639John Barlow was born about 1668 at Fairfield, Connecticut [504]. On September 19, 1692, at Fairfield, he testified in the Mercy Disbrow witch trial, which is the only record indicating his birth year. From the court records: "John Barlow, eaged 24 years or thairabout, saieth and sd testifieth that soumtime this last year, that I was in bedd in the hous that Mead Jesuop then livied in that Marsey Desbory came to me and layed hold on my fett and pinshed them looked wishley in my feass, and I strouff to rise and cold not and to speek and cold not. All the time that she was with me it was light as day as it seemed to me - but when she vanicht it was darck and I arose and hade a paine in my feet and leags, some time after an our or too it remained. Sometime before this aforesd Marcey and I had a falling out and shee sayed that if shee had but strength shee would teer me in peses."
John Barlow renewed his Covenant at the Fairfield Church of Christ on February 24, 1694/5, the same day his son was baptized there [565]. He was a Lieutenant in the West Company of the Fairfield Militia in May 1705 [504].
John Barlow died in 1715 at Fairfield. His will was dated July 31, 1710, was proved on April 6, 1715, and named his wife Ruth, his four sons, John, Samuel, Joseph and Francis, and his four daughters, Abigail, Ann, Sarah and Deborah. The distribution of his estate was made on January 22, 1717/8, to his widow Ruth and their four sons [Fairfield, Connecticut, Probate District Records].
John Barlow married Ruth (Sherwood) Drake around 1692 at Fairfield [504]. She was a daughter of Thomas and Ann (Turney) Sherwood and the widow of Samuel Drake who had died in 1690/1.639 |