Abraham Barnes

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Abraham Barnes was a notable tobacco planter and politician from Colonial Maryland. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1715/00/00 Jane Barnes, wife of Thomas Barnes, gives birth to a son, Abraham Barnes, in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia. Or, Abraham may have been born before 1694. Born
1735/00/00 Mary King, daughter of Robert King and Priscilla Covington King, marries Abraham Barnes in Somerset County, Maryland. Groom
1736/00/00 Abraham Barnes works as Justice in St Mary's County, Maryland. Work St Mary's County
1742/00/00 Elizabeth Rousby, daughter of John Rousby II and Anne Burford Rousby, marries Abraham Barnes in St Mary's County, Maryland. Groom
1744/00/00 Abe Barnes buys 1,096 acres on Breton Bay in Leonardtown and names the property "America Felix Secundus". The first "America Felix" is a 156 acre estate patented by Col Thomas Truman Greenfield at Beaverdam Manor in 1720. Owner Tudor Hall, St Mary's County Leonardtown
1745/00/00 From 1745-1754, Abraham Barnes works as a delegate from St Mary's County in the Maryland General Assembly. Work
1746/00/00 Abraham Barnes, probably, constructs a dwelling, 1745-1746. Home Tudor Hall, St Mary's County Leonardtown
1753/00/00 A group including Abraham Barnes, James Tarlton, John Newton, Enoch Abell and Mathew Wise meet in Leonardtown's courthouse to call a pastor to the new parish. Faith St Andrew's Church Leonardtown
1754/06/19 Abraham Barnes joins Benjamin Tasker in representing Maryland in the Albany Congress, 19 June 1754 - 11 July 1754. Maryland Commissioner Albany Congress
1767/00/00 Member of the Building Committee, Abraham Barnes, rents Pew No 1 at St Andrew's Church with George Plater. Faith St Andrew's Church Leonardtown
1775/00/00 In the early years of the American Revolution, Abraham Barnes serves on the St Mary's County Committee of Observation. Patriot
1778/00/00 Col Abraham Barnes dies in Maryland. Abraham Barnes and Elizabeth (Rousby) Barnes, an infant daughter of Mary (King) Mason, were buried at America Felix Secundus. Died Tudor Hall, St Mary's County Leonardtown
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