Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
NameRev. Robert Barret 556,54,557, M
Birth4 Apr 1716, New Kent County, Virginia558
DeathApr 1798, Albemarle County, Virginia556
BurialUnknown, Virginia559
OccupationRector, St. Martin’s Parish.
EducationWilliam and Mary College
Military ServiceAmRev
ReligionAnglican
FatherDr. Charles Barret , M (1685-1770)
MotherMary Lee , F (1690-~1745)
Spouses
1Elizabeth Lewis 30,61, G Granddaughter, F
Birthabt 1725–1729, Hanover County, Virginia
Death1 Sep 1757, Albemarle County, Virginia554
BurialUnknown, Virginia555
FatherCol. Robert Lewis , M (~1704-1765)
MotherJane Meriwether , F (~1705-<1757)
Marriageabt 1746, Hanover County, Virginia560,561
ChildrenLewis , M (1752-1835)
 Robert , M (1750-1823)
 Mary , F (1754-)
 William , M (1756-1815)
 John , M
Biography notes for Rev. Robert Barret
Rev. Robert Barret

Robert was a son of Charles and Mary Barretof Louisa county. He was a student at William and Mary College. He evidently travelled to England where he was ordained a minister in 1737. On Dec. 25, 1737, he received the royal funds to defray his return passage. He was minister for many years of St. Martin's Parish, Hanover county.
Other Marriage notes for Rev. Robert Barret
After the death of Elizabeth Lewis in 1757, Robert married Anne Lee (or Anne Lee HUNTER), born about 1737, in 1760. They had at least one son, Francis, b. 20 Jan 1763 in Hanover County, Virginia, died 6 Jul 1833 in Greensburg, Greene County, Kentucky.
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