Individual Details
James Barnes
(Abt 1720 - 1795)
History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania; Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884, p. 666
[Chapter XCVI, Union Twp. Fulton County]
Barnes' Gap settlement, named in honor of James Barnes, who came from England and settled near Baltimore, Maryland, from whence he came with a company in the year 1777 and located at an old Indian camp, in what is now known as Barnes' Gap, Ray's Hill. He made a clearing, but followed hunting principally. He was a slave owner, one slave accompanying him. He had four sons and three daughters: Abel, Elijah, Samuel, Archibald, Nancy Bell, Jemima, Ruth. They all, excepting Abel, went to Kentucky. Abel married Miss Mary Pool, of Maryland, and remained in the Gap until his death, aged ninety-one years. He followed hunting and farming; he reared eight children, five sons and three daughters: Catharine, Mahala, Eliza Jame, Abel, Lloyd, Samuel, Geo W., Archibald. Abel Barnes married Miss Margaret Bishop, and still lives in the Gap. He is a carpenter by trade, but follows farming and hunting; has a family of five children: Geo W., Eliza Jame, Margaret Ann, Louisa and Savannah. They have all been noted for their skill in hunting. Each generation, from the great-grandfather down, have been violinists.
[Chapter XCVI, Union Twp. Fulton County]
Barnes' Gap settlement, named in honor of James Barnes, who came from England and settled near Baltimore, Maryland, from whence he came with a company in the year 1777 and located at an old Indian camp, in what is now known as Barnes' Gap, Ray's Hill. He made a clearing, but followed hunting principally. He was a slave owner, one slave accompanying him. He had four sons and three daughters: Abel, Elijah, Samuel, Archibald, Nancy Bell, Jemima, Ruth. They all, excepting Abel, went to Kentucky. Abel married Miss Mary Pool, of Maryland, and remained in the Gap until his death, aged ninety-one years. He followed hunting and farming; he reared eight children, five sons and three daughters: Catharine, Mahala, Eliza Jame, Abel, Lloyd, Samuel, Geo W., Archibald. Abel Barnes married Miss Margaret Bishop, and still lives in the Gap. He is a carpenter by trade, but follows farming and hunting; has a family of five children: Geo W., Eliza Jame, Margaret Ann, Louisa and Savannah. They have all been noted for their skill in hunting. Each generation, from the great-grandfather down, have been violinists.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1720 | England, Great Britain | |||
| Death | 1795 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Hannah Hynes |  |
Families
| Spouse | UNK ( - ) |
| Child | Ruth Barnes ( - ) |
| Child | Nancy Bell Barnes ( - ) |
| Child | Abel Barnes ( - ) |
| Child | Samuel Barnes (1775 - 1859) |
| Child | Elijah Barnes (1777 - 1845) |
| Child | Jemima Barnes (1783 - ) |
| Child | Archibald "Archie" Barnes (1787 - ) |
| Spouse | Hannah Hynes (1721 - 1804) |
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Marriage
2nd wifeEndnotes
1. Larry E. Barnes, "Barnes Family genealogy," database, Find A Grave Memorial (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 30 November 2010), .