Samuel Barber,, Sr.

Samuel Barber,, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]

Male 1673 - 1725  (52 years)


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  • Name Samuel Barber,  [1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 17 May 1673  Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 12
    Gender Male 
    Burial Dec 1725  Simsbury, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Death 18 Dec 1725  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 10, 12, 16
    Person ID I312684223401  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Thomas Barber, Jr.,   b. 14 Jul 1644, Windsor, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1713, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Mary Phelps,   b. Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 1724, Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1663  Windsor, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Holcombe,   b. 1691, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1787, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1712  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sgt Thomas Barber,   b. 1716, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1792, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     2. Jonathan Barber,   b. 1717, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1745, Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     3. John Barber,   b. 04 Dec 1719, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Dec 1797, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: unknown]
     4. Mercy Barber,   b. 1721, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1745 (Age 24 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     5. Sarah Barber,   b. 01 Apr 1722, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1785, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Dr. Samuel Barber, II,   b. Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1797, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]
    Family ID F2488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !1. Information source: Barber Genealogy
      !1. Information source: Barber Genealogy Published by John Barber White. Press of the Nicols Print 1909. 2. Child # 1 Samuel md Tryphena HUMPHREY, 11 Jun 1739. 3. Child # 2 Thomas md Elizabeth ADAMS, 8 Dec 1737. 4. Child # 3 Jonathan md Jemima CORNISH, 20 May 1740. 5. Child # 4 John md Jydia REED. 6. Child # 5 Mercy md Ephriam BUEL. 7. Child # 6 Sarah md John CASE, 7 NOv 1745.

      Birth - The Connecticut Barbers - A Gene
      Birth - The Connecticut Barbers - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. By Donald S. Barber, M.D. 929.273 B233bd page 6: Samuel b 17 May 1673; m Sarah Holcomb Ancestral File: Samuel Barbour - born: 17 May 1673 / 1683 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts or Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut - Father Thomas Barber Jr. - Mother Mary Phelps LDS Ordinance Index: Samuel Barber - B: 17 May 1673 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (not in Springfield 185414, Simsbury 0002979 or Windsor 0002983) Marr - Simsbury Vital Records 0002979 pg 13 & 84: Samuel Barber m. Sarah Holcomb Dec. 17, 1712 Anc File: Spouse: Sarah Holcomb - Mar: 17 Dec 1712 - Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut LDS Ordinance Index: Samuel Barber - Spouse: Sarah Holcombe M: 17 Dec 1712 - Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut / &ltWindsor, Hartford, Connecticut&gt Death - Simsbury Vital records 0002979 pg 13: Dec 18 1725 bapt - Ord Index-15 Apr 1919 LOGAN, 6 Feb 1928 SLAKE end - Ord Index-6 Apr 1932 ARIZO sld/p -Ord Index-4 Apr 1937, 15 Oct 1957 ARIZO, 7 Mar 1958 ARIZO, 24 Apr 1958 ALBER sld/s - Anc F: 20 Dec 1945 LOGAN, Ord Index-27 Mar 1935 ARIZO, 28 Dec 1945 LOGAN, 28 Jan 1946 IFALL, 11 Nov 1971 LOGAN, 14 Jun 1989 DALLA Note: Simsbury by John E. Ellsworth 974.62/S4 H2e pg 23: For the ten years following the incorporation of Simsbury we have little information.The town records having been destroyed by fire about 1680...(Samuel has been confused with Samuel the son of Samuel born 26 Jan 1673 in Windsor m/1 Hepzibah "Ziba" Brown & died 1 Feb 1722/3

      His sons settled on the best land in th
      His sons settled on the best land in the Center School District. they were among the first and most prominent settlers of West Simsbury, CT. He lived in a log cabin in West Simsbury, CT, which is now Canton Center, CT.

      Samuel sources [none of the 'sources' listed below are credible. Family records are not credible sources]
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      Loomis Gen. Phelps Family, Vol. 1 p. 97, Windsor Ct. Early Record 1639-1702 p. 55
      . Loomis Gen. Phelps Family, Vol. 1 p. 97, Windsor Ct. Early Record 1639-1702 p. 55

      The American Genealogist,Vol 57
      !archive record 0110869 !The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No. 2, April 1981, by George E. McCracken, page 71. !Information from Dr. Gerald McDonald.

      Information on Samuel Barber family, Spr
      Information on Samuel Barber family, Springfield, Mass. town records and Simsbury, Conn. History and vital records.

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    6. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Birth year: 1691; Birth city: West Simsbury; Birth state: CT.

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