Arthur Barnes

Abt 1708 - Bef 1757  (< 49 years)

• Name	Arthur Barnes  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1708	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	16 Dec 1737	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as a son Arthur and given land beginning at a cedar post between the upper landing point & the little island in the will of John Barns, wife Esther.
  Land sold	1752	tract A118, Sea Side east of Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was in this year that Arthur & Elizabeth Barnes sold a home place of 50 acres to Edmund Allen who then owned some of the John Drummond part. This particular piece came from A117, as reported there.
  Will	6 Sep 1756	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3, 4]
  	To wife Elizabeth whole estate during her widow To son John Barns plantation where I now live. Brother William Barns Exr. Witt: Thomas Riley, Southy Simpson, Richard Bundick.
  Death	Bef 23 Feb 1757	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. James Henry appointed guardian of John Barns, Infant heir at law to the testator. William Barns refusing to qualify, the estate commited to the hands of the Sheriff to make sale of same and make return at the next Court.
  Est Settmt	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.
  Est Settmt	29 Jun 1757	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	The sheriff reported the sale of the estate of Arthur Barns, dec'd.
  Record ID	56443
  Person ID	I56443	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	John Barnes, II,   b. Abt 1677, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 2 May 1738, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Esther [53] Robins,   b. Abt 1682, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1705  [7]
  	They named a son Robins Barnes.
  Family ID	F17746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Melson,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1745
  Children	+ 1. John Barnes,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 28 Oct 1799, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 49 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 116 (will of John Barns, wife Esther), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1137 (tract A118), 572. [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. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1740650:62347, 802. [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. [S2224] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1753-1763, Volume 19, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2012), p. 175 (29 June 1757 Court), 2224. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 166 (will of John Barns, wife Esther), 570.