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William Barney Captain 1762–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1762

Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH)

Death Date: 18 Nov 1826

Death Location: Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: David Major

Mother: Elizabeth Garnsey

Spouse(s): Jerusha (Jefferson)

Children(s): Arvilla Barney, Clarissa Barney, James Barney, Sarah BARNEY, William Judge, Jane BARNEY, Angeline Barney, Mary BARNEY, Elizabeth BARNEY, George BARNEY

William Barney Captain was born in 1762 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH), the child of David Barney Major And Elizabeth Garnsey. William Barney Captain married Jerusha Jepherson Jefferson, and had children including Angeline Anne Barney, Arvilla Barney, Clarissa Clara Barney, Elizabeth Betsey Barney, George Barney, James F Barney, Jane Barney, Mary Polly Barney, Sarah Sally Barney, William Barney Judge. William Barney Captain passed away in 1826 in Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Barney Captain was born in 1762 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH), the child of David Barney Major And Elizabeth Garnsey.
  • William Barney Captain married Jerusha Jepherson Jefferson, and had children including Angeline Anne Barney, Arvilla Barney, Clarissa Clara Barney, Elizabeth Betsey Barney, George Barney, James F Barney, Jane Barney, Mary Polly Barney, Sarah Sally Barney, William Barney Judge.
  • William Barney Captain passed away in 1826 in Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Major
1740–1826
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth Garnsey
1745–1785
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Jerusha (Jefferson)
1760–1845
Birth Location: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Children(s)

Arvilla Barney
1782–1854
Birth Location: New Hampshire, United States of America
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Clarissa Barney
1801–1857
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben, New York, USA
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James Barney
1803–1861
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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Sarah BARNEY
1795–1839
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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William Judge
1786–1823
Birth Location: Tioga County, New York, USA
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Jane BARNEY
1793–1831
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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Angeline Barney
1804–1879
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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Mary BARNEY
1787–1836
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth BARNEY
1795–1828
Birth Location: Steuben County, New York, United States of America
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George BARNEY
1786–1835
Birth Location: Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States
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William Captain's Ancestors

Self
William Captain
1762–1826
Birth Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH)
Parents
David Barney Major
1740–1826
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Garnsey
1745–1785
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Barney) Captain
1697–1784
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Alice (Elsie) Wheaton
1700–1766
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
*William Garnsey
1714–1745
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Abijah (Jenks) (Jenckes)
1710–1746
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Captain's Descendants

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William (Barney) Captain (17 Aug 1762–18 Nov 1826) m. Jerusha (Jepherson) (Jefferson) (2 Oct 1760–1845)
  1. 1. Arvilla Barney 1782–1854 m. Philo Ingraham 1768–1842
    1. 1. John Ingraham 1808–1879 m. Eliza Besley 1813–1875
      1. 1. Rosanna Ingraham 1833–1906 m. Thomas (Oliver) Mitchel 1829–1905
        1. 1. Oliver (Thomas) Mitchel 1852–1925 m. Inez (Catharina) Ross 1858–1893 m. Rebecca (Ann Conley) Bonney 1849–1918
        2. 2. Andrew (R) Mitchel 1854–1925 m. Laura Delzell 1860–1948
        3. 3. John Mitchel 1857–1897
        4. 4. Eldra (Mitchel) Hundley 1859–1901 m. James (William) Hundley 1856–1939
        5. 5. Coles Mitchel 1868–1922
        6. 6. Henry Mitchell 1870–1936 m. Minnie (Sophia) Corder 1869–1958
        7. 7. James (Ladora) Mitchell 1873– m. Lou (V) Mitchell 1875–
        8. 8. Ira (Alma) Mitchel 1879–1948
        9. 9. Winfield (S.) Mitchel 1862–1863
        10. 10. Alta Mitchel 1865–1866
        11. 11. Infant (Son) Mitchel 1861–1861
      2. 2. Ransom Ingraham 1827–1896
        1. 1. Malinda (Margaret) Ingraham 1861–1942
        2. 2. Louisa Ingraham 1852–1910
      3. 3. Elizabeth Ingraham 1838–1925
        1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Vickrey 1862–1934
        2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Vickrey 1860–1939
        3. 3. Nora VICKREY 1873–1946
      4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Ingraham 1845–1915
        1. 1. Frankie Lollar 1881–1945
        2. 2. Lettie Lollar 1868–
      5. 5. Amanda (C.) Ingraham 1852–1913
        1. 1. Lola (Grace) Jayne 1884–1966
        2. 2. Clinton (B) Jaynes 1888–
      6. 6. Daniel Ingraham 1854–1855
      7. 7. Dorsey (B.) Ingraham 1847–1861
      8. 8. Winfield (S.) Ingraham 1840–1862
      9. 9. William (J.) Ingraham 1843–1864
      10. 10. Philo (Ingraham) II 1835–1868
      11. 11. Havillah Ingraham 1856–1902 m. Sarah Sanders 1860–1882
    2. 2. George (William) Ingraham 1801–1881
    3. 3. Harrison Ingraham 1812–1876
    4. 4. Daniel Ingraham 1804–1866
    5. 5. Amanda Ingraham 1806–1844
    6. 6. Eliza Ingraham 1815–1866
    7. 7. Barton (Barney) Ingraham 1825–1880
    8. 8. George (W) Ingraham 1825–1848
  2. 2. Clarissa (Clara) Barney 1801–1857
  3. 3. James (F.) Barney 1803–1861
  4. 4. Sarah (Sally) BARNEY 1795–1839
  5. 5. William (Barney) Judge 1786–1823
  6. 6. Jane BARNEY 1793–1831
  7. 7. Angeline (Anne) Barney 1804–1879 m. Henry Ingraham 1796–1864
    1. 1. Barton (B.) Ingraham 1825–1892
    2. 2. Martha (Jane) Ingraham 1835–1878
    3. 3. Esther (Emeline) Walters 1828–1899
    4. 4. Maria Ingraham 1837–1899
    5. 5. Gramel Ingraham 1831–
    6. 6. Clarissa Ingraham 1840–
    7. 7. Harriet Ingraham 1847–
  8. 8. Mary (Polly) BARNEY 1787–1836
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Betsey) BARNEY 1795–1828
  10. 10. George BARNEY 1786–1835

William Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1762
17 Aug 1762
Birth of William Barney Captain in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH)
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH)
1826
18 Nov 1826
Age 64
Death of William Barney Captain in Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1762
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Richmond, NH)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1826
    Event Place: Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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