SARAH BRADFORD, born probably Plymouth ca. 1686; d. there 11 April 1718 aged about 32.
She m. Plymouth ca. 1708 JONATHAN BARNES, b. Plymouth 1684; d. before 27 Dec. 1736; son
of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hedge) Barnes. He m. (2) int. Plymouth 25 Aug. 1722 Mercy (Ellis) Doten.
At a town meeting on 9 May 1709 Jonathan Barnes Jr. was granted a house lot. On 1 March 1723/4
he was chosen as a hog reeve, on 20 March 1735 as a tythingman.
On 13 Dec. 1709 Jonathan and Sarah Barnes of Plymouth sold to William Barnes their half interest in the land inherited by Sarah Barnes and her sister Alice from their grandfather Benjamin Bartlett.
At a town meeting 13 Dec. 1711 it was voted "That aney of the Inhabitants of the Town who shall betwixt this and the next town meeting subscribe their names To the Instrument shall have liberty to plant oyster in aney such place or places within sd bay as they shall Judg most likely for the groath and Increase of oysters." Jonathan Barnes Jr. signed this document.
At the Dec. 1720 term of the Court of Common Pleas, Samuel Clarke of Plymouth, weaver, sued Jonathan Barnes of Plymouth, whale fisherman, "for a ninth Part of what a Certain Whale Boat whereof the said Clarke was part owner cleared in 2 Voyages at North Carolina."
At the Sept. 1729 term of the Court of Common Pleas, James Warren of Plymouth, Gentleman, sued Jonathan Barnes of Plymouth, whale fisher- man, claiming that James was due a share after "Deft. Shipped the Plant.'s [Plaintiff's] Indian man Servant Named Sion Hood to Go with him on a whale voyage to North Carolina (he Being Stearman of a Boat Crew) assumeing to pay or allow the Plant. for his said Servant a whole Share According to Custome... the Effects of said voyage being Disposed of and the accompts of the whole voyage being made up," but James said that Jonathan had not paid him.
On 27 Dec. 1736 Thomas Doane of Chatham, mariner, was appointed administrator on the estate of his
father-in-law Jonathan Barnes late of Plymouth, seafaring man, deceased, but on 10 March 1740 Stephen Churchill Jr., cooper of Plymouth, and Joseph Smith, seafaring man of Plymouth, petitioned that a new administrator be appointed for the estate of their father-in-law Jonathan Barnes of
Plymouth because Thomas was "almost always at sea and has now gone to Holland."
On 21 Jan. 1772 Ebenezer Phinney of Barnstable and his wife Rebecca sold land that fell to them from their father Jonathan Barnes.
Children of Jonathan and Sarah (Bradford) Barnes,
b. Plymouth:
1) SARAH BARNES, b. 9 Oct. 1709
2) REBECCA BARNES, b. 14 March 1711
3) LYDIA BARNES, b. 30 Jan. 1714/5
4) HANNAH BARNES, b. ca. 1717 (based on age at d.)
Source:
Mayflower Families
Through Five Generations
Volume Twenty Two
Family of William Bradford
Published by
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
2004
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SARAH BRADFORD, born probably Plymouth ca. 1686; d. there 11 April 1718 aged about 32.
She m. Plymouth ca. 1708 JONATHAN BARNES, b. Plymouth 1684; d. before 27 Dec. 1736; son
of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hedge) Barnes. He m. (2) int. Plymouth 25 Aug. 1722 Mercy (Ellis) Doten.
At a town meeting on 9 May 1709 Jonathan Barnes Jr. was granted a house lot. On 1 March 1723/4
he was chosen as a hog reeve, on 20 March 1735 as a tythingman.
On 13 Dec. 1709 Jonathan and Sarah Barnes of Plymouth sold to William Barnes their half interest in the land inherited by Sarah Barnes and her sister Alice from their grandfather Benjamin Bartlett.
At a town meeting 13 Dec. 1711 it was voted "That aney of the Inhabitants of the Town who shall betwixt this and the next town meeting subscribe their names To the Instrument shall have liberty to plant oyster in aney such place or places within sd bay as they shall Judg most likely for the groath and Increase of oysters." Jonathan Barnes Jr. signed this document.
At the Dec. 1720 term of the Court of Common Pleas, Samuel Clarke of Plymouth, weaver, sued Jonathan Barnes of Plymouth, whale fisherman, "for a ninth Part of what a Certain Whale Boat whereof the said Clarke was part owner cleared in 2 Voyages at North Carolina."
At the Sept. 1729 term of the Court of Common Pleas, James Warren of Plymouth, Gentleman, sued Jonathan Barnes of Plymouth, whale fisher- man, claiming that James was due a share after "Deft. Shipped the Plant.'s [Plaintiff's] Indian man Servant Named Sion Hood to Go with him on a whale voyage to North Carolina (he Being Stearman of a Boat Crew) assumeing to pay or allow the Plant. for his said Servant a whole Share According to Custome... the Effects of said voyage being Disposed of and the accompts of the whole voyage being made up," but James said that Jonathan had not paid him.
On 27 Dec. 1736 Thomas Doane of Chatham, mariner, was appointed administrator on the estate of his
father-in-law Jonathan Barnes late of Plymouth, seafaring man, deceased, but on 10 March 1740 Stephen Churchill Jr., cooper of Plymouth, and Joseph Smith, seafaring man of Plymouth, petitioned that a new administrator be appointed for the estate of their father-in-law Jonathan Barnes of
Plymouth because Thomas was "almost always at sea and has now gone to Holland."
On 21 Jan. 1772 Ebenezer Phinney of Barnstable and his wife Rebecca sold land that fell to them from their father Jonathan Barnes.
Children of Jonathan and Sarah (Bradford) Barnes,
b. Plymouth:
1) SARAH BARNES, b. 9 Oct. 1709
2) REBECCA BARNES, b. 14 March 1711
3) LYDIA BARNES, b. 30 Jan. 1714/5
4) HANNAH BARNES, b. ca. 1717 (based on age at d.)
Source:
Mayflower Families
Through Five Generations
Volume Twenty Two
Family of William Bradford
Published by
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
2004
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Inscription
Here lyes ye body of
Mrs SARAH BARNES
Aged about
32 years Decd
April ye 11th
1718.
Epitaphs from Burial Hill
by Bradford Kingman
Published 1892
Epitaph #42
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