General Notes

Montgomery County
Bible records say Jan. 20
Sulphur Springs/Jonesborough, TN; on what was known as the Range Farm1802 -February -Washington County, Tn Deed Book #9 pg. 126-127This indenture made February 4, 1802 between Joseph Barron andGeorge Jackson, both of Washington County, State of Tennessee...
consideration $800.00... conveys a tract of land in WashingtonCounty lying on a branch of Sinking Creek joining Nicholas Hale and Samuel Jobe's survey... begin at a red oak on Haile's line... two white oaks on Job's line... containing 200 acres..Joseph Barron, Thomas Barron, William Jackson

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1806 -March -Washington County, TN Deed Book #11 Pages 197-9 This indenture March 31, 1806 between Morgan Murray and Thomas Barron, both of Washington County, Tennessee...Consideration of 1000 dollars...conveys a tract of land on Sinking Creek... begin at a post oak corner of the original survey... then with the line of John Haile... containing 205 acres... Morgan Murray , Nathan Shipley , Walker Barron , Shadrach Murray , Joseph Murray

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1813 -Sept 1- Washington County, TN, A Thomas Barron (George Thomas?) signed a pettition for the reoganization of the Court System..."believing that they have shown that Circuit Courts are a nuisance as well as a grievance...and also having given the outlines of a Court System far preferable to the present..."

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1830 -Thomas Barron was listed in the Sullivan County, TN, census with 1 male 10-15 (Thomas b. 1812), 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 2 females 5-10 (unknown & Phoebe b. abt 1820), 1 female 10-15 (Lydia Ann b. 1817), 1 female 50-60

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1850 -Sullivan Co, TN Census #1871 BARRON, Thomas 1776 VA , Phebe 1777 VA -nee Jobe -d/o  cob & Deborah Jobe JOBE , Sarah 1814 TN Sarah, niece of Phebe (Jobe) Barron, is the unmarried daughter of George Jobe.

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War Record for Thomas Barron:
He was a private in Captain Jacob Hartsells TN Milita in the War of 1812. He received a 40 acre land grant for service rendered.

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Will of Thomas Barron

In the name of God Almighty I hereby make my last will and testament as life is uncertain and death is sure and yet being in sound mind I hereby want my Estate disposed of as follows: In the first place after my death I want my body neatly put away after the manner and customs of the Country. Secondly, my funeral expenses be paid out of my Estate. Thirdly, all my just debts be paid if there should be any. Fourthly, I want all of my heirs to have an equal share of my Estate after the expences is

paid. Fifthly, I want my Property what is on hands sold at public sale to the highest bidder on time as the Court may deem proper, and the money equally divided among my heirs. I hereby give the names of them commencing at the oldest; and that is dead their children to have their parents portion--their names is as follows: Vizi Lear Epperson and Nancy Epperson, Daniel Barron, Jacob Barron, Sarah Bacon, Deborah Bacon, John Barron, Thomas Barron, Lyddian Bacon, and Phoebe Cox, these is my heirs.   I want them to have my Estate for the affection I have for them. I do hereby nominate and appoint Nathan Shipley my Executor to my last will and Testament to sell my property and wind up my Estate, and do further appoint the said Nathan Shipley my Lawful Attorney to tend to my business through life as I am old and inform and cannot see to it myself and to be valued in law as though I did it myself. I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day October in the Year of our Lord 1859. Thomas Barron

Test: Thomas Epperson, John W. Bowser, Nathan Shipley

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NOTE FROM David Clelland (Nov 2000)
"By 1859, Pheobie Barron Cox was dead, but note that the will gives provision for that: "and that is dead their children to have their parents portion". In this way, he was able to list all his children, and provide heir share for the descendents."

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