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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Barksdale

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Barksdale Lineage
Thomas Barksdale 1496-1588, father of William Barksdale 1551-1628, father of Nathaniel Barksdale 1595-1633, father of William Daniel Barksdale 1629-1694, father of William Barksdale 1675-1771, father of Collier Barksdale 1715-1774, father of Sarah Barksdale 1755-1823

Sarah Barksdale > William Davis > Roxie Ann Davis > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr.

My late friend Hugh Barksdale (Find a Grave) and I share common ancestors starting with William Barksdale 1675 and Sarah Collier 1677. They are my 7th and his 6th Great-Grandparents, making us 7th cousins 1x removed.  

William Barksdale 1675 & Sarah Collier 1677 (Hugh's 6th & my 7th GGP) > Nathaniel Barksdale 1723 > Nathaniel Barksdale 1803 > Horace R Barksdale 1829 > Robert N Barksdale 1851 > William M Barksdale 1889 > Horace Barksdale 1913 > Hugh Barksdale 1943.


Barksdale Migration
Worcester, Worcestershire, England > St. Martin, Worcester, Worcestershire, England > Newbury, Berkshire, England > Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia > Halifax, Halifax, Virginia  > Charlotte, Virginia > Warren, Georgia

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Sarah Barksdale, Bill's 5th Great-Grandmother
1755 - 3 November 1823
b. Charlotte, Virginia
d. 
Warren, Georgia

Cemetery TBD

Ancestry Find a Grave (no record) | Google

Parents:
Collier Barksdale 1715-1774
Sarah Randolph 1715-1774

Maternal Lineage:
Katherine Mapleden 1553-1590, mother of Mary Fisher 1577-1645, mother of Katherine Banks 1627-1686, mother of Anne Fitzhugh Isham 1665-1718, mother of Elizabeth Sarah Eppes 1682-1777, mother of Sarah Randolph 1715-1774, mother of Sarah Barksdale 1755-1823

Spouse:   William Davis 1753-1803
Married:   1785
Children:  2

  1. Nancy Caroline Davis 1786-1870
  2. William Davis 1790-1843
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Collier BarksdaleBill's 6th Great-Grandfather
1715- October 1774
b. Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
d. 
Charlotte, Virginia

Cemetery TBD


Parents:
William Barksdale 1675-1771
Sarah Collier 1677-1750

Maternal Lineage:
Sarah Collier, mother of Collier Barksdale

Spouse:   Sarah Randolph 1715-17874
Married:   1739
Children:  11
  1. Elizabeth Barksdale 1740-1822
  2. Macarina Andromache Barksdale 1740-1812
  3. Joseph Barksdale 1741-1800
  4. Nathan Barksdale 1743-1812
  5. William Barksdale 1745-1775
  6. Mary Barksdale 1748-1773
  7. John Barksdale 1751-1803
  8. Ellen Allinda Barksdale 1753-1823
  9. Sarah Barksdale 1755-1823
  10. Jeffrey Barksdale 1755-1832
  11. Lucy Barksdale 1756-1803
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William BarksdaleBill's 7th Great-Grandfather

6th Great-Grandfather of my late close friend, colleague, and 7th Cousin 1x removed, Hugh Don Barksdale (Find a Grave) 
 
1675-1771
b. 
Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia
d. 
Charlotte, Virginia


Parents:
William Daniel Barksdale 1629-1694
Mary Adams 1629-1660

Spouse:   Sarah Collier 1677-1750
Married:   1739
Children:  5
  1. Collier Barksdale 1715-1774
  2. William Barksdale 1719-1794
  3. Thomas Henry Barksdale 1720-1788
  4. John Barksdale 1721-1796
  5. Nathaniel B Barksdale 1723-1790
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William Daniel BarksdaleBill's 8th Great-Grandfather
1629-1694
b. Worcester, Worcestershire, England
d. 
Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia

Cemetery TBD

Ancestry Find a Grave (no record) | Google

Parents:
Nathaniel Barksdale 1595-1633
Dorothy Woodhull 1596-1649

Maternal Lineage; 
Alice Hodgkins 1540-1605, mother of Barbara Hobby 1560-1603, 
mother of Dorothy Woodhull 1596-1649, mother of William Daniel Barksdale

Spouse: TBD
Some records indicate Mary Elizabeth Adams 1629-1660, but this would place her death at 15 years before the birth of her son William Barksdale 
1675-1771. 

Children:

  1. William Barksdale 1675-1771
  2. Others TBD
Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

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Nathaniel BarksdaleBill's 9th Great-Grandfather
1595 - 5 April 1633
b. 
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
d. 
St. Martin, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Cemetery TBD

Ancestry Find a Grave (no record) | Google

Parents:
William Barksdale 1551-1628
Mary Barksdale 1550-1620

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Barksdale 1550-1620

Spouse: Dorothy Woodhull 1596-1649
Married: 21 November 1622
Children: 4

  1. Richard Barksdale 1625-1661
  2. William Daniel Barksdale 1629-1694
  3. Nathaniel Barksdale 1631-1631
  4. Barbara Barksdale 1632-1694

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William BarksdaleBill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1551 - 19 February 1628
b. Worcester, Worcestershire, England
d. 
Newbury, Berkshire, England

Cemetery TBD

Ancestry | Find a Grave (no record) | Geneanet (Our Tangled Branches) | Google

Parents: 
Thomas Barksdale 1496-1588
Elizabeth Barbon 1529-1552 
 

Maternal Lineage: 
Elizabeth Barbon 1529-1552

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Collier 1550-1620
Married: 1571
Children: 4

  1.  John Barksdale 1593-TBD
  2. Nathaniel Barksdale 1595-1633
  3. Richard Barksdale 1598-1629
  4. Elizabeth Barksdale 1601-1630
More TBD as these dates have them married for 22 years before their first child is born at the mother's age of 44 through 51 for the fourth. 

Tags: Clergy_

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Thomas BarksdaleBill's 11th Great-Grandmother
1 August 1496 - 1588
b. Worcester, Worcestershire, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

Ancestry  | Find a Grave (no record) | Google | WikiTree

Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Elizabeth Barbon 1529-1552
Married: 1550
Children: 

  1. William Barksdale 1551-1628
  2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 11 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187267664/collier-barksdale: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for Collier Barksdale (1715–3 Oct 1774), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187267664; Maintained by C. Kirkland (contributor 48341629).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187267977/william-barksdale: accessed November 11, 2025), memorial page for Rev William Barksdale (1675–1771), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187267977; Maintained by C. Kirkland (contributor 48341629).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneaneten.geneanet.org Accessed 11 November 2025.

---. "William Barksdale." GeneanetOur Tangled Branches.   https://gw.geneanet.org/seasonedgrits?n=barksdale&oc=2&p=william&type=fiche User Mary Harvey profile seasonedgritsAccessed 11 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Barksdale Surname Origin." Google. 

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Thomas Barksdale 1496-1588" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Thomas+Barksdale+1496-1588 Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "William Barksdale 1551-1628" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=William+Barksdale+1551-1628  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Nathaniel Barksdale 1595-1633" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Nathaniel+Barksdale+1595-1633  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "William Daniel Barksdale 1629-1694" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=William+Daniel+Barksdale+1629-1694  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "William Barksdale 1675-1771" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=William+Barksdale+1675-1771  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Collier Barksdale 1715-1774" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Collier+Barksdale+1715-1774  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Sarah Barksdale 1766-1823" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Sarah+Barksdale+1766-1823&oq=Sarah+Barksdale+1766-1823 Accessed 5 December 2025.

WikiTree contributors, "Thomas Barkesdale (1526-1588)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barkesdale-1 : accessed 05 December 2025).

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