Individual Details

Sources mentioning children of Richard and Mary Barfield -

Pauline's Richard's Jerome Tew's
memoir Will research
Richard x
Solomon x x
Henry x x
Lebeth x x
Catherine x x x
Jessie x x x
Ann x x x
Mary "Mollie" x x

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From the memoirs of Pauline Craig Hughes, written 1908
" Early in the eighteenth century there came with other emigrants from England two brothers named Barfield. The older was a bachelor but the younger was a man of family. The elder soon returned to England, and the younger settled near Newborn, North Carolina. I have no authentic record of the Christian names of these brothers, but the wife of the one who remained was named Mary. They had a large family and presumably some of the sons remained in the vicinity of Newbern*, as some of the younger generation were merchants in that city when my mother was a girl. (Mary Barfield was a girl during the 1810's)
One son, Richard, went to Georgia, and during the war for Independence, that branch of the family developed decided Toryism. The North Carolina Barfields, being strong Whigs, cut the acquaintance of these Georgia kinsfolk, so came to know very little about them and to care less."
My great grandfather, Jesse Barfield, - a son of the emmigrant - lived in Samson County, N. C., and there my grandfather, Lewis Barfield, was raised.
One of the emmigrant's daughters, named Mollie, married Solomon Jones. One ( I do not know her Christian name) married a Grady. Catherine married William Taylor, a large land-owner, and lived in Duplin county, N.C. Jesse (the great grandfather before referred to) married Sarah Castelo, daughter of Thomas Castelo, an Irishman.

( * According to "The North Carolina Gazetteer" by William S. Powell, the Newbern District at the time of the 1790 census was composed of Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dobbs, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Pitt and Wayne counties. Note courtesy of Pearscp@aol.com)

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Colonial records and land deeds for Richard Barfield -

Around October Court, 1729, Henry Baker sued William Moore and Richard Barfield (II), probably as executors for the tobacco, pork, and money he didn't collect from Richard I earlier. This "case returned executed and is now discont. by the plaintiff's atty it being agreed."
About February 1738, Richard Barfield II was appointed to work on a road crew to rebuild the bridge over Maherring (Meherrin) Creek at Jarnagan's ferry. His company and three others refused to work on the bridge and were fined 10 pounds each "unless they show cause". This controversy went on for three years with Richard Barfield still overseer, and still threatened with the fine for neglect in collecting money for the bridge, until November 1741, when another overseer was named in Barfield's place according to the Bertie County NC Court Minutes, Book 1 and 2 by Haun.
The Colonial Records of North Carolina shows that Richard Barfield petitioned for warrants to 500 acres in Duplin County on November 19, 1744. These lands were part of the McCulloh grant.
"The State Records of North Carolina, Vol. 22", reflects Rich'd Bearfeild on " A list of what men attended upon the alarm at Wilmington the 4 Sep'r, 1748, belonging to Capt'n John Sampson's comp'ie, and the number of days of attendance. " This apparently dealt with a militia company that repulsed a Spanish attack on Brunswick and Wilmington North Carolina in New Hanover County. Brunswick and Wilmington are located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, southeast of Duplin County.
On 6 October 1752, Edward Outlaw and wife Patience sold 250 acres on North East Swamp to Richard Barfield in Sampson-Duplin County (NC Sampson Deeds, Book 2, pg 174), witnessed by Daniel Sulint, Samuel Albertson and Alexander Southerland. Richard willed this land to his eldest son Henry who later sold it to his younger brother Jesse.
October 10, 1753, Richard Barfield witnessed a deed for land on the Rattlesnake Branch of the NE Cape Fear River in Sampson-Duplin County from Edward Rollings to Solomon Barfield (Sampson 2-224).
May 1, 1754: Richard Barfield II, died in Duplin County North Carolina. He named in his will sons Henry, Jesse and Solomon and daughters, Mary Barfield, Beth Barfield, Ann Grady and Cathren Taler - and a granddaughter, Beth Taler (Sampson 2-237).



This mentions a Richard Barfield, witness to John Cotten's will in Northampton Co. NC before 2 Feb 1741. Which Richard Barfield?

COTTEN, JOHN.
Northampton County.
Date of death, February 2, 1741. Sons: JOHN (“plantation whereon I dwell”), BENJAMIN (“plantation whereon Philip Edens lives”). Daughters: MARY BRUCLE (or Breecle) (land at Blue water), ANNE COTTEN, SARAH COTTEN (one negro). Wife and Executrix: ANNE. Executor: WILLIAM COTTEN (brother). Witnesses: RICHD. BARFIELD, THOMAS COWMAN, JOHN DAWSON. Clerk of the Court: I. EDWARDS. This is a nuncupative will proven before ISAAC HUNTER by the witnesses above named.
(Grimes 83).

Birth	1696	Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Marriage	1720	UNK
Will	1 May 1754	Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death	5 Jun 1755	Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Spouse	UNK ( - )
Child	Henry Barfield (1722 - 1790)
Child	Richard Barfield (1722 - )
Child	Ann Barfield (1727 - )
Child	Solomon Barfield (1729 - )
Child	Catherine Barfield (1729 - 1801)
Child	Lewis B. Barfield Sr. (1734 - 1814)
Child	Elizabeth "Lebeth or Tebeth" Barfield (1735 - 1754)
Child	Jesse Barfield (1737 - 1780)
Child	Mary "Mollie" Barfield (1740 - 1791)

Father	Richard Barfield (1670 - 1728)
Mother	Mary Evans? ( - 1727)
Sibling	Jane? Barfield ( - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Barfield (1688 - )
Sibling	James Barfield (1688 - 1770)
Sibling	William Barfield (1688 - 1783)
Sibling	Henry Barfield (1690 - 1728)
Sibling	Solomon Barfield (1691 - 1738)
Sibling	Thomas Barfield (1698 - 1768)
Sibling	UNK Barfield (1688 - 1725)

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