Posted on: Noxubee County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Noxubee/10346 Surname: Barnes, Robbins ------------------------- Theophilus Barnes b. 1819 in NC married P. Robbins in 1841 in Sumter Co AL. The will of Theophilus Barnes was filed for probate in 1864 in Noxubee Co MS. A Barnes is listed in the Index of Noxubee Co Tombstones. Which Barnes is it? A son of this couple, Joseph Frederick Barnes, served in the CSA, married Della Robbins and moved to TX. Looking for any information on these families.

Last year, I ordered some Noxubee Co. films from the FHC. I noticed the messages lately on the Barnes and Robbins family, and thought I should post this bit that I found in case it would be of use. I was trying to figure out if any of the BRIDGES / BRIDGERS families in Noxubee Co. were related to my Mary BRIDGERS who md. Ahijah ATKINSON in Franklin Co.,NC in 1824 and then moved to Noxubee Co. MS and finally to AR. Here's the piece of information that I found that may be of interest to Barnes or Robbins researchers... ================ >From Noxubee Co. MS Court Minutes vol. A (1834-1870) 4 Jan 1847 pg. 504 Ordered that the return of R.B. BRIDGES , administrator of the estate of Obedience BARNES , dec'd. be and the same is hereby received and ordered to be recorded. pg. 505 In the matter of the sale of the real estate of John W. BARNES dec'd., on reading and filing the petition of Roddric B. BRIDGES, administrator of the goods and chattels of John W. BARNES dec'd., and to the exhibits thereto annexed and also one of the heirs and distributees in right of his wife and this day prayed for a sale of the real estate of said dec'd. , the said R.B. BRIDGES among other things representing that the personal estate of said decedent is insufficient to pay the debts outstanding against said estate and it being represented to the court therein that Jane, Mary, Richard and John BRIDGES the children of the petitioner and theheirs at law of said John W. BARNES dec'd in right of their dec'd mother, Martha BRIDGES, formerly Martha BARNES, legatees of the said John W. BARNES, dec'd. Joseph and William ROBBINS, children of Jordon ROBBINS, heirs of said decedent in and of their dec'd. mother Eliza ROBBINS, wife of Jordon ROBBINS formerly Eliza BARNES are minors and thereby incapable of personally representing their interest in this application. It is therefore ordered by the court that Charles G. BARNES be appointed guardian of ad littim? of said Jane, Mary, Richard and John BRIDGES and William ROBBINS to take care of and protect their itnerest in this proceeding and it is further ordered that they as well as the said Wilie D. ROBBINS and his wife Elizabeth, John B. ROBBINS and his wife Nancy, Mary Ann BARNES and Jordon ROBBINS guardian of his minor children and all other persons itnerested in said land of said John W. BARNES dec'd be and to be and appear before this court on the first Monday of March Next, AD 1847 then and there to answer said petition and that the same be permitted 30 days in the Independent and that hte same --? forth ----? and show cause if they can why an order and decree shall not be made to sell the land in said petition named for the purpose of paying the debts of the said dec'd. and that said petitioner as to all other matters do stand continued until the next March Term of this court ---- ============== Hope this is helpful...I do have more information from these minutes and some from the deed books that I can send to the list if there is interest. Most are on my families, but there are other names... Anne mwise@prodigy.net