Local figure
Christopher Barbee (about 1738–1832), called Old Kit, gave 221 acres for the University of North Carolina in 1792, the largest of the original land gifts. He farmed a plantation called The Mountain east of Chapel Hill, held one of the largest landholdings in the area, and kept a blacksmith shop in the village.
2 indexed works are connected with this person.
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Barbee family papers, 1785 to 1946, from a Chatham County family descended from Christopher Barbee (born 1792) and Jane Shepherd. Account books, estate and court papers and indentures sit with material on William A. Barbee's Confederate service and a World War I aero company. Family members farmed and owned land, and Orange, Durham and Wake counties also figure.
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Undated photograph of an illustrated map of Christopher Barbee's land at Chapel Hill. Barbee was among the landowners who gave land for the University of North Carolina. Part of the Chapel Hill Historical Society's Prints and Photographs Collection.
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