Jonathan Barrett (1769 - 1846)

Born 1769 in White Hall, Frederick County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (George) Barrett — married 9 Nov 1787 in Frederick, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1846 at about age 77 in Highland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jonathan was born in 1769. Jonathan Barrett was the son of Benjamin Barrett and Eleanor Rogers. He passed away in 1846. Jonathan Barrett died at the age of 77 and is buried in the Fairfield Cemetery, Highland Co., Ohio

Information

BARRETT, Jonathan & w, Rachel, & ch, Jesse, Benjamin, Ellis, Levi & Lydia, received on certificate from Hopewell Monthly Meeting, VA (received 1805, 12, 12; cert dtd 1805, 9, 2.

BARRETT, Jonathan & w, Rachel (form George) reported marrying contrary to discipline and dismissed 1788, 1, 7.

(same page): 1797, 8, 7. Jonathan & w, Rachel, reinstated.

1797, 11, 6. Jesse, Benjamin & Ellis, ch Jonathan, received on request.

1805, 9, 2. Jonathan & w, Rachel, & ch, Jesse, Benjamin, Ellis, Levi & Lydia granted certificate to Miami MM.

Born in Hopewell VA 11-5-1762. Came to Highland County Ohio about 1807. HIGHLAND COUNTY OHIO DEED BOOK 11,PAGE 584 20 OCT 1809 "NATH'L POPE AND MARTHA HIS WIFE TO JONATHAN BARRETT, 302 ACRES"

from "History of the Early Settlement of Highland Co, Ohio" by Daniel Scott

"In 1805 Jonathan Barrett, from VA, bought out Nathaniel Pope, on Hardin's Creek and settled there. His brother Richard, and his brother-in-law Henry Cowgill, came with him. Richard settled on Fall Creek, near the farm known as the old Fairley Place, Cowgill settled in the same neighborhood." "Oct 1808-Richard Barrett elected clerk for Board of Com-missioners."

Descendants of Jonathan BARRETT

1 Jonathan BARRETT b: June 11, 1762 in White Hall, Frederick Co., VA src: LDS Ancestral Files d: March 29, 1840 Interesting Notes: September 2, 1805 Granted certificate to Miami MM Source: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p. 363 Residence: 1807 Moved to Highland Co., OH Religion/Church: January 7, 1788 Reported to marry contrary to discipline, disowned./Reinstated 8/7/1797 Source: Hopewell MM, Enc American Quaker Genealogy, p. 363

+Rachel George b: ABT 1768 d: October 17, 1857 Interesting Notes: September 2, 1805 Granted certificate to Miami MM Father: Ellis GEORGE Mother: Lydia LEWIS

Barrett family land can be viewed in the plat maps of Fairfield, Highland Co., Ohio in the Barrett family folder.

Marriage

date

location

Rachel George

Children

Jesse Barrett born in 1788

Elenor Barrett born in FRED CO VA, 9 JUL 1788;

HANNAH BARRETT born in FRED CO VA, 1790;

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BARRETT born in 1790

Ellis Barrett Sr. born in 1793

LEVI BARRETT born in 1799

LYDIA BARRETT born in WINCHESTER VA, 1801; date of death: 1848;

RACHEL BARRETT born in 1808

Census

1820

location:Fairfield, Highland, Ohio

(7 people) ^[1]

1830

location: Fairfield, Highland, Ohio

(2 older people) ^[2]

Further research: census accessed at ancestry.com

Jonathan Barret was on the 1810 tax list for Fairfield, Highland Co., Ohio. 1810 census for Ohio is not available

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGQ-HSX : accessed 1 December 2019), Jonathan Barrett, Fairfield, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing p. 59, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92; FHL microfilm 181,398.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGK-JY6 : 19 August 2017), Jonathan Barrett, Fairfield, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing 68, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 337,944.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #131285080
• Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, p. 23
• Hinshaw, vol. VI, p. 363 (records of Hopewell MM, VA)
• From Laurie's Family Tree on RootsWeb/WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=corbettk6&id=I573
• Further information on the George, Lewis and Barrett families can be found at:

http://www.the-roundup.com/quaker/george/geoquaker.html

Acknowledgements

• Barrett-3373 was created by Kyndahl Johnson through the import of Family Tree_2015-01-17.ged on Jan 18, 2015.