THE FAMILY OF GEORGE, PLYER, ABSALOM and OLIN BARBER OF AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA AND JOHNSTON CO NORTH CAROLINA

 

References:

DWM = David W Morgan Manuscript:  David W Morgan:  dmorgan@efn.org

Diane Blankenstein:  blankenstein@startext.net

Eugene Hampton:  hampeeh@aol.com

Arlene Lewis:  alewis@law.txwes.edu

Melba McCaskill: 

Anthony Brock:  abrock@iname.com

Sonny Deibler Website at Familyorigins.com: sdeibler@gte.net

Joe Barren’s Ancestors at FTM.genealogy: bjl@lcc.net

Ref: Connie Marie Matthews at WorldConnect – goonie@surrealnet.net

 

 


INDEX of GEORGE, PLYER, ABSALOM FAMILY

Heads of Family (Barber); Birth year; Family number:

Absalom; 1795; 13

Absalom; 1828; 25

Adam, 167?; 1

Adolphus, 1848; 28

Allfred Manning Sly, 189?; 30

Ashley; 1823; 23

Brittain; 1816; 21

Burrell; 1773; 7

Calvin Bryant; 1857; 33

Charlie L, 187?; 26

Christopher, 1795; 6

Clifton Allen, 1919; 28

Dallas Lockhart; 1861; 34

David Vasco; 1880; 39

DeVan; 1892; 40

Ezekiel; 1845; 30

Festus; 1847; 31

George; 170?; 1    

George; 1743; 3   

George; 176?; 5   

George; 1786; 9

George; 1802; 14

George C, 1826; 9

George Douthitt, 1895; 30   

George Patton; 1866; 37

George Perry; 1834; 29   

George Samuel; 1836; 13   

George W; 1803; 16   

George W; 1834; 14   

Greensby Wetherford; 1818; 19   

James Eli; 1881; 38

John C; 1826; 15

Jocephus C; 1832; 26  

Josiah Wood; 1808; 17   

Josiah Woods; 1848; 17  

Larkin; 1818; 22   

Larkin Evelyn, 1874; 27

Lamar, 1876; 24

Matthew; 1770; 9   

Matthew C or T; 1829; 13   

Matthew S; 1841; 14   

Milton Flake, 1848; 17

Owen; 176?; 6   

Owen; 1805; 5   

Phineas Watkins, 1821; 9

Plyer; 174?; 2

Plyer: 176?; 4

Purley; 182?; 24

Reese; 1774; 10   

Reese; 1809; 18   

Robert; 1768; 8   

Robert Deans; 1878; 35

Robert Thomas; 1847; 27

Samuel Bryan, 1858; 25   

Samuel Reynolds; 1809; 20   

Samuel W, 1814; 8

Saul Perry; 1860; 36

Spencer E, 1811; 8

Theophilus; 179?; 12

William R Agrippa; 1844; 32

 

Spouses; Family number:

Allen, Easter; 26

Alvis, Cora Bell; 27   

Barber, Frances; 19   

Barfield, Dora Adaline; 14   

Bryant, Sarah; 19   

Busby, Nancy; 4

Byrd, Tabitha; 25

Chambers, Ellender; 8

Clements, Mollie; 24

Conger, Mrs. Mary T; 19    

Creech, Annie Laurie; 34

Darby, Madolyn; 35

Dighton, Sarah; 1

Douthitt, Sonora; 37

Durham, Susannah; 13

Faucette, Elizabeth; 40

Franz, Nancy J; 17

Gurley, Elizabeth; 24

Harvey, Sarah A; 8

Johnson, Mary Frances; 30

Johnson, Indiana C; 33

Johnson, Mrs. Johanna; 9   

Johnson, Minnie F; 39

Johnson, Nancy; 5

Johnson, Salina A; 32

Jones, Lydia Ann; 7

Jones, Susan; 21  

Jordan, Elizabeth; 6   

Launceford, Beulah G; 30

Lester, Matilda; 18   

Lockhart, Temperance; 26

Lord,Georgia Angelina; 28

Lovejoy, Louisa W; 16   

Massengill, Nancy E; 23

Massengill, Sally Larkin; 12

Massengill, Wilsey; 22   

McMichael, Nancy A; 14  

Moore, Elizabeth; 1   

Moorehead, Addie; 24

Mundinger, Lillian M; 36

Noble, Susan; 9

Orr, Sarah; 8   

Patrick, Martha; 17   

Pattman; Sallie A; 20   

Perry, Adaline Flake; 20   

Reynolds, Catherine; 10   

Reynolds, Elizabeth; 9

Scott, Virginia; 28  

Shepherd, Elizabeth Jane; 14   

Smith, Adeline E; 17   

Smith, Sarah Ann Amanda; 29   

Tomlinson, Cassandra; 14

Watkins, Margaret; 3    

Weir, Martha E; 15

West, Stella Mae; 38

Wright, Elizabeth; 30

 

INDEX  of OLIN BARBOUR FAMILY

Heads of family; birth year; family number:

Berry, 1851; 4

Haman, 1823; 3

Jefferson, 1863; 6

Joe C, 1914; 12

Luther Berry, 1881; 8

Luther Leon, 190?; 11

Olin, 1785; 1

Rellie Parker, 1895; 9

Richard Leo, 1909; 10

Samuel Isaac, 1917; 13

Willie, 1881; 7

Young, 1819; 2

Young A, 1853; 5

 

Spouses; family number:

Barbour, Esther; 4

Blackmon, Mattie B; 12

Bullock, Jincey C; 8

Carter, Annie; 10

Ennis, Rosella; 6

Lee, Lucille; 13

McLean, Stella; 11

Page, Ozella; 7

Smith, Ila M; 9

Stephenson, Mary F; 5

Thomas, Lydia; 3

 



 

FIRST GENERATION

     

1. GEORGE1 BARBER, b ?England 170?;d 1745 in Augusta Co VA; m Elizabeth Moore; res Augusta Co VA, and Wilkes and   Johnston Counties, NC; Elizabeth m/2 ‑‑‑ Patton.   George may be son of Adam and Sarah (Dighton) Barber.   [Ref: DWM = David W Morgan Ms.; Diane Blankenstein; Eugene Hampton; Lt: Arlene Lewis]

       SARAH2,  ; m Reese Kelso Watkins; res Augusta Co VA and Johnston Co NC.

   2   ?PLIER2, b before 1743; m Amy ---

   3   ?GEORGE2, 1743;   m Margaret Watkins

       ?JOHN2, 1738; m Mary Allen. (see John and William Barber of NC)

       ?WILLIAM2 (see John and William Barber of NC)

 

 

SECOND GENERATION

 

2. PLYER2 BARBER, b before 1743; m Amy ---;  res. Johnston Co NC. [Ref: GENNAM-L archive]

  4    PLYER3, b before 1765; m Nancy Busby

       REUBEN3, b before 1765; m 1783 Edy Speight; d Sharpsburg MD.

              ELIZABETH4, b NC 1790; m William A Whittington.

   5   GEORGE3,  ; m 1788 Nancy Johnson

       THOMAS3,  ; m 1799 Elizabeth Langdon

   6   OWEN3,  ; m 1791 Elizabeth Jordan

       MARY3,   ; m 1787 William Messer

  7    BURRELL3, 1773; m Lydia Ann Jones

       AMY3, 1780; m 1800 William W Jones

       PATSY3,   ; m 1811 William Martin

 

3. GEORGE2 BARBER, 1743; m Margaret Watkins; res Augusta Co VA, Wake/Johnston Counties NC, and Wilkes Co GA.                [Ref: Most of the material on the descendants of George Barber and Margaret Watkins is from the work of David W Morgan.  Consult his website for much more detail, at http://members.xoom.com/barberfamily ; Lt:Melba McCaskill]

       WILLIAM3, c 1767; probably married.

 8     ROBERT3, c 1769; m Sarah Orr.

 9     MATTHEW3, 1770; m Mrs Johanna Weldon Johnson

 10    REESE3, c 1774; m Catherine Reynolds.

       MARTHA3, c 1777; m James Scott

       ELIZABETH3, 1779; m Joseph Gill Stiles

       SARAH3, c 1780; m George Reynolds.

       JOSIAH3, c 1783; d yg.

       SAMUEL3 *15685*,   ; unmarried.

 11    GEORGE3, c 1786; m Elizabeth Reynolds.

 

 

THIRD GENERATION

 

4. PLYER3 BARBER,  b before 1765; m Wake Co NC 1783 Nancy Busby

       HENRY/HARRY4,  ; m/1 1816 Lucy ---; m/2 1834 Elizabeth ---.

              Second wife:

              LUCETTA5, 1836

              BETH5, 1837

              ALCINDA5, 1838

              HARRY5, 1838

              POLLY5, 1840

       JAMES4

       POLLY4

       DOLLY4

 

5. GEORGE3 BARBER,  ; m/1 1788 Nancy Johnson (d bef. 1807); m/2 1807 ---; lived in Georgia.   [Lt: Anthony Brock; Sonny Deibler Website]

       DRURY4, c 1790; m Edith Woodall.

              CELIA5,  ; m 1835 Alexander Stancil.

  12   THEOPHILUS4,   ; m Sally Larkin Massengill.   

  13   ABSALOM4, 1795; m Susannah Durham; ?m/2 Patience ---.

  14   GEORGE4, c 1802; m Cassandra Tomlinson.

 

6. OWEN3 BARBER,   ; m Elizabeth Jordan; res Johnston Co NC [Ref: GENNAM-L archive; Sonny Deibler Website]

       HARRY4,  ; m 1816 Lucy Barber; ?m/2 Elizabeth Barber.

       OWEN4,  ; m Frances ---; res Johnston Co NC.   [Ref: GENNAM-L archive]

ALSEY ANN5, b 1833; m/1 James Wesley Jones (d 1862); she m/2 W H Lambert 

LOUQUINNA5, c 1834; m 1855 John Holt

LYDIA5, 1835/6; m 1857 D D Windham

WILLIAM RUFFIN5, c 1838; m Catherine Barber, dau. of Ashley.

       CHARLES ABRAHAM6, 1867; m Octavis Livia Rhodes.

              ETHEL ELIZABETH7, 1903; m Wilson Bedford Ray.

BETSY5, c 1839

SALLY5, c 1841; d before 1866.

RANSOM5, c 1843; d 1863.

FRANCES5, c 1846

OWEN5, c 1848

JOHN WILLIAM5, c 1851

              MATTHEW5

              JAMES N5

              JOHN CALVIN5

 

7. BURRELL3 BARBER, 1773; m Lydia Ann Jones.   [Sonny Deibler Website]

       BURRELL4, 1810; m Elizabeth ---; r Johnston Co NC.

              JAMES5, 1840

              ROSE5, 1844

              EMILY5, 1847

              MARY5, 1850

              BURRELL5, 1853

              LUCY5, 1860

       NATHANIEL B4,  ; m Delana (Lancy) Dixon; r Johnston Co NC..

              SARAH5, 1855

              BENJAMIN5, 1856

              JOHN5, 1857

              WILLIAM5, 1859

              NATHANIEL5, 1860

 

8. ROBERT3 BARBER, b GA 1768/9; m Sarah Orr.  Early settlers of Clarke Co GA; res Athens, Clarke Co.

       CHRISTOPHER4, c 1795; m ---

              GEORGE T5, c 1829

       POLLY (MARY)4, c 1796; m Samuel Bryant; res Clarke Co GA.

       ANN4 *21845*, c 1800; m David Kinney.

       ELIZABETH4, c 1808; m Harvey Archer; r Clarke Co.

       SARAH MARTHA4, 1816; m Henry Jones; r Clarke Co.

       FRANCES4, c 1818; m Greensby Wetherford Barber (see #19)

       MARGARET4, c 1822; m Augustus Patman.

 15    JOHN C4, 1826; m Martha E Weir.

 

9. MATTHEW3 BARBER, 1770; m Mrs Johanna Johnson; res Oglethorpe Co and Butts Co GA.                   [Ref: DWM]

 16    GEORGE W4, 1803; m Louisa W Lovejoy

 17    JOSIAH WOOD4, 1808; m/1 Martha Patrick; m/2 Adaline E Smith

 

10. REESE3 BARBER, b Wilkes Co GA c 1774; m Catherine Reynolds; r Barbersville, Clarke Co GA.

       DAUGHTER4, c 1807

 18    REESE4, 1809; m Matilda Lester.

 18a   SPENCER E4, 1811; m Elender Chambers; r Sumter Co GA.

       SAMUEL W4, 1814; m/1 ---; m/2 Sarah Ann Harvey; res Clarke Co and Sumter Co GA.

              SUSAN5, 1843

              HENRY5, 1845

              SARAH5, 1847

       DAUGHTER4, 1816

 19    GREENSBY WETHERFORD4, 1818; m/1 Frances Barber; m/2 Sarah Bryant; m/3 Mrs. Mary T Conger.

       EVELINE4, 1821; m Moses Joiner; r Sumter Co GA.

       GEORGE4, 1825

 

11. GEORGE3 BARBER, c 1786; m Elizabeth Reynolds; res. Oglethorpe Co GA; d Shelby Co TX.  [Joe Barren’s Ancestors at FTM.genealogy: bjl@lcc.net]

 20    SAMUEL REYNOLDS4, 1809/10; m Adaline Flake Perry.

       LOUISA MARION4, 1813; d Hill Co TX; m Rev. Basil E Lucas.

       ELIZABETH4, c 1812; m Burwell H Hambrick.

       NANCY4, 1815/6; m William Center.

       PHOEBE4, 1818; m Samuel B Barron; r Chambers Co TX and Nacogdoches Co TX.

       JOSIAH4 , c 1819

       PHINEAS WATKINS4, 1821; m/1 ---; m/2 Mrs Susan Noble; res Shelby Co TX.

              C Q5, (boy), 1842

              THOMAS5, 1844

              R T5, 1846

              GEORGE C5, 1847

              S E5, (girl), 1850

       MARGARET W4, 1825; m Benjamin Turner Hudman; res Chambers Co AL.

       GEORGE C4, 1826/7; m Eliza W Edwards; r Shelby Co TX, Cass Co TX.

              GEORGE C5, 1853

              MARY J5, 1858; m Richard Law.

              R R5 (boy), 1860; d yg.

              ALFRED5, c 1864

              ANNIE5, c 1866; m J E Leigh.

              CATHERINE5, c 1870; m J H Birmingham.

 

 

FOURTH GENERATION

 

12. THEOPHILUS4 BARBER,   ; m Sally Larkin Massengill     [Lt: Erskine Barbour]     

  21   BRITTAIN5, c 1816; m Susan Jones.

  22   LARKIN5, c 1818; m Wilsey Massengill.

  23   ASHLEY5, 1823; m Nancy Emily Massengill; r Elevation, Johnston Co NC.

       MALSEY5, 1827

       RIDLEY5, 1828; m Leroy Bird.

       THEOPHILUS HINTON5, 1829; m Rose T Barber.

       ABSALOM5, 1832; m Polly Ann Massengill.

       ALVIN5, 1834; m Temperance Eliza Jones.

              JAMES DANIEL6, 1865; m Martha E ---.

              SARAH6, 1869

              GEORGE WILLIAM6, 1871

              LOVIE CORNELIA6, 1874; m James Gideon Dixon.

              JULIUS MARCUS6             

 

13. ABSALOM4 BARBER/BARBOUR, 1795; m Susannah Durham (d about 1827); ?m/2 Patience ---; r Elevation, Johnson Co NC.    [Sonny Deibler Website]

       First wife:

   24  PURLEY5 182?; m Elizabeth Gurley.

       Second wife:

   25  ABSALOM5, 1828/9; m Tabitha Byrd.

       SUSAN5, 1829

       JANE5

       LEWIS5

       CULEY5

       PUREIL5

       OCTAVIUS PARKER5

       NANCY5

       SARAH5

       JOSEPH5

       PATIENCE5

       ESTHER5, 1852; m Berry Barbour.  (see his family below under Olin Barbour)

 

14. GEORGE4 BARBER, c 1802; m Cassandra Tomlinson.

       BERNICE5, 1830 (male); m Sarah Tomlinson.

       ADALINE5,  ; m Ransome Bridgers.

  26   JOCEPHUS C5, c 1832; m Temperance Lockart.

 

15. JOHN C4 BARBER, 1826; m Martha E Weir; res. Athens GA.

 27    ROBERT THOMAS5, 1847; m Cora Bell Alvis.

       SARAH CORNELIA5, 1849; m Frederick Falconner Norton.

 

16. GEORGE W4 BARBER, 1803; m Louisa W Lovejoy; res Butts Co GA.    [Ref: DWM]

              Dr. JOSIAH WOOD5, 1828; m Louise Jane Clower; r Lamar Co MS.   [macblach@aol.com-at Ancestry.com]

              ANNIE LAURA6, 1853

              GEORGE BRYANT6, c 1855

              KATE6, c 1857

            JESSE OTIS6, c 1859

              TERRISSA ANN5,   ; m/1 Joseph A Baughan; m/2 ‑‑‑ Fretwell

              SOPHIA M5,   ; m 1849 Starke W Banks

              ELIZABETH5, 1835; d yg.

       GEORGE SAMUEL5, 1836; m Sallie Ann Pattman; res Butts Co GA.      [Ref: DWM]

SON6, 1867‑1867

HERSCHEL6, 1874‑1876

LOUISA ESTELLE6, 1879; m T G Linkous.

MAGGIE6, 1882; m Oscar Cole.

GEORGE HULON6, 1886‑1887

              JOANNA I5, 1837; m William A Fretwell; res Butts Co

              MADISON5, 1840; d yg.

       MATTHEW S5, 1841; m Eugenia ‑‑‑    [Ref: DWM]

SARAH6, 1859/60

MATTHEW6, 1863

TINA6, 1868

              LOUISA J5, 1845; m M D Henderson

              ROBERT5, 1849; d yg.

 

17. JOSIAH WOOD4 BARBER, 1808; m/1 Martha Patrick; m/2 1839 Adaline E Smith; res Butts Co GA.             [Ref: DWM; Diana Bender: exeline@erols.com]

              First wife:

  27a         MATTHEW TOLBERT5, 1829; m Elizabeth Jane Shepherd.

       GEORGE W5, 1834; m Nancy A McMichael; res Cass Co TX.[Ref: DWM]

JOSIAH G6, 1857/8

AMANDA6, 1859

MARTHA6, 1861/2

              NANCY GEORGINA6, 1862/3

              MARTHA JOANNAH5, c 1837; m Robert Willis Roebuck.

              RICHARD5, 1838‑1839

              Second wife:

              Dr. JAMES5, c 1842

              MARY5, c 1844

              JOSIAH WOODS5, c 1848; m/1 ‑‑‑; m/2 Dora Adaline Barfield

              JANE6, 1854

              MARTHA6, 1856

              MIDOSA5, 1850

       ISAAC5, 1852

       JANE5, 1854

       MARTHA5, 1856

 

18. REESE4 BARBER, 1809; m Matilda Lester; res Clarke Co GA.

       WILLIAM L5, 1836; res Clarke Co

       COLUMBUS A5, 1838; d 1864 in Civil War; unmarried.

       JOHN R5, 1840; m Terressa L C Pittman.

       SAMUEL M5, 1842; res Clarke Co.

  28   ADOLPHUS P5, 1848; m Georgia Angelina Lord.

 

18A. SPENCER E4, BARBER, 1811; m Elender Chambers; r Sumter Co GA.

AMERICA5, 1848      

       ELBERT PRINCE5, 1850; m Susan Merceney Tate; r Sumter Co GA.   [IGI]

              EMILY ETTA6, 1875

              JAMES DALLAS6, 1871

              MADISON LAFAYETTE6, 1876

              MARTHA ALICE6, 1868

              PATTERSON DEMORIE6, 1882

              CALIFORNIA DISABLON6, 1869

       MARY W5, 1856

       SARAH A5

       CATHARINE5, 1857.

      

 

19. GREENSBY WETHERFORD4 BARBER, 1818; m/1 Frances Barber; m/2 Sarah Bryant; m/3 Mrs. Mary T Conger; res Clarke Co GA.

       First wife:

       JOSEPH5, 1839-1857

       MARY5, 1841-1857

       SARAH5, 1843; m/1 --- Dowdy; m/2 --- Bolling.

       JOHN S5, 1845; m Nora Gray; res Clarke Co.

       Second wife:

       CORNELIA5, 1854

       Infant5, 1857-1857

       Third wife:

       JULIA5, 1862; m J T Brown.

       GREENSBY WETHERFORD5, 1864; m ---.

              GENEVIEVE6,   ; m Rupert Brown.

              GREENSBY WETHERFORD6,   ; m Athens GA.

       Rev. WILLIAM5, 1866; unmarried.

 

20. SAMUEL REYNOLDS4 BARBER, 1809/10; m Adaline Flake Perry; res. DeKalb Co GA, and Chambers Co AL and Throckmorton TX.

       DAUGHTER5, 1830

 29    Dr. GEORGE PERRY5, 1834; m Sarah Ann Amanda Smith.

       SOLOMON P5, 1837; d Weatherford TX 1856.

       SAMUEL C5, 1839; d Weatherford TX 1857.

       OLIVIA A5, 1842; m Palo Pinto Co TX H H McLean.

       MILTON FLAKE5, 1848; m Nancy Jane Franz; r Throckmorton Co TX.

              FRANCES6, 1871

              LEE6 (girl), 1872; m Thomas Ernest Wright.

              IDA6, 1874; m C M Scoggin.

              OLLIE6 (girl), 1876

              EULA6, 1877

              CHARLES6, 1879

              ROY F6

       HIRAM5, 1851; res CO.

       MILDRED JOSEPHINE5, 1854; m Sanford Lafayette Boone; r Lockney, Floyd Co TX.

       OLIVER W5, 1856; m Lucie Haynes.

       LOUISA5,   ; m Steve Jones.  She d St Louis MO.

 

 

FIFTH GENERATION