I have ready many posts regarding Barnetts in the southern states. My ancestor, Alexander Barnett was born in VA., fought in the Rev. War in S.C., then migrated to Kentucky. His descendants went to Ill., where my grandfather was born.
He had a large number of siblings, so, my question is: does anyone from these families in the South know of having VA. roots, particularly William Barnett?

thank you,

Sue Barnett Gaumer

My wife comes from a Virginia Quaker Barnett line. The earliest ancestor was a John Barnett, ca. 1680-1765. These Barnetts subsequently went to Ohio & Indiana; then Iowa & Nebraska; then Oregon. If this is your line, a good resource is Rita Hineman Townsend's Hutchins-Hutchens. Descendants of Strangeman Hutchins. Born 1707, of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin Countyy, North Carolina, because they intermarried with the Hutchins family

Most of the Barnett's in the South are descendants of two brothers, Robert and James, who migrated from Pennsylvania to Virginia. (According to Pennsylvania Genealogies-Chiefly Scotch and Irish.) Their ancestors were originally from Ireland. The descendants of these two brothers have spread across the country.

My ggggrandfather, James Barnett, was born in Virginia and died in Kentucky. His father, William, was born in Pennsylvania and died in Indiana.

When and where was your William Barnett born? You can e-mail me privately at mizkitty92@hotmail.com

Karen Barnett

Thank you for responding. My Barnetts did not migrate to the states that you mentioned. An interesting point is that my ggrandfather married a Hutchin, but he is not from the same line as Strangeman. It is no wonder that searching our ancestors can get very confusing.

Thank you again.

My Barnett's are from southern Illinois. The earliest I can verify is Joseph Barnett,born around 1800. His father MAY have been David Barnett, but not sure. Does any one have any other information. Were they from Virginia? Thanks.

In my research recently of the same Alexander that Sue is researching, I came across of a legal record showing a James Barnett renting land in Culpeper Co. VA at about the time of Alexander's birth (1754).

Does anyone have information about this James Barnett?

Allan Barnett

is it william allen barnett?

I don't know the middle name.

my ancestor-william barnett-moved from nelson co., VA to Madison co, KY in the 1790's. is this of interest?

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond - for some reason I wasn't notified of this response, or missed it.
I would be very interested in the information on your line.

Thank you,

Sue Barnett Gaumer
sgaumer@wildblue.net