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Note: N2347 John G. Barrow ran the ferry on the Conecuh River in AL. Our John ran the ferry on the Yellow River at Oak Grove and built the grist mill there which was in the family until my grandfather stopped working it in the early 20th century). John G. is often confused with our John. You will occasionally see people put the initial "G" on our John. They aren't the same person. Our John died bet. July 7, 1824 and November 1826 in Walton Co, FL and never used the initial G on any legal or civil papers remaining. Sharon Marsh http://genforum.genealogy.com/barrow/messages/1494.html
1819 Conecuh Co., Alabama: A List of Taxable Property Taken in the county of Conecuh, 1819 John Barron 0,0,1,0,14 slaves 1820 Conecuh Co. AL census showed these people in John's household: 1 male over 21, 7 males under 2,1 2 females over 21, 6 females under 21, 30 slaves 1824 John Barrow reported that he had 14-15 acres in West Florida (Oak Grove?) and had been there since 1820. (Documents of U.S. Congress, Public Lands, Vol. IV, 1859, as reported by Sharon Marsh) 1824: Circuit Court Cases - Escambia County, Florida: #259 The Territory vs John Barrow Indictment for an assault with intent to kill. This day came the said Territory by Wm. F. Steele Esq. its attorney and the said Defendant being brought into Court was arraigned upon his said Indictment and plead "not quilty" which plea was ordered to be entered. Where upon the said Defendant by his Attorney moves to quash the Indictment herein for want of a prosecutor, whereupon the arguments of counsel being heard, it is ordered that this motion be overruled and that a Jury be called to try the issue herein who being called also came: viz: 1. Sebastian Barrios foreman 2. Domingo Torree 3. Benjamin Manning 4. Drury Malone 5. Charles Campbell 6. Benjamin Gainer 7. Levi Manning 8. William N. West 9. Zachariah Bennett 10. John Matthews 11. William Cobb 12. John Waters being duly chosen, tried and sworn and the cause being fully heard say upon their oath that the said Defendant is not guilty of the offence wherewith he stands charged, whereupon it is ordered that the prisoner be discharged. Witnesses: Mary Barrow, James Shine, John Campbell (Barbara's note: I found no date on the document, but the "Defendants' Index, Circuit Court, Escambia Co., 1822-1840", listed the date as 1824).} July 14, 1827: Thomas Goff brings a suit against the Heirs of John Barrow for the funds owed to him. The document lists the following children: 1) Polly Barrow, 2) Reuben Barrow, 3) James Barrow, 4) John Barrow, 5) Tabitha Barrow, 6) Richmond Barrow, 7) Huldah Barrow, and 8) Jeremiah Barrow. In an earlier legal dispute taking place in 1824 his daughter Polly is mentioned as “Polly (aka Mary)”. 1828 Reuben Barrow voted in the first recorded election in the Yellow River area. (Source: Tax Records, as reported in Genealogical Society Okaloosa County Journal, Vol VIII, #30, Winter 1984, Article: "Early History of Okaloosa County", by Martha Rogers) 1831 Absalom Fuqua voted at Almirante precinct, Walton County, Florida (now Okaloosa Co.). Reuben and John Barrow were 2nd and 3rd in line behind him. (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1832 Absalom Fuqua, Reuben N. and John Barrow signed a petition of "Inhabitants of Walton County for the Reappointment of H. M. Breckenridge" (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1832 Absalom Fuqua voted for a representative to the Legislative Council from Walton Co. Florida, Reuben and John were 4th and 5th in line behind him. Jesse Senderfitt was just behind him. (GSOC, V. VIII, #30) 1839 Absalom Fuqua, Randall R. Fuqua, Randal Fuqua, Jr., Richmond Barrow, R. V. Barrow, Jesse Senderfitt all signed a petition requesting the clearing of Yellow River. 1842 Absalom Fuqua and his father, both signed a petition requesting a levy for clearing Yellow River of snags. Reuben and John Barrow voted in this one, too. 1845 Randolph Fuqua voted in the first statewide election held in Florida. This took place in Daniel A. Wilkinson's house in Almarante. John Barrow was in line just ahead of him, and Richmond and Reuben N. Barrow weren't far away
Source for petitions: Vols. XXII - XXVI The Territory of Florida, 1821-1845, The Territorial Papers of the United States ( 21 vols., Washington, Government PrintinfgOffice, 1934- )
John Barrow, son of Reuben Barrow His Family, His Travels, His Last Years By Sharon Marsh and Pauline Barrow John & Elizabeth Barrow were residents of Pulaski Co, GA prior to moving family and belongings to Conecuh Co, AL and then to Escambia Co, FL. Records show John in Pulaski Co. as early as 1809 and as late as 1818. Unfortunately, though not surprising given the frequency of the name, there are at least two other John Barrows there during some or all of the same time period. One listed as John G. and one listed as John who is there after 1820. In 1812 we find John on lot #324 in Pulaski Co, GA. It is the other half of this lot that he receives from his father Reuben in the will referenced above. Sometime between 1812 and 1818 a number of families who lived in Pulaski and Washington Co decide to make a new life in the new lands of Alabama and Florida. John and Absolom Barrow and their families are among them. The trip from Pulaski Co. GA to Conecuh Co, AL would have taken a number of months. The Federal Road was likely their path to Alabama and during this time period (see insert) saw a transition from a military road for primarily horses to a slightly better one for wagons. Pulaski Co. was on the eastern edge of Creek lands up to 1820. The wagons would have crossed Creek lands and entered Alabama near modern day Phenix City. The road then went near modern day Montgomery and began the descent to Mobile, AL. They probably took the Pensacola Road near Montgomery and worked their way down to near the Spanish lands of Florida. The treaty with Spain had already been signed and the U.S. would soon take possession of these new lands. In 1818 John and Absolum are included in the tax records of Conecuh Co, AL and in 1820 both are listed in Conecuh Co, AL, just north of the Florida/Alabama border (circle on the map near the bottom left corner is area settled by John and Absolom). A court record has recently been found in Pensacola that not only provides the names of John’s children at the time of his death but also narrows the time of his death down considerably. John borrows $150.00 from Thomas Goff sometime around 1824 and he sells a slave in July 1824. During this same time period he is involved in another legal dispute that provides us the name of his oldest daughter, Mary. He dies between July 7, 1824 when he sells the slave and July 14, 1827 when Thomas Goff brings a suit against the Heirs of John Barrow for the funds owed to him. The document lists the following children: 1) Polly Barrow, 2) Reuben Barrow, 3) James Barrow, 4) John Barrow, 5) Tabitha Barrow, 6) Richmond Barrow, 7) Huldah Barrow, and 8) Jeremiah Barrow. In the earlier legal dispute taking place in 1824 his daughter Polly is mentioned as “Polly (aka Mary)”. In 1830 Elizabeth Barrow is listed as a head of household in the new county of Walton. In her household are the following: 1 M 5-10 yrs (Jeremiah), 1 M 15-20 yrs (Richmond), 1 M 20-30 yrs (John or James), 1 F 10-15 yrs (Huldah), 1 F 40-50 yrs (Elizabeth) and 4 slaves. By 1840 she is in the household of Richmond Barrow with Reuben and John nearby. By 1850 she had died.
A List of Taxable Property Taken in the county of Conecuh n the year 1819 John Barron 0,0,1,0,14 slaves, 7 62 1/2 amount of sales of merchandise in the year 1819; number of wheels on pleasure carriage; number of white polls; no of free persons of color; number of slaves; amount of territorial taxes.
The 1820 Conecuh Co. AL census showed these people in John's household: 1 male over 21 7 males under 21 2 females over 21 6 females under 21, 30 slaves
John is the son of Reuben BARROW of Warren Co, GA. In 1824, John BARROW reported that he had 14 to 15 acres cultivated in West Florida and had been there since 1820 (Documents of the Congress of the U.S. in relation to the Public Lands, Vol IV, 1859). It is John that has been reported to have "discovered" Oak Grove during the march to Pensacola with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. An estate notice for John is in the Pensacola paper in October 1829. There are several male BARROWs in the area (that which is now Okaloosa County, FL) some of whom are Richmond's brothers, some the sons of Absalom BARROW, John's brother, who settled in Conecuh/Covington Co, AL. Posted 20 Apr 2000 by Sharon D. Marsh on: Okaloosa Co. Fl Biographies Board Continuing: BARROW, Richmond b. Jan 1, 1813 in Pulaski Co, GA d. July 7, 1896 in Oak Grove, Santa Rosa Co, FL. Married Martha SENTERFITT (b.Dec 26, 1821 d. Nov 8, 1874) m Dec 15, 1840 in Andalusia, AL. Richmond is believed to be the son of John and Elizabeth BARROW.
There is good circumstantial evidence that Reuben N. and John, both of whom lived near Richmond and voted in the 1845 election, are Richmond's brothers. Richmond fought in the Seminole Wars, serving first in Long's Co., 7th FL Militia, then in Barrow's Co, 1st FL Militia. The Barrow Co. captain was Reuben N. Barrow and Richmond served as sergeant. He operated the local grist mill in what would become Oak Grove, FL. He and Martha were founding members of the Yellow River Baptist Church and both are buried at Stewart Cemetery just northeast of the church. Children, all born FL (interviews, census & family Bible): Mary Rebecca (10/12/1841, 8/91911 Stewart Cemetery), Michel Angeline (1/18/1843, 2/1/1940 Pyron Chapel), William Lafayette (4/21/1845, 1918), Sarah Elizabeth (1/14/1847, Bef 1850), Martha Jane (3/24/1849, 12/9/1931 Stewart Cemetery), Nancy Adeline (4/15/1851, ?), Robert David (6/15/1854, ?), John Jesse, Sr (12/19/1857, 11/16/1932 Stewart Cemetery), Mark Richmond (6/5/1860, 12/24/1845 Cobb Cemetery), Reuben Joshua, Sr (4/17/1864, 2/11/1950).
In the vertical files of the Genealogical Section of the Valparaiso Library, I found a copy of a letter dated 15 March 1984...from a Major John A. Baggett to Mrs. Fitzgerald, who was at that time a librarian at Val-P. The following is a direct quote from that letter:
"Enclosed is one of the more important items I promised to send while there last year." "This important document has until now been available only at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. I have added the maps, cover, and in your copy the Florida lists, and had several copies spiral bound. One such has been mailed to: Andalusia Public Library, Huntsville Public Library, Birmingham Public Library and the Escambia County (Ala.) Historical Society."
"Anyone familiar with the early family names of the Florida panhandle will see at a glance that a number of the florida settlers stopped over in Conecuh County for a few months or a few years, before migrating further south into Florida. For those less familiar with these early settlers, i have added several 1818 Tax Lists and the later 1820 Conecuh County Census, will show the southward migration of these early families. Most of the Conecuh County families were living in the vicinity of Fort Crawford in 1818 and all of the Florida lists show families settled in the vicinity of what is now Oak Grove and Laurel Hill on or near the Yellow River which was previously named "Yellow Water River", and originally named Rio Del Almirante (River of the Admiral) by the Spanish."
"As evidence of this, one can still find tombstones of some of these pioneers in that area in such places as the old "Lost" Yellow River Church Cemetery in the woods 900 paces behind the present day Yellow River Church and Cemetery at Oak Grove and at the Clary Cemetery, Magnolia Cemetery and the old Almirante Cemetery across the Yellow River nearer present day Laurel Hill, Florida. I go to this length to point this out, because I suspect this early 1819 settlement at Yellow River has been largely ignored in the wake of the more publicized settlement at Euchee or Uchee Valley."
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