James BARKLEY
The ages for all family members match the 1820 census for Reading correctly. The ages for all family members match the 1830 census for Barrington correctly, if the census was taken after Hiram's birth in May, and taking into account that Polly died in 1826. In addition, the 1855 census lists Hiram born in 1830 in Yates county.
Cornelia's exact birth year is in some small doubt. Her granddaughter Hyla Barkley's family list654
has a birthdate of Dec 18, 1798. The 1865 NY census has Cornelia Barkley, age 68, female, white, married, died on Mar 6 (1864), born in Ulster (county, NY), cause of death as typhoid fever. Cornelia's headstone, as examined by the author, reads: "Cornelia, wife of James Barkley Died Mar 6 186(?) Aged 65 years." The stone when read was very weathered.
Betsey's headstone has d 3 May 1852 ae 19y 8m 28d, which implies a birthdate of 5 Jun 1832, versus 5 Aug listed by Hyla Barkley Veazie.
Matilda's headstone reads "Matilda, wife of James Barkley Died Mar. 6, 1885 Aged 73 years & 6 days." Her birthdate is estimated from that information.
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The ages for all family members match the 1840 census for Bradford correctly, taking into account that Polly died in 1826.
James was apparently a farmer his whole life.
In the 1865 census, James, age 66, still farming, is listed as having 8 children and widowed. The 1870 census lists with him Matilda, his second wife. The date of his marriage to her is a guess.
The headstones of James, Matilda and Cornelia are grouped in that order, right-to-left.
Cornelia VANORDER
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Her ages given in the censuses in which they appear imply birth years of 1797 through 1799. 1798 is indicated herein as perhaps being the closest.
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Matilda BARKLEY
34. Bradford Cemetery, Bradford, NY, examined by Bruce J Veazie, 2001
38. 1865 New York State Census, Steuben Co., Bradford notes
39. 1865 New York State Census, Steuben Co., Bradford notes
Seybolt, Stetler, Barkley
84. 1855 NY State Census, Schuyler Co., Town of Orange
654. Veazie, Hyla Barkley, Letter from, to ‘Margaret & Fred’ [Barkley – her brother and sister-in-law], 17 Dec 1950
656. 1850 Fed Census NY, Steuben Co., Bradford
657. 1860 Fed Census NY, Steuben Co., Bradford
661. 1840 Fed Census NY, Steuben Co., Bradford
662. 1830 Fed Census NY, Yates Co., Barrington
663. 1820 Fed Census NY, Steuben Co., Reading
1076. Steve Romance Farm Cemetery, South Bradford, NY, gravestones, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysteube/ba/bax3.html