Michael Barnett - Revolutionary War

Michael Barnett (1752-1852) enlisted at Augusta County, Virginia, as a private in 1779 in the Virginia Continental Line of the Revolutionary War. He was approximately 27 years old when he joined.  He was in the Army around 5 1/2 years - 18 months under Captain Patterson then ordered to the Cumberland County, Virginia courthouse and placed in Captain Kilpatrick's Unit for 13 months, then enlisted for 3 years by Captain Drew where he was marched to the Winchester Barracks then to Pointe Forte where he was stationed until peace was established.  According to Michael Barnett's pension papers, he was discharged at this time.  He probably served until 1784 around the age of 32.

Pension Application of Michael Barnett W2051

Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris

State of Tennessee }

Jefferson County } SS.

On this 10 day of December AD 1833 personally appeared in Open Court, before

our Court of Pleas and quarter sessions, being a Court of record, and having the power of fine and

imprisonment, and so constituted, by the laws of the State, Michael Barnett, a resident of the County and

State aforesaid, aged seventy one 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 provission, made by the act of

Congress passed June 7

That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in Augusta County in the State of Virginia in the year

1779 as well as he now reccollects – his memory having become verry short – by Captain Patterson for

eighteen months. He was then ordered to Cumberland Court House in the State of Virginia. he was then

placed in Captain Kilpatricks Company – was commanded by Major Estridge and Colonel Hause, under

whom he served thirteen months. There was then an opportunity given to all the eighteen months men,

who were in Service to enlist for three years or during the war This declarant again enlisted for three

years or during the war – was enlisted by Captain Drew, was then marched to the Winchester Barracks –

was commanded at that place by General Mheulenburgh [sic: Peter Muhlenberg] where he was stationed

for some months, thence he was marched to Pointe Fork [sic: Point of Fork at the confluence of James and

Rivanna rivers], where he was stationed and kept in Service, untill peace was established – it being three

years from the date of his last enlistment, and was then discharged from Service, he received a discharge

which has been lost

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he

declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state

Michael hisXmark Barnett

NOTE: On 1 March 1853 Esther Barnett, about 65, applied for a pension stating that as Esther Daniel she

married Michael Barnett in April 1817, and he died 24 March 1852. On another application dated 7 June

1853 her age is given as about 67, and on an application for bounty land dated 18 May 1855 her age is

given as 70. The file includes a copy of a bond signed in Jefferson County on 15 Apr 1817 by Michael

Barnett and John McClannahan for the marriage of Barnett to Esther Daniel.