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bill b va · Jun 19, 2010

saw your post below about your grand father. do you know who his originial ancester in the us was ? if was philip barr who was in the revolutionary war and lived in the shenandoah valley of virginia i have lots of information on the family . one of philips descendents moved to iowa way back and is why i think there may be a connection ."from a paper written by william barr of des moines ,iowa : phillip barr son of barnett barr ,was born in the north of ireland june 23, 1739 . parents of scotish descent . came to america and settled in the shenandoah valley . enlisted in the continental army, march 1776 . there is much more if you have a connection .

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jun 19, 2010

do you know who his originial ancester in the us was ?
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No I don't. I can't get back beyond John Barr b. Oct. 14, 1767, d. Apr 21, 1850, lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Bureau of Land Management shows they acquired land in Muskingum County, Ohio about 1816 thru 1820 and moved there, later they moved on to Guthrie County, Iowa which is west of Des Moines.

John's son Nathan is my line. b. 1804, d. 1868.

Nathan's son George is my line. b. 1834, d. 1905

George's son Chauncey Evans Barr (C.E.) was my maternal line grandfather in which the information was about.
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I hope someday I can get back past John and then maybe I can find out what country we came from.
The problem for me is that there were many John Barrs living in the same area

In researching the Barr name I learned they came to the U.S. from Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany, and one of the countries such as Sweden.

Wish your info would have been my line. Thank you for asking and providing the information which may help others.

bill b va · Jun 19, 2010

philip also lived briefly in chester co pa. before moving to va . apparently came here through the philadelphia pa port which is in chester co. many of philips descendents moved to ohio later on.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jun 20, 2010

Thanks for the additional. I'll use library online data bases and do more research an an attempt to determine if there is a connection.

Selena Fox · Jul 3, 2010

I am descended from Phillip Barr who wintered with George Washington in Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777-1778 & was the son of Barnett Barr of Scotland who lived in Northern Ireland. I am interested in exchanging information about our common ancestors. Please email me directly: [email protected] -- thanks!

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saw your post below about your grand father. do you know who his originial ancester in the us was ? if was philip barr who was in the revolutionary war and lived in the shenandoah valley of virginia i have lots of information on the family . one of philips descendents moved to iowa way back and is why i think there may be a connection ."from a paper written by william barr of des moines ,iowa : phillip barr son of barnett barr ,was born in the north of ireland june 23, 1739 . parents of scotish descent . came to america and settled in the shenandoah valley . enlisted in the continental army, march 1776 . there is much more if you have a connection .

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