Date of Baptism: 20 May 1678

John Barnett
Birth: 16 Aug 1678 Ireland
Death: 3 Nov 1735 (aged 57) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Christ Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial #: 125851304
Bio: Date of Baptism: 20 May 1678
Information taken from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography - Vol. 1 - 1877.
Will Book A, Vol. 1, page #15 Lancaster County Archives
Proved Oct. 1, 1734
JOHN BARNETT
deceased
IN the name of God AMEN I John Barnett being weak but of perfect memory blefed be God I first commit my soul to the lord and my Body to the Grave my hope of a betfed resurrection first I leave to my well be loved Wife the sum of Twenty pounds to be payed out of the Cattell & crop that is now on ye ground and the remainder of ye Crop to maintain her & the family and next I leave to my beloved Sons John and Joseph my plantation Equally to be divided between them and if it please God that one of them Dy's the other shall have it all ans in case that both dye I leave it to my well Beloved sons Robert & James equally to be divided but if it Pleas God to Spair John and Joseph to the Years of Mattorety and John desire to have all the place it shall be valued by two Indifferent men and John shall pay to Joseph the half of the said Value and I leave to my son John one Black year old Colt and to John and Joseph I leave my Working horses namely one Horse & too mean to each an equal part and to my Beloved daughter Rebeckah I leave one Bay horse Colt cuning three year old and two cows to be given her afs the Stock when it will Suit best with her Convenience and my wife's - and to my beloved Daughter Mary I leave one Black Mare six year old and if she live on the Place with her mother and ye boys till she come to Age she shall then have two cows and in case gos to her own hand she shall have but one cow when she is of Age and for and in consideration of Ten Pounds payed to me in hand by by son Robert I leave my son Robert One hundred and fifty nine acres of land that is to say the warrant right and survey which he hath now In possession on the South East End of the land I leave and bequeath to my Daughter Jean one Red Colt and white faced Heffer Coming two year old and one rug Or bed quilt this is my Will and Testament given under my hand this first Day of July in ye Year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1734
John ( His mark)Barnett (Seal)
Wittiness Present Allexr. Davidson, James Whithill

I order ye Management of my affairs at my decease into the hands of my well beloved Wife and my son Robert as Administrators and Guardians to the Children whill under age.
Will proved Oct. 1, 1734
Children according to Will:
1. Robert Barnett, Born: 10 March 1701, Londonderry, Ireland; died: Aug 1764, Orange, NC(1797?)
2. James Barnett, Born: 1703, Londonderry Cath, Londonderry, Ireland; Christened:23 May 1703, Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland. He married Jane Johnson, 24 June 1723
3. John E. Barnett, Born: Mar 1705, Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland; Died: 20 Jan 1785, Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
4. Joseph Barnett, Born: 1708, Londonderry, Ireland
5. Mary Barnett, Born: 1710, Londonderry, Ireland
6. Jean/Jeanetta Barnett, Born: 1713-15, Londonderry, Ireland; Died: 1787
7. Rebeckah Barnett, Born: Abt 1717, Londonderry, Ireland
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Added: 3 Mar 2014
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