This is a list of names which appear in Moore Barnett’s probate file. In some cases, more detail is available. Please contact us if you see an ancestor’s name here and would like an electronic copy of the page(s) on which the name appears.
We regret that we cannot send copies via snailmail. If you wish to have a hard copy of the entire file, please contact the Madison County Records Center, 915 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL 35801. http://www.co.madison.al.us/mcrc/
| Witness Name | Role | Notes |
| ?, Elizabeth (Betsy) | Principal | Moore Barnett’s widow |
| Alvis, Zachariah Charles | Mention | Moore Barnett signed a note on 22 November 1826, promising to pay Chas Alvis $55 “currint mony of Alabama” on or before 25 December 1826. On 12 Jan 1829, Elizabeth Barnett was summoned to appear before the County Court Judge on 19 Jan to show cause as to why administration of Moore’s estate should not be granted to Zachariah C Alvis, who had applied to be appointed as such. |
| Barnett, Andrew Archibald Jackson Steele | Minor Heir | Named as “Archibald J S Barnett.” |
| Barnett, Hugh | Administrator | $1000 bond signed 19 Jan 1829. |
| Barnett, James H | Witness | Many documents in the file were signed or executed by James H Barnett. Moore & Elizabeth’s son was still being identified as a minor heir as late as February 1832, so the James H Barnett who executed those documents is likely the older one, who was enumerated in Madison County, Alabama, in the 1830 census, living near Hugh Barnett. |
| Barnett, James H | Minor Heir | |
| Barnett, John M | Minor Heir | |
| Barnett, Lucinda Jane | Minor Heir | |
| Barnett, Robert M | Attorney | One page lists his name as Robert Barnett; another as Robert M Barnett or Robert MB Barnett. Both state that he is of Morgan County, Alabama. |
| Barnett, Stephen B | Mention | |
| Barnett, Stephen B | Mention | |
| Barnett, Wesley A | Minor Heir | Name spelled “Westly” |
| Bean, Benjamin A | Mention | |
| Bible, Henry | Mention | |
| Bouldin, W Graves | Mention | He was a Justice of the Peace in Madison County, Alabama, on 14 December 1828, when James H Barnett appeared before him to state that a settlement had been made between James H and Hugh Barnett, regarding a note signed on 1 July 1826 for $80.00, made by Moore Barnett, payable to Hugh Barnett. On 14 Dec 1829, $81.09 was paid out of Moore’s estate to Hugh Barnett, and the note was destroyed. |
| Brandon, Thomas | Mention | He was the Clerk of the County Court of Madison County, Alabama, at the time. |
| Bronson, Abdabla | Appraisor | |
| Cage, Alfred | Mention | |
| Campbell, Wm H | Buyer | |
| Castleberry (Ceastleberry), B | Buyer | |
| Chapman, Samuel | Mention | Judge of the County Court of Madison County, Alabama, on 19 Jan 1829, who appointed Hugh Barnett as administrator of Moore Barnett’s estate. Samuel Chapman also acquired land in Franklin County, Tennessee, in 1808, as did Hugh Barnett. |
| Clark, Fred | Mention | His name is recorded in a list of money paid for “the Widow Barnett By Hugh Barnett Administrator of Moore Barnett decesed” on 12 May 1827. $4.00 |
| Clemets (Clements or Clutz?), Ben | Mention | |
| Clutts, David | Mention | |
| Combs, Alexander | Mention | |
| Crabb, Thomas D | Mention | On 7 January 1831, Hugh & Elizabeth attested to the fact that Moore Barnett purchased land in Morgan County, Alabama, on 5 October 1814 from Thomas D Crabb & (Ben Clemets?) |
| Cross (Crofs), John B | Mention | Justice of the Peace, Madison County, Tennessee, on 10 Apr 1832; Elizabeth appeared before him to state that she had received twenty dollars from Hugh Barnett for the benefit of the legatees of Moore Barnett. |
| Davie (Davis), T Edward | Creditor | Could this be Thomas Davis who married Hannah Barnett in Madison Co AL on 27 Sep 1816? Vol. 1 p. 271 http://co.madison.al.us/mcrc/bridesAB.html (Link opens in a new page.) |
| Dunn, John K | Mention | |
| Eckhols, (F) | Buyer | |
| Evans, Andrew | Mention | |
| Evans, Henry | Buyer | |
| Evans, Jesse | Buyer | |
| Evans, Joseph | Buyer | |
| Evans, Nathe | Mention | JP in Morgan County, Alabama, on 26 February 1831; Elizabeth & Hugh appeared before him to attest that Elizabeth received from Hugh “Sixty-five dollars ninety three and three fourth cents belonging to the legatees of Moore Barnett.” |
| Faulkner, John W | Mention | Looks to have been a storekeeper. There is a list of goods bought by Moore Barnett from “Hunt & Faulkner” (unsure about the first name - could have been Hank L?). The amount due is $31.26; appears to be a ledger book page. There is a note at the bottom of the page signed by what appears to be “Hunt & Faulkner” saying that on 1 Jan 1829, they received a note from Hugh Barnett on the amount. |
| Garrett, Lewis | Mention | |
| Garrison, Ulysses | Mention | On 7 May 1827, Moore Barnett signed a note promising to pay Ulysses Garrison “two dollars 12 (1/2?) cents on or before the first day of January next.” |
| Hargrove, Seabron | Mention | |
| Harrison, John | Mention | |
| Haskell, Joshua | Mention | He was Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit in the State of Tennesssee when Elizabeth Barnett appeared before him on 6 Feb 1832 to appoint Robert Barnett of Morgan County, Alabama, as attorney. James H Barnett signed as a witness. |
| Helink, | Mention | Not sure about spelling of name. 14 March 1831 document regarding payment of monies by Hugh for order of advertisement, ordering the recording of final settlement, and other expenses. Signed by Tho. Brandon, Clk, so it would have been Madison County, Alabama. However, there is a declaration signed on the same day by Judge Samuel Chapman that Hugh Barnett had received six hundred thirty four dollars 5 1/4 / 100 cents, and had paid out four hundred and thirty nine dollars and 43 1/2 / 100, having a balance in the hands of the administrator due to the estate of one hundred ninety one dollars and sixty-one and three fourths hundreds. |
| Henderson, Enos | Security | $1000 bond signed 19 Jan 1829. |
| Jones, Samuel P | Mention | Samuel P Jones signed a receipt on behalf of B A Bean, deceased, on 23 January 1829, as administrator of his estate. |
| King, John | Buyer | |
| Lewis, Edward | Mention | |
| Lowe (Lar), George A | Appraisor | |
| McClellan, B | Buyer | |
| McClung, A | Buyer | |
| McCracken, Anson | Mention | |
| McElhenny, David | Mention | |
| McMillan, Andrew M | Security | $1000 bond signed 19 Jan 1829. |
| McMillion, Jane | Mention | |
| Miller, Daniel | Mention | 20 Jan 1829; Jane McMillion appeared before him and attested to an amount due to her of $44.00 from Moore’s estate. |
| Montgomery, Joseph | Appraisor | |
| Morrison, James | Mention | |
| Palmer, John B | Mention | |
| Patterson, Benjamin | Creditor | Confusing note - $45.80. “On or before the first day of January Eighteen hundred & twenty nine (I promise?) to pay Benjamin Patterson (or order?) Forty Five dollars & Eighty Three cents value.” "(Paid? or Rec’d?) 4th Dec 1827” |
| Peace, William | Mention | |
| Philpott, A | Buyer | |
| Sanderson (Saunderson), James J | Appraisor | |
| Sanderson (Saunderson), Lewis | Appraisor | |
| Thomason, Elisha | Mention | (Name is also spelled “Thomison”) There is a note in Moore Barnett’s handwriting, dated “this 10th day of January 1827,” promising to pay Elisha Thomison an amount “to be discharged in the curent bank notes of the state of Tenessee” which leads us to believe the Elisha Thomison lived in Tennessee. Madison County is on the Alabama / Tennessee border, directly south of Lincoln County, Tennessee, in which an Elisha Thomison was enumerated during the censuses of 1830 through 1850. Several internet references show this Elisha Thomison as having been married to an Ann Barnett. One such site is here: Pea Ridge Relations (link opens in a new page). We will address this extremely intriguing information at a later time. |
| Thompson, William | Mention | |
| Timmons, Thomas | Mention | |
| Waldrope, B | Buyer | |
| Williams, D W | Buyer | |
| Woodson, Philip, Jr | Mention | 6 March 1829; $3.50 received from Hugh Barnett for publishing notice 40 days on administration of Moore Barnett, dec’d. |