Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina
by Judith DePree Ellison
(Sent to Margaret Nelson 17 Apr 1998 by Elizabeth H. Sparrow of Greenville)
Entries Pertaining to Anyone Named Joshua Barnes/Barns
VOLUME I (1761-1785)
Barnes,Joshua—(ee)F-34; (ee)F-124; (ee) F-499
Deed Book F
Page Date Grantor Grantee Additional Information
34 11/18/1773 Samuel Davis Joshua Barnes 160 A; £66, Adj. Michael Ward (dec.)
Former owner: John Ward, Sr. Wit: James Barrow
124 1/23/1775 Sarah Washington Joshua Barnes 145 A; £45. Former owner: John
Washington (Pat. 1758). Wit: Elias Bergeron, James Barrow.
499 1/20/1779 Elisha Gray & Lucy Gray, wife Joshua Barnes 145 A; £260.
Former owner: John Washington (Pat. 1758). Wit: Isaac Cason.
VOLUME I (1782-1802)
Barnes, Joshua—(W) I-65; (ee) I-81; (W I-561; (W) L-17;(ee) N-210; (ee) N-431;
(W) N-504; (A) O-106; (ee) O-380; (or) O-382; (ee) O-540 Barns, Joshua—(W) N-399;
(ee)I-460
Deed Book I
65 1/24/1783/ Wm Moore (1776) Solomon Ward 300 A; £100.
Former owner: David Webb. Wit: James Barrow, Joshua Barnes.
81 1/24/1783 Solomon Ward Joshua Barnes 138 A; £100.
460 4/__/1785 Dorcas Hodge (JOHNS) Joshua Barns 100 A; $6. Former owners: John Ward,
grandfather of Dorcas Hodge, grantor; John Baget, John Ingram, Samuel Davis.
561 10/25/1785 Aaron Tison (G-1783)Ichabod Tison, son 320 A; love & aff.
Wit: Joshua Barnes, Lewis Davis.
Deed Book L
7 10/25/1785 Aaron Tison (1783) Aaron Tison, Jr. son 200 A; ___.
Wit: Joshua Barnes, Lewis Davis.
17 12/__/1785Samuel Davis Sr. (1782) Jacob Barnes (Southampton, Va.)640 A; £.
Wit: Joshua Barnes, Samuel Davis.
Deed Book N
210 1/21/1795Frederick Ward Joshua Barnes 300 A; £80. Wit: James Leggett, Coburn Eason.
399 10/1/1796 James Leggit Henry Williamson 337 A; $450. Ad. Narem Little.
Wit: Joshua Barnes, Coburn Eason.
431 2/1/1796 Luke Bolton (EDGE) Joshua Barnes Negro; £150. Wit: Needham Ward,
Manoah Amason.
504 12/28/1790 Jacob Barnes (Southampton Co., Va) Samuel Davis, Sr. 100 A; £20.
Adj. Joshua Barnes. Wit: Lewis Davis, Joshua Barnes.
Deed Book O
106 3/9/1797 Samuel Davis, Sr. Ichabod Tison 160 A: £100. Adj. Joshua Barnes.
Wit: Benjamin May, Lemuel Deberry
380 11/14/1798 Samuel Moore Joshua Barnes 200 A. £50. Former owner: William Moore (1779.)
382 10/7/1799 Joshua Barnes, Jr. & Wm Barns Joshua Barnes, Sr. 516 A; £129+.
Former owners: Samuel Davis, Sr. (1780) Jacob Barnes. Wit: Thomas Barnes, Jacob Barnes.
540 1/19/1801 Ichabod TisonJohn Williams 160 A+ 140 A; £100. Adj. Joshua Barnes,
Jacob Barnes, Lewis Davis, Lemuel Deberry. Wit: Benjamin Bynum, Etheldred Deberry.
Lemuel Deberry was a witness for a deed in Pitt County, NC. The deed was
Samuel Davis, Sr. to Icabod Tison, dated 3/0/1797. The land adjoined that of
Joshua Barnes. The other witness was Benjamin May. Etheldred Deberry was a witness
in a deed dated 1/191801 of Icabod Tison to John Williams. The land adjoined
JoshuaBarnes, Jacob Barnes, Lewis Davis and Lemuel Deberry. The other witness
was Benjamin Bynum.
VOLUME III (1801-1817)
Barnes,Joshua—(A)P-140;(W)P-273;(ee)P-320;(or)Q-264;(or)Q-434;(ee)R-138;(W)S-184;(or)
S-216;(or)S-316;(F)T-304;(or)T-193
Barns,Joshua—(A)P-256;(ee)P-409
Deed Book P
140 5/2/1802 Wm Eastwood, Sherrif Stephen Rogers 160 A; £35. Former owners: James Moore,
Jordan Moore, William Vines. Adj. Absalom Rogers.
256 4/5/1802 James Leaget & Cloe Leaget Amos Ward Adj. Joshua Barns, Amos Ward.
Wit: Jonathan Ward, Frederick Ward, Stephen Ward.
273 Not found--Wit: Joshua Barnes
320 11/26/1802 Sarahan Smith (St. Stephens Parish, S.C.) Joshua Barnes Negro; £400.
Wit: Benjamin May, Jr. Benjamin Bynum.
409 10/12/1803 Lewis Davis Joshua Barnes Negro; $501.48. Wit: Gardener Moye,
Gilead Thigpen.
Deed Book Q
264 5/4/1806 Joshua Barnes Joseph Bynum 427 A; $630. Wit: Gideon Bynum, Turner Bynum.
326 6/18/1805Joshua Barnes Lemuel Moore 185 A; £75. Wit: Ichabod Tison,
Gideon Bynum, Samuel Moore.
434 1/1/1807Joseph Bynum Turner Bynum 463 A; $1100. Wit: Joshua Barnes, Sally Dupee.
Deed Book R
138 12/24/1807 Henry Rogers, carpenter Joshua Barnes 54 A; £54.
Wit: Absom Rogers, William Rogers.
Deed Book S
184 5/10/1811 Lemuel DeBerry Henry Williamson42A; $60. Former owner: Joseph (G1782)
Wit: Joshua Barnes, John Lang.21610/1/1811 Joshua BarnesKinshen Davis, grandson 452 A
at death; love & aff. Former owners: Frederick Ward, Benjamin Moore.
Wit: Edmund David, David Cherry.
316 3/10/1812 Joshua Barnes Cherry Joyner, granddaughter Negroes; love & aff.
Wit: Sally Depee, Benjamin Bynum.
Deed Book T
304 Not found
Edmond Davis Former owner: Joshua Barnes
193 10/17/1815 Joshua BarnesEdmond Davis, grandson 272 A; love & aff.
Adj. John Williams. Wit: Kinchen Davis
VOLUME IV (1817-1832)
Barnes, Joshua—(F_AA-123
Deed Book AA
123 12/9/1815 Lewis Davis Edmund Davis Negroes; $500. Former owner: Joshua Barnes, Dec.
Men: Edy Davis, heir of Joshua Barnes. Wit: Charles Henderson, Ichabod Tison.
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