James Harvey BARNARD

1783 - 1856  (72 years)

• Name	James Harvey BARNARD
  Birth	23 Dec 1783	Simsbury
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 1856
  Burial	Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT
  Person ID	I129	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward BARNARD
  Mother	Mabel PINNEY
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarissa COOK
  Children	1. James H. BARNARD,   b. Abt 1815   d. Aug 1828 (Age 13 years) + 2. Walter Monroe BARNARD,   b. 7 Jul 1817   d. 4 Sep 1879 (Age 62 years) + 3. John BARNARD,   b. Abt 1819   d. May 1873 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  James Harvey Barnard (23 Dec. 1783 Sims[bury] -- 22 Feb. 1856), per SSWR, p. 44 ( - 22 Feb. 1856, age 72), per McLean, p. 17 James Harry Barnard (23 Dec. 1783 Simsbury - ), per Stiles, II, p. 59 Harvey Barnard, male 26 to less than 45 years, per 1810 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M252_1, hand-numbered page 528, stamped page 536: James H. Barnard, 26 to less than 45 years, per 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M33_2, p. 267 James H. Barnard, male 50<60 years, per 1840 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, stamped page 171 (same page alsostamped 1131) Harvey Barnard, 66 years, male, born CT, per 1850 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 6 Aug. 1850, Microfilm 39, stamped page 278 Harvey Barnard, born Windsor, residing Simsbury, farmer, died of disease of heart, Simsbury V. R., per notes of Eileen B. Phelps 1790 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, hand-printed page 462: Samuel Barnard, 2 3 4, which decoded is: 2 free males of 16 years upwards [Samuel; Samuel Jr.]; 3 free white males under 16 years [Abner, b. 1775; James Harvey, b. 1783; Milton, b. 1788]; 4 free white females [wife Roxana; Roxanna, b. ca. 1776; Achsah , b. 1781; Mabel, b. 1786] 1800 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, stamped page 245: Samuel Barnard, 1 1 1 -- 1 // 3 1 1 1 -, which is decoded as: 1 male <10 [Abner, b. 1799 ]; 1 male 10-15 [Milton, b. 1788]; 1 male 16 -- 25 [James Harvey, b. 1783]; 1 male 45 and over [Samuel] ; 3 females <10 [Matilda, b. 1792; Electra, b. 1794; Sally, b. 1797 ]; 1 female 10-15 [Mabel, b. 1786];1 female 16-25 [Achsah, b. 1781]; 1 female 26-44 [wife Roxana] Note: Samuel Jr. was head of his own household in 1800; the firstborn Abner had already died in 1795; Roxanna, b. 1776,was already married to Haynes Woodbridge and in her own house with two children already born ca. 1799--WMB James is interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT---WMB James married Clarissa Cook (ca. 1785 -- Dec. 1857 @ 72 yr.). Clarissa is interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT. Her last name is not on the memorial stone, but she is identified as Clarissa COOK in SSWR, p. 44. James married Clarissa Cook (Joel; Ensign Joel) (died 20 Dec. 1857, aged 72 years, Simsbury, of organic infection of stomach), per notes of Eileen B. Phelps Clarissa is the daughter of Joel Cook and Roxanna (Unknown) of Windsor, per Eileen B. Phelps. Joel is enumerated in the1790 federal census for Windsor, CT, on page 519 with family members as 1-2-2 (1 free white male 16 years of age or older [Joel], 2 free white males under 16 years; 2 free white females---which may be Joel's wife and Clarissa) Mrs. Harvey Barnard, widow, born Bloomfield, residing Simsbury, seamstress, died of organic infection of stomach, Simsbury V. R., per notes of Eileen B. Phelps See Appendix E, The Cooks On 15 June 1998 Sylvia Irene Barnard (b. 19 Apr. 1905), granddaughter of Walter M. Barnard, affirmed that her great-grandfather's name was James. WMB had already argued that James Harvey was the father of Walter based on the following considerations: Walter is interred, along with his wife, two daughters, son Samuel, and grandson Wesley P. (?), in the same "family" plot as are James Harvey, his wife Clarrisa, and sons James Jr. and John at Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, and there are no other Barnards in this plot. James Harvey Barnard Sr.'s memorial stone also lists Clarissa, James Jr., and John---all who preceeded Walter in death by a minimum of six years; Walter probably arranged for, or finalized, that stone and purchased adjacent lots for himself and his family. The 1840 census gives one male 15<20 yr., one male 20<30 yr., one male 50<60 (James, Sr.), one female 10<15 yr., one female 30<40 yr., and one female 50<60 yr. (Clarissa); early in 1840 John would have been 20 yr. (but possibly the one listed as <20 yr.), and Walter, 22 yr. It is further reasonable that a child was born between James Jr. and John (about four years apart), and it wasn't one of the two younger females noted in census. It is reasonable that Walter named his oldest son James after his own father James, who had died two years earlier, andWalter's deceased brother James Jr., and uncle. Walter's second son was George Harvey (Harvey after James Harvey) and third son Samuel Walter (Samuel after Walter's grandfather Samuel, and Walter, after himself). Further evidence linking James Harvey Barnard with son Walter is found in History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut, by William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, 1915, p. 526, which specifically states that Sarah Ann Webster married Walter Munroe Barnard, son of "Harvey" [James Harvey Barnard] 1810 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M252_1, hand-numbered page 528, stamped page 536: Harvey Barnard, 00010 // 30100 0, which is decoded as: 1 male 26-45 [James Harvey, b. 1783, age overstated]; 3 females <10 [Roxana, b. 1806; Cordelia, b. ca. 1808; Margaret, b. ca. 1810]; 1 female 16-25 [wife Clarissa] 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M33_2, p. 267 enumerates family of James H. Barnard, encoded as 200010 12010 01, which decoded is: 2 males less than 10 years [James Jr.; Walter]; 1 male 26 to less than 45 years [James]; 1female less than 10 years [Margaret]; 2 females 10 to less than 16 years [Roxana; Cordelia]; 1 female 26 to less than 45 years [Clarissa]; 1 individual engaged in agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing [James] 1840 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, stamped page 171 (same page also stamped 1131): James H. Barnard, 0001100100000 // 0010010100000 // 6; 1 agriculture, which decoded is: 1 male 15<20 [John, b. ca. 1820]; 1 male 20<30 [Walter, b. 1817]; 1 male 50<60 [James Harvey]; 1 female 10<15 []; 1 female 30<40 [Margaret, b. ca. 1810]; 1 female 50<60 [wife Clarissa]; 6 total in household; 1 engaged in agriculture Note: Roxana had married Hector Phelps in 1827 and Cordelia had married Lester Burr in 1836; these daughters no longer resided with parents--WMB 1850 federal census, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT, 6 Aug. 1850, Microfilm 39, stamped page 278: Dwelling #63, family #65: Harvey Barnard, 66 years, male, born CT; Clarissa ", 65 years, female, born CT; John ", 29 years, male, Farmer, $800 realestate, born CT; Mary ", 25 years, female, born CT; Ella M. ", 2 years, female, born CT; Charles King, 12 years, male, born CT James Harvey Barnard ( - 22 Feb. 1856, age 72), per McLean, p. 17 James is interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT James married Clarissa Cook (d. Dec., 1857 @ 72 yr.). Clarissa is interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT. Her last name is not on the memorial stone, but she is identified as Clarissa COOK in SSWR, p. 44