Serena Windham and Beth Ruyle: Barrow Family History

Barrow Family History - Lee County Georgia

Moses Barrow was born in 1755 and died in 1801. He was married in 1790 to Mildred Powell who was born in 1770. Moses was the first Barrow that came to Georgia from North Carolina before 1800.

Three generations before, in 1620, his great grandfather Thomas Barrow, migrated from Lancashire, England to America settling in Virginia. Moses was a Revolutionary soldier, serving as a private in Capt. Bacot’s company, 10th Regiment, North Carolina.

Their children were: Moses John Barrow b. 1827, d. 1877 in Lee County. First Barrow to move to Lee County in 1856. m. Martha Angeline Newsom in 1843 in Putnam County. Their five children were born in Morgan County and his last two in Lee County.

Moses, his wife and the five children made the more than 150 mile trek to Lee County in a wagon train composed of about forty families. The Barrows, Beauchamps, Edwards and Wells families were some of the first settlers in Smithville, which at that time was wild country with great forests, Indians, and wild animals.

Their children were William Cyrus, John Thomas, Sarah Demokas, Rebecca Ann, Amanda, and Edward Barrow (born in Lee County). After Moses J. Barrow’s wife, Angeline died, he married Eleanor H. Bell and they had a son, Moses J. Barrow, Jr. The only one of the children to make Lee County his permanent home was John Thomas Barrow. The others settled in Sumter County, Florida, and Texas.

Moses J. Barrow was a firm believer in formal education. He sent his two oldest sons back to back to Madison, Morgan County, GA to board with their grandmother to attend the Academy for Boys operated by his younger brother, John Peter Barrow.

On October 16, 1863, he gave two acres of land to the trustees of Smithville Academy and the Masonic Lodge of Smithville for a school building. He also built the nine bridges over the Muckalee Creek just east of town. The road was known as the Nine Bridges Road, and bridges were used until a few years ago when the state built two concrete bridges over the creek. Moses J. Barrow also operated a saw mill, grist mill, and general store in Smithville.

John Thomas “Jack” Barrow b. July 22, 1847 in Morgan County, d May 1924, buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Smithville, Ga. He married Martha “Mattie” Carolyn Smith of Lee County, on March 7, 1871. She was born May 16, 1847, and died December 20, 1891 at age 44. She was the daughter of Amos and Elizabeth Godwin Smith. At seventeen, Jack enlisted in the War Between the States on July 12, 1864. He became a prisoner of war when Major Sam Jones, CSA, surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida on May 10, 1865. He was paroled at Albany, Ga, May 18, 1865.

After the war, Jack became a very successful farmer and timberman. He owned and operated a sawmill. He was an instigator in getting the Central of Georgia Railroad through Smithville, in order to ship his lumber. He gave land to the railroad which was called the”Y”, making it possible for the trains to “turn around.”

He gave Smithville land and lumber for a school, the first having burned. He gave the land under the condition that should it ever cease to be used for a school the land would revert to his heirs. After years of use, the city turned it back to his heirs. They used the building for living purposes for a few years and then sold it to the Methodist Church. The Methodist built their present church o the site.

Smithville was named for Jack’s wife, “Mattie”. Carolyn Smith had eight children.

They were: William Thomas Barrow, b. February 1872, d.?, buried Mt Zion Methodist Church, Leslie, Georgia.

Robert E. “Bob” Barrow, b January 10, 1872, d September 15, 1917, in Palakta, Florida and was buried there. m. Mable Calhoun of Sevill, Ga. Their child was Bessie Barrow. Mable died when Bessie was a child. Bob placed her in the home of her maternal grandmother and uncle Dr. George Calhoun. The grandmother died when Bessie was in her teens, and she went to Smithville to live with her father’s sisters Dora Barrow Stanford, Mable Barrow Young, and Electra Barrow Wilkerson. Bessie Barrow used Calhoun as her maiden name until she married Hugh Kearse of Leesburg, Ga. (See Kearse family history).Their child was Ann Kearse, m. Jeff Slade of Thomaston, Ga. One grandchild, Christina “Christie” Ann Slade.

Mattie Electra (Leck) (see Wilkerson family history). Moses Amos Barrow, b. March 12, 1878, d. June 20, 1950 in Cordele, Crisp County and buried in the Sunnyside Cemetery.Dora Elizabeth Barrow (see Stanford family history).

Mable (Mae) Barrow b. Oct 19, 1882 (see Young family history). Maude Barrow, b. 1882, d. 1883, twin of Mable. John Cyrus Barrow, b. April 16, 1884. D. ?. m. Willie Simpson in Florida.

The descendants of Thomas Barrow, the immigrant, have been prominent in the growth of Georgia and other states in the nation. They have rendered humanitarian services to their nation in the fields of medicine, education, ministry and politics.

Compiled from the family histories submitted by Helen Barrow, Mable Young Burnam, Paul Keenan, Ann Slade, and Dorothy Stanford.

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BARROW FAMILY DESCENT

(info from Lee County History and Frank Barrow and Mary Meadows)

Thomas Barrow, b, 1640 Lanchashire, England m. Elizabeth, migrated to Southhampton County, VA d. 1730

Thomas Barrow b. 1690 married Elizabeth Atkinson b. 1730, moved to Onslow County, NC.

Thomas Barrow b.

Moses Barrow b.1755 d. 1801. m. 1790 to Mildred Powell b.1770. d.1812

(Moses served in the Revolutionary War, Mildred reputed to be part Cherokee)

William Thomas Barrow d. 1841 m. Sarah D. Billingslea

Moses John Barrow Sr b. 1827, d. 1877 m. 1843 Martha Angeline Newsom b. 1825

John Thomas “Jack” Barrow b. July 22, 1847 d. May 1924, m. on March 7, 1871 Martha “Mattie” Carolyn Smith b. May 16, 1847, d. Dec 20, 1891.

(John served in the War Between the States, Smithville GA named for Mattie Smith)

Mable (Mae) Barrow, b. Oct 19, 1882 m. March 20, 1901 to Charles Oscar Young b. Feb 22, 1864.

Mable Grace Young b. 7/17/24, m. Burnam, d. 11/30/2003, is the mother of:

Serena Young Windham and Evelyn Elizabeth "Beth" Young Smith Ruyle Hullinger

Serena Young Windham is the mother of:

Derek Watson and Christy Watson Tucker
Derek is the father of Weylan and Scout

Christy Tucker is the mother of Olivia Tucker

Evelyn Elizabeth Young Smith Ruyle Hullinger
Beth is the mother of Leigh Ann

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Provided by Frank Barrows FBarrowSr@aol.com to Serena and Beth Jan 5, 2009

I am delighted for both of you that you found another cousin and learned more. This is how Marine Corps General Robert Barrow is related to us - Thomas Barrow side as follows: (John and Thomas Brothers)

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Thomas I (b 1640)	Thomas I (b 1640)	John (b 1643)
Thomas II	Edmund	William
Thomas III	William I	James I
Moses	William II	James II
William Thomas	William III	James III
Moses	John Robert H Sr	John
John T (Jack)	Robert H Jr	Bennet
Mable Barrow	Robert H III	Charlie
Mable Young	Robert E Sr	Millard
Beth and Serena	General Robert H	Frank

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Birth:	1640, England
Death:	1684, USA
Thomas Barrow was born in England, in 1640, and was, most likely, the son of John Barrow and Mary Blow (see information below). He married Elizabeth Horton, daughter of Thomas Horton and ????. They had at least three children: 1) Thomas Barrow II, born 1663, in Surry County, Virginia, died 1763, in Southampton County, Virginia 2) John Barrow, born 1670 in Surry County, Virginia 3) Edmund Barrow (or Simon, according to some sources), born 1678, in Surry County, Virginia The second son, John, left Virginia early on and "went off southerly" into North Carolina, according to one writing. Thomas Sr. stayed in Virginia, and it is not known what happened to Edmund (or Simon). The following information is courtesy of David Keele: Thomas came to the Virginia Colony when he was under 20 years of age. The source of most of this information about the earliest Barrows says that in 1654 Major Abraham Wood received a grant of land for the "importation of eight persons", including Mr. Thomas Barrow from Lancashire, England. The title "Mr." tends to indicate that Thomas was a person of some status, and that at the least he was certainly not an indentured servant. There is considerable evidence (but not conclusive) that this Thomas was the son of John Barrow, and that he came to join his father. It is known that a "Thomas Barrow, son of John, purchased 150 acres of land from John and Mary Smith in 1680", and that John and Thomas owned other adjoining lands. Some of their property is now part of a Virginia State Park. It would seem unlikely that Thomas, perhaps as young as 14 or 15 at the time, would have arrived in this country without a parent or other close relative, unless a parent was already here. That would tend to support the argument that John Barrow indeed was the father of this Thomas Barrow. Still, it is not conclusive. Thomas was a carpenter, and evidently a good and successful one as evidenced by an inventory of his estate, which showed in addition to land, Negroes, livestock and household items, "3 thousand eight penny nailes and 2 thousand six penny nailes". Nails were a precious commodity in those early days and it is likely that Thomas made them. Thomas was involved with the construction of the famous Bacon's Castle in Surry County, Virginia, a short distance from the Chippoaks land. The "Castle" is one of the oldest brick structures in America and is said to be in fine condition and open to the public today. It showcases magnificent carpentry and other work of the early artisans of the Virginia Colony, and certainly some of the nails likely made and driven by Thomas Barrow. Thomas appears on a 1680 list that showed he was doing business in some fashion with Arthur Allen, the wealthy merchant who was the owner and designer of the Castle. Thomas Barrow was married to Elizabeth Horton (1635-??) with whom he fathered sons Thomas Sr., Edmund (or Simon according to some) and John. John left Virginia early on and "went off southerly" into North Carolina, according to one writing. Thomas Sr. stayed in Virginia, and the preparer didn't discover any more of what happened to Edmund (or Simon). After Thomas died in 1684, his widow very soon remarried a George Blow, Jr. and they had at least one son together, George Blow III. Family links: Parents: John Barrow (1609 - 1692) Spouse: Elizabeth Horton Barrow (1640 - ____) Children: Thomas Barrow (1663 - 1763)* *Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown
Created by: Thomas Higgerson Record added: Feb 18, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 48309142