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From: Erin Bradford <>
Subject: [BARRINGER-L] Re: [NC-SC] Barringer in Rowan Co. NC
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:36:04

This message was sent to the NC-SC list in reply to the Barringer message
that was also posted here. Because I have a Charles Barringer also, I
thought that this should be fowarded to the list.

Erin Bradford

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>From: Larry Noah <>
>Subject: Re: [NC-SC] Barringer in Rowan Co. NC
>Comments: To: Mary Russell <>
>To:
>
>Mary Russell wrote----------------------------
>
>
>> I am interested in finding out where this Charles Barriger/Barringer fits
>>with any other Barringers. I am still looking for a Catherine Barringer
>who
>>married Martin Herche/Harkey. Mary Russell
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>Rowan Co court minutes...March 22 1764....."This day came into
>>open court the following
>>persons, natives of Germany, to take the oath of allegiance....
>>*******Charles Barriger*********** Phillip Sower, Jacob Sink, Jacob
>>Hamm,Peter Cain, ThomasRich, Coonrod Carn......"
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>
>
> Two minor points here. One, The name "Barringer" was transcribed in
>one instance (I believe by Mrs. McCubbins) as "Bassinger". The other thing
>is that whoever he was he was not necessarily from Rowan county. Many of
>the "Germans" of that time that lived in the western part of Orange county
>would take the trip to Salisbury (Rowan County) to be naturalized rather
>that the trip to Hillsboro (Orange County). My guess is the reason was
>easier travel and possibly more friendy surrounding than found in Hillsboro.
>Few in Hillsboro spoke German.
>
>Larry Noah -
> My family is at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah
> Links there to Alamance Co, NC, Orange Co, NC and
> Florence Co, SC USGenWeb sites.
>
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