Brinsley Barnes (abt. 1713 - bef. 1794)

Born about 5 Feb 1713 in William Street, Dublin, Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Barnes — married before 1734 in Chester, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 4 Nov 1794 before about age 81 in Morgan District, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Brinsley was a Friend (Quaker)

Brinsley Barnes performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

It has been suggested that Brinsley Barnes first seen in Pennsylvania in 1734 is the Brinsley Barnes born February 5th, 1713 on or in William Street, Dublin Ireland, the son of James and Mary Barnes^[1], however, there is presently nothing to suggest that these are the same man other than similarity of name. For documents sometimes used to establish a connection between Ireland and England please see Research Notes.

It appears Brinsley Barnes married Elizabeth _____________ prior to 1734. The first reliable mention of Brinsley is found in the records of Chester County, Pennsylvania in Kennett Township when he is listed in the 1734 tax list as an "inmate."^[2] Inmates were married or widowed persons, who occupied rooms or cottages within the households of landholders. No marriage record has been found but it is apparent that Brinsley was married when the 1734 tax was assessed, as on 17 Sep 1734, Mary, the daughter of Brinsley and Elizabeth Barnes, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

There are some who claim that his wife Elizabeth was the daughter of James and Elinor Parker Lindley,^[4] but this identification is highly improbable. Elizabeth Lindley would have been three months past her thirteenth birthday if she had married Brinsley Barnes in January of 1734 and given birth to their first child one month before her fourteenth birthday. In addition, there is another marriage claimed for Elizabeth Lindley that would have been simultaneous with a marriage to Brinsley Barnes.^{[citation needed]}

The last record in Pennsylvania mentioning Brinsley and Elizabeth Barnes was dated 1 Nov 1753 when Friends Monthly Meeting at Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania disciplined Elizabeth. ^{[citation needed]}

On 20 March 1754 Brinsley made entry requesting a survey of 640 acres in Orange County, North Carolina on both sides of Rocky River at the mouth of Mud Lick branch.^{[citation needed]} Brinsley and Elizabeth probably moved to Orange County, North Carolina between these two dates.

The land in Orange County, North Carolina where Brinsley Barnes lived became part of Chatham County upon its formation in 1771. The date when Brinsley Barnes moved from Chatham County to western North Carolina is not known.

He established himself as a Regulator by signing the May 1768 Advertisement No. 9 against Governor Tryon at the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina over higher county taxes.^[5]

In 1783 and 1784 Brinsley received land grants in Berke County.^[6] In 1789 part of Berke County was annexed to Wilkes County, North Carolina. Brinsley's land was in the part that was added to Wilkes County.

Brinsley died by 4 Nov 1794, when Jehu Barnes, "Administrator of Brinsley Barnes estate, deceased" and George Brown, Esqr. signed a bond which obligated Jehu to make an inventory of all of Brinsley's assets.^[7]

Issue

They may have had the following children:^{[citation needed]}

• Mary (Barnes) Carter (1734 - 1823)^[3]
• James Barnes (1740 - 1832)
• John Barnes (1741 - 1822)
• Anne (Barnes) Hobson (1744 - 1775)^[8][9]
• Brinsley Barnes, Jr. (1745 - 1816) (possibly found here)
• Thomas Barnes
• Lydia (Barnes) Teague (1750 - 1811)
• Jehu Barnes (1753 - 1820)

Chester County Tax Records

It is suspected that the Breensly and Brownsly Barns found in the tax records is Brinsley Barns since those given names only appear in years in which Brinsley is not found. Entries found in the Chester County Tax Index include 1734/35; 1737/38; 1747-48; 1749/50 and 1751.^[10]

Timeline

• 1734 • First record of being in the British Colonies.^[2]

• 1751 • Last year Brinsley was listed as a taxpayer in Chester County, PA.^[10]

• 1754 • Awarded Granville Land Grant in North Carolina for 640 acres in the Mud Lick area near the Rocky River in Orange County, North Carolina on April 17, 1754.^[11]!

• 1768 • Brinsley and his sons James and John signed the Petition protesting taxes to North Carolina Royal Governor Tryon.^[12] This was part of what was known as the War of Regulation (1765-1771). The war culminated with the Battle of Alamance which was considered a prelude to the American Revolution. Note son Brinsley II had not been born yet and should not be confused as the signer.

• 1772 • Brinsley on the Tax Record of Orange County, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

• 1782 • Supplied two sheep as material aid to the Militia of North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

• 1782-1785 • Sold all Chatham County, NC land holding to Brinsley Barnes, Jr., John Chamness, and son-in-law Jacob Teague. ^{[citation needed]}

• 1783, 5 August • Received a Revolutionary War Pay Voucher from Morgan District, Wilkes County, NC.^[6]

• 1784, 22 July • Warrants 100 acres on Lower Little River (in Indian Territory) ^{[citation needed]}

• 1787 - Founder in the Organization of Little River Church in Wilkes (now Alexander) County, NC. ^{[citation needed]}

• 1790, July • Articles of Agreement between Brinsley and son Jehu for the care of Brinsley until his death. ^{[citation needed]}

• 1794 • Brinsley died in the Fall of 1794 in Morgan District, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

• 1794, 4 Nov. • Court Order that letters of Administration be granted to Jehu Barns on the estate of Brinsley Barnes, deceased. ^{[citation needed]}

Daughters of the American Revolution

Brinsley Barnes is qualified for Patriot Service in the American Revolution by the DAR.^[13]

Died 1794 in Morgan District, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States^[7]

Research Notes

Disputed Parents

The following persons were detached as parents for the reasons discussed below:

• James Barnes (abt.1675-)
• Mary (Unknown) Barnes (abt.1690-)

Entries in the Calendar of State Papers Relating to Ireland^[14] have been used to suggest a lineage of this Brinsley Barnes first to Ireland and then to England. But, these entries do not suggest or establish such a connection. An entry dated 15 Aug 1653: Indenture of agreement between Josias Berners, of Clerkenwell, and Abigail his wife, of the one part, and John Stephens, of Lypiat, in Gloucestershire, and Hester his wife, of the other. Josias and Abigail assign to John and Hester all their share in the Irish adventure due for any sums lent for reducing the rebels in Ireland by James Barnes, "of the Middle Temple," gentleman. P. ½. Signed, dec, by Josias and Abigail Berners. Ibid. 350. Certificate by Tibbs. James Barnes, "of the Inner Temple," as above, by his last will, dated 25 June and proved 22 Dec, 1642, bequeathed inter alia his share in the Irish adventure to his sisters, Abigail and Hester Barnes. P. 1. Signed by Tibbs. Ibid. 351. and on the next page dated 12 July 1653 Assignment by John and Hester Stephens, and Josias and Abigale Berners. They hold £400 in the Irish adventure, being the share of James Barnes, as above. Barnes certified that £100 of this belonged properly to Thomas Goodyear, of London, merchant. They assign over this share of their lot to Goodyear accordingly. P. 2/3. Signed, &c, by all the assignors before witnesses. Endd. S.P. Ireland 296, 357.

The Kennett Township tax list of 1730 contains a Wm Barns. Whether he is related to Brinsley is unknown.^[15]

Certificate No 481, Land Grant No 259, entered 10 Aug 1779, 390 acres on the east side of the Rocky River issued to Brinsley Barnes, Chatham County. Father or son?^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "Baptisms in St. Bride's Parish, Dublin. Irish Genealogist (Vol.7, 1988)"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Chester County Pennsylvania Archives, 1734 County Tax, List C-12a, Select Images then 1734 County Tax C-12a.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Records of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, in William Wade Henshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy, Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, inc., 1936; vol. 1, p 347, citing page 61: "[family of] Samuel Carter, s. John & Isabel, b. 12-26-1733, Ashtown Tp. Pa. [and] Mary Carter, dt. Brinsley & Elizabeth Barns, b. 9-17-1734" (followed by list of their children and birth dates); https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221;view=1up;seq=377 (accessed 22 August 2017).
4. ↑ Barnes, Warren E. “Mick”, "Descendants of Brinsley Barnes & Elizabeth Lindley along the lineage of William Howard Barnes (1907-1974) & Ethel Garnell Davis (1907-1946)", 1998, Revised 2012.
5. ↑ https://competitivestrategies.us/regulator-advertisement-no-9/ Barnes-Oxford Genealogy Website. Note: URL defunct as of 17 Mar 2024
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Revolutionary War Pay Voucher # 1812, Morgan District, Wilkes County, NC, BX State Archives.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Death date established by Wilkes County, NC Minute Docket, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1778-1790, 1790-1798, C.104.3000 1(C.108.3000), Tuesday 4 November 1794
8. ↑ North Carolina, Alamance, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Marriages, Vol 01, 1756-1840, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina, image
9. ↑ Daughter Anne Barnes Hobson [Barnes-1102] Records of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, in William Wade Henshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy, Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, inc., 1936; vol. 1, p 356, citing page 39: "[family of] Stephen Hobson s. George and Hannah n. 3-5-1742 Fredrick Co., VA [and] Anne Hobson, dt. Brinsley & Elizabeth Barns, b. 3-17-1744" (followed by list of their children and birth dates); https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221;view=1up;seq=386 (accessed 22 August 2017).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Chester County Arcgives, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester County Tax Index 1715-1764, p 130
11. ↑ Granville Land Grant: Manuscript and Archives Reference System, North Carolina State Archives. Select: [ http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov], then enter Brinsley Barnes in the Search Box and selected Mars Id 12.12.55.53. This documents Brinsley migration to North Carolina.
12. ↑ Barnes family member’s signing Petition to Governor Tryon:[1]. To understand the significance of the War of Regulation see: [2]
13. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 25, 2015), "Record of Brinsley Barnes", Ancestor # A006290. More information on Ancestor #: A006290 can be located at DAR Genealogy Research website in Ancestor Search.
14. ↑ Mahaffey, Robert, Ed., Calendar of State Papers Relating to Ireland, Adventures to Land 1642-1649, starting [p 229 https://archive.org/details/cu31924091770895/page/229/mode/1up?view=theater&q=Barnes]
15. ↑ Kennet Tax List 1730
16. ↑ North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. 1693-1960 Chatham 376-691image

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #92305940
• The well-respected Baptist minister the Reverend Isaac Oxford In his 1890, History of the Oxford Family wrote, "James Barnes (Isaac's grandfather) was born in the state of Pennsylvania, was of Irish descent, his father having emigrated from Doublanbutt in County Down, Ireland." To see the full text of see: [3] A large seaport was and is today located at County Down. In light of the recently discovered Baptismal record, it is believed that Brinsley traveled through County Down but was not born there. Note: these theories remain unsupported.
• Burke County, North Carolina Land Records, Vol. III.
• Report No. 40, North Carolina Archives,S.115.45, Revolutionary Army Accounts, Vol. A, page 72.
• . Chatham County Deed Book C & D.
• White, William E. A History of Alexander County.
• Articles of Agreement, Superior Court of Wilkes County, NC, July Term 1790, page 278.
• Wilkes County NC Minute Docket, Court of Pleas & Quarter Session, 178-1790, 1790-1798, c.104_30001.
• Genealogy.com Brinsley Barnes Note: Unsourced and contains information which is discredited.
• Brinsley Barnes and Elizabeth Lindley, By Warren (Mick) E. Barnes. Note: That Elizabeth Lindley is the wife of Brinsley Barnes has been discredited.
• Barnes-Oxford Genealogy Research Foundation, By Hugh Barnes. Note: the website for this foundation formed in 2017 is defunct (18 Mar 2024)