Pvt.
Thomas
Claiborne
(Claiborne)
Barksdale
Born in Charlotte County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Henry Barksdale
and Judith (Unknown) Barksdale
Brother of
Mary (Barksdale) Lindsey, Dudley Barksdale, Beverly Barksdale and Henry Hickerson Barksdale
Husband of
Sarah (Goode) Barksdale
— married
1765 [location unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Morton) Barksdale
— married
20 May 1778 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lucy (Barksdale) Tate, Susannah (Barksdale) Crenshaw, William Barksdale, Grief Barksdale and Claiborne Barksdale
Died
at age 82
in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Pvt. Claiborne Barksdale served with Charlotte County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Claiborne Barksdale is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A006163.
Claiborne was born in 1738 in Charlotte County, Virginia, To Thomas and Judith Barksdale.[1]
During the American Revolution he was a Private in the Virginia Militia.
The 1782 Virginia count of Heads of Households names a Claiborne "Barksdill" as a head of Virginia in Halifax County. The household included 5 blacks.[2]
During his life he had two wives. First he married Sarah Goode. His second wife was Mrs. Jane (Morton) Carter.
Children with Sarah:
- Lucy Barksdale (1766-1857), m. Edward Tate
- Sarah Barksdale (1769-1823), m. Daphney Collier
- Susannah Barksdale (1768-1796), m. UNK Crenshaw
- William Barksdale (1771-1830), unmarried
- Grief Barksdale (1774-1850)
Children with Jane:
- Agnes Morton Barksdale (1779-1831)
- Claiborne Barksdale (1783-1839), m. Sarah Embra Read
- Mary Barksdale (1785-1849)
He died in Jan 1821 and is buried at the Goode Family Graveyard in Charlotte, Virginia.
Slaves
From census records
| Year | Name | Home | Total Slaves | Link to Image (via FamilySearch or Ancestry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | Claiborne Barksdale | Charlotte, Virginia, USA | 12 | [2] |
| 1820 | Claiborn Barksdale Senior | Charlotte, Virginia, USA | 16 | [3] |
From his will [3]
| Bequeathed To | Name |
|---|---|
| Wife, Jane | Will |
| Wife, Jane | Aggy |
| Wife, Jane | Dick |
| Wife, Jane | Daniel |
| Wife, Jane | Frank |
| Wife, Jane | Nancy & her children |
| Wife, Jane | Mariah |
| Wife, Jane | Bounapart |
| Wife, Jane | Jefferson |
| Wife, Jane | Milley |
| Wife, Jane | Charles |
| Wife, Jane | Aggy |
| Wife, Jane | Paulina |
| Wife, Jane | Little & her last child named Frank |
| Wife, Jane | Sucky |
| Wife, Jane | Jepe |
| Wife, Jane | Betty |
| Wife, Jane | Hannah |
| Wife, Jane | Parks (with increase w/Hannah) |
| Wife, Jane | Peter |
| Wife, Jane | Little Harry |
| Daughter Lucy | Ruckus |
| Daughter Lucy | Nan |
| Daughter Lucy | Dick |
| Daughter Lucy | Nancy |
| Daughter Lucy | Dinah |
| Daughter Lucy | Bob |
| Daughter Lucy | Dinah (Philises daughter) |
| Daughter Agnes | Tom |
| Daughter Agnes | Lydia |
| Daughter Agnes | Dilcy |
| Daughter Agnes | Kate |
| Daughter Agnes | Isham |
| Daughter Agnes | N/Micy |
| Daughter Agnes | Doctor |
| Daughter Agnes | Sam |
| Daughter Sarah | Rocker |
| Daughter Sarah | Kitt |
| Daughter Sarah | Franky |
| Daughter Sarah | Smithy |
| Daughter Sarah | Washington |
| Daughter Sarah | Tiller |
| Daughter Sarah | John |
| Daughter Sarah | Boston |
| Daughter Mary | Fanny |
| Daughter Mary | Hector |
| Daughter Mary | Hetty |
| Daughter Mary | Scotland |
| Daughter Mary | Jerome |
| Daughter Mary | Henry |
| Daughter Mary | Betsy |
| Daughter Mary | Mary |
| Daughter Susannah | illegible (maybe Otto) |
| Daughter Susannah | Hannah |
| Daughter Susannah | also mentions those left to her by her grandfather |
| Son Grief | "a negro I purchased at Randolphs Sale for him" |
| Son Grief | "at my death to have negroes out of my estate not herein otherwise disposed of" |
| Son Claiborne | Jacob |
| Son Claiborne | "at my death to have his choice of either of my slaves not herein otherwise disposed of" |
| See will for specific notes for daughter Mary | London |
| The named individual to choose who he will belong to | Frank |
Sources
- ↑ Barksdale, John A. (1940) Barksdale family history and genealogy (with collateral lines) p. 65
- ↑ North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter); United States. Bureau of the Census. 1908, Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790 : records of the State enumerations: 1782-1785, Virginia, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/headsoffamiliesa00nort/page/56/mode/2up?q=Boyt : Accessed September 1, 2023) pg. 23.
- ↑ Will Books, 1765-1904; General Index to Wills, 1765-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Charlotte County [1]
- Find A Grave: Memorial #207852461
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 7, 2018), "Record of Barksdale, Claiborne", Ancestor # A006163.
- "Virginia Cousins," G. Brown Goode, 1888, pg. 49.
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Claiborne Barksdale Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918. p. 267. Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018, from https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290446-00268?pid=3576578.
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Captain Henry Edmunds, of "Elm Hill," married Martha Morton, and their children were, viz.: (1) Susan Edmunds, wife of Robert Gaines, of Charlotte county. (2) John R. Edmunds, who married Mildred Coles. (3) Charlotte A. Edmunds, wife of George W. Read, of Charlotte county. (4) Major Littlejohn Edmunds, who married Sallie White (daughter of Dr. White). (5) Sterling Edmunds, who married Mary J. Claiborne. (6) Elizabeth Edmunds, wife of Dr. Robert Jennings. (7) Sarah Edmunds, wife of Thomas Barksdale. (8) Joseph N. Edmunds (Charlotte county), married Bettie Hodge.
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