Thomas, My family tree includes a Barr family which moved into Wilson County sometime in the very early 1800s. "Green" Barr is named as one of the early Wilson County settlers in Goodspeed's History of Wilson County. I copied the following from my family tree file. This certainly isn't a complete record, but maybe it will give you some useful information. I don't find an Alexander Barr, but, as I mentioned, this is far from complete! There is a website you might like to look at, with information compiled by another Barr descendant: www.BarrGenealogy.com. Good luck with your search! If you discover any more about this family, I'd love to hear from you. I'm still trying to fill in all the gaps!!! Carolyn Descendants of William Greenfield (Green) Barr, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) BARR, SR. was born Sep/5/1769 in NC, and died Bef. Aug/1845 in Wilson County, TN. He married (1) HANNAH PATTON Mar/19/1795 in South Carolina. She was born Aug/4/1776, and died Abt. 1802. He married (2) ELIZABETH UNKNOWN Aug/1803. She was born Abt. 1775. Children of WILLIAM BARR and HANNAH PATTON are: 2. i. ISAAC PATTON BARR, b. Abt. 1798, Burke Co., NC; d. Sep/27/1833, Alabama. 3. ii. WILLIAM GREENFIELD BARR, JR., b. Dec/13/1799, NC; d. Jul/31/1883, Wilson County, TN. iii. JANE BARR, b. 1798; d. Jun/9/1835; m. WILLIAM YANDELL. Children of WILLIAM BARR and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are: iv. ELIZABETH E. S. BARR, d. 1888; m. UNKNOWN CURREY. v. NATHAN BARR, b. Abt. 1800. vi. PATTON BARR, b. Abt. 1802. vii. JAMES HOLMAN BARR, b. 1802, Wilson County, TN; d. Jun/29/1862; m. ELIZA JANE MILLER, Sep/22/1825, Wilson County, TN; b. Wilson County, TN. viii. JOSEPH ANDREW (ALLEN) BARR, b. Nov/6/1806; m. LUCY POYNOR; b. Williamson Cty., TN. ix. SAMUEL WILSON BARR, b. 1809; d. Aft. 1850, Alabama; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. 4. x. SILAS PRESTON BARR, b. Aug/13/1812, Wilson County, TN; d. Jan/29/1862, Williamson County, TN. 5. xi. MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, b. Apr/11/1817, Wilson County, TN; d. Apr/17/1904, Wilson County, TN. Generation No. 2 2. ISAAC PATTON BARR (WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN)) was born Abt. 1798 in Burke Co., NC, and died Sep/27/1833 in Alabama. He married SARAH HOLT 1820. She was born 1805, and died 1847. Children of ISAAC BARR and SARAH HOLT are: 6. i. JOHN FRANKLIN BARR, b. 1829, Lawrence County, AL; d. 1907, Washington County, AR. 7. ii. THORSBERRY WASHINGTON BARR. 3. WILLIAM GREENFIELD BARR, JR. (WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN)) was born Dec/13/1799 in NC, and died Jul/31/1883 in Wilson County, TN. He married CHANEY HANNAH LANE Feb/11/1823 in Wilson Co., TN, daughter of JOHN LANE and MARY MULLINS. She was born Mar/11/1801 in Halifax Co., VA, and died Feb/5/1880 in Wilson Co., TN. Children of WILLIAM BARR and CHANEY LANE are: i. NEWRANIE LANE, m. UNKNOWN ESKEW. ii. MARY ELIZABETH BARR, b. 1825; d. 1831. iii. STEPHEN T. BARR, b. 1827; d. 1835. iv. JOHN LEWIS BARR, b. 1830; d. Jul/22/1864, Atlanta, GA. v. LOUISAYRE MALISSA BARR, b. 1830; d. Texas. vi. ROBERT BURTON BARR, b. 1832; d. 1862. vii. DAVID MULLINS BARR, b. 1834; d. 1835. viii. NEWRANEY ELLEN BARR, b. 1837. 8. ix. THOMAS WILLIAM BARR, b. May/9/1840; d. May/19/1926, Wilson Co., TN. 4. SILAS PRESTON BARR (WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Aug/13/1812 in Wilson County, TN, and died Jan/29/1862 in Williamson County, TN. He married CATHERINE P. THOMAS 1835. Children of SILAS BARR and CATHERINE THOMAS are: i. JOHN NATHANIEL BARR, b. Nov/26/1836; d. Oct/9/1837. ii. ISABELLA BARR, b. Sep/22/1838. iii. JASPER NEWTON BARR, b. Jan/24/1841; m. MARY ANN AYLETT. iv. SARAH VIRGINIA BARR, b. Dec/23/1842. 9. v. JAMES KNOX POLK BARR, b. Dec/2/1843. vi. LOUISIANA BENTON BARR, b. May/1/1847. vii. WASHINGTON TAYLOR BARR, b. Feb/26/1849. viii. NANCY JOHANNAH BARR, b. Nov/19/1851; d. Dec/26/1910. ix. MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, b. Apr/12/1854. 5. MARGARET MARY ANN BARR (WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN)) was born Apr/11/1817 in Wilson County, TN, and died Apr/17/1904 in Wilson County, TN. She married JAMES GREER HAMILTON Aug/27/1835 in Wilson County, TN, son of GEORGE HAMILTON and REBECCA GREER. He was born Oct/16/1812 in Guilford Co., NC, and died Aug/24/1895 in Rutherford County, TN. Children of MARGARET BARR and JAMES HAMILTON are: i. MARTHA HALL HAMILTON, b. Nov/13/1841; m. TOM COLEMAN. 10. ii. ANDREW BRYSON (PATTY) HAMILTON, b. Feb/11/1846; d. Mar/7/1924. iii. ELIZA WATSON HAMILTON, b. Jul/28/1851; d. Sep/17/1943; m. (1) REGINALD GRAVES; m. (2) WILL ESKRIDGE. 11. iv. ELIZABETH NEWRANIA "URANIE" HAMILTON, b. Nov/13/1843, Rutherford County, TN; d. Mar/3/1913, Rutherford County, TN. v. JANE HANNAH HAMILTON, b. Jul/22/1836; m. MORRIS BLAND. vi. MARY DELANA HAMILTON, b. Mar/4/1838; m. ELISHA WATERS. vii. REBECCA ANN HAMILTON, b. Nov/17/1839; m. DICK WOODROOF. 12. viii. NANCY ELLEN HAMILTON, b. Jan/3/1849; d. Dec/1/1880. 13. ix. MARGARET JOSEPHINE "ALICE" HAMILTON, b. Dec/5/1856; d. Nov/20/1938. Generation No. 3 6. JOHN FRANKLIN BARR (ISAAC PATTON, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN)) was born 1829 in Lawrence County, AL, and died 1907 in Washington County, AR. He married MARY ANN BOYD 1850. She was born 1830, and died Apr/1923 in Lowell, AR. Children of JOHN BARR and MARY BOYD are: i. IDA GERTRUDE BARR, b. 1871, Washington County, AR; d. 1951, Kay County, OK; m. RUFUS EDWARD BAGBY; b. 1865; d. 1933. ii. OSCAR FRANKLIN BARR, b. May/13/1874, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas. iii. ISAAC BIRD BARR. iv. ALBERT CLINTON BARR. v. ARDILLA BARR. vi. MELL BARR. vii. BELLE BARR. viii. DORA BARR. ix. JAMES HUMPHREY BARR. 7. THORSBERRY WASHINGTON BARR (ISAAC PATTON, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN)) Children of THORSBERRY WASHINGTON BARR are: i. CHARLES WASHINGTON BARR. ii. LYCURGUS DENTON BARR. iii. RAS S. BARR. iv. EDA BARR. v. MARY BARR. 8. THOMAS WILLIAM BARR (WILLIAM GREENFIELD, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born May/9/1840, and died May/19/1926 in Wilson Co., TN. He married MARTICIA HAMILTON in Wilson Co., TN, daughter of ROBERT HAMILTON and JANE TRUETT. She was born Apr/9/1856, and died Jul/5/1928 in Wilson Co., TN. Children of THOMAS BARR and MARTICIA HAMILTON are: i. MOSES GREENFIELD BARR (?), b. Oct/7/1879; d. Oct/27/1881, Wilson Co., TN. ii. INFANT BARR (?), b. Aug/22/1878; d. Aug/22/1878. iii. WILLIAM TRUETT BARR (?), b. Oct/28/1873; d. Jul/28/1878. iv. HOMER CASTLEMAN BARR. v. EZELL BARR. vi. FRUZIE BARR, m. LEE LIGON. vii. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER BARR. 9. JAMES KNOX POLK BARR (SILAS PRESTON, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Dec/2/1843. Children of JAMES KNOX POLK BARR are: i. REBECCA A. BARR. ii. JAMES(?) SARAH BARR. iii. MARY ANNA BARR. 10. ANDREW BRYSON (PATTY) HAMILTON (MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Feb/11/1846, and died Mar/7/1924. He married MARGARET (SIS) HARKREADER. Children of ANDREW HAMILTON and MARGARET HARKREADER are: i. MARY JANE "HALSIE" HAMILTON, b. Sep/11/1869; m. SAM JENKINS. ii. MATTIE SALINA HAMILTON, b. Mar/17/1871. iii. PATTON HAMILTON, b. Sep/10/1873. iv. ZANNIE HAMILTON, b. Jun/21/1876. v. ORVILLE COLEMAN HAMILTON, b. Sep/28/1878. vi. SILAS M. HAMILTON, b. Oct/16/1880. vii. GARDINER BATES HAMILTON, b. Dec/15/1882. viii. VENNIE HAMILTON, b. Apr/3/1884. ix. DAISY MAYBEE HAMILTON, b. May/8/1888; d. 1967. x. FERRIS GRAVES HAMILTON, b. Aug/22/1895; d. 1967. xi. ABIGAIL SMITH HAMILTON. xii. ROBERT ALEXANDER HAMILTON. xiii. GEORGE C. HAMILTON. xiv. TENNESSEE REBECCA HAMILTON. xv. JOHNNY CALVIN HAMILTON. xvi. WILLIE A. HAMILTON. xvii. SANFORD F. HAMILTON. 11. ELIZABETH NEWRANIA "URANIE" HAMILTON (MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Nov/13/1843 in Rutherford County, TN, and died Mar/3/1913 in Rutherford County, TN. She married JOHN "JOHNNIE" LEWIS WRIGHT Jul/21/1868, son of WILLIAM WRIGHT and HARRIETT SANDERS. He was born Nov/6/1849 in Wilson County, TN, and died Feb/25/1896 in Wilson County, TN. Children of ELIZABETH HAMILTON and JOHN WRIGHT are: i. ARIMINTA "MINTIE" WRIGHT, b. Jul/22/1870; d. Feb/2/1944; m. RICHARD JAMES OMOHUNDRO, 1887; b. Mar/8/1851, Wilson Co., TN; d. May/24/1928. ii. MAY ELLER WRIGHT, b. May/22/1869, Wilson County, TN; d. Jun/24/1943, Lebanon, Wilson County, TN; m. WILLIAM ALLEN WRIGHT, May/24/1885; b. Aug/17/1860, Wilson Co., TN; d. Dec/27/1957, Wilson Co., TN. iii. ALICE AZILEE WRIGHT, b. 1874; d. 1937; m. UNKNOWN EDMONDSON. 12. NANCY ELLEN HAMILTON (MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Jan/3/1849, and died Dec/1/1880. She married GEORGE B. "NEIL" LANE. Child of NANCY HAMILTON and GEORGE LANE is: i. DELBERT LANE. 13. MARGARET JOSEPHINE "ALICE" HAMILTON (MARGARET MARY ANN BARR, WILLIAM GREENFIELD (GREEN) was born Dec/5/1856, and died Nov/20/1938. She married JOSEPH WILLIAM HARALSON Feb/29/1876 in Rutherford Co., TN, son of MAJOR HARALSON and TENNESSEE GLEAVES. He was born Oct/28/1856 in Wilson Co., TN, and died May/31/1942. Children of MARGARET HAMILTON and JOSEPH HARALSON are: i. ORA MARIE HARALSON, b. Mar/25/1895; m. WILLIAM CLYDE WRIGHT; b. Nov/19/1893, Fayetteville, AR; d. Oct/20/1967. ii. HERACE HARALSON, b. Aug/20/1893. iii. LOTTIE CLEO HARALSON, b. Jun/4/1878. iv. VIRGIL HERMAN HARALSON, b. Nov/15/1876. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lasater" <tlasater@overlandwest.com> To: <TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:56 PM Subject: [TNWILSON] Barr family(s) > Any Barr families in Wilson Co prior to 1850???? Looking for Alexander. > > Thank you, > > Thomas W Lasater > tlasater@overlandwest.com > thomas_no_doubt@yahoo.com > > ______________________________