Display Patriot - P-109884

Richard BARRY

SAR Patriot #: P-109884

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Signer Declaration of Independence / Patriotic Service

DAR #: A006844

Birth: 1726 / / PA
Death: 21 Aug 1801 / Mecklenburg / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

SIGNER OF MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Additional References:

Rev War soldiers buried in North Carolina. Incomplete manuscript
SAUNDERS, COL RECS OF NC, Volume 9, pg 1263-1264

Spouse: Annie Price
Children: Richard; Violet; Andrew; Hugh; Jane; Nettie; Ann;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1959-07-28	NC	Unassigned	Reece Price Harry (84267)	Richard
2018-06-22	NC	81588	Paul Hughes Trotter (207933)	Richard
2018-06-22	NC	81589	Mark Randolph Trotter (207934)	Richard
2018-06-22	NC	81590	David Hughes Trotter (207935)	Richard

Burial:

Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery_(C-0371215)

Location:

Huntersville / Mecklenburg / NC / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

174139

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

8581937

Marker Type:

Marble/DAR/SAR Monument

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

28 Jan 2017

Comments:

Photo courtesy of Jay A. Joyce

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mr. David Alan Alls

Richard Barry was born in 1726 in Pennsylvania. He immigrated to Mecklenburg through Maryland.

Records indicate that he was a tanner and owned a business for many years. He is listed as one of Mecklenburg County's first magistrates.

On February 6, 1764, he was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County.

On November 7, 1768, by an Act of the General Assembly, Richard Barry was appointed as a member of a group of trustees and directors who were charged with the responsibility of planning and building the town of Charlotte, North Carolina.

On May 20, 1775, Richard was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

In addition to his community and business life, Barry was an active member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church and is buried in its cemetery.

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