Thomas Barecock & Margaret Jennings

Sally’s 6-great Grandparents:

Thomas Barecock 1643/53 – 1721 | parents
& [Margaret] [Ann] Jennings ca 1750 – bef 1721 | parents
of Pasquotank County, North Carolina


Thomas Barecock was living in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina in 1679 with his wife who was a daughter of William Jennings. The area is now known as Camden County. [Three Hundred Years Along the Pasquotank]

Thomas is said to be the son of a Thomas Barecock born in England in 1593 and died aft 1644. Website of Kelly Bialk

Children of Thomas Barecock:
1. Elizabeth Barecock 1669 Pasq. Co NC – aft 1715
married ca before 1698 John Upton will signed 1715
was granted land in Pasquotank in 1696
2. Priscilla Barecock 1673 Pasq Co NC – bef July 1740
married bef 1691 Thomas Gregory bef 1673 – will July 1740
3. Margaret Barecock 1675 – July 1753
married Richard Gregory bef 1675 New Kent Co VA – 17 May 1719
4. William Barecock 1677 – 1731
will 5 Mar 1730/31 pro. July Ct 1731 Pasquotank Co
married ca 1706 Margaret Jane Peggs ca 1700 – 27 Feb 1729
5. Rebekah Barecock 1679 – aft 1708
married before 1 Jan 1721/22 James Forbes ca 1702 –
6. Martha Barecock 1681 – aft 1750
married before 1 Jan 1721/22 John Forbes
7. Thomas Barecock ca 1683 –
8. daughter ca 1684 – dec’ before 1 Jan 1721/22
who was the mother of Margaret Davis
9. Sarah Barecock 1690 – 1752
married before 1 Jan 1721/22 John Sanderlin ca 1685 1675 – 1746

Thomas Barecock owned 400 acres of land and lived somewhere in the southern half of the county, probably near Sanderlin Swamp since his son William is known to have lived nearby on “Barco’s Island” now known as “Garlington’s Island.” [300 Years]

Surveyed for Tho. Babcock 200 acres
29th Oct 1695 Persons viz: Tho. Babcock, Margt. his wife a servant named Willm. Tho. James by old warrant 2 Negroes & 2 Transportaions of Rich Car. 26 Feb 1696 granted.

Grandchildren of Thomas Barecock of North Carolina:

Children of Elizabeth Barecock & John Upton
1. Thomas Upton d 1750
married Christian ? d. aft 1790
2. Mary Upton
married bef 17 Oct 1717 Peter Brown
3. John Upton bef 1700 – ca 1734
rec. his property 17 Oct 1717
4. Edward Upton 1700 – 1753
rec. his property 8 Oct 1719
5. William Upton bef 1710 – ca Oct 1740
married Lucy (she then married Hehekiah Linton]
6. Joseph Upton bef 1715 – 1767
7. Ruth Upton bef 1715 –
married Jarvis Jones

Children of Priscilla Barecock and Thomas Gregory [will 1740]
1. William Gregory bef 1692 – 27 June 1752 [24 Nov 1751]
married bef 1734 Judith Morgan bef 1702 – 1753
daughter of Robert Morgan ca 1670 – ca 1730 Pasq. & Elizabeth Torksey 1681-
a. Mark Gregory
b. Willis Gregory 1728 – 1751
c. Affiah Gregory bef 1729 –
married William Wilson
d. Dempsey Gregory bef 1734 –
married
e. Isaac Morgan Gregory 1741 – 1800 Camden Co
f. Lovey Gregory bef 1751 –
married Dempsey Sawyer bef 1751 –
i. Dempsey Sawyer
married Sarah Harrison
g. Mary Gregory
2. Elizabeth Gregory bef 1702 –
married Francis Godfrey bef 1736 ?
3. Nathan Gregory bef 1707 – bef 1817
married aft 1744 Susan aft 1727 – aft 1817 Camden Co
a. James M Gregory aft 1745 –
b. Sally Gregory aft 1745 –
married John Walkup aft 1745 –
c. Lydia Gregory aft 1745 – bef 1817
married aft 1768 Forehand b aft 1747
i. Chloe Forehand aft 1769 –
married Jarvis
ii. Celey Forehand aft 1777 –
married Mitchell
4. Jacob Gregory bef 1714 – aft 1790
5. Priscilla Gregory
married John Gray
6. Sampson Gregory
7. Job Gregory
8. Richard Gregory

Children of Margaret Barecock & Richard Gregory
1. Mary Gregory 1700/20 –
married Humphries
a. Sarah Humphries bef. 1753-
2. Richard Gregory under age 1730 [bef 1705] – 7 Oct 1757 Currituck Co
married 1st
a. Griffith Gregory
b. Cornelius Gregory
c. Judah Gregory
married Sawyer
d. Easter Gregory
e. Bridget Gregory
married Sawyer
f. Ruth Gregory
married G’ascoe
married Margaret Jones
a. Charity Gregory ca 1753 – aft 1790 Perq.
married Joseph McFarsin
married 2nd 9 Dec 1785 Thomas White d 3 Jan 1802 Perq.
i. Esther White d 1827 Perq
b. William Gregory
c. Joseph Gregory
d. Robert Gregory
e. Sarah Gregory
married Sawyer
f. Anne Gregory
3. Caleb Gregory ca 1720 [bef 1712] – 1772 Currituck Co
a. Jesse Gregory d 1798 Currituck
4. James Gregory 1723 – 1799 Person Co, NC
5. Margaret Gregory
married Barber [Barbour]
6. Sally Gregory
married Grande [Grandby]
7. John Gregory

Children of William Barecock & Jane Peggs
1. Thomas Barecock ca 1707 Pasquotank Co –
2. William Barecock ca 1709 –
3. Daniel Barecock ca 1711 –
4. Peter Barecock ca 1713 – ca 1761
5. John Barecock ca 1715 – 1741
married 1735 Sophia Poyner of Currituck
6. Joseph Barecock ca 1717 –
7. Luke Barecock ca 1719 –
8. Jane Barecock ca 1721 –
9. Ann Barecock ca 1723 –

Children of Rebecca Barecock and James Forbes Jr.
1.Jacob Forbes 1725 – 1785
2. Edward Forbes
3. Moses Forbes
4. James Forbes
5. Aaron Forbes 1737 – 1806

Child of Martha Barecock and John Forbes died ca 1748
1. James Forbes ca 1702 –

Children of Sarah Barecock & John Sanderlin:
[from div. of John Sanderlin’s estate Oct 1747]
1. Robert Sanderlin
2. John Sanderlin 1702 – 1751? [1739]
3. Joseph Sanderlin ca 1724 –
4. Collinsworth Sanderlin
5. Priscilla Sanderlin
6. Mary Sanderlin

ref: Website of Kelly Bialk + records of Pasq. + “Three Hundred Years Along the Pasquotank.”

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