A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Azor Barnum served during the Revolutionary War as a captain in the Dutchess County Militia. The company commanded by Captain Barnum formed part of Colonel John Field's 3rd New York Regiment. The Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family and The Barnum Family, 1517-1904 agree that he had three sons and four daughters. The US Census of 1790 shows Azor Barnum, with two other free white males of 16 years and upwards, two free white males under 16 and 6 free white females, living in Southeast, Dutchess County, New York.
From A Genealogy of Benjamin Cleveland (pub. 1879 by Horace Cleveland) Appendix: The ancestry of Capt. Azor Barnum, the maternal grandfather of Anna M. Knapp (see page 50), may be traced to Thomas Barnum, of Norwalk, Conn., 1662, and before that at Fairfield, and after at Danbury. He had: Thomas, b. July 9, 1663; John, b. Feb. 24, 1678; Hannah, b. Oct. 14, 1680; and Ebenezer, b. May 19, 1682; but six more children he had, two sons and four daughters, yet at Norwalk are no more recorded, nor can I find (says Savage) the names of these six or either of them, or either of two wives, one of whom outlived him, who d. 1695.
From surviving descendants of Capt. Azor Barnum however, it is ascertained that he was a son of Joshua Barnum and a grandson of Thomas Barnum, Jr., though no further particulars of names and dates have been gathered.
The children of Capt. Azor Barnum, by his wife Anna Sweet, were at least seven in number, all b. in South East, Putnam county, New York, as follows:
1. Azor, b. about 1772, m. first, _?_, who d. soon, and he m. second Sally Bradley, by whom he had two daughters, Sally and Julia. It is not known if any descendants are living.
2. Rebecca, b. about 1774, who in. a Mr. Lewis, and lived in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and had George, Azor, Ann Maria, Sally, and Julia.
3. Elizabeth, b. July 6, 1776, m. first, Henry Thomas, b. June 8, 1773. Children: 1. Orange B.; b. May 24, 1797. 2. Norris A., b. Dec. 26, 1798; d. March 25, 1825. 3. Sally B., b. June 18, 1802, who m. David Mansfield, and had George, Mary, Hannah, David, and Levi. 4. Naomi M., b. Feb. 14, 1807. 5. Azor Hart, b. Feb. 18, 1815. Appendix. 235.
4. Daniel, b. Oct. 8, 1778, m. Urania Hoyt, dau. of Thaddeus and Keziah Hoyt. She was b. in Danbury, Conn., Dec. 16, 1780; d. in Illinois, April 28, 1849. He d. Oct. 28, 1870. Children: 1. Adelia, b. Jan. 29, 1808. 2. Maria, b. Feb. 20, 1811, m. Oct., 1839, Phineas Howes, and had Ella C., b. Jan., 1848, Herbert H., b. Dec. 10, 1853, and Cora, b. April, 1857. She d. Dec.10, 1877. 3. Emily, b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. June 30, 1838, unm. 4. Daniel Hoyt, b. Feb. 12, 1816, m. Feb. 22, 1870, Harriet Goodhue; no children. 5. Harris, b. Sept. 8, 1819, m. Jan. 13, 1870, Emma M. Moffett, and have Alta, b. June 13, 1872, and Blanche, b. July 27, 1874. He is a banker; res. Rockford, Ill. 6. Cynthia Ann, b. Sept. 8, 1821.
5. Caleb, b. Jan. 8, 1781, m. first, in South East, Putnam county, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1810; Loretta Richards, dau. of Moses and Mary (Paddock) Richards. He was b. in South East, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1791; d. March 7, 1830. He m. second, Oct. 7, 1830, a sister of his first wife, Maria Matilda Richards, b. Aug. 27, 1794, and who d. Sept. 12, 1870. He d. in Junius, Seneca county, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1868. Farmer. Children: 1. David Paddock, b. in South East, N. Y., July 3, 1811, m. Oct. 25, 1849, Catherine Burch, and have three daughters, namely, Laura Maria, Mary, and Ora Anna. Res. Junius, N. Y. 2. Azor, b. in South East, N. Y., April 4, 1813, m. April 18, 1838, Louisa French, of Junius, N. Y. He d. there, July 23, 1861, leaving a widow and seven children, namely, George Belden, Joseph Edwin, James Paddock, Nathaniel French, Mary Loretta, Caleb Azor, and Clarence Adalbert. 3. Mary M., b. in South East, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1815; d. in Junius, N. Y., June 10, 1821. 4. Daniel Belden, b. in Junius, N. Y., June 29, 1820. In the spring Of 1852 be went to California, where he still resides with wife and three children, the eldest about twelve or thirteen years of age. 5. Moses Richards, b. in Junius, N. Y., June 23, 1824, m. there, Oct. 24,1849, Harriet Mills Fancher. He d. in Junius, May 28,1853. They had one son, Elbert Eugene, now an M. D. in Ann Arbor, Mich. 6. Joseph M., b. in Junius, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1830, m. in the same place, Nov. 7, 1858, Julia Fidelia Bridges, dau. of Alonzo and Fidelia (Barber) Bridges, of Milford, Otsego county, N. Y. Farmer; res. Laporte, Ind. Children: Edwin Alonzo, b. in Junius, N. Y., Sept. 15, 185 9, and Clara Elizabeth, b. in Junius, N. Y., May 26, 1866.
6. Hannah, b. about 1783, m. April 16, 1806, Eli Hamilton, of Danbury, Conn. They had: 1. Norman, b. Jan. 21, 1801; d. Jan 1873, leaving a wife and children. 2. George Washington, b. April 19, 1813, m. his cousin Laura Knapp, dau. of Levi and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Knapp. No children. 3. Philander, b. Aug. 4, 1819; d. Oct. 15, 1868, leaving a widow who has since married again.
7. Albacinda, b. May 12, 1790, m. Feb. 1829, John Knapp, son of John and Ruth (Gregory) Knapp, of Danbury, Conn., by whom she bad four children, namely: 1. Reuben Barnum, b. in Danbury, Conn., Nov. 23, 1829, a builder and contractor, m. in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1850, Mary Hercelia Pinney, dau. of Philo and Delia (Griswold) Pinney. She was b. in Conn., April 1, 1831. He d. in Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865. His widow is living (1879) in Geneva, Ashtabula county, Ohio. Children: Mary Maria, b. in Huntsburgh, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1852, m. in East Trumbull, Ashtabula county, Ohio, July 31, 1872, Dr. Almon Lionel Bennett, son of Dr. Lionel and Sophronia (Fowler) Bennett. He was b. in Harpersfield, Ashtabula county, Ohio, April 22, 1851. Res. Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio. Have two children, namely, Nathan George, b. in Harpersfield, Ohio, May 19, 1873; Mabel Jean, b. in Morgan, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1875. Martha Cornelia, b. in Huntsburgh, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1854, m. in Geneva, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1874, George Millard Cone, son of Edwin and Lorinda (Huntoon) Cone. He was b. in Leroy, Lake county, Ohio, March 8, 1848. They have one or two children. He was formerly a grain dealer in Chicago, Ill., but now resides in Geneva, Ohio. Edwin Armine, b. in Hartsgrove, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1859. Mila Lucinda, b. in Hartsgrove, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1864. 2. Anna Maria, b. in Danbury, Conn., Nov. 15, 1831, m. in Huntsburgh, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1853, Horace Gillette Cleveland, son of Oren and Esther (Allen) Cleveland. He was b. in Winchester, Litchfield county, Conn., Jan. 3, 1832. Iron merchant, in Cleveland, Ohio, and Chicago, Ill. Res. 74 Hamilton Street, Cleveland, Ohio. Children, all b. in Cleveland: Esther Maria, b. Jan. 19, 1854, m. in Grace Church, Cleveland, Ohio, July 28, 1874, Prof. Floyd Baker Wilson, son of William Henry and Eveline (Weaver) Wilson. He was b. in Watervliet, Albany county, N. Y., June 23, 1845. Children : Ethel Maude, b. Aug. 30, 1875; Coral Eveline, b. May 25, 1878. Attorney at Law, etc., 24 Portland Block ; res. 33 Winthrop Place, Chicago, Ill. Edward Horace, b. Sept. 24, 1855, grad. of Racine College, class of '78. Charles Luther, b. July 5,1857; student of medicine. 3. Lucinda Althea, b. in Danbury, Conn., Jan. 26, 1834, m. in East Claridon, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1852, Fernando Cortes Conley, son of Patrick and Abigail (La Vallett) Conley. He was b. in Jefferson, Schoharie County, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1826. Builder and contractor; res. Chardon, Ohio. Children, all b. in Huntsburgh, Ohio: Son, b. May 12, 1854; d. May 12, 1854. Ella Maria, b. Aug. 28, 1855, m. in 1872, Lewis Melvin Moffett, son of Marcus and Rachel (Chapman) Moffett. He was b. in Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1849. Builder, etc.; res. Chardon, Ohio. Have two children, namely, Horace Marcus, b. July 10, 1873; Susie May, b. July 9, 1876. Horace Fernando, b. April 17, 1858, clerk in store of Cleveland, Brown & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Arvilla May, b. March 2, 1862. Carrie, b. Aug. 2,1867. Son, b. July 17, 1871; d. July 17, 1871. 4. Laura Marilla, b. in Huntsburgh, Ohio, April 17, 1837; d. in same place, Jan, 1843.
The descendants of the senior Thomas Barnum are scattered in all directions over the New England and other States, though the orthography of the name is sometimes changed to Barnham. The distinguished iron master, Hon. William H. Barnum, late United States Senator from Connecticut, as well as the "great American showman," Phineas Taylor Barnum, of Bridgeport, Conn., are both descendants of the aforesaid common ancestor, Thomas Barnum, of Fairfield, Conn.
Gravestone inscription: in 61st year. Burial: The Sears Burying Ground, also called the Old Southeast Burying Ground, belonged to the Church of East Philippi. It is located on the west side of Route 22, just south of the Dykeman Road.
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