Barnabas Arthur, Sr

1735 - 1815  (80 years)

• Name	Barnabas Arthur  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1735	Brunswick County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1776	Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; Ensign
  Census	1810	Bedford County, Virginia, USA
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A003354  [5]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  FSID	GWB5-425
  Death	2 Mar 1815	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27162	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Arthur,   b. 12 Apr 1707, Antrim County, Northern Ireland d. 28 Jan 1793, Bedford County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Elizabeth 'Betty' Adams,   b. 13 Aug 1709, Caroline County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Sep 1764, Bedford County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1727	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F12109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 1735, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 1810, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1755	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Barnabas Arthur, Jr,   b. Abt 1764, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 1848, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Williamson,   b. 1790, Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, USA d. Bedford County, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	3 Jan 1811	Bedford County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F12011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1735 - Brunswick County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 26 May 1755 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War; Ensign - 1776 - Virginia, USA Census - 1810 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 3 Jan 1811 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA Death - 2 Mar 1815 - Bedford County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-ARTHUR Thomas Thomas Barnabas Arthur

  
  

  DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5742] Find a Grave: ARTHUR Barnabas Sr 1735-1815, Barnabas Arthur Sr. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209308100/barnabas-arthur [S200] Ancestry.com, U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 [S976] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S1459] Ancestry.com, U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881. U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881 [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, ARTHUR, BARNABAS -- Ancestor #: A003354. Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): LIEUTENANT Birth: CIRCA 1735 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA Death: POST 3-2-1815 BEDFORD CO VIRGINIA Service Source: NARA, M881 COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #979 Service Description: 1) 2LT IN 5TH REGT 2) ALSO ENS SPOUSE 1) X X 2) NANCY WILLIAMSON https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A003354 [S5740] Find a Grave: ADAMS Rebecca Arthur 1709-1764, Rebecca Elizabeth “Betsey” Adams Arthur. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161276090/rebecca-elizabeth-arthur