Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) was born in Essex, England and died in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. Descendants lived in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Kansas, Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, and elsewhere.

Thomas Barnes was born in about 1615 in Essex, England. He emigrated in 1635 and settled in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. He married Mary in about 1649 and they had four children. He married Mary Andrus in about 1663 and they had two sons. Descendants and relatives lived in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Michigan and elsewhere.