Samuel Barrett

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1790, Bedford, NY. 3 Males 16 years and over (Samuel Barrett, Hezekiah Gray Jr, and David Gray)
5 Males less than 16 years (Frederick, Phinehas, Jesse, Joseph Barrett, and unknown)
3 Females (Agigail Waterbury Gray Barrett, and two from Abigail Gray, Lucy Gray, and Ellen Gray)

• Residence: From 1800 Census, 1800, Westchester, New York. Residence: From 1800 Census, 1800, Westchester, New York.

The number of free White males aged, respectively:
under 10 years of age: 0
of 10 years but under 16 years: 2 (Phineahs and Jesse)
of 16 years but under 26 years: 2 (Joseph and Frederick)
of 26 years but under 45 years: 1 (Samuel)
45 years and upward: 0

The number of free White females aged, respectively:
under 10 years of age: 0
of 10 years but under 16 year: 1
of 16 years but under 26 years: 1
of 26 years but under 45 years: 1
45 years and upward: 0

• Census: From 1810 Census, 1810, Bedford, WestChester, New York. Males < 10: 1
Males 10 to < 16: 0
Males 16 to < 26: 2
Males 26 to < 45: 1
Males > 45: 1

Females < 10: 0
Females 10 to < 16: 0
Females 16 to < 26: 1
Females 26 to < 45: 1
Females > 45: 0

• Pension: Pension Application for Samuel Barrett, 3 Oct 1832, Westchester, New York. Pension Application for Samuel Barrett
S.12052
State of New York
WestChester County
Town of Bedford
On this third day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the Court of WestChester now sitting Samuel Barrett, a resident of the Town of Bedford in the County of WestChester and State of New York aged seventy seven years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as herein after stated under the following named officers.
In February 1776 he enlisted into Capt. Hezekiah Gray's Company of Militia in the town of Bedford for the term of six weeks and performed said service on York Island, and was then discharged. On or about the first of January 1777 he enlisted with Capt. Hezekiah Gray's Company of Militia in the Town of Bedford for the term of four months, Isaac Titus Lieut, and served said term of time on the lines in West Chester County and was discharged at North Castle near the Mills.
In the year 1777 he entered the service in Capt. Marcus Moseman's Company of Militia in the Town of Bedford WestChester County and in the Regiment command[ed] by Col. Thomas Thomas, then marched to the Hudson River opposite Fort Montgomery at the time the fort was taken, from thence through the county of WestChester to a place called Harrison purchase and near the East River and about the month of November - discharged.
In 1779, about the month of May he entered the service again in Capt. Marcus Moseman's Company under Col. Thomas Thomas command[ed] and called to guard the lines in WestChester County. In July the enemy advanced as far as Bedford and burnt the Village and other houses on their way, in a few weeks after if I remember right-the enemy advanced as far north as Crompond and took about forty of the Militia guard prisoner we attacked them at Croton River bridge, took four of the enemies Horsemen, made a second attack on their out guards, we lost one taken prisoner, thus continuing our and patrols alternately to repel the enemy whose lines were near the west part of Bedford until the month of November 1780.
A party of the enemies horse at daylight was discovered driving the cattle and sheep from Bedford towards New York. The alarm guns fired we pursued the enemy a few miles, retook the whole drove, at that instant Lieut Jane from Col. Sheldon's Horse, took the command and we made a second charge and drove the enemy to their encampments, we were surrounded by the enemy lost five taken prisoners, the Lieut badly wounded. From November 1780-he the said Samuel Barrett, was called out frequently during the revolutionary war-in the County of WestChester to guard the lines.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. (Signed) Samuel Barrett
Sworn & subscribed to this 3rd day of October 1832 before me. N. Bayles, Clk.

• Residence: From Family Search org, 1840, Bedford, WestChester, New York. Name: Samuel Barrett
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Page: 244
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 353
GS Film Number: 0017210
Digital Folder Number: 005154834
Image Number: 01343



Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB3-RWR : 16 August 2017), Samuel Barrett, Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States; citing p. 244, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 353; FHL microfilm 17,210.

• Gravestone: Buxton Cemetery, 1844, Bedford, NY. From Find a Grave

• Biography: From Katharine Barrett Kelly, Historian (Deceased) for Bedford, WestChester, New York. Samuel Barrett was born at the Broad Brook homestead. He was a farmer and must have helped at the mill. In Feb 1776, at 21 years of age, he enlisted for 6 weeks in the Westchester County Militia under Capt Hezekiah Gray, under Col Thomas Thomas. In July 1776 he volunteered for 4 months and served under his cousin, Capt Marcus Moseman, still under Capt Thomas Thomas. They were on the Hudson River opposite Fort Montgomery when it was captured on 6 Oct 1777. He continued as a guard and on patrol until Nov 1780 (was he guarding Bedford when it was burned by the British on 11 Jul 1779?). Samuel served with his brothers Marcus and Reuben, cousins Abraham and Bethuel, and nephew Marcus Jr. His brother Jesse joined the Navy and never returned. In December 1776 Capt Hezekiah Gray died and left his widow and four small children. Abigail Gray lived and ran a tavern on Broad Brook Road, on the north side and east of Broad Brook, to support her children. This house was destroyed in July 1967 when Route 684 was built. Samuel was on the Bedford Tax list of 1779 and Bedford Census of 1790 through 1840. Samuel's cello is now in the Old Bedford Court House Museum. With this cello he led the choir. In October 1832 Samuel applied for his pension papers, which he received, #14068(12052?). After Abigail's death in 1805, Samuel went to live with his son, Joseph, until his death on 10 Dec 1844, at the age of 89 years, 8 months. Samuel was on the original 1788 list of plot owners for the Buxton Cemetery, which was not far from his home. He and Abigail, Abigail's son Hezekiah Gray, Jr., three of their sons and their families, are all buried in Buxton Cemetery. Samuel and Abigail are under a huge pine tree in plot A29.

The following description of Samuel Barrett's service in the Revolutionary War was apparently excerpted from his pension application of October 1832: In October 1832, he states that he was born April 4, 1755, in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, in which place he continuously resided. He enlisted in February 1776 with Capt. Hezekiah Gray, whose Company marched to York Island and was absent six weeks. In July 1776, he volunteered for four months in the Militia Company of Capt. Hezekiah Gray, which was stationed on the lines in Westchester County, for guard duty and was discharged at North Castle, near the Mills. In the same year he again volunteered in the Militia Company commanded by Capt. Marcus Moseman, in the Regiment of Colonel Thomas Thomas, which marched to the Hudson River nearly opposite Fort Montgomery at the time the Fort was captured (Oct. 6, 1777). From thence marched through Westchester County, to what was called Harrison purchase, near East River. He was discharged in the following November.

About May 1, 1779, he reenlisted under Capt. Marcus Moseman, in Col. Thomas Thomas' regiment which was stationed to guard the lives in Westchester County. In July the British advanced to Bedford, burnt the Village as had been done with houses via the way to the place. In a few weeks therafter as he thinks, the enemy advanced as far north as "Crompond", having captured about 40 of the Militia Guard as prisoners, and the troop to which Barrett was attached, attacked them at Croton River bridge, taking prisoners and four of their horsemen. They also made a second attack upon the enemies guard, capturing one of them.

Barrett continued on duty alternately as guard and patrolling to which the movements of the British and to repel incursion by them (their lines extending to near the west part of Bedford) until November 1780. At daylight on one occasion a party of the enemy was discovered driving the cattle and sheep from Bedford toward New York City and alarm guns started the inhabitants and soldiers in pursuit, of which Barrett was one. Overtaking the plunderers, the whole drove was recaptured at which instant Lt. James of Col. Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons assumed the command and made a second charge upon the enemy and drove them into their encampments where the Americans were nearly or quite surrounded and in escaping lost five of their numbers as prisoners and Lt. James severely wounded.

No date is given for the incident in Barrett's service, but the above Lt. must be Elijah James who was promoted from Cornet to Lt. on Nov. 24, 1779, and the incident occurred before November 1779 in all probability.

Barrett says that after Nov. 1780 he was called upon several times on alarms during the remainder of the War but mentions no time or place of service. Abraham Barrett, living Sep. 1832, in Bedford, aged 81 years, was witness to the service of Samuel.

SOURCE: (1) Katharine Barrett Kelly, Historian (Deceased) for Bedford, WestChester, New York

• Biography: From Katonah by F R Duncombe. Samuel Barrett (5) remained in the family home which remained standing until in burned in 1914. At 21 years, in February 1776, he enlisted as a private in the Westchester Militia under Captain Hezekiah Gray, Colonel Thomas' Regiment. In 1777 Samuel (5) was under Captain Marcus Moseman, his uncle. Captain Hezekiah Gray was killed and his wife and four children managed a tavern across the road from Samuel's (5) house. In 1778 Samuel (5) married the widow Abigail (Waterbury) Gray, (1743 - 1805), daughter of David and Mary (Sturgis) Waterbury. They had four sons, all born in Bedford, three buried in Buxton Cemetery: Joseph (6); Frederick (6); Jesse (6), lost at sea; and Phineas (6). In October 1832, Samuel (5) asked for and received his pension as acted upon by Congress June 7, 1832. He died December 10, 1844, aged 89 years, eight months.

Samuel married Abigail Waterbury, daughter of Captain David Waterbury and Mary Sturges, about 1778 in Bedford, WestChester, New York. (Abigail Waterbury was born on 14 May 1743 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticuit and died on 20 Jan 1805 in Bedford, WestChester, New York.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: Identified as Abigail Barret in her mother's probate records.