John Barlow was born October 22, 1744 in Fairfield, Connecticut, and died Aft. 1800. He married Sarah Whitney on January 10, 1769 in Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Fair Haven Church Records), daughter of Samuel Whitney and Amy Northrop.
Notes for John Barlow: John Barlow, Jo-097, was born on October 22, 1744, at Fairfield, Connecticut [VB], and was a son of Jabez and Elizabeth (Hunt) Barlow, Jo-055. He was baptized on November 11, 1744, at Fairfield [FF]. Around 1784 he and his family moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut, where he was a blacksmith. He was recorded at Ridgefield in the 1790 and 1800 censuses. Around 1802 he moved to Ballston, Saratoga Co., New York, with several of his sons. Around 1810 he went to live with his son Edmund at Ross, Greene Co., Ohio, where it is believed that he was the male over 45 listed in Edmund's household in the 1820 census.
John Barlow married Sarah Whitney on January 10, 1769, in the Greenfield Hill Church at Fairfield [N70]. She was born on May 16, 1751, at Fairfield [FF] and was a daughter of Samuel and Amy (Northrop) Whitney. She may have died around 1802 at Ballston, New York, although no record or grave has been found. Their children were:
i. John Barlow, Jo-133, was born on July 13, 1769, at Ridgefield [VB].
ii. Jabez Barlow, Jo-134, was born on July 16, 1771, at Ridgefield [VB].
iii. Mansfield Barlow, Jo-135, was born on August 17, 1773, at Ridgefield [VB].
iv. Samuel Whitney Barlow, Jo-136, was born on June 22, 1775, at Ridgefield [VB].
v. Abigail Barlow, Jo-137, was born on August 13, 1778, at Ridgefield [VB]. According to papers of unknown origin found at the Genesee Co. Genealogical Library, Batavia, New York, she married a Mr. Hayes.
vi. Nehemiah Barlow, Jo-138, was born on December 23, 1781, at Ridgefield [VB].
vii. Elizabeth Sarah Barlow, Jo-139, was born on October 23, 1783, at Ridgefield [VB]. According to papers of unknown origin found at the Genesee Co. Genealogical Library, Batavia, New York, she married Truman Parsons.
viii. Edmund W. Barlow, Jo-173, was born on June 8, 1786, at Ridgefield.
ix. Amy Barlow, Jo-174. According to papers of unknown origin found at the Genesee Co. Genealogical Library, Batavia, New York, she married Rowland Wright.
x. Amelia Barlow, Jo-175. According to papers of unknown origin found at the Genesee Co. Genealogical Library, Batavia, New York, she married Peter Hayes in Ohio.
xi. Polly Barlow, Jo-176. Nothing further is known about her.
xii. Anna Barlow, Jo-177. According to papers of unknown origin found at the Genesee Co. Genealogical Library, Batavia, New York, she married Clarke Rowland in Ohio.
From Ridgefield in Review by S. A. Bedini: "John Barlow was one of the most interesting personalities in Ridgefield during the 18th Century. Indications exist in old documents that he may have been a man of greater importance than can be established with certainty at this time.
"John Barlow established a blacksmith shop on Barlow Mountain on the highway between Bennetts Farm Road and the Ledges Road. He did a thriving business shoeing horses, for this was then one of the stage coach routes. He also produced many wrought iron appliances for the home as well as tools for the farm and for the trades. His hand wrought andirons were famous in Ridgefield. According to local tradition in Scotland District, John Barlow was also a gunsmith during the years of the Revolution. His name does not appear in the rolls of the Committee of Safety of Connecticut, however, nor have any weapons been found which bear his name. It seems much more likely that he repaired guns, but did not make them.
"Another tradition of the district is that John Barlow was the inventor of the Barlow knife, which was very popular in rural communities in the past century and a half.
"In one of the old deeds of property sale in the town records dated January 30, 1787, John Barlow sold to Jacob Ressiguie, Jr., for the sum of twenty-one pounds lawful money his home lot in Ridgefield including his dwelling and barn and eight and a half acres of land.
"Several years before, Barlow and his wife had petitioned in a Memorial to the General Assembly at Hartford for permission to sell the real estate of Nehemiah Whitney, deceased. This was presumably property belonging to the estate of Barlow's father-in-law. Permission was granted to the Barlows in the May term of 1785.
"In about 1802 Barlow moved from Ridgefield to make his home in Ballston, New York. His house and shop, which were located on the old highway just north of the main entrance to the residence of the late Mr. Seth Low Pierrepont, were abandoned for a number of years and only the foundations now remain. During World War II a considerable quantity of iron was collected from the grounds for the scrap drive."
Dr. G. Barton Barlow believed that John Barlow lived for awhile at Kortright, Delaware Co., New York; then moved to Ballston Spa, New York, and then moved to Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio. No records can be found to support the move to Kortright but he did move to Ohio with his son Edmund and it is believed that he was recorded there at Ross in Greene Co. with his son in the 1820 census.
Source: Edson & Pauline Barlow (EBarlow@tir.com) Wed, May 31, 2000
More About John Barlow and Sarah Whitney: Marriage: January 10, 1769, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Fair Haven Church Records).
Marriage Notes for John Barlow and Sarah Whitney: Early Connecticut Marriages Early Connecticut Marriages: Seventh Book Fairfield. From Fair Haven Church Records page 39 John Barlow & Sarah Whitney of Greenfield, Jan. 10, 1769
Children of John Barlow and Sarah Whitney are:
+Elizabeth Sarah Barlow, b. October 23, 1784, Ridgefield Twp, Fairfield, Connecticut, d. January 19, 1851.
John Barlow (b. October 22, 1744, d. Aft. 1800)
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