Section ACH: Descendants of George McConnell

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Generation One

1. GEORGE1 MCCONNELL has an unknown birthdate. [4]
Child:
+2i.WILLIAM2 MCCONNELL, b. about 1700; d. about 1770; m. SARAH CARSON.

Generation Two

2. WILLIAM2 MCCONNELL (George1), son of (1) George1 MCCONNELL, was born between 1665 and 1711, and died between 1724 and 1821. He married SARAH CARSON. [4]
Child:
+3i.GEORGE3 MCCONNELL, b. on 25 Sept. 1725[4, 12, 14] in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Co., England, United Kingdom[4, 12, 14]; d. in Feb. 1788[2] in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York, United States[12, 14]; m. on 8 April 1751[12] in Bedford, Westchester Co., New York[5] (ALF-2) MARTHA SEELY, b. in Bedford[12] about 1733[12], d. in Pittstown, Monroe Co., New York[12] about 1810, daughter of (ALF-1) Jonathan and Electa (_____) SEELY.

Generation Three

3. GEORGE3 MCCONNELL (William2, George1), son of (2) William2 and Sarah (CARSON) MCCONNELL, was born on 25 Sept. 1725[4, 12, 14] in Berwick-upon-Tweed[4, 12, 14], and died in Feb. 1788[2] in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co.[12, 14]. He married in Bedford[5], on 8 April 1751[12], (ALF-2) MARTHA SEELY, daughter of (ALF-1) Jonathan and Electa (_____) SEELY, who was born about 1733[12] in Bedford[12], and died about 1810 in Pittstown, Monroe Co.[12].
Children:
4i.THADDEUS SEELY4 MCCONNELL, bp. on 1 June 1760[17] in Salem, Westchester Co.[17]; d. about 1800 in Rome, Oneida Co., New York; m. HANNAH ROUSE.
+5ii.MARTHA MCCONNELL, bp. on 28 Oct. 1759[15, 16] in South Salem, Westchester Co.[15, 16]; d. on 17 May 1812 prob. Penfield, Monroe Co.; m. (DM-62) SILAS BARKER, b. in Middletown, Newport Co., Rhode Island, United States[13] on 5 Jan. 1756[10, 11], d. in Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, United States[18] on 15 May 1812[9], son of (DM-58) James and (AGW-58) Anne (PECKHAM) BARKER.
6iii.SARAH MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1; m. _____ RAPHELL.
7iv.ELI MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1; m. SARAH CUMMINGS.
8v.GEORGE MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1; m. JANE _____.
9vi.LYDIA MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1; m. JOHN ROUSE.
10vii.JAMES MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1.
11viii.DORCAS MCCONNELL, b. about 1760; d. about 1800/1; m. MOULTEN MILLAR.
12ix.WILLIAM MCCONNELL, b. on 13 March 1780[3]; d. about 1850.

Generation Four

5. MARTHA4 MCCONNELL (George3, William2, George1), daughter of (3) George3 and (ALF-2) Martha (SEELY) MCCONNELL, was christened on 28 Oct. 1759[15, 16] in South Salem[15, 16], and died on 17 May 1812 prob. Penfield. She married (DM-62) SILAS BARKER, son of (DM-58) James and (AGW-58) Anne (PECKHAM) BARKER, who was born on 5 Jan. 1756[10, 11] in Middletown[13], and died on 15 May 1812[9] in Lanesborough[18].

From the 2 Aug. 1790 census, in Lanesborough[6]:

Name: Silas Barker
2 Free White males 16+ (Silas 34, Silas 14-17)
1 Free White male 0-16 (?)
3 Free White females 0+ (Martha 30-35, Sarah 5-16, ?)

From the 4 Aug. 1800 census, in Lanesborough[8]:

Name: Silas Barker
1 Free White male 10-16 (?)
1 Free White male 16-26 (?)
3 Free White males 26-45 (Silas 44, ?, Silas 24-27)
1 Free White female 16-26 (Sarah 16-26)
1 Free White female 26-45 (Martha 40-45)

From the 4 Aug. 1800 census, in Lanesborough[7]:

Name: Silas Barker
1 Free White male 10-16 (?)
1 Free White male 16-26 (?)
3 Free White males 26-45 (?, ?, Silas 44)
1 Free White female 16-26 (?)
1 Free White female 26-45 (Martha 40-45)

[1]
Children: See (DM-62) Silas BARKER


1. William McConnell, History of McConnells (No place: No publisher, 1856), 10; digital images, FamilySearch.org (http://familysearch.org/).
2. Ibid., 11.
3. Ibid., 12.
4. Ibid., 4.
5. Ibid., 8.
6. 1790 United States Federal Census, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 345; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
7. 1800 United States Federal Census, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 146A; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
8. Ibid., 153.
9. Barker, Elizabeth Frye, Barker Genealogy (New York: Frye Publishing Co., 1927), 21; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
10. Descendants of Richard (1608-1684) and Mary (d. 1692) SISSON of Rhode Isl (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/richard/).
11. Stephen Farnum Peckham, "John Peckham of Newport, R. I., and Some of His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 57 (Jan. 1903): 36.
12. Chris Hansen, e-mail.
13. James N. Arnold, Vital record of Rhode Island: 1636-1850, Vol. 4, Middletown, Part III (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891), 23; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
14. FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com), memorial #146985758.
15. misseaj56 on Ancestry.com, Monroe Co., New York, e-mail, 20 July 2016, "Martha McConnell / McConnel Barker."
16. "New York Births and Christenings," FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680842 : accessed 31 July 2016), Martha Mechonel.
17. Ibid., Thadeus Seely Mc Connel.
18. "Died," obituary, The Sun (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), 6 June 1812. Digital images accessed via "EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS, SERIES I, 1690-1876" external database at AmericanAncestors.org.