Jacob BARE, Sr.

1776 - 1859  (83 years)

• Name	Jacob BARE  [2, 3]
  	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ there's alot of confusion because of the Bar, Bear, Bare, etc, spelling variations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacob Bare, also known as Jacob Bare, Sr. was born in 1776 according to the census records. His tombstone, however gives his date of birth as 1778. He died Dec. 13, 1859 at Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio and was buried in the Old Cemetery. Jacob Bare, Sr. born est. 1775/8 d. 1859 in Baresville (now Hannibal), Ohio Jacob?s 1st marriage was to married Mary Steele Date: 16 Sep 1799 Jacob 2nd marriage was to Mary Stevens Even though it states everywhere the children's mother was Mary Steele I have a document showing the children's mother was Mary Stevens. Jacob and Mary Steven's children: Mary b. 8 Jan 1801 William S. b.1805 Elizabeth 8 May 1803 Samuel died as infant Susannah 8 Nov 1807 Jacob Jr. 18 Mar 1808 John 26 Feb 1810 Joseph 1 May 1812 Nancy 5 Dec 1813 David 1814? Martin 20 Oct 1815 Martha 20 Aug 1817 Alexander 5 Jan 1821 Harriet Franklin Jacob was one of the original settlers in southeastern Ohio in the early 1800's. He called his spot on the Ohio River "Bare's Landing". Today it's the location of the Hannibal Dam & Locks. It was on the north or left side of the river and New Martinsville, WV is on the south side. Jacob entered the Service when he lived in Northampton County,Pennsylvania and from then was removed to Westmoreland County where he resided. He was drafted one time and volunteered twice. He came to Ohio from Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland; Allegany County, Pa.; and Berkeley County, West Virginia. There is said to be a copy of the Marriage Bond of Jacob and Mary Steele of Berkeley, West Virginia. The census shows Anne Bare as Jacob's wife. However it is possible that Mary Ann Bare used her middle name of Anne. Jacob Bare owned all the land on which the town of Hannibal has since arisen. The record of Jacob?s acquisition of one hundred and five acres on January 26, 1811 is in the Court House at St. Clairsville, Ohio (page 221 Vol. "D" Deed Records). A Newspaper article published by the Wheeling, West Virginia "Sunday News" dated Dec. 5, 1913 is the source of much of the material in this article. The newspaper article was in commemoration of the 98th birthday of Nancy Bare-O'Neil who was Jacob Bare's ninth Child. Also from the same sources, Jacob was Justice of the Peace and that ?Father Bare came from Berkeley County, West Virginia.? I located in the Hardesty Book of Monroe County & Spirit of Democracy-Woodsfield, Ohio, that there were petitions filed before Justice of the Peace, Jacob Bare in 1876 & 1832. He was also listed as Post Master for Baresville. There is also a legal notice that Anne Bare, wife of Jacob Bare sold some property to Kasper Brown Vol. 1, Page 51. Hannibal has not always been Hannibal. When Jacob Bare, Sr. first inhabited the area, the place was called Bare's Landing. Jacob Bare settled Bares Landing, Ohio Twp. Monroe Co., Ohio between 1806-1808. The tiny village was located on the bank of the Ohio River where the land was very low. After the first flood the settlers became convinced that they had better move to higher ground. The town lost eight homes during this flood. So, the town was moved northwest to where the terrain begins to rise abruptly (the move was less that 1/4 of a mile.) The name was changed to Baresville. The original town-site was later sold to the U.S. Government to become the location of The Hannibal Locks. The change from Baresville to Hannibal was arbitrary and may be laid at the doorstep of the U.S. Post Office. They apparently felt that the original name was too easily confused with others in the same general area. In September 1819 a group of Swiss arrived at Bare?s Landing and was greeted by Jacob Bare. He spoke the German language and encouraged the new arrivals to purchase land in the steep hills that shadow the Ohio River ---------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Bare Sr Find A Grave Index Name: Jacob Bare Sr Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1859 Event Place: , Monroe, Ohio, United States of America Death Date: 13 Dec 1859 Affiliate Record Identifier: 130015732 Cemetery: Old Hannibal Cemetery ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted on Find A Grave by: Ken and Karen [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	12 Mar 1776	Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Living in Bearsville, Monroe County, Ohio   [4]
  Occupation	1850  [4]
  	Farmer
  Death	13 Dec 1859	Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio   [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Old Hannibal Cemetery, Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio   [1, 2]
  Notes	Information given to me by Beverly Mayhugh: Jacob Bare, Sr. came from Hagerstown, Maryland and settled Bares Landing before 1818. He owned all of the land where the town of Hannibal is now located. He may have moved from Pennsylvania to Maryland, to Berkeley, Virginia then to Bares Landing. Great-Grandfather Homer Baker said in a letter he wrote to Grandma Steiner in 1939, that Jacob Bare owned all of the land from Rock Hill to Sardis. (Have not verified this) Ken Bare worte a book entitled "Descendants of Jacob Bare (1778-1859) of Baresville, Ohio to 1987. I've been unable to locate such book.
  Person ID	I03747	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann STEELE,   b. Virginia d. Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio
  Marriage	1799	Berkley County, West Virginia   [2]
  Children	1. Mary BARE,   b. 08 Jan 1801, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Jun 1888, Gallia County, Ohio (Age 87 years)  [Natural]   2. Elizabeth BARE,   b. 08 May 1803, Pennsylvania, USA d. 07 Feb 1878 (Age 74 years)  [Natural]   3. William S. BARE,   b. 05 Feb 1805, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 13 Mar 1875, Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio (Age 70 years)  [Birth]   4. Susannah BARE,   b. 08 Nov 1807   d. 10 Apr 1842, New Martinsville, West Virginia (Age 34 years)  [Natural]   5. Jacob BARE, Jr.,   b. 18 Mar 1808, Baresville, Ohio d. 30 Sep 1881, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   6. John BARE,   b. 26 Feb 1810, Pennsylvania, USA d. Hannibal, Ohio  [Natural]   7. Joseph BARE,   b. 11 May 1812, Baresville, Ohio d. 5 Sep 1892, Bellmont, Wabash Co., Illinos (Age 80 years)  [Birth]   8. Nancy BARE,   b. 05 Dec 1813, Monroe County, Ohio d. 21 Nov 1912, Monroe County, Ohio (Age 98 years)  [Birth]   9. David BARE,   b. 1814  [Natural]   10. Martin BARE,   b. 20 Oct 1815, Ohio d. Jan 1865, Olney, Richland Co., Illinois (Age 49 years)  [Birth]   11. Franklin BARE  [Natural]   12. Martha BARE,   b. 20 Aug 1817  [Natural]   13. Alexander BARE,   b. 15 Jan 1821, Ohio d. Aft 1900 (Age > 80 years)  [Natural]   14. Samuel BARE   d. Died as infant  [Natural]   15. Harriet BARE  [Natural]
  Family ID	F12137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Mar 1776 - Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio Marriage - 1799 - Berkley County, West Virginia Census - 1850 - Living in Bearsville, Monroe County, Ohio Death - 13 Dec 1859 - Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio Burial - - Old Hannibal Cemetery, Hannibal, Monroe Co., Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S00008] "Bare Family Tree" by Beverly Mayhugh. [S02424] History of Bare's Landing, Ohio - Our Bare Family Genealogy. [S00129] 1850 Census Baresville, Monroe County, Ohio. [S02687] Monroe County, Ohio: Cemetery Inscriptions (Ohio and Lee Townships) by the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.