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Peter BARBRE (and wife Elizabeth STANSELL)

Jesse BARBRE (and wife Gracey?)

Jesse BARBREJr (and wife Sarah STANSELL)

Jesse BARBREIII (and wife Susan WEEKS)

Name: Peter BARBRE

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Birth: abt 1724

Death: 1770, Tyrrell County, NC

Misc. Notes

Peter BARBRE (abt 1724 - 1770) & Elizabeth STANSELL (abt 1725 - )

Jesse BARBRE (abt 1755 - abt 1804) & Gracey ?

Jesse B. BARBRE Jr. (11 Aug 1777 - 17 Dec 1832) & Sarah STANSELL (Sep 1772 - Jan 1841)

Jesse BARBRE III (25 Aug 1814 - 4 Apr 1870) & Susan WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872)

Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896)

Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878 - 1973)

Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 - 1983)

Following genealogy notes (found in a query section on the web) may offer clues for investigation:

There is no definitive proof who the ancestors of Peter Barberie ~1725-1770 were. We know his father's name was Peter from a 1736 deed showing Peter Basbarrie, Sen. living on Herring Creek. We also know he had a brother Abraham and probably another named Isaac. I believe that circumstantial evidence points to Peter Sen. being John Peter Barbarie born 16 Jul 1698 in New York City, wife Elizabeth du Sarchoy. They had a son Abraham born 1723. In several New York records John Peter went by the name of Peter. The Barbarie's were a merchant family of Huguenots who had business dealings in North Carolina and the Caribbian Islands that came from La Rochelle,Guyenne Province, France by way of London in 1688.

(Russell Martin, 5/21/02)

OTHER BACKGROUND:

By Tim Peterman:

"One of my 64 great-great-great-great grandfathers was Jesse Barbre, who was born before 1749 in Tyrell Co., NC, the son of Peter Barbre, who was of French Huguenot ancestry. “The Barbre Book”, by Barbara Jean (Barbre) Evans, 1989, contains a lot of details about this family. The name appears in records as Barbre, Barbaree, Barberie, Barberry, Barbry (and other variations). Peter Barbre witnessed a deed in Bertie Co., NC as early as May 8, 1734. A deed dated Dec. 13, 1736 mentioned 400 acres on Herring Creek whereon Peter Barberrie, Senior now lives (Bertie Co., NC Deed Book F, p. 18). This suggests that both Peter Barbre Sr. and Peter Barbre Jr. were present in Bertie Co., NC and old enough to make legal documents. Records at the LDS Church claim the family descended from a Claud Barbre who settled in a Huguenot community in Virginia. Others claim the family descended from a Huguenot named John Peter Barberie who moved from Staten Island, NY to the eastern tidewater country of North Carolina in the mid-1730s, bringing sons Abraham, Isaac, and Peter with him. The latter possibility is more plausible because in 1762, Peter Barbaree was made administrator for the estate of Abraham Barbaree in Bertie Co., NC. On Aug. 22, 1750, our Peter Barbre married Elizabeth Stansell in Tyrell Co., NC. She was the daughter of John and Sarah (Smithwick) Stansell. The will of Peter Barbre proves that this man was identical to the father of Jesse. However, we know from Jesse’s estimated birth year that Peter must have been married beforehand. Since our Peter Barbre must have been of legal age as early as the mid-1730s, this wouldn’t be surprising.

"Peter Barbre of Tyrell Co., NC wrote a will on April 28, 1770, in which he named his wife, Elizabeth, his son, Jessie, son Peter, daughter Mary, son James, son Stansell, son John, son Isaac, daughter Rhoda, daughter Martha, and daughter Susannah. His executors were Jesse Barbre and John Stansell. The will was witnessed by John Stansell, James Barbre, and Sarah Stansell and entered into probate in Nov. 1770 in Tyrell Co., NC. The last located record of Elizabeth Barbre was a deed dated Oct. 17, 1783, in which she and her sons, John and Isaac, sold 198 acres in Martin Co., NC along the northwest prong of Coneto Creek (Martin Co., NC Deed Book A, p. 445) This land was located just a few miles east of Tarboro, NC, near the current border of Edgecombe Co., NC and Martin Co., NC.

Tyrrell County Wills 1729-1811 (An Abstract):

Written 28 April 1770. Sick & weak in body. To my wife Elizabeth Barbree my gray mare; lend to her my estate & small children, to be divided after my wife's decease [wording not entirely clear]. To my son Jesse Barbree 1 desk. To my son Peter Barbree 117 acres on Coneto Island; after his mother's death or widowhood I give to him "my grate Bible." To my daughter Mary Barbree 1 linen wheel. To my son James Barbre 100 acres which had been taken up by Samuel Gainer. To my son Stansell Barbree my blacksmith tools. To my son John Barbree the lower part of the land where I now live and my plantation to my son Isaac Barbree. Lend to my children the use of my still. To my daughter Rhoda Barbree 1 cow & calf. To my daughter Martha Barbree 1 cow & calf; to my daughter Susannah Barbree 1 cow & calf. Lend to my wife during her lifetime or widowhood my negro man Kent; afterward he to be divided between James, Stansell, & John Barbree. Executors: Jesse Barbree, John Stancell, Peter (x) Barbree. Wit: John Stansell; James Barbree, Sarah (x) Stansell. Probated Nov Term 1770 before Fr. Ward, CC.

WAS ELIZABETH HIS FIRST WIFE?

Tim Peterman has put several pieces of a puzzle together, and concludes that Elizabeth was probably not Peter's first wife, and that Son Jesse (our ancestor) probably had a different mother. Tim is probably the only Barbre researcher who has put this story together. It revolves around the age of Jesse Barbre, concluding that he was born well before the marriage of Peter and Elizabeth. The following is extracted from his notes:

"Jesse Barbre is first recorded as witnessing a deed on May 12, 1764 in Pitt Co., NC. The legal age for witnessing deeds was 14 years of age, which indicates that he was born prior to May, 1750. This was well before the marriage date of Peter Barbre and Elizabeth Stansell and thus indicates that Jesse’s mother was an earlier wife of Peter Barbre. On Mar. 23, 1769, Jesse and Grace Barbre of Pitt Co., NC sold 125 acres lying on the north side of Moratek River in Cushie Neck to William Jordan, Jr. (Bertie Co., NC Deed Book L, p. 174). This proves that Jesse Barbre married Grace ____ prior to 1769, which is further evidence that Jesse Barbre was born before 1750. The fact that Jesse and Grace were in Pitt Co., NC indicates that Jesse had left home as early as 1764, which makes it likely that he was at least 20 years old then."

Marriage: 22 Aug 1750

Spouse: Elizabeth STANSELL

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Birth: abt 1725

Father: John STANSELL (1700-1750)

Mother: Sarah SMITHWICK (~1700-)

MEMO:

See notes with husband Peter BARBRE. While there is no doubt that Peter was the husband of Elizabeth, there is serious doubt that she was his first wife, and doubt that she was the mother of son Jesse (and perhaps other children).

Peter BARBRE (abt 1724 - ) & Elizabeth STANSELL (abt 1725 - )

Jesse BARBRE (1750/1760 - ) & Gracey ?

Isaac BARBRE

James BARBRE

John BARBRE

Mary BARBRE

Peter BARBRE

Stansell BARBRE

Name: Jesse BARBRE

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Birth: Abt 1755 North Carolina?

Death Abt 1804 Warren Co., KY

Father: Peter BARBRE (~1724-)

Mother: Elizabeth STANSELL (~1725-)

Marriage: 22 Aug 1750

Peter BARBRE (abt 1724 - 1770) & Elizabeth STANSELL (abt 1725 - )

Jesse BARBRE (abt 1755 - abt 1804) & Gracey ?

Jesse B. BARBRE Jr. (11 Aug 1777 - 17 Dec 1832) & Sarah STANSELL (Sep 1772 - Jan 1841)

Jesse BARBRE III (25 Aug 1814 - 4 Apr 1870) & Susan WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872)

Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896)

Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878 - 1973)

Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 –1983)

CAUTION:

There is doubt that Elizabeth STANSELL is the mother of Jesse. Also Jesse's birth data above may be incorrect. See notes below:

NOTES FROM TIM PETERMAN, (3/29/2004 and 9/17/2006):

"I’m pleased to announce that on March 24, 2004, NSSAR (National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution) registered Jesse Barbre as one of my Revolutionary War ancestors. I had long questioned whether they would accept the “Barbre Book”, since there is no hard core evidence that Jesse Jr. was the father of Jesse III - but it sailed right through. I don’t know if the DAR would accept the same documentation for the lineage.

"I contended that Jesse Barbre III consistently stated that he was born in Indiana in 1814. Of the few Barbres that were in Indiana prior to 1820, the only one with a son of the right age was Jesse Jr. Plus, of course, Jesse Jr. was buried in the same cemetery as Jesse III and Susan Weeks.

"Jesse and Grace Barbre lived in Pitt Co., NC until 1773, when David Smith of Halifax Co., NC sold to Jesse Barbre of Pitt Co., NC 200 acres in Halifax Co., NC (Martin Co., NC Deed Book A, p. 158). This land must have been in the extreme western end of what is now Martin Co., NC, within a few miles of the land that Peter Barbre had owned.

"Jesse Barbre didn’t stay long. He sold the 200 acres in 1777. On Feb. 14, 1778, Jesse Barbre purchased 200 acres in Sampson Co., NC, along the east side of the Great Coharie Creek. His land holdings in Sampson Co., NC eventually grew to 560 acres, which he was taxed on in both 1789 and 1794.

"During the latter 1780s, Jesse Barbre began to acquire land in what is now Hancock Co., GA, amounting to 450 acres by 1794. During the mid 1790s, Grace Barbre began to pay taxes on all of the land in Georgia. On Jul. 4, 1799, Grasey Barbre entered 200 acres of 2^nd rate land in Warren Co., KY. The index of Warren Co., KY Order Book C shows that Jesse Barbre was deceased & lists wife Gracy & children David, Jesse, Peter, John, Sally, and Penelope as heirs. The actual order book has been lost. There is no date on the index, but a date of ca. 1802 is implied. Without any more data to go by, the possibility exists that Jesse died or was incapacitated long before 1802 and this might be why Grace was taking care of the family business. Grace (_____) Barbre continued to live in Warren Co., KY, until her death in 1823. Her estate was entered into probate on Jul. 7, 1823, with Samuel Whitesides administrator (Warren Co., KY Order Book E).

"Family: (Generation 8) The 1790 census of Georgia and the 1800 census of Kentucky are lost. A David Barbary was listed as a tax-defaulter in 1791 in Wahington Co., GA. This could have been the son of Jesse and Grace. Jesse Barbre and his family moved from Sampson Co., NC to what is now Hancock Co., GA in the mid-1780s and to Warren Co., KY in 1799. Jesse Barbre died intestate in 1802 or earlier. Some of his children settled in Perry Co., IN in about 1810, and from there moved to either Vigo Co., IN or White Co., IL. Grace Barbre can not be found in the 1810 census of Kentucky, or the 1820 census of either Kentucky or Indiana. Grace probably moved to Perry Co., IN in the early 1810s. A history of Perry Co., IN states that as of the summer of 1815, “…another negro was owned by Grace Barber, there being only two slaves in the county…” Indiana was admitted as a free state in 1816. Grace Barbre returned to Warren Co., KY, where she died in 1823.

"Jesse Barbre and Grace (_____) Barbre had six children (order uncertain):

1. David Barbre (born before 1775, died 1812 in Franklin Co., IL), married Nov. 10, 1802 in Warren Co., KY to Nancy Whitesides. [Note: If he was the David Barbary who defaulted on taxes in 1791 in Washington Co., GA, he must have been born before 1770.]

2. John Barbre (born ca. 1771, died Nov. 6, 1856 in White Co., IL), married 1) Jul. 8, 1811 in Warren Co., KY to Sally Doser, married 2) Aug. 26, 1830 in White Co., IL to Sarah Gaughf (divorced Apr. 3, 1831), married 3) Apr. 6, 1831 in White Co., IL to Jane Read (divorced Aug. 1853).*

3. Jesse Barbre [Jr.] (born Aug. 11, 1777, died Dec. 17, 1832 in Vigo Co., IN), married Nov. 23, 1805 in Warren Co., KY to Sarah Stancil (or Stansell) (born Sep. 1771, died Jan. 1841 in Sullivan Co., IN)

4. Peter Barbre (born ca. 1775-80, died before Feb. 1836 in Perry Co., IN), married Aug. 27, 1806 to Sally Brackett. He served as Sheriff of Perry Co., IN beginning in 1820.

5. Sally Barbre (born, died), married Dec. 29, 1802 in Warren Co., KY to Abijah Morris.

6. Penelope Barbre (born ca. 1783, died), married Apr. 4, 1806 in Warren Co., KY to James McDonald.

FOLLOWING NOTE UNSUPPORTED - - OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE RESEARCH?

Jesse and Gracy lived on Barbre Land by Blackberry Pond and Blackberry Grove in Warren Co. Ky. Have land record of 1801 to about 1825. David and Peter also owned property next to Jesse. At some period Gracy owned 2 slaves. Total property was several hundred acres. Barbre Landing was the Barbre cemetery, now called Three Rivers. The Barbre landing slid into the river and the headstones were moved to Feduccia family cemetery.

Name: Jesse BARBRE Jr.

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Birth: 11 Aug 1777

Death: 17 Dec 1832 Sullivan County, Indiana

Burial: Friendship Baptist Cemetery

Father: Jesse BARBRE (1750-)

Mother: Gracey ?

Marriage: 4 Nov 1805 Warren County, Kentucky

Peter BARBRE (abt 1724 - 1770) & Elizabeth STANSELL (abt 1725 - )

Jesse BARBRE (abt 1755 - abt 1804) & Gracey ?

Jesse B. BARBRE Jr. (11 Aug 1777 - 17 Dec 1832) & Sarah STANSELL (Sep 1772 - Jan 1841)

Jesse BARBRE III (25 Aug 1814 - 4 Apr 1870) & Susan WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872)

Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896)

Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878 - 1973)

Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 –1983)

Marriage: 23 Nov 1805, Warren Co., KY

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Spouse: Sarah STANSELL

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Birth: Sep 1772 Warren Co., KY

Death: Jan 1841 Sullivan County, Indiana

Burial: Friendship Baptist Cemetery

Father: John STANSELL (1753-)

Mother: Sarah

Misc. Notes

Alternative spelling may be “STANCELL”

Ancestry.com, Carnella Sue Powell Family, gives:

Birth Sep 1771 in Warren Co., Ky

Death Jan 1841 in Farmersburg, Sullivan Co., Ind

(Found another record called “Millennium File” (Institute of Family Research) that shows the name as “Sarah Sally Stancell”. Note “Sally” is a common nickname for “Sarah”.)

1840 CENSUS, INDIANA, SULLIVAN CO:

“Sally Barbary” in found in the 60-70 age group, with another female (age 30-40) living in the house. Next door is “Seaborn Barbary” (presumably her son Seburn Barbre). Seburn is age 40-50, his wife apprently 30-40, and there are 7 children and one older (60-70) female.

ANCESTRY OF SARAH

(Note from Tim Peterman):

"Sadly, I have never found any info on Sarah Stansell. There should be SOMETHING from south-central Kentucky, since that was where she lived when she married Jesse Barbre, Jr. Did you ever notice that she was 5 years OLDER than Jesse? I have several theories:

1. She was married before, in which case Stansell was a married name -a marriage bond should reveal this, if one can be found.

2. Let's say her maiden name was Stansell -her father could have died young & her mother re-married, the family is in the records but under a different, undetermined, surname.

"My guess has always been that either her father or first husband, depending on which theory is right, was descended from the John Stansell family. (see notes with Peter BARBRE.)

Name: Jesse BARBRE III

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Birth: 25 Aug 1814 Indiana

Death: 4 Apr 1870 Sullivan Co., Indiana

Burial: Friendship Baptist Cm, Sullivan Co., Indiana

Father: Jesse BARBRE Jr. (1777-1832)

Mother: Sarah STANSELL (1772-1841)

Marriage: 7 Jun 1836 Vigo County, Indiana

Peter BARBRE (abt 1724 - 1770) & Elizabeth STANSELL (abt 1725 - )

Jesse BARBRE (abt 1755 - abt 1804) & Gracey ?

Jesse B. BARBRE Jr. (11 Aug 1777 - 17 Dec 1832) & Sarah STANSELL (Sep 1772 - Jan 1841)

Jesse BARBRE III (25 Aug 1814 - 4 Apr 1870) & Susan WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872)

Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896)

Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878 - 1973)

Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 -1983)

1840 CENSUS, INDIANA, PERRY COUNTY:

Jesse (spelled the old way “Jefe”) is living next to a W. R. Barbre, presumably his brother William. Jesse and his wife are both in the 20-30 age group. They have one child, a female under age 5. (They SHOULD have had a son in that age group, Marvin, with a chance of a daughter born before the census was taken. Perhaps the gender of the child is a mistake?)

1850 CENSUS, VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA:

Jesse is age 36, a farmer, with real estate worth $500. He was born in Indiana. Susan is age 32, was born in Kentucky. Living at home are Marvin age 12, “A.A.” age 9, Rhoda E. age 7, Lucy age 5, and Martha E. age 1. All children were born in Indiana.

1860 CENSUS, VIGO CO., INDIANA:

The family is listed as “Barber”, but there is no doubt it is the right family. “Jessee” is age 46, a farmer, with $1500 of real estate and $500 of personal estate, born in Indiana. Susan is age 42, born in KY. Marvin is age 22, a farm laborer with personal estate worth $100. Living at home are daughters Angeline (20), Roda (16), Lucy (14), Martha (11), Malsena (4), and Ann M (1). Roda, Lucy and Martha have been attending school.
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Spouse: Susan WEEKS

Birth: 1818 Kentucky

Death: 1872

Father: Lewis WEEKS (1780-1849)

Mother: Susanna HAMPTON (1796-1890)

1870 CENSUS, INDIANA, SULLIVAN CO., CURRY TWP:

Susan Barbre is 52, and living with William Stark and his wife Angelina (who is age 31, and Susan’s daughter). Living with Susan is daughter Lucy age 34 (think that should be 24 -- she was 34 in the 1880 census) who is a school teacher, Malcena age 15, and Anna M. age 11. Susan has real estate worth $3000 (she appears to own the farm that they are living on?) and other estate worth $200. Census date is July 1, so Susan would have been a widow for 3 months at the time.

1880 CENSUS: MEMO ONLY:

Susan has died. However William Stark and Angelina are living next to Benjamin and Lucy Coffey, and William and Malcena Coffey. Anna M. Barbre, age 21, is still living with William and Angelina. (Angelina, Lucy, Malcena and Anna Marie are sisters. When Lucy died, Benjamin then married Anna.)

(MEMO: Following table expanded to show where Barbre family researcher Tim Peterman fits into the family. Jesse Barbre III is our latest common ancestor:)

Jesse BARBRE III (25 Aug 1814 - 4 Apr 1870) & Susan WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872)

Marvin B BARBRE (17 Jun 1837 - )

Angelina A BARBRE (1840 - )

Almada C BARBRE (1842 - )

Rhoda E BARBRE (6 Oct 1845 - )

Lucy BARBRE (5 May 1846 - 30 Dec 1887) & Benjamin Coe COFFEY (24 Nov 1845 - 16 May 1926)

Lena Leota COFFEY (1 May 1877 - 2 Aug 1928) & Perry Allen ROBINSON (9 Jun 1874 - 6 Jan 1945)

Lucy A ROBINSON (abt 1895 - )

Herman A. ROBINSON (abt 1898 - )

Roy Ronald ROBINSON (6 Nov 1899 - 8 Jan 2000) & Elvessa Lena ELLIS (2 Feb 1905 - 25 Jan 1994)

Ella Louise ROBINSON (28 May 1927 - 23 Mar 1999) & Raymond W. PETERMAN (24 Jun 1918 - )

Timothy E. PETERMAN (8 Jan 1959 - )

Roy Ellis (1930) ROBINSON

Martha Lee (1933) ROBINSON

Elloise Eli COFFEY

Cleveland Cleophus COFFEY (7 Jan 1874 - 3 Feb 1958)

Martha E BARBRE (3 Feb 1849 - )

William BARBRE (20 Jul 1852 - )

(Girl) BARBRE (1 Apr 1854 - )

Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896)

Anna Miria BARBRE (22 Mar 1859 - ) & Benjamin Coe COFFEY (24 Nov 1845 - 16 May 1926)

John COFFEY (20 Jul 1891 - )

James B COFFEY (Mar 1897 - )

Hazel M COFFEY (Jan 1899 - )

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