Family:Robert Barnett and Mary Montgomery (2)

Information on Robert Barnett and Mary Montgomery

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The two Alexander Barnetts, Robert Barnett, Mary Montgomery & Joseph Barnett

SBarnettG  (View posts)  Posted: 7 Mar 2009 10:53PM GMT  

Classification: Query Surnames: Barnett / Montgomery / Baird / Graham / Coplin This has been transcribed from: Kentucky Ancestors The Genealogical Quarterly of the Kentucky Historical Society Autumn 1996 Volume 32 #1 Written by: Thelma M. Murphy

Mary Montgomery was born in 1726 and died in Madison County, Ky., in 1808. she was a daughter of Alexander Montgomery of Amherst County, Va., and Orange Co., North Carolina. Her brother, William Montgomery Sr., was massacred at Montgomery Station in Lincoln County. She married Robert Barnett (b. 1725 d. 1787, Amherst Co., Va.) in 1747. After Robert's death, she and most of her family moved to Madison Co., Ky. Their children:

1. Jane (b. 1748, Amherst Co., Va., d. 1825 Ohio Countyy, Ky) who married Alexander Barnett in 1769 2. John (b. 1749, d. 1817, Madison County, Ky.,) who married Rebecca Morrison and Susannah Standley. 3. James (b. 1750 d. 1835, Madison Co., Ky.) who married Marcy Hawkins He was a Revolutionary War soldier and county militiaman, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. 4. Ann 5. Alexander 6. Mary (d. after 1815. Madison County, Ky.) who married Samuel Bell and William Barnett 7. Rebekah (d. after 1808) who married Joseph Moore 8. Rachel (b. 1763 d. 1813) who married cousin Joseph Barnett 9. Elizabeth Barnett (b. 1765, d. 1835) who married John C. Moran

Next story: Alexander Barnett was born 10 October 1745, probably in Pennsylvania, and died 16 February in Ohio County, Kentucky. Said to have been a soldier in the South during the Revolutionary War. An heirloom is a pair of long knit hose he wore. On the battlefield at Yorktown, he met his brother Joseph, and they made plans to visit Kentucky. He was a co-founder of Barnett fort, near Hartfort in Ohio County. He was a farmer and civic leader, He married Jane Barnett (b. 5 May 1748, Virginia, d. 1825, Ohio County) on 26 January 1769 in Virginia. She was a daughter of Robert Barnett (d. 1787 Amnerst County, Virginia) and Mary Montgomery (1726-1800) of Madison County, Ky. Their children: 1. Mary (1770-1814) Unmarried 2. Jane/Jean (1772-1828) who married cousin Joseph Barnett. 3. Rachel (1774-1803) who married cousin Robert Barnett. Note: this would not be the Robert who married Mary Montgomery, as Mary died in 1808, and Rachel in 1803 4. Rebekah (1776-1858) who married James Baird. 5. Elizabeth (1779-98) Unmarried 6. Sarah (1782-1826) Unmarried 7. Robert (b. 1784 Amherst County, Va., d. 1865) who married Elizabeth Conditt. 8. Lucretia (1786-1854) who married Sam Bennett 9. Joseph (1790-95)

Next story: Joseph Barnett was born 4 October 1731 in Lancaster, Co., Pa., and died 18 November 1795 enroute to court in Elizabethtown, Ky. His home was near Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. Tradition says he he was a son of one Robert Barnett. Note: He was not the son of Robert Barnett and Mary Montgomery, his birth was in 1731 when Robert was 5 years old. He was a brother of Alexander. Note: he was not the brother of Alexander born to Robert and Mary. According to family tradition, he was a soldier in the French and Indian War and remained in the Fort Pitt area afterward. He was a Revolutionary War soldier. serving mainly in the north. He met his brother, Alexander, at Yorktown and the two made plans to go to Kentucky. He married Abigail Mills, a daughter of commercial trader and peddler Jacob Mills, who sold his wares to Indians in Kentucky. Joseph became a Baptist preacher, serving along the Cheat River in present-day West Virginia. On 18 June 1781, he and Rev. John Garrard, with 18 members constituted the first Severns Valley Baptist church near present day Elizabethtown, Ky., the first Baptist church in Kentucky. On 24 august 1785 he was a trustee for Rhoadesville, now Calhoun, in McLean County, Ky. In 1788 he was a trustee for Salem Academy in Bardstown. He became engrossed in land speculation and traded thousands of acres, which led to his excommunication from the church. After Joseph's death in 1795, his widow married Samuel McGrady, who died prior to August 11, 1810. 1. Robert (b. 1765, d. 1799) who married Rachel Barnett. 2. Nancy Ann (b. 1767, d. 1835) who married Robert Baird. 3. Abigail (b. 1769, d. 1771) 4. Jacob Mills (b. 1776, died in Texas) who married Martha Lewellan 5. Joseph (1777, d.1823) who married Jean/Jane Barnett 6. Hannah (b. 1779) who married Elijah Myers. She was captured by Indians and ransomed by her brother-in-law Robert Baird. 7. Alexander (b. 1782, Rogers Station, Jefferson Co., Ky., d. 1844)

This is the 2nd of 4 pages. The first concentrates on the Montgomery family, the others on the Baird, Graham and Coplin families.

If this is correct; Alexander Barnett born in 1754 is the son of Robert Barnett born in 1725 and Mary Montgomery. The Alexander Barnett born in 1745 is of unknown parentage and the brother of Joseph Barnett.

The fact that the two families intermarried, and Alexander born 1745 and brother Joseph are thought to be sons of "a" Robert, could definitely cause confusion.

I am throwing ideas out based on this narrative. Any comments, ideas, and other theories are welcome. I will send the other pages in Word doc form if you send your email to sgaumer@wildblue.net