Isabel Barr

Female - Abt 1820


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  • Name Isabel Barr 
    Gender Female 
    Land Sale 1799  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    land on Big Troublesome Creek 
    • Hugh Martin and Isabel Martin were the administrators of the estate of Robert Martin, son of Andrew Martin and Esther.
    Misc 16 Dec 1800  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    bill of sale - slave girl Hanney 
    Will 13 Dec 1813  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ISABEL MARTIN
      3 December 1813, Pr. Feb Term 1820
      Rockingham Co., North Carolina Will Book A, p. 243

      In the name of God amen. I Isabel Martin of the county of Rockingham and State of North Carolina being aged and infirm in body but in mind and memory as perfect as usual do make this my last will and testament disposing of my mortal estate in manner and form following to wit;Item I give and bequeath to David Scott my son one negro woman named Patt during his life and at his death to his son Andrew and if said woman hath increase to be equally divided among all his children.Item I give and bequeath to my grandson William Scott all the land I now live on supposed to be eighty one acres.Item I give to my daughter Nancy Matier forty dollars in cash to be paid out of the price of a negro hereafter named.Item I give to my two daughters Nancy Matier and Margaret Lemonds all of my household and kitchen furniture except one bed and furniture and one desk to be equaly divided between them as they think proper.Item I give to my daughter Margaret Lemonds thirty dollars to be paid out of the price of a negro hereafter named.Item I give to my grandson William Scott one bed and furniture.Item I give my son John Martin and to my daughter Martha Adkins a negro woman named Ebetha and my will and desire is that she should be treated well as she hath been a good slave to me.Item I give to my two daughters Martha Adkins and Esther Lemonds ten dollars each to be paid out of the price of a negro woman named Hannah which I desire should be sold to the highest bidder and also my desk and cupboard, also my horse and farming tools, my hogs and sheep and all my cattle except one cow.Item my will and desire is that after the money of sale of the above mentioned articles is collected and all my just debts is paid and legacies above mentioned that the balance remaining should be at the disposal of my executors in interest for the benefit of my son Andrew's heirs until they come of age and then to be equally divided between them all.Item I give to my negro woman names Hannah one cow.Lastly I appoint John Read and Thomas Hopkins, executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the third day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.

      Isabel X Martin

      Signed sealed and published in presence of us:
      Robert Gilbreath
      J. C. Murray her mark
      Mary T. Gilbreath

      State of North Carolina, Rockingham CountyFebruary Sessions 1820. The execution of the within last will and testament of Isabel Martin was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Robert Gilbreath, J. C. Murray and Mary T. Gilbreath and on motion ordered to be recorded.
    _UID 39E89EA36D1A4F2BB32C73E568306C3DDB22 
    Died Abt 1820  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8492  Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2018 

    Family 1 Robert Martin,   d. Yes, date unknown  [3
    Married Abt 1784  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Martin
     2. Andrew Martin
     3. Martha Martin,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Esther Martin
    Married: David Lemmon
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F2526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Andrew Scott,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1769  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. David Scott
     2. Nancy Scott,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret Scott
     4. Andrew Scott
     5. William Scott
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F2527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Rockingham County, North Carolina, Deeds (online, FamilySearch), Hugh Lynch and Isabel Martin to Jonathan Hopkins; deed; 1799; F; 162; 8 July 2018.

    2. [S259] Rockingham County, North Carolina, Deeds (online, FamilySearch), James Barr to Isabel Martin; bill of sale; 16 December 1800; H; 117; 12 April (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S307] Rockingham County, North Carolina, Record Wills (Ancestry), image 126; Isabel Martin; will; 3 December 1813; A; 243-44; 16 June 2018 (Reliability: 3).
      Grandson William Scott
      daughter Nancy Matier
      daughter Margaret Lemmon
      son William Scott
      son John Martin
      daughter Martha Adkins
      daughter Ester Lemmons
      exec.: John Read and Thomas Hopkins
      Wit: Robert Gilbreath
      J.C. Murray
      Mary T. Gilbreath

    4. [S168] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 (Ancestry), Andrew Scott to Isabele Bar; 11 Aug 1769; Rowan; 19 March 2018 (Reliability: 2).