First Generation:
(1) Samuel Barber (c.1690 – 1751) & Eliada Alida Johnson (c.1695 – after 1782)
The Barber Family in present day Hunterdon begins with Samuel Barber who died sometime before May 1751, age about 61. It is not clear who his parents were. The family was primarily located on Lambertville-Headquarters Road in Delaware Township. Much of the family information comes from Hiram Deats’ notebook on the Barber Family at the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society, which includes his transcription of the Barber family bible.
Samuel married Eliada or Alida Johnson around 1720, but where that marriage took place is hard to say. Oddly enough it appears that Alida’s son John Barber married another Johnson, but whether or how Alida and Magdalen were related is a question. Samuel Barber wrote his will on December 11, 1750, leaving his moveable estate to wife Alida, along with the profits from his “vast estate.” He named her and son John his executors. An inventory was taken on May 15, 1751.
Samuel and Alida Barber’s family was primarily located in Amwell township. There was another early Barber family in Hunterdon County headed by Edward Barber, but located in Lebanon Township. Perry Streeter has published a work on the descendants of Edward Barber of Lebanon Township. You can contact him at perry@streeter.com
The Barber family was related to a great many other notable families in lower Hunterdon County. To add links to all their trees would overwhelm my website, so I have highlighted surnames in green for which there is a published tree on this website, which you will find on the Families Page.
The following family tree is a work in progress. I have not researched all these people listed here and recognize that there are errors and omissions that I am not aware of. Readers are warmly encouraged to remedy this.
(Apologies for the margins that are too narrow for the 5th and 6th generations. If you want to print this out, I recommend using the landscape option.)
Second Generation:
Note that birth dates are all approximate.
| (2.1) John Barber (c.1720 – bef. 1795) & Magdalen Johnson (c.1720 – )
| (2.2) Cornelius Barber (c.1725 – )
| (2.3) Elizabeth Barber (c.1725 – ) & William Britton (c.1720 – )
| (2.4) Mary Barber & __ Williamson
| (2.5) Susannah Barber (1739 – 1815) & John Prall Sr. (1729 – 1813)
| (2.6) Rachel Barber
| (2.7) Margaret Barber (c.1751) Named in father’s will as an “expected child.”
Third Generation:
| (2.1) John Barber & Magdalen Johnson
| | (3.1) Margaret Barber (1742 – 1828) & Laughlin Curry (c.1737 – 1803)
| | (3.2) Susannah Barber (1744 – 1779) & Sen. John Lambert (1746 – 1823)
| | (3.3) Jemima Barber (1746 – bef. 1751)
| | (3.4) Eliada Sarah Barber (1748 – 1828) & James Romine (1736 – 1817)
| | (3.5) Jemima Barber (1751 – ) & Capt. Cornelius Hoppock Sr. (1739 – c.1813)
| | (3.6) Mary Barber (1753 – bef. 1785) & Gershom Lambert Sr. (1754 – 1847), no children
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber (1756 – 1847)
| | | | m. 1) Anne Nancy Hoppock (1762 – 1797)
| | | | m. 2) Mary Hoppock (1766 – 1813)
| | | | m. 3) Charity Wilson (1783 – 1863)
| | (3.8) Catharine Barber (1758 – )
| | (3.9) Alexander Wilson Barber (c.1760 – bef. 1795)
| (2.3) Elizabeth Barber & William Britton
| | (3.1) Ann Nancy Britton (c.1746 – 1824) & Elijah Holcombe (1750 – 1822)
| | (3.2) Joseph Britton (c.1750 – after 1805, very little information)
| | (3.3) Mary Britton (c.1768 – ) & William Horner (1766 – 1855)
| (2.5) Susannah Barber & John Prall Sr.
| | (3.1) Josiah Prall (1768 – 1829) & Sarah Thatcher (1778 – 1848)
| | (3.2) John Uriah Prall (1769 – 1847) & Dinah Sutton (1784 – 1862)
| | (3.3) Sarah Prall (c.1770 – )
| | (3.4) Eliada Prall (c.1772 – )
| | (3.5) Elizabeth Prall (c.1775 – )
| | (3.6) Peter Prall (1777 – 1848) & Lucretia Trout (1781 – 1839)
| | (3.7) Susannah Prall (c.1780 – )
| | (3.8) Jemima Prall (c.1781 – after 1850) & Rev. Garner A. Hunt (1764 – 1849)
Fourth Generation:
| (2.1) John Barber & Magdalen Johnson
| | (3.1) Margaret Barber & Laughlin Curry
| | | (4.1) John Curry (1763 – 1834) & Eleanor Welsh (1775 – 1845)
| | | (4.2) daughter Curry (c.1764 – bef. 1790) & Gershom Lambert Sr. (1754 – 1847)
| | | (4.3) Robert Curry (c.1765 – ) & Anne Larew (c.1795 – )
| | | (4.4) Samuel Curry (c.1769 – 1860) & Elizabeth Shewell (c.1780 – )
| | | (4.5) Margaret Curry (c.1779 – )
| | | | | m. 1) George Lukens (c.1785 – bef. 1809)
| | | | | m. 2) Caleb Runk (c.1775 – ~1835)
| | | (4.6) Catharine Curry
| | | (4.7) Eliada Curry
| | (3.2) Susannah Barber & Sen. John Lambert
| | | (4.1) Sarah Lambert (1766 – after 1766)
| | | (4.2) Sarah Lambert (1767 – bef. 1805) & Jacob Coryell (1762 – 1832)
| | | (4.3) Amy Lambert (1769 – 1848) & George Hoppock (1763 – 1798)
| | | (4.4) Achsah Lambert (1771 – 1814) & Thomas Dennis (c.1770 – 1813)
| | | (4.5) Gershom Lambert (1773 – 1779)
| | | (4.6) Catharine Lambert (1774 – 1864) & George Larison (1770 – 1847)
| | | (4.7) Jerusha Lambert (1777 – 1783)
| | (3.4) Eliada Sarah Barber & James Romine
| | | (4.1) Furman Romine (1772 – 1847) & Ann Holcombe (1775 – 1852)
| | | (4.2) Mary Romine (c.1780 – ) & Gershom Hull (c.1775 – ), moved to Sussex Co.
| | (3.5) Jemima Barber & Capt. Cornelius Hoppock Sr.
| | | (4.1) John Hoppock Esq. (1784 – 1866) & Rebecca Wilson (c.1785 – c.1861)
| | | (4.2) Catharine Hoppock (1787 – ) & John Rose (1781 – 1870)
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 1) Anne Nancy Hoppock
| | | (4.1) John Barber Esq. (1787 – 1867) & Anne S. Skillman (1790 – 1867)
| | | (4.2) William Barber (1789 – 1866) & Catharine C. Corle (c.1794 – 1849)
| | | (4.3) Catharine Barber (1791 – 1871) & Solomon Holcombe (1789 – 1871)
| | | (4.4) Johnson Barber (1793 – 1860)
| | | | | m. 1) Elitta Craven (c.1795 – bef.1820)
| | | | | m. 2) Rhoda Letty K. (1794 – 1830)
| | | | | m. 3) Sarah (1785 – 1866)
| | | (4.5) Ann Nancy Barber (c.1797 – ) & Hiram Price (1799 – 1879)
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 2) Mary Hoppock
| | | (4.5) Cornelius H. Barber (1804 – 1884)
| | | | | m. 1) Sarah Lanning Britton (1810 – 1836)
| | | | | m. 2) Cornelia Maria Britton (~1813 – >1884)
| | | (4.6) Samuel C. Barber (1806 – 1900)
| | | | | m. 1) Rhoda J. Prall (c.1810 – 1842)
| | | | | m. 2) Caroline Holcombe (1819 – 1887)
| | | | | m. 3) Della (1831 – 1901)
| | | (4.7) Alfred H. Barber (c.1809 – 1898)
| | | (4.8) Mary Susanna Barber (1811 – 1842) & Joseph Gardner Bowne (1804 – 1888)
Fifth Generation:
| (2.1) John Barber & Magdalen Johnson
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 1) Anne Nancy Hoppock
| | | (4.1) John Barber Esq. & Anne S. Skillman
| | | | (5.1) James Barber (1813 – 1885) & Mary Taylor (1814 – 1884)
| | | | (5.2) Mary Ann Barber (~1814 – 1851) & Diullius Forman (1812 – 1861)
| | | | (5.3) Elizabeth Barber (1818 – 1841)
| | | | (5.4) Theodore Barber (1818 – 1847) & Sidney Holcombe (1819 – 1893)
| | | | (5.5) Augustus Craven Barber (1819 – 1901)
| | | | | | m. 1) Unknown
| | | | | | m. 2) Sarah Stout (1824 – 1850)
| | | | | | m. 3) Frances A. Martindell (1830 – 1917)
| | | | (5.6) Caroline Barber (1819 – d.y.)
| | | | (5.7) Edward Barber (1820 – 1847) & Emeline Holcombe (1822 – 1899)
| | | | (5.8) Henrietta Barber (1821 – 1897)
| | | | (5.9) Catharine H. Barber (1825 – 1856) & Alfred Snyder (c.1825 – )
| | | | (5.10) Martha Barber (1827 – 1830)
| | | | (5.11) Frances B. Barber (c.1830 – 1852) & Wm R. Cooper (c.1824 – )
| | | | (5.12) Wm H. Barber (1832 – 1898) & Margaret Warford (1835 – 1929)
| | | | (5.13) Charles D. Barber (1832 – 1881) & Henrietta Warford (1821 – 1916)
| | | (4.2) William Barber & Catharine C. Corle
| | | | (5.1) George H. Barber (1815 – 1862)
| | | | | | m. 1) Unknown
| | | | | | m. 2) Jane M. VanCamp (1820 – 1906)
| | | | (5.2) James Barber (c.1822 – after 1890)
| | | | (5.3) Sarah W. Barber (1834 – 1856)
| | | (4.3) Catherine Kitty Barber & Solomon Holcombe Esq.
| | | | (5.1) Alexander Pike Holcombe (1816-1889) & Jemima H. Prall (1817-1855)
| | | | (5.2) Ferdinand S. Holcombe (1818-1910) & Julia Wilson (1820-1903)
| | | | (5.3) Anna Matilda Holcombe (1819 – 1896)
| | | | | | m. 1) Benjamin Blackwell Sr. (1811 – 1861)
| | | | | | m. 2) Randolph Schenck Blackwell (1815 – 1891)
| | | | (5.4) Amy A. Holcombe (1821 – 1902) & Bloomfield Blackwell (1818 – 1890)
| | | | (5.5) Lucinda P. Holcombe (1823 – 1914)
| | | | | | m. 1) Asher Lambert (1831 – 1856)
| | | | | | m. 2) Jacob Anderson Wilson (1820 – 1886)
| | | | (5.6) Benjamin F. Holcombe (1825-1933) & Charity Higgins (1833-1911)
| | | | (5.7) Catharine Holcombe (1828-1892) & Caleb Farley Quick (1825-1905)
| | | | (5.8) William F. Holcombe (1830-1919) & Ann Elizabeth Fisher (1831-1883)
| | | | (5.9) Sarah Holcombe (1832 – 1832)
| | | | (5.10) Edward Barber Holcombe (1834-1919) & Emaline Dilts (1835-1933)
| | | (4.4) Johnson Barber & 2) Rhoda Letty K.
| | | | (5.1) Ann Rebecca Barber (c.1817–bef. 1870) & Charles Ogden Holcombe
| | | | (5.2) Eveline Tingey Barber (1821 – 1854) & Thomas Seabrook
| | | | (5.3) William H. Barber (1822 – 1848)
| | | | (5.4) Jacob S. Barber (1824 – 1859)
| | | | (5.5) Catharine Mary Barber (1825 – 1832)
| | | | (5.6) Infant Barber (1827 – 1828)
| | | | (5.7) Thomas Tincey Barber (c.1829 – 1830)
| | | (4.5) Ann Nancy Barber & Hiram Price
| | | | (5.1) Martha Price (c.1828 – 1829)
| | | | (5.2) Charles A. Price (c.1830 – ) & Leah W. Moore (1832-1888)
| | | | (5.3) Ann Matilda Price (1836 – 1915) & Jonathan H. Hoppock (1831-1915)
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 2) Mary Hoppock
| | | (4.5) Cornelius H. Barber & 1) Sarah Lanning Britton
| | | | (5.1) Mary Eliz. Barber (1832-1919) & Augustus B. Reading (1829-1909)
| | | | (5.2) Sarah Cornelia Barber (c.1835 – )
| | | (4.5) Cornelius H. Barber & 2) Cornelia Maria Britton
| | | | (5.3) Samuel Howard Barber (c.1839 – 1928)
| | | | (5.4) Matilda Barber (1843-1920) & Marshall Gilmore (c.1840–aft. 1920)
| | | | (5.5) Emma C. Barber (c.1847 – ) & Samuel G. Stockton Jr. (1844-1909)
| | | | (5.6) Willard Barber (1850 – )
| | | (4.6) Samuel C. Barber & 1) Rhoda J. Prall
| | | | (5.1) Mary T. Barber (1833 – 1833)
| | | | (5.2) Asa P. Barber (c.1834 – ) & Rebecca H. (1841 – 1892)
| | | | (5.3) Alfred Barber (1837 – 1845)
| | | | (5.4) Marietta Barber (1839 – 1840)
| | | (4.6) Samuel C. Barber & 2) Caroline Holcombe
| | | | (5.5) Rhoda P. Barber (1846-1873) & Peter Quick Holcombe (1846-1913)
| | | | (5.6) Arabella Isabel Barber (c.1848 – )
| | | | (5.7) Thomas A. Barber (1851 – 1852)
| | | | (5.8) Samuel Barber (c.1852 – )
| | | | (5.9) Arabella Barber (1848 – 1926) & Alpheus C. Kuhl (1844 – 1913)
| | | | (5.10) William Gardner Barber (1855 – 1860)
| | | | (5.11) Anna M. Barber (1855 – 1926)
| | | | (5.12) Colin W. Barber (1856 – 1856)
| | | | (5.13) Mary C. Barber (1857 – 1891)
| | | | (5.14) Elizabeth K. Barber (1858 – 1929)
| | | | (5.15) Linda Barber (1859 – 1874)
| | | (4.6) Samuel C. Barber & 3) Della
| | | | (5.1) Linda Barber (c.1888 – c.1888)
| | | (4.8) Mary Susanna Barber & Hon. Joseph Gardner Bowne
| | | | (5.1) Capt. John M. Bowne (1831-1863) & Anna Mary Fisher (1833-1901)
| | | | (5.2) Cornelia Bowne (1833 – 1911)
Sixth Generation:
| (2.1) John Barber & Magdalen Johnson
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 1) Anne Nancy Hoppock
| | | (4.1) John Barber Esq. & Anne S. Skillman
| | | | (5.1) James Barber & Mary Taylor
| | | | | (6.1) William Taylor Barber (1841 – 1910) & Arietta Arnwine (1845 – 1898)
| | | | (5.2) Mary Ann Barber & Diullius Forman
| | | | | (6.1) Infant Forman (c.1841 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Albert Forman (c.1843 – )
| | | | | (6.3) Elizabeth Barber (1844 – 1846)
| | | | | (6.4) Infant Forman (c.1847 – )
| | | | (5.5) Augustus Craven Barber & 1) Unknown
| | | | | (6.1) Ashbel Welch Barber (1843 – 1888) & Ellen G. Gray (1845 – 1936)
| | | | (5.7) Edward Barber & Emeline Holcombe
| | | | | (6.1) Cora Barber (1847 – 1847)
| | | | (5.9) Catharine H. Barber & Alfred Snyder
| | | | | (6.1) Clinton Snyder (c.1853 – 1853)
| | | | | (6.2) Edward Snyder (c.1854 – 1854)
| | | | (5.12) William H. Barber & Margaret Warford
| | | | | (6.1) Sarah C. Barber (1859 – 1891) & Asher Lambert Thatcher (1857 – 1891)
| | | | | (6.2) John E. Barber (1862 – 1939)
| | | | (5.13) Charles D. Barber & Henrietta Warford
| | | | | (6.1) Eva C. Barber (1853 – 1916) & John Williams Smith (1848 – 1923)
| | | (4.2) William Barber & Catharine C. Corle
| | | | (5.1) George H. Barber & 1) Unknown
| | | | | (6.1) John V.C. Barber (1841 – after 1930) & Emma Augusta Holcombe (1842 – 1902)
| | | | | (6.2) Kate C. Barber (1843 – bef. 1884) & John Wellwood Scott Carrell (1841 – 1911)
| | | | | (6.3) William Gardiner Barber (c. 1847 – )
| | | | | (6.4) Theodore Barber (1850 – 1904) & Kate (c.1855 – )
| | | | (5.1) George H. Barber & 2) Jane M. VanCamp
| | | | | (6.5) George Bancroft Barber (1854 – 1855)
| | | | | (6.6) Frederick Barber (c.1860 – )
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 1) Anne Nancy Hoppock
| | | (4.3) Johnson Barber* & 1) Elitta Craven
| | | | (5.1) Ann Rebecca Barber & Charles Ogden Holcombe
| | | | | (6.1) Mary Holcombe (1850 – 1914) & Capt. Charles A. Slack (1846 – 1931)
| | | (4.3) Johnson Barber & 2) Rhoda Letty K.
| | | | (5.2) Eveline Tingey Barber & Thomas Seabrook
| | | | | (6.1) James Seabrook (c.1843 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Evaline Barber Seabrook (1847 – 1854)
| | | | | (6.3) Thomas Seabrook Jr. (1847 – 1929) & Sophia J. Adams (1849 – 1936)
| | | | | (6.4) Annie Seabrook (1849 – 1925)
| | | | | (6.5) Ashbel Seabrook (1854 – 1854)
| | (3.7) Hon. Samuel Barber & 2) Mary Hoppock
| | | (4.5) Cornelius H. Barber & 1) Sarah Lanning Britton
| | | | (5.1) Mary Elizabeth Barber & Augustus Bertron Reading
| | | | | (6.1) Dora T. Reading (c.1857 – ) & Alexander H. Van Horn (c.1860 – )
| | | | | (6.2) William Reading (c.1859 – )
| | | | | (6.3) Samuel Robert Reading (c.1867 – c.1926)
| | | (4.6) Samuel C. Barber & 2) Caroline Holcombe
| | | | (5.9) Arabella Barber & Alpheus C. Kuhl
| | | | | (6.1) Edith M. Kuhl (1872 – 1895)
| | | | | (6.2) Walter Newell Kuhl (1877 – 1970) & Annie A. Sutphin (1881 – 1965)
| | | | | (6.3) George Marvin Kuhl (1880 – 1962) & Anna C. Holcombe (1896 – 1958)
Andy Glenn
August 3, 2021 @ 1:50 pm
I have an ancestor, Cornelius Barber, who married Catherine Adlum. Could he be the grandfather of Samuel Barber , the composer born in 1910? I can’t find a record of Cornelius’s descendants.I found out that one of their children, Margaret Barber was a portrait painter in DC.