Ruth and other Barr researchers, I have been searching for information on the family connections of a Mary Barr who married Henry Trisler (variety of spellings) sometime before they settled in Jessamine County KY before 1800. My searches to date have been unsuccessful. It seems that Henry's family (father: Dr. Peter Trisler) came from the Hagerstown MD area to Jessamine County around 1789. When the Trislers arrived in America is not proven, although family legend says 1780 -- I suspect it may have been earlier. Supposedly, they arrived in Philadelphia and made their way to the Hagerstown MD area. Presumably, Mary Barr and Henry Trisler married in MD, but perhaps in PA or VA. Mary Barr Trisler was still alive and a widow on the 1850 census in Jessamine County KY; the record indicates that she was born in VA or PA about 1774. Does anyone by chance have a "stray" Mary Barr in your records? Thanks, Connie P.S. I don't think that Mary is related to the Robert and Thomas Barr associated with Transylvania College near Lexington KY in the same time period that she was living in Jessamine County, the county south of Fayette County where Lexington is located. Connie Shotts Charlotte, NC -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Tysor [mailto:RTYSOR@peoplepc.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:08 PM To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDWASHIN] CHRISTOPHER BARR Lauren: Thank you so much for your information. You spent a lot of time typing all that information for me. I appreciate it!! Some of these "Johns" are much too young. I realize they could be siblings or ancestors of my Christopher. I'll keep all of it for reference. The marriage entry Chr./Barbara Toby 4/13/1809 was my Christopher. Their son, John was born 1 Apr 1810. I have full documentation on John up to present time. I have a bunch of Barr names who married about the same time Christopher and Barbara were. I wouldn't be surprised if they were'nt related. Hope I know for sure some day!! There were so many Barr families in PA that moved on to Indiana but my guy didn't seem to belong to any of them. I belong to the Barr surname list and don't seem to be able to make a connection on there either. If I could find out where he died I might learn something. I'll hit the LDS center tomorrow and do some more census searching. Thanks for your interest and desire to help. (I actually hear a rooster crowing off in the distance. What a delightful sound!!) Ruth in SW Iowa pr 1810. ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429