Anne BARRETT (1915- )

1 Anne Camden BARRETT^1,2,3 (1915- ) [11709]. Born 29 Jan 1915, Warrenton, VA.^1,2,3

2 Richard Rice BARRETT^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} (1877- ) [11706]. Born 4 Aug 1877, Concord, MA.^4,5,7 Marr Annie Camden SPILLMAN c. 1913, Warrenton, VA.^2,3

From the Boston Journal.

May 21, 1899 - "Mr. Richard Barrett, son of Col. R. Barrett, of Concord, Mass., entertained a number of his Harvard classmates at dinner last week at the Algonquin Club."

October 14, 1900 - The many friends of Mr. Richard R. Barrett, a son of Col and Mrs. Richard D [sic] Barrett of Concord, Mass, are delighted to see he was so successful with his hunter, "Parson" last Saturday afternoon at the Middlesex Hunt Club horse show, where he is a popular member and one of the best riders."

July 3, 1913 - "Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Barrett, who are spending some time with the former's mother, Mrs. Richard F. Barrett at her home in Concord, will occupy a cottage at Craigvulle on the Cape next month, having rented the estate of A. Dudley Dowd of Newton Center.".

4 Richard Fay BARRETT , Jr^{4,5,8,9,10,11,12} (1848-1912) [11700]. Born 4 Aug 1848, Concord, MA.^{4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13} Marr Cora Belle RICE 26 Dec 1872, Concord, MA.¹¹ Died 31 Jul 1912, Boston, MA.¹³

From Men of 1914: An Accurate Biographical Record of Prominent Men in All Walks of Life Who Have Achieved Success in Their Chosen Vocations in the Various Civil, Industrial, and Commercial Lines of Activity, 1915.

"RICHARD FAY BARRETT.
Barrett, Richard Fay, insurance president, banker; born Concord Mass., Aug 4, 1848; son of Richard and Lois Jane (Wheeler) Barrett; educated in Concord public schools; married at Concord, Dec. 26, 1872, Cora Belle Rice. President and treasurer Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; vice-president Municipal Light Board; member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1891 - 1892. Served from private to captain, Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Militia; colonel on staff Gov. Ames, 1887 - 1889; inspector on staff Gov. Brackett. Republican; Unitarian. Trustee Public Library. Clubs: Algonquin, Country, Middlesex. Address: Concord."

From the Boston Journal.

October 15, 1899 - "Col Richard Barrett of Concord, Mass., who was the guest of Mr. Noyes during the past week at his home in Glen Cove, Long Island, was among the many Bostonians on the New York Yacht Club steamer in the harbor for the international races in New York the past week, has returned home."

July 7, 1901 - "Colonel and Mrs. Richard f. Barrett of Concord, Mass., with their son, Mr. Richard R. Barrett, and Colonel Barrett's sister, Miss Jennie Barrett, were among the many passengers who sailed for Europe yesterday from here on thei Ivernia, to spend the summer months abroad. Young "Rich" Barrett, who is a student at Harvard College is a prominent member of the Middlesex Hunt Club, where, on his horse Sporting Parnon, he is considered on e of the best cross-country riders."

April 17, 1904 - This is an excerpt from an article concerning the descendants of the minute men.
"Living in the historical old town of Concord are families bearing the same names of the men who assembled on the 19th of April, 1775, to fight for their rights to exist. Some of them live in the very houses that their ancestors built in the earliest days of the town, and from the doors of which men have kissed their families good-by, shouldered their guns and left perhaps never to return.
One of these direct descendants is Col. Richard F. Barrett, prominent in military circles, having been on the governor's staff and captain of the Concord Artillery. He is the son of the late Capt. Richard Barrett, who was grandson of the famous Col. James Barrett, in command of the troops on that famous day in 1775.
Although the living representative of the famous family does not occupy the historical structure that sheltered ammunition and other supplies for the army, he has had many good times beneath its roof. Mr. Barrett has had no opportunity to fight for his country, and he says that fate seems to be against him. "Perhaps some of my descendants will have a chance to hold up the reputation of the ancestors."
Although the family has no record, the Barretts n 1680 had a hand in sending Governor in from his chair. There were Barretts living then in Concord, and they were among the first to assemble upon the village gree
Eighty-Six Years After.
Eighty-six years to a day after this Col James Barrett, armed with his famous broadsword that saw service in the time of Oliver Cromwell in England, assembled with his men and helped to fire the shot that was heard around the world. The following record was for a great many years in the Barrett family, and is the story of the fight as told by Amos Barrett. In a modest way the statement reads:
Amos Barrett, then a young man 22 years old. a nephew of Col. James Barrett, and a private in Capt. David Brown's company of Minutemen, left in writing his account of the day. It is the testimony, at first hand, of one who bore a part in those events, and partly because it has only been once printed, and that privately, and has not been "staled by repetition.
He says.
"The bell rung at 8 o'clock for alarm. As I was a minuteman I was soon in town and found my captain and the rest of my company at the post. Before sunrise there were, I believe, 150 of us, and more of all these were there. We thought we would go and meet the British. We marched down towards Lexington about a mile or a mile and a half, and we saw them coming. We halted and staid till they got within about 100 rods, then we were ordered to about face and marched before them with out drums and fifes going, and also the British. We had grand music. We marched into town, and over the north bridge a little more than half a mile, and then on a hill not far from the bridge where we cold see and hear what was going on.
Must Save the Bridge.
While we were on the hill by the bridge, there were eighty or ninety British came to the bridge and there made a halt. After a while they began to tear the plank off the bridge. Maj. Buttrick said if we were all his mind we would drive them away from the bridge - they should not tear that up. We all said we would go. We, then, wee not loaded. We were all ordered to load, and had strict orders not to fire till they fired first, then to fire as fast as we could. We then marched on. Capt. Davis's minute company marched first, then Capt. Allen's minute company, the one that I was in, next. We marched, two deep. It was a long causeway round by the river. Capt. Davis had got, I believe, within 15 rods of the British, when they fired three guns one after another. As soon as they fired them, they fired on us. The balls whistled well. We were then all ordered to fire that could fire and not kill our own men. It is strange that there were no more killed, but they fired too high. Capt. Davis was killed and Mr. Hosmer and a number wounded. We soon drove them from the bridge. When I got over there were two lay dead and another almost dead. We did not follow them. There were eight or ten that were wounded and a-running and a-hobbling about, looking back to see if we were after them. We say the whole body coming out of the town. We were then ordered to lay a wall that run over a hill, and when they got near enough, Maj. Buttrick said he would give the word fire. But they did not come as near as he expected before they halted. Their commanding officer ordered the whole battalion to halt and officers to the front. There we lay behind the wall, about 200 of us, with our guns cocked, expecting every minute to have the word - fire. Our orders were, if we had fired, I believe we would have killed almost every officer there was in front, but we had no order to fire and they were not again fired upon. They staid there about out ten minutes and then marched back and we after them.
"After a while we found them marching back toward Boston. We were soon after them. When they got to a road that comes from Bedford and Illerka they were waylaid and a great many killed. When I got there a great many lay dead, and the road was bloody."
No one ever knew how many of these British soldiers Amos Barrett and his uncle killed. They would never tell, but the soldiers blood was in the family, as was demonstrated when in '51 Capt. Richard Barrett left at the head of his company for the war.".

8 Richard Fay BARRETT^{8,9,10,12,14,15,16} (1818- ) [9904]. Born 30 Aug 1818, Concord, MA.^8,9,10,12,15 Marr Lois Jane WHEELER 20 May 1847.¹⁶

9 Lois Jane WHEELER^8,9,10,16 (c. 1823-bef1880) [11699]. Born c. 1823.^8,9,10,16 Died bef 1880.^12,17

5 Cora Belle RICE^4,5,11,12,18 (1854- ) [11705]. Born 11 Jan 1854, Detroit, MI.^4,5,12,18

From the Boston Journal.

December 28, 1897 - "SILVER WEDDING. - Col. and Mrs. Richard Fay Barrett Receive. - Notable Society Event Held in Concord Last Night. - Prominent Insurance and Other Officials Present.
One of the most notable receptions that have been given in Concord was given last evening by Col. and Mrs. Richard Fay Barrett at their beautiful residence on Main Street to celebrate the silver anniversary of their marriage. . . . . . . . . .

The officers of nearly all of the mutual insurance companies of the State were present, and a host of friends from near and far. Over six hundred invitations were issued and nearly five hundred were present.".

3 Annie Camden SPILLMAN^1,2,3,19 (1887- ) [11708]. Born May 1887, WV.^2,19

6 Baldwin D. SPILLMAN¹⁹ ( - ) [11713].

7 Anna T. ?¹⁹ ( - ) [11714].

Sources

1	"1930 VA, Fauquier, Center census".

2	"1920 VA, Fauquier, Center census".

3	"SaveOurHeritage.com website".

4	"1900 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

5	"1910 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

6	"Article regarding Mr. Richard Rice Barrett's party in the Town Hall in the Boston Journal, April 8, 1896".

7	"Passport application of Richard Rice Barrett".

8	"1850 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

9	"1860 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

10	"1870 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

11	"A Biographical sketch of Richard Fay Barrett, Jr. in a book titled Men of 1914:". Text From Source: An Accurate Biographical Record of Prominent Men in All Walks of Life Who Have Achieved Success in Their Chosen Vocations in the Various Civil, Industrial, and Commercial Lines of Activity, 1915.

12	"1880 MA, Middlesex, Concord census".

13	"Obituary of Richard Fay Barrett, Jr. in the Boston Daily Globe, August 3, 1912".

14	"Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants by Orlin P. Fay, 1898".

15	"Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy from two sources. (See notes)". Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America by Edna Warren Mason and

16	"Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850".

17	"Estimated based on related dates and information".

18	"Passport application of Cora Belle Barrett".

19	"1900 WV, Wood, Parkersburg census".