749; married (30th, 8 mo. 1774) Elizabeth Swain, daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth.
CHRISTOPHER [4] (Peter [3] Nathaniel [2] Nathaniel [1]) born 26th. 7 mo. 1737; married (28th, 1 mo. 1762) Judith Swain, daughter of Caleb and Margaret; he was lost at sea in 1767; she removed from the Island in 1775. Their children were-
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