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142. Lewis BARFIELD^553,554,555 was born on 8 Dec 1767 in USA, North Carolina, Sampson Co..^{366,367,554,556} He appeared in the census between 1784 and 1786 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin & Sampson Co.. DUPLIN CO., NC CENSUS 1784-86

SURNAME GIVEN COUNT DISTRICT

WM 21-60, OWM, WFM, B, OB
Barfield Lewis 1 , 3 , 6 , 1, Hubbard's

He owned on 1 Jul 1831 in USA, Alabama, Perry Co..⁷² Names

Patentees: LEWIS BARFIELD,
THORNTON VAUGHT

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 7/1/1831
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 6233
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0260__.121
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
SE 31/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
He owned on 1 Jul 1831 in USA, Alabama, Marengo Co.⁷² Names

Patentee: LEWIS BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 80.565
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 7/1/1831
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 6234
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0260__.122
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
W½NW 10/ 17-N 5-E No St Stephens AL Marengo
He owned on 12 Aug 1834 in USA, Alabama, Perry Co..⁷² Names
Patentee: LEWIS BARFIELD
Survey
State: ALABAMA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/12/1834
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 13871
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0400__.286
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NWNE 31/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
He owned on 15 Oct 1835 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: LEWIS BARFIELD

Survey

State: MISSISSIPPI
Acres: 40.19
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 10/15/1835
Land Office: Mt. Salus
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 13507
Accession/Serial Nr.: MS0340__.128
BLM Serial Nr.: MS NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NWNE 17/ 11-N 2-W No Choctaw MS Yazoo
He owned on 10 Dec 1840 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: LEWIS BARFIELD

Survey

State: MISSISSIPPI
Acres: 40.24
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 12/10/1840
Land Office: Mt. Salus
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 24500
Accession/Serial Nr.: MS2020__.305
BLM Serial Nr.: MS NO S/N

Legal Land Description
SENW 17/ 11-N 2-W No Choctaw MS Yazoo
He died on 6 May 1854 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co., Yazoo.^{366,367,554,556,557,558} another death date - 5 Jun 1854 (from the memoirs of Pauline Craig Hughes)
"Lewis was raised in Samson County, North Carolina. After Mary (Taylor) McCulloh's death, her estate went to Catherine (McCulloh) Barfield as the only surviving heir. Lewis disposed of his home in Samson County and moved to Duplin County to live on the Taylor estate inherited by his wife. There all their children were born excepting the three oldest. There Mary was born and lived until thirteen years of age.
Some of the Rhodes family, thinking they had discovered a slight irregularity in the title of the estate, entered suit for possession, and after much litigation and the spending of a great amount of money, Lewis compromised with the Rhodes, they paying him $1000 in cash. After settling the Rhodes' claim to the estate he went to Roan County and remained two years. Thence to Tennessee to live near his brother Frederic on Stone River. Two years later he went to Alabama, having bought a tract of valuable land in the cane-brake region of that state. His sons could not adapt themselves to this environment and became so much dissatisfied that they finally induced him to exchange land with Mr. Zack Green who owned a tract of poor, sandy land some miles father south in the same ( Marengo) County. About two years after this, the young teacher John Craig appeared who married their daughter Mary. After Mary and John Craig were settled in their home Lewis bought land in the southern part of Perry County and lived there until the autumn of 1839. He then came to Winston County, Mississippi, where he resided until after his wife's death.
The home in Perry County is the one where the family used to congregate at least once a year. Pauline states that her grandfather's home in Mississippi was pleasant, but was never quite so dear to her as the Alabama home where she spent so many happy hours of her childhood."

From research by Fletcher Freeman -
October 20, 1786
Lewis Barfield is appointed to lay out a road.
April 20, 1787
Lewis Barfield is appointed a jury man.
April 21, 1788
Deeds of 120 and 150 acres to Lewis Barfield were recorded.
July 20, 1789
Lewis Barfield was ordered to be Constable of Captain Bowden's district.
January 18, 1790
Lewis Barfield sold a negro slave to Frederick Barfield
January 8, 1791
Lewis Barfield married Catharine McCulloh.
January 17, 1790
Lewis Barfield is appointed to the Grand Jury.
July 21, 1794
Lewis Barfield served on the Grand Jury.
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Abstracts of Duplin County Wills, 1730-1860 by W. L (Bill) Murphy, Duplin County Historical Society, 1892:
Lewis Barfield witness will of John Gibbs, Sr., 4 Dec., 1809.
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excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 1A -

(p. 37)
p. 409 Mills Mumford to Thomas Shelton, both of Duplin Co., 5 Jan 1787, for 16 pds. specie 100A patented by James Dobson 10 Nov. 1784 which sd. Dobson sold to sd. Mumford, between the Calf Marsh & White Oak, joining the sd. Shelton's line. Wit: LEWIS (X) BARFIELD, Anthy, (A) Jones, July Ct. 1787.

(p 50)
p. 536 Anthony (A) Jones, planter, to LEWIS BARFIELD, both of Duplin Co., 16 Apr 1788, for 30 pds. specie 120A on the ES of the Northeast River, on BS the road & on the SS of Burncoat Swamp, beg. at a stake in the swamp at Anthony Jones' corner, along Samuel Jones' line, it being part of 200 patented by Lewis Barnes 10 Nov. 1784. Wit: Geo. Smith, Senr., Saml. (+) Jones. Apr. Ct. 1788.

p. 538 Anthony (A) Jones to LEWIS BARFIELD, both planters of Duplin Co., 16 Apr 1788, for 50 pds. specie 150A on the ES of the Northeast River & on the SS of Burncoat Swamp on BS of the main road, beg. at a pine in sd. swamp, along Lewis Barnes' line, the sd. land being patented by Anthony Jones 10 Nov 1784. Wit: Geo. Smith, Saml. ( ) Jones. Apr. Ct. 1788.

Excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 3A

(p 71)
p. 147 Andrew Gufford to Jesse Ellison, both of Duplin Co., 10 Nov 1791, for 80 pds. specie 200A on the NS of Goshen Swamp on a branch running out of the Northeast called Outlaw's Mill Branch, beg. at a small pine William Mayner's line by a pond called the Open Pond, to Smith's line, crossing BARFIELD'S road. Wit: Jonathan Keithley, Arthur Herring, Matthew Ward. July Ct. 1795.

(p 68)
p. 125 Bryan Whitfield of Lenoir Co. to James Williams of Duplin Co., 10 Jan 1795, for 150 pds. 215A on the ES of the Northeast River on the NS of Panther Swamp, beg. at a black jack on the WS of the road along Smith's or Barnes' line, adj. LEWIS BARFIELD, Mills Mumford, Lewis Smith, to a white oak in White Oak Swamp, granted to Samuel Jones 10 Nov 1784 & conveyed from him to Bryan Whitfield. Wit: Richard_______, James Williams. Jan Ct. 1795

(p 101)
p. 414 Besant (B) Brock to James Grimes, both planters of Duplin Co., 20 Oct. 1796, for 17 pds. specie money 85A on the NS of Goshen Swamp on the heads of Goshen Branch & the Northeast Branch, beg. at a lightwood tree & pine by the Horse Pen Pocosin, Hezekiah _____ corner, to a pine by Silas Carter's corner, to John Whitehead's corner at the old path to a black jack, to BARFIELD'S road to Whitehead's other corner. Wit: Sampson Graimes, Bathsheba (X) Graimes. Jan. Ct. 1797.

(p 104)
p. 437 LEWIS BARFIELD of Sampson Co. to Bryan Whitfield of Lenoir Co., 28 Dec 1796, for 100 pds. current money 154A on th SS of the Northeast Marsh between Reedy Branch & Gum Branch, being part of a tract granted to JESSE BARFIELD 22 Dec 1770, beg. in the 1st line of sd. grant in Johnston's line. Wit: Bryan Whitfield, William Croom, David Smith. Jan. Ct. 1797.

Excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 4A

(p. 171)
p. 439 FREDERICK BARFIELD TO LEWIS BARFIELD, both of Duplin Co., 24 July 1799, for 520 pds. current money of N.C. 6 negro slaves to wit: Elleck about 14 yrs. old, Tom about 13 yrs. old, Nancy about 7 yrs. old, Dinah about 30 yrs. old & her child Lucy about 3 yrs. old & her youngest child Smith about 7 mos.old, Wit: Wm. Dickson. Apr. Ct. 1800

(p 117)
p. 552 D.(Durham) Grady of Wayne Co. to Alexander Grady Junr. of Duplin Co., 4 Oct 1806, for $750, 222A in the fork of the Northeast & Burncoat, beg. at a gum on the edge of the Northeast Swamp at the mouth of Burncoat , sd. to be William Alberson's line, to LEWIS BARFIELD'S corner, to a stake on the run of Burncoat to a white oak near the road leading from BARFIELD'S to Kornegay's Bridge on the Northeast, to the head of Saw Pit Branch, granted to Frederick Grady for 175A, to Frederick Grady's old corner of a 175A survey. Wit: Henry Grady, F. Grady, Elisha Grady. Apr. Ct. 1809.

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The book, Minutes of the Regimental Courts-Martial, Duplin County Militia, North Carolina 1784-1853 reflects that on October 7, 1810, Lewis Barfield was appointed Captain which rank he held on October 2, 1812; September 28, 1813; and August 15, 1814. Previously, Frederick Barfield had held the rank of Captain in this same militia company.
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Excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 4A -

(p 135)
p. 141 Wm. (William) Alberson to Samuel Alberson, both of Duplin Co., 16 Jan 1794, for 200 pds. good & lawful money of N.C. 275A in 2 tracts: (1) 75A in the fork of the Northeast & Burncoat Swamp, being part of a tract of 125A granted by patent to Lewis Powell 30 Mar 1754, incl. the Island between the E & W runs of Burncoat Swamp & the NE bridge where the sd. Alberson's new field now is & c., beg. at a stake in the run of Burncoat Swamp the upper line of the patent, joining LEWIS BARFIELD'S line; (2) 200A on BS of the Northeast Swamp incl. the bridge near the mouth of Burncoat Swamp & part of the great road, beg. at a white oak the 1st station of 200A patented by George Smith on the open line of his old survey of 125A joining William Kornegay & his own, being the contents of a patent granted to William Hubberd 11July 1788. Wit: Thomas Wright, Shadk. Wooten. Apr. Ct. 1804.

(p 139)
p. 164 D. L. (Daniel Love) Kenan, Shff. to LEWIS BARFIELD, both of Duplin Co., 1 Jan 1810, for 22 shill. & 6 pence 99A lying on Bear Marsh, beg. at a stake on the 1st line of a survey of 100A laid off by order of the Co. Ct. of Duplin for HENRY McCULLOCH. The sd. land was surveyed by Basil Kornegay, Esqr. of sd. Co. & LEWIS BARFIELD became the bidder for sd. land at public auction, the taxes for the sd. land being unpaid for the year 1807. Wit: John Whitehead. July Ct. 1810.

(p. 140)
p. 173 LEWIS BARFIELD, Patent No. 1913, 1 Dec 1808, for 50 shill. for every 100A, 7A on the ES of Bear Marsh & on the NS of the main road joining his own & Turnage's lines, beg. at a stake his & sd. Turnage's corner in their field. Entered 9 Dec 1807 & surveyed by Basil Kornegay 8 Sep 1808. Wit: Benjamin Williams, Esqr. Gov. Wm. M. Wite, Dist. Sec.

(p 151)
p. 267 LEWIS BARFIELD, planter, to Lewis Herring, both of Duplin Co., 16 Nov 1810, for $75, 99 3/4A on the head of Bear Marsh, being part of a tract of 500A granted to Baker Bourden, beg. at the 3rd corner from the beg. of sd. survey at a pine in the head of Bear Marsh, patented 29 Oct 1782. Wit: Ln. (Levin) Watkins, Lewis Hines, Peter Watkins. Jan. Ct. 1811.

(p 153)
p. 286 John Kornegay, planter, to Basil Kornegay, both of Duplin Co., 8 June 1810, for $2,000, 700A in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 550A on the SS of the Northeast Swamp, beg. at a white oak in the sd. Northeast Swamp Edmond Duncan's old corner, adj. Henry Kornegay, Jacob Duncan; (2) 150A on the head of the Northeast Swamp & Deep Gully Branch. beg. at a pine a corner of Elijah Jones, to a white oak in Little Pocosin, being the contents of a deed from sd. Jones & Benjamin Weston to Jacob Kornegay Senr. & by sd.Kornegay's estate laid off to George Kornegay who conveyed to sd. John Kornegay. Wit: John Oliver, LEWIS BARFIELD. Apr. Ct. 1811.

(p. 158)
p. 325 Wm. (William) Alberson to David Alberson, both of Duplin Co., 13 Feb 1811, for 500 pds. lawful money 266A in 3 tracts to wit: (1) 100A beg. at a gum Kornegay's corner on sd. Alberson's line, to Dempsey Island, joining LEWIS BARFIELD & Kornegay patented 19 Oct 1803; (2) 70A beg. at a pine on Frederick Grady's line, to a bay in the mouth of Burncoat Swamp,....... Apr. Ct. 1811

(p. 159)
p. 335 David Alberson to William Kornegay, both planters of Duplin Co., 17 Apr. 1811, for 50 pds, lawful money of N. C. 100A in the Northeast Swamp, beg. at a gum William Kornegay's corner & sd. Alberson's line & runs with his own line E through the Dempsey Island, joining LEWIS BARFIELD & Kornegay. Wit: Jones Dickson, Edward Pearsall. Apr. Ct. 1811.

(p. 164)
p. 376 Alexander Graddy (Senr.) of Duplin Co. to Frederick Grady (Neuse) of Duplin Co., 10 Dec 1810, for $250, 154A on the ES of the Northeast of Cape Fear & on the NS of Burncoat, beg. at a black gum in the edge of Burncoat James Grady's corner, just below the mouth of Long Branch, on the ES of the Long Branch opposite Outlaw's old ford, to a black gum in the run of the Tarkiln Branch, joining Frederick Grady Senr.'s line & LEWIS BARFIELD'S corner on the edge of Burncoat. Wit: Wm. Grady, Alex grady Jr., Henry Grady. July Ct. 1811.

p. 379 William (X) Munds & Sarah (Sally) Munds his wife of Duplin Co., to Sampson Grimes (co. not given), 27 July 1811, for $86, 93A on the NS of Goshen Swamp, patented by John Sulivent (little) & conveyed by him to John Sulivan Senr. who conveyed to Michael Sulivan, then fell by lott the 5th to Sally Munds, wife of William Munds, at the division of the sd. Michael Sulivan's lands. The 93A beg. at a large pine on sd. Grimes' line. Wit: LEWIS BARFIELD, Timothy Spence. Sarah Mund acknowledges that she signed the above deed of her ow free will & accord 21 Jan 1812 before David Wright & John Beck, Justices of the Peace. Jan Ct. 1812.

(p. 165)
p. 386 Readick Worley to Frederick Smith Senr., both of Duplin Co., 20 Nov 1811, for $580, 145A on the ES of the Northeast Swamp joining sd. Smith & Frederick Smith Junr., beg. at a pine Frederick Smith Junr.'s corner near the Flaggy Bottom, to the mouth of the Stoop Hickory Branch, along the road to the Flaggy Bottom, thence down sd. branch to Fredk. Smith Junr.'s line & with his line to the beg. Wit: O. O'Daniel, L. BARFIELD. Jan. Ct. 1812.

(p. 177)
p. 477 D. (Daniel) Glisson, Shff. of Duplin Co. to Frederick Smith (Senr.), (co. not given), for 100 pds. 300A on the ES of the Northeast River & below the mouth of Panther Swamp in 2 tracts to wit: (1) 200A beg. at a water oak in the mouth of a branch called the Live Branch, adj. Walker's line, it being part of a 400A survey granted to Robert Walker in 1740; (2) 100A beg. at a red oak on the line of the afsd. mentioned survey, granted to Samuel Ratliff in 1750 known by the name of Ratliff's Venture. The Court awarded 73 pds. 10 pence, plus 1 pd. 2 shill. & 9 pence for cost & charges to Archelaus Branch for debt in suit against Frederick Smith, Bentley Weston & LEWIS BARFIELD. The Shff. levied on sd. 300A belonging to afsd. Smith, which sd. Smith purchased at public auction 20 July 1812. Wit: Loften Quinn, Phill Southerland Jr. Oct. Ct. 1812.

Approximately 1815 Lewis and Catherine left Duplin County. He is said to have spent 2 years in Roan County, then went to Stone River, Tennessee, where his brother Frederic was living. Two years after he went to Alabama.

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Possible land patents for this Lewis Barfield?

Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 13507 Misc. Document Nr. :
Patentee Name: BARFIELD, LEWIS
Warrantee Name:
Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566)
Signature Present: Y
Signature Date: 10/15/1835 Metes/Bounds: N
Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N
Land Office: MT. SALUS
Comments:

Legal Land Descriptions
Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties
1 NWNE 17/ 11-N 2-W N CHOCTAW MERIDIAN 40.19 YAZOO

Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 24500 Misc. Document Nr. :
Patentee Name: BARFIELD, LEWIS
Warrantee Name:
Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566)
Signature Present: Y
Signature Date: 12/10/1840 Metes/Bounds: N
Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N
Land Office: MT. SALUS
Comments:

Legal Land Descriptions
Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties
1 SENW 17/ 11-N 2-W N CHOCTAW MERIDIAN 40.24 YAZOO

Lewis BARFIELD and Catherine MCCULLOH were married on 8 Jan 1791 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..^{367,557,559,560} Bible date is - 6 Jan 1791.
Dee Thompson's lookup gives confirmation that Lewis Barfield married Catherine McCulloh January 8, 1791, Duplin County

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Bride: Katherine McCulloh
Groom: Lewis Barfield
Bond Date: 03 Jan 1791
County: Duplin
Record #: 01003
Bondsman: Frederick Barfield
Witness: W. Dickson, (C.
Bond #: 000041104 They appeared in the census in 1800 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..⁵⁶¹ Lewis Barfield 40010 01011
8 people:
4 boys under 10, James, Jesse, Henry, & ?
1 male 26-45, Lewis (33)
1 girl 10-16, ?
1 female 26-45 Catherine (~25)
1 female 45+

A Sarah McCulloh is also on this page 10000 01010
Who? Widowed with one boy and girl.
1 boy under 10
1 girl 10-16
1 female 26-45

They appeared in the census in 1810 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..⁵⁶² Lewis Barfield 22110 2001003
9 free white people:
2 boys under 10, Thomas (5) Alfred (9)
2 boys 10-16, Jesse (15) Henry (12)
1 male 16-26 James (18)
1 male 26-45 Lewis (43)
2 females under 10, Sarah (2) Mary (7)
1 female 26-45, Catherine (35)
3 slaves
They appeared in the census in 1840 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co..⁵⁶³ Lewis Bearfield
1 male 70-80 (Lewis 73)
1 female 15-20
1 female 50-60 (Catherine 65 They appeared in the census in 1850 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co..^564,565 The Winston Co., MS 1850 census has many of this family living near each other.
(Pg 328A) shows Lewis, 82 years old, and Catherine, age 76. Living with them was son, John, age 39 who was a Baptist Minister.
(The previous page, 327, line 10 and con't on pg 328, line 1) has their son Henry M. Barfield and Elizabeth (McLeod)'s family. At the bottom of pg 369B is Willis Nivis and wife Sarah (Barfield) and blended family. This is daughter Sarah who married Thorton Vaught in Marengo Co. AL 4 Nov 1826. Suggests that Thorton Vaught had died and Sarah had married Willis Nivis ...... there are both Nivis and "Vaut" children listed. Immediately on the following page (370, line 1) is the family of Jesse Barfield and Elizabeth (Brown). Line 14 begins with Mary (Barfield) "Craigg" and lists children.

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Winston DIVISION: Subdivision No. 22 REEL NO: M432-382 PAGE NO: 328A
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 4th day of Sept 1850 by William B Smith
10 171 173 Barfield Lewis 82 M Farmer 500 N.C.
11 171 173 Barfield Catharine 76 F N.C.
12 171 173 Barfield John 39 M Baptist Minister N.C.

Household 170 contains son Henry Barfield's family.

143. Catherine MCCULLOH^554,555,566 was born on 11 Feb 1775 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..^366,367,557 Jim Taylor's data has 1776 as birth date. She died on 27 Nov 1852 in USA, Mississippi.^366,367,557 or 1854 excerpts from Duplin Deeds -

(p 40)
p. 434 JOHN RHODES to HENRY MCCULLOCH, PENELOPE MCCULLOH & CATHERINE MCCULLOH, all of Duplin Co., 24 Apr 1787, for 5 shill. specie, a tract (acrage not given) on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the ES of Bear Marsh, cont. all the lands adj. to & incl. the planta. whereon the late WILLIAM TAYLOR, Esqr. dec'd lived, which was given by deed of gift by the sd. TAYLOR to his dau. ELIZABETH, now the wife of the sd. RHODES, excepting 1A joining the end of the Mill Dam & all the privileges of the Mill Pond, & also excepting a lease of the sd. land & tenements with every part & parcel thereof to CATHERINE TAYLOR, relict of the sd. WILLIAM TAYLOR, Esqr., made by the sd. RHODES bearing date 23 Apr. 1787 during his life. Wit: Samuel Bowden, Frans. Oliver. Oct. Ct. 1787.

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(from the memoirs of Pauline Craig Hughes)
"When Catherine Barfield died, the Taylor estate went to Catherine McColloh as the only surviving heir. Her husband, Lewis, disposed of his home in Samson County and went to Duplin County to live on the Taylor estate inherited by his wife. There all their children were born excepting the three oldest. Daughter Mary was born and lived there until thirteen years of age.
Some of the Rhodes family, thinking they had discovered a slight irregularity in the title of the estate, entered suit for possession, and after much litigation and the spending of a great amount of money, Lewis compromised with the Rhodes, they paying him $1000 in cash." Children were:

i.
James BARFIELD³⁶⁶ was born on 29 Mar 1792 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..³⁶⁷ He died in 1822 in USA, Alabama, Marengo Co..⁵⁶⁷ (will book A)
Don't know if this is the right James Barfield, possible? Am told that this document really has middle initial H., not K.

Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 4643 Misc. Document Nr. :
Patentee Name: BARFIELD, JAMES K
Warrantee Name:
Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566)
Signature Present: Y
Signature Date: 09/01/1831 Metes/Bounds: N
Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N
Land Office: MT. SALUS
Comments:

Legal Land Descriptions
Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties
1 NW 8/ 9-N 1-W N CHOCTAW MERIDIAN 159.31 YAZOO

ii.
Jesse BARFIELD^366,568 was born on 12 Sep 1795 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..^367,569 He owned on 12 Aug 1834 in USA, Alabama, Marengo Co.⁷² Names

Patentee: JESSE BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 38.825
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/12/1834
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 13867
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0400__.282
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NENE 6/ 15-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Marengo
Jesse left Alabama and moved to Mississippi by 1844.
In Winston Co MS on 1850 census. Jesse the son of Catherine McCulloh, 1775, and Lewis Barfield 1767.

iii.
Henry M. BARFIELD^172,366 was born on 26 Dec 1798 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..^367,564 Bible and Jim Taylor, Irving, Tx has 1798 birthdate.
Fletcher Freeman has 1796 birthdate. He owned on 12 Aug 1834 in USA, Alabama, Perry Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: HENRY BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 77.5
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/12/1834
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 13866
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0400__.281
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
E½NW 2/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
He appeared in the census on 10 Jul 1860 in USA, Texas, Cherokee Co., Rusk P.O..⁵⁷⁰ 645 645 H M Barefield, 61, M, Farmer, 1320, 1686, North Carolina
Lewis " , 24, M, " Alabama
Fletcher " , 22, M, " Mississippi
Catherine " , 20, F, Keeping House, "
Henry " , 18, M, Farming, "
Sarah J. " , 16, F, "
Alfred " , 13, M, "
He appeared in the census on 12 Aug 1870 in USA, Texas, Van Zandt Co., Canton P.O..⁴⁸ 350, 373 Barfield, Henry 71 Farmer, 9600?, 3000 NC
Chas 30 Farm Hand AL
John 28 " " MS
Henry 26 " " MS
Catherine 24 Keeping house MS
Sarah 22 " " MS
Barfield, Alfred 20 Farm hand MS
351, 374, Thos Barfield & Cassander

He appeared in the census in 1880 in USA, Texas, Van Zandt Co., E.D. 120.¹³⁷ H. M. BARFIELD Self W Male W 81 NC Farmer NC NC
Louis BARFIELD Son S Male W 45 AL Farmer NC NC
John F. BARFIELD Son S Male W 42 MS Farmer NC NC
Catharine BARFIELD Dau S Female W 39 MS Keeping House NC NC
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Source Information:
Census Place E.D. 120, Van Zandt, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255330
NA Film Number T9-1330
Page Number 36B
He died on 22 Dec 1883 in USA, Texas, Van Zandt Co..⁵⁶⁴ He was buried in USA, Texas, Van Zandt Co., Wesley Chapel Cemetery.⁵⁶⁴ "One of grandmother's brothers, Henry Barfield, was among those who left for the lone star state. He became a prosperous farmer after settling in East Texas. His sons, Lewis, Henry, and Alfred, did well too, and had good homes, which I had the pleasure of seeing when I was in Texas in 1892, and again in 1905. These were relatives that we were proud of. My cousin, Dora Colvin, married a son of one of the daughters of Uncle Henry. His name was Henry Hardy. He too, was a fine young man I was glad to know. Dora, and their one son, Henry, have long since passed to "another world," and since death, as I said before, I've seemed to lose sight of our Texas relatives." Aunt Betty Hughes.

iv.
Alfred BARFIELD¹⁷² was born on 31 Jan 1801 in USA, North Carolina.^366,367,571 He owned on 12 Aug 1834 in USA, Alabama, Perry Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: ALFRED BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 39.92
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/12/1834
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 14013
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0400__.428
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NWNE 30/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
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Names

Patentee: ALFRED BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 39.92
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/12/1834
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 14014
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0400__.429
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
SWSE 30/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
He owned on 2 Aug 1837 in USA, Alabama, Perry Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: ALFRED BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 79.84
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/2/1837
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 27366
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL1670__.004
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
E½SW 30/ 16-N 6-E Yes St Stephens AL Perry
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Names

Patentee: ALFRED BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/2/1837
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 27367
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL1670__.005
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
E½SW 31/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry
E½NW 31/ 16-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Perry

He died before 1880 in USA, Mississippi, Kemper Co..¹⁷² "Uncle Alfred lived in the Oak Grove community of Kemper County out east of DeKalb. His son Thomas was born and reared there, and, after his father's death, continued to live in the old home which he being the sole heir to Uncle Alfred's property, had inherited. There had been only four children in Uncle Alfred's family. Two had died when quite young. A sister, Kate, reached maturity, but died just a few years after she had married a Mr. Ammons. She left one little girl, Lillian, who was reared by cousin Tom as one of his own children." Aunt Betty Hughes.

Kemper Co. MS 1854 Land Roll ~ pages 29,30,31 ...

Perkins, Lunsford 1 9 16 16
Perkins, Lunsford 2 9 16 30
Barfield, Alfred 10 9 16 40
Perkins, Lundsford 11 9 16 80
Perkins, Lundsford 11 9 16 40
Barfield, Alfred 11 9 16 80
Perkins, Lundford 12 9 16 160
Barfield, Alfred 12 9 16 80

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v.
Mary BARFIELD.
vi.
Thomas Castillo BARFIELD^366,572,573 was born on 30 Apr 1805 in USA, North Carolina, Duplin Co..^{367,558,572,573} [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Tax List]⁵⁷⁴ The tax list of 1834 lists a Thomas C. Barfield. He owned on 28 Sep 1835 in USA, Mississippi, Yazoo Co..⁷² Names

Patentee: THOMAS C BARFIELD

Survey

State: MISSISSIPPI
Acres: 81
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 9/28/1835
Land Office: Mt. Salus
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 11071
Accession/Serial Nr.: MS0290__.341
BLM Serial Nr.: MS NO S/N

Legal Land Description
S½W½NE 3/ 10-N 1-W No Choctaw MS Yazoo
S½E½NW 3/ 10-N 1-W No Choctaw MS Yazoo
He appeared in the census in 1850 in USA, Mississippi, Yazoo Co..^572,575 Thomas C. Barfield, 45 male, North Carolina. Planter
Mercy L. 33, female, Mississippi
Rebecca 12, female, Arkansas, in school
Mary 10, female, Arkansas, in school
Nathan L. 8, male, Mississippi, in school
John 6, male Mississippi
Louisiana 6/12, female, Mississippi

He appeared in the census in 1860 in USA, Mississippi, Yazoo Co..^576,577 T.C. Barfield - 55 years old - male - Planter - Real Estate 6400 - Personal Property - 4000 born N.C.
Mercy - 41 years old - female - born Mississippi
Rebecca - 20 years old - female - born Mississippi
Mary - 18 years old - female - born Mississippi
Nathan - 17 years old - male - born Mississippi
John - 15 years old - male - born Mississippi
Bettie - 7 years old - female - born Mississippi
Ann - 7 years old - female - born Mississippi
Emily - 5 years old - female - born Mississippi
Drucilla - 2 years old - female - born Mississippi
He appeared in the census in 1880 in USA, Mississippi, Yazoo Co., Midway.¹³⁷ Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas C. BARFIELD Self M Male W 75 NC Farmer NC NC

Mercie BARFIELD Wife M Female W 60 MS MS MS
John BARFIELD Son S Male W 35 MS Laborer NC MS
Emily BARFIELD Dau S Female W 25 MS NC MS
Huella BARFIELD Dau S Female W 25 MS NC MS
Mary JOHNSON Dau S Female W 39 AR NC MS

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Source Information:
Census Place Midway, Yazoo, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254670
NA Film Number T9-0670
Page Number 534B
He died on 17 Jun 1890 in USA, Mississippi, Yazoo Co..^558,572,573 People by the name of Barfield have all moved or died from the Yazoo County area but their off-spring are still alive in the names of White, Pearce, Johnston and Shurley families.

Thomas Castillo Barfield, b. 3 Apr. 1806, d. June 1890 and his wife Mercia Louisa White, b. 14 Apr. 1819, d. 16 Feb. 1881 came to Yazoo County prior to 1840 and lived in the Pearce Crossroads Community. His father, Lewis Barfield, b. 8 Dec. 1767, d. 6 May 1854, lived with or near him.

Thomas' wife, Mercia Louisa White, was the daughter of Nathan White, b. ca. 1792 d. 1835 and Rebecca Harmon, b. 1790, d. 1857. They owned the Paradise Plantation near Dover.

Thomas and Mercia had at least 10 children, with four dying in early childhood. This included twin girls who died at 12 years of age. Their children were raised in a very religious atmosphere as Thomas was a deacon and one of the founders of Rocky Springs Baptist Church. According to family tradition, he would call family and servants together each night to read the Bible and pray. It is said he banished one of his sons from home for, what Thomas thought, was a defiance of God. He would not bring the wrath of God down on the household for the evil in one.........

From: Telephone conversation with Earl Barfield

Thomas was one of the original 5 members of Rocky Springs Baptist Church in Yazoo County, MS

"Uncle Thomas Barfield lived and reared his family in Yazoo County. He sometimes, with members of his family, would return for visits to this part of the state, but these visits were rare. I saw him only once. One of his daughters, Cousin Rebekah McCormack, was living in Yazoo City when I was in that part of the state in 1911. I spent several days very pleasantly in her home there. Through failure to continue correspondence, I've lost sight of these relatives, too, as well as those who lived in Texas." Betty Hughes
vii.
Sarah BARFIELD⁵⁷⁸ was born on 27 May 1808.^366,367
viii.
John Pugh William BARFIELD³⁶⁶ was born on 21 Oct 1811 in USA, North Carolina.³⁶⁷ He owned on 1 Oct 1835 in USA, Alabama, Marengo Co.⁷² Names

Patentee: JOHN PW BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 38.52
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 10/1/1835
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 20281
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0530__.465
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NENW 6/ 15-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Marengo
He owned on 10 Apr 1837 in USA, Alabama, Marengo Co.⁷² Names

Patentee: JOHN PW BARFIELD

Survey

State: ALABAMA
Acres: 38.82
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 4/10/1837
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 21877
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0570__.053
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N

Legal Land Description
NWNW 6/ 15-N 6-E No St Stephens AL Marengo
He appeared in the census in 1850 in USA, Mississippi, Winston Co..⁵⁶⁵ Living with his parents, single. He appeared in the census on 16 Jul 1860 in USA, Mississippi, Kemper Co., Dekalb.⁵⁷⁹ 234 234 J P W Barefield, 49, M W, Farmer, 3000, 2000, North Carolina
Nancy I , 35, F W, Georgia
Joseph Haws, 11, M W, Mississippi
Mary " 11, F W, "
Jas E " 9, M W, "
ix.
Nancy BARFIELD³⁶⁶ was born on 6 Aug 1814.³⁶⁷