Ancestral Trails 2016 » James BARHAM (1730-1791)

Personal data James BARHAM 

• He was born in the year 1730 in Surrey County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.
• He died on February 26, 1791 in Southampton County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 61 years old.Source 1
• A child of Charles BARHAM and Sarah JUDKINS

Household of James BARHAM

He is married to Mary THORPE.

They got married about 1750.

Notes about James BARHAM

James Barham of St. Lukes Parish, Southampton County, Virginia, son of Charles Barham and Sarah Judkins was born circa 1730. There is a deed from William Watkins to James Barham dated November 5, 1754 in Southampton County which would seem to show that James was born circa 1730-33. This deed calls for 120 acres of land. (Southampton Deed Bk #2)

On February 10, 1754 he bought 150 acres from Arthur Foster and on December 1768 an additional 280 acres from James Speed. The first land tax book at the State Library in Richmond has James owning 890 acres of land.

On February 21, 1772 Charles Barham, Sr. of St. Lukes Parish, Southampton County, deeded son James Barham for love and affection 470 acres "Where Charles now resides and is to remain until his death", and 16 negro slaves.

On February 25, 1772 there was issued a Marriage Bond for Charles Barham and Ann Arrington, Widow of John Arrington with James Barham as his security. The father, then, wanted to give this land to his son before remarrying but to continue to live on it.

His will, dated February 26, 1791, and Probated June 1, 1791. He left an extremely large family and son John, the last named in the will, was probably the youngest child. The will (Southampton Will Book 4,
page 434) names son Joel, Daughter Martha Harris, Daughter Sarah, wife of Edward Fisher, Daughter Rebecca wife of Edward Holliman, Son James, Daughter Mary Barham, Daughter Sussannah Meacom, Son Judkins, Son Samuel, Son Timothy Thorpe, Son John (left negro Milley) and Granddaughter Phoebe, daughter of son Judkins. As Executors the will names "Sons and Sons-In-Law Joel, James and Samuel Barham, Edward Fisher and William B. Holliman and specifies that all lands were to be sold and the money divided among his sons. (Notice that John was not named as Executor, born in 1772 he was a minor in 1791.)

One of James' sons was named Timothy Thorpe Barham. On March 14, 1751, the Will of Timothy Thorpe was probated in Southampton County and a bequest of 10 Pounds was made to Granddaughter Mary Barham. This seems to indicate that James married Mary, granddaughter of Timothy Thorpe, but cannot be proven as Marriage records were not kept prior to 1772.

James was mentioned in his father's will, dated 17 September 1783, which affirmed the previous gift of 21 February 1772 and included 9 additiom slaves together with the residue of the estate itemizing gifts to each of his children.

Notice that James Barham and father Charles Barham died about the same time, Children of James Barham and Mary Thorpe were:

Martha Barham married ----------Harris
Sarah Barham married Edward Fisher
Rebecca Barham married William Holliman
James Barham married Elizabeth Houston of Logan County, Kentucky
Mary Barham
Susannah Barham married John Meacom
Judkins Barham
Samuel Barham married Elizabeth Forte
Timothy Thorpe Barham
John Barham married Rebecca Parker Clements
SOURCE: http://www.barhamhistory.com/pdf/Barham%20booklet.pdf

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