Person:Barnet Barber (1)

BARBER, EDWARD, St. Mary.s Co. 9 Jun, 1769
2 Feb, 1770
To son Barnet Barber, plantation I now dwell on, being pt, of Luckland, and several slaves.
To dau. Price Barber, 200 lbs. to be raised out of the estate, in the non-age of children; several slaves.
To son Luke Barber, pt. of a tract called "Westham", which I purchased of Henry Green; a bond for 330 lbs. sterl. money from bro. Cornelius, provided bro. Cornelius Barber, shall convey to sd. son Luke, the half tract purchased of Thomas Hungerford, in Charles Co. Slaves and etc., equally divided among 3 children, above-mentioned.
Exs: Bro. Corneius Barber, and son Barnett.
Wit: Thos. Barber, Thos. Allen, Henry Morris. 37.657

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BRANSON, JOHN, St. Mary's Co. July 1769
21 Sept. 1775
To dau. Elizabeth Scrogin, extx tract "Bransons Fitgur,"
1594 acres.
To dau. and son Elizabeth Scroggin and Jonathan Branson, remainder of moveable estate equally.
To dau, and son Jane and Leonard Branson, 20 shillings equally between them.
Wit: Cornelius Barber; Edwd, Barber; Barnet Barber. 40. 607

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Maryland State Archives; Assessment of 1783, Index; Charles County
Barnett Barber. 150 acres. CH 1st District, General, p. 1.
Barnett Barber. Batchelors Delight, pt, 150 acres. CH 1st District, Land, p. 1.
Cornelius Barber. 150 acres. CH 1st District, General, p. 1.
Cornelius Barber. Batchelors Delight, pt, 150 acres. CH 1st District, Land, p. 1.

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Charles County Land Record Book O#3, 1765-1770; Page 666. Feb 2, 1770 from James Smith of Halifax County, Virginia, planter, to Barnet Barber of St Mary's County, for 3000 lbs of tobacco and for divers other good causes, .all that "part or a tract" of land in CC called live Oak Swamp adjoining a tract of land called Batchelors Delight, was formerly in the possession of Barton Hungerford, and bounded by the low grounds, containing about 15 acres, Signed - Winter*, Saml Love_ Recorded Feb 3, 1770.

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Charles County Land Records 1775-1782; Liber V#3; Page 457. May 6, 1780 from Barnett White Barber of St. Mary's County, Gentleman, to Theophilus Yates of CC, planter, for 2000 lbs of crop tobacco, all that tract of land in CC called the Live Oak Swamp, bounded by the low grounds in the 3rd bound tree of Batchelors Delight, containing and laid out for about 15 acres. Signed - Barnet W, Barber. Wit Parnham, Bennett Dyson. Recorded May 26, 1780.

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Charles County Land Records 1782-1786; Liber Z#3; Page 184. May 26, 1785 from Barnet W. Barber of St. Mary's County, planter, to Thomas Fowler of CC, for 1105 £ 19 shillings and for divers other good causes, part of a parcel of land in CC called Batchelors Delight, laid out for about 151-1/2 acres. Signed - Barnet W. Barber, Wit - J. Parnham, W. Winter (CC JPs). Elizabeth S. Barber, wife of the sd Barnet W. Barber, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded Nov 24, 1785,

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Charles County Land Records 1786-1790; Liber D#4; Page 109. Mar 2, 1787 from Cornelius Barber of St. Mary's County, to Thomas Fowler of CC, for 5 shillings. Whereas by deed from Cornelius Barber and Rebecca, his wife, to Edward Barber, decd, and father to Barnet White Barber heir, dated Dec 8, 1789, for part of a tract of land called Batchelors Delight, in CC on Piccawaxont Cr, by the courses of sd deed for the part of the sd land, there was a mistake made in extending the 11th line beyond the eastern bounds of the sd whole tract, by which the 20 acres intended for the north end of the afd part, appears to be out of the bounds of the sd tract, in consideration whereof, the sd Cornelius Barber agrees to make good the afd 20 acres, Barnet White Barber, heir of the sd Edward Barber, decd, in such a manner as the same, to lay within the bounds of the sd tract, And whereas Barnet White Barber, heir of the sd Edward Barber, has sold the sd tract of land to the afd Thomas Fowler, and has given the sd Thomas Fowler a deed, specially defending the sd Fowler from him and from his brother, Luke Barker [sic], to whom sd parcel of land was bequeathed by the afd Edward Barber, decd, and all persons claiming under him or his brother Luke Barber, to be sd Thomas Fowler's sole right forever, now it is thought fit and determined that the sd insertion is necessary to make plain and illustrate the above mistake, that in future no dispute may arise, relative to the aforementioned 20 acres of land to be the right of the sd Thomas Fowler. Signed - Cornelius Barber, Rebec Barber. Wit J. Parnham*, Bent Dyson*. Afd Rebecca 'Barber, relinquished her right of dower to the within mentioned land. Recorded Aug 25, 1787.

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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 314-87: BACHELORS DELIGHT: 235 acres; Possession of - 235 Acres - Smallwood, Thomas: Surveyed 7 July 1694 for Mathew and Thomas Smallwood beginning at a bound White Oak of the said Thomas.: Conveyance notes - 140 Acres - Barton Hungerford from Barton Hungerford Sr. & Elizabeth; 28 May 1740,

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St. Mary's County Circuit Court
Land Surveys and Condominium Plats

The Labarynth, 142 1/2 Acres; Certificate {next to Widows Purchase (Sarah Simms), Charles Mills land, Gravely Hills (Zachariah Thomas), Bonds Rest [Zachariah Bond], Briscoes Purchase [James Simms], Harrow Hills [Philip Briscoe], Higgs Purchase [Samuel Higgs], Barbers Inclosure [Barnet White Barber], Cornelius Addition [Cornelius Barber] - Confiscated British Property}
Developer/Owner: Key, Philip 1787 Patent Record IC D, p. 110 0 0 MSA S 1598-2124
The Labarynth, 142 1/2 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Key, Philip 1787 Patent Record IC C, p. 278 0 0 MSA S 1598-2125
The Labyrinth, Philip Key, 142 1/2 Acres 1787/12/07 Patented Certificate 388 5 0 MSA S 1205-396
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Notes

p. 64, TLC Genealogy, Charles County Land Records 1782-1786; Book Z#3

Page 184. May 26, 1785 from Barnet W. Barber of St. Mary's County, planter, to Thomas Fowler of CC, for 1105 £ 19 shillings and for divers other good causes, part of a parcel of land in CC called Batchelors Delight, laid out for about 151 ½ acres. Signed - Barnet W. Barber. Wit - J. Parnham, W. Winter (CC JPs). Elizabeth S. Barber, wife of the sd Barnet W. Barber, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned .Recorded Nov 24, 1785.

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