BARNES - Untangling the Descendants of Thomas, Thomas, Thomas and Thomas As Barnes' genealogists, researchers and family members know, four Thomas Barnes migrated from England to America from approximately 1634 to 1656. They all settled geographically close, by today's standards, namely Massachusetts and Connecticut. We believe our research has kept these families from being co-mingled, despite given names and close dates of birth being duplicated and triplicated in each family. Thomas Barnes, designated as Thomas of Hingham, came to the colony of Massachusetts and settled at Hingham circa 1634. He was born in England in 1602 and died in Hingham, 29 November 1672. Thomas Barnes, referred to as Thomas of New Haven, came to New Haven, Connecticut when still a boy, in 1635. He signed the Colony Constitution in 1644. He was born 26 August 1623 in England and died 10 June 1691 at Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Thomas Barnes, characterized as Thomas of Marlboro, came to America on the ship Speedwell in 1656 and settled in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He was born 18 October 1636 in Barking, Essex, England and died circa 1697 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Thomas Barnes, whom we entitled Thomas of Hartford, set sail from England to the West Indies on the Second of September 1635 on the ship William and John and was transported to Saint Kitts or Saint Christophers. Thomas possibly arrived in New England on a trading schooner from the West Indies. He was born circa 1615 in Essex County, England and died in 1688 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. This Thomas Barnes is the Progenitor of the Barnes family of Hartford, CT.