Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12963, James P Barnett, N.C. Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C
Va.
CONTENTS
[illegible] of John
Barnett, James P.
NUMBER
S. 12963
carded
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4343
Kentucky
James P. Barnett.
of Lincoln in the State of Kentucky
who was a pr:
in the compy commanded
by Captain Leak of the Regh commanded
by Col. Martin in the N. Car. Va.
line for 1 year from 1780-
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky.
at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Jan: "33
and sent Hon.: R.P.
Letcher. House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
60-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 20-
$80-
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9
Page 32.
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James P. Barnett
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Kentucky
Lincoln County Set 
On this 22nd day of October 1832 personally
appeared in open court before the Justices of the Lincoln
County Court, State of Kentucky, now sitting, James P Barnett, a resident of Lincoln County, State of Kentucky
aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States
in the Virginia Militia as a substitute for his father John
Barnett under the following named officers and served as
herein stated-
that
he served a tour of three months under
Capt John Leak, a man by the name of Martin he
thinks was the Col. & John Jones was the Lieutenant
that he served in the year 1780 in the winter he
thinks, that it was the duty of the Company in
which he was to guard a Publick Magazine in
Guilford County, North Carolina, pursuant to the
command of General Green to preserve it from
the Tories that there were no regular officers or
regiment stationed near them, that they marched
only from one part of Guilford County to another in
which they were stationed, that there was no regular
discharge in writing, but they were relieved at the expiration of their Term of Duty at the publick Magazine, that
he was in no Battle,
That he entered as a volunteer again
in the first part of the month of March 1781 under the
command of Capt John May Martin was the Col [illegible] thinks a man by the name of Hunter was the Major General
Nathaniel Green was the commander in chief
Cols Washington & Lee commanded the Cavalry, that he
resided in Guilford County N.C. when he volunteered, that
they were marched backwards & forwards maneuvering
through the County untill the the American Army
under General Greene encountered the British Army
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under Lord Cornwallis at Guilford Court house. that he
was in the Battle under the officers of his Company, that the
Battle was fought as near as he can reccollect about the
middle of March 1781. that he served a Tour of three
months and was discharged by Capt John May at
Capt John Mays own house on Dan River, he states that
he has lost his discharge that in the same year he [illegible]
[illegible] to the District of Kentucky, then a part of the
State of Virginia, and came to Logans fort- 
that in the spring of
the year 1782 about the month of May he entered the service
a substitute for George Murrell in pursuance of an
order from Col Logan to relieve Estill fore which was
threatened by the Indians Capt Estill having lately been
[illegible] & killed by the Indians with 18 [illegible] men that
he served a tour of one month and was verbally
discharged by Capt John Woods the commanding
[illegible] at Estill's fort- 
that in the month of June or July, he does not
recollect which, 1782 he volunteered under the Capt Robert
Barnett. Benjamin Logan was the Col. and marched
to the Blue Licks in the District of Kentucky for the
purpose of burying
the dead that that had been killed by
the Indians in the wife at of Cols [illegible] & Prigg at the
Blue Licks and that he served a town of one month, when
they even discharged-
That in a few days after in the same
year 1782 he substituted for Lazarus Cotton and
marched from Barnetts station in Lincoln County
under the command of Capt Kirkum Col Jack was
the Col. to Bullet Licks for the purpose of guarding
the salt works at place, which was the only place
where salt could be procured in the Western
country and which was constantly menaced by the
Indians, where he remained doing duty for one month
when they returned to Lincoln County and were discharged in the usual
manner by their officers.
That in the month of October 1782 he
volunteered under Capt Robert Barnett John Logan was
the Lieutenant Col & Benjamin Logan was the Col and
went on what was called General Clark's 1782 campaign up the Big Miami, they rendezvoused opposite the
mouth of Licking River where Cincinnati now stands
when they marched up the mean to the old Shawnee [illegible] where they 
had a Battle and defeated the
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Indian General Clark commanded and Benjamin
Logan was the second in command that on the same
day about two hours by sun Col Logan conducted an
expedition of about one hundred & ten men volunteers; &
marched about Twenty two miles to an Indian Town in
which there was a French store that they surprised
the Town and captured some prisoners and returned
to the in and body under Gen. Clark that they then
marched back to the mouth of Licking when they
crossed the Ohio & were discharged so soon as they [illegible]
and proceeded home, and that he served a
tour of sixty days or two months 
That in fall or winter of
1782 he volunteered under the command of Capt John
Wood and marched from English's Fort to the Cumberland mountain to guard the Emigrants from
the State of Virginia to the interior of Kentucky which was
made a part of their duty by law, and that they were
engaged in his service for one month when
he was discharged by his officers, that he was
born in Amherst County State of Virginia in 1762
That he was taken to North Carolina to Guilford
County when he was young, that he left North Carolina
in 1781 and came to Kentucky [illegible] after
the Battle of Guilford Court house, where he has
remained ever since. he would state that in the
month of May 1783 he went on a volunteer expedition
under Cols Benjamin Logan, John Logan & Isaack
Shelly. Capt Robert Barnett to expell an inroad of
same Northern Indians who had encamped on
the Sandy River
that they marched to the
Camp of Indians who retreated and abandoned
the County before they could be overtaken. he was
about one month on this expedition.
He states that he has served he thinks in the public
service about thirteen months, he states that he has
no documentary evidence of his services, whatever
But states that he can prove that greater part of his
services by Mrs Ann Hall, Joseph Hall Benjamin Driggs. 
And Abraham Estes.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
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a pension or annuity except the present, and declares
that his name is not on the agency roll of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James P Barnett
Lincoln County Set
Mr Joseph Hall Ann Hall Benjamin Briggs &
Abraham Estes hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with James P Barnett who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. that we believe
him to be seventy years old, and that he is reputed &
believed in the Neighbourhood in which he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that
opinion.
And the Deponent Ann Hall upon her oath
states that she knows of James P. Barnett, having served
in the revolutionary war, that he served as a substitute
for his father John Barnett & that he was under the
Command of Capt John Leak and that he served
a tour of three months as guard over the Publick Magazine in Guilford County North Carolina
which she thinks was in the year 1780, and that
she knows of his having served a second tour of
three months under the command of Capt John
May in the spring 1781 and that he was in the
battle of Guilford Court house as he has stated in
the above declaration, as she was living in Guilford
County at the time and had a personal knowledge of
his services. And the Deponent Benjamin Briggs upon his
oath states that he knows of the tour of duty performed by James
P Barnett at Estills Fort in 1782 of one month, and that
he performed a tour of one month under Col Logan to
the Blue Licks in June or July and that he served
with the said Barnett a tour of two months on what was called [illegible]
Clark's 1782 Campaign against the Indians on the
Miami and that he knows of Barnett's being engaged
in guarding the Emigrants from the Cumberland
Mountain under Capt Woods
B Briggs.
And the Deponent Abraham Estes states upon his oath that
he knows of his tour to Blue Licks & to Bullits Licks
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and he likewise knows of his tour on Clark's camp
sign in 1782 as he has stated in his declaration
as this Deponent was with him in all of the expeditions
& Tours he has specified,
And the Deponent Joseph Hall upon his
oath states, that he knows of James P Barnett having
served on the expedition under Col. Logan & Shelly
on the head waters of Sandy River in the month of
May 1783 & to the [crossed out] Blue Licks under Col Logan in
1782 a tour of one month [end of crossed out] & also in the expedition
from English's Fort in the fall or winter of 1782 to
protect the Emigrants through the wilderness from the
attacks of the Indians
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid
Abm. Estes
Jos. Hall
Ann Hall
B. Briggs
Lincoln County Set
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the war department
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states, and the Court further
certifies that it appears to them that Mrs Ann Hall
Benjamin Briggs Abraham Estes & Joseph Hall
are residents of Lincoln County, are credible persons
& that their statements are
entitled to credit
Peter Delaney
Mr. [illegible]
[illegible] Helm JD
[illegible] [illegible] Lincoln County [illegible] 
[illegible] the [illegible . . .] by
[illegible . . .] of [illegible]
[illegible . . .] James P Barnett some
[illegible] that [illegible . . .]
[illegible . . .] court [illegible . . .]
[illegible . . .]
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[illegible . . .] I have here [illegible] 
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[illegible] 1832.
Thomas Helm
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James P. Barnett
from 1780 private
12 months
$40.
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BRIEF in the case of James P. Barnett
of Lincoln Co in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1780
March 1781
May 1782
July 1782
and ''
Duration of Service.
Years,
''
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''
''
''
Months,
3
3
1
1
1
Days.
''
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Rank.
As a
private
''
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Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Capt J. Leak, Col. Martin,
May, to,
Woods, Logan
Kirken Col Jack
5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? witnesses,
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [crossed out] defective, the clerks seal not being attached to the declaration [end of crossed out], Correct
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Oct 1782 " 2 '' Cap Barnett Col Logan
Winter of 1782 '' 1 ''
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Examining Clerk.
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Miss Thelma M. Murphy
R. R. #17, Box 102
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dear Madam:
December 6, 1939.
BA-J/ILL
James P. Barnett
S. 12963
Dear Madam: 
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on
file in pension claim, S. 12963, based upon service of James P.
Barnett in the Revolutionary War.
James P. Barnett, son of John Barnett, was born in the
year 1762 in Amherst County, Virginia, and was taken when young to
Guilford County, North Carolina; the name of his mother was not given.
James P. Barnett enlisted in the winter of 1780 and served
three months under Captain John Leak and Colonel Martin, guarding
public magazines in Guilford County, North Carolina, which service
was rendered as substitute for his father. He volunteered in March
1781 and served three months as private under Captain John May and Colonel
Martin, during which he was in the battle of Guilford Court House. Just
after this service, he moved to Logan's Fort, Kentucky. He volunteered
there and served as private on different tours, given as follow: from
sometime in May 1782, one month under Captain John Woods; from June
or July 1782, one month under Captain Robert Barnett and Colonel Benjamin
Logan; immediately after, one month under Captain Kirkum and Colonel
Jack, guarding the salt works at Bullits Licks; from sometime in October
1782, two months under Captain Robert Barnett and Colonel Benjamin Logan
and was in General Clark's Expedition up the Miami River and in the
battle of Shawnee Town; in the winter of 1782, one month under Captain
John Woods; from sometime in May 1783, one month under Captain Robert
Barnett and Colonel Benjamin Logan against the Indians on the Sandy River.
James P. Barnett was allowed pension on his application
executed October 22, 1832, at which time he resided in Lincoln County,
Kentucky. He made no reference to wife or children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of
this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
James P. Barnett
Certificate #4343
Issued January 19, 1833
Rate $40 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
2.
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1915 Oct. 12. Marvin H. Lewis brief outline c
1915 Oct. 23 Hist. to " " " c
1931 - April 20. - Hist. to Mr. Jo
N. Humphrey - ILL.
1935 - [illegible] 21. Hist to Mrs. [illegible]
M. Sweeny. see her letter
in James Barnett W 391 [illegible]
1939 - Dec. 6. Hist. to Miss Thelma M.
Murphy - see letter in Rev. James
Barnett. W 391 - ILL.
[illegible]
File No. 12.963
12.963
INVALID.
James P. Barnett
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: --Vol., Page
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
James P. Barnett,
which require
further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled?
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For year
months and days, 
I served as a
For months
and days, I served as a and
for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months to
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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Pension Office
D
U.S.
OCT 18 1915
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MEMBERS
LOUISVILLE STOCK EXCHANGE
MARVIN H. LEWIS & CO.
STOCKS AND BONDS
KELLER BLDG. FIFTH AND MAIN STS.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
PRIVATE WIRE
DOMINICK & DOMINICK
Rev War [illegible]
Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear sir:-
Oct. 16, 1915
Your favor of the 12th, in which you kindly offered to
send me a statement of the services of JAMES P. BARNETT ( Sur. FILE
No. 12,963, Rev. War,) received.
I assure you that I will be pleased to receive the
above mentioned certificate, and will appreciate your courtesy, I
am,
Yours very truly,
Marvin H. Lewis
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Rv
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OGDEN-SCHEFFER CO.
REAL ESTATE
68 E. Wisconsin Ave. Phone Broadway 7601
Milwaukee, Wis.
March 14, 1931.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Ok
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary
record of James P. Barnett of Lincoln County,
Kentucky? And all family data that is given?
Thanking you for the favor.
Yours sincerely,
Jo Walker Humphrey
JWIL : FN
PENSION OFFICE
D
US
MAR 17 1931
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Miss Thelma M. Murphy
R. R. #17, Box 102
Indianapolis, Indiana.
December 6, 1939.
BA-J/ILL.
W. 391
James Barnett see letter in this [illegible]
James P. Barnett
S. 12963
Robert Barnett
R. 538
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Captain James Barnett whose wife
was Marcy Hawkins, James P. Barnett who received a pension in
Lincoln County, Kentucky, and Captain Robert Barnett who served
under Colonel Benjamin Logan of the frontier.
The records of these veterans of the Revolutionary War
are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Mr. Jo Walker Humphrey
68 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
April 20, 1931.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
ILL
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12963, that James P. Barnett,
son of John Barnett, was born in 1752 in Amherst County, Virginia,
and was taken when young to Guilford County, North Carolina.
In the winter, 1780, he served three months as a substitute
for his father under Captain John Leak and Colonel Martin in the
Virginia troops, guarding a public magazine in Guilford County, North Carolina.
While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, he volunteered
in March, 1781, served three months under Captain John May
and Colonel Martin and was in the battle of Guilford Court House.
Directly following this service, soldier moved to Logan's
Fort, District of Kentucky. He volunteered and served as a private
as follows: in May, 1782, one month under Captain John Woods; in June
or July, 1782, one month under Captain Robert Barnett and Colonel
Benjamin Logan; immediately after, one month under Captain Kirkum and
Colonel Jack to guard the salt works at Bullits Lick; from October,
1782, two months under Captain Robert Barnett and Colonel Benjamin
Logan, was on General Clark's Expedition up the Miami River and in
the battle of Shawnee Town; in the winter, 1782, one month under
Captain John Woods; and in May, 1783, one month under Captain Robert
Barnett, and Colonel Benjamin and John Logan and Isaac Shelley on
an expedition against the Indians on the Sandy River. Shelby
He was allowed pension on his application executed October
22, 1833, while a resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
1.
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It is not stated that soldier was married and there are
no further data relative to his family other that the reference to
his father noted above.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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Mrs. William M. Sweeny
126 Franklin Street
Astoria, Long Island
New York
Dear Madam:
March 21, 1935
James Barnett - W.391
BA-J/AWF
James P. Barnett- S.12963
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of James Barnett,
who applied for pension, July 12, 1828, then a resident
of Madison County, Kentucky, and the Revolutionary
War record of James P. Barnett, who applied
for pension, October 22, 1832, while residing in
Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
claims for pension, based upon their service in the
War of the Revolution.
James Barnett - W. 391
The date and place of birth of James Barnett are
not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents
given. He was reared in Amherst County, Virginia.
James Barnett was in the battle of the "Point"
in 1774, when he was wounded, no further details of
this service given.
He was appointed in February, 1776, ensign and
served in Captains Samuel Cabellas and Peter Dunn's
companies in Colonel Mordecai Buckner's 6th Virginia
regiment; he was commissioned January 6, 1778, 1st
lieutenant and served in Colonel Febiger's Virginia
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regiment; he was in the battle of Gwyn's Island, both
battles of Trenton, battle of Princeton, and in skirmishes
at Chestnut Ridge and Haddon Fields, served
until the last of September, 1778, when he returned
home as a supernumerary officer. He was appointed
captain in 1779 and served to the close of the war in
Colonels Hugh Rose's and Dick's Virginia regiments.
James Barnett was allowed pension on his application executed July 12, 1828, at which time he was a
resident of Madison County, Kentucky.
He married March 4, 1790 in Madison County, Kentucky, Miss Marcey (Massy) Hawkins. She was the daughter
of Nathan Hawkins, the name of her mother is not
given, nor is it shown when and where she was born.
James Barnett died August 27, 1835 in Madison
County, Kentucky, then in the eighty-sixth year of his
age.
His widow, Marcey Barnett, was allowed pension
on her application executed, January 15, 1839, at
which time she was about seventy-one years of age and
living in Madison County, Kentucky, where she was residing in 1843.
Joseph Barnett was a resident of Madison County,
Kentucky in 1828. Mrs. Ann Hawkins in 1839 was seventy-two
years old and living in Madison County, Kentucky,
stated that she was present at the marriage of James
Barnett and Marcey Hawkins. Nicholas Hawkins' name
appears on the marriage bond. The relationship of these
people to the family is not shown.
James P. Barnett-S.12963
James P. Barnett, son of John Barnett, was born
in 1762 in Amherst County, Virginia, and was taken
when young to Guilford County, North Carolina; the
name of his mother is not given.
He served in the winter of 1780, three months as
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substitute for his father under Captain John Leak
and Colonel Martin, guarding public magazines in
Guilford County, North Carolina. He volunteered
in March, 1781, served three months under Captain
John May and Colonel Martin and was in the battle of
Guilford Court House.
Directly following this service, James P. Barnett
moved to Logan's Fort, District of Kentucky. He
volunteered and served as a private as follows:
From in May, 1782, one month under Captain John
Woods; from in June or July, 1782, one month under
Captain Robert Barnett and Colonel Benjamin Logan; immediately following, one month under Captain Kirkum and
Colonel Jack to guard the salt works at Bullits Lick;
from in October, 1782, two months under Captain Robert
Barnett and Colonel Benjamin Logan, was in General
Clark's Expedition up the Miami River and in the
battle Shawnee Town; in the winter of 1782, one month
under Captain John Woods; from in May, 1783, one month under
Captain Robert Barnett and Colonels Benjamin Logan and Isaac
Shelby on an expedition against the Indians on the Sandy
River.
James P. Barnett was allowed pension on his applition
executed October 22, 1832, then a resident of
Lincoln County, Kentucky.
It is not stated that this soldier was married
and there is no relationship shown between the soldier
and the Captain Robert Barnett under whom he served.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Mr. Marvin H. Lewis,
Sir:
Keller Building,
5th and Main Streets,
Louisville, Ky.
October 23, 1915.
In response to your letter dated the 16” instant, you
are advised that the papers in claim Sur. File No. 12,963, Rev.
War, show that James P. Barnett was allowed pension on his
application executed October 22, 1832, while a resident of
Lincoln County, Kentucky.
He stated that he was born in Amherst County, Virginia,
and was taken to Guilford County, when he was young, and entered
the service as a substitute for his father John Barnett
under the following named officers:
Winter of 1780, served three months under Captain John
Leak and Colonel Martin, guarded a public magazine in Guilford
County,
Volunteered March 1781, three months under Captain John
May and Colonel Martin, and was in the battle of Guilford
Court House.
Directly after the battle of Guilford Court House, he
emigrated to Logan's fort, District of Kentucky, which was
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then the State of Virginia.
Volunteered, Spring of 1782, one month, under Captain
John Woods to the relief of Estill's fort.
Volunteered in June or July 1782, one month under Captain
Robert Barnett and Colonel Benjamin Logan, marched to the
Blue Licks after the defeat, for the purpose of burying the
dead; volunteered a few days afterwards, one month, under Captain
Kirkum and Colonel Jack, to guard the Salt works at Bullits
Licks.
Volunteered October 1782, two months, under Captain Robert
Barnett, Colonel Benjamin Logan, and was in General Clarke's
expedition to Cincinnati, up the Miami, and in the battle of
Shawnee Town.
Winter of 1782, one month under Captain John Woods, marched
to the Cumberland Mountains to guard emigrants from Virginia
to the interior of Kentucky.
Volunteered in May 1783, one month under Captain Robert
Barnett, Colonels Benjamin and John Logan and Isaac Shelby, by
in expedition against Indians on the Sandy River.
The date and place of soldier's death are not shown, and
there is no reference to wife or children.
Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
Barnett -2-
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October 12, 1915.
Mr. Marvin H. Lewis,
Keller Building, 5th & Main Streets,
Louisville, Ky.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 5" instant,
you are advised that a careful search of the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau fails to show that any
James B. Barnett was pensioned February 5, 1820, but
that James E. Barnett was pensioned January 19, 1833,
for service in the "North Carolina militia, while a
resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky." His papers show
that he was born in 1762, in Amherst County, Virginia,
the son of John Barnett.
The date and place of the soldier's death are not
shown, and there is no reference to wife or children.
If you desire a statement of the services of
James P. Barnett ( Sur. File No 12,963, Rev. War) it will be
furnished you.
Letter returned
Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.