Bonnett, John (3) 1 2

Birth Name Bonnett, John (3) 2
Gramps ID I40733
Gender male
Age at Death between 22 years, 3 months, 1 day and 27 years, 3 months

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E2621] between 1756 and 1760 Harrison County, West Virginia  
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Death [E2622] 1783-04-00 Little Kanawha River, Harrison County, West Virginia  
General

Unknown GEDCOM info: Killed in a skirmish with Indians J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 1, p. 20. John Bonnett was part of a company of men led by Colonel Lowther who were in pursuit of Indians who had stolen horses on the West Fork, above Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was shot in the stomach by the last Indian and died four days later. Other references give date of death as April 1783. Death September 1787. J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 7, p. 12. In 1855 the children of Salathiel Stump, playing near the mouth of Tanners Fork, found a skeleton which was identified as that of John Bonnett. See also J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 12-13, pp. 41, 137, 139, 375, 419, 446, and 477. John's brothers were Lewis, Peter, Jacob, and Samuel Bonnett. Lewis gave a date of April 1783 for the death of John. Date of death also given as September 1787.

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bonnett, Samuel [I40931]
Mother Lorentz, Mary Elizabeth [I39653]
         Bonnett, John (3) [I40733]
    Sister     Bonnett, Margaret [I40798]
    Brother     Bonnett, Jacob [I40705]
    Brother     Bonnett, Henry [I40684]
    Brother     Bonnett, Lewis [I40759]
    Brother     Bonnett, Peter [I40900]
    Sister     Bonnett, Susannah (2) [I40963]
    Sister     Bonnett, Mary (2) [I40830]
    Brother     Bonnett, Samuel J. [I40939]
    Sister     Bonnett, Elizabeth (7) [I40607]
    Brother     Bonnett, Phillip [I40902]
    Brother     Bonnett, William B. [I40994]

Families

    Family of Bonnett, John (3) [F12082]
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E3719]      
 

Narrative

V.D. White 1990, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, p. 320. Also R.B. Johnson 1959, West Virginians in the American Revolution. John Bonnett, brother of Lewis and Jacob Bonnett was killed by Indians in 1783. Jackson County, West Virginia, Past and Present, 1990, pp. 127-128. J. Comstock 1976, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplement Series, vol. 12-13, p. 419. Brother Lewis, Peter, Jacob, Samuel, and John Bonnett from Hardy County. According to testimony of Lewis, brother John was killed April 1783 while pursuing Indians. File BAKQ7EA on GenServ, May 1997. Born 1757 Cedar Creek Swamp, Fredrick County, Virginia. Dennis Dean Miller, Dennis Miller Family Home Page, http://www.familytreemaker.com, February 1999. Life dates 1757 - September 1783.

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Infomation from Thomas Parker's GEDCOM file, Note: not all infomation has been verified. Contact: Email: twparker@sprynet.com Postal address: 11300 N. Central Ave., Tampa, Fl 33612 URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~twparker Should you find a connection please contact me.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 40733
 
_UID 553D80FDAD2B4033932A0F706BCA905CB7CA
 

Pedigree

  1. Bonnett, Samuel [I40931]
    1. Lorentz, Mary Elizabeth [I39653]
      1. Bonnett, John (3)
      2. Bonnett, Margaret [I40798]
      3. Bonnett, Jacob [I40705]
      4. Bonnett, Henry [I40684]
      5. Bonnett, Lewis [I40759]
      6. Bonnett, Peter [I40900]
      7. Bonnett, Susannah (2) [I40963]
      8. Bonnett, Mary (2) [I40830]
      9. Bonnett, Samuel J. [I40939]
      10. Bonnett, Elizabeth (7) [I40607]
      11. Bonnett, Phillip [I40902]
      12. Bonnett, William B. [I40994]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. GEDCOM File: twparker.ged [S0058]
  2. Charles J. Peterson: GEDCOM File: Selvage and Peterson Families and More imported on 01/02/2001 at 20:27:19., Author E-mail: PetersonC@missouri.edu [S0059]