Barber Family Research in Anson Co. NC Submitted by Dan Sullivan dan_sullivan@prodigy.net Barber Research The following is taken from a paper written by Evalyn Barbour daughter of Noah Barber August 1935 at Wadesboro N. C. The first record of the Barbers in Anson County, so far as deeds show, was of Abraham Barber who by purchase in 1787 acquired lands on Big Brown Creek about 7 miles from the mouth, formerly owned by the McClendon Family,-it is not known at present (1935) where Abraham Barber came from, but it is thought that he may have migrated from Connecticut ,neighborhood of Windsor or Simsbury, shortly after the Revolutionary War. He was probably married there, or wherever he was living prior to 1787. His wife was Rhodah_______?. In 1790, he received a grant of a hundred acres adjoining his own land and touching "Ingrams Path", which it seems was a path or short cut, down to Browns Church which was probably the church this family attended. They were Baptist by denomination. In 1791 he acquired an additional 150 acres from the McClendons, and adjoining his own land and that of Samuel Hough, Goluld, Burwell Lanier and John Gollson. In 1792 his family consisted of daughters Elizabeth, Anna and Polly and sons, John, James, Abraham and Noah, who was born that year. Deed Book B#2:87, D&E:7; C#2:1. In 1796, one John Barber purchased 50 acres from the State on Pinchgut Creek near Little Brown Creek, adjoining Dennis Hembys, Bigleston, Lenton, Hammon and in 1798 he bought from John White an additional 200 acre tract adjoining his own land. It is thought that this John Barber was living in this section prior to 1796, as the deed at that time (land grant) mentions that the land acquired was adjacent to his own line. This family up to 1802, consisted of wife, Mary, and children Abraham, Nicey (Mrs. John Davis), Sidney, William, Arbey, Zibey, James, John, Nancy, Allen, Gatsey, Mary. Deed Book F&G:71 & 168. It is not definite that there was a relation between these two families, though it is very probable. It is possible that the first Abraham mentioned might have been son of John, since John had a son Abraham who was evidently well past his majority in 1802, besides married daughter and perhaps others, though that does not appear in the deeds. The fact that the only Abraham Barber who is shown in land transactions, subsequent to 1802, when the Abraham, definitely the son of John, sold his share of Johns estate, was the Abraham who came in 1787, it would appear that he was Abraham, the son of John. Still that may have been only a coincidence. In 1799, John Moor and Henry Moore (he son of Matthew, decease) were living near Abrahm Barber (No. I)-probably of the same familly as Reddick Moore, whose daughter, Mary Susn married Noah Barber, youngest son of Abraham Barber. In 1802 John Barber dies and his estate is divided, indicating that all of his children were of age. The Juros dividing the estate were Dennis Hemby, Cornelius Moore (son of Lawrance Moore), Lacey Battle, Allan Thomas, John Battle, Thomas Lacey and Hugh Roper. The estate tcouhed on lands of Richard Allen, Roper, Hamby, Hammonds, Boggan. (Deed Book B#2:540 & 542). In 1804 the son Abraham and daughter Nancy or Nicey Barber Davis sold their share of the estate to Richard Allen who also bought the portion belonging to Zibey Barber. (That is the last transaction I can trace to this Abraham, unless the first Abraham is the same. Land transfers from Abraham Barber or to Abraham Barber, subsequent to 1811, appearing to be concerned only with Abraham, son of Abraham Barber. In 1806 a John Richardson Barber was born,-it is though he was a grandson of John Barber the first, and might have been a son of John or James or of several other sons of John. He couldnt have been a son of Abraham, since his son John was probably born prior to 1787. He later married Mary Goldston, and they had a son Walter J. Barber who married E. Cornelia Lanier (perhaps of the family of Burwell Lanier). In 1808, Abraham Barber, who lived on Brown Creek, died, leaving his wife Rhodah, and sons John, James, daughters, Elizabeth, Anna, and Polly, all of whom were probably married,* and son Noah, who was that time about 15 years of age. In 1811 (Deed Book N&Q:293) the estate was divided. (at that time all children were probably of age) *son Abraham, probably some older than Noah. In 1811 Elizabeth was Mrs. Richard Sasser and was living in Montgomery County, Tenn., Polly was Mrs. Uriah Tison, and was living also in Montgomery County, Tenn., and Anna was Mrs. Thomas Hemby and was living in Henderson County, Ky. It is probable that John and James were also married, and it is thought John was the John with wife Frances who was living over on Pee Dee River near the mouth of Brown Creek. (That is not verified, but due to the relation between Barbers and Moores thought probable and accounting for Noah Barbers meeting with Mary Susanna, daughter of Reddick Moore.) In 1812, Feb. 9, Noah Barber married Mary Susanna Moore, and in 1816 he bought land on Richardson Creek from John Curlee and moved up there and became associated with the congregation of Rocky River Church. They lived in that neighborhood until 1835, when they sold out to Wyatt Nance and with others, including Yarbroughs and Smiths moved to Alabama, settling near Hale County and Choctaw County on Tombigee River. They had children, Washington b. 1812 (Dec), John Thomas, Henry, Abraham, Helena, Jemima, James Franklin, Almira and Nicey Jane, born in N. C. and Enoch and Calvin M. born in Alabama. (Ref. . Deed Books N&O:293, S:61, S:62, S:427 &428, U243, X:344, V:60, V431, X33, Z:215. Noah Barbers brothers, James and John seem to have remained on Brown Creek for a number of years until 1835 when James appears to have sold all holdings. John seems to have retained 183 acres on Brown Cr. The brother Abraham went to Alabama with Noah Barber, or about the same time. Both lived in that section for a long time, and until their children were grown and married. Then Noah moved to Jasper County, Miss., Rhodah Barber, the mother of Noah, died in 1817, and she and Abraham Barber are probably buried on the plantation on Brown Creek. There was a Moses W. Barber who bought land on Lanes Creek in 1832 (Deed Book Y:438) who may have been a member of one of these families, though it does not appear from the deed. Other members of the two families were concerned in the land transfers in Anson County up to this date, but none between that date and 1850, except John Barber (of Montgomery Co.) who buys land in Anson County on Grindstone Cr. in 1837 (Deed Book Z:597) it not appearing what if any relationship existed between him and the other families. The records were not checked further than 1850. Evalyn Barbour Grand daughter of Noah Barber August 1935 at Wadesboro, N. C. The following is additional research done by Dan Sullivan, Great, Great, Great Grandson of John R. Barber Mrs. Barbours deed research agrees with my own. Many people have said that John R. Barber is the son of Abraham Barber who died around 1809. But if John R. Barber was born in 1806 (Mrs. Barbour has 1803), then he would not have been of age in the land division of Abrahams estate in 1811. There is nothing in the deed that indicates that he was under age or that there was a guardian. Furthermore there are transactions between James and John Barber in 1817 (Deed Book S:155&156) involving the property they inherited when John R. would have been just 11 years old. However, there is one thing that Mrs. Barbour seems to have missed. The land bought by John Barber of Montgomery Co. in 1838 that she mentions (Deed Book Z:597) is sold by John R. Barber in 1843 (Deed Book 11:199). The land in the two deeds is the same. There are a couple of possible explanations for these two deeds. .The simplest is they are the same person and John R. was living in Montgomery County until after 1837. However, in every transaction I have seen John R. Barber always used the R. so it seems unlikely. Another explanation is that John R. inherited the land from John of Montgomery. At this point the next step is to check the census data for further clues. There are no Barbers listed in Anson in the 1790 Census data. See Table 1 1800 Anson Census Data on Barbers. Here we see Abraham and John and presumably their sons. In Table 2 1810 Anson Census Data on Barber we see Abrahams widow Rhoda. It looks like two sons are in the household but no one that is John R.s age. Its hard to say who Elizabeth Barber is but she could be the widow of William Barber as the land division of John Barber in 1802 mentions the heirs of William Barber. In Table 3 1810 Montgomery County Census Data on Barber we see 2 John Barbers both who have sons that are John R.s age. These two Johns could be the sons of John and Abraham but this needs to be investigated further. The data for Montgomery County census for 1820-1840 shows no Barbers.. The data for Table 4 1820 Anson Census Data on Barber and Table 5 1830 Anson Census Data on Barber shows James, John and Noah who are also have many deed transactions around this time. Presumable the three are the sons of Abraham. If you look at the people in their household, John Barber in 1820 and 1830 seems to have a person that fits John R. Noah also has a fit but his children have already been documented by others. By 1840, see Table 6 1840 Anson Census Data on Barber, only a John Barber is left. This John Barber is younger than the 1830 John Barber and is most likely John R. John R. is also listed in the Anson County 1850 census. To summarize the proposed line of John R. Barber is as follows: 1. John Barber wife Mary Children: Abraham, Nicey, Sidney, William, John, Arbey, Zibey, Nancy Gatsey, James, Allen , Mary 2. Abraham Barber [the link between John and Abraham is not proved] wife Mary Children: Mary or Polly, James, Noah, Elizabeth, John, Abraham 3. John Barber [of Montgomery] wife unknown John R. 4. John R. Barber wife Mary GoldstonChildren: Lydia Ann, Robert, Sarah, James, George, Sidney, Walter, Mary Additionally the children of Noah are: Washington, John Thomas, Henry, Abraham, Helena, Jemima, James Franklin, Almira and Nicey Jane, Enoch and Calvin M. from Mrs. Barbours paper plus from other sources, Alex M., Calom H., William A., Julia A. and Emeline. The children of James Barber are unkown but in the Anon County Heritage-North Carolina 1995, Article 664 by Gerald Lee Glover, they have listed that a James Barber married Sallie Richardsonn and had a son named Abraham Calvin Barber. This is probably James Barber brother of Noah and John. Listed at the end is Table 7 List of Barber Deeds Researched. Also Figure 1 is a map showing the land of John Barber who died around 1802. Figure 2 is a map of Abraham Barbers land division who died around 1809. Back to the top of the page. Home page Name Males Females <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 Abraham Barber 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 John Barber 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 William Barber 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Abraham Barber 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Table 1 1800 Anson Census Data on Barber Name Males Females <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 W. Barber 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Rhoda Barber 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Elizabeth Barber 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Table 2 1810 Anson Census Data on Barber Name Males Females <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 Jno. Barber 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jno. Barber 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Table 3 1810 Montgomery County Census Data on Barber Name Males Females <10 10<16 16-18 16-26 26<45 ³ 45 <10 10<16 16<26 26<45 ³ 45 John Barber 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 James Barber 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 Noah Barber 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Table 4 1820 Anson Census Data on Barber Name Males Females <5 5 10 1015 1520 2030 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080 8090 90100 >100 <5 5 10 1015 1520 2030 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080 8090 90100 >100 John Barber 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Barber 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Noah Barber 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 5 1830 Anson Census Data on Barber Name Males Females <5 5 10 1015 1520 2030 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080 8090 90100 >100 <5 5 10 1015 1520 2030 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080 8090 90100 >100 John Barber 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Table 6 1840 Anson Census Data on Barber Table 7 List of Barber Deeds Researched Type Ref. Date From To Notes Deed B-2:87 Dec.19, 1787 Ezekiel McClendon Abrham Barber 150 acres parcel Deed B-2:87 Dec. 19 1787 Ezekiel McClendon Abraham Barber 2nd parcel 150 acres Grant D&E:7 Nov. 16,1790 NC Abraham Barber 100 acres Deed C-2:1 Sept. 23, 17 Dennis McClendon Abraham Barber 150 acres Dower H-2:54 April 1803 John Barber Mary Barber 160 acres Grant F&G:71 May 22, 1796 NC John Barber 50 acres Div H-2:54 April 1803 Estate of John B John Davis, Nicey Lot #2 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Heirs of William 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Siday Barber 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Zibey Barber & C 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Arbey Barber & 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B James Barber & 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B John Barber & Co 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Nancy Barber & C 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Allen Barber & C 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Gatsey Barber & 40 acres Div H-2:54 April, 1803 Estate of John B Mary Barber & Co 40 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham Rodah Barber Dower 176 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham Richard Sasser Lot A 80 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham John Barber Lot B 80 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham Noah-Barber Lot C 80 acres, later sold to James Barber DB S:156 Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham Uriah Tyson Lot D 80 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham James Barber Lot E 80 acres Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham Abraham-Barber Lot F 80 acres, later sold to James Div. N&O:29 Jan. 12, 1811 Estate of Abraham James Barber Lot G 80 acres Deed T:167& Jan 16,1818 James Barber John Studivant 40 acres, land from John Barber inheritance in 1802 Deed S:155 Jul 15, 1817 James Barber John Barber 27.75 acres Deed S:157 Aug 26 1816 Abraham Barber James Barber Lot F 65 acres Deed S:197 Jan 16 1818 James Barber William. Threadgill 40 acres, part of Lot F Deed S:156 July, 1818 James Barber John Barber 3 acres Deed 24:236 Nov. 14, 1885 Estate of John R Walter J. Barber 224.75 acres Deed Z:597 Oct. 3, 1837 Thomas S. Threadgill John Barber 161.5 acres, in deed as John Barber of Montgomery County Grant V:410 Jan. 10, 1824 NC James Barber 10 acres Deed 16:678 Jan. 20, 1869 John R. Barber William H. Huntleyl 64.98 acres Deed 11:330 Dec. 9, 1843 Henry W. Deberry John R. Barber abt 313 acres Deed U:97 July 1822 James Barber Joseph Medley 326 acres Deed V:221 Jan. 13, 1824 James Barber John Taylor 100 acres Deed V:221 Jan. 13, 1824 James Barber John Taylor 200 acres Deed 11:100 Sept. 5, 1842 Martha A. Boggan John R. Barber 31.5 acres Deed 11:199 Dec. 8, 1843 John R. Barber Philip Mask 161.5 acres & 31.5 acres on Grindstone Creek, includes land bought from Thomas Threadgill & Boggan Deed 17:222 May 18, 1859 Joseph Parker John R. Barber 46 acres, later sold to Walter J. Deed 12:193 Nov. 23, 1846 John R. Barber George D. Boggan 19 acres Deed 19:729 April 29, 1876 John R. Barber Walter J. Barber Deed has 2 tracts ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dan Sullivan dan_sullivan@prodigy.net ====================================================================