For those of you interested in the information I sent moments ago, in looking at Lundie Barlow's work on the Isle of Wight family, I find the following: JESSE BARLOW6 (1740 - 1779) (Thomas5, George4, Thomas3, Henry2, Edward1) of Warwick, Virginia, and Isle of Wight, seems to have been engaged in business ventures of some kind which involved him in almost continuous litigation and encumbered his estate for sixteen years after his death. As a resident of Warwick in 1770 he sold the "Piney Point Plantation" inherited from his father; the next year he bought land in the same locality which had formerly belonged to his father-in-law; in 1773 he repurchased an adjoining tract bequeathed by his father to the latter's nephew William Carrell. Thereafter, Jesse Barlow occurs as a resident of Isle of Wight, but in 1776, he sold all of his land there to a neighbor, Richard Hardy, some three years before his death. His wife was Lucy Wills, daughter of Thomas Wills of Northampton, North Carolina, who pre-deceased him. Issue: 19. THOMAS7 20. probably Martha7 married John Shelley of Isle of Wight 21. Benjamin7 married Frances Jones, daughter of David Jones of Isle of Wight, and left issue. 22. Jesse7 23. Willis7 24. Frances7 married Drury Crocker of Isle of Isle of Wight I know that Thomas and the Crocker families came to Autauga, Dallas, and Lowndes Co' Alabama. I have nothing further on the Benjamin listed above. Could he be the one in Wake or Orange Co North Carolina? Based on naming practices of the time period, I suspect there were several Benjamin's. Has anyone tried to trace any of these Benjamin's? The reason I suspect that the John Barlow of Dallas Co Alabama previously mentioned is a member of the IOW family, is not because of his location, but because in the 1830 census of Dallas Co, he lives next door to Frances Barlow/Drury Crocker. Also, one of John's daughters, whom I have not been able to follow up, was married to a Crocker. Susan LOOKING FOR BARLOWS BARLOW GENEALOGY http://www.barlowgenealogy.com "A website for everyone researching the surname Barlow,any spelling or variation, anywhere, anytime... includes....Barlow, Barlowe, Barlo, Barloe, Barler, Parler, Parlur, Barlage,and others yet to be discovered" -----Original Message----- From: Susan BARLOW Holmes [mailto:sbarlowholmes@classicnet.net] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:14 PM To: 'Barlow Mailing List' Cc: 'Housmang@aol.com'; 'Larry Barlar'; 'jrbpdb@proaxis.com'; 'mbrun@prodigy.net'; 'barlowj@attbi.com' Subject: John Barlow Paisley - Thomas Barlow and Lucy Hargis I have spent the last week or so working many hours on the Thomas and Lucy Hargis Barlow family of Orange Co North Carolina, whose families migrated to Hardin and McNairy Co's Tennessee. The orginal lineage I had was the direct family lineage of Vicki Roach with very few details. A query sent to me a few years back by Jan Ayers, tells the story of John Barlow Paisley, who was originally a Barlow, but adopted by Hugh Samuel Paisley after the death of his parents during the Civil War. I have always thought after seeing the "Paisley" name, that this had to be of the Thomas and Lucy family, because they had several children in the family with Paisley as a middle name. Below is what I have put together for Hugh Samuel Paisley and John Barlow, along with my thoughts from the research I have been doing. I may be way off base, but I believe for those of you researching these families, it could be worth looking into, particularly since there has been a brick wall here for sometime. JOHN BARLOW, son of John Herbert Barlow and Caroline Matilda Gill, (whom I strongly suspect is a son of Thomas Barlow and Lucy Hargis, was born April 1862 in Mississippi He was adopted by his paternal uncle, Hugh Samuel Paisley, and they lived in Alabama. Hugh had been a pioneer dentist in Mississippi prior to removing to Alabama. [JA] I do not know how the relationship comes into play with John's family. John also took the Paisley name, and was known as John Barlow Paisley. [JA] Selma, 2 Wd, Dallas Co Alabama 14 June 1870 pg 649 #135/135 Hugh Paisley, age 45, dentist, $125,000/400, North Carolina, Mollie, age 30, keeps house, Alabama, John, age 7, born in Mississippi, and William Ray, 32, studying dentistry, North Carolina. (Note: I had thought perhaps this was Mariah Barlow's husband, but the age difference is too great) Selma, 2 WD, Dallas Co Alabama 1880 pg 477 # H.S. Paisley, age 54, dentist, North Carolina, Mary, age 40, keeps house, Alabama, Jos. B. Paisley, age 16, born in Mississippi. John Barlow Paisley married CLAUDIA D. Selma, 2 WD, Prt 36, Dallas Co Alabama 04 June 1900 pg 250 #206/331 John B. Paisley, April 1862, Mississippi, Claudia D., November 1868, 31, Alabama, Mary R., July 1888, age 12, Alabama, Ruth, July 1891, age 8, Claudia A., August 1894, age , Alabama, Hugh S., March 1897, age 3, Rebecca C., November 1899, age 7 months, and Mary D., mother, widow, January 1836, age 64, Alabama. I could not locate John in 1910. This sure raises some questions; found in Edson's military records: Samuel P. Barlow, alias Hugh S. Paisley, Private Martin's 1st Alabama Volunteers --Mexican War-- Served 6 months in 1846 Pension application 18964 filed March 30, 1888, resident Florida Does anyone have a clue who this might be? Surely he too, has a relationship to this family. Was the Hugh that adopted John a Barlow also? Could this be him? I find a record of a Hugh Samuel Paisley in an online database for the Rives family: Hugh Samuel Paisley was born September 08, 1822 in North Carolina, and died January 22, 1895 Dallas or Lowndes Co Alabama. He married Sarah Ann Amelia Rives. Sarah, the daughter of Green Rives and Jerush May Paisley, was born October 12, 1825 in Richland District South Carolina, and died November 1948 in Collirene, Lowndes Co Alabama. Hugh married 2nd: Mary Elizabeth Dunklin on January 06, 1856 in Dallas or Lowndes Co Alabama. The dates would fit those of the Hugh who adopted John, and he was married to Mary D. But was he Hugh Barlow before he became a Paisley. Another thought that comes to mind: Why did Hugh Paisley choose to live in Dallas Co Alabama?  Coincidence, or did he have family already there. I recently did some work on the John Barlow of Dallas Co Alabama family, and wonder if there might not be a relationship between the two families. If you read the record above, you will note that Hugh supposedly was in Lowndes Co Alabama, where I know many of the Isle of Wight Barlow's lived in the early 1800's. It could be worth checking out if you are a part of either of these families lineage. I have not been able to prove it, but I strongly believe John of Dallas is a part of the Isle of Wight Virginia families.  It is also known through DNA testing that many of the Barlow/Barlar families in Tennessee were of the Isle of Wight families. Now, one other thing that might bear checking into. In the 1800 census index of Orange Co NC, I find a Benjamin Barlow..and wonder what his relationship to Thomas Barlow might be. Surely there is one. I recently spent a bit of time posting the Alfred Hirton Barlow family. Alfred was born in Wake Co North Carolina according to the researchers of this family. DNA testing has shown Alfred Hirton Barlow to be a part of the Isle of Wight families. I found records of Benjamin Barlow, also in Wake Co, though to my knowledge, nobody has put him together with the Alfred Hirton Barlow family. Orange Co and Wake Co's North Carolina are neighbors. Based on that fact, and the name 'Benjamin', I wonder if the Benjamin in Wake and Orange Co NC are related, and what might be their relationships to Alfred Hirton and Thomas Barlow. This could be the tie to bring those families together in the Isle of Wight lineage. I do not have the resources to follow this up, but it surely should be of interest to those of your tracing any of these families. Susan One more thing: Both Jan Ayers and Vicki Roach have invalid addresses on my email contact pages. If anyone knows how to contact them, please let them know I am trying to locate them. LOOKING FOR BARLOWS BARLOW GENEALOGY http://www.barlowgenealogy.com "A website for everyone researching the surname Barlow,any spelling or variation, anywhere, anytime... includes....Barlow, Barlowe, Barlo, Barloe, Barler, Parler, Parlur, Barlage,and others yet to be discovered"