Barnabas Valentine (1757 - 1831)

Born 11 May 1757 in Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1831 at age 74 in Hopewell Township, Perry, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Early Life

Barnabas was born in 1757 in Ireland.

Family lore states that at the age of 14, Barnabas was kidnapped from his family in Ireland and brought to the United States as a child. While the ship was docked in Boston harbor, Barnabas jumped ship and swam to shore. Seeking refuge with a town's pastor, Barnabas would eventually enlist in the Revolutionary War, marry, then settle with his family in both Pennsylvania and in Ohio. Other documents indicate that he was indentured to Reverend Tompson Smith.^[1]

Family

He married Jane/Jean.

They had the following children:

1. John Valentine
2. Mary Valentine

8 other children not yet entered.

Military

Private Barnard Valentine served with Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.

Barnard Valentine is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 342970
Rank: Private

He enlisted in the Revolutionary War and served with the 10th Regiment, Pennsylvania and the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment.

The following documents are being reviewed for information to include above:

• 1777 May: Capt Sample's Company, 10th Pennsylvania Regiment, Index. (QG29-9J2T)^[2]
• 1778 Aug: Captain Sample's Comany, 10th Pennsylvania Regiment. Notes resided in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1816. Index (QGK1-YRY4)^[3]
• 1778 Aug: Captain Sample's Company, 10th Pennsylvania Regiment. Notes resided in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1816. Index, different from above. (QG29-4XNG)^[4]
• 1778 - Sep 9 Pennsylvania: Private, artillery Hand Written(QL65-8PL7)^[5]
  • 1778 - Sep 9: On Command at artillery Continental Line. Index. (QG29-SG3Y)^[6]
  • 1778 - Sep 9: The Pennsylvania Line, Private, Index Different from above. (QGK1-BJ37)^[7]
• 1780 - May: Captain Robert Samples Company "Command and Commisary General" Index. (QG2M-6CW5)^[8]
• 1780 - Apr: "On Command Commisary General's then May 2 Mustered then Captain Sample's Company" 10th Pennsylvania Regiment. Index (QG29-W8LF)^[9]
• 1780 - Sep 1: Capt Robert Samples Company and Commisary General. Index (QGK1-1ZN5)^[10]
• 1816 - Resided in Mifflin County, Served 9th (?) Company, Continental Line Private, Index, (QG29-SGVF)^[11]
• 1818 - Aug 15: Private Payment of $8/month $48/year. Payments stopped Sep 1820(Q24Q-V24G)^[12]
• 1820 - Pennsylvania. List of Pensioners. Listed as a private. (QG2M-66XX)^[13]
• Pension File^[14]

Residence

• 1810 Fermanagh, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States^[15]
• 1810, December 11, Juniata Valley, Pennsylvania, United States. Barnabas subscribed to an agreement at a schoolhouse. ^[16]
• 1820 Rush Creek, Fairfield, Ohio, United States^[17]
• 1828 Hopewell Township, Perry, Ohio, United States^[18]
• 1830 Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States^[19]

Death

Barnard died on July 14, 1831 in Hopewell Township, Perry, United States, aged 74.

Research Notes

Adopted profile biography in progress; gathering sources.

Sources

1. ↑ ("Barnabas Valentine," Thad Nelson Valentine, Jr. aka Thad M. Taylor (deceased), (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/a/y/Thad-M-Taylor/BOOK-0001/0000-0001.html))
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-9J2T : Fri Oct 06 00:39:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Barnard Valentine, May 1777.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-YRY4 : 16 March 2018), Barnard Valentine, Aug 1778; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229247.
4. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-4XNG : Fri Oct 06 05:55:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Barnard Valentine, August 1778.
5. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-8PL7 : 20 February 2021), Barney Valentine, 09 Sep 1778; citing 09 Sep 1778, Pennsylvania, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,363.
6. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-SG3Y : Fri Oct 06 11:17:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Barney Valentine, 9 September 1778.
7. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-BJ37 : Fri Oct 06 04:23:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Barney Valentine, 9 September 1778.
8. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-6CW5 : Thu Oct 05 19:40:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Barn'd Valentine, 2 May 1780.
9. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-W8LF : 1 March 2021), Barnard Valentine, Apr 1780; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229253.
10. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-1ZN5 : Fri Oct 06 04:44:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Barn'd Valentine, 1 September 1780.
11. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-SGVF : Thu Oct 05 20:07:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Barnard Valentine, 1816.
12. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-V24G : Sat Dec 09 06:49:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Bernard Valentine, 15 Aug 1818.
13. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-66XX : Fri Oct 06 11:36:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Bernard Valentine, 1820.
14. ↑ (https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/10737964?cid=mem_copy)
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2F-R7X : Thu Oct 05 17:42:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Bernard Calentine, 1810.
16. ↑ Everts, Peck, and Richards, "History of the Susqueanna and Juniata Valleys, Pennsylvania," Jas. B Rogers printing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1886, pg 860, Archive.com, image 860 (https://archive.org/details/historyofthatpar01elli/page/860/mode/2up?q=valentine)
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-V8Q : accessed 20 December 2019), Barnabas Galentine, Rush Creek, Fairfield, Ohio, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 181,393.
18. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FJN-8BZM : 21 October 2019), Barnabas Valantine, 1828; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Hopewell Township, Perry, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849272.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5G-JS5 : 18 August 2015), Barnabas Valentine, Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing 406, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 137; FHL microfilm 337,948.

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 June 2022, 18:04), entry for Barnabas Valentine (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:96DD-4Q2 ); contributed by various users.