Barnabas Page (abt. 1800 - 1866)

Born about 1800 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Allen) Page — married 1819 in Smith, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1866 at about age 66 in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Barnabas was born before 1800.

1819 -Arrived in Smith Co, TN (Indian Creek) with brother Jacob Page & sister Beda

Timeline and Sources

1820 -Smith Co, TN Census, page 80, Line 1566

• Page Barney

• 1 male under 10(1810-1820) Unknown
• 1 male 16-26(1794-1804)Barnabas (1800-1801)
• 1 female16-26(1794-1804) Mary (wife)

1825-9 July-Survey. Entry 171 3 July 1824

• Barnabas Page 50A waters Indian Creek Beg McEachans corner W125P N64P E125P E125P S64P. Geo Elgin DS SCC Archd Hunt & Jacob Page. Smith Co., TN Survey BK 1 p 247

1830 -Smith Co, TN Census MICROFILM#: M19-181 p. 108, Line 6

• Page Barney

• 2 males under 5(1825-1830) -Andrew (Oct 1825) and infant who died
• 2 males 5-10(1820-1825)-James (1821) and Hugh (1822)
• 1 male 20-30(1800-1810)-Barnabas (1800-1801)

• 1 female under 5(1825-1830)-(I have 2 Martha (1826) and Lourana (1827)???
• 1 female 5-10(1820-1825)-Mahala (1824)
• 1 female 20-30(1800-1810)-Mary (1797-1800)

• on one side were these families:
• -John Hefflin, Shadrach Tramel, Archibald Hunt, George Parkerson, Sarah Frasier, Abijah Howard, Jacob Page, Andrew Allen, Henry Taylor, Hezkiah Taylor, Richard Garret, Ezekiel Taylor, David Taylor, Hugh Smith, and several more Taylor families.

• on other side were these families:
• -Henry Drury, Elisha Dillard, David Winfree, Willis Whitley, H.H. Smith, Thomas Harper, Benjamin Harper, David Blue, Betsey Tramel, John Reaves, Cinthia Palmer, Adaline Welleer, Henry Dewees, Lewis Ferguson, William Smith, John Thompson, James A. Scruggs, Stephen Robinson, John Harris

1837 -Dec 14; Smith Co deed book L, page 109-

• sale of 100 acres on the waters of Indian Creek

1836 - Tax List Cannon Co., TN TSL&A Roll 2-Dist 13

1840 -DeKalb Co, Tn Census, District 10, House #259

• Barnibas Pagae0212001-0330001

• 2 males (5-10)1830-1835-Seburn (1830) and infant
• 1 male (10-15)1825-1830-Andrew (1825)
• 2 Males (15-20)1820-1825-James (1821) and Hugh (1822)
• 1 Male (40-50)1790-1800-Barnabas (abt 1800)

• 3 females (5-10)1830-1835-Louisa (1833), Mary (1834) and ?
• 3 females (10-15)1825-1830-Mahala (Feb 1824), Martha (1826), Lourana (1827)
• 1 female (40-50)1790-1800-Mary (1797-1800)

• Neighbors on one side included:
• Dell Johnson, Isaac McGinnis, Thos. Clark, Robert Duke, John Wood, Bradley Self, William Congo, Richard McGinnis, Shadrack Tramel, Joshua Taylor, Joseph Trapp, Andrew Allen, Amsy Carelys, Archie McIntire,

• Neighbors on the other side included:
• Wilson Taylor, Alex Allen, Drury Taylor, Nathaniel Hayse, John B. Taylor, Ferris Taylor, Jonathan Fruser, Thos Milton, John Lee, Rollins Johnson, Nelson News?, Linton Hall, Joel Foster, Zachariah Martin, Elroy Foster, Christopher Ervin

"United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD8-415 : Mon Jul 17 21:39:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Barnabas Page and Mary Page, 1850.

1850 -DeKalb Co, TN Census, (District 10) #820-820

• Barnabas PAGE 50 NC farmer $350
• Mary 53 NC
• Louisa 17 TN
• Mary 15 TN
• George PARKERSON 13

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-FYR : Mon Jul 17 23:42:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Barnabes Page and Mary Page, 1860.

1860- DeKalb Co, TN Census (land now valued at $1000)

• Barnabas PAGE 59
• Mary 63

1860-DeKalb Co., TN Slave Schedule, District 10

• 1 female black slave age 18
• 1 male black slave age 10

1865-DeKalb Co, Tennessee
Last Will and Testament of Barnabas Page

• In the name of God, I Barnabas Page do make and publish this as my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. First I direct that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may be possessed of or may come into the hands of my executor.

• Secondly, I wish to bequeath to my wife, Mary Page, all my home tracts and parcels of land in two tracts of another fifty acre tract lying between me and F.W. Taylor, beginning at a sugar tree (description given for two, one hundred fifty acre tracts of land) during her natural life time or widowhood...and at her death it is to belong to Seburn Page.

• I wish to bequeath to my daughters Mahaly and Martha and Laurany and Mary a certain tract of land lying or adjoining a tract of land belonging to E. W. Taylor lying on the other side of the ridge from my house. Also I wish to be sold a parcel of land of about ten or fifteen acres lying above Daniel Hall's where he now lives.

• I bequeath unto Mary Page, her lifetime, my two slaves, Tennessee and Nelson, and all other property until her widowhood or death, I want all the property to be sold and equally divided between my four daughters. I will unto James Page two hundred acres of land more or less where he now lives. Also I will unto Andy Page two hundred and twenty acres, more or less, where he now lives. I also will unto Hugh Page one hundred and thirty acres lying where Andy Allen now lives and at my death I wish to have appointed Guardian for the benefit of my wife Mary Page. I now in the presence of these witnesses I set my name to this will the second of February, 1865.

• Barnabas (x) Page

1866 Burial: Cemetery Book in DeKalb Co, Tn

"cemetery book and found BARNABAS PAGE CEMETERY and they have Barnabas Page born abt 1800 died 2/3/1866 Mary Allen d/o Hezekiah Allen & w/o Barnabas Page born abt 1797 died 12/27/1865 and Unknown infant of Barnabas and Mary Page buried there

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-DFG3 : 6 August 2020), Barnabas Barney Page, ; Burial, , DeKalb, Tennessee, United States of America, Paige Cemetery; citing record ID 46393587, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

1868 -April 22; Dekalb Co, TN Deed Book J p 253

"J. B. TAYLOR and JAMES PAGE, executor of BARNABAS PAGE, dec'd to DANIEL HALE for $271.03, 22 acres in District No. 10."

Acknowledgments and Thank Yous

• Taylor, Ardis, "A Few More Taylors", Lisbon, ND: 2003, p. 224.

• Billy Allen Page of Wichita Falls in late 1960's

• Winnona and Sonny Turner (1998)

• Darrell Spencer (1998-1999)

• Thomas Webb--Historian of Dekalb Co, TN

• 7) Research of Tom Simpson (1998-1999)

• Many descendants throughout my years of research (1967-present-day 2023)