Person:Benjamin Barrett (5)
Benjamin Barrett
b.14 May 1726 East Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
d.4 Aug 1778 Frederick County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1705
  1. John Barrett1707 -
  2. Thomas Barrett1711 - 1782
  3. William Barrett1713 - 1791
  4. Richard Barrett1717 -
  5. James Barrett1721 -
  6. Benjamin Barrett1726 - 1778
  7. Joseph Barrett1728 -
  8. Jacob Barrett1730 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1755
  1. Thomas Barrett1757 - 1832
  2. Phoebe Barrett1759 -
  3. Richard L. Barrett1760 - 1844
  4. Jonathan Barrett1769 - 1846
  5. Lydia BarrettAbt 1770 -
  6. Eleanor Barrett1771 - 1840
  7. Benjamin Barrett1773 - 1846
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Barrett
Gender Male
Birth? 14 May 1726 East Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania [Frederick County was not established until 1738]
Marriage Abt 1755 Concord Monthly Meeting,Chester,PA[likely married shortly before eldest son Thomas born in 1757]
to Eleanor Rogers
Death[1] 4 Aug 1778 Frederick County, Virginia
Burial[1] 1778 Hopewell Friends Burial Ground, Clear Brook, Frederick County, Virginia

Benjamin Barrett was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Vol. 2 - Barrett vs. Reese--O. S. 49; N. S. 17--Bill 23d September, 1795. In 1752 Benjamin Barrett, father of Thomas Barrett (orator), obtained a Northern Neck Grant. Benjamin died before September in 1778, intestate as to this land, orator being heir-at-law. In 1774 Fairfax made a deed for this land to Henry Cowgill. Benjamin Barrett's will (Frederick County) dated 5th August, 1777, proved in Frederick, August, 1778. Wife Eleanor, son Benjamin, eldest son Thomas, son Richard, son Jonathan, eldest daughter Phoebe (infant), son John (infant), daughter Lydia (infant), son David (infant), brother Wm. Barrett. These Barretts were Quarkers.


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Records in Virginia

  • Land Grant Survey: Henry Cowgill of Frederick County, 98 acres on Back Creek in said County surveyed for Benjamin Barratt and plot returned by John Mauzy 11 Nov. 1752. Barratt not complying with Advertisement and recorded in Book N. Adj. William Dillon, Daniel Dillon, Owen Long, Maurice Reese, said Barrat and his brother John Barrat, James Crumley. 28 Sept. 1774. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 226].
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3020625/person/-1588126655

  2.   Find A Grave.

    Benjamin Barrett
    Birth: May 14, 1726
    Chester County
    Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: Aug. 4, 1778
    Frederick County
    Virginia, USA


    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Eleanor Rogers Barrett (1735 - 1809)

    Children:
    Richard L. Barrett (1760 - 1844)*
    Jonathan Barrett (1769 - 1846)*
    Eleanor Barrett Cowgill (1771 - 1840)*

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131319522&ref=acom

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