1655Elizabeth's maiden name was Skinner, as proven by her will, which mentions her brother Samuel Skinner.1

This excerpt from 1655Elizabeth's will proves that her maiden name was Skinner. Full page.1

1655Elizabeth married 1654Kallum Ross, as explained below.

Problem: Resolved Who was 1655Elizabeth's husband? We can infer that 1655Elizabeth married 1644Kallum Ross by comparing several records: 1655Elizabeth's will mentions two granddaughters: Ann Watkins, daughter of John Ricks; and 413Mary Horn, wife of 412Abishai Horn.1 A different record informs us that 413Mary's father is 826James Ricks.2 Thus, we can construct a pedigree as shown below. As you can see, 1655Elizabeth must have had two daughters, both of whom married a man with the surname Ricks. Next we would hope to find a record involving a man who had a wife named Elizabeth and who had two daughters both with the married surname Ricks. Fortunately, we do find such a record: the will of 1654Kallum Ross, which names daughters 827Jude Ricks and Ann Ricks (and less importantly, a son named Daniel Ross).3 827Jude and Ann thus fill in the bottom two "?" marks in the pedigree shown above, even though we don't know which daughter belongs in which position. Since 1654Kallum's3 and 1655Elizabeth's1 wills complement each other in this manner, we can infer that they were married. We can update our pedigree as follows:

After her husband 1654Kallum died in December 1760,3 1655Elizabeth married a man with the surname Barnes,1 although I've been unable to identify him further.

1655Elizabeth wrote her will in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on 6 June 1789, and it was probated in May 1794. A transcription is below, or see the record copy.1

In the name of God Amen the sixth day of June 1789 — I Elizabeth Barnes of Edgcomb County being of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testament _ _ _

Touching such worldly Estate wherewith I am Blessed with in this Life, I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form

Imprimis my will and desire is for all my just debts to be paid Item I give and bequeath to my brother Samuel Skinner's Son Theophilus Skinner one Feather Bed & Furniture to him his Heirs and assigns Forever

Item I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter Ann Watkins Daughter of John Ricks my side saddle and Bridle to her and her Heirs forever

Item I Give and bequeath all the remaining part of my Estate to my two Grand Daughters (viz) Ann Watkins and Mary Horn wife of Abisha Horn to them their Heirs and assigns Forever

I do also nominate and apponit Abisha Horn and Joseph Summer to be my whole and Sole Executors of this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I do hear unto set my hand and seal the day and date above written

her
witness her Elizabeth X Barnes {seal}
Martha X Sumnermark
mark
his
Daniel[?] X Pitman
mark

Sources Cited:

1: Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Wills volume C (1785-1796), page 275, the will of Elizabeth Barnes, dated 6 June 1789. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-VZ84-G?i=293&wc=32LK-829%3A169764201%2C170997401&cc=1867501>, accessed 7 June 2020.

2: Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Wills for the years 1758-1830, volume 8 (Phi-Sch), the will of James Ricks, dated 13 March 1792. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-V49M-XR?i=139&wc=32LK-4WG%3A169764201%2C170981601&cc=1867501>, accessed 2 June 2020.

3: Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Wills volume A (1760-1778), pages 7-8, the will of Kallum Ross, dated 8 December 1760. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JKGZ-1?i=15&cc=1867501&cat=299030>, accessed 7 June 2020.