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Lucretia (Griffin) Barnard (abt. 1782 - abt. 1850)

Lucretia Barnard formerly Griffin aka Rowe, Grisham, Grissom
Born about in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennesseemap
Wife of — married 1801 in Tennessee, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 1807 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 68 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lucretia (Griffin) Barnard was born in 1782 in Tennessee. Her parents were William (Grissom) Griffin (~1772 - 1835) and Susannah Chaw Ew Ker (~1755 - ~1829).
Her siblings were...
  1. Mary Polly (Grissom) Barnard (1791 - 1828)
  2. Elizabeth (Griffin) Bull (1796 - ~1824)
Her 1st spouse was John Coleman Rowe. George Barnard signed as a witness (as he was a neighbor) to their marriage. When John Coleman Rowe was killed in 1805, George Washington Barnard married Lucretia[1] and adopted her children fathered by John Rowe. Lucretia was listed in the 1850 Census. [2][3][4]

Marriages and Children

Lucretia married 1st John Coleman Rowe (~1780 - ) in 1801 in Tennessee.
Their children were...
  1. Pharoah Rowe (~1802 - )
  2. Elizabeth (Rowe) Johnson (~1804 - )
  3. Benjamin Rowe (~1807 - ).
Lucretia married 2nd George Washington Barnard (~1785 - ~1866) in 1807 in Claiborne, Tennessee.[5][6]
Their children were...
  1. Mary Polly (Barnard) Johnson (1809 - 1875)
  2. Robert Barnard (~1815 - 1843)
  3. Artimissa (Barnard) West (1824 - 1860)
  4. Pleasant Wesley Barnard (1826 - 1862).

Death

Lucretia died in ~1850 in Claiborne aged ~68.[citation needed]

Research Notes

by Betsy Groh

George married Lucretia Griffin—-you will see the name written as Grissom, Gresham, etc., but legally it was Griffin. That fact is proven by the Federal government archives regarding the Trail of Tears.
Lucretia was part Native American. She was one of the children of William Griffin and Susannah ________. William Griffin’s Native American name was Talha Che ca. He is mentioned in a few documents and Grissom Island is named after him.
Lucretia had a sister named Elizabeth who was called Betsy. She was married very young to a man named George Bull who died young. They had two children; Rebecca and Sterling J. Betsy was remarried to a man named Andy Ross and had a third child, Louisa. Betsy died when Louisa was a toddler. Her children were adopted by her sister Mary Polly who was married to John Barnard, thus the Barnard name for Rebecca Bull. John Barnard died young as well and his brother George Washington Barnard became the guardian of the children.

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com, Source number: 4466.004; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1, Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, query. Ancestry Record 7836 #61489
  2. United States Census, 1850 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD4-5C2 : 9 November 2014), Lucretia Barnard in household of George Barnard, Claiborne county, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing family 65, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
  3. 1850 United States Census, Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, Lucretia Barnard, female, age 68, birth year 1782, birthplace Tennessee, occupation: farmer, household members: Lucretia Barnard age 68, George Barnard age 63, Henderson Barnard age 13, James Johnson age 13, Dickinson Barnard age 11.
  4. From Ancestry.com: Bender Family Tree, Lucretia Griffin was born 1782 in Hawkins County, Tennessee and died before 1860 in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
  5. Ancestry.com, Source number: 293.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BJT, Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, query. Ancestry Record 7836 #61488
  6. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Lucretia Rowe, female, spouse: George W. Barnard, spouse's birthplace Virginia, spouse's birth year 1785, marriage state: Tennessee.




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Burke-7502 and Griffin-12969 do not represent the same person because: Not the same person.
posted by Anonymous Zimmer
Can we find a source for her first marriage to Rowe?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Nothing substantial, but perhaps a lead. This was a note I found on Rootsweb (https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/123874/I3768/-/individual):

Shot and killed after his murderer let his horse loose to bring him outside. "The first husband of George Barnard's wife was murdered in the following manner. He had stopped for the night at Grisholm's on Clinch River just opposite Howard's Quarter. He was riding a stallion. Someone turned the stallion loose among Grisholm's horses, knowing that the commotion would bring him out of the house. When he reached the stable lot, he was shot and killed. As he was a stranger, it was supposed that he was followed."

The quote gives the impression that it came from court records, but in fact, the record cited refers to John C Roe pre-1801. The were presumeably married in 1801 and he died in about 1806.

Another said to be referring to John Roe was in "The P. G. Fulkerson Papers" written by a Claiborn County Attorney who was born in 1840. The papers are said to have been published by his granddaughter in 1979 in the Tazewell-New Tazewell Observer and later in the Claiborn County Historical Society. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91882920/

Presumably context for this quote is checkable in Claiborne County.

I think the naming of "John Coleman Rowe" is suspect and appears to come from records from England. Certainly, I'm finding nothing about "Coleman". Spelling differences Roe vs Rowe may be understandable.

In other words, unsubstantiated, but might not have come out of thin air.

posted by Douglas Beezley
edited by Douglas Beezley
Loretta. I have removed the unmerged match of the two profiles below. So that you can complete the merge and deal with the LNAB, I will add you as PM if you will PM me your email address.
posted by Douglas Beezley
Grisham-340 and Griffin-12969 are not ready to be merged because: I am postponing this due to the problem if identifying the LNAB. I have seen no evidence confirming any spelling of the family recorded as Grisham, Grissom, and others. I had not seen Griffin before, so I can neither accept nor dispute the change. I am also questioning the stated relationship between Lucretia and Rebecca.
posted by Douglas Beezley
Grisham-340 and Griffin-12969 appear to represent the same person because: Griffin is the correct last name at birth. It was transcribe incorrectly back when the fancy writing F's looked like S's. Same spouses Griffin-12969 has the correct parents.
posted by Loretta (Leger) Corbin

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