Bartholomew Gainey Sr (1718 - 1820)

Born 2 May 1718 in North Carolina [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1820 at age 102 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

The first record we find of Bartholomew Gainey is an 1790 Sampson, North Carolina census record.^[1]

Additional census years are also problematic in that no additional detail is transcribed to ensure a 100% match.

1800^[2]

1810^[3]

Will

28 Jun 1818

Codicil 3 May 1820

Sampson County, North Carolina, Book 1, page 15^[4]

In the name of God Amen. I Bartholomew Gainey of the County of Sampson and State of N Carolina being in perfect health, sound mind & memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die; Do make and declare this to be my last Will & Testament in manner following, (that is to say) -------

First, It is my will and desire that all my Just debts and funeral charges be paid & satisfied.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Keziah Carothers widow of Nathaniel Carothers One dollar & no more, to be raised out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my beloved son in law Westbrook Lee & Dicy his wife Eleven Negroes known by the names of Chaney, Lun, Maria, Squire, Major, Robin, Sam, Henry, Chasey, Celia & Gard, to them and their Heirs forever ---

Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my son in law Moses Westbrook and to his wife Edney Eight Negroes known by the names of Dave, Jude, Lex, Silva, Edia, Hagar, Priss & Avis to them and their Heirs forever.

Fifthly, I give and bequeath to Bartholomew Westbrook son to Moses Westbrook & his wife Edney one Negro known(?) by the name of Briget to him and to his Heirs forever.

Sixthly, I give to my son William Ganey one fifth of the money that remains on hand, together with Three hundred dollars to be raised out of my Estate, also one fifth of all the debts due to me; to him & to his Heirs forever.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son Redick Gainey seven Negros known by the names of Alec, Silphe Vilet, Hector, Lott, Essex & Arnold together with the fifth part of all my money and debts due me at the time of my death to him and his Heirs forever.

Eighthly, I give and bequeath to my son Elias Gainey three Negroes known by the names of Abel, Real, and John together with the fifth part of all my money and debts due me at the time of my death to him and his Heirs forever.

Ninthly, I give & bequeath to my son Abram Gainey Five Negroes known by the names of Manson, Lear, Anness, Philis and a Girl by the name of Chancy, together with the fifth part of all my money and debts due me at the time of my death to him and his Heirs forever.

Tenthly, I give to two of the Heirs of my son Noel Gainey, Dec'd (that is to say) Blackman & Riale Gainey the Remaining fifth part of all my money and debts due to me at the time of my death to be equally divided between them to them and their Heirs forever.

Eleventh, I give to my daughter in law Polly Thornton one dollar to be Raised out of my Estate. [wife of ?]

Twelfth, It is my my (sic) Will and pleasure, and wish it to be expressly understood by every person as such that all my stock consisting of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, sheep, and poultry together with every article of my Household furniture that it be sold by my Execetor (sic) and six months Credit given and the money or monies arrising (sic) from said sale, one third of which I give to my Grandson Redick Carathers to him and to his Heirs forever, also, I give the other two thirds to eight of my Grandchildren (Viz) Noel West, Willis West, Sally Peters, Edney Lee, Nancy West, Handy West, Lawed West & Allen West to be equally divided amongst them, to them and their Heirs forever.

& Lastly, I constiture my friend George Lassiter Esq. my Executor to this my last will and Testament Revoking and making void all former wills by me made, and do constitite this my last Will and Testament, In witness where of I have hereunto set my Hand and afixed my seal this twenty eighth day of June. Eighteen Hundred and eighteen.

In presence of

Uriah Westbrook Bartholomew (X) Gainey

Joel Herring , Jr.

May the 2, 1820

The word Blackman Gainey in this my will is Mistake. It is that of Josiah Gainey that I gave the same legasy (sic) to Josiah Gainey. The same as is given to Bl Gainey

Lunda Lee Bartholomew (X) Gainey

King Vann

Term 18

This was the within will proven in open court by the oaths of Uriah Westbrook, Joel Herring, Lunda Lee & King Vann & ordered to be ______ _______.

JW Holmes, Cle [This last entry is illegible. jcd, transcriber]

Slaves Named in the Will

• Chaney, Lun, Maria, Squire, Major, Robin, Sam, Henry, Chasey, Celia & Gard
  • transferred to daughter Dicy Gainey and her husband Westbrook Lee
• Dave, Jude, Lex, Silva, Edia, Hagar, Priss & Avis
  • transferred to Edney Gainey and her husband Moses Westbrook
• Briget
  • transferred to grandson Bartholomew [son of Moses and Edney (Gainey) Westbrook]
• Alec, Silphe Vilet, Hector, Lott, Essex & Arnold
  • transferred to son Redick Gainey
• Abel, Real, and John
  • transferred to son Elias Gainey
• Manson, Lear, Anness, Philis and a Girl by the name of Chancy
  • transferred to Abram (Abraham) Gainey

Research Notes

Anecdote from 1820 Census

Place: Sampson County, North Carolina

From The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 52, Extracts from Georgia Court Records, Page 204: Moses Westbrook, the enumerator of his Captain's district of Sampson County, North Carolina, in the census of 1820, on the page facing page 289 of his return, had this to say of his father-in-law, Bartholomew Ganey: "Mr. Ganey lives with Lee One hundred and five years of age and is said to drink half gallon of brandy a day." There is an arrow pointing from the record of Reddick Lee. (Previously this profile stated "This anecdote is unable to be reproduced." However, this can be seen on page 289. Copy attached to this profile.)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 5 May 2019, Bartholomew Ganey, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 123, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-3GN : accessed 5 May 2019), Bartholomas Gainy, Fayetteville, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 503, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 5 May 2019, Bartholomew Ganey, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 479, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 42; FHL microfilm 337,915.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 Mar 2018, Bartholomew Gainey, 1821; citing Sampson County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,194,453.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Gainey-24 modified through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.
• This person was created through the import of Legacy Files.ged on 10 Jan 2011.