Jesse Barnes (1764 - 1843)

Born 10 Nov 1764 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Edith (Dew) Barnes — married 1798 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1843 at age 78 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Slaves

Jesse Barnes mentioned enslaved persons by name in his will signed on June 30, 1843.^[1]

to grandson, Wright Barnes

• negro boy, Jim

to granddaughter, Edith Barnes

• negro girl, Pinkey

to granddaughter, Wealthy(??) Barnes

• negro girl, Ginny

to ?? Bullock

• negro boy, Blount

to granddaughter, Delphia Barnes

• negro, Hasty

to granddaughter, Sally Barnes

• negro, Sally

to granddaughter, Rebecca Barnes

• negro, Watson

Research Notes

• I think there is some confusion re: Jesse's wives and children. Jesse apparently married twice; once to Mary 'Polly' Dew, who was the mother of his first three children - John b 1792, Nancy b 1793, and Thomas b 1794. Mary Dew passed away, possibly in 1794 (William's FindAGrave gravesite, cited above, lists Mary Dew as passing away in 1849; that doesn't seem correct if Mary Dew is the mother of only the first three children). Jesse then married Mary Edith Jordan, who would then be the mother of Jesse's other children; Dempsey b 1798, Jesse Jr b 1800, Delphia b 1802, Wealtha b 1804, Edith b 1806, Elias b 1809, William b 1811, Joshua b 1813, Rebeckah b 1815, and Margaret b 1818. That would mean Mary Edith Jordan's death occured in 1849 (William's Find a Grave memorial says his mother survived Jesse).
• Names of Jesse's and possibly Mary Dew's or Mary Jordan's children are from White, Ernestine Dew. Genealogy of some of the descendants of Thomas Dew : colonial Virginia pioneer immigrant, together with genealogical records and biographical sketches of families in Virgina, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee. Greenville, S.C.: unknown, 1937, p. 180.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1748-1917 (Edgecombe County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #827661 (accessed 27 February 2023)
   Jesse Barnes probate in 1843 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Dew Families of North and South Carolina: "Genealogy of some of the descendants of Thomas Dew"
   Dew Families of North and South Carolina > image 186 of 355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 27 February 2023)

• Ancestry Profile for Jesse Barnes (1764–1843)

• Son William's gravestone inscription identifies Jesse as the father: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2020), memorial page for William Barnes (14 Jul 1811–1 Dec 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #61592374, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by pbfries (contributor 46951237).