Herma Armstrong    March 2001

My elusive Lydia BARLOW (b. abt. 1784) and husband Ransom ODELL (b. abt 1780) named a son "Nelson"
and the name was carried down every generation as far as my generation either in the form "Nellie" or
"Nelson."  It must have been a family name to have been so important.  I figure the name was a BARLOW
name since I haven't found any "Nellies" or "Nelsons" among any other ODELL lines other than this one.

I don't know precisely where my Lydia and Ransom were born.  The census gives New Hampshire as Lydia's birthplace and New York for Ransom. I think Ransom was probably born either in the Oblong area that was disputed by Connecticut and New York (area east of the Hudson River) or else up around the Glens Falls -
Lake George area near the Vermont border.  In the time period of Lydia's birth the area that became Vermont
was being claimed by New York and New Hampshire so when she said she was born in New Hampshire,  it
might not be the New Hampshire we think of today.

 I know I'm grasping at straws, but these folks have stumped researchers for many years. They  didn't leave a paper trail.  Lydia and Ransom had several children born in NY in the 1805-1814  time period before moving
to Scioto Co Ohio where the first "Nelson" - my gg grandfather - was born in 1818.  The names of those New
York- born children include some very common BARLOW given names - Thomas (the eldest child) and Moses
(the 2nd son).  There was also Mary, Melinda, Chauncey, Benajah (an Odell name), and James.

Found on the Bennington Vermont mailing list,  posted by  Kim Andrews  April 2000

1.  Samuel D. Millington, b. 26, Feb 1804, d. 3 Aug 1888, m. 7 Dec 1828
     + Sarah Blackmer, b. 24 April 1807, d. 7 May 1847
    2.  Samuel Dyer Millington, Jr. b. 9 Jan 1837
         +Emily E. Baker, b. 8 Dec 1854, d. 26, June 1870
    2.  Ruth Maria Millington, b. 16 Oct 1834, d. 24 June 1870
         +William Cottrell
    2.  Edward Henry Millington, b. 7 Aug 1844
         +1st wife: Fannie P. Elton, b. 25 Dec 1877, d. 19 Oct 1891
         +2nd wife: Florence I. Barlow, b. 15 June 1855, married 19 May 1898,  d. 14 Dec 1907
    2.  Blackmer Millington, b. 18 Jan 1847, d. 3 May 1847

"Mike Biken" - August 1999
Looking for the parents of Sarilda/Ceralda C. BARLOW who married Alonzo Penuel BACON in Wisconsin or Nebraska about 1860. She was born in New York about 1835 and has a brother, Royal Herman BARLOW born about 1846 in Illinois. Both claim their parents birth as Vermont (I'd imagine about 1810 or so).  I believe
the mother was Naomi, but don't have her surname or the fathers name. They may have a sister named
Prescilla, but I haven't anything  concrete, just a reference.

Royal named a son Jirah, but I haven't been able to connect these two to the  Jirah BARLOW out of Vermont,
or any of his siblings.

Has anyone come across, Royal, Sarilda or Naomi? Any guesses?

"Terry Sweet"
In searching our family lineage we came upon Martin Barlow,  my great grandfather of Middlebury Vermont.
My grandmother Mary Ann Barlow was French Irish and Indian, her mother Florence Clark was full blooded Indian.  This means that Martin my great grandfather would be French and Irish.

Any information of a Martin Barlow in Middlebury Vermont in your records?

Update on Terry's Barlows.......

After a little bit of research we've found some more Barlows.  It appears the Barlows in my lineage come from France.   My Great-Great Grandfather was Nathanel Barlow born  in  France.   He  married Mary Jane  Macse- vent from Ireland.  Four sons were produced from that union, Martin Barlow my Great Grandfather, William Barlow, Arthur Barlow,  and Leroy Barlow.   I do not know the order of  birth and only have dates for Martin.

If  that helps anyone they're welcome to it.

"Baesel"
I've received a  "Fish  Genealogy" from a family member (undated).   In it,  there is a reference to a Captain
Silas FISH who married Ann/ Anna BARLOW.

Info on Ann /Anna includes:  born -  Bernard, VT  05 Jan 1792;  died - 25 June 1826.
Daughter of Nathaniel and Betsey "KING" BARLOW.
Children of  Silas Fish and Ann BARLOW  were  Caroline, Ann, and Nathaniel  Corydon.
Captain  Fish  died in Strongsville, Ohio in 1848.    I  have  no  information where Ann BARLOW died.

Nathan Barlow Fish
Sheriff of Sierra County, California  1878-1884
Born in 1830 and died in 1913,
He is interred at Downieville Cemetery, Downieville, Sierra County, California

I wonder if this guy is a descendent of  Captain Silas Fish and Ann/ Anna Barlow, daughter of Nathaniel and Betsey "King" Barlow.  Anybody know?

"Frederick Joseph Barlow"
I  am  researching  the  following  families: BARLOW, CLOUDEN, MURPHY, Whalen, STEVENS,  Bamberg,  Massetta,  Noon,  MUZZY, Duschen, McCann, Shaw, DAILY, Kaufman,  Bickleman,  JEWETT,  NYE,  WIETT,  Foster,  WING,  Burgess,  Basset, STETSON, Tupper, Gator, Worden, TEVINGTON, Roberts, Mackrell, Luffe, Driscoll, Green,  and ROSEN. The names in capitals are the family names directly associated with the Barlow family.

I have completed some research on all of the families. I traced the Barlow line back to George Barlow d: 1684
in Sandwich Massachusetts  through his son Moses  c1654 - c1742.   George may have been the first of this line
or he may have been the son of George Barlow d: c1653 in Maine.  The family moved to Barnard Vt. in the late 1700s. From  there  they  migrated  to Covington  NY  c1820.  Some members of  the family still  reside there  while others moved to the Western New York  ---Buffalo--- area.

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