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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1808 - 1882 (73 years)
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| Name |
Baynes, Archibald [1, 2] |
| Birth |
10 Oct 1808 |
Caswell County, North Carolina  [3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
14763 |
| Death |
1882 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [3] |
| Person ID |
I14480 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Father |
Baynes, Thornton, b. 3 Mar 1774, Virginia d. 14 Sep 1853, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Taylor, Lillie, b. 1781 d. 14 Sep 1863 (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Abt 1804 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [5] |
| Reference Number |
194715 |
| Family ID |
F6043 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Morton, Barbara H., b. 23 Oct 1821 d. 31 Jul 1896 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Feb 1840 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [3, 6] |
| Reference Number |
176917 |
| Notes |
- Marriage Record
Groom: Archibald Baynes
Bride: Barbary Morton
Bond Date: 22 February 1840
Bondsman/Witness: David M. Murray
Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 4.
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| Family ID |
F6992 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Archibald Baynes (1808-1882)
(for larger image, click on photograph)
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One source shows his name as Archie A. Baynes. See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 505-506 (Article #692 "Martha Elizabeth Baynes Stanfield" by Cynthia B. Howle). Also note the Archie Baynes in this database who married Dora Snipes. There also is Archie A. Baynes (born 1857) who is shown in this database as a son on Thornton Yancey Baynes and Elizabeth B. Willis Patillo.
He certainly was dead by 11 February 1896, is the date of his wife's will (Barbara H. Morton Baynes).
One researcher states that the Archibald Baynes who married Barbara H. Morton was convicted of murdering a former slave and may have been sentenced to hang. To see the full story go to: Vincent Lea Morton.
The Murder of Former Slave Manuel
For ten years Manuel had been a slave of Archibald Baynes, a planter in Caswell County, North Carolina. With emancipation, Manuel became a contract laborer. After several months of work he went to Baynes and asked for his wages, which were refused. After some words Manuel walked away and his employer shot him in the back, killing him almost instantly. Baynes was tried by a court of the occupying Union army and sentenced to hang.
A large number of local politicians and neighbors petitioned President Andrew Johnson, describing Baynes as a pillar of community and citing the state law whereby the "insolence by a colored person" should be regarded as a battery. The president referred the case to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt, whose blistering opinion branded the crime as cold-blooded murder, the defense testimony as perjured nonsense, and the state law on "insolence" as not only wrong but also unsupported by testimony. The death sentence was approved, but apparently never carried out.
So far the story has been interesting, albeit tragic. It gets better.
The Archibald Baynes in question could be the person who married Barbara H. Morton, whose Caswell County will is dated 11 February 1896. This Archibald Baynes was born 10 October 1808 and died in 1882, all in Caswell County, North Carolina. That he owned slaves is well-documented.
In her will of 11 February 1896, the widow of Archibald Baynes (Barbara H. Morton Baynes) made the following bequest:
I give and bequeath and devise to the said Henry Baynes (Col) and Eliza Ann Richmond (Col) my House and land situated in Leasburg and also the forty acres of land adjoining the land of V L Morton and others , to be divided as follows: Henry Baynes (Col) shall have the east room, and the room above it and the basement under said east room, in my Dwelling house. Eliza Ann Richmond (Col) shall have all the balance of the Dwelling house and all the out houses, Except the stables which shall be for their equal use. And Henry Baynes (Col) and Eliza Ann Richmond (Col) shall have equal rights and benefits of the said land in the Town of Leasburg and also the forth acres.
Barbara H. Morton Baynes also left to Henry Baynes (Col) and Eliza Ann Richmond (Col) the residue of her personal estate.
Who were Henry Baynes and Eliza Ann Richmond? Were they former slaves? Were they former slaves who became household employees (servants). They were not husband and wife because the will made provisions should Eliza Ann Richmond ever marry. Were they related at all? Was one (or both) a child of the murdered slave Manuel? Was the restitution for the murder of the father?
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Name in the 1860 US Census (Caswell County, North Carolina) is shown as A. B. Baynes. He had $54,000 in real property and $10,000 in personal property (presumably slaves). He also was illiterate, which was not unusual in 1860.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Archibald Baynes
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1809
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Caswell, North Carolina
Family Number: 373
Household Members: Name Age
Archibald Baynes 41
Barbary Baynes 26
Alexander Graham 10
1860 US Census
Name: A B Baynes
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Not Stated, Caswell, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Post Office: Yanceyville
Value of real estate: $54,000
Household Members: Name Age
A B Baynes 52
B Baynes 36
1880 US Census
Name: Acha Baynes
Home in 1880: Anderson, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 71
Estimated birth year: abt 1809
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Barbrey
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:
Household Members: Name Age
Acha Baynes 71
Barbrey Baynes 58
Mandy Baynes 16 [niece]
John McCrachin 40 [servant]
Zack Richmond 26 [servant]
Eliza Richmond 28 [servant]
Hiry Richmond 21 [servant]
Lucrcie Richmond 19 [servant]
James Richmond 8 [servant]
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| Sources |
- Details: 1850 US Federal Census.
- Details: At the Foot of the Lake: The Pattillo-Patillo Family and Allied Lines, Millard Quentin Plumblee (1987) at 181-182.
- Details: At the Foot of the Lake: The Pattillo-Patillo Family and Allied Lines, Millard Quentin Plumblee (1987) at 182.
- Details: Sidney Yancey Baynes Bible.
- Details: Yancey Family Genealogical Database.
- Details: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 4.
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