James Barham (Jr.) was born in Southampton County, Virginia in 1764 to Lt. James (Sr.) and Mary (Thorpe) Barham. He was a Revolutionary War soldier. He entered the Virginia Militia on January 1, 1781, at the age of sixteen, from Southampton County. He served in Whitehead's Virginia Militia in General Nathanael Greene's division. He was present when Cornwallis surrendered to General Nathanael Greene.
Three years after the Revolution he moved to North Carolina and lived in Wake (1785-1791), Guilford (1792-1798), and Stokes (1799-1812) Counties.
He married first on 20 October 1785 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, to Mrs. Prudence (Freeman) Dunn, widow of John Dunn, and daughter of Josiah and Phoebe (Stokes) Freeman. She had several children by her first marriage who all grew to love their stepfather, James Barham.
In 1813 Barham moved his family to Kentucky where he eventually resided in three counties, Logan (1813-1827), Calloway (1828-1833), and Trigg (1833-1846). His first wife, Prudence, died on January 1, 1815 in Logan County, Kentucky and was buried on the farm belonging to Charles and Sarah (Barham) Robinson. James married second in Logan County on September 11, 1815 to Elizabeth Houston. While living at Callaway County, Kentucky he applied for a Revolutionary War pension on June 24, 1833 when he was 69 years of age.
He was transferred from the Kentucky Pension Roll to that of Missouri on December 28, 1846 as shown by the Greene County Justice Court records (Witness: John B. Robinson). Earlier that year he had made his final move to Greene County, Missouri to be near his children. One daughter, Phoebe (Barham) Tatum and family had moved to Greene County in 1837 and helped establish the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Others of the Barham family also came to Greene County.
From court records we find that James Barham later applied for a bounty land warrant in Greene County on April 10, 1855, when he was 90 years old (Witness: Thomas G. McKoin, his son-in-law).
In 1860 there was a celebration given in Springfield, Missouri, in his honor, as he was the only living Revolutionary Soldier at that time in this part of the country. He was presented with a flag, representing the original 13 states, by some young ladies of Springfield.
James Barham remained in remarkable health throughout his senior years. It is said that at 100 years of age he could still ride horseback for a distance of 20 miles. It is further stated by family members that he never wore spectacles (eyeglasses) and at 100 years of age could shoot game at the distance of 100 yards.
He died at the home of his grandson, James Robinson, on Leiper Prairie, 15 miles west of Springfield in Greene County on January 8, 1865 in his 101st year and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Three years after the Revolution he moved to North Carolina and lived in Wake (1785-1791), Guilford (1792-1798), and Stokes (1799-1812) Counties.
He married first on 20 October 1785 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, to Mrs. Prudence (Freeman) Dunn, widow of John Dunn, and daughter of Josiah and Phoebe (Stokes) Freeman. She had several children by her first marriage who all grew to love their stepfather, James Barham.
In 1813 Barham moved his family to Kentucky where he eventually resided in three counties, Logan (1813-1827), Calloway (1828-1833), and Trigg (1833-1846). His first wife, Prudence, died on January 1, 1815 in Logan County, Kentucky and was buried on the farm belonging to Charles and Sarah (Barham) Robinson. James married second in Logan County on September 11, 1815 to Elizabeth Houston. While living at Callaway County, Kentucky he applied for a Revolutionary War pension on June 24, 1833 when he was 69 years of age.
He was transferred from the Kentucky Pension Roll to that of Missouri on December 28, 1846 as shown by the Greene County Justice Court records (Witness: John B. Robinson). Earlier that year he had made his final move to Greene County, Missouri to be near his children. One daughter, Phoebe (Barham) Tatum and family had moved to Greene County in 1837 and helped establish the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Others of the Barham family also came to Greene County.
From court records we find that James Barham later applied for a bounty land warrant in Greene County on April 10, 1855, when he was 90 years old (Witness: Thomas G. McKoin, his son-in-law).
In 1860 there was a celebration given in Springfield, Missouri, in his honor, as he was the only living Revolutionary Soldier at that time in this part of the country. He was presented with a flag, representing the original 13 states, by some young ladies of Springfield.
James Barham remained in remarkable health throughout his senior years. It is said that at 100 years of age he could still ride horseback for a distance of 20 miles. It is further stated by family members that he never wore spectacles (eyeglasses) and at 100 years of age could shoot game at the distance of 100 yards.
He died at the home of his grandson, James Robinson, on Leiper Prairie, 15 miles west of Springfield in Greene County on January 8, 1865 in his 101st year and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
James Barham (Jr.) was born in Southampton County, Virginia in 1764 to Lt. James (Sr.) and Mary (Thorpe) Barham. He was a Revolutionary War soldier. He entered the Virginia Militia on January 1, 1781, at the age of sixteen, from Southampton County. He served in Whitehead's Virginia Militia in General Nathanael Greene's division. He was present when Cornwallis surrendered to General Nathanael Greene.
Three years after the Revolution he moved to North Carolina and lived in Wake (1785-1791), Guilford (1792-1798), and Stokes (1799-1812) Counties.
He married first on 20 October 1785 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, to Mrs. Prudence (Freeman) Dunn, widow of John Dunn, and daughter of Josiah and Phoebe (Stokes) Freeman. She had several children by her first marriage who all grew to love their stepfather, James Barham.
In 1813 Barham moved his family to Kentucky where he eventually resided in three counties, Logan (1813-1827), Calloway (1828-1833), and Trigg (1833-1846). His first wife, Prudence, died on January 1, 1815 in Logan County, Kentucky and was buried on the farm belonging to Charles and Sarah (Barham) Robinson. James married second in Logan County on September 11, 1815 to Elizabeth Houston. While living at Callaway County, Kentucky he applied for a Revolutionary War pension on June 24, 1833 when he was 69 years of age.
He was transferred from the Kentucky Pension Roll to that of Missouri on December 28, 1846 as shown by the Greene County Justice Court records (Witness: John B. Robinson). Earlier that year he had made his final move to Greene County, Missouri to be near his children. One daughter, Phoebe (Barham) Tatum and family had moved to Greene County in 1837 and helped establish the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Others of the Barham family also came to Greene County.
From court records we find that James Barham later applied for a bounty land warrant in Greene County on April 10, 1855, when he was 90 years old (Witness: Thomas G. McKoin, his son-in-law).
In 1860 there was a celebration given in Springfield, Missouri, in his honor, as he was the only living Revolutionary Soldier at that time in this part of the country. He was presented with a flag, representing the original 13 states, by some young ladies of Springfield.
James Barham remained in remarkable health throughout his senior years. It is said that at 100 years of age he could still ride horseback for a distance of 20 miles. It is further stated by family members that he never wore spectacles (eyeglasses) and at 100 years of age could shoot game at the distance of 100 yards.
He died at the home of his grandson, James Robinson, on Leiper Prairie, 15 miles west of Springfield in Greene County on January 8, 1865 in his 101st year and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Three years after the Revolution he moved to North Carolina and lived in Wake (1785-1791), Guilford (1792-1798), and Stokes (1799-1812) Counties.
He married first on 20 October 1785 at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, to Mrs. Prudence (Freeman) Dunn, widow of John Dunn, and daughter of Josiah and Phoebe (Stokes) Freeman. She had several children by her first marriage who all grew to love their stepfather, James Barham.
In 1813 Barham moved his family to Kentucky where he eventually resided in three counties, Logan (1813-1827), Calloway (1828-1833), and Trigg (1833-1846). His first wife, Prudence, died on January 1, 1815 in Logan County, Kentucky and was buried on the farm belonging to Charles and Sarah (Barham) Robinson. James married second in Logan County on September 11, 1815 to Elizabeth Houston. While living at Callaway County, Kentucky he applied for a Revolutionary War pension on June 24, 1833 when he was 69 years of age.
He was transferred from the Kentucky Pension Roll to that of Missouri on December 28, 1846 as shown by the Greene County Justice Court records (Witness: John B. Robinson). Earlier that year he had made his final move to Greene County, Missouri to be near his children. One daughter, Phoebe (Barham) Tatum and family had moved to Greene County in 1837 and helped establish the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Others of the Barham family also came to Greene County.
From court records we find that James Barham later applied for a bounty land warrant in Greene County on April 10, 1855, when he was 90 years old (Witness: Thomas G. McKoin, his son-in-law).
In 1860 there was a celebration given in Springfield, Missouri, in his honor, as he was the only living Revolutionary Soldier at that time in this part of the country. He was presented with a flag, representing the original 13 states, by some young ladies of Springfield.
James Barham remained in remarkable health throughout his senior years. It is said that at 100 years of age he could still ride horseback for a distance of 20 miles. It is further stated by family members that he never wore spectacles (eyeglasses) and at 100 years of age could shoot game at the distance of 100 yards.
He died at the home of his grandson, James Robinson, on Leiper Prairie, 15 miles west of Springfield in Greene County on January 8, 1865 in his 101st year and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Inscription
Front side: JAS. BARHAM / WHITEHEAD'S / VA. MIL. / REV. WAR / MAY 18, 1764 / SOUTHAMPTON / COUNTY, VA. / JAN. 8, 1865 / GREENE / COUNTY, MO.
Back side: (Barham Coat of Arms--the shield includes bears and a stork or other bird on top of the helmet. The motto given is "Fortis et Patiens.")
*Note this marker was erected sometime in the early 1980s and replaces an earlier marker that had been erected at the time of his death.
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