This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/1297.2 Message Board Post: Greetings. My sixth generation grandfather David Barnes was born 1800 in Vermont. Other than his DOB and POB I'm unable to learn anything regarding his ancestry. Do you know if Barnes was a common name in Vermont prior to 1800?