On 4 February 1807, Archelaus Barnes executed a will allocating extensive properties along Contentnea Creek and White Oak Swamp, as well as:
- a girl named Rose to daughter Sukey Thomas
- a girl named Dinah to son Edwin Barnes
- a boy named Jack to son Archelaus Barnes
- a girl named Beck to daughter Sally Barnes
Archelaus Barnes Will (1807), North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998, http://www.ancestry.com.