Sinnot had her surname as Barnard, but it was listed as "Baner" in the Wilson and Rebecca (Baner) Bodine Bible records.
From: HR Dewey [hrdewey at live.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2022
Subject: Rebecca Baner m Wilson L Bodine
I found your online genealogy site, and ran into a name that I hadn't yet encountered in my own research.
I've been doing an extensive search of the “Baner” family - essentially doing a name study of any/all documented Baners in New Jersey.
Do you have any additional information on Rebecca Baner (1799-1850) m. Wilson Bodine 28 Mar 1819?
Many thanks!
--- Helen Dewey
From: HR Dewey
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023
Subject: RE: Rebecca Baner m Wilson L Bodine
Dave ---
I've been digging away on Rebecca Baner…. Although I'm still brickwalled on her parents, I did confirm/clarify some things, and have a hypothesis to offer….
I confirmed her birth place is indeed New Jersey (1850 census plus 1880 census records for her children consistently report Rebecca's birthplace as New Jersey).
1818-1825 Rebecca residing in Philadelphia via Old St. George ME Church records. Both Rebecca and Wilson Bodine are listed in the records. Wilson's name appears as early as 1817. Rebecca's name is listed as both Rebecca Baner and Rebecca Bodine, which is expected given their 1819 marriage. Also the eldest of their 3 children (Ann, Eliza, Jesse) were born in Pennsylvania; their birth dates coincide with the Philadelphia residency window.
By 1827 (birth of Budd S. Bodine) the family is back in New Jersey.
My hypothesis is that Rebecca Baner ties into the Abraham Baner family line from Upper Township, Cape May County, but I don't have documented proof.
For the last 10 years, I've been researching Baner connections to West Jersey / South Jersey… chasing the documents and mapping connections. The name is unique, which makes it a bit easier to chase.
Abraham Baner (arrived before 1706, died after 1731) - purchased land and settled in Upper Township, Cape May County, NJ in 1715. Abraham had 2 sons, Isaac stayed in Cape May and John removed to Bucks County, PA.
In mapping the dates and issue, there is a possible alignment with:
Samuel Baner (1780 - Bef. 1817) - son of Isaac Baner II (1756-1792), son of Isaac Baner I (1723-1803), son of Abraham (Bef. 1694-After 1731)
married Ann Hutson (possibly Hudson) (1781-unknown).
Married 1 Oct 1799 in Gloucester, NJ
1800 Quaker meeting records indicate Samuel Baner married a 1st cousin, which led to his disownment from Religious Society of Friends.
(I'm brickwalled on Ann, unable to establish her parents or prove 1st cousin relationship.) Disownment unfortunately means the issue of Samuel Baner were not documented in Quaker minutes. I was able to eliminate other potential Baner males as fathers because (1) they weren't alive at time of Rebecca's conception or (2) they are heavily documented in Quaker minutes, for which she is not mentioned.
According Cape May County Historic Museum's Baner File - there are Baner family tree notes based on the memory of Bernice Baner (1802-1883). From her recalled history, Samuel and Ann Baner had 4 sons: Reuben B, Isaac, George, William. No mention of additional children and there's a notable absence of females. I'm brickwalled here too - haven't been able to pick up a document trail for any of these 4 sons either.
There was a Baron Isaak Baner (1662-1713) arrived about 1695 and by 1703 settled in Penn's Neck, West Jersey. 4 children are documented - 1 died as an infant, the other 3 returned to Sweden. I suspect there are additional children who were not recorded, and there's a longstanding suspicion Abraham Baner of Cape May County is connected to Baron Isaak Baner (I'm the 3rd generation of family genealogists to try to tackle that question without luck).
If you'd like access to my Ancestry - Baner Family Tree, please let me know. Happy to share the bits of information I was able to secure.
Best,
Helen