John Barnes (b. circa ? - d. 1844)
MSA SC 5496-050653
War of 1812 Claimant, Prince George's County, Maryland
Sources:
Archival Sources -
CHARLES COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1814-1817, Liber IB 11, Folio 492, [MSA CE 82-48]. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, administrator of Doctor Daniel Jenifer, to John Barnes, December 11, 1816.
CHARLES COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1817-1818, Liber IB 12, Folio 94, [MSA CE 82-49]. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer to John Barnes, August 16, 1817.
CHARLES COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1832-1833, Liber IB 20, Folio 24, [MSA CE 82-57]. Francis Robert Hanson, Henry A. Moore, and Chloe Ann Moore to John Barnes, December 28, 1831.
CHARLES COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1832-1833, Liber IB 20, Folio 21, [MSA CE 82-57]. January 12, 1832, Minchin Lloyd to John Barnes.
CHARLES COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1833-1850, Liber DJ 16, Film Reel: WK 246-247-2, [MSA CM412-17]. John Barnes, January 5, 1844. Probated January 16, 1844.
Definitive List of Slaves and Property/, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828/* ARC Identifier 1174162 / MLR Number PI 177 192*. National Archives, College Park.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), Liber JRM 8, Folio 200, [MSA CE 65-37]. Samuel and Clarissa Bond to Henry Gardiner, May 29, 1800.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1777-1797, Film Reel: CR 50230-1, [MSA CM783-1]. John Barnes and Sarah Avans, February 19, 1785.
ST. MARY'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Inventories), 1810-1814, Liber JF S, [MSA C1611-5].
U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for John Barnes, 1830, Charles County, Durham Township, Page 27, 10th line from bottom [MSA SM61-88, M 68-2]. Slaves listed on Page 28, Line 10.
U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for John Barnes, 1840, Charles County, District 1, Page 1, Line 11 [MSA SM61-108, M 4717-3]. Slaves listed on Page 2, Line 11.
Newspapers and Journals -
"Charles County Court." Daily National Intelligencer. 7 January 1813: 8. Maryland State Archives.
"Thirty Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 7 October 1830: 2. Maryland State Archives.
Books -
Baltimore: Its History and Its People. Vol. 2. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 10. 386. New York, NY: James T. White & Company, 1909.
Arnett, Earl, Robert J. Brugger, and Edward C. Papenfuse. Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Block, Victor, and Fyllis Hockman. The Pelican Guide to Maryland. 2nd ed. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 1987.
Jourdan, Elise Greenup. Early Families of Southern Maryland. Volume 9. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000.
Maryland Court of Appeals. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Vol. 12. Annapolis, MD: George Johnston, Pringer, 1845.
Maryland Court of Appeals. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Vol. 4. Annapolis, MD: Robert F. Bonsall, Printer, 1850.
Maryland Court of Appeals. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Vol. 8. Annapolis, MD: Robert F. Bonsall, Printer, 1852.
Maryland High Court of Chancery. Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery of Maryland. Vol. 1. Baltimore, MD: John W. Woods, 1851.
Peden, Henry C. Revolutionary Patriots of Prince George's County, Maryland, 1775-1783. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 1997.
Wright, F. Edward, Maryland Militia, War of 1812: St. Marys and Charles Counties. Vol. 5. Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983.
Internet Sources -
"Chimney House (Barnes Compton House)." CH-14. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historical Property. www.mdihp.net.
"Port Tobacco Historic District." National Register of Historic Places. http://mht.maryland.gov/nationalregister.html.
"Retreat." National Register of Historic Places. http://mht.maryland.gov/nationalregister.html.
"The Retreat." CH-10. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historical Property. www.mdihp.net.
"The Retreat." The Historical Marker Database. www.hmdb.org.
"Rosemary Lawn." National Register of Historic Places. http://mht.maryland.gov/nationalregister.html.
"Rosemary Lawn." CH-105. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historical Property. www.mdihp.net.
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