BARTER, James

Abt 1775 - Abt 1818  (43 years)

• Name	BARTER, James   [1]
  Birth	Abt 1775	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1818	Tennants Cove, Kings County, New Brunswick, CANADA
  Notes	[From "The Barters of Avondale"] This is the James Barter who was the first of the New Brusnwick Barters. His home was in Boston and he was described as "a student in Latin and the Classics" although he was a cooper by trade. He probably arrived at Saint John as a shipwrecked mariner (and cooper) from a ship that was lost off the coast of Newfoundland while returning from Greenland. It is said that he vowed never to leave dry land again so he remained in Saint John to marry and raise a family. He married Abigail Austin the daughet of Martin Austin and Abigail Gale. He plied his trade as a cooper in the shipyards and on the Saint John river boats. He eventually met Mr, Tennant of Tennant's Cove on the Saint John River near the present Evandale ferry and agreed to look after the Tennant farm and the old couple in return for eventually inheriting it on their deaths. He was said to have left Saint John so that his sons would not be tempted by the sea. He applied on June 16, 1812 to the president of H.M.s Provincial Council for a grant of 300 acres on the Nerepis Rivers. Ther is no indication that he received the grant.
  Person ID	I000042	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	BARTER, James,   b. Abt 1750, Totnes, Devon, ENGLAND
  Family ID	F00032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	AUSTIN, Abigail
  Children	+ 1. BARTER, John Campbell + 2. BARTER, Priscilla,   b. Abt 1814, Kings County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 21 Jun 1876 (Age 62 years) + 3. BARTER, Rebecca Lavina,   b. Abt 1818   4. BARTER, Mary + 5. BARTER, Thomas Page,   b. 3 Feb 1808, West Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 28 Oct 1856 (Age 48 years) + 6. BARTER, James Martin,   b. 25 Nov 1809, West Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 5 Aug 1898, Avondale, Carleton County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F00031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S0077] Charles Herrick Scholey Barter, The Barters of Avondale, (Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England, 1986).