Benjamin was the son of Samuel Barnett and his wife Amy (Ame) Rogers, sister of Major Robert Rogers the notable Ranger during the French and Indian War (1755-1763). Samuel and his family had moved to Newbury on the New Hampshire Grants, then under the Province of New York, by 1770, when his name was included on a list of the heads of families living there. Benjamin's siblings were at the least 2 brothers: Samuel (1746-1814) and John (1758-1781).
In 1775, Benjamin served 12 days as a Private in Captain Thomas Johnson's Minutemen Company, Colonel Peter Olcott's Militia Regiment on the New Hampshire Grants (Vermont) in the service of the Country. Captain Johnson's Minutemen Company was formed in Newbury, May 16, 1775.
In or about 1776, Benjamin served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, raised by order of Colonel Peter Olcott, for the defense of the frontiers of the State of Vermont.
On August 14, 1776, Benjamin enlisted as a Private and served to at least September 20th in Captain Joseph Hatch's Company of Rangers (Minutemen) under the command of Major Joab Hoisington of Colonel William Williams' Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Province of New York.
In February 1777, Benjamin, of Newbury, enlisted at Haverhill, New Hampshire, as a Private for 3 years in Captain John House's Company, Colonel Joseph Cilley's Regiment of the New Hampshire Line. On March 17, 1777, he was mustered in as a 20 year old able bodied and effective soldier. Benjamin continued to serve in this Corps and in the service of the United States until February, 1780, when he was discharged at Danbury, Connecticut. During this term of service, he was in the Battles at Stillwater and Saratoga (September and October, 1777) and the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (June 28, 1778) plus several smaller engagements.
On February 1, 1780, Benjamin was appointed Sergeant for a 2 month term in a Company commanded by Nehemiah Lovewell raised by Order of Colonel Peter Olcott for the defense of the Frontiers of the state of Vermont.
In 1780, Benjamin served 6 days and 40 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
On July 1, 1780, Benjamin enlisted for a term of 6 months as a Private in Captain Samuel Runals Company of Foot from the State of New Hampshire in the Service of the United States of America Stationed on the Western frontiers under the command of Major Whitcomb. This Company was mustered at Newbury, November 20, 1780, and discharged, November 22, 1780.
From October 1, 1780 to May 8, 1781, Benjamin served as a Private 1 month and 7 days in a party of men belonging to Colonel Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Captain Frye Bayley, employed in scouting.
In the year 1780 and before May, 1781, Benjamin also served 19 days as a Private in Captain Simeon Steven's Newbury Company under the command of Colonel Peter Olcott, guarding and scouting in the sundry alarms and guarding prisoners.
In 1781, Benjamin served 3 days and traveled 10 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
Benjamin married Mary Miller, daughter of Hugh Miller and Mary Rogers (b. August 3, 1736 in Methuen, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay) a sister of Major Robert Rogers the Ranger.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791) of Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, Benjamin was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 2 Free White Males under 16, and 4 Free White Females. Benjamin's oldest son John was born in 1783.
In March, 1795, Benjamin moved from Bradford, Orange County, Vermont with his father-in-law, Hugh Miller; mother-in-law, Mary (Rogers) Miller (b. 1736); and their 8 children and 2 other sons-in-law, to Richford, Franklin County, Vermont where they became the Town's 1st permanent settlers.
Having a chance to use some land without paying rent, Benjamin moved to Sutton, Province of Québec, Canada about the year 1812. He never took the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, and during the War of 1812, he moved back into Vermont and resided in the Town of Bolton, Chittenden County. After peace was made, he returned to Canada and resided there 2 years. He then moved back to Richford where he died.
References:
(1) "History of Newbury, Vermont, From the Discovery of the Coos Country to Present Time. With Genealogical Records of Many Families" by Frederic P. Wells, 1902, page 460
(2) US Federal Military Pension File No. S.38,523
(3) "State of Vermont - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783" by John E. Goodrich, 1904, pages 2-4, 147-148, 328-329, 368-372, 555-556, 639-641, 651-653, 663-665 and 833-834
(4) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777:" Vol. I - of War Rolls, Vol. XIV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1885, pages 607 and 608
(5) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, May, 1777, to 1780:" Vol. II - of War Rolls, Vol. XV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1886, pages 424, 425, 710 and 714
(6) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War," Vol. III - of War Rolls, Vol. XVI - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1887, pages 168-170, 197, and 200
(7) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 147 and 148
(8) "History of Broome County Québec From the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time - With Records of Some Early Families" Volume I, by Earnest M. Taylor, 1908, pages 12, 258 and 259
In 1775, Benjamin served 12 days as a Private in Captain Thomas Johnson's Minutemen Company, Colonel Peter Olcott's Militia Regiment on the New Hampshire Grants (Vermont) in the service of the Country. Captain Johnson's Minutemen Company was formed in Newbury, May 16, 1775.
In or about 1776, Benjamin served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, raised by order of Colonel Peter Olcott, for the defense of the frontiers of the State of Vermont.
On August 14, 1776, Benjamin enlisted as a Private and served to at least September 20th in Captain Joseph Hatch's Company of Rangers (Minutemen) under the command of Major Joab Hoisington of Colonel William Williams' Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Province of New York.
In February 1777, Benjamin, of Newbury, enlisted at Haverhill, New Hampshire, as a Private for 3 years in Captain John House's Company, Colonel Joseph Cilley's Regiment of the New Hampshire Line. On March 17, 1777, he was mustered in as a 20 year old able bodied and effective soldier. Benjamin continued to serve in this Corps and in the service of the United States until February, 1780, when he was discharged at Danbury, Connecticut. During this term of service, he was in the Battles at Stillwater and Saratoga (September and October, 1777) and the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (June 28, 1778) plus several smaller engagements.
On February 1, 1780, Benjamin was appointed Sergeant for a 2 month term in a Company commanded by Nehemiah Lovewell raised by Order of Colonel Peter Olcott for the defense of the Frontiers of the state of Vermont.
In 1780, Benjamin served 6 days and 40 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
On July 1, 1780, Benjamin enlisted for a term of 6 months as a Private in Captain Samuel Runals Company of Foot from the State of New Hampshire in the Service of the United States of America Stationed on the Western frontiers under the command of Major Whitcomb. This Company was mustered at Newbury, November 20, 1780, and discharged, November 22, 1780.
From October 1, 1780 to May 8, 1781, Benjamin served as a Private 1 month and 7 days in a party of men belonging to Colonel Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Captain Frye Bayley, employed in scouting.
In the year 1780 and before May, 1781, Benjamin also served 19 days as a Private in Captain Simeon Steven's Newbury Company under the command of Colonel Peter Olcott, guarding and scouting in the sundry alarms and guarding prisoners.
In 1781, Benjamin served 3 days and traveled 10 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
Benjamin married Mary Miller, daughter of Hugh Miller and Mary Rogers (b. August 3, 1736 in Methuen, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay) a sister of Major Robert Rogers the Ranger.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791) of Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, Benjamin was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 2 Free White Males under 16, and 4 Free White Females. Benjamin's oldest son John was born in 1783.
In March, 1795, Benjamin moved from Bradford, Orange County, Vermont with his father-in-law, Hugh Miller; mother-in-law, Mary (Rogers) Miller (b. 1736); and their 8 children and 2 other sons-in-law, to Richford, Franklin County, Vermont where they became the Town's 1st permanent settlers.
Having a chance to use some land without paying rent, Benjamin moved to Sutton, Province of Québec, Canada about the year 1812. He never took the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, and during the War of 1812, he moved back into Vermont and resided in the Town of Bolton, Chittenden County. After peace was made, he returned to Canada and resided there 2 years. He then moved back to Richford where he died.
References:
(1) "History of Newbury, Vermont, From the Discovery of the Coos Country to Present Time. With Genealogical Records of Many Families" by Frederic P. Wells, 1902, page 460
(2) US Federal Military Pension File No. S.38,523
(3) "State of Vermont - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783" by John E. Goodrich, 1904, pages 2-4, 147-148, 328-329, 368-372, 555-556, 639-641, 651-653, 663-665 and 833-834
(4) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777:" Vol. I - of War Rolls, Vol. XIV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1885, pages 607 and 608
(5) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, May, 1777, to 1780:" Vol. II - of War Rolls, Vol. XV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1886, pages 424, 425, 710 and 714
(6) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War," Vol. III - of War Rolls, Vol. XVI - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1887, pages 168-170, 197, and 200
(7) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 147 and 148
(8) "History of Broome County Québec From the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time - With Records of Some Early Families" Volume I, by Earnest M. Taylor, 1908, pages 12, 258 and 259
Benjamin was the son of Samuel Barnett and his wife Amy (Ame) Rogers, sister of Major Robert Rogers the notable Ranger during the French and Indian War (1755-1763). Samuel and his family had moved to Newbury on the New Hampshire Grants, then under the Province of New York, by 1770, when his name was included on a list of the heads of families living there. Benjamin's siblings were at the least 2 brothers: Samuel (1746-1814) and John (1758-1781).
In 1775, Benjamin served 12 days as a Private in Captain Thomas Johnson's Minutemen Company, Colonel Peter Olcott's Militia Regiment on the New Hampshire Grants (Vermont) in the service of the Country. Captain Johnson's Minutemen Company was formed in Newbury, May 16, 1775.
In or about 1776, Benjamin served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, raised by order of Colonel Peter Olcott, for the defense of the frontiers of the State of Vermont.
On August 14, 1776, Benjamin enlisted as a Private and served to at least September 20th in Captain Joseph Hatch's Company of Rangers (Minutemen) under the command of Major Joab Hoisington of Colonel William Williams' Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Province of New York.
In February 1777, Benjamin, of Newbury, enlisted at Haverhill, New Hampshire, as a Private for 3 years in Captain John House's Company, Colonel Joseph Cilley's Regiment of the New Hampshire Line. On March 17, 1777, he was mustered in as a 20 year old able bodied and effective soldier. Benjamin continued to serve in this Corps and in the service of the United States until February, 1780, when he was discharged at Danbury, Connecticut. During this term of service, he was in the Battles at Stillwater and Saratoga (September and October, 1777) and the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (June 28, 1778) plus several smaller engagements.
On February 1, 1780, Benjamin was appointed Sergeant for a 2 month term in a Company commanded by Nehemiah Lovewell raised by Order of Colonel Peter Olcott for the defense of the Frontiers of the state of Vermont.
In 1780, Benjamin served 6 days and 40 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
On July 1, 1780, Benjamin enlisted for a term of 6 months as a Private in Captain Samuel Runals Company of Foot from the State of New Hampshire in the Service of the United States of America Stationed on the Western frontiers under the command of Major Whitcomb. This Company was mustered at Newbury, November 20, 1780, and discharged, November 22, 1780.
From October 1, 1780 to May 8, 1781, Benjamin served as a Private 1 month and 7 days in a party of men belonging to Colonel Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Captain Frye Bayley, employed in scouting.
In the year 1780 and before May, 1781, Benjamin also served 19 days as a Private in Captain Simeon Steven's Newbury Company under the command of Colonel Peter Olcott, guarding and scouting in the sundry alarms and guarding prisoners.
In 1781, Benjamin served 3 days and traveled 10 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
Benjamin married Mary Miller, daughter of Hugh Miller and Mary Rogers (b. August 3, 1736 in Methuen, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay) a sister of Major Robert Rogers the Ranger.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791) of Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, Benjamin was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 2 Free White Males under 16, and 4 Free White Females. Benjamin's oldest son John was born in 1783.
In March, 1795, Benjamin moved from Bradford, Orange County, Vermont with his father-in-law, Hugh Miller; mother-in-law, Mary (Rogers) Miller (b. 1736); and their 8 children and 2 other sons-in-law, to Richford, Franklin County, Vermont where they became the Town's 1st permanent settlers.
Having a chance to use some land without paying rent, Benjamin moved to Sutton, Province of Québec, Canada about the year 1812. He never took the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, and during the War of 1812, he moved back into Vermont and resided in the Town of Bolton, Chittenden County. After peace was made, he returned to Canada and resided there 2 years. He then moved back to Richford where he died.
References:
(1) "History of Newbury, Vermont, From the Discovery of the Coos Country to Present Time. With Genealogical Records of Many Families" by Frederic P. Wells, 1902, page 460
(2) US Federal Military Pension File No. S.38,523
(3) "State of Vermont - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783" by John E. Goodrich, 1904, pages 2-4, 147-148, 328-329, 368-372, 555-556, 639-641, 651-653, 663-665 and 833-834
(4) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777:" Vol. I - of War Rolls, Vol. XIV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1885, pages 607 and 608
(5) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, May, 1777, to 1780:" Vol. II - of War Rolls, Vol. XV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1886, pages 424, 425, 710 and 714
(6) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War," Vol. III - of War Rolls, Vol. XVI - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1887, pages 168-170, 197, and 200
(7) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 147 and 148
(8) "History of Broome County Québec From the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time - With Records of Some Early Families" Volume I, by Earnest M. Taylor, 1908, pages 12, 258 and 259
In 1775, Benjamin served 12 days as a Private in Captain Thomas Johnson's Minutemen Company, Colonel Peter Olcott's Militia Regiment on the New Hampshire Grants (Vermont) in the service of the Country. Captain Johnson's Minutemen Company was formed in Newbury, May 16, 1775.
In or about 1776, Benjamin served 2 months as a Sergeant in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, raised by order of Colonel Peter Olcott, for the defense of the frontiers of the State of Vermont.
On August 14, 1776, Benjamin enlisted as a Private and served to at least September 20th in Captain Joseph Hatch's Company of Rangers (Minutemen) under the command of Major Joab Hoisington of Colonel William Williams' Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Province of New York.
In February 1777, Benjamin, of Newbury, enlisted at Haverhill, New Hampshire, as a Private for 3 years in Captain John House's Company, Colonel Joseph Cilley's Regiment of the New Hampshire Line. On March 17, 1777, he was mustered in as a 20 year old able bodied and effective soldier. Benjamin continued to serve in this Corps and in the service of the United States until February, 1780, when he was discharged at Danbury, Connecticut. During this term of service, he was in the Battles at Stillwater and Saratoga (September and October, 1777) and the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (June 28, 1778) plus several smaller engagements.
On February 1, 1780, Benjamin was appointed Sergeant for a 2 month term in a Company commanded by Nehemiah Lovewell raised by Order of Colonel Peter Olcott for the defense of the Frontiers of the state of Vermont.
In 1780, Benjamin served 6 days and 40 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
On July 1, 1780, Benjamin enlisted for a term of 6 months as a Private in Captain Samuel Runals Company of Foot from the State of New Hampshire in the Service of the United States of America Stationed on the Western frontiers under the command of Major Whitcomb. This Company was mustered at Newbury, November 20, 1780, and discharged, November 22, 1780.
From October 1, 1780 to May 8, 1781, Benjamin served as a Private 1 month and 7 days in a party of men belonging to Colonel Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Captain Frye Bayley, employed in scouting.
In the year 1780 and before May, 1781, Benjamin also served 19 days as a Private in Captain Simeon Steven's Newbury Company under the command of Colonel Peter Olcott, guarding and scouting in the sundry alarms and guarding prisoners.
In 1781, Benjamin served 3 days and traveled 10 miles as a Private on a Scout from Moretown (Bradford) under the command of Major John Barron.
Benjamin married Mary Miller, daughter of Hugh Miller and Mary Rogers (b. August 3, 1736 in Methuen, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay) a sister of Major Robert Rogers the Ranger.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791) of Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, Benjamin was enumerated as the Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 2 Free White Males under 16, and 4 Free White Females. Benjamin's oldest son John was born in 1783.
In March, 1795, Benjamin moved from Bradford, Orange County, Vermont with his father-in-law, Hugh Miller; mother-in-law, Mary (Rogers) Miller (b. 1736); and their 8 children and 2 other sons-in-law, to Richford, Franklin County, Vermont where they became the Town's 1st permanent settlers.
Having a chance to use some land without paying rent, Benjamin moved to Sutton, Province of Québec, Canada about the year 1812. He never took the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, and during the War of 1812, he moved back into Vermont and resided in the Town of Bolton, Chittenden County. After peace was made, he returned to Canada and resided there 2 years. He then moved back to Richford where he died.
References:
(1) "History of Newbury, Vermont, From the Discovery of the Coos Country to Present Time. With Genealogical Records of Many Families" by Frederic P. Wells, 1902, page 460
(2) US Federal Military Pension File No. S.38,523
(3) "State of Vermont - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783" by John E. Goodrich, 1904, pages 2-4, 147-148, 328-329, 368-372, 555-556, 639-641, 651-653, 663-665 and 833-834
(4) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777:" Vol. I - of War Rolls, Vol. XIV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1885, pages 607 and 608
(5) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, May, 1777, to 1780:" Vol. II - of War Rolls, Vol. XV - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1886, pages 424, 425, 710 and 714
(6) "The State of New Hampshire - Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War," Vol. III - of War Rolls, Vol. XVI - of the Series, by Isaac W. Hammond, 1887, pages 168-170, 197, and 200
(7) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT., for 1882-83" by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 147 and 148
(8) "History of Broome County Québec From the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time - With Records of Some Early Families" Volume I, by Earnest M. Taylor, 1908, pages 12, 258 and 259
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