On 12 August 1737, John Dunn and Barbery Dunn his wife of the parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex sold to James Webb of the same. For £40 good and lawful money of Virginia, a tract of land Containing two hundred acres be the Same moore or less, Begining at Browns line it being a Corner Gum Standing in a branch thence along the said Browns line East 290 poles to the maine road and to a small Corner Pine thence alonge the maine roade South 20 poles and 5d west 40 poles So 5d E30 poles thence 20 poles to a Corner hickery Standing on the west Side of the mill roade thence West 326 pols to three Corner trees Standing triangular being two red Oaks and a hickery being Corners for one Dunn Class Caston thence North 15d East along Dunns line the line being Crookedly marked 110 poles to the Begining place. Signed John Dunn, Barbery her + mark Dunn. Witnesses: Wm. Turner, Henry Atkins, Ben Johnson. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 21, pages 344–346.]

Barbery Newbill was mentioned as Barbery Dunn in the 13 January 1743 will of her father Nathaniel Newbill. She was to receive 20 shillings. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 88–89.]