Third son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Baldwin) Barrett, David was born in Frederick Co., Va. , on 4 May 1780.
He was married by William Hill in Frederick County on 28 Feb 1807 Lo Winifred Kirby, daughter of John Kirby of Frederick Co. , Virginia.
David and Winifred Barrett lived a short while in Virginia, but in 1811 removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where David was sent as a Captain in the Militia to help guard caravans against attacks by the Indians. Ohio in those days was heavily timbered, and the woods were inhabited by bear and other wild animals.
David's wife was constantly warned by her husband to keep the children indoors because of danger from Indians and wild animals.
There was no formal schooling in these times, and David taught his children in the home. An arithmetic, written by him in a blank leather-bound book, bearing the date 1801, is at present in the possession of the widow of his grandson, David H. Barrett. The book is filled with problems and explanations for their solution, and no doubt the bcok was passed around among the children for each to copy and learn.
Winifred Kirby was born on 12 Mar 1787, the daughter of John Kirby of Frederick County, Virginia. According to family tradition, Winifred's parents were killed when she was quite young when the wagon in which they were traveling overturned and rolled down a mountainside. The Kirbys were traveling in company with the Arthur Barretts, and the orphan Winifred was taken by the Barretts and raised as their own. Later she married their son, David.
David Barrett died on 27 Nov 1844, and is buried in a Quaker cemetery in Flushing in Belmont Co. , Ohio. After his death, Winifred lived with her children until her death at Cadiz, Ohio, on 11 Jun 1867. She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Harrison County.
(The Barrett Family by Frederic Barrett Emery, M. D.)
He was married by William Hill in Frederick County on 28 Feb 1807 Lo Winifred Kirby, daughter of John Kirby of Frederick Co. , Virginia.
David and Winifred Barrett lived a short while in Virginia, but in 1811 removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where David was sent as a Captain in the Militia to help guard caravans against attacks by the Indians. Ohio in those days was heavily timbered, and the woods were inhabited by bear and other wild animals.
David's wife was constantly warned by her husband to keep the children indoors because of danger from Indians and wild animals.
There was no formal schooling in these times, and David taught his children in the home. An arithmetic, written by him in a blank leather-bound book, bearing the date 1801, is at present in the possession of the widow of his grandson, David H. Barrett. The book is filled with problems and explanations for their solution, and no doubt the bcok was passed around among the children for each to copy and learn.
Winifred Kirby was born on 12 Mar 1787, the daughter of John Kirby of Frederick County, Virginia. According to family tradition, Winifred's parents were killed when she was quite young when the wagon in which they were traveling overturned and rolled down a mountainside. The Kirbys were traveling in company with the Arthur Barretts, and the orphan Winifred was taken by the Barretts and raised as their own. Later she married their son, David.
David Barrett died on 27 Nov 1844, and is buried in a Quaker cemetery in Flushing in Belmont Co. , Ohio. After his death, Winifred lived with her children until her death at Cadiz, Ohio, on 11 Jun 1867. She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Harrison County.
(The Barrett Family by Frederic Barrett Emery, M. D.)
Third son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Baldwin) Barrett, David was born in Frederick Co., Va. , on 4 May 1780.
He was married by William Hill in Frederick County on 28 Feb 1807 Lo Winifred Kirby, daughter of John Kirby of Frederick Co. , Virginia.
David and Winifred Barrett lived a short while in Virginia, but in 1811 removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where David was sent as a Captain in the Militia to help guard caravans against attacks by the Indians. Ohio in those days was heavily timbered, and the woods were inhabited by bear and other wild animals.
David's wife was constantly warned by her husband to keep the children indoors because of danger from Indians and wild animals.
There was no formal schooling in these times, and David taught his children in the home. An arithmetic, written by him in a blank leather-bound book, bearing the date 1801, is at present in the possession of the widow of his grandson, David H. Barrett. The book is filled with problems and explanations for their solution, and no doubt the bcok was passed around among the children for each to copy and learn.
Winifred Kirby was born on 12 Mar 1787, the daughter of John Kirby of Frederick County, Virginia. According to family tradition, Winifred's parents were killed when she was quite young when the wagon in which they were traveling overturned and rolled down a mountainside. The Kirbys were traveling in company with the Arthur Barretts, and the orphan Winifred was taken by the Barretts and raised as their own. Later she married their son, David.
David Barrett died on 27 Nov 1844, and is buried in a Quaker cemetery in Flushing in Belmont Co. , Ohio. After his death, Winifred lived with her children until her death at Cadiz, Ohio, on 11 Jun 1867. She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Harrison County.
(The Barrett Family by Frederic Barrett Emery, M. D.)
He was married by William Hill in Frederick County on 28 Feb 1807 Lo Winifred Kirby, daughter of John Kirby of Frederick Co. , Virginia.
David and Winifred Barrett lived a short while in Virginia, but in 1811 removed to Belmont County, Ohio, where David was sent as a Captain in the Militia to help guard caravans against attacks by the Indians. Ohio in those days was heavily timbered, and the woods were inhabited by bear and other wild animals.
David's wife was constantly warned by her husband to keep the children indoors because of danger from Indians and wild animals.
There was no formal schooling in these times, and David taught his children in the home. An arithmetic, written by him in a blank leather-bound book, bearing the date 1801, is at present in the possession of the widow of his grandson, David H. Barrett. The book is filled with problems and explanations for their solution, and no doubt the bcok was passed around among the children for each to copy and learn.
Winifred Kirby was born on 12 Mar 1787, the daughter of John Kirby of Frederick County, Virginia. According to family tradition, Winifred's parents were killed when she was quite young when the wagon in which they were traveling overturned and rolled down a mountainside. The Kirbys were traveling in company with the Arthur Barretts, and the orphan Winifred was taken by the Barretts and raised as their own. Later she married their son, David.
David Barrett died on 27 Nov 1844, and is buried in a Quaker cemetery in Flushing in Belmont Co. , Ohio. After his death, Winifred lived with her children until her death at Cadiz, Ohio, on 11 Jun 1867. She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Harrison County.
(The Barrett Family by Frederic Barrett Emery, M. D.)
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