THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND MATTHEW BARBER OF CONNECTICUT and NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK

 

References:

Susan Barber Truax:  101 Beattie Ave, Lockport NY 14094

Curtis T Barber:  108 Bennington Rd, Amherst NY 14226

Ancestry.com  512095   <blombbb@aol.com>

 

Heads of Family (Barber); Birth year; Family number:
Alfred; 188?; 13
Alva M; 1860; 9
Byron Russell; 1890; 16
Charles Herman; 1841; 10
Chester; 1791; 3
Emmett; 188?; 14
Eugene DeForest; 1855; 8
Glenn; 189?; 15
John Perry; 1852; 12
Joseph Russell; 1824; 7
Matthew; 176?; 2
Sanford Holmes; 1814; 6
Thomas M; 1817; 5
William; 176?; 1
William; 1798; 4

William Edgar, 1847; 7a
William Russell; 1850; 11

Spouses; Family number:
Andrews, Elvira; 11
Arnold, Anna; 12
Bagwell, Ella; 9
Briggs, Samantha; 5
Chaffee, Candace; 1
May, Mary Louise; 11
Miller, Blanche 13

Nafus, Abi; 7a
Perry, Edith Margaret; 16
Perry, Judith Hunt; 7
Richardson, Ada; 14
Sanders, Hannah; 3
Spaulding, Azubah; 4
Treichler, Hattie; 15
Workman, Susan; 8

 

FIRST GENERATION

 

With the names William and Matthew (see below under Chester), and the proximity to Worcester MA, it is possible these Barbers are descended from Robert or Matthew Barber, Scotch-Irish immigrants to the Worcester area in the early 1700’s.

 

1. WILLIAM1 BARBER, 176?; m Candace Chaffee; res Woodstock CT.   [Ref:Hist of Woodstock CT = WCH; Virkus:Mag of Am Gen; Lt: Susan B Truax]

 2     ?MATTHEW2, 176?; m Elizabeth ---

 3     CHESTER2, 1791; m Hannah ?Sanders.

      POLLY2, 1794; m William Sanger.       

       BETSY2, 1796; m Samuel Corbin

 4     WILLIAM2, 1798; m Azubah Spaulding.       

       NANCY2, 1801; m George Kelton.

 

 

SECOND GENERATION

 

2. ?MATTHEW2 BARBER, (?Cousin of Chester)  ; m Elizabeth Ames(?); res CT, and Ontario Co and Lewiston, Niagara Co NY.

 5     THOMAS MATTHEW3, 1817; m Samantha Briggs

       ?LUCINDA3, 182?; m Bartley Bevier; res Kalamazoo MI.    [CSL: Bevier Gen]

 

3. CHESTER2 BARBER, 1791; m Hannah ?Sanders; res Woodstock CT, and Lewiston, Niagara Co NY.  Chester was an early settler of Lewiston, and there was also a Matthew Barber, who was probably a cousin of Chester. [Ref:WCH; Virkus:Mag of Am Gen; Niagara County Historian; Lt:Susan Truax]       

       LARNED3, 1813

 6     SANFORD HOLMES3, b Pomfret CT 1814; m Lavinia Underwood.

       EMELINE3,  ; d 1832

 

4. WILLIAM2 BARBER, 1798; m Azubah Spaulding; res Woodstock, Thompson CT.      [Ref:CEM:Thompson; CSL:Biog. Portraits of Tolland & Windham Co,1903:Beers; WCH; Virkus:Mag of Am Gen; 1850 CS:Thompson; VR:Ashford]

 7     JOSEPH RUSSELL3, 1824; m Judith Hunt Perry       

       PARACLETE SKINNER3, d yg.       

       WILLIAM3, d yg.        

       ANDREW M3, 1832; m Elizabeth Sheldon; res Thompson [1860 CS]       

       SARAH D3, 1839*; m Stephen Bullard      

       EMMA JANE3, 1847; m Jesse Bowen       

       ELLA3, 1848

 

 

THIRD GENERATION

 

5. THOMAS MATTHEW3 BARBER, 1817; m Samantha Briggs; res Lewiston, Niagara Co NY.

       FRANCES J4, 1845; m Harvey Wright.

 7a    WILLIAM EDGAR4, 1847; m Abi Nafus.

       HENRIETTA LUCINDA4, 1852

 8     EUGENE DEFOREST4, 1855; m Susan Workman. 

       WALTER4, 1858; unmarried

 9     ALVA MATTHEW4, 1860; m Ella Bagwell.

 

6. SANFORD HOLMES3 BARBER, b Pomfret CT 1814; m Lavinia Underwood; res Lewiston, Niagara Co NY.   [Niagara County Historian; 1850,1860 CS: Lewiston; CSL: Rose Gen]

 10    CHARLES HERMAN4, 1841; m Martha ---.

 10a   MYRON FREEMAN4, 1844; m Mary Elizabeth Moyer of Sanborn, Niagara Co NY.

       IDA4, 1855; m Edgar Dean.

 

7. JOSEPH RUSSELL3 BARBER, 1824; m Judith Hunt Perry; res Thompson, Woodstock, Putnam CT.   [Ref:Biog. Portraits of Tolland, Windham Cos; WCH; VR:Thompson; 1850 CS:Thompson; 1880 CS:Woodstock; 1900,1910 CS:Putnam]      

ELLA JOSEPHINE4, 1848; m Frank A Hopkins; res Attleboro MA

 11    WILLIAM RUSSELL4, 1850; m/1 Mary Louise May; m/2 Elvira Andrews

 12    JOHN PERRY4, 1852; m Anna Arnold

 

FOURTH GENERATION

 

7A. WILLIAM EDGAR4 (or EDGAR WILLIAM) BARBER, 1847; m Abi Nafus.  Res Sanborn, Niagara Co NY and Aplington, Butler Co IA.  Ancestry.com  512095   blombbb@aol.com, Holly Blomberg]

      MINNIE ALAMEDA5, 1872; m Charles Rathburn.

       NETTIE ELIZA5, 1875-1881.

       BERTHA SAMANTHA5, 1877-1881.

       JENNIE MABEL5, 1879; m William Jasper Gilbert.

       NELLIE LAURETTA5, 1882; m Charles Heber Bowman.

       MYRTLE MAE5, 1884-1981

       THOMAS KINGSLEY5, 1886; m Clara Ellen Hakeman.

              DAUGHTER6,  ; m --- Putney.

              SON6,   ; m Lillian Agnes Vorba.

       LILLIAN PEARL5, 1888; m Julius Berg Morck.

GLEN HAROLD5, 1891; m/1 Caroline ---; m/2 Leona Britton.

 

8. EUGENE DEFOREST4 BARBER, 1855; m Susan Workman.  Res Sanborn NY.

 13   ALFRED5,  ; m Blanche Miller.

       IDA5

 14    EMMETT5,  ; m Ada Richardson. 

 

9. ALVA M4 BARBER, 1860; m Ella Bagwell.

 15    GLENN5,  ; m Hattie Treichler.

      VICTOR5

 

10. CHARLES HERMAN4 BARBER, b 1841; m Martha ---; res Cambria, Niagara Co NY.   [IGI: Niagara Co; 1875 CS: Cambria; Lt: Curtis T Barber]

       CORA5, 1866/7

       SARAH (SADIE)5, 1869/70

       SANFORD5, 1872/3; d 1899

       OSCAR T5, 1875; m ---; he was a doctor in the Silver Creek Area.

            CURTIS6, 191?

      FLORENCE5

      OLEN5,  ; r Niagara Falls, NY

 

10A. MYRON FREEMAN4 BARBER 1844; d Montevideo, Chippewa Co MN; m Mary Elizabeth Moyer; r Sanborn, Niagara Co NY.

       WINIFRED NICHOLS5, 1884; m Severin E Nelson.

       GALEN DELOS MOYER5,   ; m Cleo Pocohontas Garceau.

              Children, born at Camp Release, Lac qui Parle Co MN:

              WINIFRED IRENE6, 1912

              DONALD DELOS6, 1910; m Hazel Marie Kruger; r Lisbon, Yellow Medicine Co MN.

              MARY EDNA6, 1917

 

11. WILLIAM RUSSELL4 BARBER, 1850; m/1 Mary Louise May (d 1897); m/2 1899 Elvira Andrews; res Putnam, Woodstock CT.[Ref:Biog Portraits, Tolland & Windham Cos; WCH; 1880 CS:Woodstock; 1900,1910 CS:Putnam]       

       First wife:       

       CHARLOTTE A5, 1873       

       JUDITH B5, 1885       

       ALICE M5, 1887       

       Second wife:      

       RUSSELL ANDREWS5, 1900-1905      

       JOHN ALFRED5, 1902     

       SARAH CARPENTER5, 1905; m Raymond Pierce.     

       WILLIAM PERRY5, 1907

 

12. JOHN PERRY4 BARBER, 1852; m Anna Arnold; res Woodstock CT.   [Ref:WCH; VR:Glastonbury, Woodstock; 1900 CS:Woodstock]     

       BESSIE MILDRED5, 1882; m Albert Henry Williams       

       MIRIAM BEATRICE5, 1884-1885       

       FLORENCE MARILLA5, 1886; m Rev Charles Joseph Washburn of Springfield MA

 16    BYRON RUSSELL5, 1890; m Edith Margaret Perry       

       ELSIE LYDIA5, 1892

 

 

FIFTH GENERATION

 

13. ALFRED5 BARBER,  ; m Blanche Miller.

       HAZEL6

       DEFOREST6

       STANLEY6

       MILO6

       IDA6,   ; m --- Jones.

 

14. EMMETT5 BARBER,  ; m Ada Richardson; res Niagara Co NY. 

       SUSAN RICHARDSON6,  ; m Truax.

 

15. GLENN5 BARBER,  ; m Hattie Treichler.

       MARJORY6; m --- Peterson.  res North Falls NY.

       ALVA6,   ; m ---.

       VICTOR6,  ; m Myra McCarthy.

              ROBERT7

 

16. BYRON RUSSELL5 BARBER, 1890; m Killingly CT 1919 Edith Margaret Perry; res Pittsburgh, Rochester PA   [Ref:WCH; VR:Killingly]       

       LOIS ELIZABETH6, 1920       

       RUSSELL PERRY6, 1924