Barbara asked if the John Barger in White Co., TN in 1840 was the same person as the John Barger who inherited an interest in land in TN from his grandfather, George Henry Barger/Berger, of Rowan County, NC.. Perhaps somebody could identify the particular John Barger who was in White County in 1840, and pass the information on the rest of us. To clarify the matter of the inheritors under the will of George Henry Barger, the land in question is in Henderson County, Tennessee. A portion of the land which was acquired by military warrant, was in the possession of a Mr. Wilson. That part which went to heirs was split between Henry Barger, the son of George Henry Berger and Catherine Casper Frick (2nd marriage of each). who was born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1787. He died in Henderson County, Tennessee after 1880. Henry Barger Married Mary Bruner who was born in Rowan County, North Carolina circa 1805. She died in Henderson County, Tennessee after 1870. They were married in Rowan County, North Carolina circa 1805. The remainder of the land went, in equal parts to three of George Henry Barger's grandsons who were children of John Berger and Margaretha Cruse - Those grandsons were: (1) Henry Barger, the oldest son of John Berger and Margaretha Cruse, was born 8 March 1791 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Mary Riblin. (2) John Barger, Jr., the third child of John Berger and Margaretha Cruse, was born 2 Mar 1794, in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married Leah Miller. John Barger, Jr. died in the town of Salisbury, in Rowan County, North Carolina, on 6 Dec 1871. (3) John Peter Barger was born on 20 Jan 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was the fourth child of John Berger and Margaretha Cruse. John Peter Barger died in the town of Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina on 24 July in 1858. He had been married to Margaret Shuping who died there on the 1st day of October, 1872. Now, it would be confusing enough to find that two of the three grandsons were named John, but there is good reason to believe that the oldest boy, shown above as "Henry" was actually "John Henry." We find him years later in Tippah County, Mississippi. If you are looking for people in the George Henry Barger/Berger line, be sure to look at the Barrier family at http://members.tripod.com/~suzid/barrier.html - These people are difficult to pin down for two major reasons; (1) They spelled the surname anyway they fancied, changing from generation to generation, and in some cases from one document to another, and (2) Apparently, there were only a handful of male names acceptable to these folks. Good luck! Susan Barger Donahue BARGER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 411 East Roosevelt Road Wheaton, IL 60187-5564 suzid@tripod.net