John Barron was born in the year 1763. Despite many claims, there is no documented connection of John to the Barrons in Craven County, North Carolina. Family tradition dating to the 1890s claims that he was a native of County Waterford Ireland, but recent DNA evidence indicates that this is inaccurate, and there is no connection between John Barron's presumed father, Captain William Barron, and the County Waterford Barrons. In fact, this DNA evidence indicated that the Waterford Barrons descended from an entirely different early ethnic group (Vikings/Scandinavians) than the descendents of William Barron.
Although DNA evidence confirms that John Barron does not descend from the County Waterford Barrons, it does show that he is closely related to the Barrons of Lisnaward, County Down, Ireland, as well as to the Barrons of York and Union Counties, South Carolina. Ms. Vicki Barron Kruschwitz has carefully analyzed the DNA evidence that proves these connections:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barronfamily/Barron/barronirishheritage.pdf
John Barron is the proven son of Prudence Davis Barron, who is believed to be the widow of the man known as Captain William Barron. Tradition indicates that he served as a leader of the Patriot forces during the Siege of Augusta, where he was captured and executed by the Tories and their Creek Indian allies. John Barron also served as a Patriot during the Revolution, although the specifics of his service are unknown.
The earliest documentation shows that John Barron resided near his mother, the widow Prudence Barron, in Wilkes County Georgia by 1785. He married about 1786 to Frances Garrard, daughter of John Garrard who died in 1807. In 1793, John Barron obtained land in Hancock County Georgia, soon moving there with his brothers, Samuel and William Barron. John obtained a 200-acre farm on Big Island Creek, and over the next decade, he cleared 30 acres in "...good repair for a crop..." and had a peach orchard and "...tolerable good Cabbins..." John worked his farm there until early 1804. Although he planted his crops that spring, he found himself "somewhat in debt" and decided to follow the general migration westward onto the former Creek Indian lands west of the Oconee River that had just become available to settlers. He advertised to sell his farm, but found no buyers. He ended up remaining in Hancock County until the winter of 1808-1809, when he finally managed to make the move across the Oconee River and settled in Jones County Georgia. His legal problems followed him from Hancock into Jones County, but by the latter 1810s he had managed to get out of debt and maintain a secure title to his farm in Jones County. John Barron died there in 1823, between March 15, when he wrote his will, and July 15, when his will was filed in the Jones County court.
Based upon John Barron's will, he and Frances had these children:
1) William Barron (1787-27 Aug 1862) married Mary Ellis
2) Jarred Barron (c1789-1815) reportedly married Sina Oxford
3) Nancy Barron (c1791-1835) married Benjamin Callaway
4) James Barron (15 May 1792-13 Oct 1867) married Sarah Miles
5) Samuel Barron (c1795-1842) married Mary Elizabeth Pearson
6) Jacob Barron (c1799-after 1860) married Frances Bilberry
7) Hiram Barron (3 Apr 1801-7 Mar 1872) married Pheraby Poole
8) Henry Barron (4 Aug 1803-7 Apr 1870) married Sarah Callaway
9) Mary Barron [Polly] (1800/1805-1832/1840) married John Bilberry
10) Milton Decatur Barron (6 Sept 1816-15 Dec 1863) married Elizabeth Burge King
Although DNA evidence confirms that John Barron does not descend from the County Waterford Barrons, it does show that he is closely related to the Barrons of Lisnaward, County Down, Ireland, as well as to the Barrons of York and Union Counties, South Carolina. Ms. Vicki Barron Kruschwitz has carefully analyzed the DNA evidence that proves these connections:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barronfamily/Barron/barronirishheritage.pdf
John Barron is the proven son of Prudence Davis Barron, who is believed to be the widow of the man known as Captain William Barron. Tradition indicates that he served as a leader of the Patriot forces during the Siege of Augusta, where he was captured and executed by the Tories and their Creek Indian allies. John Barron also served as a Patriot during the Revolution, although the specifics of his service are unknown.
The earliest documentation shows that John Barron resided near his mother, the widow Prudence Barron, in Wilkes County Georgia by 1785. He married about 1786 to Frances Garrard, daughter of John Garrard who died in 1807. In 1793, John Barron obtained land in Hancock County Georgia, soon moving there with his brothers, Samuel and William Barron. John obtained a 200-acre farm on Big Island Creek, and over the next decade, he cleared 30 acres in "...good repair for a crop..." and had a peach orchard and "...tolerable good Cabbins..." John worked his farm there until early 1804. Although he planted his crops that spring, he found himself "somewhat in debt" and decided to follow the general migration westward onto the former Creek Indian lands west of the Oconee River that had just become available to settlers. He advertised to sell his farm, but found no buyers. He ended up remaining in Hancock County until the winter of 1808-1809, when he finally managed to make the move across the Oconee River and settled in Jones County Georgia. His legal problems followed him from Hancock into Jones County, but by the latter 1810s he had managed to get out of debt and maintain a secure title to his farm in Jones County. John Barron died there in 1823, between March 15, when he wrote his will, and July 15, when his will was filed in the Jones County court.
Based upon John Barron's will, he and Frances had these children:
1) William Barron (1787-27 Aug 1862) married Mary Ellis
2) Jarred Barron (c1789-1815) reportedly married Sina Oxford
3) Nancy Barron (c1791-1835) married Benjamin Callaway
4) James Barron (15 May 1792-13 Oct 1867) married Sarah Miles
5) Samuel Barron (c1795-1842) married Mary Elizabeth Pearson
6) Jacob Barron (c1799-after 1860) married Frances Bilberry
7) Hiram Barron (3 Apr 1801-7 Mar 1872) married Pheraby Poole
8) Henry Barron (4 Aug 1803-7 Apr 1870) married Sarah Callaway
9) Mary Barron [Polly] (1800/1805-1832/1840) married John Bilberry
10) Milton Decatur Barron (6 Sept 1816-15 Dec 1863) married Elizabeth Burge King
John Barron was born in the year 1763. Despite many claims, there is no documented connection of John to the Barrons in Craven County, North Carolina. Family tradition dating to the 1890s claims that he was a native of County Waterford Ireland, but recent DNA evidence indicates that this is inaccurate, and there is no connection between John Barron's presumed father, Captain William Barron, and the County Waterford Barrons. In fact, this DNA evidence indicated that the Waterford Barrons descended from an entirely different early ethnic group (Vikings/Scandinavians) than the descendents of William Barron.
Although DNA evidence confirms that John Barron does not descend from the County Waterford Barrons, it does show that he is closely related to the Barrons of Lisnaward, County Down, Ireland, as well as to the Barrons of York and Union Counties, South Carolina. Ms. Vicki Barron Kruschwitz has carefully analyzed the DNA evidence that proves these connections:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barronfamily/Barron/barronirishheritage.pdf
John Barron is the proven son of Prudence Davis Barron, who is believed to be the widow of the man known as Captain William Barron. Tradition indicates that he served as a leader of the Patriot forces during the Siege of Augusta, where he was captured and executed by the Tories and their Creek Indian allies. John Barron also served as a Patriot during the Revolution, although the specifics of his service are unknown.
The earliest documentation shows that John Barron resided near his mother, the widow Prudence Barron, in Wilkes County Georgia by 1785. He married about 1786 to Frances Garrard, daughter of John Garrard who died in 1807. In 1793, John Barron obtained land in Hancock County Georgia, soon moving there with his brothers, Samuel and William Barron. John obtained a 200-acre farm on Big Island Creek, and over the next decade, he cleared 30 acres in "...good repair for a crop..." and had a peach orchard and "...tolerable good Cabbins..." John worked his farm there until early 1804. Although he planted his crops that spring, he found himself "somewhat in debt" and decided to follow the general migration westward onto the former Creek Indian lands west of the Oconee River that had just become available to settlers. He advertised to sell his farm, but found no buyers. He ended up remaining in Hancock County until the winter of 1808-1809, when he finally managed to make the move across the Oconee River and settled in Jones County Georgia. His legal problems followed him from Hancock into Jones County, but by the latter 1810s he had managed to get out of debt and maintain a secure title to his farm in Jones County. John Barron died there in 1823, between March 15, when he wrote his will, and July 15, when his will was filed in the Jones County court.
Based upon John Barron's will, he and Frances had these children:
1) William Barron (1787-27 Aug 1862) married Mary Ellis
2) Jarred Barron (c1789-1815) reportedly married Sina Oxford
3) Nancy Barron (c1791-1835) married Benjamin Callaway
4) James Barron (15 May 1792-13 Oct 1867) married Sarah Miles
5) Samuel Barron (c1795-1842) married Mary Elizabeth Pearson
6) Jacob Barron (c1799-after 1860) married Frances Bilberry
7) Hiram Barron (3 Apr 1801-7 Mar 1872) married Pheraby Poole
8) Henry Barron (4 Aug 1803-7 Apr 1870) married Sarah Callaway
9) Mary Barron [Polly] (1800/1805-1832/1840) married John Bilberry
10) Milton Decatur Barron (6 Sept 1816-15 Dec 1863) married Elizabeth Burge King
Although DNA evidence confirms that John Barron does not descend from the County Waterford Barrons, it does show that he is closely related to the Barrons of Lisnaward, County Down, Ireland, as well as to the Barrons of York and Union Counties, South Carolina. Ms. Vicki Barron Kruschwitz has carefully analyzed the DNA evidence that proves these connections:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barronfamily/Barron/barronirishheritage.pdf
John Barron is the proven son of Prudence Davis Barron, who is believed to be the widow of the man known as Captain William Barron. Tradition indicates that he served as a leader of the Patriot forces during the Siege of Augusta, where he was captured and executed by the Tories and their Creek Indian allies. John Barron also served as a Patriot during the Revolution, although the specifics of his service are unknown.
The earliest documentation shows that John Barron resided near his mother, the widow Prudence Barron, in Wilkes County Georgia by 1785. He married about 1786 to Frances Garrard, daughter of John Garrard who died in 1807. In 1793, John Barron obtained land in Hancock County Georgia, soon moving there with his brothers, Samuel and William Barron. John obtained a 200-acre farm on Big Island Creek, and over the next decade, he cleared 30 acres in "...good repair for a crop..." and had a peach orchard and "...tolerable good Cabbins..." John worked his farm there until early 1804. Although he planted his crops that spring, he found himself "somewhat in debt" and decided to follow the general migration westward onto the former Creek Indian lands west of the Oconee River that had just become available to settlers. He advertised to sell his farm, but found no buyers. He ended up remaining in Hancock County until the winter of 1808-1809, when he finally managed to make the move across the Oconee River and settled in Jones County Georgia. His legal problems followed him from Hancock into Jones County, but by the latter 1810s he had managed to get out of debt and maintain a secure title to his farm in Jones County. John Barron died there in 1823, between March 15, when he wrote his will, and July 15, when his will was filed in the Jones County court.
Based upon John Barron's will, he and Frances had these children:
1) William Barron (1787-27 Aug 1862) married Mary Ellis
2) Jarred Barron (c1789-1815) reportedly married Sina Oxford
3) Nancy Barron (c1791-1835) married Benjamin Callaway
4) James Barron (15 May 1792-13 Oct 1867) married Sarah Miles
5) Samuel Barron (c1795-1842) married Mary Elizabeth Pearson
6) Jacob Barron (c1799-after 1860) married Frances Bilberry
7) Hiram Barron (3 Apr 1801-7 Mar 1872) married Pheraby Poole
8) Henry Barron (4 Aug 1803-7 Apr 1870) married Sarah Callaway
9) Mary Barron [Polly] (1800/1805-1832/1840) married John Bilberry
10) Milton Decatur Barron (6 Sept 1816-15 Dec 1863) married Elizabeth Burge King
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