Lt. Col. James Barnard Noyes

Lt. Col. James Barnard Noyes, 16 May 1657–8 May 1726, was Barbara’s ninth great-grandfather through his daughter Lydia Noyes. Family-tree notes describe him as a militia major and lieutenant colonel and state that he was called “Lieutenant Colonel” in town records. The same notes credit him with discovering the first limestone in the colony at Newbury, a discovery said to have caused great excitement.

Lt. Col. James Barnard Noyes was born on 16 May 1657. He was the father of Lydia Noyes and is Barbara’s ninth great-grandfather through the Noyes, Dole, Woodbridge, Plummer, Tuthill, Fox, and Sherrell lines.

Family-tree notes state that Noyes was a major and lieutenant colonel in the militia. They further report that he was called “Lieutenant Colonel” in town records.

According to a history of Stonington, Connecticut, Noyes discovered the first limestone in the colony at Newbury. The account says that this discovery created great excitement.

James Barnard Noyes died on 8 May 1726.

Historical context

The supplied notes associate James Barnard Noyes with militia service and with a reported limestone discovery at Newbury. The description of the limestone discovery is retained as a historical claim attributed to the cited town history.

Sources & research

“Col. Fam.”, quoted in original Family Tree Maker notes: “…was Major & Lieut. Col. in the Militia….”

Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900 (New London, CT, 1900), p. 486.