My question to the list: Has anyone come across a BARNES family in New York or "western" New England which includes these names: DAVID BARNES, GILBERT BARNES, and THOMAS BARNES. They could have been Quakers, and they most surely were loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War. Or they may be sons of a Loyalist. One may be the father of the other two. They were adults in 1826 so were most likely born in the late 1700s. I base my query on the assessment records for Northumberland County, Ontario (Canada) between 1826 and 1835: David Barnes Gilbert Barnes Thomas Barnes Each of these settlers apparently received land grants from the Crown and arrived in Northumberland County at the same time as many Loyalists or children of Loyalists. The majority of such settlers were from the Hudson Valley, others came from northern New Jersey, or western Connecticut, Massachusetts or Vermont. I believe the son of one of these men is my gggrandfather, John Barnes b. about 1822 in Ontario. Any amount of help will be greatly appreciated. Judy Penski