1 Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Huntington, Brown, Ohio; Roll: M432_662; Page: 98; Image: 631.
Enumerated in the 1850 Census for Huntington, Brown County, Ohio are: William Burnett, age 70, occupation farmer, birthplace Virginia, his wife Catharain, age 69, birthplace Virginia, and their children: David, age 21; Samuel, age 19, and Delila, age 6. Birthplace for all children is listed as Ohio.
2 Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: Monroe, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M653_928; Page: 88; Image: 177.
Enumerated in the 1860 Census for Monroe, Adams County, Ohio are: William Burnett, age 79, birthplace New Jersey, his wife Katherine, age 78, birthplace Virginia, and their daughter Delilah, age 16, adoopted, birthplace Ohio.
Adjacent to the William Burnett family is David Burnett, age 30, occupation farmer, his wife Margaret, age 23(?), and their children: Lenard, age 6; Bervara, age 4; and Matilda, age 2 months. Birthplace for all family members is Ohio.
Adjacent to the David Burnett family is James Burnett, age 26, occupation farmer, his wife, Mary E., age 22, and their daughter Saforanna E., age 1. Birthplace for all family members is Ohio.
3 Source: Muster role for the Battle of Lake Erie 1813
William Burnett, Private United States Infantry, served aboard the Brig Lawrence and was wounded in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. A private in Lieutenant John Brooks' Detachment of U.S. Marines, Burnett served on board the Lawrence, where he was severely
wounded during the engagement. Two possibilities for Burnett exist. A William Burnett is penned on the 31 August 1813 MR of Captain Moses Hoit's Company of the 9th U.S. Infantry. The remarks on Hoit's MR simply state "on board the fleet" That identical comment follows the names of four of Hoit's infantrymen, and the other three did serve on the Lake Erie fleet. But if Burnett was in the 9th u.s. Infantry, then detailed to the Navy, would he have been permitted to join the U.S. Marine Corps? A William Burnett is also found as a drummer in Captain Thomas McMillan's Company of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Christy's 135th Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia. The 135th Regiment, from Mercer County, served at Erie for two weeks in late July and early August. The latter Burnett is the most likely candidate, but confirmation could not be found. The MCSR's reveal that William Burnett was born in Franklin, Massachusetts (the 9th U.S. was raised in the Bay State), and he was a farmer by occupation. He enlisted in the Marines at Erie on 3 August 1813 for five years. At that time Burnett was 5'8", with grey eyes and dark hair. On either 19 September or 19 November 1813 Burnett deserted, but he was captured on 24 December 1813. He again deserted on 12 July 1814 and was re-taken on 20 October 1814. He deserted once more on 15 February 1815. The William Burnett who served in the Pennsylvania Militia was born on 16 June 1771. He married Catherine Leonard on 12 May 1808 in Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, and between 1809 and 1831 they produced ten children. Burnett served as a drummer in Captain Jacob VIp's Company of the 3rd Regiment of Ohio Militia for a brief period in August, 1812, and in McMillan's Company of the 135th Pennsylvania Militia Regiment during brief periods in 1813. A William Burnett was listed as living in Millcreek Township in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1820. By 1850 the Burnett's were living near Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio. Burnett died in Brown County on 7 January 1872. Catherine Burnett, who was born on 25 January 1782, applied for a widow's pension at age 92, reporting that she was blind and that her son needed the money to care for her.
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