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John Mahlon Marlin: Another Strong Connection to Firearms Manufacturing

By Edward Barnard, on April 22nd, 2012

The following material is from Francis Barnard (ca. 1616-1698) and his Descendants, A Genealogical Study, Part A, by Walther M. Barnard, Version of 09 August 2009, pages 396-399. Used with permission.

John Mahlon Marlin

John Mahlon Marlin: Another Strong Connection

to Firearms Manufacturing

Walther M. Barnard, Fredonia, NY 14063

Among some of the foremost names in American firearm manufacturing are Browning, Colt, Marlin, Remington, Savage, Smith & Wesson, and Winchester. The founders of at least two of these firms are blood relatives of descendants of Elder John Strong and Abigail Ford through Abigail’s mother, Elizabeth Chard. Eliphalet Remington, Jr. (1793-1861) descended from Elizabeth Chard and her first husband, Aaron Cooke, and Samuel Colt (1814-1862) descended from Elizabeth and her second husband, Thomas Ford. Both were identified as notable kin in an article published by the SFAA Newsletter in October 2000. Their lines of ascent are given in Gary Boyd Roberts’ “The New England Ancestry of H.R.H. The Princess of Wales” (reproduced in Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Vol. III, on Family Tree Maker CD #179 Family History: Connecticut Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s).

John Mahlon Marlin (1836-1901), founder, president and treasurer of The Marlin Firearms Co., of New Haven, CT is now identified as the husband of a 5^th great granddaughter of Elder John Strong, making him a notable spouse of kin. Marlin married Martha Susan Moore⁸ (Susan A. Barnard⁷ + Henry Bacon Moore; Samuel Barnard⁶ + Keziah Thrall; Samuel Barnard⁵+ Roxana Barnard [first cousin]; Francis Barnard⁴+ Lucretia Pinney; Joseph Barnard Jr.³ + Abigail Griswold; Joseph Barnard Sr.+ Sarah Strong²; Elder John Strong¹ + Abigail Ford).

John Mahlon Marlin was born 6 May 1836 at Suffield, Hartford Co., CT, son of Mahlon and Jennette (Bradford) Marlin. He married Martha Susan Moore on 27 May 1862 in the Rainbow section of Windsor, CT, and ultimately died 1 July 1901 at New Haven, CT. Two sons, Mahlon Henry, born 23 July 1864, and John Howard, born 21 Sept. 1876, lived to maturity. A third son, Burton Lewis, born 14 May 1867, died 12 April 1869, and daughter Jennette Bradford, born 14 May 1867, died 12 April 1869, per Moore, Horace L., 1903, Andrew Moore of Poquonock and Windsor, Conn., and His Descendants: Journal Publishing Co., Lawrence, KS, p. 176.

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Village of Barnards

By Edward Barnard, on April 22nd, 2012

Dr. Walther M. Barnard (1937-2010) in Village of Barnards

Here is a photo which I took 5 August 2007 of Dr. Walther M. Barnard in the Village of Barnards, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Walther M. Barnard (1937-2010)

By Edward Barnard, on April 22nd, 2012

Here is the obituary, photo, and headstone of Dr. Walther M. Barnard, author of many of our “Notable Kin” articles: Dr Walther M. Barnard (1937-2010) at Find A Grave

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

By Edward Barnard, on April 21st, 2012

William and Kate Wedding

The British royal family on Buckingham Palace balcony after Prince William and Kate Middleton were married. Kate wears a wedding gown by Sarah Burton. Photo dated 2011-04-29 16:31 (UTC). Used with permission from the Wikipedia article.

On March 20, 1630, the ship Mary and John departed Plymouth, England. The great fleet of fourteen ships and 1500 emigrants, the “Winthrop Fleet,” were bound for New England and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The ship Mary and John, Captain Squeb, Master, landed at Nantasket, Massachusetts on May 30, 1630.

Strong family tradition, based on the account written by Governor Caleb Strong in 1777, maintains that Elder John Strong was a passenger on Mary and John in 1630. No definitive records exist, and therefore we have no contemporary proof of who was or was not aboard Mary and John in 1630.

Rev. Sydney Strong in the Hampshire Daily Gazette, April 5, 1934, Northampton, MA, has this to say:

Considering the community, the character of the people involved, their close and intimate relations, it is not possible for me to conceive how an idea like John Strong coming in 1630, with Warham, etc. could get into the mind of Gov. Strong, unless it was a fact. There were people in Northampton for 100 years who would be able to correct a story that John Strong came in 1630, with the Mary & John company, if it weren’t true.

(From Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, Vol. 2, by Burton Spear.)

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Dick Clark and the Seven Sons

By Edward Barnard, on April 19th, 2012

“From this house went forth seven sons to fight in the American Revolution.” This sign remained on the wall of the Francis and Lucretia Barnard house, one of the oldest homes in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Dick Clark is one of Francis and Lucretia Barnard’s descendants. When I learned that from my cousin last night, I took a look at Dick Clark’s genealogy, and discovered he too descends from my Francis and Lucretia Barnard!

I knew about the Seven Sons, so searched around the Web for photos of the house. I found a new cousin, Amy Po (Amy Pollien) who grew up very close to the Barnard house. First, let’s remind you who Dick Clark is, then we’ll share some of Amy’s memories, and close out with Mark Twain.

According to WikiPedia:

Richard Wagstaff “Dick” Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, best known for hosting television’s longest-running variety show, American Bandstand, from 1957 to 1987. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, which transmitted Times Square‘s New Year’s Eve celebrations worldwide.