John Barnes

Abt 1750 - Bef 1799  (< 49 years)

• Name	John Barnes  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1750	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	6 Sep 1756	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as son John Barnes and given the plantation where I now live in the will of Arthur Barnes, wife Elizabeth. At probate he was shown as the infant heir at law and James Henry was appointed his guardian.
  Land inherited	1757	tract A118, Sea Side east of Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was in this year that Arthur Barnes left his inherited land to his wife Elizabeth and then to a son John. After that, there is some uncertainty, but in 1799 a John Barnes (wife Tabitha) left his land to a son Arthur.
  Anecdote	26 Jan 1757	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	On 26 Jan 1757 at Accomack Court John Barns, heir of Arthur Barns, was cited to contest proof of the will.
  Est Settmt Fathers	23 Feb 1757	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Thomas Ryley and Southy Simpson swore to the will of Arthur Barns dec'd with the approval of heir John Barns, guardian: James Henry. The sheriff was to sell the estate.
  Record ID	56441
  Will	10 Sep 1799	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	To son Arthur Barnes land where I now live. To wife Tabitha Barnes all my remaining estate during her widow then to be divided between all my children. Witt: Samuel Russell, Daniel Drummond, Elijah Grennalds.
  Death	Bef 28 Oct 1799	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. Tabitha Barnes qualified.
  Person ID	I56441	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Arthur Barnes,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 23 Feb 1757, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 49 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Melson,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1745
  Family ID	F17745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Jacob,   b. Abt 1747, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 1785, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 37 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1775	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  	Thorowgood Smith was security on the M.L.B. of John Barnes Jr. and Elizabeth Jacob, daughter of Esau Jacob dec'd.
  Children	+ 1. Arthur Barnes, Jr.,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Oct 1846, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 70 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F27651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Tabitha (--?--),   b. Abt 1755, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1785	Northampton Co, Virginia   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Comfort Barnes,   b. 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef. 1850 (Age 61 years) + 2. Nancy Ann Barnes,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 1857 (Age < 64 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 188 (will of Arthur Barnes, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 123 (Granger Family), 888. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1137 (tract A118), 572. [S2224] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1753-1763, Volume 19, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2012), p. 152 (26 Jan 1757 Court), 2224. [S2224] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1753-1763, Volume 19, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2012), p. 158 (23 Feb 1757 Court), 2224. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 461 (will of John Barnes, wife Tabitha), 570. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/28206:3143, 802. [S2238] FamilySearch.org, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZMC-RNYM, 2238. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 461 (will of John Barnes wife Tabitha), 570.