Individual Details

Willis Bryant Barfield

(Abt 1822 - 1855)

Bryant of Johnston/Wake Co., NC. m. 1844 1. Eleanor Adams; m. 2 Emeline Stephens in Wake Co; 1850 Census- Willis B 28, Salley 4; Allen 3, Susan 2, son of Frederick and Sarah of Sampson Co. (Edwards)

Events

BirthAbt 1822North Carolina, United States
Marriage31 Dec 1844Johnston, North Carolina, United States - Eleanor Adams
Census29 Jul 1850western division, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Marriage30 Sep 1850Wake, North Carolina, United States - Emeline Stevens
Death1855Wake, North Carolina, United States
Probate1856Wake, North Carolina, United States
Alt nameBryant Barfield

Families

SpouseEleanor Adams ( - 1850)
ChildSally Barfield (1846 - )
ChildAllen F Barfield (1847 - 1871)
ChildSusan Barfield (1848 - )
ChildMelinda Helen Barfield ( - )
SpouseEmeline Stevens ( - )
FatherFrederick Barfield (1789 - 1850)
MotherSarah "Sally" (1791 - 1866)
SiblingMary Ann "Polly" Barfield (1812 - 1897)
SiblingCullen Barfield (1815 - )
SiblingCherry / Chelly / Charity Barfield (1815 - 1862)
SiblingNarcissius Barfield (1823 - )
SiblingIda Elizabeth "Edith" Barfield (1824 - 1876)
SiblingBlake Barfield (1825 - 1885)
SiblingGeorge Barfield (1831 - 1862)
SiblingGranger Barfield (1832 - )
SiblingWilliam Barfield (1833 - )
SiblingJohn F Barfield (1835 - 1860)
SiblingMary M. Barfield (1838 - )

Notes

Census

203, 203, Willis B. Barfield, 28 M, Farmer, 390, NC
Sally Barfield, 4 F, NC
Allen Barfield, 3 M, NC
Susan Barfield, 2 F, NC
Nancy Jordan, 82 F, Mulatto, VIrginia

Probate

Return of Thomas Whitaker Guardian of the heirs of Willis B Barfield decd
.....

Wake County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
February Term, 1856

The Petition of Emeline Barfield humbly sheweth, that sometime in or about the day of 1855 Willis B Barfield died interstate, leaving your petitioner his widow and a family consisting of Seven children ....

Endnotes

1. Edwards, Patricia Neal., Persons born before 1850 with the surname Barfield, or who married Barfields. (Napa, CA: Edwards. 1983. 48 p.).

2. "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 19 January 2013), Bryant Barfield and Eleanor Adams, 31 Dec 1844.

3. Edwards, Patricia Neal., Persons born before 1850 with the surname Barfield, or who married Barfields. (Napa, CA: Edwards. 1983. 48 p.).

4. "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 19 January 2013), Bryant Barfield and Emeline Stephens, 30 Sep 1850.

5. "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 25 August 2012), Wake County, Barfield, Willis B (1856).