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The Barbour family is an American political family of Scottish origin from Virginia. The progenitor of the Barbour family was James Barbour, who emigrated to Virginia from Scotland in the middle of the 17th century.

Summary of notable members

The Barbour family's more notable members included:

• James C. Barbour (10 June 1775 – 7 June 1842), United States Senator, 18th Governor of Virginia, and 11th United States Secretary of War;
• John Strode Barbour, Sr. (8 August 1790 – 12 January 1855), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district;
• John Strode Barbour, Jr. (29 December 1820 – 14 May 1892), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district and United States Senator; and
• Philip P. Barbour (25 May 1783 – 25 February 1841), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Members

Notes

1. James Barbour I died when sole child (James II) was an infant. His wife, Elizabeth, later remarried.
2. Richard Barbour was the sole offspring of first wife Elizabeth. His second wife (to whom all his other issue were born) was the sister of his first wife.
3. never married
4. First-wife Elizabeth Strode Barbour was the daughter of gun factory owner John Strode, and was of Huguenot descent. Second-wife (Sally) was the widow of James Byrne.
5. maiden name of Elizabeth Strode Barbour (wife) was "Elizabeth A. Byrne". She was also known by the nickname "Eliza".
6. Fanny S. Barbour (wife; née Fanny Thomas Beckham) was the daughter of Coleman C. Beckham
7. Nancy was also known as "Ann")
8. never married
9. R. K. Meade (husband) was son of Richard Kidder Meade
10. never married
11. Mary Barbour (wife, née Taylor) was the daughter of James Taylor II and granddaughter of George Taylor
12. Mary Barbour (wife, née Moore) was the daughter of Maj. William Moore of Orange
13. Lucy Barbour (wife, née Baylor) was also his niece, being the daughter Frances Throckmorton Baylor (née Barbour) and Wythe Baylor
14. Lucy Barbour (second wife, née Hopkins) was the daughter of Samuel Hopkins
15. Philip Norborne Barbour was born to father's second wife, Eliza Hopkins Barbour. He was his father's sole known offspring. Martha Barbour (wife, née Hopkins) was his first-cousin, the daughter of Jacob Hopkins.
16. John Moore (husband) was the son of Maj. William Moore of Orange and Mary Throckmorton Moore.
17. Gabriel Barbour (husband) was also her uncle, being the son of James Barbour III and Frances Throckmorton
18. Mary Pendleton Barbour (wife, née Thomas, 1739–1826) parents are variably identified as either Edmund Thomas and Sarah Pendleton or Richard Thomas and Isabella Pendleton. Her sister Catherine married Barbour's own brother Ambrose.
19. James Barbour and Lucy Johnson Barbour (wife, née Lucy Maria Johnson, 1775–1860) were first cousins. Lucy's father was Benjamin Johnson and her mother was Elizabeth Barbour Johnson. Lucy was also the sister of Frances Johnson Barbour (née Frances Todd Johnson), who married James' brother Philip.
20. John Seymour Taliaferro (husband) died in 1830
21. William Smith Waters (husband) died in 1873
22. Charles F. Penniman (husband) died in 1892
23. Wife Caroline Barbour (née Benjamin Homassel Watson, 1825–1905) was the daughter of Dr. George Watson of Richmond
24. spouse lived 1826–1906. Had previously been married to William F. Roberts. She had had two children with her first husband: Milton Arthur Roberts and Julia Whaley (née Roberts).
25. spouse born in circa 1854
26. wife lived 1847–1922
27. first husband died in 1941, second husband died in 1959
28. died as child
29. Philip P. Barbour and Frances Todd Barbour (wife, née Johnson) were first cousins. Frances's father was Benjamin Johnson and her mother was Elizabeth Barbour Johnson. Frances was also the sister of Lucy Johnson Barbour (née Lucy Maria Johnson), who married Philip's brother James.
30. Harriet Barbour (wife, née Stewart) was the daughter of Col. John Stewart of King George County, Virginia
31. John Jaquelin Ambler (husband) also known as J. J. Ambler
32. Mary Barbour (wife, née Mary Elizabeth Somerville) was the daughter of James Somerville of Culpeper, Virginia
33. also known as "Fanny L. Ewing"
34. never married
35. Wife Sarah Ann Strother Barbour (also known as "Catherine") was the youngest daughter of John Strother
36. Joseph Hidden (husband) was son to Rev. J. C. Hidden (who married Miss Chewning), but was not Cordelia's biological son.
37. Daniel Bryan (husband) lived 1789–1866
38. Jedediah Hyde Lathrop (husband) lived 1806–1889 Mariana Bryan Lathrop (née Mariana Ann Bryan) also was known by the nicknames of "Mary Ann", "Minerva" and "Minna".
39. Henry Field (first husband) lived 1841–1890; Thomas Nelson Page (second husband) lived 1853–1922 Had no children.
40. Mary Caroline Wylie née Bryan often was referred to by her middle-name.
41. died as child
42. died as child
43. Katherine Virginia Hopkins (first wife) was the daughter of James Herron Hopkins, marriage ended in a divorce formalized in 1816 (six years after Horace Wylie ran away in hopes of eloping with Elinor Hoyt Hichborn);
44. died as a child
45. no record of marriage or children
46. had no children
47. William L. Anderson (husband) died in 1862 in the Battle of Seven Pines
48. Husband William Dabney Strother Taylor (1782–1808) was the son of Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother Taylor. Both his younger brother Zachary Taylor and his maternal second-cousin James Madison served as presidents of the United States. His maternal grandparents were William Strother of Orange, Virginia and Sarah Strother (née Bayley or Bailey). He was a descendant of Elder William Brewster (a Pilgrim leader of the Plymouth Colony, a Mayflower immigrant, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact), Isaac Allerton Jr. (a colonial merchant, colonel, and son of Mayflower Pilgrim Isaac Allerton), and Fear Brewster. He was also a member of the Lee family of Virginia, including a third-cousin once-removed of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
49. wife lived 1879–1925, and was previously married to Barker Jessup who died in 1903 and with whom she had had three children. Later remarried a second time to David Carl Farnsworth, and died as "Sarah Downer Farnsworth".
50. first wife (mother of eldest three children) lived 1824–1848; second wife (mother of remaining children) lived 1829–1901
51. Wife lived 1849–1937
52. wife lived 1872–1957
53. husband lived 1930–2022, and was the son of Alexander A. Nerone and (?) Nerone
54. Catherine Barbour (wife, née Thomas) was the daughter of Richard Thomas and Isabella Pendleton. Her sister Mary married Barbour's own brother Thomas.
55. never married
56. Letitia Green Barbour (wife) was the daughter of Willis Green and Sarah Reed Green
57. John Wesley Vick (husband, 1808–1888). Member of the titular Vick family of Vicksburg, Mississippi. She was his third wife.
58. Elizabeth Ann Barbour (wife, née Ford, 1835–1921)
59. Barbour and his wife Jessie (1872–1947) were granted a divorce on December 13, 1904. The former Jessie Barbour was remarried on July 13, 1913 to Otto Johannes "Hans" Trausil.
60. Philip Barbour and Consuelo Barbour (wife, née Seggerman; February 24, 1902–January 1, 1973) were granted a divorce in 1929, and her maiden name was restored thereafter.
61. John L. Helm (husband) lived 1802–1867
62. Emilie Pariet Helm (wife, née Todd) was the daughter of Robert Smith Todd and half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln (who was first lady of the United States 1861–1865)
63. Wife was daughter of Hugh Logan
64. Was better known bas "Betty" or "Bettie"
65. She and her husband were first cousins. Husband was a son of Thomas Barbour. He was also the brother of Philip Barbour, who married her sister Frances. a
66. She and her husband were first cousins. Husband was a son of Thomas Barbour. He was also the brother of James Barbour, who married her sister Lucy.

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35. ^ Year: 1900; Census Place: Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 530; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240530
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