Francis BARNARD

1740 - 1828  (87 years)

• Name	Francis BARNARD
  Birth	25 Apr 1740	Simsbury
  	25 Apr. 17-- per Stiles; multiple conflicting dates in sources
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1828	Bloomfield, CT
  Person ID	I74	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis BARNARD,   b. 9 Sep 1719, Windsor d. 22 Feb 1789, Simsbury (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Lucretia PINNEY
  Marriage	Abt 1740
  	about 1740
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth PHELPS
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth BARNARD,   b. 6 Oct 1768 + 2. Oliver BARNARD,   b. 17 Jun 1772   d. 3 Aug 1841 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Chloe MILLS
  Marriage	8 Oct 1778
  Children	+ 1. Chloe BARNARD,   b. 19 Apr 1779, Simsbury, CT d. 16 Oct 1859 (Age 80 years) + 2. Charlotte BARNARD,   b. 18 Jul 1780   d. 1863 (Age 82 years) + 3. George BARNARD,   b. 22 Feb 1782   d. 19 Apr 1863 (Age 81 years) + 4. Ira BARNARD,   b. 25 Sep 1783 + 5. Asa BARNARD,   b. 19 Sep 1785, Simsbury, Hartford, CT d. 27 Apr 1867, Colebrook, CT (Age 81 years) > 6. Harriet BARNARD,   b. 17 Oct 1787   d. 28 May 1866 (Age 78 years) + 7. Francis BARNARD,   b. Apr 1790   d. 7 Dec 1882, Bloomfield, CT (Age 92 years)   8. Rhoda BARNARD,   b. 27 Sep 1792
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Francis Barnard (25 April 1764 (?) - ), per Simsbury vital records, v. TM4, p. 179 Simsbury vital records include the interrogation mark. 1764 is obviously too late; if it were that date, he would have been the sixth son of Francis Sr., and it is unlikely that Francis Sr. would have named his sixth son after himself. Furthermore, the birth dates of Francis Jr.'s children are not consistent with a date of 1764 for Francis Jr. Genealogies given in The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood and Mrs. Martha Birge Doerr, for example, list these women as descended from Francis Barnard (1740-1828), and note that he "commanded a company, 1775, in the eighteenth Connecticut regiment, around New York. He was born in Windsor; died in Bloomfield, N.Y. [sic]"; also, he "was captain of a company from Symsbury raised for the campaign around New York, 1775. He was born in Windsor; died in Bloomfield, Conn." Francis is listed as a head of household in Simsbury in the 1790 Federal Census. Francis Barnard (25 April 17-- - after 1790 ), per Stiles, II, p. 59 Francis Barnard (25 Apr. 1764 Hartford, Hartford Co., CT - 1828), per Edward Stilson Barnard Francis Barnard (ca. 1741 -- 1828 in Bloomfield, CT), per William Asher Barnard Francis Barnard (25 Apr. 1740 in Simsbury -- 18 Mar. 1828), per SSWR, p. 42 Francis Barnard (1740 Windsor -- 1828 Bloomfield, NY [sic; CT]), per Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood, DAR ID #69926, Nat. Soc. DAR, Vol. 70, p. 327, on Ancestry.com Francis Barnard (25 Apr.1741 -- 1828), per SFAA Francis Barnard (25 Apr. 1741 Windsor, CT -- 1828), per Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. 446 Francis Barnard (1741 Bloomfield, CT -- ca. 1828), per klvarley@worldnet.att.net on Ancestry.com File #28220 Enumerated in 1810 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M252_1, p. 535; he is the 1 male 45 years and older Enumerated in 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M22_2, p. 266; he is the 1 male 45 years and older Francis, Jr.'s house, 68 Adams Road, Bloomfield, was built ca. 1770, and, as of 1998, appears to be in good condition and occupied. "Francis Barnard...was born within the present limits of Bloomfield, Conn., here passed his life in farming, and died about 1830. He was thrice married, (first) to Elizabeth Phelps, (second) to Chloe Mills, and (third) to Diodema Brown..."---Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut, p. 1308. Francis commanded a company, 1775, in the 18th Connecticut regiment, around New York, per Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood, DAR ID #69926, Nat. Soc. DAR, Vol. 70, p. 327, on Ancestry.com Francis married (1) Elizabeth Phelps, per ESH, WAB Francis married (1) Elizabeth Phelps (17 Sept, 1744 - ), daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Gillett) Phelps [Harrison B. Barnard's mss. ?], per notes of Eileen B. Phelps 1810 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M252_1, p. 535, enumerates family of Francis Barnard, encoded as 00001 00001 0, which decoded is: 1 male 45 years and older [Francis] 1 female 45 years and older [Francis' wife] 1820 federal census, Simsbury, Hartford, CT, Roll M22_2, p. 266, enumerates family of Francis Barnard, encoded as 000001 00001 01, which decoded is: 1 male 45 years and older [Francis] 1 female 45 years and older [Francis' wife] 1 individual engaged in agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing [Francis] Francis married (2) Chloe Mills/Brown, 8 Oct. 1778 Francis married Chloe Mills ( - ), parents unknown, per klvarley@worldnet.att.net on Ancestry.com File #28220 Francis married Chloe Mills ( - ), per Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood, DAR ID #69926, Nat. Soc. DAR, Vol. 70, p. 327, on Ancestry.com Francis married Chloe Brown (daughter of Ezra), per Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. 446 Francis married (2) Chloe Mills, per Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut, p. 1308 Francis married (2) Chloe Brown (bp. 4 Mar. 1759 -- 24 Nov. 1792), daughter of Ezra and Chloe (Hoskins) Brown of Poquonock, 8 Oct. 1778 in Bloomfield Congregational Church; marriage record in Bloomfield Town Hall Records, [Harrison B. Barnard's mss. ?], per notes of Eileen B. Phelps Chloe Brown, possibly the Chloe baptized 4 Mar. 1759, daughter of Ezra Brown, who married Francis Barnard on 8 Oct. 1778, per Stiles, II, p. 120; Mills, per the DAR genealogies of Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood and Mrs. Martha Birge Doerr; the latter specifically states "Chloe Mills, his 2nd wife". Cloe Brown (1766 - ), per Edward Stilson Barnard, which would give her marriage at an unrealistic 12 years of age! The confusion with the Brown name may have originated with a possible third wife of Francis, identified as Diodema Brown in WAB's descendancy chart. (25 Apr. 17-- - after 1790), per Stiles, II, p. 59 (25 Apr. 1764 Hartford, Hartford Co., CT -- 1828), per Edward Stilson Barnard (ca. 1721 -- 1828 Bloomfield, CT), per William Asher Barnard (25 Apr. 1740 Simsbury -- 18 Mar. 1828), per SSWR, p. 42 (25 Apr. 1741 -- 1828), per SFAA, and per Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. 445 (25 April 1764 (?) - ), per Simsbury vital records, v. TM4, p. 179. Simsbury vital records include the interrogation mark. 1764 is obviously too late; if it were that date, he would have been the sixth son of Francis Sr., and it is unlikely that Francis Sr. would have named his sixth son after himself. Furthermore, the birth dates of Francis Jr.'s children are not consistent with a date of 1764 for Francis Jr. Genealogies given in The National Society of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution for Mrs. Tirzah Birge Rood and Mrs. Martha Birge Doerr, for example, list these women as descended from Francis Barnard (1740-1828), and note that he "commanded a company, 1775, in the eighteenth Connecticut regiment, around New York. He was born in Windsor; died in Bloomfield, N.Y. [sic]"; also, he "was captain of a company from Symsbury raised for the campaign around New York, 1775. He was born in Windsor; died in Bloomfield, Conn." Francis is listed as a head of household in Simsbury in the 1790 federal census---WMB