Mike, There is a Christian in the marriage index who married Sus.Bachtel 6/3/1816. I have in the past found confusion between Christopher and Christian.. In the marriage index Chr is abbreviation for Christopher and Chn is abbreviation for Christian. They have the same root - sometimes I find Christoph too among my German names. Is BARR another variation for the German surname BAYER, BYER, BAER, BARE, BEAR etc.? He seems to be keeping company with a lot of Germans in this list <smile>. Lauren Mike Rohrer wrote: >There is a Christian (though not Christopher) Barr mentioned in William's "History of Washington County, Maryland." > >(Ca 1835) We the undersigned to this subscription promise to pay to Christian Shank, Jacob Miller and John Strite, ... to pay the cost of building a Mennonite meeting house, which shall be built on the ground of Jacob Miller, and to be the exclusive property of the above mentioned congregation." Signed by: >Martin Bachtel Jacob BARR John Strite >Henry Funk Christian Shank Abram Strite >Jacob Miller John Byer John Eshelman >John Snively Abram Stouffer George Poe >Peter Newcomer Jacob Funk Andrew Shank >Samuel Bachtel Andrew Newcomer Joseph Strite >Jacob Newcomer Christian Strite Daniel Shank >Daniel Scheetz Christian Stouffer Joseph Gabby >Abram Stouffer, Jr. John Hoover John Newcomer >Andrew Shank Christian Newcomer Christian Burkhart >Benj. Garver Samuel Lantz Lewis Ziegler >Jacob Bell Jonas Shank Garrett Woolf >Samuel Strite Frederick Bell Henry Snively >Frederick Byer John Nitly Henry Shriver >Geo. H. Lambert Peter Hoover John Lesher >Jacob Hoffman John Horst David Hoover >Joseph Reiff, Sr. Jacob Lesher Christian BARR >George Shiess >The following have served in an official position:... Henry Baer, ordained minister in 1883, is still serving.... Adam Baer, ordained minister in 1876, died April 20, 1904. >[Page 513] > >Mike > > > >>Ruth, >> >>I could not find anything in my resources for Christian other than >>the marriage entry, but found some Barbara information. >> >>In the Estate Distributions 1778-1805 (Morrow and Morrow) >>There is an estate for >>BARR, Martin. Adm. Barbara, John 2/15/1802' widow, Elizabeth >>Stone, John, Jacob, Andrew, David, Mary, Otilla NEWCOMER. T. >>336.13.5 3/4 (pounds, shillings, pence). >>Also: >>The Maryland Herald >>March 21, 1799 >>"To sell cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, grain in the ground, >>blacksmith's tools, shingles, 3 wagons, John BARR and Barbara BARR, >>adm." >>Nov. 21, 1799 >>"To sell at the dwelling house of Martin BARR, late dec'd, quantity >>of wheat, rye, sheep, gears, windmill and other -- Barbara BARR and >>John BARR. adm" >> >>Hagerstown Gazette >>Dec. 29, 1812 >>"Died 28th inst. in the 70th year of her age, Mrs. Barbara BARR." >> >>In the marriage index there is a Barbara BARR/Christian NEWCOMER >>6/14/1808. Their newspaper item says he was from York County PA. >> >>I don't know how many Barbara BARRs you are dealing with (or Johns >>for that matter). >> >>Lauren Brantner >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Ruth Tysor wrote: >> >> >> >>>I have been searching for my 4th gr. grandfather and I have no >>>information to give you. His name was Christopher Barr, no birth >>>date or parents known. >>>Married Barbara Toby 13 Apr 1809 in Washington Co. MD. One >>>year later a son, John was born, also in Washington Co. MD. I >>>have been able to trace John to present day but not Christopher. >>> >>>Was wondering if there was a Christopher Barr in your book. >>>Thank you for checking. >>> >>>Ruth >>>SW Iowa >>> >>> >>>==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >>>Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart >>>Database. The url is: >>>http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ >>> >>>============================== >>>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >>> >>> >>>. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >>NO FLAMING ALLOWED HERE! Only friendly chat allowed...Thanks! >> >>============================== >>Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Are your ancestors Pennsylvania Dutch?? Check out the Pennsylvania Dutch Family History site at: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > >