Barbara Barry

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Barry was born about 1783, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, her father, Andrew Barry, was 33 and her mother, Keziah Smithson, was 28. She married Frederick Moss about 1796, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died about 1829, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Moss
1771–1852
Barbara Barry
1783–1829
Marriage: about 1796
Mary Moss
1797–1853
Susan Caroline Moss
1802–1871
Nancy Moss
1804–1880
Martha Patsy Moss
1806–1853
William T Moss
1823–1870
Jeney Moss
1810–1885
Samuel Moss
1816–1890
Harriet C. Moss
1818–1898
Elizabeth Moss
1822–1844

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    1783 · A Free America

    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union

    On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Aidan, Ciaran, Eoin, John Patrick, Kaitlin, Kieran, Murphy, Aileen, Brigid, Caitlin.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha ‘descendant of Beargh’, a byname meaning ‘plunderer’.

    Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Báire ‘descendant of Báire’, a short form of either of two Gaelic personal names, Bairrfhionn or Fionnbharr, both meaning ‘fair-topped’. This may also be the source of the Manx name Barry, whose family's main seat was Ballavarry in Kirk Andreas.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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