In a will executed on 27 November 1859, among other items, Jacob Barnes bequeathed to his daughter Zilpha Ann Barnes, “three Negroes Milby, Anna, and Milby Jane” and directed his executor to “sell two Negroes Ephraigm and Randall.”
He also bequeathed:
- to his daughter Milly Stansell a life estate in a woman named Gilly and any children Gilly might have
- to his son Elias Barnes, Eliza, Chany and one child, Rose, and Elly
North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, http://www.ancestry.com.