The record I have does not show a sister Mary Elizabeth. There is a Mary E.that is a daughter of my Benjamin and Sarah Ann (sister of James Morrison Barlow) but I show she married a Harris. It is possible that he died and then she married an Arnold. Mary must have been a popular name in this particular line of Barlow's since there are several named that. James Morrison Barlow's mother was Mary Morrison. I have a backup disk for my family tree program. What I was wondering was if I had communicated with you since I received a whole group of Barlow original documents or letters from the 1700's? If I haven't and you would like copies I will send them to you. This family is driving me nuts! I can't put them with any known Barlow family. As far as the names go the Isle of Wight family is the closest but the dates just aren't quite right. 1. I am almost sure from the 1793 letter that I have that our Jesse Barlow's(born abt. 1789) father was Benjamin or Bangeman (born circa 1760 or before) as he spelled it and his mother was Sarah. The letter is address to his mother and thank God I got the original because it is one of the fold up kind and her name and address, Jane Kerbey of Sleepy Crick, Berkley County, VA is on the the back side. 2. The letter mentions a brother Jesse and a sister Jeney. 3. It mentions all the children which I assume means Bengeman and Sarah's children. 4. It reams mother out for not answering the letters he had sent previously and says he wants her to come that part of the county but he understands she won't come with him and he mentions a Thomas Johnston that she will come with. I wonder could Thomas be a son-in-law? 5. Bengeman addresses the letter from Orange County, North Caroline. 6. He also mentions sisters Elizabeth and Reback (Kerbey). The 1850 census of Gallatin County, IL had (and I don't have it here at work with me so I am trying to remember which and can't) one of these two sisters living next door to Jesse with several other Barlow women. She lists her age as 82 and that she was born in VA. This would have made her be born about 1768. ( will be more specific after I get home and look at the census) 7. Since some of the original documents I have show that Jane would have already been married to John Kerbey by the time Elizabeth or Reback were born I am assuming their name was Kerbey. But to cause me even more problems I descend from Barlow's on both sides because Sarah Ann Barlow (James M's. sister) married a Benjamin Barlow who is the son of Thomas. I have speculated that possibly Thomas and the first Bangeman were brothers or Thomas could have been a nephew the son of the Jesse that Bangeman mentions in his letter. You see why it is driving me crazy? I was hoping Susan would get busy on this line and find out where they fit in, but alas not! I tried to get a male Barlow relative to give DNA, but he said he couldn't afford it! Oh well, maybe later. Do you have any suggestions? Jan ---- CPSuzyP@aol.com wrote: I think that might be me.. Carol Park.. e-mail: cpsuzyp@aol.com. I am now in Nevada.. but came from Oklahoma.. most of my family were from Missouri and I am one of the descendants of Julia Morrison Barlow and James Barlow ( Granny Barlow??? I think) I am descended through Julia's daughter, Mary Elizabeth BArlow, who married George Washington Arnold. Could Mary Elizabeth be a sister to James Morrison Barlow???? You had sent me several pages of the Morrison--Barlow geneaology which I printed out.. do you need copies.. I can snail mail it to you. or.... I may have it in my documents.. I will do some searching..and see have you contacted Peg at Pearose2@aol.com?? she was another Barlow contact I had communicated with.. those darn machines.. crashing at the most inopportune times!!! TAke care I hope this helps.. CArol Sue Park ==== BARLOW Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from the BARLOW Mailing List: If subscribed to BARLOW-L, send an email to: barlow-l-request@rootsweb.com Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of course.) If subscribed to BARLOW-D, send an email to: BARLOW-d-request@rootsweb.com Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of course.)