At 10:45 PM 2/1/00 -0500, you wrote: >Laurence, I'd be interested to know when and where your line initially >emigrated. I've >encountered records of a Barber who was sheriff in Dunwich, co. Suffolk, >England in the >1400s. >Any possible link? >Ken > >Laurence Barber wrote: > > > At 09:45 PM 1/31/00 +1100, you wrote: > > >As I look at each day's new posts I see many (no, most) posts related to > > >those whose Barber ancestry came from one of the US states. > > > > > >Are there any Barber's out there who can trace their ancestry back to > > >Norfolk in England? If so, I would be more than happy to exchange info > > >with you. > > > > > >Cheers from Sydney > > > > > >John Smith > > >email: john_smith@one.net.au > > > > > > > > > > > >==== BARBER Mailing List ==== > > >To unsubscribe, send a message to BARBER-L-request@rootsweb.com with > > >the one word, unsubscribe, in the BODY of the message. > > >Get your FREE homepage from Rootsweb! http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > Hi John > > > > All my Barbers are from the Fressingfield area of NE Suffolk, short miles > > from the Norfolk border. I'm back to 1434. > > > > Laurence Barber, > > Toronto, Canada > > Hi Ken, I'm back to James Barber, c. 1434, Fressingfield. There is a will but it doesn't mention the names of his parents (rats!). I know there were Barbers in this area, a generation before that but I don't know the parents names or other connections. My nearer ancestor, Robert Barber, c. 1814, emigrated to the Guelph area of Canada in 1836. His mother, Elizabeth Moore was c. at St. Margaret's, Southelmham just NE of Fressingfield. In fact, Robert's parents (William and Elizabeth) were living in the Cratfield parish house prior to Robert's departure for Canada. How close are your Barbers to the Norfolk/Suffolk border? I'd love to try and get back beyond the 1434 date, but I haven't a clue now how to proceed. Best regards, Laurence Barber