Saturday, April 14, 2012

Surname Saturday - BARBER (England > Rhode Island)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  I am now up to number 381, who is Anna Barber (1717-1800), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts] 

My ancestral line back through three generations of BARBER ancestral families is

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

10. Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11. Julia White (1848-1913)

22. Henry Arnold White ((1824-1885)
23. Amy Frances Oatley (1826-before 1870)

46.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47.  Amy Champlin (1798-1865) 


94.  Joseph Champlin (1758-1850)
95.  Nancy Kenyon (1765-????) 


190.  John Kenyon (1742-1831)
191.  Anna --?-- (????-????)

380.  Sylvester Kenyon, born 07 April 1710 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died 03 May 1800 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States.  He was the son of 760. John Kenyon and 761. Elizabeth Remington.  He married  07 April 1740 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
381.  Anna Barber, born 08 October 1717 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died Aft. 1800 in Sterling City, Windham, Connecticut, United States.  

Children of Sylvester Kenyon and Anna Barber are:  Giles Kenyon (1740-????); Sylvester Kenyon (1741-1838); John Kenyon (1742-1831); Abigail Kenyon (1744-????); Paul Kenyon (1746-????); Moses Kenyon (1750-1824).

762.  Moses Barber, born about 1652 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 17 December 1733 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He married 24 March 1692 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
763.  Susanna West, born about 1666 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 04 April 1756 in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 1526. Francis West and 1527. Susanna Soule.

Children of Moses Barber and Susanna West are:  Dinah Barber (1693-1774); Lydia Barber (1694-1733); Samuel Barber (1695-1760); Susannah Barber (1697-1755);  Thomas Barber (1699-1762); Joseph Barber (1701-1779); Martha Barber (1703-????); Ruth Barber (1705-1755);  Benjamin Barber (1707-1792); Mercy Barber (1709-1790); Ezekiel Barber (1711-1782); Abigail Barber (1713-????); Daniel Barber (1714-1805); Anna Barber (1717-1800).

1424.  James Barber, born about 1620 in England.

The child of James Barber is:  Moses Barber (1652-1733).

I know nothing about James Barber or Moses Barber, other than the names of Moses' children.  I do have Moses Barber's will transcription from FHL microfilms of South Kingstown RI probate records.  

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Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

1 comment:

Midge Frazel said...

I am a descendant of Moses. I may have some information that you don't have. I don't have the will you have.

Midge