Thomas was the son of Thomas Barecock (b. 1593 England). Nothing is else is known about his family. It is estimated that Thomas II was born about 1653 whether this was in England or the colonies is unknown. His death date was probably in 1721, (see notation on his will below- written 1 Jan 1721 & proven 17 Jan 1722).

The first record found on Thomas II is in William Jennings' will where on 29 Aug 1679 Thomas is named the executor and heir. In the will Thomas is mentioned as his son-in-law. There is some conjecture whether Thomas was his step-son or son-in-law. At that time the custom for some was to refer to a step-son as son-in-law. In addition in his will, William refers to his godson William Barecoke not as William his grandson.

Before 1670 Thomas married Margaret/Ann.

The couple had 8 known children:

1. Elizabeth, m. John Upton, 2 ch
2. Sarah, m. John Sanderlin Sr, 2 sons
3. Priscilla, m. Thomas Gregory, 8 ch
4. Margaret, m. Richard Gregory, 7 ch
5. William J., m. Jane Peggs, 9 ch
6. Rebecca J., m. James Forbes Jr., 7 ch
7. Martha, m. John Forbes Sr., 2 sons
8. Unk Female, m, Unk Davis, 1 dau

On 29 Oct 1695 Thomas is given 600 acres of headright land on the Pasquotank River, in present day Camden County, NC. 200 acres was on the NE side of the River and 400 acres on the SW side of the River.

In 1715, 1716 & 1718 records show Thomas paying corn taxes on the land. A 1718 tax record show Thos. Barecock, 650 acres , 4 Tith, 3 pounds, 16 shillings, 3 pence.

On 1 Jan 1721 Thomas writes his will. On 17 Jan 1722 it was proven in the court in Pasquotank County.
Below is an abstract from:
Abstract of North Carolina wills p 18
BARECOCK, THOMAS. Pasquotank County. January 1, 1721. January 17, 1721-1722.
Sons: WILLIAM and THOMAS BARECOCK.
Daughters: ELIZABETH UPTON, SARAH SANDERLIN, PRISCILLA GREGORY, MARGARET GREGORY, REBEKAH FORBUS and MARTHA FORBUS.
Granddaughter: MARGARET DAVIS.
Grandson: CALEB GREGORY.
Executors: WILLIAM BARECOCK and MARGARET GREGORY.
Witnesses: BALEY FORBUS, JOHN BELL, GEORGE LUMLEY.
Note, this poster also has a full transcript of Thomas' will.

While proof of such is not available. Thomas' burial was undoubtedly in a family cemetery on the Barecock land.

Another source on Thomas Barecock and his family are two pages [26-27] in Jesse Forbes Pugh's book, "Three Hundred Years Along the Pasquotank"

Note for those of you with Forbes ancestors page 27 says that, "In October of 1701 arrived James Forbes probably by way of Connecticut ..." This is incorrect. Actually it was by way of Accomack County, Virginia. This was proven by various Accomack County land and other court records.∼The following is quoted from "Three Hundred Years Along the Pasquotank: A Biographical History of Camden County (North Carolina), pages 26-27, by Jesse Forbes Pugh:

Ancestor to Many
THOMAS BARECOCK
ca. 1653-1721

It is not only possible for a native of Camden to be a blood relative to fifty percent or more of the county's population, but this is probably the true status of many individuals now living here. For those whose ancestors were in this vicinity two hundred and fifty years ago there must have been as a biological necessity either sixty-four or one hundred and twenty-eight distant grandparents, depending upon the intervals between generations, who were living generally in the Albemarle region. From the beginning of the Revolution in 1776, immigration to this area has been slight, especially on the northeast side of the Pasquotank River. As a consequence, succeeding generations have intermarried so that over the years many family relationships have become extremely complex. Because this characteristic is so much a historical aspect of the Camden people, one early settler is included in these sketches for the purpose of indicating the multiplicity of family ties which may exist.

We do not know when Thomas Barecock became a resident but we know that he was living here in 1679 with his wife who was a daughter of another pioneer, William Jennings. According to Barecock's will, he was the father of nine children--two boys and seven girls--all of whom were married in 1721. The marriages contracted by seven of his offspring are fairly well documented and they are reviewed briefly herewith in an attempt to indicate the ensuing ramifications.

One son, William Barecock, who was evidently named for his godfather, William Jennings, married Jane Peggs who lived across the river in what is now Pasquotank County, and to this couple were born two daughters and six sons. The male issue of this union would seem to be the antecedents of all of the name to be found in northeastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia, and scattered localities in other states. Incidentally, the spelling was changed in the period immediately preceding the Revolution to "Barco," thereby conforming orthographically to the pronunciation. A well-known parallel on the coast is found in Ocracock, which is pronounced locally as if the last syllable were spelled "co."

To the genealogist the marriages of the Barecock sisters are of especial interest because their husbands were either the first of their names to settle hereabouts or, at the most, of the second generation. For example, Elizabeth married the first of the Uptons--John. Although they had five sons and two daughters, let us consider only one of their progeny, a daughter Mary. She too became the bride of a newcomer, Peter Brown, and through their daughter Jane (or Jean) the Barecock strain merged into many families, the names of some of them being Bell, Burfoot, Bartlett, Forbes, Gregory, Guilford, Hughes, Squires, Stevens and Wright. Likewise, Sarah Barecock was the wife of a pioneer settler, John Sanderlin. From their four sons would seem to have derived all the Sanderlins in the regions roundabout and in neighboring parts of Virginia. In addition to those already named, among the connections of this household are those who bear the name of Burgess, Duncan, Jones, McPherson, Pritchard and Sawyer.

In October of 1701 arrived James Forbes, probably by way of Connecticut (currently disproven--now proven to have come from the Eastern Shore of Virginia), with his wife, a daughter and five sons. Two of the latter, James and John, proceeded to woo and lead to the altar Rebecca and Martha Barecock. The descendants of those two sisters intermarried with the Brays, Learys, Torkseys and many others.

If Margaret and Priscilla Barecock did not marry brothers, their husbands did bear the same name--Gregory--and their first names were Richard and, probably, Thomas. In addition to her three sons, Margaret Gregory was also the mother of two daughters, Sarah and Mary, who merit especial mention because they took as their spouses two pioneers, a Grandy and a Humphries, both of whose descendants have played a conspicuous part in local history. Priscilla Gregory was the mother of six sons and an unknown number of daughters. The Gregorys have been numerous in the county for the past two centuries and for this reason Priscilla and Margaret may occupy a more important position, genealogically speaking, than the other children of Thomas Barecock. The Gregory connections are almost legion and some of the best known are Ferebee, Lamb, Morgan and Williams.

Because any further analysis would only add to the tediousness of innumerable details, further exploration will be omitted. What has been enumerated thus far would seem to be sufficient to establish the significance of Thomas Barecock as an ancestor in the chronicles of Camden County.

Besides the details of his family, very little is known of this tribal chieftain. He owned four hundred acres of land and lived somewhere in the southern half of the county, probably near Sanderlin Swamp inasmuch as his son William is known to have lived nearby on "Barco's Island," now known as "Garlington's Island."



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Thomas BARECOCK m. Margaret10; died between 1 Jan. 1721 and 17 Jan. 1721/2
Pasquotank Co., NC1
It would appaar that Thomas was a step-son of William JENNINGS, although
it is also possible that a wife of Thomas was a daughter of JENNINGS.
William SEARES in his will written in 1679 made his wife Ann his executrix.2

As overseers he appointed his "father-in-law William JENNINGS & sd. JENNINGS
son-in-law Thomas BARCOCK." Son-in-law in that time period was used in both
the modern connotation, and also to refer to a step-son. If Thomas BARECOCK
had married a daughter of JENNINGS, it would seem that SEARES would have
referred to BARCOCK as either his "brother" or "brother-in-law" rather than
"JENNINGS son-in-law".

William JENNINGS own will written on 24 January 1686/7 and proved --
April 1687 would also imply the same. He made bequests to his daughter Ann
LATHUM [who first married the above William SEARES], his godson William
BARKCOKE, Ralph GARNET's daughter Mary, and his son John JENNINGS. The
heirs of his residual estate were his daughter Ann LATHUM and son John
JENNINGS.4 That Thomas's son William was called a "godson" and not
grandson, and that he was the only of Thomas's children that received a
bequest, it would appear more likely that Thomas BARECOCK was a step-son
of William JENNINGS.