William Barbee (abt. 1660 - bef. 1721)

Born about 1660 in Middlesex, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Beaumont) Barbee — married [date unknown] in Middlesex County, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 5 Feb 1721 before about age 61 in Middlesex, Virginia

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Biography

William Barbee was a Virginia colonist.

William Barbee was born about 1660 in Middlesex, Virginia to parents John Barbee and Ann Jousa Miller.^{[citation needed]} The family descended from French Hugenots. The name was originally spelled Barbey. He married Elizabeth Beaumont about 1680 in Middlesex, Virginia. Children: William, Hannah, John, Ann, George.

William, is described in the 1715 Vestry Book for Middlesex Co., as an "intelligent, honest freeholder," and he was appointed to procession the lands in lower Middlesex Co. on behalf of the local vestry.^[1]

On 5 Jan. 1720/1 William, "made out his will-- the will being proved in court exactly one month later."^[2]

He died before 5 Feb 1720/1 in Middlesex, Virginia. An inventory of his estate was ordered on March 7th and the majority of the appraising was completed by the 4th of April. The original inventory filled eleven pages. "Each room of William's house was inventoried separately. In addition he owned 2 horses, 29 head of cattle, 25 sheep, 41 pigs, 10 slaves, and had crops of tobacco, corn, peas, and beans. Total value of the personal estate was £459. 0s. 5 1/4p. He also had an unknown sum of money on account with William Dawkins in London."^[3]

"The Barbee DNA Project is producing information which is useful in directing further genealogy research. We have determined that the early Andrew and William Barbee lines are NOT related. This means that there are at least 2 distinct Barbee lines that have different DNA patterns in the U.S. and that a DNA test will show whether you are related to one of these two lines."^[4]

Property

Cavaliers and Pioneers Vol 3 and Vol 2, Vol 3 p. 25 are the records of VA patent book 9. "William Barby 200 acs Middlesex Co. 6 Jun 1699 p. 184 on Reanketank River bet. 2 marshes, &c. 100 acs. conveyed by William Beamount to Patrick Miller, 20 Aug 1687, who conveyed to sd. Barby 4 Jan. 1689;100 acs. given by sd Beamount to William Barby son the above mentioned William Barby be deed of gift, 1 Jan 1690; said 200 acs. being part of 1000 acs granted Perregrine Bland 10 Aug 1642, & granted to Hope Bland, his dau. & heir, 19 jan 1650 & by said Hope Bland bequeathed to said Beamount, her son & heir."^[5]

Land Rent Roll's for Virginia - 1704/05:

William Barbee, 150 acres land held in Middlesex Co., VA 1704 ^[6]

Slaves

1. 10 slaves mentioned in William Barbee will

2. Rose a negro belonging to Wm BARBEE dyed March 28, buried same day 1717

Research Notes

The connected mother would have been 11 years old when he was born. Possibly William was born later, but his attached father died the year after he was born, so he could not have been born much later. A source is needed for his parentage. Also, the bio says he descended from French Hugenots, but the attached parents were English.

Sources

1. ↑ C. G. Chamberlayne, ed., The Vestry Book of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1663-1767 (Richmond, VA: Old Dominion Press, 1927), 148.
2. ↑ Lynn, Barbee, Miller, Mayton, Hutchins, Rhodes, Nicholls, Herndon, Blake, Clifton, Vickers, Trice, Patterson, Proctor, Dollar, and Allied Families of Durham, Orange and Wake Counties, North Carolina, Roderic L. Mullen, Ph. D., Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1998, page 79.
3. ↑ Lynn, Barbee, Miller, Mayton, Hutchins, Rhodes, Nicholls, Herndon, Blake, Clifton, Vickers, Trice, Patterson, Proctor, Dollar, and Allied Families of Durham, Orange and Wake Counties, North Carolina, Roderic L. Mullen, Ph. D., Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1998, page 80.
4. ↑ [1] Barbee DNA Project
5. ↑ Caveliers and Pioneers Vol 3 and Vol 2, Vol 3 p. 25 are the records of VA patent book 9.
6. ↑ Land Rent Roll's for Virginia - 1704/05

• http://crossroads.barbees.org/William.html

• A Study of the Barbee Families of Chatham, Orange and Wake Counties in North Carolina" by Ruth Herndon Shields, Belle Lewter West and Kathryn Crossley Stone, 1971

• English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records

• Middlesex County Virginia Wills, Inventories & Accounts, 1673-1812 by William Lindsay Hopkins:

1720: Page 59: “(p. 166) William Barbee…5 Jan 1720 / 7 Mar 1720….Sons William Barbee and John Barbee. Daughter Ann Morgan. Exors: Mathew Kemp, George Harden and William Blackburn. Wit: Hugh Goath, Edward Blackborne and Robert Umphries."

• VA-Middlesex CO-1716-24-Church records. Slaves in the Parish Register of Christ Church - 1717-1724: "Rose a negro belonging to Wm BARBEE dyed March 28, buried same day 1717" (https://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/slavedata.html)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010; Talbott Gedcom.ged on Jul 23, 2011 by Lisa Talbott; HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer; worthington Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by JoAnne Worthington; and Edwards Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2011 by Kennon Edwards.