| Map of Marion County, Mississippi |
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| DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM BARNES This information Copyrighted © 1997 by Sandra Shields Cook |
Note: Served under Gen. John Willis, NC Militia +Martha FORT b: 1730 in (Isle of Wight, Virginia d: bef. 1794 in Robeson Co., NC m: 1750-1764 in Robeson Co., NC Father: George Fort Mother: Mary Fort Abraham and Martha had 4 children (5 by some sources) that can be found here. Josiah and Elias married sisters Esther and Elizabeth Smith. John Smith their father gave several hundred acres of land to his sons-in-law, by power of attorney through John Willis. Their sister Asenath married this John Willis and their removal to the "foreign country of Mississippi" is documented by a "Land Passport" issued by Col. Meggs in Tenn. Their other sister Mary "May" married Samuel Bridgers and was in Tenn. for a while before coming to Mississippi. This sister Mary married her cousin Thomas Barnes of Edgecomb County NC, after Samuel Bridgers died. It is this Thomas Barnes that is listed in some research papers as a child of this family. This family and several other c1800 settlers of the Territory have surviving documents, ledgers, personal letters, estate records, etc. at the Barker History Center in Austin TX. |
| JOSIAH BARNES b: 1755 in Robeson Co., NC d: 07 September 1810 in Port Gibson,Claiborne Co., MS Notes: Justice of the Pleas and Quarterly Session, Robeson Co., NC (total years unknown) +Esther Smith b: 1760 in ? NC d: 1830 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., NC Father: John Smith Their children are:  1. James S. BARNES b: 1780-1790 in Robeson Co., NC d: Abt 1810 in Claiborne Co. MS Note: 27 July 1821 division of property requested by David Ford and wife Alice Ford in Marion Co. m. Alice LEE b: Abt 1785 in Robeson Co., NC d: 1831 in Holmes Co., MS. m: in Claiborne Co., MS Father: Everett Lee Mother: Charlotte Madison 2. Lewis BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC 3. Elias BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC 4. Helen BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC d: 1811-1820 in Claiborne Co., MS 5. Susan BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC 6. Sally BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC + Ivy H. WATSON m: 17 February 1825 in Claiborne Co., MS 7. Harriet BARNES b: 1780-1810 in Robeson Co., NC + William Washington NEELY m: 12 July 1832 in Claiborne Co., MS 8. Martha BARNES b: 1781 in Robeson Co., NC d: bef. 1831 in Claiborne Co., MS m. John WILLIS b: in Robeson Co., NC d: bef. 1816 in Claiborne Co., MS 9. William BARNES b: 1781 in Robeson Co., NC d: September 1820 in Marion Co., MS m. Mary WILLIS d: Aft 1832 in Marion Co., MS 10. Joseph BARNES b: Abt 1782 in Robeson Co., NC d: 08 March 1824 in Claiborne Co., MS 11. Nancy BARNES b: 27 October 1782 in Robeson Co., NC d: 02 February 1852 in Claiborne Co., MS m. Ignatius FLOWERS b: 17 March 1772 in Robeson Co., NC d: 03 March 1839 in Claiborne Co., MS Father: Ignatius Flowers Mother: Miss Gray? 12. Mary Polly BARNES b: 23 December 1789 in Robeson Co., NC m. Thomas INGLES m: 23 July 1818 in Claiborne Co., MS 13. Asenath BARNES b: 22 March 1790 in Robeson Co., NC d: 02 March 1809 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS |
b: 05 October 1759 in Robeson Co., NC d: 15 Aug 1807 in Bayou Pierre, Claiborne Co., MS Notes: Bladen County Insolvents (see 1784 tax list Bladen Co., NC). Lumberton, NC Land Lottery Commissioner. Delegate to State Convention for Ratification of Constitution-1788 & 1789 (Patriot). Member NC C Senate - 1790, 1792-1795, 1800-1803. Member General Assembly (House) 1787-1789, 1791-1792 Moved to MS, in 1803. m. Elizabeth SMITH b: 25 March 1764 in NC d: 04 December 1812 in Bayou Pierre, Claiborne Co., MS Father: John Smith Children are: 1. MARY BARNES m. Stephen BULLOCK b: in NC 2. Allen BARNES b: 06 February 1781 in Robeson Co., NC d: 09 February 1812 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS 3. Susan BARNES b: 21 February 1785 in Robeson Co., NC d: 12 September 1806 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS 4. Abram BARNES b: 12 April 1785 in Robeson Co., NC d: 01 November 1830 in Claiborne Co., MS m. Ann Maria WILLIS b: 25 April 1791 in Robeson Co., NC d: 20 May 1827 in Claiborne Co., MS m: 27 November 1817 in Claiborne Co., MS Father: John Willis Mother: Asenath Barnes 5. Sarah BARNES b: 10 October 1787 in Robeson Co., NC d: 02 November 1815 in Claiborne Co., MS m. Benjamin SMITH 6. Elizabeth BARNES b: 15 June 1793 in Robeson Co., NC d: 28 September 1853 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS m. Joseph MOORE b: 1785 in Chester, Pennsylvania d: 29 November 1827 in Claiborne Co., MS m: 28 January 1818 in Claiborne Co., MS 7. Asenath BARNES b: 22 March 1796 in Claiborne, MS d: 02 March 1809 in Claiborne Co., MS 8. Esther BARNES b: 01 October 1798 in Robeson Co., NC d: December 1823 in Port Gibson., Claiborne Co., MS m. David D. DOWNING b: 1791 d: 16 October 1830 in Claiborne Co., MS m: 30 December 1819 in Claiborne., MS 9. Edward Fort BARNES b: 07 August 1801 d: 12 April 1827 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS m. Catherine C. VOSS m: 17 November 1825 in Claiborne/MS |
b: 1763 in Robeson Co., NC d: December 1806 in Natchez, Adams Co., MS m. General John WILLIS b: 1759 in Robeson Co., NC d: 21 April 1802 in Natchez, Adams Co., MS m: 1779 in Robeson Co., NC Father: Daniel Willis Mother: Betsy Children are: 1. Martha WILLIS b: 22 December 1780 in Robeson Co., NC d: 05 March 1870 in Adams Co., MS m. William DUNBAR b: 28 December 1775 d: 19 March 1828 in AdamsCo., MS m: 05 January 1802 in Adams Co., MS Father: Robert DUNBAR Mother: Ann DEAVER 2. Elizabeth WILLIS b: 1782 in Robeson Co., NC m. John LEYBOURN m: 1804 in AdamsCo., MS *2nd Husband of Elizabeth WILLIS: m. William PATTEN m: 06 December 1823 in Claiborne Co., MS 3. John BARNES WILLIS b: 1784 in Robeson Co., NC 4. Mary Caroline WILLIS b: 1786 in Robeson Co., NC m. William T. VOSS b: in Kentucky m: 21 May 1803 in Adams Co., MS 5. William T. WILLIS b: 1788 in Robeson Co., NC d: 1821 in Warren/MS m. Martha VICK m: 22 May 1816 in Warren Co., MS 6. Ann Maria WILLIS b: 25 April 1791 in Robeson Co., NC d: 20 May 1827 in Claiborne Co., MS m. Abram BARNES b: 12 April 1785 in Robeson Co., NC d: 01 November 1830 in Claiborne Co.,,MS m: 27 November 1817 in Claiborne Co., MS Father: Elias S. Barnes Mother: Elizabeth Smith 7. Emily Jane WILLIS b: 1795 in Robeson Co., NC d: 09 February 1815 m. Thomas FREELAND b: 06 June 1798 in Calbert Maryland d: 05 January 1856 in Claiborne Co., MS m: 1812 in Adams Co., MS Father: Frisby FREELAND Mother: Mary Rolle 8. Thomas Abraham WILLIS b: 22 February 1795 in Robeson Co., NC d: 25 September 1847 in Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS m. Margret HOLDEN b: 08 Januzy 1799 in Spartan District, SC d: 30 August 1859 in Crystal Springs, Copiah Co.,MS m: 03 August 1819 in Crystal Springs Father: Thomas Holden, Sr. Mother: Margret 9. Daniel WILLIS b: 1796 in Robeson Co., NC d: in Claiborne Co., MS m. Elizabeth COPELAND m: 03 February 1825 in Claiborne Co., MS 10. Harriett WILLIS b: 1798 in Robeson Co., NC d: 1823-1826 m. John Alexander BARNES b: Abt 1790 in Robeson Co., NC d: 20 December 1830 in Claiborne Co., MS m: 27 February 1823 in Claiborne Co., MS Father: Thomas BARNES |
| MARY BARNES b: 1761 in Edgecomb/NC d: 14 November 1844 in Claiborne/MS m. O. Samuel BRIDGERS m: 1782 in Robeson Co., NC Child: 1. Sampson BRIDGERS b: 31 August 1790 in Robeson Co., NC d: 19 September 1842 in Claiborne/MS m. Mary Ann FOSTER b: 05 November 1803 d: 07 August 1831 in Claiborne., MS Father: James Foster *2nd Husband of Mary BARNES: Thomas BARNES b: 04 September 1766 in Edgecomb,NC d: 17 March 1817 in Claiborne Co., MS m: Aft 1810 in Claiborne Co., MS Father: Dempsey BARNES Mother: Sarah |
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