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