Person:Isham Barnard (1)

1830 census-VA-Patrick-Isham Bernard (sic); had 9 white people and 3 slaves; 1 white female age 5-9 would probably be Lucy; age 6 (1824-1889)

1840 census-VA-Patrick-Isham Barnard had 4 white people and 6 slaves

1850 census-slave schedule-20 Sep 1850-VA-Patrick-Isham Barnard-6 slaves; 1 f 42; 1 f 22; 1 f 17; 1 m 15; 1 m 8; 1 m 2 mos

1850 census-VA-Patrick-16 Oct 1850-lines 31-34-dwelling 633-family 671-Isham Barnard; 64; farmer; real estate $2,000; VA; Sally; 65; NC; William; 21; VA; Archibald; 74; VA (possibly Isham's brother)

1860 census-VA-Patrick-slave schedule-4 Jul 1860-Isham Barnard is listed with 9 slaves

1860 census-VA-Patrick-PO Ararat-5 Jul 1860-pg 30-lines 25-27-dwelling/family 205-Isham Barnard; 73; farmer; real estate $6,776; personal estate $9,510; VA; Sally; 74; NC; William; 31; farmer; real estate $2,136; personal estate $1,005; VA

1870 census-VA-Patrick-Dan River-pg 9; 13 Aug 1870-lines 21-25-dwelling 62-family 64-Isham Barnard; 82; farmer; real estate $2,500; personal estate $250; Wm Barnard; 42; farmer; real estate $875; personal estate $750; Sarah A Shelor; 33; keeping house; Elizabeth Shelor; 21; keeping house; John Palmer; 16; laborer; all b VA

2015-FindAGrave-m 26 Feb 1805; 13 children; only 7 named

2015-I started with Lucy Ann Barnard and when I found her father Isham Barnard, he had quite a story. He was a bound boy (indentured servant) to a Methodist minster. During his travels with the minister he met his future wife, Sarah (Sally) Burch. When Isham finished his indenture at the age of 18, he was given the horse, bridle and saddle. He went to North Carolina to persuade Sally to become his wife, against her parents' wishes. They traveled back to Patrick, VA to settle and raise their family. They had to carve their home in the wilderness that still had bands of Indians. The Indians even stole their pig that would have provided meat for the coming winter. Isham and Sally did very well; they not only owned hundreds of acres of farm land but were also slave holders, raised a family of 7 and in 1860 Isham had a real estate wealth of $6,776 and a personal wealth of $9,510 – not bad for a bound boy! There is even an Isham Barnard Historic District in the Kibler Valley overlooking the Dan River!!