Barnabas Coulston

Brief Life History of Barnabas

When Barnabas Coulston was born on 27 April 1708, in Gwynedd Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Coulston, was 41 and his mother, Anne Foulke, was 31. He married Elizabeth Rees about 1733, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 January 1790, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Barnabas Coulston
1708–1790
Elizabeth Rees
1709–1780
Marriage: about 1733
Eleanor Coulston
1734–1771
Edward Coulston
1734–1803
Ann Coulston
1736–
John Coulston
1739–
Hannah Coulston
1741–
Elizabeth Coulston
1744–1839

Sources (3)

  • Barnabas Coulstone, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Life of Barnabas Coulston
  • Montgomery County Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records

World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1784

Historical Boundaries: 1784: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Name Meaning

English (northern): variant of Colston .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Barnabas Coulston - Gwynned Monthly Meeting Minutes

Source: Gwynned Monthly Meeting Minutes 1767 to 1779 ancestry image 17 of 163 Barnabas Coulston and his wife gave in a paper wherein they acknowledge their sorry for countenancing their children keep …

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