Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mercy Barber
Bef 1651 - 1725 (> 74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Mercy Barber was born before 12 Oct 1651; was christened on 12 Oct 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Thomas Barber and Jane); died on 31 Dec 1725 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes:
Also called Mary Barber.
Mercy married John Gillette on 8 Jul 1669 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. John (son of Jonathan Gillett and Mary Dolbiar) was born on 5 Oct 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died in 1682 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Benjamin Gillette was born on 3 Oct 1680 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Thomas Barber was born before 25 Dec 1612; was christened on 25 Dec 1612 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (son of John Barber and Elizabeth Lumley); died on 11 Sep 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes:
He was a carpenter. Along with several others, he was apprenticed to master carpenter Francis Stiles, who was paid by Richard Saltonstall to bring them to Windsor to build houses for those who would emigrate from England later. This group was on the 16 Mar 1635 shipping list of the Christian of London, which arrived in Boston on 16 June; they reached Windsor at the beginning of July.
He was a sergeant in the Pequot War, but he was made to forfeit his rank after striking one Lt. Cook during a heated discussion of religious and church matters.Thomas married Jane on 7 Oct 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Jane died on 10 Sep 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jane died on 10 Sep 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Children:
- 1. Mercy Barber was born before 12 Oct 1651; was christened on 12 Oct 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 31 Dec 1725 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Josiah Barber was born on 15 Feb 1653 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 24 Dec 1733 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
Generation: 3
4. John Barber died before 21 Apr 1620; was buried on 21 Apr 1620 in All Saints, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. John married Elizabeth Lumley on 17 Oct 1608 in Uffington, Lincolnshire, England. Elizabeth died before 8 Mar 1633; was buried on 8 Mar 1633 in All Saints, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Lumley died before 8 Mar 1633; was buried on 8 Mar 1633 in All Saints, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Children:
- 2. Thomas Barber was born before 25 Dec 1612; was christened on 25 Dec 1612 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; died on 11 Sep 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.