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Silas Matthew Barr 1780–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Dec 1868

Death Location: Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Caleb Barr

Mother: Mary Patton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jane Wilson

The story of Silas Matthew Barr began in 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Silas Matthew Barr had children including Jane Jincy Wilson. Silas Matthew Barr passed away in 1868 in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Matthew Barr began in 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Silas Matthew Barr had children including Jane Jincy Wilson.
  • Silas Matthew Barr passed away in 1868 in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Barr
1747–1823
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Patton
1753–1800
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Wilson
1813–1885
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Silas Barr's Ancestors

Self
Silas Barr
1780–1868
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Caleb Isacc Barr
1747–1823
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Patton
1753–1800
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Barr
1712–1764
East Caln Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Esther Garrison
1715–1765
Chester MM, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Patton
1715–1775
Ballymoney, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Charity (Isabel) Lightsky
1724–1803
Bedford Region, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Patton
1691–1742
Mary Patton
1692–1730
George Lightsky
1700–1772
Mary Sherwill
1701–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr
1660–1743
Sarah Lynn
1668–1692
William Obrien
1662–1719
Mary Villiers
1670–1753
William Sherrill
1666–1747
Margarette (Reutzel)
1675–1749

Silas Barr's Descendants

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Silas (Matthew) Barr (1780–Dec 1868)
  1. 1. Jane ("Jincy") Wilson 1813–1885 m. Stephen (Edward) Scurlock 1811–1907
    1. 1. Martha McGuire 1836–1904
    2. 2. Samuel (L.) Scurlock 1841–1906
    3. 3. William (L. D.) Scurlock 1849–1928
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Scurlock 1845–1917 m. William Bain 1816–1910
      1. 1. Mary (Melvina) Scurlock 1867–1945 m. David (Crocket) McBride 1865–1948
        1. 1. Susie McBride 1893–1983 m. Robert (Fantley) Fitts 1881–1921 m. Ambrose Crawford 1878– m. Robert (Fantley) Fitts 1881–1921
        2. 2. William (Stephen) McBride 1891–1976 m. Minerva (Ethel) Lewis 1894–1980 m. Minerva (Ethel) Lewis 1894–1980
        3. 3. William (Stephens) McBride 1891–1976 m. Minerva (Ethel) Lewis 1894–1980
        4. 4. Edith McBride 1898–
        5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) McBride 1902–1990
        6. 6. Charles (Lonnie) McBride 1909–1923
      2. 2. Lucy Scurlock 1858–1950
      3. 3. Henery (Rose) Bain 1849–1860

Silas Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Silas Matthew Barr in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1868
Dec 1868
Age 88
Death of Silas Matthew Barr in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1868
    Event Place: Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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