Barlow Genealogy
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THE BARLOW NAME |
A little history on the name Barlow and their place or origin in England. The following is copied from the book, Bunches of Barlows, by John Hawkins & Elizabeth H. Michaels, the original was copied from notes by Allan Poe, Caldwell County NC genealogist.
Barlow was originally a place name of Anglo-Saxon derivation, signifying a hill or clearing planted in barley (Anglo-Saxon "Baerlic) There are several villages and manors bearing the name, all in the north of England, (Lancashire, Yorkshire, & Derbyshire). The oldest and by far the most numerous of the Barlow families originated in Lancashire taking their name from a manor in the parish of Whalley, near the modern industrial center of Manchester, and near the point where the three counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire meet. They descend from a 13th century knight, Sir Roger Barlow of Barlow, in the reign of Edward I. The senior male line of the family continued in possession of the manor of Barlow for at least four centuries, Thomas Barlow, being lord of the manor in the reign of Charles II, in 1664.
The medieval coat of arms of the Lancashire Barlows was (in simple terms), a two-headed silver eagle on a black shield, very similar to the arms of the German emperors, still used. I think, as the arms of West Germany. Some of the junior branches of the family produced some individuals of moderate importance--a Bishop of Rochester (1603), an Archbishop of Tuam in the Church of Ireland (1634), who was ancestor of a Lord Mayor of Dublin (1715)
Records of descendants of more modest pretensions include George Barlow, a baker in Manchester in 1583; Henry Barlow of Derbyshire, a student at Oxford in 1584; John Barlow of Cheshire, another Oxford student in 1600; and Sir Alexander Barlow, Knight of Barlow, whose will was probated in 1620, at Chester, (Whalley Parish, in which the manor of Barlow was situated, was in the diocese and archdeaconry of Chester) The Reverend Canon C.W. Bardslay, who was a rector of a city parish in Manchester for 30 years, published his authorative dictionary of English and Welsh surnames in 1896; he remarked in it that the Barlow name in Lancashire "has ramified in an extraordinary manner."
The 1873 Post Office Directory for Lancashire listed 75 Barlow householders in the city of Manchester; other directories of the period listed 15 Barlow householders in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and 33 in the city of London.
Dictionary of English and Welsh Names:
Local "of Barlow" near Manchester, The Lancashire Barlows spring from Barlow Hale and Barlow Moor, near Manchester. The same has ramified in an extra-ordinary manner. Barlow is also a parish in Co Derby, near Chesterfield, and nearly all our Barlows trace back to the neighborhood of Manchester.
The Barlows of Barlow Hale - whence Wm Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln, born about 1550- were seated there so early as 20 Ric II.
The first entry below probably represents Barlow, a chapelry in the Parish of Brayton, west Rid. Yorks.
1379 Johannes de Barlowe : PI Yorks
1584 Henry Barlow Co Derby Reg Univ. Oxford
1600 John Barlow Co Chester ibod pg 244
1583 George Barlow of Manchester, Baker will of Chester
1594 Ottiwell Barlow of Heuton Norris
1620 Sir Alexander Barlow of Barlow
1656 married John Barlow and Mary Tolley St. Dionis Backchurch
To learn more about the origins of the Barlow name, and the coat of arms, please refer to Edson Barlow's article "Barlow Coat of Arms".
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In a letter dated February 2008, Edson writes: I'm sure that you are aware of all the Barlow name variations that show up in various database indices, such as census, social security death index, etc., etc.
I routinely look for Barlow, Barlaw, Barlew, Berlow, Barlowe, Burlew, Burlow, Borlow, Barlo and Barlon. It's amazing how the people that have done the indexing will read handwriting or maybe it was how the censustaker thought that he heard the name.
Barlew, Berlow and Burlew are distinctly unique surnames, although I have found Barlows listed as Barlews and I have found Burlews listed as Barlows.
But one name stands out - Barlon. So far as I can determine, there is no such surname. Every instance of the name Barlon that I have found has turned out to be a Barlow. For example, there are 78 Barlons indexed in the 1910 census and they are all Barlows.
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Since Barlow Genealogy began in May 1998
Below are listed the families whom we have information about on Barlow genealogy. Most are not documented, and may be used as clues to finding your own families. Originally it was thought that about 7 major and separate groups of Barlow's existed, but the BARLOW DNA Project, with 39 male Barlow's tested as of Dec 2006, has resulted in 12 separate lines. However, in two cases, we have found that persons with surnames other than Barlow have had DNA matches to Barlow's and diligent research by those families has shown that at sometime in the past, Barlow children had been adopted by other families and the new name carried forward, and in one known case, the child was born out of wedlock and thus carried his mothers maiden name of Barlow. Testing has proven that John Barlow of Fairfield Connecticut, George Barlow of Sandwich Massachusetts, and Edmund Barlow of Malden Massachusetts are related, though the relationships have not been found as yet. (Results for Edmund of Malden come from Sorenson DNA database) |
Edmund Barlow of Malden Massachusetts
George Barlow of Sandwich Massachusetts
The following families have been proven as related by DNA testing:
John Barlow and Lydia Bryant of Mississippi
William Barlow and Edith Mathoda of Georgia
Reverend John of Wilkes Co North Carolina ... aka Bunches of Barlows
George Barlow and Sarah Ubanks of Virginia and Ohio
Thomas Barlow and
Elizabeth Nicholas of Illinois and Tennessee
James Barlow of Rosmilan, Ireland
Thomas Barlow and Lucinda Hargis of Orange Co North Carolina
John Barlow, Lancashire England and Warren Co Pennsylvania
Benjamin Barlow of Gallatin Co Illinois
Thomas Barlow of Gallatin Co Illinois ... brother to Benjamin
Barlow-Eckersley of Barlow, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Lancashire, England
Oswald Barlow of Lancashire, England and Utah USA
Joseph Barlow and Sarah Robinson
Lancashire England Barlow Family (off site link)
Patriarchs of the Dilks/Dilkes Family (off site link)
Joseph Barlow and Ann Evans of Pennsylvania
(Robert T. Barlow)
Group #2 Germanna Families
... originally Parler, Barler, or other variants of the surname
Group #3 Thomas Barlow, Elizabeth Roscoe and Mary Isle of Wight Virginia
Jesse Barlow and Lucy Wills, Isle of Wight Virginia
Jonathan
Barlow of Nova Scotia and New York (perhaps)
Group #6 W. John Barlow and Elizabeth Patsy Martha Harness
Group #7 John M. Barlow, Ann Eliza Green, Lydia King/Keen, and Minta Ben
Group #8 Joseph Herman Barlow, Kate Monahan, and Flora M.
Other family lineages from DNA testing are offsite and can be found by using the links in the Barlow DNA Project Webpage
Adelaide Barlow and Orange Runnel Davis
African American Nativity
Allen Barlow and Ellen Snelling
Alonzo Daniel Barlow, Eliza Ann Ray and Kate Light
Arthur Barlow, Reverend
Arthur Knight Barlow, Winifred Atkinson, and Elvira Pleasants Read
Bartholomew Barlow of Boston Massachusetts
Belle Barlow and Irving T. Bush
Benjamin Franklin Barlow and Martha Elizabeth Walker
Catherine Barlow and Hanibal Young
Charles Barlow and Sarah Mahala Elizabeth Cott/Catt
David Barlow and Sarah Hatch
Druscilla Barlow and Pascal W. Bills
Edward Barlow of New York City
Edward M. Barlow of Iowa and Kansas
Edwin Barlow, Harriet Bacon Matley, and Elizabeth Forgee Way
Eli Barlow and Esther Moore
Elias Barlow and Ann of Alabama
...thought to be a part of the William Barlow of Robeson Co Family
Elijah Barlow and Nancy
Elizabeth Barlow and Earl Douglas Howard
Elizabeth Barlow and Daniel Kasson
Francis A. Barlow and Eva Featherstone
Franklin Pierce Barlow, Mary Morris, and Emma Wright
George Barlow /Barley and Mary Stilson
George Henry Barlow and Mary Tucker
George W. Barlow and Anna Marks
George Barlow and Cicely
George H. Barlow Sr. and Jr. of New York
George L. Barlow and Samantha Hudson
George Washington Barlow and Lettie Belle Fisher
Harriet Barlow and Joshua Allan Lippincott
Henry Barlow and Harriet Buckley
Henry Barlow of Boston Massachusetts
Jabez Barlow and Mary Edmonds
James F. or B. , Joseph Burleson, and Franklin P. Barlow
James Barlow and Sarah
James Barlow and Nancy King
James Newton Barlow and Maggie Lula Berry
James Smith Barlow I and II
James W. Barlow and Mary Ellen
John Barlow of Dallas and Wilcox Co Alabama
...probable part of the Isle of Wight family
John Barlow of Dane Co Wisconsin
John Barlow and Elizabeth Aspin
John Barlow and Elizabeth of Montgomery Co NY
John Barlow of Issaquah Co Washington
John Barlow and Sarah Ann Rutter of New Jersey
John S. Barlow and Elizabeth Turner
John W. Barlow, Rebecca Young, and Mary Jane Trout
Joseph Barlow and Anice Moore
Joseph Barlow and Anne Higham
Joseph Barlow and Susannah Frog
Joseph Barlow of New York City
Joseph Craig
Barlow of Highland Park New Jersey
Joshua Barlow and Julia Mills
Kendell Hunter Barlow and Catherine/Nancy Garner
..probably part of the Alfred Hirton Barlow family
Lennie Barlow and Frank Albion Daniels
Mary Barlow and Samuel Driver
Mills/Miles Barlow and Lotty
Mormon Families
Moses Barlow and Jennie
Sullivan
Moses Barlow of Broome Co New York
Myron G. Barlow, Artist
Nathaniel Barlow and Rachel Kenyon
Polina Barlow and W.N. Carter
Rebecca Barlow and John Lloyd
Richard Barlow and Hannah Whitehouse
Richard
R. Barlow and Anne Pickup
Richard Barlow of Hartford Connecticut
Samuel Barlow and Ellen Wrigley
Sarah Catherine Barlow and Thomas Francis Flannery
Sarah Barlow and Charles C. Baird
Tate Barlow and Mary V. Neale
Thomas Barlow of Fairfield Connecticut
Thomas Barlow and Catherine Turner
Thomas Barlow, Elizabeth Heap, and Charlotte Taggart
Thomas Barlow and Rebecca Story
William Barlow and Dicey
...thought to be a part of the William Barlow of Robeson Co Family
William Barlow, Mary Brooks, and Cornelia
William Francis Barlow and Nancy Kessee Hicks
William T. Barlow and Susannah Crews
William Barlow and Ann Liverpool England to Richmond Co NY
Wilson Hues Barlow and Mary Ann Brown
Zachariah Barlow and Margaret Boyer
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