Hi Dee, Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. Marguerite W. mwhitley@coastalnet.com -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:35 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >Thank heavens you got on the site. I found it grossly inadequate, but at least a starting point. I wish someone would spearhead a North Carolina (and South Carolina) site. The people on the Lists that I copied (on that original e-mail) have a ton of information on plantations that is really fascinating, not to mention historically beneficial. It might also be a good reference for researching slave information on these plantations. A number of the books that I have are indexed by Plantation name and slave names. >I got this this morning from the Georgia State Archives - > >"The list is a good starting place, but this does not list all the >plantations in Georgia. Remember that plantations were large farms, and >property records would show up in the Superior Court of the county. Also, >there are Slave Schedules in 1850 and 1860 which list the slave owner or >overseer and enumerate the slaves (with no names). This will give you a >better picture of slave ownership in Georgia during this time period." > >Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator >State Archives of Georgia >www.GeorgiaArchives.org > >Dee >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Robert Hill >To: d7777@worldnet.att.net >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:30 AM >Subject: Bladen_County_lookup > > >Plantation List for NC. IT is missing two of the largest. (1)Th 22,000 acre Avirett Plantation with slave-partners in the vicinity of Richlands & Catharine Lake, NC of Onslow County. John A.Avirett called his house Loch Katrine Hall Geo Washington ate breakfast there on his Southern Tour.Mr. Avirett lost a son in the Civil War and another son was a Chaplain. I will send you an address where you can read thee book his son the chaplain wrote 6 years after the war. http://docsouth.unc.edu/avirett/avirett.html (2) Palo Alt, 19,000 acres, dated 1830, owned by D. W. Sanders in Onslow or in Cartaret next to Onslow. (3) Burns Plantation large also & was next to Palo Alto. RObt. H. > >

Hi Marguerite, Did your Solomon Barfield leave a Will in Wayne County, NC in 1827? There is also a Solomon Barfield in Duplin County who witnessed the Will of his father, Richard, in 1754 (brothers: Jesse, Henry. Sisters: Mary, Lebeth, An Grady, Cathren Taler). There were a number of Bladen County Barfields who had roots in Onslow County (mid 1700s) and fought in the Revolutionary War. Susannah, the daughter of Luke Barfield, married Hugo Johnston who served (as did his father Gilbert Johnston) under Francis Marion. I can find nothing in the books that I have that tells me anything about him other than the Will of Richard. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: MWhitley <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup Hi Dee, Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. Marguerite W. mwhitley@coastalnet.com