THIS SITE PERTAINS TO the Isle of Wight, VA Barlow descendants, who migrated to Tennessee and settled in the adjoining counties of Lawrence and Giles.
In 2004, a genetic DNA test conducted on Larry Joe Barlar confirmed what the Barlar family at large had always been told, proving beyond any doubt that Barlar is not the correct family surname.
The test verified that the name, BarLAR, (which began to be widely used by the WILLIAM HENRY BARLOW descendants of the Giles Co., TN branch of the Barlow family sometime after 1860) was a departure from the true genealogical lineage. But, although it is not the original surname, it has remained in use by this particular branch of the family for almost 150 years.
The DNA test further established that our Giles County branch of the Barlow (Barlar) family descends from the
Isle of Wight, Virgina Barlow lineage, and that we are also closely related to both, the Alfred Hirton Barlow of North Carolina lineage, and the Richard of West Virginia lineage.
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TENNESSEE
Making their home in Giles County,
Tennessee, WILLIAM HENRY BARLOW
and SUSAN FRANCES PHILLIPS were the
parents of seven sons and two daughters.
The family surname changed to Barlar
sometime after 1860.
William Henry Barlow was born in North
Carolina between 1822/1828 and died
circa 1895 in Giles County.
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