Ancestry of
William Robbins Barnes

Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble

Romulus Barnes

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• • Grandfather of William Robbins Barnes — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Daniel Barnes Jr. 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Webster   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 Oct 1800 
  • Birth Location:
  • Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut 
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  • Death Date:
  • 24 Sep 1846 
  • Death Location:
  • Newark, Kendall, Illinois 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Olivia Denham
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Apr 1831 
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  • Child:

  Charles Montgomery Barnes (Ahnentafel No:2 )

  • Notes: 

  • Romulus Barnes was a strong supporter of abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy. At one point he and his wife were assaulted by a pro-slavery mob and was wounded.

• Sources for Romulus Barnes

  • ¹ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #24144, Application for William Robbins Barnes.
  • ² Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for son Chas M Barnes.
  • ³ Dunham, Isaac Watson, Dunham Genealogy: Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1589-1669, and His Descendants, Norwich, Connecticut: Bulletin Print (1907), 83.
  • ⁴ Webster, William Holcomb and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut: With Numerous Portraits and Illustrations, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Company (1915), 166, 351.