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where our objective is to collect and maintain on
the
Internet as much information about the history of our family as
possible -- the lineage of William Henry Barlow (Barlar) of
NC and Giles County, TN., and his wife, Susan Frances (Phillips).
For those of you attempting
to find details about your ancestors, we hope there will be useful
information in the materials already gathered here to help
further your own research; and we invite all who have
additional information about our family roots to contact
us. We'll be happy to post any
updates.
The
Barlar Surname
In
2004, confirming what the Barlar family at large
had always been told, a genetic DNA test conducted on Larry J. Barlar
-- one of William Henry Barlow's g. grandsons
-- proved beyond any doubt that Barlar is actually not our
family surname.
The
test verified that the name, Barlar
-- which began to be widely used by William Henry Barlow's descendants
sometime after 1860 -- was a departure from the true lineage.
While it is not our original surname, it has, nevertheless,
remained in use by most, but not all, members of this
particular branch of the family for almost 150 years.
Further
revelations from the DNA test were that our
Giles County, Tennessee branch of the Barlow (Barlar) family
actually descends from the Isle
of Wight,
Virginia Barlow lineage,
and that we are also
closely related to both, the Alfred
Hirton Barlow of North Carolina lineage and
the Richard
of West Virginia lineage, as well as
the John
Barlow
(1784/95 - 18 ) of VA or NC lineage,
which eventually migrated to Lawrenceburg, TN. Susan
Barlow Holmes maintains the research for the Isle of
Wight, VA Barlow lineage and the Alfred
Hirton Barlow of NC lineage,
while research for
the Richard of West Virginia lineage is maintained by Nancy Barlow,
Bruns of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Additional details from
the DNA test result are available by clicking on the DNA Test
Results
link in the main menu.
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