On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 Fred Duncan wrote: > > I noticed in 1699 Thomas Dew is involved in the William Barber estate > settlement concerning Thomas Dew children. Elizabeth is not mentioned, > making me think Elizabeth has died by 1699. So, maybe Thomas Dew married > Jane/Jean McCarty/Baker after this date. Still thinking this John Baker > near > Nomini Creek, is our man, as he's the only one in area where McCarty family > showing up nearby in time frame, least to my knowledge. > > Now to the Barbers > > April 13,1724, Robert Carter writes a letter to a Richmond Co Surveyor > "Thomas Barber". I think this letter will be of interest to anyone with > Germanna or PrW ancestors. > > http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/berkeley/html/C24d13a.mod.html > > William Barber, father to Thomas Dew's wife, Elizabeth is said to have had > sons William, Charles & "Thomas". > > Question: Is his son Thomas Barber a Surveyor, and one named in Carter > Letter ? > > Of course Carter family - Robert Carter II, built Nomini Hall (very near > John Baker). > > Next question: Is Captain Thomas Barber with property on Pignut Ridge, PrW > (beside a William Bailey, maybe w/WCO connections) the same man? > > William Russell, also mentioned in Carter letter, patented land in 1725 on > Pignut Ridge, PrW. William Russell's daughter is said to have married John > Holtzclaw, who has a daughter Elizabeth who marries my Y-Dna cousin's > ancestor, John Duncan. > > Another person with property on Pignut Ridge is Peter Cornwell, believe to > be the grandson of Peter Duncan of Nomini Creek, father to John Duncan with > property beside John Baker. > > So, does anyone know if Captain Thomas Barber of Pignut Ridge,PrW is same > man as the 1724 surveyor of Richmond Co, Va., and is he son of WIlliam > Barber? > Jane Billington married 1) Robert Bayliss est. 1683 (son William Bayliss born Sep 1684); he died before 1693. Jane m. 2) John Baker by 1694 (mentioned in Dennis McCarty's will proved 1694); he died between 1700 and 1702. This John Baker was an active attorney, and he is named in numerous suits in Westmoreland County, Old Rappahannock County, Essex County, and Richmond County. Jane and John Baker had two children, Elizabeth born 8 October 1696 and William born 6 January 1698. The inventories of John Baker disclose that he had holdings worth 32,404 # tobacco in Richmond County (RCo Wills and Inventories 1699-1709:48-50, 15 Apr 1702). His executrix was his wife Jane (RCo OB 2: 311). Jane m. 3) Thomas Dew between 1702 (when she proved Baker's will as Jane Baker) and 1708 (Thomas's will). I think Fred is right that Elizabeth (Barber) Dew had died by 1699, leaving 4 children, but I have no documentary evidence for her death. Jane and Thomas had no children. William and Mary (--) Barber had 5 children, who appear in _The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800, Richmond County, VA_, compiled and published by George Harrison Sanford King (Fredericksburg, VA, 1966), p. 9: "B. BARBER, ELIZABETH daughter of William and Mary Barber, 11 January 1665 (sic). [This should probably be 1675; see the following entries.]" "B. BARBER, CHARLES son of William and Mary Barber, 19 June 1676. "B. BARBER, THOMAS son of William and Mary Barber, 19 January 1678. "B. BARBER, WILLIAM son of William and Mary Barber, 7 August 1679. "B. BARBER, LUCY daughter of William and Mary Barber, 16 January 1681." Thomas b. 1678 in Richmond Co is probably the Thomas Barber you're looking for, but there were several in Virginia. _English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records_, compiled by Louis des Cognets Jr. (Princeton, NJ, 1958) from material found in the Public Record Office, London, p. 6: "List of Sheriffs Appointed 28th April 1714 . . . New Kent, Thomas Barber Jr. . . . List of Sheriffs Appointed 25th April 1715 . . . New Kent, Tho: Barbar Jr." P. 9: "List of County Officers 9th June 1699. York. Thomas Barber." P. 19: "A List of the quantity of Land, Number of Tithables, and Civill Officers in the Dominion of Virginia this 8th Day of July 1702. . . . Yorke. 61,196 acres of land. 1,180 Tithables. Burgesses: Tho: Barbar, Tho: Ballard. . . . Justices - Tho: Barbar". P. 56: "Her Majesties Royall Colledge of William & Mary in Virginia. July 8th 1702. . . . Govern's elected by virtue of the Charter Dan'l Parke, Phill: Ludwell Sr, Lewis Burwell, Phill: Ludwell Jr., Wm. Fitzhugh, Wm. Leigh, Benj: Harrison, Wm. Basset, Arth: Allen, Tho: Barbar." P. 99: "[A List of Patents granted for Land in this Colony by The Honorable Alexander Spotswood, His Majesty's Lieuten't Governor & Commander in Chief of this Dominion] 363 acres, New Kent Co., granted to Tho. Barbar 6-16-1714." P. 164: "New Kent County Rent Roll. A Rent Roll of the Lands held of her Maj'tie in the Parish of St. Peters and St. Paull Anno 1704. . . . Barbar, Tho:, 500 acres". P. 179: "A Rent Roll of all the Land in York County in 1704. . . . Tho. Barber, 600 acres". William Russell of Pignut Ridge, Prince Wm Co, might be a relative of Dr John Russell who m. Elitia Billington, Jane (Billington) Bayliss Baker Dew's sister. John and Elitia had a son John, at least; I don't know of any other children or grandchildren. Here's all I have on John Russell Jr: Old Rappahannock Co Order Book 2: 93, says John Russell, orphan, agreed to serve John Deane five years to learn the cooper's trade but was not adequately taught; on 5 Dec 1689, young Russell sued his master. Warner, _History of Old Rappahannock County_, says, "He was the son of John Russell, deceased, and Alice Bullington [sic] his wife. His father patented 1100 acres of land in 1673, and his grandfather was an even larger planter. This boy was raised on his father's large farm called 'Irland'." The father, Dr John Russell, died before 17 May 1675. Kathleen Much