Thanks to Anthony Burchette for sharing this image of the Burchett Coat of Arms and the information that Burkes Armory only lists one Coat of Arms; this one. Two brothers might have different arms but be very similar. Since there has to be different families of Burchetts with different arms, one must trace back to every pedigree to see which family of Burchetts we came from to get the Coat of Arms.
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The term "Ancient Planter" is applied to those persons who arrived in Virginia before 1616, remained for a period of three years, paid their passage, and survived the massacre of 1622. They received the first patents of land in the new world as authorized by Sir Thomas Dale in 1618 for their personal adventure.
List of Approved Ancient Planters
Richard Birchett
William Burditt
William Barrow of Fountain Creek, Meherrin Parish, is thought to be connected to the Southampton and Isle of Wight county Barrows as Fountain Creek is in the western part of Brunswick County.
In 1755 in Meherrin Parish William Barrow witnessed deeds for John Smith Sr. when he conveyed land on the north side of Fountains Creek to three sons.
On 14 June 1764, when Smith sold 101 acres on Fountain Creek to Christopher Smith, Barrow was again a witness. It was but nine days later that Christopher sold this same tract to Barrow. Edmund Wilkins sold 200 acres in Meherrin Parish on Fountains Creek on the road to Fort Christanna to William Barrow in 1769.In 1760 Edmund Wilkins sold 200 acres in Meherrin Parish on Fountains Creek on the road to Fort Christanna to William Barrow.
William and Amy and their nine children left Brunswick County for North Carolina and Kentucky after the Revolution. Consequently, we believe all the Barrows of Brunswick County descend from William Barrow.
When Lee died in Brunswick County about 1760 (will dated 3 Aug. 1759 , recorded 26 May 1761), he mentioned his daughter Amy and appointed William Barrow an executor.
Following is correspondence between Christine Rose of San Jose, California and Allen J. Potts of Santa Monica, California, dated July 1994, found in the back of the courthouse at Brunswick Co Virginia by Margaret Edwards . (I am unsure about the Barrow being a "Barlow", but will transcribe the information just in case. Obviously Margaret thinks that it may be a variation or misspelling of the name.)
Isle of Wight, Southampton and Brunswick Counties of Virginia Guilford, Surry, and Stokes Counties of North Carolina
William Barrow was born January 17, 1727, in Newport Parish, Isle of Wight Co Virginia, near the area known as Angel- ica Swamp. He was the oldest son of John Barrow. His mother's name is unknown. William had two younger brothers and three younger sisters, all born near Isle of Wight Co Virginia. William Barrow grew up there until the family moved further south still in Isle of Wight Co to the part that became Southampton Co in 1794. William, like his father John, was a tobacco farmer and owned a large farm. In 1749 - 1750, he married Amy Lee in Able- marle Parish Brunswick Co Virginia. Amy Lee was born about 1732, & was about 18 years old when she married William Barrow who was 22. Amy was the daughter of William Lee and Rebecca Burchett. She had one older brother and three older sisters. She also grew up on a large 300 acre tobacco plantation on the north side of the Meherrin River in Virginia in the area of Isle of Wight Co that was cut off in 1749 to form Southampton County. William Barrow and Amy Lee were married sometime before 1750 when their names appear in registers of Albemarle Parish, Brunswick Co, on July 22, 1750, as godparents for Rebecca Lee, daughter of Henry Lee, Jr. According to a deed published by Mrs Albert Johnson in her book, A Few Early Families in America, William's father turned over to him a 200 acre piece of property with a tobacco plantation in Brunswick Co. The deed dated December 4, 1746, reads, "That for and in consideration for Divers services the said John Burrow of the County of Prince George...doth give...unto my well beloved son, William Burrow, two hundred acres of land more or less being the half of the tract of four hundred acres in the County of Brunswick, the patent bearing the date one thousand seven hundred forty five near Sturgeon Run." A later deed, however, shows that the John and William Barrow's in this deed are not ours. A deed of November 28, 1752, in Brunswick Co shows that William Barrow and his wife Tabitha sold this same land. There were in fact two John Barrow's who owned land in Brunswick Co and each had an eldest son named William as well as another son named John, Jr. It can be confusing, especially since county lines often changed. Brunswick Co was formed in 1720 from Prince George, Surry & Isle of Wight Counties. It was divided into two parishes: St. Andrews Parish, north of the Meherrin River, & Meherrin Parish south of the river. Our Barrow's lived in Brunswick Co lived in Meherrin Parish on Fountain Creek while the others lived near Sturgeon Run and in St. Andrew's Parish. Care must be taken in studying the land deeds to be sure which go with which family. William Barrow bought 200 acres in Brunswick Co on the north side of Fountain Creek from Joshua Clarke for 15 pounds on January 22, 1754. The deed begins in an interesting manner: "This indenture made the twenty second day of January on the twenty seventh of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland-- King Defender of the Faith and so forth anno Domini..." (5:499) The deed names William Barrow's neighbors on Fountain Creek in Meherrin Parish which help to situate our Barrow family: George Moseley, Chapman, John Smith, and James Smith. Amy and William Barrow's first child, Hannah Barrow, our ancestor who was to marry to John Forguson was born the following year in 1751. On October 30, 1753, Amy and William's first son, David, was born. After serving in the Revolu- tionary War, David was to become quite well known as a Baptist minister. He kept a travel journal of a trip he made in 1795 as far as Pennsylvania & Ohio which included visits to his brothers in Kentucky and North Carolina. This journal, which has come down through the years, provides some interesting information about the Barrow information. In 1755, 1757, and 1759, Amy and William had three more sons, John, Daniel and Moses. Daniel was born December 8, 1757, according to his Revolutionary War records. Some researchers list two other daughters, Ann and Martha, for William and Amy Barrow, but no documentation has been shown for this. And some still think that Phoebe Hill Barrow, the granddaughter mentioned in John Barrow's will may also have been William and Amy's child, but probably she is the daughter of John Barrow, Jr. Also according to the Veteran's Administration records in Washington, William Barrow, Jr. who also served in the Revolu- tionary War, was born January 8, 1762. And two years later, Amy and William parented their sixth son, Philip. After Philip came another son, Aaron, in 1772. All of their children were born in Brunswick Co Virginia. At least three of their sons fought in the Revolution. In 1759, Amy Lee Barrow's father, William Lee of Meherrin Parish, Brunswick Co, died and named her in his will: "I give and bequeath to my four daughters, Elizabeth, Ann, Rebecca, and Amy one negro named Mason, and all my personal property after the decease of my beloved wife to be equally divided among the said Four, to them and their heirs and assigns forever." Amy's husband, William Barrow was appointed in the will as one of the two executors which shows that Amy's father had confidence in him. We don't know when Amy's mother, Rebecca, died. So we don't know exactly what Amy received by way of inheritance, but the will gives us proof that she was the daughter of William Lee. We also learn that the Lee family owned slaves just as did the Barrow family. In the appraisement of the estate of William Lee, the slave Mason mentioned in his will was valued at 50 pounds. In 1776 William Barrow's father, John Barrow, died in Southampton Co Virginia, and he mentioned William in his will which was probated January 9, 1777: "I give and bequeath unto my eldest son, William Barrow, a cross-cut saw, and a set of wedges, and also a negroe woman named Lydia, and a pot and iron hooks, and also a stone jug holding three gallons, to him and his heirs forever." Thus we know that Amy and William Barrow had slaves as did their ancestors. Their son, David, the Baptist minister at Fountain's Creek Baptist Church where the Barrow's were long time members, preached against slavery, however. And in 1784, David Barrow who himself had owned slaves granted them their legal freedom according to the following document: "Rev. David Barrow, manumitted his Slaves, according to the Golden Rule, Ben Blackhead, 23 years old, negroe woman, Lucresia Blackhead, 18 years old, and so on, and made them all free citizens. Dated 10th Feb., 1784, signed and sealed: David Barrow." William and Amy Barrow lived in Meherrin Parish "on the north side of Fountain's Creek" in Brunswick Co Virginia, where they purchased the 200 acres in 1754 and 101 acres from Christopher Smith for 35 pounds in 1764 (7:487) William Barrow also appears in the court records of Brunswick Co in 1767 as an appraiser of the estate of Christopher Smith. In September of 1769 William & Amy Barrow of Meherrin Parish bought 200 more acres in Brunswick Co on the north side of Fountain's Creek for 80 pounds (9:534) And in 1776 William and Amy Barrow sold this 200 acre tract of land in Brunswick Co to John Forguson who had just married their daughter, Hannah Barrow. On October 22, 1779, William and Amy Barrow sold their two tracts of land in Brunswick Co on the north side of Fountain's Creek, one tract bounded by Barrow Spring Branch, for an amazing 3,700 pounds Virginia money according to the record book! (13:378) Part of this land was an 88 acre parcel which they had bought on the south side of the Meherrin River in July 1774 along with an- other 150 acre tract there which they bought the same day. (Book 42) In 1787, three years before the first official US federal census, a census was taken in the state of Virginia which was meant to be "an accounting of the Name of Every White Male tithable Over 21 Years; the Number of White Males between 16 & 21 Years; the Number of Slaves over 16 & those under 16 Years; together with a listing of their Horses, Cattle & Carriages." On the tax list dated March 10, 1787, for Brunswick Co, we can find William Barrow listed. According to these census records, none of William's and Amy's sons over 16 years old were still living at home. By this time, only the youngest son, Aaron was under 16. He was most probably still at home. The oldest son, David, was 33. The tax records also indicate that William Bar- row still had one black slave over 16 years old and none under 16. This most probably was Lydia whom his father had willed to him. He paid taxes on 2 horses and 13 head of cattle. Amy and William's children had by this time for the most part married and moved away. Their eldest child and only daughter married John Forguson and was living in North Carolina where they had served during the war for independence. And Aaron their youngest brother had joined them there. John Barrow's first child was born at Belew Creek in Surry Co North Carolina in 1784. And that same year, Daniel's first child was born at Thorn's Creek, also in Surry Co (Stoke's Co was created from Surry Co in 1789) And records indicate that Aaron got married in 1791 in Guilford Co North Carolina. We know that William Barrow, Sr. had also moved to Stokes Co North Carolina around this time. In David Barrow's journal there is mention of his father living there in 1795: "I sent word to MY FATHER that I was come to my bro's (Moses). He came early to see me. We went to the Meeting-House. This evening, I went to MY FATHER'S. I had a most affectionate meeting with my Father, brother, and I. Rode this day 9 miles (17th) Monday. I went to and lodged at MY Bro. AARON, who lives hard by my Father's. (18th) Tuesday. Came to my Father's in the morning. In the P.M. in company with him and bro. Aaron, went to my Sister Forguson's. My brother in law was not at home. Tarried all night." It is probably safe to assume that since David did not mention his mother that she was deceased by this time. Whether she died in Virginia or in North Carolina is not documented although, some researchers say she died in Stokes Co North Carolina. By the late 1790's several of the Barrow families, those of John, Daniel, and Aaron had moved to Kentucky and settled in Pulaski Co before some of them moved to Mercer Co and then into Illinois. Land records for Stokes Co North Carolina, show that William Barrow remained in North Carolina, near Salem. On May 20, 1796, William Barrow, planter, paid 73 pounds for 200 acres on Wachovia-Friedland settlement crossing the Fayetteville road and Charles Creek at the head branch of Muddy Creek. ANd in April of 1797, a William Barrow paid $10 for 10 acres on Muddy Creek in Wachovia. And a William Barrow was the first mayor of Salem (now Winston-Salem), an early community settled by Moravians which has now been restored. Probably the William Barrow mentioned here was William, Jr. By 1815, William Sr., was living with his son Moses in Guilford Co. He had signed over all of his belongings to Moses: "I William Barrow of Guilford Co and State of North Carolina have this 7th day of December 1815 sold and delivered and put into possession of Moses Barrow, my son, all of my personal Estate together with my Negro slaves, Rose Sacy and Usely to be his and his heirs forever for value received. Witness my hand and seal, signed William Barrow." This deed was duly proven in open court in Stokes Co during the September term of 1816. William Barrow died January 23 the following year. A brief notice of his death, probably submitted by his son, Rev David, was published on Friday, February 23, 1817, in the Raleigh Register and North Carolina Gazette: "In Stokes County, on the 23rd ult., Mr. Wm. Barrow, father of the Rev David Barrow. He was 89 years of age, had been a member of the Baptist Church for near fifty years, and kept the faith, supported character of a christian, liveth in fellowship of Christians, and died with a strong hope of eternal glory through Christ." William Barrow was probably buried in an unmarked grave on the Barrow plantation in Stokes Co North Carolina.
Daniel Barrow served in the Revolution from Brunswick County.
Lived in Charles City County now Prince George County, Virginia.
Prince George Co, Va Surveys 1710-1724 © copyright 1999 by Linda L Chandler
Nov 16, 1715 for John LEE, on both sides of Sapponee Creek...151 acres