Individual Details
Sarah Barnes
(13 Jul 1750 - )
Sarah Barnes was from North Haven, Conn. It is said that there were three children born to Sarah and Elisha. Elisha and Sarah separated and there is a tradition that there is ill-feeling between Elisha's first family and his second.
1976 Maydell Alderman wrote: "We assume that Elisha Alderman (1741-1832)
was born in CT. He was md there in 1770 to Sarah Barnes. We do not know exactly where or when he md 2nd wife Thankful Huff, from whom we are descended." Her 1977 letter: "ELI HUFF ALDERMAN, son of ELISHA SR., told his children (who were double first cousins of Hosea Alderman's children), about two half brothers, children of ELISHA SR. by his first wife, who remained in NY state and were said to have been brought up by their maternal grandparents. E. R. Alderman, a great grandson, wrote: 'Back of the mg of ELISHA and THANKFUL HUFF ALDERMAN there was a veil drawn over the history, and my uncles told me he never drew it aside, except that they knew he had been md in MA (incorrect) had three children, separated from his wife for what cause unknown, and settled in NY State while yet a comparatively young man."
1976 Maydell Alderman wrote: "We assume that Elisha Alderman (1741-1832)
was born in CT. He was md there in 1770 to Sarah Barnes. We do not know exactly where or when he md 2nd wife Thankful Huff, from whom we are descended." Her 1977 letter: "ELI HUFF ALDERMAN, son of ELISHA SR., told his children (who were double first cousins of Hosea Alderman's children), about two half brothers, children of ELISHA SR. by his first wife, who remained in NY state and were said to have been brought up by their maternal grandparents. E. R. Alderman, a great grandson, wrote: 'Back of the mg of ELISHA and THANKFUL HUFF ALDERMAN there was a veil drawn over the history, and my uncles told me he never drew it aside, except that they knew he had been md in MA (incorrect) had three children, separated from his wife for what cause unknown, and settled in NY State while yet a comparatively young man."
Events
| Birth | 13 Jul 1750 | New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1770 | Congregational Church, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America - Elisha Alderman |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Elisha Alderman (1744 - 1832) |
| Child | John Alderman (1779 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Elisha was from Simsbury and the New Haven Co records show that Sarah Barnes of North Haven married Elisha Alderman of Simsbury, Oct 1, 1770. These are adjoining counties.Endnotes
1. Verne R. Spear, assisted by Patricia Finch Harjung and Leonard R. Alderman, compiler, The descendants of William Alderman who settled first at Windsor, Connecticut and later Simsbury, Connecticut 1671 - 2002 (South Deerfield, MA:,), p 19.
2. Parker, William Alderman., Aldermans in America. (William A. Parker Edwards & Broughton Co., Raleigh, N.C., 1957), p 483.
3. Verne R. Spear, assisted by Patricia Finch Harjung and Leonard R. Alderman, compiler, The descendants of William Alderman who settled first at Windsor, Connecticut and later Simsbury, Connecticut 1671 - 2002 (South Deerfield, MA:,), p 19.