De Barrette, **Barbara

! (1) Naturalization papers of Garrett Van Swearingen, province of Maryland, Records of the Maryland General Assembly held at St. Mary's, Apr 1669. Recorded 17 Dec 1792 from W. II folio 127 of the Law Record Books of MD, General Court Office for the Western Shore of MD.
(2) "Family Register of Gerret van Sweringen and Descendants," by H.H. Swearingen (2nd. ed., Washington, 1894) p.1-4.
(3) Note from Mary Esther Sparks Cousley, Nov. 1956, to Thomas Swearingen, Uniondale, IN. Transcript by Elizabeth F. Randolph, St. Louis Co., MO, 1992.
(4) "Colonial Families of the United States of America," Vol. VII, by Nelson Osgood Rhoades, p.220. Transcript by Elizabeth F. Randolph.
(5) "Genealogical and History Column," Washington D.C., Issue 109. Extracts by Elizabeth F. Randolph.
(6) Tim B. Hatfield, 1214 Crestline Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (1994). Does not cite sources.
(7) "The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland," by J.D. Warfield (Kohn & Pollock, Baltimore, 1905) p.320.

! Birth: (1) Valenchene, in the Low Countries belonging to Spain. (2,4) Vallenciennes, France. (1,7) Barbara De Barrette. (5) "The only record... in which the name was spelled with t's was in the naturalization of the Vansweringen family and Isaack deBarette... Other rec's give it as Barrell and Debarale... I, also, think that Isaac was the fa. of Barbarah & that Peter was her brother." (6) 1638/9, d/o Isaac De Barrette. (7) Of Norman-French lineage.
Death: (2,4) ca.1670. (2) St. Mary's Co., MD.