Barbara was born in 1799. Her family was living in Hanover when her father, John Winston, died in 1800, and his estate was assessed in the 1800 Land A Tax List of Virginia as 1214 1/4 acres of land, worth 556/10/8 [pounds/shillings/pence].[1]
Barbara married Joshua Willis, the son of Reuben Willis. On 18 April, 1791, Reuben Willis was living in Culpeper, Virginina, with 1 white male over 16, 6 black males over 16, 2 black males under 16, and 4 horses.[2]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-5X1 : 12 April 2016), Barbary Millis in household of John Millis, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 646, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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