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The Bonnet-t-e's & Kin, Vol. 18, pp. 1-7, 1994. Howard T. Bonnett, letter 24 November 1995. Jacob Bonnett, together with brothers Peter and Lewis, served as Indian spies on the western frontier. All applied for pensions for service during the Revolutionary War, but brother Samuel testified that they were to young to have served and hence the pensions were revoked. Harrison County was part of Frederick County, Virginia, at the time of Jacob's birth. V.D. White 1990, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, p. 320. Also R.B. Johnson 1959, West Virginians in the American Revolution. Jacob Bonnett, S8080, Virginia Line. Pension application files 6 August 1833 in Lewis City, Virginia, at age 72. He was drafted in Harrison (now Lewis) County [WVAR says he enlisted March 1780, serving 6 months on the western border]. Born 1761 at Cedar Creek, Frederick County, Virginia; Lewis Bonnett was his twin brother. There were two other brothers Peter and Samuel, as well as John Bonnett who died in 1783, killed by Indians; his body was hidden in a cavern on the Kanawha River. He died December 1847 leaving a widow and children. Daughters (all of Lewis City, Virginia): Martha, wife of Samuel Horner; Delilah, wife of Abraham Hess; Eliza, wife of Fleming Sprouse; Lucinda, wife of Jesse Butcher; Gracie, deceased wife of _____ West (she died leaving children); and Elizabeth, deceased wife of ______ Allhue [or Alkire]. Son Samuel, deceased, died leaving children. His pension certificate was issued 26 August 1833, but later suspended on grounds that he was too young for service. (If Martha Hughes died in 1834, Jacob must have remarried.) N. Schreiner-Yantis and F.S. Love 1987, The 1787 Census of Virginia, p. 528. Harrison County Tax List A 1787. Jac or Jacl. Bonnett -- Saml. Bonnett charged with the (poll) tax. Journal of the House of Representatives 22nd Congress, 2nd Session, Tuesday, 11 December 1832, p. 26, petition of Samuel Bonnett, Jacob Bonnett, Adam Flesher, and others, all of Virginia, was presented by Mr. Maxwell. Referred to the Committee on Invalid Petitions. (Microfilm records #232, fisch 1.) 1820 Virginia census, Lewis County, p. 146: Jacob Bonnet, age >45, with wife age 26-45. Two male children of ages 16-26 and four female children of ages 0-10, 0-10, 10-16, and 10-16. Three other persons in household. Jackson County, West Virginia, Past and Present, 1990, pp. 127-128. Roane County, West Virginia, Family History 1989, pp. 1 and 202. Jacob and his wife lived in Harrison County. Some of their children went to Roane County, West Virginia. J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 9, p. 94; also vol. 12-13, 29. Pension list of Lewis County, Virginia. Jacob Bonnett, age 73, service as private with the Virginia militia, pension granted 26 August 1834, to begin 4 March 1831. Received $240 at rate of $80/year. Pension suspended as were those of brothers Lewis and Peter. J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 12-13, p. 420. Jacob served with Col. Crockett's Virginia Regiment, died Lewis County in December 1847. Wife was Martha, daughter of Jesse Hughes who died December 1834. Children of Jacob and Martha: Martha, Delilah (wife of Abram Hess), Eliza (wife of Fleming Sprouse), Lucinda (wife of Jesse Butcher), Samuel, Gracie, and Elizabeth. Samuel, Gracie, and Elizabeth died prior to April 1860, but all left descendants. J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 12-13, pp. 256-257. Testimony of Lewis Bonnett and Peter Bonnett February 1833. They voluntarily entered service in 1780 to descend the Ohio River to act against the Indians. They were commanded by Major William Lowther, Capt. Jonathan Coburn, and Ensign Benj. Sutro. They stayed at Red Stone Fort (now Brownsville), then to Newell's Store (now Elizabeth), procured boats at Pittsburg and Mature's Island, thence down the Ohio in the spring of 1781. They returned home in the fall of 1782. File BAKQ7EA on GenServ, May 1997. Born Cedar Creek Swamp, Frederick County, Virginia. Dennis Dean Miller, Dennis Miller Family Home Page, http://www.familytreemaker.com, February 1999. Born Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Married at Hackers Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia. Died 1 December 1847 at Hackers Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia. Second entry gives Jacob as twin to Lewis, with marriage 21 February 1791 and death 13 December 1847. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/MDEROOTS/MyBonnettAncestors.html, October 1999. Died 25 July 1850.

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