| Birth: | 24 Oct 1766 in Antrim County, Ireland 1 2 |
| Death: | 8 Mar 1849 in Logan County, Illinois 1 2 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Barr Sr. b. 1742 in Antrim County, Ireland |
| Mother: | |
| Burial: Union Cemetery, Waynesville, Dewitt County, Illinois 1 2 |
| Christening: Presbyterian 1 2 |
| Spouses & Children |
| Nancy Agnes Hamilton (Wife) b. 9 Apr 1779 in Chester County, South Carolina | |
| 1 2 | |
| Marriage: | 1796 in Chester County, South Carolina |
| Children: | |
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| Notes |
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[2 Moore-Hamilton.FTW]
(Leora Atkinson Parsons, Limbs, Branches, and Twigs: A Tree of Hamiltons, Barrs, and Atkinsons [Pampa, Texas: self-published, 1994].)
John, Jr., married Nancy Agnes Hamilton, and they, John, Sr., and "Jeny" and William (W. M.) Lyle, appeared in legal suits, deeds, tax rolls, and so on, in the Chester County Courthouse records of those early years. It was from the deeds that we learn that Jeny's name was Jennet.
On the occasion of the 1911 Barr family reunion, a "History of the Barr Family" was read by Andrew Jackson Barr of Webster City, Iowa, a portion of which follows: "The earliest record that we can find tells us that one John Barr, born in Ireland in 1767, emigrated to America in 1788, and settled in South Carolina. He had only one brother, David, who was thought to have settled in Ohio. Said John Barr married Nancy Agnes Hamilton, an Irish girl, born in South Carolina. They were married in 1796."
John Barr's application for naturalization was found by Dwight and Rosemary Barr in the Chester County, South Carolina, courthouse. It is dated 1 April 1807, and states that he was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1792, "to the best of his recollection."
Also found by Dwight and Rosemary Barr were early records of Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, Chester County, South Carolina, dated 21 October 1801. In them we find the notation: "Mr John Barr wishing to be connected with this church produced a certificate from Rev Jon Lewson in Ireland dated Sept. 28th 1792." If he brought this certification with him, he was still in Ireland on 28 September 1792. Therefore it had to be late in 1792 when he reached the United States.
John and Nancy Agnes lived in Chester County until between 1806 and 1808, when they moved to Tennessee. They lived there about two years, then went to Gibson County, Indiana, where their last three children were born and most of the children were married. They can be found listed in the 1830 Gibson County census.
On 11 January 1836 John entered for land in a part of Illinois that later became Logan County. He and Nancy spent the rest of their lives in that area.
http://ourworld.cs.com/krisnnoel/index.htm/. Provided by Noel Parsons
ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM: Family Tree Maker's "Family Archives, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, 2000 Update, CD # 354.
I don't know if this is the right information on John. The information below is all that was listed on the CD. The source is listed, with page numbers.
Place: America
Year: 1792
Primary Individual: Barr, John
Source Code: 3250.7
Source Name:
HOLCOMB, BRENT H. South Carolina Naturalizations, 1783-1850. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985. 255p.
Source Annotation: Port and date of arrival, or place and date of application or admission. Many records give country of origin, place of residence in America, and occupation.
Source Page #: 162
Place: America
Year: 1798-1802
Primary Individual: Barr, John
Source Code: 3250.7
Source Page #: 226
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