Family: Barr, John Samuel / Alcock, Mary Ann Elcock (F36566)

• Male Barr, John Samuel

  
  

  Birth	1 May 1751	County Mayo, Ireland	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	22 Aug 1833	Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1784  [1]	New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA  [1]	Sealed S (LDS)
  Father	Barr, James | F36567 Group Sheet
  Mother	Caldwell, Mary | F36567 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Alcock, Mary Ann Elcock

  
  

  Birth	23 Jul 1764	England	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Baptism	27 Feb 1765	St Sepulchre without Newgate, London, England	Baptized (LDS)
  Death	17 Jan 1847	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Female Barr, Elizabeth

  
  

  Birth	27 Mar 1790	Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	8 Nov 1866	Brush Creek, Muskingum, Ohio, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Male Barr, James Augustus I

  
  

  Birth	24 Mar 1802	Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	14 Feb 1860	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Spouse	McKervey, Joyce | F34814
  Marriage			Sealed S (LDS)
  Spouse	Miller, Margaret A. | F36574
  Marriage			Sealed S (LDS)

  
  

  Female Barr, Anna

  
  

  Birth	26 Oct 1795	Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death			Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Female Barr, Jane

  
  

  Birth	30 Dec 1805	Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	18 Aug 1869	Palmer, Washington, Ohio, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Female Barr, Mary E

  
  

  Birth	25 Feb 1787	New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	17 Jan 1847	Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Male Barr, William John

  
  

  Birth	26 Jan 1798	Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	28 Apr 1886	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial		Hicks Run, Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Sealed P (LDS)
  Spouse	Miller, Sarah Ann | F36550
  Marriage	1818	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Sealed S (LDS)

  
  

  Male Barr, John Jr

  
  

  Birth	5 Oct 1791	Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	17 Oct 1850	Blair, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Female Barr, Esther

  
  

  Birth	2 Mar 1809	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	Mar 1870	Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)

  
  

  Male Barr, Robert

  
  

  Birth	20 Jan 1785	New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA	LDS Ordinances	Date	Place
  Christening			Baptized (LDS)
  Death	19 Nov 1824	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Endowed (LDS)
  Burial			Sealed P (LDS)
  Spouse	Smith, Catherine | F64770
  Marriage	1814	Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA	Sealed S (LDS)

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		War, Rev- John Barr, Letter fr Gen Winfield Scott proof Letter from Commissioner Winfield Scott confirming John Barr's service in the Revolutionary War. 1812 Wars Section April 6, 1926 Honorable Louis T. McFadden House of representatives My dear Mr. McFadden: In response to your letter of the third instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,…
  		War, Rev- John Barr, Letter fr Gen Winfield Scott proof Letter from Commissioner Winfield Scott confirming John Barr's service in the Revolutionary War. 1812 Wars Section April 6, 1926 Honorable Louis T. McFadden House of representatives My dear Mr. McFadden: In response to your letter of the third instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,…
  		War, Rev- John Barr, Letter fr Gen Winfield Scott proof Letter from Commissioner Winfield Scott confirming John Barr's service in the Revolutionary War. 1812 Wars Section April 6, 1926 Honorable Louis T. McFadden House of representatives My dear Mr. McFadden: In response to your letter of the third instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,…

  
  

• Notes

  Married: [Lewis by Edna Lovesky.FTW] John Barr enlisted in the Continential Army Feb 1777 in the state of Delaware in the Company commanded by Capt George Bush of the 11th Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Hartley, the Pennsylvania Line. He continued in the service as a private until 18 Jan 1781 when he was discharged from service at Trenton in the state of New Jersey. He served 3 years and 11 months and participated in the Battles of Springfield (Trenton, N. J.), Brandywine, Germantown, Morristown, and Paoli. His war pension was $8 a month and was granted 18 Jun 1818 at which time he was a resident in Lycoming County, Pennsylvanina, (War file no. W3496 and Pension Certificate #4805). He and Mary were married by Rev. William McCanon in New Castle County, Delaware. John was a weaver by trade. He settled in Clinton County, near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania in 1787. He Later obtained land one mile below Cooks Run, Noys Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The house was used as a school in 1825 and later sold to James Smith. In 1815 he lived in Bogg Township, as did his sons William and James. When John applied for his pension, his schedule of property included (besides his clothes and bedding) 1 cow, 7 sheep, 1 wal nut table, 1 set of cup/sauser, value $25.25; 5-tin cups, 11 spoons, 2-tin buckets, 1 pot and kettle, value $5.50; 1 churn, 1 tub, 6 plated, 6 knives & forks, value $2.30; 1 tea cannister, 1 spinning wheel, 1 teapot, value $2.37; 1 coffee mill, 2 bottom lift chairs, value $2.00; about 50 acres of land which lies "in the remote place of the county on Sinnemahoning Creek without any communication to it or any kind of carriage". This information from Roots Web's WorldConnect Project: Descendants of Revolutionary war Captain Thomas and Elizabeth (Baker) Erskine/Askey Updated: 21 May 2003, Contact: Gloria Kerns, email address: Askeyologist@yahoo.com printed out on 02 Jun 2003 by Edna E. Lovesky. by Rev. William McCanon military pension: Letter from Commissioner Winfield Scott confirming John Barr's service in the Revolutionary War. 1812 Wars Section April 6, 1926 Honorable Louis T. McFadden House of representatives My dear Mr. McFadden: In response to your letter of the third instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.3496, it appears that JOHN BARR was born May 1, 1751, place not stated. He enlisted in Delaware _(?) February, 1777, served as private in Captain George Bush's Company, Colonel Thomas Hartley's Regiment; was in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown and Springfield, and was discharged January 18, 1781. He was allowed pension on his application executed June 18, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Lycoming Clounty, Pennsylvania. He died August 22, 1833, at Bald Eagle, Center County, Pennsylvania. He married March 18, 1784, in New Castle County, Delaware, Mary Elcock who was born July 23, 1764. She was allowed pension on her application executed August 8, 1846, at which time she was a resident of Elk County, Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S931] Public Member Trees, *4* 201501, Database online. Record for John Samuel Barr http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=46277828535&indiv=try