Life History

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• MICAJAH BARNETT (JOSEPH, JOHN, WILLIAM) was born May 13, 1760, and died Unknown. He married JENE. She was born May 12, 1762, and died Unknown. Name 2: Micajah Cicero Barnett
  --  Descendants Of John Barnett And Catherine Farrar, http://geocities.com/highlandcelt/BarnettFamily.htm?20089
  
  Another genealogy reports the many children of Micajah and Jane/Jene.
  
  Micajah Cicero Barnett 13 May 1760 in Goochland, Virginia, Died 9 Jan 1837 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina
  Spouse Jane Jene GLENN 1762-1812
  Joseph BARNETT
  Richard BARNETT 1789 -
  Martha BARNETT 1790 - 1813
  Micajah C BARNETT 1793 -
  Lucy BARNETT 1793 - 1813
  Sarah Glen BARNETT 1793 - 1812
  Jesse Barnett 1795 - 1872
  Luis BARNETT 1797 - 1823
  Elijah BARNETT 1799 - 1884
  Susanna BARNETT 1800 - 1826
  Joroyal BARNETT 1802 - 1854
  Jenny BARNETT 1803 - 1812
  Jorial R Barnett 1808 - 1880
  --  Barnett Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5784840/person/-674177267
  
  One Barnett descendant refers to a second wife, of whom I have not found further information.  This could be the mother of Javan, the youngest child named in Micajah's will, whom some genealogies report (without documentation) as born 5 July 1816.  Jane Glen Barnett died in 1812, so Javan had a different mother.
  
  "I found this page when looking for information on Micajah Barnett Sr.  His son, Micajah Barnett Jr was my grandmother's great-grandfather according to our family records.  I only have 6 children listed for Micajah Sr, but have learned there were up to 14 in the mixed family after the second marriage.  Information on the mother of Micajah Barnett Jr would be very welcome and appreciated as it would help me trace the line between myself and the family."
  --  Jennifer Fishburn, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 February 2012
  
  Note that this list has one child named Joroyall, b 1802 and another Jorial b 1808.  These names are variations of the same name.  But perhaps this list is correct that there were two children.  Other lists have only one child listed with a variation of this name.  None of the earlier ones I found had wives of this child.  One difference is in the death date, which supports the idea that there were two children with these similar names.  This source does not give sources for these birth and death dates.  The list also includes a Joseph, which would be a duplicate or Joroyall/Jorial.
  
  Another genealogy, for instance, has mostly the same children, but has only Joroyal and no Jorial separately, with no dates.  That list also adds Janylhen Barnett, and leaves out Micajah Jr. and Joseph.
  --  Stanford University, Barnett (no longer online), http://www.stanford.edu/~melbar/BARNETT/WC02/WC02_023.HTM
  
  Micajah was recorded in the 1790 and 1800 censuses in Spartanburg County/District of South Carolina.  Several members of his families are in nearby households, including his father Joseph and his Uncle Edward.  The Barnett name is spelled with only one T in the 1790 census.
  
  1790 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Micajah Barnet
  Number of Free White Males Under 16: 1     Number of Free White Males 16 and Over: 1
  Number of Free White Females: 2
  
  In 1800 the household of Micajah Barnett is recorded next door to his father Joseph.  On the other side of Joseph is Joseph's brother Edward Barnett.
  
  1800 Federal Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Micajah Barnett
  Free White Males Under 10: 3     Free White Males 16 to 25: 1  Free White Males 26 to 44: 1
  Free White Females Under 10:3     Free White Females 26 to 44: 1
  Number of Slaves: 1
  Number of Household Members Under 16 : 6      Number of Household Members Over 25 : 2
  Number of Household Members: 9
  
  Micajah is buried in the Camp Croft State Park, near Spartanburg, South Carolina.  The Cemetery goes by different names, the Barnett Family Cemetery, Cedar Springs Cemetery or Cedar Springs Baptist Cemetery.
  
  In 1810, Micajah is the only Barnett on his page of the census for Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and none on nearby pages.  The specific location is uncertain.
  
  1810 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Micajah Barnett
  Free White Males Under 10: 2     Free White Males 10 to 15: 2
  Free White Males 16 to 25: 1     Free White Males 45 and Over: 1
  Free White Females Under 10: 2     Free White Females 16 to 25: 2
  Free White Females 45 and Over: 1
  Numbers of Slaves: 5
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
  Number of Household Members: 16
  
  The following information is mentioned in several Barnett source and genealogies:
  Micajah was a Baptist minister and served in the Revolutionary War.  The original inscription on his headstone in Camp Croft State Park, Spartanburg, S.C., stated this.  Evidently the original stone for Micajah Cicero Barnett was stolen.  A new stone was dedicated in 1997. His new stone reads:
  Micajah Cicero Barnett
  Roebucks Regt, Rev. War
  Jan 13, 1760
  Jan 9, 1837
  --  Allied Willis Families, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5040933/person/-626375232?ftm=1
  
  Micajah's will, recorded written 19 September 1836, gives us the names of some of his children.  Micajah died 9 January 1837.  Records indicate he was buried the day he died.  His wife is mentioned but not named.
  
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  Will of Mikajah Barnett
  
  Spartanburgh County, S.C. Wills, Book C, page 107
  Box 5, Package 7
  Recorded 23rd January 1837
  State of South Carolina, Spartanburgh District
  
  In the name of God amen I Mikajah Barnett of the District and State aforesaid planter being of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament first I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God, who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall recive the same again by the Mighty power of God, and as for my estate which it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and Dispose of in the following manner and form 1st my will is that all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
  
  2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved son Mikajah Barnett one black filly which he now claims for his also one bed and bedstead and furniture, also one cow and calf-
  
  3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, one bed and bedsted and furniture and twenty dollars pr year during her widdowhood, and as soon as she is married she receives nothing more from my estate.
  
  4 I give and bequeath to my son Richard Barnett decd children seventy five dollars each-
  
  5 I give and bequeath to my daughter Susana Decd her children seventy five dollars each-
  
  6th I give and bequeath to my son Lewes Barnett Decd his daughter one hundred dollars-
  
  7 I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Sally Hoots, seventy five dollars-
  
  8th All the remaining part of my estate real and personal to be equally divided between my beloved children Jessey Barnett, Elijah Barnett, Joseph Barnett, and Mikajah Barnett and Gency [Genny?] Corder,  hare and share alike my will is that my Negros shall not be sold at publick sale, but to be divided among my children without being sold-
  
  and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved sons Jessy Barnett and Javan Barnett Executors of this my Last Will and testament and I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul every former will and testament by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six-
  
  Signed Sealed, Published, pronounced and Declared by the within named Mikajah Barnett as his last will and testament who is his presence subscribed our names as witness thereto- Jno Murph, James M. Bagwell her Mary X James, mark
  
  Signed and sealed, Micajah Barnett
  --  Transcription courtesy of Kevin Smith, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8180737/story/c4359186-7de9-43b4-934a-77a9c2cbae2d?ftm=1
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  The Veteran's Graves Register carries the following listing.
  
  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
  Micajah Cicero Barnett
  Service US ARMY
  Birth Date 13 May 1760
  Death Date 9 Jan 1837
  Buried Barnett Family Cemetery (also known as Cedar Spring Cemetery), Spartanburg, SC 29302
  
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  Micajah Cicero Barnett
  Birth May 13, 1760
  Death Jan. 9, 1837
  Spouse Jane Barnett (1762 - 1812)
  Children:
  Lucy Hoots (1793 - 1813)
  Sallie Glen Barnett (1793 - 1812)
  Jesse Barnett (1795 - 1872)
  Javan Barnett (1815 - 1906)
  Roebucks REGT REV WAR
  Burial Cedar Spring Cemetery (Also known as Barentt Family Cemetery), Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  Created by Tina Poole Davis Aug 06, 2009
  Find A Grave Memorial #40359284, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38165392
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  In Micajah's wife's gravestone her name is Jane.  Genealogies report it most often as Jene, and some make certain they have it by double naming her Jane Jene.

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. Barnett Family Bible
• 3. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
• 4. Descendants of John Barnett and Catherine Farrar
• 5. Ancestry Trees
  • Allied Willis Families, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5040933/person/-626375232?ftm=1
• 6. Various Barnett Sources
• 7. Ancestry Trees
  • Barnett Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5784840/person/-674177267
• 8. Ancestry Trees
  • Greive Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9336239/person/-816092520?pg=32818
• 9. Ancestry Trees
  • Barnett, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5784840/person/-1395160674?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 10. 1810 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
• 11. 1800 Federal Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina
• 12. Ancestry Trees
  • Biddy Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5753013/person/-231983202
• 13. Ancestry Trees
  • Biddy Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5753013/person/-231983189
• 14. 1860 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 6 July, PO Cedar Springs, page 39 (scan 321), Hse/Fam #254
• 15. 1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 9 July, Pacolet Township, PO Glenn Springs, p 21 (scan 521), Hse/Fam #152
• 16. Will of Micajah Barnett Sr
  • Location: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8180737/story/c4359186-7de9-43b4-934a-77a9c2cbae2d?ftm=1;
• 17. 1870 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 9 August, PO Glenn Springs, p 6, Hse/Fam #43
• 18. Ancestry Trees
  • Bobo, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18225128/person/628271961?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 19. 1900 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina
  • 13 June, Columbia, District 86, page 18B, 1501 Plain St, Hse/Fam #64
• 20. 1870 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina
  • 15 July, PO Columbia, p 25, Hse/Fam #25
• 21. Ancestry Trees
  • Bobo Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18225128/person/628271968?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 22. 1880 Federal Census, Richland County, South Carolina
  • 4 June, Columbia, District 164, page 16, Sumter St, Hse #164, Fam #190
• 23. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #80457805, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80457805
• 24. 1870 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina
  • 26 July, Gowdysville Township, PO Unionville, p 46, Hse #364, Fam #390