His name has also been cited as Barruch, Barach, Barick, and Barak.
Baruch Dorr (1778-1842) came with his parents to Marietta, Ohio, in 1795. Two years later he was one or the first party of settlers to arrive in what is now Athens County. In June of the same year his parents removed to Waterford up the Muskingum river.
It was there that Baruch Dorr met the attractive little Phoebe Ward (then only eleven years of age) daughter of Jonas and Phoebe Ward who came from Rockingham County, Virginia to Waterford on the Muskingum in 1797. (See #15 Deweese lineage. The husband of Elizabeth Deweese, (Jonas Ward, Jr.) was a brother of Phoebe Ward.)
Baruch and his brothers Edmund and William settled in Athens County and persuaded their parents to remove there also which they did in 1798 and located near Wolf"s Plains (now called "The Plains").
A few years later Jonas Ward removed with his family to Licking County, Ohio.
Baruch, unable to forget Phoebe, traced the Wards to Licking County and there he married her on June 1, 1809. She was born in Rockingham County, Virginia Feb. 21, 1788 and died at Westville, Porter County, Ind. on Apr. 22, 1877.
Baruch Dorr returned with his bride to Athens County where Barak was a farmer and all of his children were born. He was an Elder, and wife Phoebe and daughter Lovinia were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Alexander Township.
Sometime in 1835, the family moved to Porter County, Indiana. Barak traveled by ox team with children Helena, Russell and Edward, built a log house at the edge of the woods, then walked back to Athens to take his wife and other children with another ox team back to Indiana, where they resided the rest of their lives.
He died Mar. 4, 1842 and his will is of record ~ Porter County, IN Will book A pg 1 and 8 is as f'ollows:
"I Baruch Dorr I considering the uncertainty of' this mortal life and being of' sound mjnd and memory (blessed be Allmighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following that is to say:
First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Phebe Dorr during her natural life, the use of my real and personal estate.
Second, my three daughters, Helena, Julian and Lavina Dorr or either of them, shall receive equally of the avails of the above mentioned estate, during their remaining single and staying at home. The real estate shall belong eventually to my three youngest sons: Jonathan L, Jonas and Joseph Dorr, upon condition they continue cultivating the same, if either of them die, their share of the real estate shall be equally divided among my proper heirs, not leaving it in the power of either or them to sell or convey in any way any part or the real estate to any but one of the heirs.
Third I appoint Russell Dorr, Edward Dorr, Henry Herrold administrators in conjunction with my wife to transact business, give advice, set off dowers to any of my daughters at their discretion and settle disputes. This being my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.
Baruch Dorr
Filed, proven and recorded the 9th day of Mar A.D. 1842