Jehu Barnes, of Parke County

Not the same as Jehu Barnes, of Wilkes County

“The parents are in fact James and Sarah Carter Barnes.” In 1760, James Barnes came from Chester, Pennsylvania to Orange County, North Carolina.

He was the son of James "Handsome" Barnes and Sarah Temperance Parker. She was the perhaps the daughter of Edward Teague.

Most of their 10 or 12 children were born in Burke Co., North Carolina. They moved to Parke County, Indiana, where Jehu died, leaving a will dated 22 March 1833 [Will Book I, page 2] . In his will, he left most of his estate to his daughter Duannah, but the other heirs were to receive the some of one dollar each, and they are named, including his daughter, Sarah. When the receipts are signed, it John Johnson who makes his mark for his signature and his wife Sally.

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/239091/I8186/lurannah-teague/registry

Lurannah Teague was born 1762, and died ABT 1840 in Parke, Indiana, United States. She married Jehu T Barnes on 1776 in Burke, North Carolina, United States, son of James "Handsome" Barnes and Sarah Temperance Parker. He was born 1760 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, and died 22 MAR 1833 in Parke, Indiana, United States.

Children of Lurannah Teague and Jehu T Barnes are:

1. Rachel Barnes was born 1781 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died 1850 in Indiana, United States.
2. Diannah Barnes was born ABT 1782 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died 1850.
3. Michael Barnes was born 30 AUG 1784 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died 23 OCT 1858 in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States.
4. Edward Barnes was born 1786 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died ABT 1850 in Indiana, United States.
5. Sarah Barnes was born 12 JUN 1788 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died 19 NOV 1873 in Spice Valley, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
6. George Barnes was born 1789 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died in Indiana, United States.
7. James Barnes was born 1791 in , , North Carolina, United States.
8. Ninevah C Barnes was born 23 APR 1792 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died 28 SEP 1861 in , Greene, Missouri, United States.
9. Jehu Barnes was born 1794 in , Burke, North Carolina, United States, and died ABT 1850.
10. John Barnes was born 1796 in , , North Carolina, United States, and died in , , Indiana, United States.
11. Edith Barnes was born 1797 in , , North Carolina, United States.
12. Hannah Barnes was born MAY 1802 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, and died 6 MAY 1894 in , Alexander, North Carolina, United States.

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WILL OF JEHUE BARNES

RECORDS OF WILLS In the name of God Amen; I Jehue Barnes Sr. of Park County, State of Indiana, considering the uncertainty of the mortal life, and being in and of a sound mind and memory do make ordain and declare this instrument to be my last will and testament, revoking all others, in manner and form following towit; First I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body I commit to the earth to be buried at the cretion of my executor hereinafter named; And my worldly estate I give and devise as follows; First, I give and devise unto my wife Luranah all that my said messuage or tenement with the appurtenances, situate lying and being in the county of Park State of Indiana and on which I now live, with the lands and hereditaiments thereunto belonging, and the cents issues and profits thereof during her natural life and from and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath my said Messuage or tenement, lands and hereditaments unto my daughter Duannah, and to her heirs or assigns forever to be disposed of as she may think proper. I also bequeath unto my son Michael one dollar, also to my son James one dollar, to my son Ninevy one dollar, to my daughter Sally one dollar, to the children of my daughter Rachel one dollar, to my son Jehue one dollar, to my son George one dollar, to my son John one dollar, to my son Edward one dollar, to my daughter Hannah one dollar. I also appoint my son James Barnes executor of this my last will and testament, and do enjoin it on him to settle and pay of the above claims against the estate as soon as possible after the decease of my wife who is to have the benefits and profits of all my estate both real and personal, during her natural life, and the property not heretofore particular named after settling all just claims shall be equally divided amongst all the heirs. Given under my hand and seal this twenty second day of March eighteen hundred and thirty three. Signed sealed and delivered in) presence of us Test. ) George Dodd, Moses Swaim ) Jehu Barnes Tobias Kingrey ) State of Indiana Parke County.\

Be it remembered that on this day towit, the 25th day of May A.D. 1833. Before me John G. Davis clerk of the Probate court in and for said county personally came George Dodd and Moses Swaim two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will & testament of Jehu Barnes deceased, and made oath that they saw the said testator sign and seal the said will, that they heard him publicly declare the same to be his last will & testament, & that they agreeably to his request subscribed thereto as witnesses in presence of said testator and in presence of each other. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand this day year above written. John G. Davis clerk [Parke county IN Will Book 1 pg. 2.

References

1. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 6 2020, 20:43:45 UTC
2. Parke County, Indiana, Will Book 1, Page 02-03 Will of Jehu Barnes (document attached)
3. "Brinsley Barnes and Related Families 1715-1795' by Ruth Amy Barnes
4. William Wade Hinshaw's "Quakers in American, volume 1, North Carolina"
5. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=walamb122...
6. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adalittle...
7. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=barnes&GSfn=j...
8. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=walamb122...
9. https://competitivestrategies.us/jehu-barnes-his-death (dead link)
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92188794/jehu-barnes