The majority of the Barb Family information I have is from a book written in 1932 by Kirk Bentley Barb, M.D., my father's cousin. My lineage is as follows: Jacob Barb born in the year 1718 in Germany, was married to a German woman, daughter of the Graf Von Nesselrodt. Jacob died in Senandoah County in September 1819 at the age of 101. His children were: Adam, Abraham, Henry, William, Isaac, Peter, Jacob (from whom I am descended), Mary, Ann, and Elizabeth. Jacob Barb, Jr. was born Shenandoah County about 1765, married Barbara Miller daughter of Jacob Miller(Meuller). Jacob Barb, Jr. died February 1845 and was buried in the church yard of Lower Zion Lutheran Church, Washington County, Virginia. Children of Jacob and Barbara Barb: Abraham, Lydia, Rebecca, Issac, Catherine, Jacob, Peter, Mary, and Elkanah Delaney Barb from whom I am descended through my grandfather Gustavus Henry Barb, and my father Henry Sidney Barb. Because publication of Kirk's book, "The Barb(e) Family in America" was a private, I will gladly share the information contained therein.