A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
During the Revolutionary War, Stephen Barnum enlisted 21 Apr 1777 and served 7 years as a Sergeant in Captain Beardsley's Company of Colonel Heman Swift's 7th Regiment of the Connecticut Continental Line. He was discharged 5 Apr 1781. Pension records state that he served under the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) until he was determined unfit for further duty due to wounds received in battle. He married and moved to Pittstown Township and lived there until 1812.
Pennsylvania Pensioners, 1835 about Stephen Barnum. Information: County: Luzerne Co.; Name: Stephen Barnum; Rank: Sergeant; Annual Allowance: $96.00;
Sums Received: $129.44; Description of service: Connecticut continental line; When placed on the pension roll: January 19, 1819; Commencement of pension: April 13, 1818; Age: 74; Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Died August 18, 1819.
Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) about Stephen Barnum. Name: Stephen Barnum; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 26 Apr 1746; Birth Location: Kent; Parent Name: Ebenezer; Parent Name: Elizabeth.
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