This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BarbaraVivian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: He ruled parts of Scotland and Ireland, not England, and he was from Norway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_III_of_Norway Magnus Barefoot (1073, Norway - August 1103, Ulster) son of Olaf Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of the Isle of Man from 1099 until 1102. His nickname barfot or berrføtt means barefoot or bareleg and is commonly understood to come from his habit of wearing Gaelic-style clothing, leaving lower legs bare - this Scottish style is a precursor of later kilts. According to another theory, he got the nickname because he was in the habit of walking barefoot, in the Irish style. Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) The period of peace during the reign of Magnus' father Olaf III Kyrre came to an abrupt end when Magnus succeeded him in 1093. Magnus made war with Sweden and Denmark and sought to build a Norwegian empire around the Irish Sea. In 1098, he conquered the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. Magnus returned to Norway in 1099 but in 1102 set out again, this time to conquer Ireland. He captured Dublin and the surrounding area. In the following year, 1103, he attempted to capture the whole of Ireland, but he was caught in an ambush and died in battle. There is no concrete evidence as to the exact location of his death but belief, folklore and conclusion point to a location just outside Downpatrick, County Down, in what is now Northern Ireland.[1] Magnus was married to Margareta (the daughter of his former enemy Inge Stenkilsson, king of Sweden), in 1101 at Kungahälla. They did not have surviving children. His extant sons at his death were Olaf Magnusson, Øystein Magnusson and Sigurd Magnusson (later known as Sigurd Jorsalfar or Crusader) who all together succeeded him. After his death, Harald Gille and Sigurd Slembedjakn later came forward and both claimed to be his illegitimate sons (and thus heirs to the throne). Harald Gille became king Harald IV of Norway in 1130. Magnus's death set the stage for a period of civil war that would last until 1240, with Magnus' illegitimate sons and their descendants fighting for the throne. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robertallenkelley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Joe, the reason you received a reply this way the 1st time is, I tried to send you an Email Via your Email link you provide but it too was not functioning, my Email came back unable to deliver, so I had to reply this way, I was sadden to hear that the last name of Barefoot has nothing to do with an Indian tribe, but I'm very surprised to hear that it is derived from an English Clan "Norseman" from a man named Magnus, as I do have the blood of several different European Countries over there, this fits right in. Robert Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: josephbarefoot Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kelly; If there are any native americans in the Barefoot family they are on the distaff side. The Barefoot name is derived from a Norse king named Magnus that ruled England in the 11th century. B.J.'s father was Dewey Hobson and his mother was Eula Clyde nee Stewart. He had one sister, Virginia Doris Mathews that stills lives in Banks,AL. Anything further pls contact me at Josephbarefoot@hotmail.com as your e-mail address AS WRITTEN does not function..... Joe Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

He ruled parts of Scotland and Ireland, not England, and he was from Norway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_III_of_Norway Magnus Barefoot (1073, Norway - August 1103, Ulster) son of Olaf Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of the Isle of Man from 1099 until 1102. His nickname barfot or berrføtt means barefoot or bareleg and is commonly understood to come from his habit of wearing Gaelic-style clothing, leaving lower legs bare - this Scottish style is a precursor of later kilts. According to another theory, he got the nickname because he was in the habit of walking barefoot, in the Irish style. Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) The period of peace during the reign of Magnus' father Olaf III Kyrre came to an abrupt end when Magnus succeeded him in 1093. Magnus made war with Sweden and Denmark and sought to build a Norwegian empire around the Irish Sea. In 1098, he conquered the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. Magnus returned to Norway in 1099 but in 1102 set out again, this time to conquer Ireland. He captured Dublin and the surrounding area. In the following year, 1103, he attempted to capture the whole of Ireland, but he was caught in an ambush and died in battle. There is no concrete evidence as to the exact location of his death but belief, folklore and conclusion point to a location just outside Downpatrick, County Down, in what is now Northern Ireland.[1] Magnus was married to Margareta (the daughter of his former enemy Inge Stenkilsson, king of Sweden), in 1101 at Kungahälla. They did not have surviving children. His extant sons at his death were Olaf Magnusson, Øystein Magnusson and Sigurd Magnusson (later known as Sigurd Jorsalfar or Crusader) who all together succeeded him. After his death, Harald Gille and Sigurd Slembedjakn later came forward and both claimed to be his illegitimate sons (and thus heirs to the throne). Harald Gille became king Harald IV of Norway in 1130. Magnus's death set the stage for a period of civil war that would last until 1240, with Magnus' illegitimate sons and their descendants fighting for the throne. gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: josephbarefoot > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Kelly; > If there are any native americans in the Barefoot family they are on the distaff side. The Barefoot name is derived from a Norse king named Magnus that ruled England in the 11th century. > B.J.'s father was Dewey Hobson and his mother was Eula Clyde nee Stewart. He had one sister, Virginia Doris Mathews that stills lives in Banks,AL. > Anything further pls contact me at Josephbarefoot@hotmail.com as your e-mail address AS WRITTEN does not function..... Joe > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BAREFOOT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robertallenkelley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well Joe It seems that the daughter "Carolyn Elizabeth Beasley" of an Aunt of mine "Maude Estelle Kelley" married Bobby Jack Barefoot back in Dec 1952 and I was just curious about his Indian side because my Grandmother is about half Cherokee Indian and although you couldn't tell it by looking at me or my son weather or not we are part Indian we are proud of what little Indian Blood we have in our viens as a kid growing up I have always played a peaceful Indian when ever we played Cowboys & Indains and I made a darn good one but of course I was a lover not a fighter and had a lot of females in my tent I knew from the first time I kissed a girl I was not cut out to fight but I was very good at Kissing - getting back to my Question - could you provide me with Bobby Jacks Ancestry - his Parents & Grandparents as far back as you can please with any Historical or Non Historical Stories that any of his family may have written about any of his family Thank you Robert Kelley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: josephbarefoot Surnames: Kelley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kelley; Bobby Jack was my cousin, reach me at josephbarefoot@hotmail.com for any queries...Joe Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BarbaraVivian Surnames: Barefoot Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/283.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The family had her death year as 1964. I'm not positive about it. For more information on her children see: http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/chatmondieu/BarefootTD1851.html Thomas Duncan Barefoot (Son of John Tipton Barefoot & Jane McLane Mobley ) b. 8 Sept 1851 near Center Point, Arkansas d. 12 Jan 1917 Lindsay, OK m. (1) c. 1870 Margaret (Peggy) Williams no children m. (2) 24 July 1899 Mrs. Annie Shoulders Conyers b. 15 April 1868 d. 19 May 1905 (Death recorded in U.S.Court, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Mrs. Conyers had a daughter, Amy Conyers, by her previous marriage. Amy Conyers married Charles Buckley.) m. (3) 15 July 1907 Mrs. Eliza Kathryn Magby Dennis b. 1 Jan 1871 Williamson Co., Texas d. 1964 Oklahoma City, OK Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Obits101 Surnames: Magby, Dennis, Barefoot, Luttrell, Grubbs, Davis, Brown, Stephens Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/283/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Oklahoman 03-04-1965 p.16 MRS KATIE LUTTRELL Services for Mrs Katie Luttrell, 91, of 1808 SW 15, will be at 2 pm Thursday in Hunter Funeral Home, with burial in Tuttle Cemetery. She died Tuesday in and Oklahoma City nursing home. Mrs Luttrell was born in Georgetown, Texas. She came to Oklahoma City in 1955. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs Nattie Grubbs, 1225 SW 32, and Mrs Winnie Davis, of the home; three sons, Harvey Dennis, Roswell, NM; Robert Dennis, of Amarillo, Texas, and John Barefoot, of Clinton; two sisters, Mrs Inez Brown, of Littlefield, Texas, and Mrs Mary Stephens, of California; and a brother, John Magby, of Sulphur. ***posted for genealogical purposes only; no relation*** Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AliceFerguson44 Surnames: Barefoot, Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/225.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Cathy, I saw your reply to a post and had not heard from you in a while. By the way, I purchased the "Barefoots of the South" from Sue Cannady in Clinton, NC. How are you doing? I am to visit g grandma Winnie's sister, Faithy's family this next Weekend in NJ/NY. Do you have the same E-mail address. I just E-mailed Dan. My E-mail address is Ally3729@aol.com Regards, Alice West Ferguson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 7vette4 Surnames: Barefoot Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/282/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The 90th Annual Barefoot Reunion will be held on August 5, 2007. The reunion is always on the first Sunday in August. If you are interested in an invitation to the reunion please send a post. Invitations will be mailed week of July 1. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Robertallenkelley Surnames: Barefoot Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for the Parents of these two people and any other info you happen to know about their Grandparents from the Barefoot side of the bloodline as I have nothing and would like to know them my Grandmother Mary Lou Reddick was more than half Cherokee. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donnatnyc Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/205.2.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The photo on the right is Harden P N Bundrant. The photo on the left is Daniel L Bundrant. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TAdams4447 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/225.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, hard to believe that someone would have the same email address for over 7 yrs. My address is; druks@earthlink.net Later T. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Keelymorgaine Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/225.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I know this message is old, but hope you still check in. I have someone looking for this part of her family. Please let me know your e-mail address and I will put her in contact with you. Thanks Cathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sihrman Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/274.119/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please try http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/ & site map & full text simple search http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/tombs.htm help-www.wpgs.org/ not my family Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

http://immigrantservants.com/servant/show/2286 Individual Record Name Surname: Barefoot Given Name: Reginold Soundex Code: B-613 Birth, Christening and Other Information Gender: Male Orphan: Unknown Position in Parent's Family: Unknown Landowner: Unknown Literate: Unknown Convict: Unknown Length of Indenture Year of Indenture: 1669 Place of Indenture Colony: South Carolina Research Notes Source Citations: Warren B. Smith, White Servitude in Colonial South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1961), 5, quoting Elizabeth Donnan, "The Slave Trade into South Carolina Before the Revolution," The American Historical Review, 33 (1927-1928), 804-805.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Brenda_Conkel Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/229.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for you quick response! Both my husband's & my family have cousins that have married like that. It becomes like a wedding ring quilt, everyone is intertwined, it hard to figure out at times! Isn't genealogy fun? Brenda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dpirozzi2001 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/229.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Brenda: Thank you so very much for the response. My Margaret KENNING came from Ireland in 1910 along with the BAREFOOT family. Once here a KENNING female married a BAREFOOT male, and then a BAREFOOT female married a KENNING male. A nice twist in my family tree!! So, your KENNING's do not match mine. Wish they did! Good luck with your quest! Darlene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Brenda_Conkel Surnames: Kenning Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/229.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Margaret Kenning(s) b. abt 1853 who is a sister to my Flora C. Kenning(s)who married George Spratt Zellefrow. They lived in Armstrong Co. Pa. & are burried in the Limestone Church of God Cem. in Washington Twp. The family moved around alot, on the 1850 census they were living in Elk Co. Pa. in 1860 they were living in Jefferson Co. Pa. & in 1870 & 1880 they were living in Armstrong Co. Pa. Does any of this info match your Margaret? I have been trying to locate where parents John M. & Mary Jane(Unknown) Kenning(s) where born or married & who their parents where. Please contact me if there is a match. Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: FoxyCorgi_2 Surnames: Barefoot Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/256.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I just saw your posting on George Washington Barefoot. I do have a George Washington Barefoot in my family tree. Mine was the son of David and Rebecca Barefoot (of Alabama) But David was originally from N.C. My Geo. Wash. Barefoot died in 1862 in Virginia (Civil War.) Don't know if this will help, but if you need more info you can email me at Foxycorgi_2@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.