Richard Barnard and Lettice Baker
Husband Richard Barnard 1
Born: 1723 1 Christened: Died: 1813 1 Buried:
Father: Richard Barnard (1684-1767) 2 Mother: Ann Taylor ( - ) 3
Marriage: 16 Mar 1763 3
Other Spouse: Susanna Eckhoff ( -Bef 1763) 1 - 3 Jan 1754 3
Wife Lettice Baker 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Joseph Baker ( - ) 3 Mother: Mary [Unk] ( - ) 3
Children
1 M [Unk] Barnard
AKA: Richard Barnard 4 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M Cyrus Barnard 1
Born: 1776 1 Christened: Died: 1827 1 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Richard Barnard
He was a model Quaker, and left large estates in land in East and West Marlborough, Newlin, and Nottingham townships, Chester County, and in Lancaster County, besides some in Delaware. During the Revolutionary war he suffered from pillage of both armies. His residence was then in the valley, just north of Marlborough Friends' meeting-house, in a stone house that later belonged to John Huey. From "Book E" of his diary the following extracts are taken:
"9 mo., 5, 1777.-The English army-the command of Gen. Howe came near me-took my mare from son Richard [Richard 4].
"9 mo., 7, 1777.-A company of the Americans at my house. Captain Henry Lee took my little wagon.
"9 mo., 18, 1777.-Captain Lee at my house again.
"2 mo., 29, 1777.-Joshua Lawrence came here with some armed men and took from me two wagon loads of hay, one wagon load of corn. I demanded them to show on what orders. Lawrence said he had 'none, but my name, and Isaac B.' (Baily?).
"1779.-John Ingram & John Finley wagon masters brought seventy-two horses here and fed them seven days with good hay.
"1780, 5 mo., 23.-At several places to take account of sufferings. At G. Passmore's, he said he would be willing to leave it to the judgment of indifferent men what is due to the negro woman that lived with him till she was between thirty and forty years old.
"5 mo., 5.-At a conference about slave holding.
"5 mo., 15.-Committee about slaves.
"Joseph Lucky and his assistants took from me 3 cows, all young milkers, value 13£.
"6 mo., 12.-John Crage & William Crage produced an order from John Hammond and took 2 steers intended for oxen, value 11£, and heifers valued at a moderate price at 11£ - 22£.
"12 mo., 25, 1780.-Set off to Phila. William Hamilton & Joseph Luckey came to my house and took for taxes a horse worth 18£, 20 pounds tallow, a saddle & bridle 1£ 1s., and wallet 2£ & 6s.
"1781, 1 mo., 1-William Hamilton, Peter Bell, & Joseph Luckey took from me 2 Hogsheads cider & Brass kettle.
"2 mo., 24.-Joseph Luckey took from me a steer 4 years old, 5£ 10; 2 Heifers 3 years old, 3£.
"4 mo., 28.-Geo. McCorkle took from me a mare 20£."
Together with many other and longer lists of property taken to pay what he called "taxes for the support of war," against which he had conscientious scruples about paying. While this was going on he would be busy in works of benevolence and religion. Various anecdotes illustrative of the endeavors of this man to lead a Christian life according to the very letter of the Sermon on the Mount are told. The following is a condensed account of incidents which led to the establishment of the Friends' meeting-house and school at Marlborough, taken from Friends' Miscellany, published in Philadelphia, A.D. 1834, vol. v., page 369, entitled "Remarkable Anecdote":
"Some years ago a difference happened between Richard B. and a neighbor of his-a Friend and a younger man than himself-respecting their land line, or the use of a water-course. Many endeavors had been used to effect a satisfactory settlement, and they had several times referred the matter of difference to arbitrators, whose decision was uniformly in Richard's favor. But his neighbor still remained unsatisfied in his mind, and unfriendly in his disposition towards him. This gave Richard great uneasiness and distress, and all means had been used and exhausted in fruitless endeavors to restore harmony
between them. It seemed to Richard that he must go and wash his neighbor's feet; he, however, revolted at the idea, but the impression that this cross was obligatory upon him became so overpowering that he finally, upon yielding obedience to what seemed like a command, burst into tears. Arising early in the morning and taking two bottles, a bowl, and a towel, he filled the bottles with water and went to the house of the neighbor, who was not yet up; the neighbor was unfriendly in his reception, and refused. Richard told him that he was willing to do it for the sake of his friendship and good will, and taking hold of his foot began the operation. The neighbor at first resisted, but soon became calm and suffered Richard to wash both his feet and wipe them with his towel. On his way home Richard filled his bottles with water from the disputed stream and preserved them as a memorial. The same day the neighbor himself restored the water-course, and in the afternoon brought his wife and made a social visit, and became and continued friendly to the end of his life. Afterwards, when Richard was accidentally hurt, this neighbor died, and thereupon Richard, lest he should ascribe undue merit to himself by keeping the memorial bottles of water longer, emptied them out."
Previous to this, however, they had resolved on the establishment of a Friends' meeting-house and school on the line of their lands at Marlborough village, and had each contributed a sum of money and two acres of land for that purpose, and the meeting-house and school building, including a house for the teacher, still stand upon the four acres thus donated.
Some of the collateral branches of this family went to Kentucky, Louisiana, and other Southern States. Jeremiah (1), a brother of Richard (3), was the ancestor of John Barnard Guest, the vice-president of the Fidelity Trust Company, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and Lydia, a sister, married John McIlvain, of Ridley, and was the ancestress of the McIlvains of West Philadelphia, and of Hon. Abram R. McIlvain, formerly representative from Chester County in Congress.
He had ten children with his second wife.
1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 474.
2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 473.
3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 476.
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Compiler's Speculation.
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