Greetings,
This is in answer to both Roy Lockhart and John D. Sissom with mega thanks to
both.
I am currently building a website of the Kalar Family Association. It is here:
http://www.usgennet.org/family/kalar/
On the home page there are links to two Randolph County (W)VA documents. These
tracts of land would be Tucker County today.
First document:
One is: *John Goff* to Jacob Koeler [Kalar] (land purchase). 1809
Roy Lockhart wrote: "John Turton Goff"
John D. Sissom wrote: "1779 would be early for any Carrico to actually be living
in Rowlesburg, which was not called that in 1779. It was the farm of James Goff,
who married Catherine Carrico."
Is there a smoking gun here? Two Goffs or maybe three?
Second document:
The other is: Elizabeth Cade to Jacob Kohler [Kalar]. (Deed of Lease) 1811
The Kalar name appears to be a modern construction. The 1811 Deed of Lease has
appears to have the signature (not a clerk's copy). That signature is in Old
German Script. The spelling is Kohler (with an umlaut over the "o")
The 1809 land purchase is to Jacob Koeler (no umlaut), but it indicates the he
lived in Allegheny County MD at the time of his Randolph County (W)VA purchase.
In old German style, the umlaut over the "o" can be replaced with a small
"e"
over the "o" and so as names changed in early America, the small "e"
moved to a
place following the "o" hence Koeler. Also as names became Americanized,
Kohler, Koeler names could become Kailor, Kaylar, Kaler, Kalar, Keller, etc.
We see some early (1800) Washington County MD Census records that show "Kailes,
Kailer, and Kaler." These may all be a census taker's misspelling of the name
Kohler.
It would fall into the realm of possibilities that Jacob Kalar (or whatever his
real name was) meet and married a Carrico lass in Maryland and moved Randolph
County ca-1809-10.
Lastly, one Kalar kin of mine (now departed, God bless her soul) told me that
there was a woman in Ohio who knew of the Kalar/Carrico connection, but the Ohio
line spelled the Kalar name differently.
Fred Smoot
rlockhart1(a)juno.com wrote:
Fred,
A possibility for the parents of your Sarah (Carrico) Kalar [Keller] is
Peter & Catherine Carrico who moved from Maryland to what is now Preston
Co WV.
Morton's 1914 History of Preston County states Peter, Francis, and
Catherine Carrico arrived in 1786 on the Pulliam farm at the mouth of
Wolf Creek. It is not known that their parents came with them.
The only proven children of Peter & Catherine Carrico are Verlinda
(1777-1857), Joseph (1792-1868) and Ann Eliza (1798-1884). Morton's
History of Preston County states that Joseph was the only son of Peter
Carrico.
Peter Carrico was probably born in the 1750's or earlier and apparently
died in 1815 before the formation of Preston Co from Monongalia Co in
1818 as this is the last year he appears on the personal property tax
lists for Monongalia Co. In 1816 Catherine Carrico (presumably the widow
of Peter) appears on the Monongalia Co personal property tax list.
If Morton is correct in stating Joseph was the only son of Peter, the
remainder of his children were daughters. There is a big gap between
1777-98 with Joseph born 1792 the only known child born during this
period. The 1810 census of Monongalia Co indicates Peter and Catherine
may have had more sons than just Joseph. Unfortunately, Peter left no
will or probate record naming his heirs. Also, Monongalia Co records
prior 1796 were destroyed by fire.
Sarah (Carrico) Kalar would have been about two or three years older than
Verlinda (aka Malinda) and would fit into this family age-wise. The
Kalar family seems to have lived in neighboring Randolph Co, the area in
which they lived becoming Tucker Co in 1856.
Hope this information helps in your research. I descend from Monica
Carrico born probably in the early 1740's who married John Turton Goff.
Her parentage is unknown but she was possibly a sister of Peter Carrico
as both ended up in what is now Preston Co WV. The other Carricos
remained in Maryland or moved to Kentucky.
Roy Lockhart
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:44:15 -0700 Fred Smoot <dogtrotxp(a)attbi.com>
writes:
>Greetings all,
>
>A family tradition claims that a Sarah Carrico m. Jacob Kalar (Sr.),
>probably in
>MD, ca 1791-2. I am looking for information on Sarah.
>
>They are both buried at a small family cemetery on their former farm
>at Clover
>Run in Tucker County West Virginia (formerly Randolph County
>Virginia).
>
>Sarah ____ Kalar, b. 21 Nov 1775, d. 25 May 1820
>Jacob Kalar, b. abt 1770, probably in Germany, d. May 1828.
>
>Their Children:
>Elizabeth, b. 7 Nov 1793
>Margaret E.
>Susannah, b. 7 Feb 1797
>John
>Jacob (Jr.), b. 30 Apr 1802, Allegheny Co MD.
>Rachael
>Daniel
>
>The Kalar name is seen with various spellings.
>
>Respectfully,
>Fred Smoot
>
>