Individual Details
Merritt "Mort" Barfield
(Abt 1812 - Bef 20 Oct 1845)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1812 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States | |||
| Marriage | 10 Dec 1833 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States - Charity "Chelly" Nethercutt |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1840 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States - Charity "Chelly" Nethercutt | | ||
| Death | Bef 20 Oct 1845 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Charity "Chelly" Nethercutt (1806 - 1887) |
| Child | Burras Barfield ( - ) |
| Child | Edward J. Barfield (1837 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Ann Barfield (1836 - ) |
| Child | Lewis L. Barfield (1838 - 1913) |
| Child | Alexander James Barfield (1839 - 1913) |
| Child | Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" Barfield (1841 - 1923) |
| Father | Lewis Barfield Jr. (1776 - 1827) |
| Mother | Charity Ann Grady (1775 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Pearcy Barfield (1801 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Alexander Barfield (1801 - ) |
| Sibling | Grady Barfield (1803 - ) |
| Sibling | John Pugh B Barfield (1804 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Burrus Barfield (1806 - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Barfield (1808 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868Bride: Chelly Nethercut
Groom: Merrit Barfield
Bond Date: 10 Dec 1833
County: Duplin
Record #: 01 003
Bondsman: G. F. Nethercut (GF Nethercut = her brother George F. Nethercutt)
Witness: James Dickson
Bond #: 000041106
Census (family)
Marrel Barfield2 males under 10 (Lewis 2, Alexander 1)
1 male 20-30 (Merrit 28)
1 female 5-10
1 female 30-40 (Charity 34)
Death
George F Nethercut, his brother-in-law, was Merrit Barfield's administrator and guardian to his minor children.Estate Notice
The Subscriber having on the 20th day of October 1845 taken letters of Administration according to law on the estate of Merrit Barfield deceased....
An account of the sale of property belonging to the estate of Merrit Barfield deceased made by G L Nethercut his administrator on the 13th of November 1845 viz
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Endnotes
1. Burns, Annie Walker, Marriage records of Duplin County, North Carolina (Seat Pleasant, Md.: unknown, 1936, 59 pgs.), p 22.
2. "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 17 August 2012), Barfield, Merritt (1846).