Richard Barnes
British Colonial American
Richard Barnes was a notable American Patriot and politician from Colonial Maryland. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Abraham Barnes
- Sister: Mary King Mason
Richard Barnes was a notable American Patriot and politician from Colonial Maryland. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1745/00/00 | Mary King Barnes, wife of Col Abraham Barnes, gives birth to a son, Richard Barnes. | Born | |||||
| 1775/00/00 | Richard Barnes attends the convention that sends delegates from Maryland to the Continental Congress. | American Patriot | |||||
| 1776/00/00 | Richard Barnes serves as the lieutenant for St Mary's County, with the responsibility for defending the county from British raiders who frequently plunder American property on the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers. | American Patriot | St Mary's County | ||||
| 1778/00/00 | Richard Barnes inherits America Felix Secundus from his father, Abraham Barnes. | Architect | Tudor Hall, St Mary's County | Leonardtown | |||
| 1781/10/00 | Richard Barnes organizes a flotilla of local vessels to transport American troops from the Head of Maryland's Elk River to Virginia for the Yorktown campaign. | American Patriot | Elk Landing | Elkton | Siege of Yorktown | ||
| 1788/04/24 | Anti-Federalist William Paca, request adjournment to give him time to draft amendments to the US Constitution. On the following day, the delegates will not allow him to read his amendments. | Maryland Representative | Constitution of the United States | Maryland Statehouse | Annapolis, MD | ||
| 1788/04/28 | Richard Barnes and the rest of the Maryland Convention sign the Form of Ratification for the United States Constitution. Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify. | Maryland Representative | Constitution of the United States | Maryland Statehouse | Annapolis, MD | ||
| 1798/00/00 | America Felix Secundus consist of a 1.5 story wooden house with two brick wings. The one story brick wings will be raised to two stories and the center section replaced with a two story brick central block. | Home | Tudor Hall, St Mary's County | Leonardtown | |||
| 1804/00/00 | Richard Barnes dies without direct heirs. His main concerns are that his heir should take the name Richard Barnes and that his 100 or so slaves are freed within 3 years of his death. Barnes' plan is for the able body to take care of the young and the old. | Died | Tudor Hall, St Mary's County | Leonardtown |
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