Barbara Heck

BARBARA(Heck) born 1734 in Ballingrane (Republic of Ireland) and daughter of Bastian and Margaret Embury. Bastian Ruckle as well as Margaret Embury had a daughter, Barbara (Heck), born 1734. In 1760 she married Paul Heck and together they have seven children. Four survived until adulthood.

Normaly, the person being investigated is either a key participant in an important event or made a unique proposition or statement which has been recorded. Barbara Heck, on the other hand, left no writings or statements. The evidence of such details as the date she got married marriage, is only secondary. There is no primary source that can be utilized to determine Barbara Heck's motives or behavior throughout her time. Despite this, she became a legendary figure during the early days of Methodism. Biographers must establish the myth, describe it and describe the person that is revered in.

Abel Stevens, a Methodist historian in 1866, wrote about this. Barbara Heck, a humble woman from her native New World who is credited with the advancement of Methodism throughout the United States, has undoubtedly risen to first place in the history of the church in the New World. Her record is based more on the importance of the cause she was connected to than the personal lives. Barbara Heck's role in the beginning of Methodism was an incredibly fortunate coincidence. Her fame is due to her involvement in a popular organization or group will glorify their origins, in order to maintain ties to the past and be rooted to it.