George Parker Barnes, Sr.

1778 - 1850  (71 years)

• Name	George Parker Barnes  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Oct 1778	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Land inherited	1820	tract A118, Sea Side east of Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	It was in this year that Parker Barnes died intestate and was succeeded by a son George P. Barnes, who in 1850 left to his son William P. Barnes. At the time the estate contained 337 acres, which had come from the Barnes and Drummond parts by inheritance and purchases. In 1873 in a survey for division, the house and 176 acres went to Linnie S. Powell and William P. Powell, grandchildren of William P. Barnes.
  Administrator	30 Aug 1820	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Parker Barnes was granted to George P. Barnes with Thomas R. Joynes & George Smith securities.
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 6]
  	HH#24 was headed by George P Barnes, a 71-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Barneses: Leah, a 35-year-old female; Georgianna, a 30-year-old female; Adeline, a 22-year-old female; and Mary, a 20-year-old female. Also listed was: George Satchell, a 26-year-old male laborer.
  Record ID	27234
  Will	20 Aug 1850	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	To son William P. Barnes the land whereon my father Parker Barnes died containing 337 acres & ½ of my ... To son George P. Barnes the land on which I now reside containing 275 acres with the 2 lots of wood land I bought, 14 acres in each lot, one adjoins the land of Sarah Burton & the other the lands of William Finney & John Parks, which is all called my Parker place, also the lands & marsh I bought of William Finney & ... , but if he dies without a child lawfully begotten, then the lands to my daughters Georgiana S. Barnes, Mary P. Barnes & Ataline E .P. Barnes. To my daughter Leah S. Barnes 170 acres in the woods adjoining John Rew, William Bundick, William Dix & the heirs of George P. Bagwell dec'd & also a Negro woman Caroline. To daughter Georgiana S. Barnes the land I bought of Charles West containing 82 acres & 9 ½ acres called the Nanny Savage place & also the land I bought of Sarah A. Core on Wallops Road containing 5 or 6 acres & also $1,000 & 3 blacks Isaac, Ginny & Martha & ... To my daughter Mary P. Barnes the land I lately bought of William B. Jacobs containing 150 acres bounded on the northeast by the land of John Savage & on the southwest by the land of William White Sr., also the place whereon Moses Bagwell resides, being the land I bought of George White & also 4 Negroes Grace, Levi, Abel & Bob & an infant child Eliza. To daughter Ataline E. P. Barnes my land called the Archy Barnes place containing 130 acres & also Abbott & half of Graces increase from this time to the time of my death & the other half of the increase to my daughter Mary P. Barnes. To daughter Mary A. ... which belonged to her mother. To Susan Satchell the house, garden & potato patch on which she now resides during her life & then to my son George P. Barnes. To George Satchell $75. To Christopher Satchell $75. To Edward Bloxom the Poor House lot. To Betsey Bloxom $100 & to Mary Bloxom $25. To son George P. Barnes, Abram & Levin & to my son William P. Barnes 3 Negro men Tom, Isaiah & John. Remainder to 3 daughters Georgiana, Mary & Adaline. I am to be buried in the same graveyard with my father & the grave shall be made of brick say 2 feet in the ground & 2 feet above it & covered with a marble slab, no dirt to be put on the coffin, the wall of the grave to be a solid one from bottom to top & to be from 12 to 18 inches thick & of the best brick & the slab to be a good thick one of marble & my coffin made of solid mahogany. Sons William P. Barnes & George P. Barnes & my friend John B. Ailworth Extrs. Witt: George J. Warner, Emily J. Warner, Henry P. Mason, Levin S. Joynes & Tully Lilliston.
  Death	4 Sep 1850	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as: George P. Barnes, the son of Parker Barnes & Leah Barnes, departed this life September 4th, 1850.
  Burial	Barnes Cemetery, Metompkin, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Siblings	1 sister
  1. Elizabeth Barnes,   b. 2 Jan 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Nov 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 1 year) + 2. George Parker Barnes, Sr.,   b. 15 Oct 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Sep 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years) ╚═Mary Savage Bundick,   b. 1 Dec 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Mar 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 35 years),  m. Abt 1803   ╚═Eliza Tilman Gibbons,   b. Abt 1800   d. 23 Jan 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 27 years),  m. 1 Sep 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Barnes, I,   b. Abt 1646, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 5 Apr 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Bridget (--?--),   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I27234	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Parker Barnes,   b. 1 Feb 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jul 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Leah Bundick,   b. 10 May 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Jan 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F8628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Savage Bundick,   b. 1 Dec 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Mar 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1803  [10]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth S. Barnes,   b. 21 Dec 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef Mar 1838 (Age 33 years) ╚═ Jacob (of Isaac) Warner  (Age < 51 years)  m. 4 Dec 1820 + 2. William Parker Barnes,   b. 28 Sep 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 1872, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) ╚═ Rose Ann Miles  (Age 71 years)  m. 13 May 1830   3. George Parker Barnes, Jr.,   b. 20 Sep 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)   4. John Sacker Barnes,   b. 28 Sep 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Feb 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)   5. Leah S. Barnes,   b. 5 May 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1850 (Age 35 years)   6. Mary Barnes,   b. 21 Jul 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Oct 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)   7. Georgianna S. Barnes,   b. 16 Jun 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aft. 1851 (Age 30 years) ╚═ William George Satorius  m. 13 Nov 1851
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F8635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza Tilman Gibbons,   b. Abt 1800   d. 23 Jan 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1824	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 11]
  	George Parker Barnes Eliza Tilman Gibbons was married Sept. 1st, 1824
  Children	+ 1. Attaline E.P. Barnes,   b. 4 Jan 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Feb 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) ╚═ John S. Watts  m. 28 Jul 1851 + 2. Mary A.P. Barnes,   b. 30 Jul 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Jan 1881, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) ╚═ William W. Selby  (Age < 31 years)  m. 3 Jan 1851;    ╚═ John W. Matthews  m. 7 Feb 1861
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F12342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Oct 1778 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator - 30 Aug 1820 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1 Sep 1824 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 20 Aug 1850 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - 4 Sep 1850 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Barnes Cemetery, Metompkin, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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