Individual Details
Catherine Barfield
(Abt 1729 - 1801)
" Catherine lived in Duplin County, North Carolina. During the Revolutionary War some British soldiers, accompanied by a gang of Tories, made a raid on the Taylor plantation. As her husband William was some miles away watching his valuable horses which he had hidden in a dense swamp, Catherine had no one to defend her against the insolence of the soldiers, and they pillaged to their hearts' content. One soldier attempted to take some bedclothes, but Catherine clung to them and told him that he should not have them as they were needed for the comfort of her grandchildren who were then sick with measles. The soldier drew his sword to intimidate her, but she resolutely held on until an officer ordered the soldier to desist. During the fracas Catherine's mother, who was very old and feeble, became so frightened that she shook as with an ague. Before taking their leave the soldiers collected the large flock of sheep belonging to the plantation, intending to take them all away, but on Catherine's remonstrating and proposing to give one sheep to each officer and soldier, the officer in command agreed to her proposition, and selecting a sheep apiece they retired. One soldier, however, took a lamb extra. Catherine survived her husband a good many years, and died about the close of the century, her old mother, the emmigrant, having died several years before." (Pauline Craig Hughes)
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excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 1A -
(p 37)
p. 407 JOHN RHODES of Duplin Co., to CATHERINE TAYLOR, relict of the late WILLIAM TAYLOR dec'd (co. not given), 23 Apr 1787, for 100 peper corn to be paid unto sd. RHODES 1 Jan annually, if required, & the sd. RHODES farm lett unto the sd. CATHERINE TAYLOR, all the lands (acreage not given) on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the ES of Bear Marsh, incl. the planta. whereon the sd. WILLIAM TAYLOR, Esqr. dec'd lived, which was given by deed of gift by sd. WILLIAM TAYLOR to his dau. ELIZABETH, now the wife of the sd. JOHN RHODES excepting 1A at the end of the Mill Dam & the privileges of the Mill Pond, unto the sd. CATHERINE TAYLOR during her natural life. Wit: Samuel Bowden, Frans. Oliver. July Ct. 1787
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excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 1A -
(p 37)
p. 407 JOHN RHODES of Duplin Co., to CATHERINE TAYLOR, relict of the late WILLIAM TAYLOR dec'd (co. not given), 23 Apr 1787, for 100 peper corn to be paid unto sd. RHODES 1 Jan annually, if required, & the sd. RHODES farm lett unto the sd. CATHERINE TAYLOR, all the lands (acreage not given) on the NS of Goshen Swamp & on the ES of Bear Marsh, incl. the planta. whereon the sd. WILLIAM TAYLOR, Esqr. dec'd lived, which was given by deed of gift by sd. WILLIAM TAYLOR to his dau. ELIZABETH, now the wife of the sd. JOHN RHODES excepting 1A at the end of the Mill Dam & the privileges of the Mill Pond, unto the sd. CATHERINE TAYLOR during her natural life. Wit: Samuel Bowden, Frans. Oliver. July Ct. 1787
Events
| Birth | Abt 1729 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1750 | North Carolina, British America - William Taylor |  | ||
| Census | 1790 | Wilmington District, Duplin, North Carolina, United States | | | |
| Will | Bet 18 Feb 1800 and Jul | Duplin, North Carolina, United States | | | |
| Death | 1801 | | |||
| Probate | Apr 1802 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | William Taylor (1722 - 1787) |
| Child | "Tebeth" Taylor (1754 - ) |
| Child | Mary Taylor (1754 - 1779) |
| Child | Elizabeth (Sarah) Taylor (1758 - 1801) |
| Father | Richard Barfield (1696 - 1755) |
| Mother | UNK ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Barfield (1722 - 1790) |
| Sibling | Richard Barfield (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann Barfield (1727 - ) |
| Sibling | Solomon Barfield (1729 - ) |
| Sibling | Lewis B. Barfield Sr. (1734 - 1814) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Lebeth or Tebeth" Barfield (1735 - 1754) |
| Sibling | Jesse Barfield (1737 - 1780) |
| Sibling | Mary "Mollie" Barfield (1740 - 1791) |
Notes
Marriage
Catherine is named as Catherine Taylor in the 1754 will of her father.Census
In the household were: 1 male under 16, 1 male of 16 & upwards, 3 females, 8 slavesPossibly:
Henry E McCulloh 13. grandson
?
Catherine Taylor
Catherine McCulloh 15, granddaughter
?
Will
Will of Catherine TaylorIn the name of God Amen,
I Catherine Taylor of the County of Duplin and state of North Carolina,
widow, being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed by God, but
calling to mind the uncertianty of man and being diserious to settle my
affairs, I do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament
First, I commit my soul to God who gave it me and my body to the dust to
be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter to be
named, as for my worldly goods I dispose of them as follows;
I give and bequeath to my two grandsons William Rhods and Tayor Rhods
each of them a feather bed, bedstead and furniture, two large pewter
dishes and five quart baisins to be as equallly divided between them as
may be without sullining and my riding beast, two iron pots and a frying
pan.
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Catherine Barfield, one large
feather bed, beadstead and furniture, a bufet with what it contains a
table and chest, one small pewter dish and two large basins and also all
the residue and remainder of my property of every kind not especially
above mentioned
And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend John Rhods
and Louis Barfield to Execute this my last will and Testament and do
hereby vest them with fulll power to pay all my lawful and just debts
and to see that my largases be disposed of accordingly and I hereby
revoke and disavow all former and other wills and declaring this to be
my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this the 18th day of February 1800.
Signed, Sealed Published Catherine Taylor (seal)
and declared by the said
Catherine Taylor as her last
Will and Testament in presence
of Frank Oliver
Jas Oliver
State of No. Carolina July Ten 1801
Duplin County
This was the written will proved in open court by the oath of
Frances Oliver one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. and as the same
time John Rhods and Louis Barfield the Executers named in the said will
came before the court and qualified as executors thereto according to
law.
Ordered that letter issue accordingly.
Wm Dickson, C.C.
Above recorded in Deed Book 3 of Sampson Co. NC, page 465, 466
(CR.035.801.11/A-465)
Probate
An Inventory of the Estate of Catherine Taylor Dec'dRecorded April Term 1802
Three feather beds and furniture three bedsteads
one horse, two cows & two year old heifer
one chest and table twin chairs
one bofat and several pieces of Crocary
Sundry books, Loom and three Llays
Two tin cannisters one Croscut saw one an
five weeding howes one foot adz one looking glass
one pc flat Irons two pots one frying pan and
griddle two woollen wheels and two pearlaids
one Sinning wheel, one hackle tin pewter basins
three pewter Dishes one tub and paggin one
churn one pc Shun one case knives and forks
one Syder barrel two Sundlets one tin Coffee pot
Two bottles on meal tub and fat tub
Lewis Barfield Exs
Endnotes
1. Barfield and Taylor data from D7-247 - Sampson Deed Book 7--Page 247 & W5E-608 - Wayne County Deed 5E--Page 608 (compiled by Jerome Tew, emailed April 1998 & Feb. 1999 jdtew@esn.net).
2. Linder, Bill R., Draft copy of research paper on William Taylor of Duplin, NC. (Arlington, VA: Bill R. Linder, 1998.).
3. Linder, Bill R., Draft copy of research paper on William Taylor of Duplin, NC. (Arlington, VA: Bill R. Linder, 1998.).
4. Barfield and Taylor data from D7-247 - Sampson Deed Book 7--Page 247 & W5E-608 - Wayne County Deed 5E--Page 608 (compiled by Jerome Tew, emailed April 1998 & Feb. 1999 jdtew@esn.net).
5. "North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 25 August 2012), Duplin County, Taylor, Catherine (1802).