The Barretts have a very long and honorable Service to Our Country : TO VIEW CLICK HERE
Pearl M. Barrett
Lester Barrett
BARRETT
ORIGIN IS IRISH
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First found in the couny of Yorkshire where they had been settled from very ancient times before the Norman Conquest by Duke William of Normandy in 1066 a.d.
Some of the first settlers were:
Henry Barrett who settled in Virginia in 1652
Francis Barrett in Virginia in 1653
Patrick Barrett settled in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1789
This page was last updated: June 29, 2008
The Name of Barrett in Ireland is of Anglo-Norman origin having arrived in the country in the 12th century.
Gaelic lines that were called Bariod in the Province of Munster and Bareid in the Province of Connaught. It is in Counties Cork and Mayo that the majority of the descendents still live.
These pictures are from Pam Ellison Mackay -from the Thomas Riley Barrett line
They are Ellisons & Barretts but names are unknown- if you recognize anyone please cotact me.