In the 1736 Orange Co., VA tithe list, Christopher Parter appears. But in the 1739 Orange Co. list, he does not appear. Nor does any other Barlow appear then. On 27 May 1776, the members of Hebron Church signed their new constitution. Conrad Gensle's name appears but no Barlow appears. On 22 Oct 1776, the male members of the church petitioned the new revolutionary government of Virginia for relief from the payment of tithes to the official church. Signers of this petition included Adam Barler, Conrad Kenszle, and Christopher Berlow.
In two other baptisms, as compared to the ones discussed in the last note, Barlows appear. In one of these, John Millbanks and his wife Mary (who was a Barlow, the daughter of Christopher, according to Christopher's will) brought Charles in 1778 for baptism. Sponsors were Adam Barlow, Mary's uncle, and Michael Cook and Barbara Cook, Mary's cousins. John Millbanks had no relatives in the community as he was English and a newcomer. It is unusual that Mary did not choose any of her brothers and sisters.
Anthony Perry and his wife Elisabeth brought William for baptism in 1776. I believe that Anthony's surname was Berry, not Perry. As such, he fits into a known Berry family in the community. Again, the confusion shows that a German could hear a "B" and understand it as a "P." I also believe that Elisabeth was a Thomas, the daughter of Michael Thomas. The sponsors were Nicholas Broyles, her second cousin, Mary Barlow, her first cousin, and Catherine Barlow, her second cousin.
Among the communicant lists, the two names of Catherine Barlow and Mary Barlow constitute almost half of the Barlow names. These are probably Catherine Fleshman, wife of Christopher, and Mary Smith, the wife of Adam. Again, this also says that the Barlows were not strong Lutherans. It may be that they were not Lutherans, period. Or it may be that they were weak Lutherans.
With these thoughts, I close my comments on the Barlows.
[Also, I am going to take a break for a few days from these notes.]
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