NASH COUNTY WILLS 1777 - 1848 BARNES 20 Jan 1780 - Oct. Ct. 1781 JACOB BARNES, wife: Elisabeth; sons: Jacob, William, James, Benjamin daughters: Sally Joiner, Ann Jones; Grandson: Jonas Barnes Wheatly. Ex: wife Elisabeth, son Benjamin. Wit: Dun. Lamon, Archd. Lamon, John Gordin. 29 Aug 1794 - Nov Ct. 1794 BENJAMIN BARNES, wife: Charity; sons Demsey, Edwin, Benjamin; daughters: Rhoda, Morning, Rachel, Delilah. (two youngest sons: Edwin & Benjamin) Ex: wife Charity, brother William Barnes, Wit: Redmun Bunn, Samuel Skinner, James Williams. 19 Sep 1805 - Nov Ct. 1805 CHARITY BARNES, daughters: Delilah, Mourning, Rachel and Rhoda Hunt. Rhoda Hunt's children: Anselm, Brittan, Benjamin. Ex: Redmun Bunn, son-in-law Henry Jones, Wit: Redmun Bunn, Charity Bunn 08 Dec 1805 - Aug Ct. 1807 MARY BARNES, sons: John, Jacob; daughters: Elizabeth, Molly, Nancy. Ex: son John, Wit: Drewry Joyner 23 Sep 1815 - Nov Ct. 1815 POLLY BARNES, Nephew Burwell Barnes, brother: Jacob Barnes' children. Ex: brother Jacob Barnes, Wit: Willie Bunn, James Permanter, Nancy Barnes 1 Oct 1817 - Feb Ct. 1826 JAMES BARNES, wife: Polly; sons: Bennett, James; daughters Polly, Drucilla; grandsons: Joseph James Barnes, Theophilus Barnes. Ex: son (sons?) Bennett & James Barnes. Wit: Sam. Smith, Orren D Barnes, David Daniel 17 Nov 1825 - May Ct. 1826 WILLIAM BARNES, (wife not mentioned) sons: Lamuel, Orren D., daughters: Lucretia Harrell, Temperance Terrell, Lurany Reading. Grandson: William Joel Tollover Terrell, (all his land to be kept by his father Timothy Terrell.) Ex: son Orren D Barnes, son-in-law Timothy Terrell. Wit: Isham Daniel, Alfred Bunn, Jeremiah Braswell. 7 June 1828 - Aug Ct. 1828 JOHN BARNES, wife: Bashaba Barnes, daughter: Eliza D Barnes. Sisters: Elizabeth Barnes, Nancy Barnes; brother: Jacob Barnes. Unity Joiner, daughter of Hardy Joiner. Nephews: Jordan, John, Joel and Jacob Barnes. Ex: brother Jacob Barnes, Wit: Willie Bunn, John J. Bunn, Eaton Gray. 28 June 1828 - Aug Ct. 1828 ELIZABETH BARNES, brother Jacob Barnes, nephews, Burel Barnes (Burwell?), Vincent Barnes. Ex: brother Jacob Barnes, Wit: Bennet Atkinson, Bashaba Barnes 20 Nov 1836 - May Ct. 1840 BARSHA (BARSHABA) BARNES, father William Joiner, Granddaughter Jacky Ann Frances Elizabeth Hill Joiner, Calvin Joiner and his wife Eliza, the father and mother of sd. legatee. Son-in-law Calvin Joiner. Sister Morning Joiner. Ex: son-in-law Calvin Joiner. Wit: Exum S. Curl, Jordan Joiner. 20 Feb 1843 - Feb Ct. 1844 PIETY BARNES, daughter Martha Ann Barnes; brothers: William & Alfred Joiner. Wit: Exum S. Curl, William Joiner, Alfred Joiner. (no Ex. named) 16 Aug 1845 - Feb Ct. 1846 JACOB BARNES, wife Morning Barnes, sons: John, Joel, Burrel, Jodin (Jordan?), Vinson, Hins, Caswell H. daughters: Primmy, Elizabeth. Ex: 2 sons John & Joel Barnes. Wit: Eliza H. Cockell, Sally Cockrell, Pity Vick."

Thanks, Audrey, for posting these. Any idea how the Nash Co. Barnes merge with the Southampton/IoWight Co. ones? So very many of the same names, but I can't figure it out. Addice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> To: <BARNES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 1:41 PM Subject: [BARNES] Re: BARNES of Nash Co, NC > NASH COUNTY WILLS 1777 - 1848