Moses Barrow (1755 - 1801)

Born 15 Oct 1755 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1801 at age 46 in Washington County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private Moses Barrow served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Moses Barrow is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A006814.

Moses Barrows’ father and mother died when he was very young. When older brother Jacob was old enough to take over the inherited fishery on the Roanoke River in Halifax County, N.C. Moses lived with him. He later moved to Edgecombe County and owned several properties there. He moved to Washington County, GA in the very late 1700s on land along Keg Creek in the western edge of the county. This land today is a part of a large kaolin mining operation. He evidently was fairly prosperous as he owned 460 acres and 7 slaves. His wealthy brother James who moved to nearby Baldwin County owned thousands of acres in several counties and 77 slaves. Moses had drawn the Georgia land for his service in the Revolutionary War, having served in Captain Bacot’s 10th regiment under Colonel Abraham Sheppard. (NSDAR Patriot Index, Page 40).

Moses died intestate on Dec. 28, 1801 when youngest son “Jimmy” was three days old. We have not been able to locate his grave. His brother James was appointed an executor of the estate and guardian of the older children who went to live with him. Moses's 2nd wife, Martha (Smith) Barrow, married Charles Thompson, a friend of Moses, in only a few months and they, including baby boy “Jimmy”, lived near High Shoals, in Walton County, GA. She had several children by her new husband and died in 1812. She is buried in an unmarked grave in the Thompson Family Cemetery near High Shoals. Young James then went to his uncle’s home until his brother Jacob became of age and became his guardian.

Marriages

1. Mildred Powell 1770 -  ? She is listed in her husband's DAR record.
2. Martha Smith 1760 - 1812? She must be Moses' 2nd wife since she remarried after Moses Barrows' death.

Thomas Barrow, Jr. and family were living in Onslow County, North Carolina in 1761. Thomas died in 1761 leaving his wife and five children: Hosea (by first wife Mary) and his children by Elizabeth Atkinson Barrow: Jacob, James, Moses, and Sally (who was born after her father's death and not mentioned in the will). In his will, he stated, "I Thomas Barrow of Onslow County in the prov. of North Carolina, Planter, being Sick and weak but of sound & perfect memory" left to Moses "one negro boy called Peter to him and his heirs for ever".^{[1] [2]}

On the 1790 Census, Moses Barrow was living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. According to the census, there was one free white male over the age of 16, two free white males under the age of 16, two free white females, and four slaves.

He passed away in 1801 in Washington County, Georgia.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas Barrow, Jr., Original copy in the Department of Archives & History, Raleigh, NC
2. ↑ A transcribed copy of Thomas Barrow, Jr.'s will has been uploaded to the photo section.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134084795/moses-barrow : accessed 14 April 2022), memorial page for Moses Barrow (15 Oct 1755–28 Dec 1801), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134084795, ; Maintained by Sabrina (contributor 47811077) Burial Details Unknown.
• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/moses-barrow-24-2cpj7n
• 1790 United States Census; index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-3K8), Moses Barrow, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• https://books.google.com/books?id=a4UccKkdd54C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Moses+Barrow+Mildred+Powell&source=bl&ots=WepRu0zXod&sig=ACfU3U0Jr_P9_3ilRH_3razRoS6ZiVySBw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6pLWg-c_nAhUUHzQIHe7aDcEQ6AEwAnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Moses%20Barrow%20Mildred%20Powell&f=false
• https://www.hughbarrow.com/genealogy/HeritageBook.pdf
• Will of Thomas Barrow, Jr., Original copy in the Department of Archives & History, Raleigh, NC.
• Moses Barrow Family Bible; Clark County, Georgia; http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/clarke/bibles/barrow3.txt; Birth dates of Moses Barrow's Children: 1) Jacob Barrow, son of Moses Barrow, was born 22 January 1792; William Barrow, son of Moses Barrow, was born 15 Oct 1795; Mary Drew Barrow, Daughter of Moses Barrow was born 15 Oct 1795; Milldridge Smith Barrow Dau of Moses Barrow, was born 30 Aug 1799; James Barrow, Son of Moses Barrow was born 25 Dec 1801; Moses Barrow Bible, GA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Laura Stotler; Source: "Family Bible Records" collected by the Elijah Clarke Chapter in 1938 (Family History Center Microfilm US/CAN #7110) .
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Moses Barrow", Ancestor # A006814.