Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Barnes and Mary Alexander


Husband James Barnes 1 

            AKA: James Barns 2
           Born: Abt 1777 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1842 - ? Mercer Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Springfield Cemetery, near Jackson Center, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: Thomas Barnes (      -Bet 1823/1824) 4 5
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (Abt 1759-      ) 5 6


       Marriage:

Wife Mary Alexander 1 2 

           Born: 1782 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Oct 1854 3
         Buried:  - Springfield Cemetery, near Jackson Center, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: James Alexander (      -      ) 2 5
         Mother: Mary Hamilton (      -      ) 2 5


Children
1 F Margaret Barnes 7 

           Born: 28 Aug 1807 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Oct 1883 7
         Buried:  - Springfield Cemetery, near Jackson Center, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Samuel Patterson (1813-1902) 7 8

2 M Thomas Barnes 9 

           Born: 1809 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1890 9
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Anna Wilson (1830-1886) 9

3 M James Barnes 10 11 

           Born: 25 Jul 1812 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1852 or 1853 - Sandy Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 10 12
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Patterson (1818-1887) 10

4 M John J. Barnes 1 13 

           Born: 14 Nov 1817 - Mercer Co, PA 1 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jul 1886 1 14
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 1

         Spouse: Eliza Jane Montgomery (1819-1903) 1 13
           Marr: 5 Dec 1839 1 13

5 M George Barnes 15 

           Born: 21 Mar 1821 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 1873 16
         Buried:  - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Nancy Hunter (1823-1862) 15
           Marr: 1843 15

         Spouse: Mary Ann Riley (      -      ) 16

6 M Matthew Barnes 17 18 

           Born: 1822 or 1825
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nancy J. Paxton (1833-1878) 17 18

         Spouse: Maria White (      -      ) 19

7 M William Barnes 19 

           Born: 2 Jun 1823 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha Ann Irving (1828-      ) 19
           Marr: 1 Jul 1846 19

8 M Isaac Barnes 20 

           Born: 1828 - Jackson Twp, Mercer Co, PA 20
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Marietta Barker (      -      ) 20

9 F Eliza Jane Barnes 21 22 

           Born: 1830 22
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894 23
         Buried:  - Springfield Cemetery, Findley Twp, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: John L. Barnes (1829-1910) 21 22

General Notes: Husband - James Barnes


Of Scotch-Irish descent, he and his wife were early settlers of Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

He was born in Ireland and came to the United States with his parents in 1803.

He lived on land owned by his father, Thomas, who in his will gave to James "the one hundred acres on which he now lives." James later acquired the one hundred and fifty acres willed to his brother John. James Barns was naturalized on August 24, 1820. In his oath he swore that he was a subject of Ireland and Great Britain. James and his wife were Presbyterians and were members of the Associate Church of Springfield, now the Springfield United Presbyterian Church

General Notes: Wife - Mary Alexander


In a very detailed will dated September 7, 1854 she made specific bequests and conditions concerning these bequests. She was very concerned about her son Matthew who is said to have been deaf. She willed one hundred acres of land to Matthew and Eliza Jane, to be divided equally between them only if Matthew married and "go to himself;" otherwise Eliza Jane was to inherit the full one hundred acres. But she charged Eliza Jane with the support and maintenance of Matthew as long as he lived. Mary Barns added a codicil to her will, dated September 22, 1855 [sic], giving support and maintenance to Thomas, as long as he lived. "The same to be charged on all the farm herein willed to my several children and they each to contribute according to quantity given each." This was later the basis of a law suit, and it resulted in the heirs buying a small farm in the Utica area for Thomas, thus relieving them of his support.

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Sources

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1033.

2 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 21.

3 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 22.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 36.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 948.

6 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 20.

7 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 23.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 565.

9 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 32.

10 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1044.

11 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 31, 33.

12 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 33.

13 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 56.

14 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 57.

15 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 105.

16 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 106.

17 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 969.

18 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 129.

19 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 130.

20 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 154.

21 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 946.

22 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 154, 193.

23 Beatrice Barnes McClelland, A History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Tionesta, PA: Forest Press, Inc., 1977), Pg 155, 193.

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