Family history of
BARKHURST and ALLIED FAMILIES
Richard Barkhurst
2040 Glen Springs Road
Pasadena, CA 91107
626-398-4003
rlb32341@aol.com
BARKHURST ANCESTRAL TREE
PATERNAL LINEAGE OF DAVID SYDNEY AND SARAH RUTH BARKHURST
David Sydney Barkhurst
Sarah Ruth Barkhurst
Parents
Richard Lee Barkhurst
Susan Sydney Barkhurst
Grandparents
William Raymond Barkhurst Born July 14, 1914
Died October 24, 1989
Ruth Carol Reynard Barkhurst Born February 16, 1919
Died December 7, 1981
Great Grandparents
Charles Clancy Barkhurst Born January 25, 1878
Died March 10, 1961
Lillian Vinna Garretson Barkhurst Born May 31, 1880
Died May 21, 1962
Oscar Howard Reynard Born August 11, 1893
Died December 4, 1972
Marian Elizabeth Burriss Reynard Born December 16, 1896
Died September 6, 1964
Great Great Grandparents
John R. Barkhurst Born February 21, 1839
Died August 18, 1918
Jennie Oxley Wilson Barkhurst Died 1923
William Bates Garretson Born August 27, 1847
Died November 24, 1929
Carrie Launa Haynes Garretson Born September 13, 1857
Died November 27, 1936
William Oscar Reynard Born October 28, 1863
Died April 11, 1940
Ella Wilhemina Bernhard Reynard Born November 30, 1868
Died April 16, 1945
Benjamin Comley Burriss Born October 1, 1864
Died May 29, 1946
Minnie Evelena Vermillion Burriss Born October 14, 1868
Died June 18, 1942
Great Great Great Grandparents
Joshua Barkhurst was married to a Reynard; she died young, leaving several children. Joshua married her sister, who reared the children.
Joseph Garretson Born February 14, 1824
Died August 7, 1918
Mary Jane Greer Garretson
George Haynes Born May 21, 1829
Died February 28, 1907
Mary Jane Deyarmon Haynes Born October 5, 1832
Died October 11, 1900
William Reynard & Ruth Ann Vale Reynard
William Bernhard & Nancy Johnson Bernhard
Zadok Burriss & Jenny Reed Burriss
Thomas Burns Vermillion & Achsah Dodds Vermillion
Great Great Great Great Grandparents
Nathan Garretson & Mary Penrose Garretson of Bedford, Pennsylvania
William Haynes (came from England)
Elisha Vale and Martha Kirk Vale
Zedekiah Burriss & Rebeccah Comley Burriss
Charles Vermillion & Elizabeth Alloway Vermillion
Great Great Great Great Great Grandparents
Aaron Garretson & Mary Hammond Garretson
William Vale & Ann Wetherald Vale
Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandparents
William Garretson & Miriam Frazier Garretson
Robert Vale & Sarah Buller Vale
Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandparents
Casparius Garretson (von Huff) was appointed overseer of New Castle (Delaware) Friends' Meeting May 2, 1726. His wife's name was Ann, her maiden name is not known. They lived at Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware and had four children, John, Joseph, William and Ann.
The probability is that the American Garretson family are of Dutch origin and came through Long Island or vicinity. There were Quakers there, but whether our branch was Quaker before Casparius Garretson of Delaware became identified with the Society is unknown. He became a member in Mill Creek Hundred.
His sons, William and John, moved to York County, Pennsylvania from whom sprang most of the Garretsons of the west.
Great great great great great great grandfather, Robert Vale, born in London in 1716. Disowned by his father, Baron De Vale of Normandy when he became a member of the Society of Friends on July 17, 1744. His son William Vale was born near Warrington, York County, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1754.
HISTORY
From the generation of the great great grandparents, all were born and lived their entire lives in the area of Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
Great great great grandfather Joseph Garretson was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania and moved to Jefferson County, Ohio with his parents when he was six years old.
William Reynard came to Ohio as a child with his parents from England.
Great great great great grandfather William Haynes came from England in the 1830's, a widower with two small childrean, and settled in Smithfield, Ohio.
Charles Vermillion was born in the vicinty of Baltimore, Handle County, Maryland. He was born Charles O'Brien. His parents came from Ireland to this country. His father died when he was two years old. A short time later his mother married a Mr. Vermillion and adopted the name of his stepfather. The family moved to Ohio, to Smithfield Township when Charles was twelve years old.
RICHARD BARKHURST ANCESTRAL LINKAGE TO SMITHFIELD
Richard L. Barkhurst the son of William Raymond Barkhurst (7/14/1914-10/24/1989) and Ruth
Carol Reynard Barkhurst (2/16/1919-12/7/1981), the daughter of Oscar Howard Reynard (8/11/1893-
12/4/1972) and Marion Burriss Reynard (12/16/1896-9/6/1964), the daughter of Benjamin Burriss
(10/1/1864-5/29/1946) and Minnie Vermillion Burriss (10/14/1868-6/18/1942) the daughter of Achsah
Dodds Vermillion (12/1/1846) and Thomas Burns Vermillion (5/19/1846-4/2/1917), the son of Elizabeth
Alloway Vermillion (1806-1884) and Charles Vermillion (1803-1884) who was born in Handle County
Maryland and moved with his family to Section 32, Smithfield Township in 1815.
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