Henry Aylor was the son of Hans Jacob Oehler, the original immigrant from Germany. We don't know if Jacob ever made it to Virginia, but his family did. They settled in the Germanna area and moved with the colony to Madison County, Virginia, to the so-called "Hebron Community".

Henry had 7 children, among them Henry Aylor, Jr. His son Henry Jr. married Barbara Carpenter, daughter of Andrew and Barbara (Weaver) Carpenter, about 1770.

Henry and Barbara had 12 children:

 1. Michael Aylor married Sarah "Sallie" Vaughan
 2. Benjamin Aylor married Anna Tanner
 3. Mary "Polly/Molly" Aylor married William Carpenter Jr.
 4. Absolum Aylor married Mary Carpenter
 5. William Aylor -  Family Unknown
 6. John H. Aylor married Judith Terrill
 7. Lewis Aylor married Nancy Creel  - His sons John and Alexander moved
    to Kentucky
 8. James Aylor married Henrietta Underwood
 9. Elizabeth Aylor married Aaron Carpenter
10. Susanna Aylor married Simeon Murray
11. Sarah "Sallie" Aylor married James "John" Snyder
12. Annie Aylor married Henry Murray

Michael, Benjamin and Mary "Polly" moved to Boone County Kentucky, as did 2 of Lewis' sons. Benjamin came in about 1807, with Michael following in 1810. William and Mary Carpenter came in 1813 when William left his pastorate at Hebron Lutheran Church near Madison to preach at Hopeful Lutheran in Boone Co. Hopeful was started by the Tanners and Rouses and other early immigrants to Boone from Madison. Benjamin Aylor was an early member.

Some have said that James and wife Henrietta came to Boone Co. also, based on a marriage of a James Aylor to an Eliza Wilhoite. This has been proven untrue based on census records and a detailed analysis of the marriage records.

The book I am working on will trace descendants of Michael and Benjamin Aylor from their earliest known ancestry in Germany to present day. Information on several other connected families, including the Carpenters, will be included.