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Josiah Barnes 1755–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Sep 1810

Death Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Father: Abraham Barnes

Mother: Martha Fort

Spouse(s): Esther Smith

Children(s): William Barnes

Josiah Barnes was born in 1755 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Abraham Barnes And Martha Fort. Josiah Barnes married Esther Smith, and had children including William Abraham Barnes. Josiah Barnes passed away in 1810 in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Barnes was born in 1755 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Abraham Barnes And Martha Fort.
  • Josiah Barnes married Esther Smith, and had children including William Abraham Barnes.
  • Josiah Barnes passed away in 1810 in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Barnes
1730–1818
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
AB
Martha Fort
1735–1794
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
MF

Spouses(s)

Esther Smith
1760–1830
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
ES

Children(s)

William Barnes
1781–1820
Birth Location: Robeson, North Carolina, United States
WB

Josiah Barnes's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Barnes
1755–1810
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Abraham Barnes
1730–1818
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Martha Fort
1735–1794
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Barnes
1712–1764
Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Julian Whitley
1716–1782
James City, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Barnes
1691–1760
Sarah Pope
1684–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Barnes
1652–1720
Sarah Jones
1656–1723

Josiah Barnes's Descendants

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Josiah Barnes (1755–7 Sep 1810) m. Esther Smith (1760–1830)
  1. 1. William (Abraham) Barnes 1781–1820 m. Mary Spears 1783–1832
    1. 1. Abram Barnes 1818–1858 m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Pope 1838–1913
      1. 1. Mary (Esther) Barnes 1845–1927 m. Washington (Webster) Steen 1844–1925
        1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Steen 1869–1900
        2. 2. Anna (Washington) Steen 1886–1965 m. John (Marshall) Pearson 1868–1949
        3. 3. Robert Steen 1876–1951
        4. 4. John (Henry) Steen 1878–1954
        5. 5. Ella (Jane) Steen 1881–1970
        6. 6. Estus (Barnes) Steen 1867–1949
        7. 7. James (William) Steen 1874–1954
        8. 8. Silas (Victor) Steen 1872–1950
        9. 9. Mary (Agnes) Steen 1883–1891
    2. 2. Esther Barnes 1803–1872
    3. 3. Allen Barnes 1807–1828
    4. 4. Louis Barnes 1810–
    5. 5. Harris Barnes 1813–1884
    6. 6. Josiah Barnes 1815–

Josiah Barnes's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Josiah Barnes in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1810
7 Sep 1810
Age 55
Death of Josiah Barnes in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1810
    Event Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
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