Person:Michael Barnes (1)

From Colonial Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland

In July 1776, he joined his brother James Barnes of Adam in petitioning the Convention of Maryland for permission to form an independent militia rifle company, In March 1778, he took the Oath of Fidelity to the State of Maryland before Samuel Meriwether.

In Aug 1776, Michael Barnes contributed L0.7.6 for the relief of the poor at Boston. (AMG 29 Aug 1776)

In Dec 1781, he placed a notice in the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser that the report he propagated at Montgomery Court House in regard to Capt. Leaven Lawrence was false and without any foundation. He had other legal troubles as well. In Nov 1783 and March 1784, he was sued by Richard Potts and Baker Johnson, but he did not appear in court. In April 1793, he was sued again by --- West and --- Oden, and again he did not appear in court.

In 1790, his family was listed in the Census as consisting of three white males over 16, five white females and five slaves.

He may be the Michael Barnes who was appointed as an ensign in the Anne Arundel County Militia on 18 June 1794.

On 13 Aug 1795, Michael Barnes of Anne Arundel County, and wife Patience, conveyed to Achsah Howard lands devised to Michael by his father Adam which he [Michael] had not previously sold.

Michael and Patience (Shipley) Barnes had at least one son: William born c. 1771; age 19 on 9 Sep 1790, when he was bound to Samuel Hutton to be taught the trade of coach making until the age of 21, and to be taught reading, writing, and arithmetic to the rule of 3.

In the 1790 census, his numbers were 3-0-5-0-3

1. ↑ Robert Barnes. Colonial Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. (Anthology of Colonial Families of Maryland 1600s-1900s)
   p. 17.
2. ↑ Vital Records Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

   Land Records NH#7:665, NH#6:665, 714, and NH#7:278;
   Card index to Anne Arundel Judgements, MSA;
   1790 Census of MD:13;
   Militia appointments No. 1:22, No. 2:40, 134 MSA;
   Chancery Book #43:92;
   County Judgement Records Aug 1791 Courts:147-148

3. ↑ Researcher.

   Linda L. Mitchell