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Selected Families and Individuals
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John Barner
Notes for John Barner: John Barner, son of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty" [Gresham?], wasborn on September 28, 1771, in Brunswick County, Virginia. John Barnermarried Judith Ladd, circa January 23, 1804. [Marriage Records of Stokes County, NorthCarolina]
David Barner (Bernard)
Notes for David Barner: David Barner (Stokes County, North Carolina) David Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne, was born September21, 1740, Goochland/Manakintown, Virginia. He is believed to have first moved to Brunswick County, Virginia,married Martha "Patty" Gresham, daughter of John Gresham, before December 31, 1778 [Will of JohnGresham, Will Book 5, page 72, Brunswick County, Virginia], and then to have removed to StokesCounty, North Carolina. David Barner supposedly died before 1800, in Stokes County, North Carolina.Martha [Gresham?] Barner died circa 1833, Stokes County, North Carolina. Known Children: 1.John Barner, son of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty"[Gresham?], was born on September 28, 1771, in Brunswick County, Virginia. John Barnermarried Judith Ladd, circa January 23, 1804. [Marriage Records of Stokes County, NorthCarolina] 2.Rebecca Barner 3.Horatio Barner 4.Mary Edna Barner, daughter of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty"[Gresham?], was born circa 1791, and married William Stone, circa February 22, 1811.[Marriage Records of Stokes County, North Carolina]. 5.Christina Barner, daughter of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty"[Gresham?], married James Stone, circa February 24, 1815. [Marriage Records of StokesCounty, North Carolina]. 6.Judith Barner, daughter of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty"[Gresham?]. 7.Patsey Barner, daughter of [David Barner?] and Martha "Patty"[Gresham?].
John (Jean) Barner (Bernard)
Notes for John Barner: JOHN BARNER lived in Powhatan Co., VA during the mid 1700's. His namewas originally JEAN BERNARD and he was a French Huguenot. He and his wife ANN may have been the first ofthis family to arrive in America although there are earlier Barner records. PAUL BERNARD was listed as being arefugee from Ile de Re' in France in 1685, and was believed to have gone first to "la Caroline" (probably theCarolinas). He arrived with "le jeune, sa femme, deux enfans, fugitifs de l 'ile de Re'" a total of 7 persons. JEAN BERNARD and his wife, ANN DELPISH were among the founders ofManakintown Va. in 1701. It is believed that they came to America to escape religious persecution inFrance during the early part of the 1700's.A "declaration of the opinion of the French Ministers who are now refugees inEngland, about some points of religion in opposition to the ocinians" was signed by JEAN BERNARD, Minister, in c1720. Huguenots is the name given to the French Calvinist Protestants of the16th and 17th centuries. Originally inspired by Martin Luther and later lead by John Calvin, the Huguenots emerged not onlyas a religious movement but also as a highly organized military force. The bloodshed and atrocities on both sides resultedin the mass slaughter of tens of thousands of Protestants. With the rise of Catholicism many Huguenots chose to emigrate fromFrance rather than convert. A last revolt of Huguenot peasants, called Camisards, in the Cevennes region was brutallysuppressed in 1702-11. It is believed that it was then that JEAN and ANNE BERNARD immigrated to America by way of England. It is obvious that the family changed their name to reflect a moregeneral heritage because of the persecution. Thus JEAN BERNARD became JOHN BARNER. Records which obviously belong to thisfamily are found spelled both ways. In the early Huguenot records of King William Parish, Virginia, wefind the following family: JEAN BERNARD and wife ANNE BERNARD dau. JUDITH b. Oct. 27, 1731 dau. REBECCA b. Apl 24, 1735 Son JEAN b. Apl 4, 1736 Dau. ANNE b. Oct. 6, 1738 son DAVID, b. Sept 21 1740 son FRANCOI b. Jan 24, 1743 son PIERRE b. July 14, 1747 JOHN BARNER, d. 1787, leaving a will recorded in Powhatan Co., Va.You will notice that the names of the children are almost identical, only with minor changes, and that there wereother children born after those listed above. His will was probated Sep-tember 20, 1787 and names his wife, ANN and thefollowing children: Son, JOHN, b. Apl. 4, 1736 (baptized as JEAN with godfather, CHARLEAMONNET and godmother, JUDITH TRABA. Son, DAVID, b. Sept 21, 17__. (listed in some records as aProtestant Refugee) Son, FRANCIS, b. Jan 24, 1743 (also known as FRANCOI) Son, WILLIAM Son, JACOB (this is our lineage) Son, BENJAMIN Daughter, JUDITH (FLOURNOY) b. Oct. 27, 1731 Daughter, REBECCA (PORTER) b. Apl 24, 1734 Daughter, ANN (FLOURNOY) b. Oct. 6, 1738 Daughter, MARY ANN (HARRISON) Daughter MARY MAGDALINE (BAINEY) b. June 8, 1735 (There seems to have been another son, PETER, also known as PIERREalthough he isn't named in the will. Other records indicate that he does belong to this family. He apparently died beforehis father. He was b. July 14, 1747) As you can see, this is obviously the same family as the Huguenotfamily listed above. (The above birth records were found in records of King William Parish,Virginia) The will of JOHN BARNER reads as follows: Last Will and Testament of John Barner In the name of God Amen. I, John Barner, of the county ofPowhatan and parish of King William do made and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and formas follows: FIRST my will is that my beloved wife, Ann Barner, do have theuse of all of my estate for her support during her life and at her death I do give my estate asfollows: I give unto my son, John Barner, one negro girl named Amy whichhe has in his possession and her increase to him and his heirs forever. I give unto my son, David Barner, after his mothers death onenegro girl named Dilcy and her increase to him and his heirs forever. I give unto my son, Francis Barner, five shillings current money. I give unto my son, William Barner, after his mothers death thetract of land I live upon containing one hundred and fifty four acres be the same more or lessto him and his heirs forever. Also I give unto my said son William after his mothers decease threenegroes (to wit) Phillis, Moll, and Jerry and their future increase to him and his heirs forever. Alsoone feather bed and furniture. I give unto my son, Jacob Barner, after his mothers decease onenegro woman named Flora and her child Tabb and their future increase to him and his heirs forever. I give unto my son, Benjamin Barner, after his mothers decease atract of land containing forty six acres more or less join the tract I live upon which said land was(Unknown) by me to him and his heirs forever. Also I give unto my said son, Benjamin, four negroes (to wit)Julias, Rose, Robert, and Sandy and their future increase to him and his heirs forever. Also onefeather bed and furniture. I give unto my daughter, Judith Flournoy, after her mothersdecease on feather bed and furniture. I give unto my daughter, Rebecca Porter, after her mothersdecease one feather bed and furniture. I give unto my daughter, Ann Flournoy, Ten pounds current money. I give unto my daughter, Mary Ann Harrison, Ten pounds currentmoney. I give unto my daughter, Mary Magdaline Bainey, after her mothersdecease two negro girls (to wit) Ursula and Rose daughters of Rose and their increase to her andher heirs forever. Also I give unto my said daughter one feather bed and furniture. Further my will is that after the death of wife that all myestate which is not given in this will be equally divided between my sons, William and Benjamin, and theirheirs. Lastly I do appoint my beloved wife Executrix and my two sons,William Barner and Benjamin Barner, Executors of this my last will revoking all other wills madeby me heretofore as witness my hand and seal this nineteenth day of July One Thousand seven hundredand eighty six. My will is my Estate be not appraised. Signed and Sealed in Thewords (my and their future increase) the presence of inthe first page and the word Barner in the second page Intered before Signed. Anthony Martinhis Daniel BranchJohn X Barner (Seal) James MartinMark At a court held for Powhatan county at Scottsville on Thursdaythe twentieth day of September, 1787, This last will and testament of John Barner, deceasedwas presented in court and proved by the oaths of Anthony Martin, Daniel Branch, James Martin,three of the witnesses thereto and was by the Court ordered to be recorded; and on the motionof Ann Barner, William Barner and Benjamin Barner, Executrix and Executors therein named whomade oath and entered into bond with Anthony Martin and Thomas Harris their securities inPenalty of one Thousand pounds according to Law probate thereof is granted them in due form oflaw. Teste A.B. Crump, Clerk John Barner Powhatan County, Virginia John [Jean] Barner [Bernar/Bernard] of King William Parish, PowhatanCounty, Virginia, married Ann [Anne] Delpish. John Barner was born abt. 1705, and died beforeSeptember 20, 1787 [Will of John Barner, dated July 19, 1786, proved September 20, 1787, PowhatanCounty, Virginia]. He was possibly the son of David Bernard who died abt 1715. John's wife, AnnDelpish, appears to be the daughter of Francis Delpish and his wife, Mary Dupre (daughter of John[Jean] Dupre). Ann Delpish Barner appears to have died shortly after her husband. There are many court records in Powhatan County, King William Parishconcerning this Barner family. In one record, JOHN BARNER enters into a contract with John Stephen Woodson to erect& build a Water grist Mill on a Water Course known by the name of the Lower Manakin Creek on land owned by JOHNBARNER, and that the two men share the profit of the mill. In regards to the children of JOHN BARNER, it appears that WILLIAM andBENJAMIN were living with their father and mother in 1787 and with their mother in 1788 and that all the othersons had moved away from home by this time. ANN BARNER died in c1788. Known Children: 1.Judith Barner, daughter of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish,was born October 27, 1731, Goochland County, Virginia, and married ________ Flournoy. 2.Rebecca Barner, daughter of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish,was born April 24, 1734, Goochland County, Virginia [The Douglas Register, transcribed andedited by W. Mac. Jones, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985, page 380], and married________ Porter. It is believed that she was the Rebekah Burner who married William Porter[Douglas Register, Births and Baptisms, page 70, William Porter & Rebekah Burner a son namedJosiah born Dec: 10 1764. Baptized Mar: 16 1765; The Douglas Register, transcribed andedited by W. Mac. Jones, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985, page 277]. 3.John Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish, was bornon April 4, 1736, in Manakintown, Goochland [now Powhatan] County, Virginia. 4.David Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish, was bornSeptember 21, 1740, Goochland/Manakin, Virginia. David Barner is believed to havefirst moved to Brunswick County, Virginia, where he married Martha "Patty" Gresham,daughter of John Gresham, and then to Stokes County, North Carolina. [Will of John Gresham,dated December 31, 1778, proved June 26, 1779, and recorded in Will Book 5, page 72,Brunswick County, Virginia] 5.Francis [Francoi] Barner, son of John Barner and wife, AnneDelpish, was born January 24, 1743, Goochland/Manakintown, Virginia. He is believed to be thesame Francis Barner who obtained a Land Grant for 1,100 acres in Bedford County, Virginia,on December 20, 1782, located on both sides of Little Falling River, extending over theridge, on the branches of Falling River [Grant Book H, page 155, Virginia Land Records]. Itis also believed that Francis Barner married Elizabeth Mays, circa July, 1787 - July, 1788, bythe Rev. Thomas Lundie, Rector of St. Andrew's Parish. [Ministers' Returns, BrunswickCounty, Virginia]. For a time he appears in the Brunswick County, Virginia, records but disappearsbefore 1800. It has been said that he and his wife, had a son named William Barner. 6.Piere [Pierre] Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish,was born July 14, 1747, Goochland County, Virginia. Peter Barner probably died before 1787as he is not named in his father's will. 7.Jacob Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish, may haveremoved initially to Bedford County, Virginia, later to Prince Edward County andCharlotte County, Virginia, and subsequently to Logan County, Kentucky, where he may have died. 8.Benjamin Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish, wasgiven a tract of land containing forty six acres by his father's will. Benjamin Barnermay have removed to Kentucky, after the death of his parents. The 46 acre tract ofland had been originally granted to John "Bernard" by Letters Patent dated May 23, 1763. 9.William Barner, son of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish, wasgiven a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty four acres by his father's will.The records seem to indicate that he remained in Powhatan County, Virginia until his death,sometime after 1810. The 154 acre tract was the first tract of land granted to John "Bernard"by Letters Patent dated August 25, 1731. 10.Ann Barner, daughter of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish,married _________ Flournoy. She was probably the "Eliza: Burner" who married Jacob Fleurnoy[Douglas Register, Marriages, page 2, ffleurnoy, Jac: & Eliz: Burner, in Maniken town1755, Oct: 27; The Douglas Register, transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones, GenealogicalPublishing Co., Inc. 1985, page 21] 11.Mary Ann Barner, daughter of John Barner and wife, Anne Delpish,married ________ Harrison 12.Mary Magdaline Barner, daughter of John Barner and wife, AnneDelpish, married ________ Bainey The son, JOHN, married ELIZABETH HARRISON, daughter of BENJAMINHARRISON. He was living in Brunswick County, VA, and died in 1822. He first appears in the Brunswick Co.records under the spellings of BERNER, BURNER, and BARNER in 1760's. JOHN, and wife, ELIZABETH HARRISON were theparents of: 1.Rebekah Barner, b. about 1763 and died as an infant 2.Harrison Barner, b. about 1766, died in about 1849, married PollyJones 3.Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Barner, b. about 1767 4.John Barner, Jr., b. about 1770, married Rebecca Winkfield 5.Tabetha Barner, b. about 1773 6.Judith Barner, b. about 1775, married Littleton Petillo 7. Lucy Barner #2. (above)Harrison Barner,and Polly Jones were the parents of Judith Barner Nancy Barner Elizabeth Barner Drury J. Barner, b. 1786, William Barner, b. 1790 #4.(above) John Barner, Jr and Rebecca Winkfield were the parents of John Barner, b. 1800, d. 1859 #6.(above) Judith Barner, and Littleton Petillo were the parents of John Petillo Benjamin B. Petillo Sarah A. Petillo Elizabeth Petillo who married John Rooker. Their children were: Nancy G. Rooker John Rooker Catherine W. Rooker b.1818 Harrison Rooker, b. 1822, Rebecca P. Rooker, b. 1824 Edward Travis Rooker, b. 1826 George W. Rooker, b. 1829 Lucy Rooker, b. 1831 Elizabeth W. Rooker, b. 1835 William Jennings Rooker, b. 1838 Andrew Jackson Rooker b. 1841 The son, FRANCIS (aka FRANCOI), married ELIZABETH MAYS about 1787.Married by the Rev. Thomas Lundie, in Amelia Co., Va., FRANCIS and ELIZABETH appear briefly inBrunswick Co., VA in the 1780's/90's but disappear. They apparently moved to Logan Co., Kentucky. Son PETER (aka PIERRE) served in the Revolutionary war as a Capt,serving with the 2nd Virginia Regiment. It is possible that he died during the war. The daughter, JUDITH, married JACOB FLOURNOY.
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