Person:Peter Barnes (1)

From Colonial Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland

On 31 Aug 1730, his mother deeded some property to him on the understanding that he pay debts owing to Philip Hammond. On 13 March 1733, Peter Barnes assigned 146 acres to Robert Shipley and patented the land known as Shipley's Search. In return Shipley sold 145 acres of the new tract back to Peter Barnes. On 24 Oct 1733, Peter Barnes assigned all his right, title, and interest in 64 acres warrented land to his brother Joshua Barnes. On 7 July 1740, Richard Barnes conveyed to Peter 103 acres called Eve's Dower, part of a larger tract called Adam the First. In return Peter Barnes, with his wife Rachel consenting, made over 146 acres of Shipley's Search to Richard Barnes.

Peter and Robert Barnes patented 154 acres known as Brother's Level on 13 June 1734, and the same day Peter Barnes patented 116 acres known as Ovenwood Thicket.

Peter Barnes patented a number of other tracts: 105 acres called Boiling Spring on 14 May 1745; 95 acres Fine Soil Forest on 15 May 1745; 250 acres Barnes' Friendship on 18 March 1746; and on 29 Sep 1749, with Robert Barnes, 420 acres Addition to Brother's Level.

On 28 Jan 1745, Joshua Barnes and wife Ruth conveyed him part of Joshua's Refuge, part of Shipley's Search.

By 1750, Peter Barnes had acquired much land; he was listed in the 1750 Anne Arundel Debt Book as owning 116 acres part Ovenwood Thicket, 103 acres Eve's Dowry (part Adam the First), 106 acres Joshua's Refuge (part of Shipley's Search), 105 acres part Boiling Springs, and 144 acres part Barnes' Friendship.

Other patents and deeds involving Peter Barnes included a patent for 585 acres Henry and Peter on 1 April 1751, sale of 197 acres of the latter tract to Henry Howard on 12 May 1753, purchase of 32 acres Curry Galls from Michael and Sarah Wallis on 4 April 1755, purchase from Levin Lawrence of part of Benjamin's Addition, purchase from Robert Barnes of Addition to Brother's Level, sale by Peter and Rachel on 9 Aug 1756 of 103 acres Eve's Dower to John Hawkins.

In Nov 1741, he was appointed Constable of Patuxent Hundred, and in Nov 1752 held the same position in Bare Ground Hundred.

In his will, he named his wife Rachel and the children listed below.

The estate of Peter Barnes was appraised on 26 April 1759 by Michael and Ph. Dorsey, who set the value at L314.6.11. The creditors were John Dorsey of Edward and John Stewart for himself and for Dun. Campbell. Adam Barnes and Robert Barnes signed as next of kin and James Barnes was executor.

Peter Barnes and wife Rachel were the parents of (bequests listed): Charles (to have 105 acres Boiling Springs) Peter (to have 95 acres Fine Soil Forest) James (to have 250 acres Brother's Friendship) Nicholas (to have Eve's Dowry) Hammutal Patience Vachel (to have the dwelling place Ovenwood Thicket)

1. ↑ Barnes, Robert W. Colonial families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. (Family Line Publications)
   p. 7.
2. ↑ Vital Records Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

   MPL EI#3:98; EI#3:107; EI#4:21; PT#1:338; LG#C:496; TI#3:56; BY&GS#2:508; BY&GS#4:371
   Land Records IH&TI#1:2; RD#2:69; RB#1:17; RD#2:277; RB#3:33; BB#1:35, 165, 212;
   Judgement Records Nov 1741:323; Nov 1751:431
   Will Book 30:631
   
   Debt Book 1750

3. ↑ .

   67:533, Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1718-1731. Libers 1-10. Abstracted by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr., Westminster MD. Family Line Publications.

4. ↑ Researcher.

   Linda L. Mitchell