The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Posey, Lucy Alice, Patriots Who Took the Oath of Allegiance - 1777, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Texas. San Antonio: San Antonio de Bexar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1973, pg 5
Spouse: (1) Anna Carr; (2) Sarah Bachman Children: Eleanor; John C; Rachel; Samuel;
No photograph, Find-a-Grave memorial says "Dates on stone are unreadable."
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
John Barnard was born in 1755. [Author’s note: someone in the family provided information to the writers of The History of Roane County, Tennessee in 1929 with a great deal of information. I’m taking a conservative approach to this information, as it was provided more than 150 years after the birth of the Patriot. This was no first-hand knowledge and can’t be used as proof for membership in the SAR. Anyone interested in learning more about this information should consult that book].
He was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1777, when he voluntarily took to Oath of Allegiance in support of his new independent state and country.
He was married to Anna Carr and the following two children have been accepted by either the SAR or DAR as their children:
Eleanor was born on 17 Sep 1773 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and married James Williams.
Rachel was born on 11 October 1779 in Pittsylvania County and married John Headrick.
He was married a second time to Sarah Bachman – married about 1789. These are the children who have been accepted as belonging to this couple by the SAR or DAR:
Jonathan was born about 1790 in Tennessee and married Sarah Jolly.
Samuel was born on 19 Sep 1800 in Tennessee and married Nancy Jolly.
John was born in 1804 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and married Hannah [surname unknown].
The Patriot died about 1812 in Tennessee. Both the DAR and SAR say Hawkins County, although the author didn’t find any records in probate records for John in that county. Find-a-Grave memorial shows a burial at Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church Graveyard with an unreadable stone.
Sources:
Wells, Emma Middleton, The History of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801-1870: Part V. Records of Early Families, Tennessee. Chattanooga: Lookout Publishing Co., 1929, pages 135-136.
Posey, Lucy Alice, Patriots Who Took The Oath of Allegiance 1777, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Texas. San Antonio: San Antonio de Bexar Chapter of the DAR, 1973, page 5.
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