Martha (Stuart) Barr (1748 - aft. 1827)

Born 21 Oct 1748 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wife of James Barr — married 11 Jan 1771 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Martha Stuart was born on October 21, 1748 in Kilbarchan, Renfewshire, Scotland to Allan Stuart and Margrat (Guthrie) Stuart.^[1] On January 11, 1771 she married James Barr in Kilbarchan, Renfewshire, Scotland.^[2][3] She was apparently still alive in 1827 but no further record of her has yet surfaced.^[3]

Ballard and Allied Families
"James Barr was born in the Parish of Kilbarchan, County of Renfrew, Scotland, date unknown, and died in 1753 or 1754 at Kilbarchan, after being attacked by 'ruffians' at a fair at the town of Paisley, about three miles from his home. His wife was named Martha and was alive as late as 1827, living in Scotland. The information about this family is largely drawn from family letters which show that James Barr had a farm and grist mill lease for many years, called Mill of Cart. He had nine children, all of them except Agnes remaining in Scotland. The member of the family most active in keeping up correspondence with his sister in America was Robert Barr, who owned a cotton spinning factory of which the address was Gryfe Grove Mill, Bridge of Weir, County of Renfrew. There was a sister called Jannet who married Andrew Wylie (see Wiley family) and lived in the same community. This was very near Glasgow. The family were active in the Baptist Church in Kilbarchan 'which is two miles from my house' (Robert Barr), and all the family letters are strongly religious."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Old Parish Registers, Church of Scotland, Kilbarchan Parish, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk : Birth, October 21, 1748, Allan Stuart & Margrat Guthrie.
2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Database, FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 12 March 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} DeForest, Louis Effingham, A.M. "Ballard and Allied Families." New York, NY: Privately Published, 1924; reprinted Higginson Book Company, pp 23-24.