Individual Details
James Garrison
(Bef 1725 - Aft 1771)
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND JANE GARRISON OF CARTERET NORTH CAROLINA THEIR PROVEN TIES TO JAMES & JANE AND TO EACH OTHER
(Names in parenthesis in this list are only the children whose names match the parents or siblings. They all had other children also.)
1. ISAIAH b. before 1745 d. 1783-1790 1776 “of Orange Co NC” sold “15 acres in Onslow Co NC whereon he and his father James Garrison formerly dwelt”, Jedediah was on a Petition in Orange Co the same year. 1779 Isaiah on Orange Co NC tax list with Jedediah (waiting for proof) Widow Elenor and their descendants moved to Franklin County Georgia where they interacted with Jedediah and his descendants (son James) (daughter Elizabeth)
2. EBENEZER b. about 1750 1771 Jedediah and James witnessed Ebenezer’s purchase of land in Duplin 1773 witnessed deed Rouse to Jedediah. 1775 witnessed deed Murrow to Jedediah 1778 Ephraim Garrison and Eadargar (Eadinger?) GARRISON (note by Karen, probably Ebenezer) witnessed a deed James Mills to John Waller 1783 Duplin NC census, Capt Gillespie’s Company, along with Jane and Ephraim 1786 Duplin NC census next to Adonijah, very near Ephraim (son James)
3. JEDEDIAH b. 1752 Carteret Co NC (Obituary says he was born Carteret 1752, James was in Carteret records 1754, 1758 & 1762) 1771 Duplin, witnessed Ebenezer’s deed, other witness was James 1776 Orange NC, Petition for election, Isaiah was on a deed “of Orange Co NC” same year 1779 Orange Co NC tax list with Isaiah Jedediah and his descendants moved to Franklin County Georgia where they interacted with the descendants of Isaiah and Elenor (son James) (son Thomas) (daughter Jane)
4. ADONIJAH b. about 1755 1784 Duplin, Ephraim & Adonijah witnessed the will of Philp Rouse 1786 Duplin Co census next to Ebenezer, very near Ephraim (son James) (son Jedediah) (son Isaiah)
5. EPHRAIM b. before 1762 1784 Duplin Ephraim & Adonijah witnessed the will of Philp Rouse 1778 Duplin, Ebenezer witnessed deed from Rouse to Ephraim 1778 Duplin, Ephraim Garrison and Eadargar (Eadinger?) GARRISON (note by Karen, probably Ebenezer) witnessed a deed James Mills to John Waller 1783 Duplin NC census, Capt. Gillespie’s Company, along with Jane and Ebenezer 1786 Duplin Co census, very near Adonijah and Ebenezer 1792 Duplin, Ephraim’s will identifies Thomas as his brother (son Thomas)
6. THOMAS b. 1761-1765 1790 Duplin, Federal Census, likely with his mother & two siblings in his household 1792 Duplin, identified as a brother of Ephraim in Ephraim’s will 1795 Duplin, Elizabeth’s husband Joseph Merrill named his “brother-in-law” Thomas Garrison as Executor of his will (son James) (son Ephraim)
(son Darius) (daughter Elizabeth)
7. DARIUS b. 1771-1775 1792 Jan 17, Duplin Co NC, married Anna Evers 1820 Effingham Co GA Federal Census, Darius’ household includes two females over 45, likely his wife and his sister Elizabeth 1829 Effingham Co GA Elizabeth Merrill transferred land to her “brother Darius” Effingham Co GA 1830 Effingham Co GA Federal Census, Darius’ household includes one female 50-59 (wife) and one female 70-79 (likely his sister Elizabeth)
8. ELIZABETH b. before 1775 1791 April 1, Duplin Co NC, married Joseph Merrell 1795 Elizabeth’s husband Joseph Merrill named his “brother-in-law” Thomas Garrison as Executor of his will 1820 Federal Census, Effingham Co GA, Elizabeth likely one of the two adult females in her brother Darius’ household 1822 “of Effingham Co., Georgia” Deeded 100 acres in Duplin Co NC to Thomas Garrason 1829 Effingham Co GA Elizabeth Merrill transferred land to her “brother Darius” Effingham Co GA 1830 Federal Census, Effingham Co GA, Elizabeth likely the oldest female in her brother Darius’ household
------------------Karen Simmons Descendant of Isaiah and Elenor Garrison November 2010
Known siblings believed to be Children of James and Jane:
1 Ephraim Garrason, born by 1757, married 1786 Joanna Middleton in Duplin, died very late 1792 or early 1793 Duplin Co. Ephraim's will proves Thomas (next) was his brother.
2 Thomas Garrason born 1764, married Lavina Brock in Duplin, died 1841 Duplin Co. Wills prove he was brother to both Ephraim (above) and Elizabeth (below)
3 Elizabeth Garrason born by 1771, married 1791 Joseph Merrill in Duplin, died after 1822 perhaps Effingham Co, GA. Elizabeth's husband's will proves Thomas (above) was her brother. Lived for a time near Darius (below) in Effingham Co.
Others Who May have been Children of Thomas and Jane:
4 Adonijah Garrason, born by 1757, married Judith Picket in Duplin, died by 1823 present Pender Co, NC His family to this day spells the name Garrason; surveyors among descendants like those of Darius & James (below).
5 John Garrison, made gift of money for minor Catherine Garrison in 1797, Duplin Co. Thomas (above) witnessed gift; in 1805 was appointed Catherine's guardian.
6 Darius Garrason, born about 1772, married 1792 Mary Anna Evers in Duplin, lived 1793-c1831 Effingham Co, GA, died 1838 Alachua Co, FL Elizabeth (above) lived near him in Effingham Co, GA; Thomas (above) named a son Darius who also moved to GA and called the elder Darius "uncle".
7 James Garrason, born by 1778, married 1799 Martha Dykes in Effingham, died about 1811 in Effingham Co, GA Lived near Darius (above) in Effingham Co; descendants said he came from NC; spelled name same as others.
James Garrason, above, is my (Calder) ancestor. It is only fair to the reader to point out that there are some things which suggest that he was son of Ebenezer Garrason, which see for details.
The wife of James and the mother of his children can also be identified. We have found no mention of James in any public records after April of 1771 when he and Jedediah were the witnesses to a land purchase by Ephraim in Duplin County. The 1783 Tax List for Duplin NC, Capt. Gillaspie’s Company, lists Ephraim Garrison and Jane Garrison, with just four names between them. Ebenezer is listed on another page, but also on Capt. Gillaspie’s list. When Ephraim wrote his will November 27, 1792 he gave to his daughter Polly “50 acres being the piece which my Mother now lives upon.” Thomas did not marry until 1793 but the 1790 census shows his household includes two males over the age of 16 (Thomas and his brother Darius?), two females (his mother Jane and his sister Elizabeth?), and one male under the age of 16 who has not been identified.
1754/55 (Jame)s Garrison on Capt. Moses Houston Carteret NC Militia List
(Some speculation involved, based on additional records from the time period, only the “s” at the end of his first name and the entire last name was readable. www.rafert.org/carteret)
1758 James Garrison Carteret Co NC Tax List
(Transcribed from an original copy found in the NC State Archives by Joel S. Russell www.rafert.org/carteret)
1762 Feb 27, Carteret Co NC John Harper 150 acres to James Garrison (Copy of original deed, Carteret Deed Books: 1762- G pp 100-101, 1771- H pp 12-14)
1762 Carteret Co NC James Garrenson appointed to a jury to divide the lands and improvements
of John Webster dec’d between the widow and the heir (Early Carteret County Court Minutes 1747-1764. By Rebecca W Sanders, Beaufort, NC.)
The following is from the Garrason & Related Famlies Website:
Mr. Outlaw confused the records for James Garrason and mis-identified one . . .
(7) James Garrison, lived for a short time in Duplin County. He removed to Greenville District, South Carolina, where his name is found among the public records from about 1789 to 1794. No record of his family.
There is no doubt that several James Garrasons have been found in the court house records of Duplin County.
The first recorded event which involved one of the name occurred in 1771 when James Garrason (so spelled in the court house record) witnessed a deed whereby Ebenezer Garrason purchased land from Andrew McIntire and his wife Arabella. To have been of legal age in 1771 this James would have been born by 1750. Jedediah Garrason (so spelled) witnessed the same deed. ["Duplin County, North Carolina Deed Book 4", p. 458; apparently in original deed book G, pp. 495-496 (as noted in the registration addendum) in the Sampson County, North Carolina court house.]
There is a possibility that this early James Garrason was a resident of nearby Carteret County, North Carolina and was the James whose son Isaiah Garrison moved to Orange County, North Carolina by 1776. They owned land on the east side of Whiteoak River; it was an area apparently sometime in Carteret County and sometime in Onslow County which does adjoin Duplin County. [Zae Hargett Gwynn. Abstracts of Records of Onslow County, North Carolina 1734-1850. Memphis: Henry Norburne Gwynn, 1961. v. 1, p. 292 from "Orange County Deed Book M", p. 17.]
It should be noted that Jedediah Garrison, who settled finally in [Franklin, now] Banks County, Georgia, was, according to his obituary, born in Cortwright County, North Carolina. [Dolores Haller and Marilyn Robinson, compilers. Gleanings from the "Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald." Bowie (MD): Heritage Books,1989. p. 419]
Carteret County records support statements by local historians that Cortwright was a commonly used old form of Carteret found even in legal documents. [Correspondence from Samuel Garrison of Pensacola, forwarding abstracts of printed Carteret County deeds to the compiler.]
One James Garrison (so spelled) was living in Duplin Co in 1795 and was old enough to help with the maintenance of the public roads. On 22 Oct of that year Thomas Garrison (undoubtedly Thomas Garrason, born 1764) was appointed Overseer of a maintenance crew to keep up the road leading from the Northeast Cape Fear River below the mouth of Muddy Creek to the court house. James Garrison's name appears in the list of hands assigned to help Thomas in that task. The southern end of the strip of road concerned appears to have been in the vicinity of the Garrason home at Garrison Spring.
22 Oct 1795 Court. Ordered Thomas Garrison be Overseer of the New Road leading from the NorthEast River below the Mouth of Muddy Creek to the Court House ... and have the following hands: James Garrison ... and that they open and repair said road. [McEachern. Abstracts, 1795-1798. p. 32.]
It seems certain this was the Webmaster's great-great-great grandfather, James Garrason (c1778-c1812). There were no other Duplin County Jameses to have been assigned that road service. He appeared in Effingham County, GA in the 1790's, making his first record with his marriage in 1799. Darius Garrason had moved from Duplin County to Effingham in 1793 or 1794. Obviously James was following his kinsman south.
After Ebenezer Garrason died intestate in 1801 it took a number of years to settle his estate. On 18 Jan 1804 the court ordered John Farrior, administrator of the estate, to sell a negro slave so that James Garrison (so spelled in the record) could be paid his distributive share. The abstract of this record does not show any relationship between James and Ebenezer, but, of course, there had to have been one. James' name is not found again in Duplin County records. [McEachern. Abstracts, 1803-1805. p. 23.]
What is confusing is that the censuses do not show any males in Ebenezer's household other than himself and for whatever reason, Ebenezer's household does not appear in the "1790 Federal Census for Duplin County". [ "State Census of 1786";"1800 Federal Census for Duplin County".]
Some have speculated that James was Ebenezer's son-in- law, having married his (James') cousin, one of Ebenezer's daughters but there is no proof of such.
This James Garr*son could have been the same one mentioned in the previous section, the one who was assigned to a road crew in 1795. And this, too, could have been the Webmaster's ancestor.
The James Garrison Mr. Outlaw wrote about . . .
The James Garrison mentioned by Mr. Outlaw did live for a time in Greenville District, South Carolina. However, a search of court house records there uncovered only two deeds: one dated 1790 when he bought land and one in 1793 when he sold it. Neither document described him as being formerly of Duplin County. It should be noted that when James of Greenville sold his land he signed the deed with a mark, while the James of Duplin witnessed the 1771 deed with his full signature.
On 3 Apr 1790 Thomas Doeg of Spartanburgh County, South Carolina sold to James Garrison of Greenville County, for £40 sterling, 128 acres on Mush Creek branch of Tygar River. ["Greenville County, South Carolina, Deed Book B", pp. 182-183.]
On 20 Mar 1792 James Garrison of Greenville County sold to Archibald Taylor of same, for £70 sterling, 128 acres granted to Thomas Doeg. ["Greenville County, South Carolina, Deed Book C", pp. 214-215.]
A genealogy of the James Garrison that married Hester Roberts tells that he lived in Maryland, then [Rowan, later] Surry County, North Carolina, and for 16 years in Greenville District, South Carolina. He was in Warren County, KY by 1806, had moved on to Hamilton County, IL shortly after 1820 and was living in Greene Co, IL in 1833 when he applied for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier. His last payment was for the six months ending 4 Mar 1841. In his application he told that he had been born in Fredericktown, PA in 1747. The genealogy points out that present Fredericktown had not been founded by 1747, but that the name was that of the plantation near Bethlehem, PA, of Henry Antes, a Moravian. No mention was made of any residence in Duplin County.
A letter added to a copy of this reference told that James Garrison had tentatively been identified as a brother of Isaac Garrison (1732-1836), Revolutionary Soldier, and common ancestor of the Isaac Garrison Family Association of Springfield, Missouri. It is not known if he has yet (1993) been recognized by that association as such. [Paul Edwin Power. The Garrison and Allied Families. Bowling Green (KY): private, 1981.]
The reference to Moravians, suggests a possible connection to Captain Nicholas Garrison, Sr. (1701-1781), son of Lambert Garrison, Sr. of Staten Island, NY. Capt. Garrison commanded the ships that brought most of the Moravian settlers from central Europe to Bethlehem, PA. He lived out his retirement years in Bethlehem and died there. He had a number of children. The names of several are unknown and it is assumed they died young. Of those who survived none were named James. [Stillwell. Miscellany. v. 1, pp. 154-155. Harry Emilius Stocker. A History of the Moravian Church in New York City. New York: private, 1922. pp. 75-76. Joseph Mortimer Levering. The History of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1741-1892. Bethlehem: Times Publishing Co, 1903. pp. 30, 38, 400 and many others. Moravian Cemetery, Bethlehem, PA, on W. Market St. between Main and New streets; inscriptions (still extant and readable) copied by this writer in 1989.]
Mr. Outlaw's wife was a Garrison from Greenville but apparently she was not a descendant of James. [Albert Timothy Outlaw. Outlaw Genealogy. Kenansville (NC): the Author, 1930. Second Edition and Supplement compiled by Abner Henry Outlaw, Greensboro, NC, 1972. p. 91.] Likely she descended from the family founded by David Garrison and wife Elizabeth Barksdale.
(Names in parenthesis in this list are only the children whose names match the parents or siblings. They all had other children also.)
1. ISAIAH b. before 1745 d. 1783-1790 1776 “of Orange Co NC” sold “15 acres in Onslow Co NC whereon he and his father James Garrison formerly dwelt”, Jedediah was on a Petition in Orange Co the same year. 1779 Isaiah on Orange Co NC tax list with Jedediah (waiting for proof) Widow Elenor and their descendants moved to Franklin County Georgia where they interacted with Jedediah and his descendants (son James) (daughter Elizabeth)
2. EBENEZER b. about 1750 1771 Jedediah and James witnessed Ebenezer’s purchase of land in Duplin 1773 witnessed deed Rouse to Jedediah. 1775 witnessed deed Murrow to Jedediah 1778 Ephraim Garrison and Eadargar (Eadinger?) GARRISON (note by Karen, probably Ebenezer) witnessed a deed James Mills to John Waller 1783 Duplin NC census, Capt Gillespie’s Company, along with Jane and Ephraim 1786 Duplin NC census next to Adonijah, very near Ephraim (son James)
3. JEDEDIAH b. 1752 Carteret Co NC (Obituary says he was born Carteret 1752, James was in Carteret records 1754, 1758 & 1762) 1771 Duplin, witnessed Ebenezer’s deed, other witness was James 1776 Orange NC, Petition for election, Isaiah was on a deed “of Orange Co NC” same year 1779 Orange Co NC tax list with Isaiah Jedediah and his descendants moved to Franklin County Georgia where they interacted with the descendants of Isaiah and Elenor (son James) (son Thomas) (daughter Jane)
4. ADONIJAH b. about 1755 1784 Duplin, Ephraim & Adonijah witnessed the will of Philp Rouse 1786 Duplin Co census next to Ebenezer, very near Ephraim (son James) (son Jedediah) (son Isaiah)
5. EPHRAIM b. before 1762 1784 Duplin Ephraim & Adonijah witnessed the will of Philp Rouse 1778 Duplin, Ebenezer witnessed deed from Rouse to Ephraim 1778 Duplin, Ephraim Garrison and Eadargar (Eadinger?) GARRISON (note by Karen, probably Ebenezer) witnessed a deed James Mills to John Waller 1783 Duplin NC census, Capt. Gillespie’s Company, along with Jane and Ebenezer 1786 Duplin Co census, very near Adonijah and Ebenezer 1792 Duplin, Ephraim’s will identifies Thomas as his brother (son Thomas)
6. THOMAS b. 1761-1765 1790 Duplin, Federal Census, likely with his mother & two siblings in his household 1792 Duplin, identified as a brother of Ephraim in Ephraim’s will 1795 Duplin, Elizabeth’s husband Joseph Merrill named his “brother-in-law” Thomas Garrison as Executor of his will (son James) (son Ephraim)
(son Darius) (daughter Elizabeth)
7. DARIUS b. 1771-1775 1792 Jan 17, Duplin Co NC, married Anna Evers 1820 Effingham Co GA Federal Census, Darius’ household includes two females over 45, likely his wife and his sister Elizabeth 1829 Effingham Co GA Elizabeth Merrill transferred land to her “brother Darius” Effingham Co GA 1830 Effingham Co GA Federal Census, Darius’ household includes one female 50-59 (wife) and one female 70-79 (likely his sister Elizabeth)
8. ELIZABETH b. before 1775 1791 April 1, Duplin Co NC, married Joseph Merrell 1795 Elizabeth’s husband Joseph Merrill named his “brother-in-law” Thomas Garrison as Executor of his will 1820 Federal Census, Effingham Co GA, Elizabeth likely one of the two adult females in her brother Darius’ household 1822 “of Effingham Co., Georgia” Deeded 100 acres in Duplin Co NC to Thomas Garrason 1829 Effingham Co GA Elizabeth Merrill transferred land to her “brother Darius” Effingham Co GA 1830 Federal Census, Effingham Co GA, Elizabeth likely the oldest female in her brother Darius’ household
------------------Karen Simmons Descendant of Isaiah and Elenor Garrison November 2010
Known siblings believed to be Children of James and Jane:
1 Ephraim Garrason, born by 1757, married 1786 Joanna Middleton in Duplin, died very late 1792 or early 1793 Duplin Co. Ephraim's will proves Thomas (next) was his brother.
2 Thomas Garrason born 1764, married Lavina Brock in Duplin, died 1841 Duplin Co. Wills prove he was brother to both Ephraim (above) and Elizabeth (below)
3 Elizabeth Garrason born by 1771, married 1791 Joseph Merrill in Duplin, died after 1822 perhaps Effingham Co, GA. Elizabeth's husband's will proves Thomas (above) was her brother. Lived for a time near Darius (below) in Effingham Co.
Others Who May have been Children of Thomas and Jane:
4 Adonijah Garrason, born by 1757, married Judith Picket in Duplin, died by 1823 present Pender Co, NC His family to this day spells the name Garrason; surveyors among descendants like those of Darius & James (below).
5 John Garrison, made gift of money for minor Catherine Garrison in 1797, Duplin Co. Thomas (above) witnessed gift; in 1805 was appointed Catherine's guardian.
6 Darius Garrason, born about 1772, married 1792 Mary Anna Evers in Duplin, lived 1793-c1831 Effingham Co, GA, died 1838 Alachua Co, FL Elizabeth (above) lived near him in Effingham Co, GA; Thomas (above) named a son Darius who also moved to GA and called the elder Darius "uncle".
7 James Garrason, born by 1778, married 1799 Martha Dykes in Effingham, died about 1811 in Effingham Co, GA Lived near Darius (above) in Effingham Co; descendants said he came from NC; spelled name same as others.
James Garrason, above, is my (Calder) ancestor. It is only fair to the reader to point out that there are some things which suggest that he was son of Ebenezer Garrason, which see for details.
The wife of James and the mother of his children can also be identified. We have found no mention of James in any public records after April of 1771 when he and Jedediah were the witnesses to a land purchase by Ephraim in Duplin County. The 1783 Tax List for Duplin NC, Capt. Gillaspie’s Company, lists Ephraim Garrison and Jane Garrison, with just four names between them. Ebenezer is listed on another page, but also on Capt. Gillaspie’s list. When Ephraim wrote his will November 27, 1792 he gave to his daughter Polly “50 acres being the piece which my Mother now lives upon.” Thomas did not marry until 1793 but the 1790 census shows his household includes two males over the age of 16 (Thomas and his brother Darius?), two females (his mother Jane and his sister Elizabeth?), and one male under the age of 16 who has not been identified.
1754/55 (Jame)s Garrison on Capt. Moses Houston Carteret NC Militia List
(Some speculation involved, based on additional records from the time period, only the “s” at the end of his first name and the entire last name was readable. www.rafert.org/carteret)
1758 James Garrison Carteret Co NC Tax List
(Transcribed from an original copy found in the NC State Archives by Joel S. Russell www.rafert.org/carteret)
1762 Feb 27, Carteret Co NC John Harper 150 acres to James Garrison (Copy of original deed, Carteret Deed Books: 1762- G pp 100-101, 1771- H pp 12-14)
1762 Carteret Co NC James Garrenson appointed to a jury to divide the lands and improvements
of John Webster dec’d between the widow and the heir (Early Carteret County Court Minutes 1747-1764. By Rebecca W Sanders, Beaufort, NC.)
The following is from the Garrason & Related Famlies Website:
Mr. Outlaw confused the records for James Garrason and mis-identified one . . .
(7) James Garrison, lived for a short time in Duplin County. He removed to Greenville District, South Carolina, where his name is found among the public records from about 1789 to 1794. No record of his family.
There is no doubt that several James Garrasons have been found in the court house records of Duplin County.
The first recorded event which involved one of the name occurred in 1771 when James Garrason (so spelled in the court house record) witnessed a deed whereby Ebenezer Garrason purchased land from Andrew McIntire and his wife Arabella. To have been of legal age in 1771 this James would have been born by 1750. Jedediah Garrason (so spelled) witnessed the same deed. ["Duplin County, North Carolina Deed Book 4", p. 458; apparently in original deed book G, pp. 495-496 (as noted in the registration addendum) in the Sampson County, North Carolina court house.]
There is a possibility that this early James Garrason was a resident of nearby Carteret County, North Carolina and was the James whose son Isaiah Garrison moved to Orange County, North Carolina by 1776. They owned land on the east side of Whiteoak River; it was an area apparently sometime in Carteret County and sometime in Onslow County which does adjoin Duplin County. [Zae Hargett Gwynn. Abstracts of Records of Onslow County, North Carolina 1734-1850. Memphis: Henry Norburne Gwynn, 1961. v. 1, p. 292 from "Orange County Deed Book M", p. 17.]
It should be noted that Jedediah Garrison, who settled finally in [Franklin, now] Banks County, Georgia, was, according to his obituary, born in Cortwright County, North Carolina. [Dolores Haller and Marilyn Robinson, compilers. Gleanings from the "Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald." Bowie (MD): Heritage Books,1989. p. 419]
Carteret County records support statements by local historians that Cortwright was a commonly used old form of Carteret found even in legal documents. [Correspondence from Samuel Garrison of Pensacola, forwarding abstracts of printed Carteret County deeds to the compiler.]
One James Garrison (so spelled) was living in Duplin Co in 1795 and was old enough to help with the maintenance of the public roads. On 22 Oct of that year Thomas Garrison (undoubtedly Thomas Garrason, born 1764) was appointed Overseer of a maintenance crew to keep up the road leading from the Northeast Cape Fear River below the mouth of Muddy Creek to the court house. James Garrison's name appears in the list of hands assigned to help Thomas in that task. The southern end of the strip of road concerned appears to have been in the vicinity of the Garrason home at Garrison Spring.
22 Oct 1795 Court. Ordered Thomas Garrison be Overseer of the New Road leading from the NorthEast River below the Mouth of Muddy Creek to the Court House ... and have the following hands: James Garrison ... and that they open and repair said road. [McEachern. Abstracts, 1795-1798. p. 32.]
It seems certain this was the Webmaster's great-great-great grandfather, James Garrason (c1778-c1812). There were no other Duplin County Jameses to have been assigned that road service. He appeared in Effingham County, GA in the 1790's, making his first record with his marriage in 1799. Darius Garrason had moved from Duplin County to Effingham in 1793 or 1794. Obviously James was following his kinsman south.
After Ebenezer Garrason died intestate in 1801 it took a number of years to settle his estate. On 18 Jan 1804 the court ordered John Farrior, administrator of the estate, to sell a negro slave so that James Garrison (so spelled in the record) could be paid his distributive share. The abstract of this record does not show any relationship between James and Ebenezer, but, of course, there had to have been one. James' name is not found again in Duplin County records. [McEachern. Abstracts, 1803-1805. p. 23.]
What is confusing is that the censuses do not show any males in Ebenezer's household other than himself and for whatever reason, Ebenezer's household does not appear in the "1790 Federal Census for Duplin County". [ "State Census of 1786";"1800 Federal Census for Duplin County".]
Some have speculated that James was Ebenezer's son-in- law, having married his (James') cousin, one of Ebenezer's daughters but there is no proof of such.
This James Garr*son could have been the same one mentioned in the previous section, the one who was assigned to a road crew in 1795. And this, too, could have been the Webmaster's ancestor.
The James Garrison Mr. Outlaw wrote about . . .
The James Garrison mentioned by Mr. Outlaw did live for a time in Greenville District, South Carolina. However, a search of court house records there uncovered only two deeds: one dated 1790 when he bought land and one in 1793 when he sold it. Neither document described him as being formerly of Duplin County. It should be noted that when James of Greenville sold his land he signed the deed with a mark, while the James of Duplin witnessed the 1771 deed with his full signature.
On 3 Apr 1790 Thomas Doeg of Spartanburgh County, South Carolina sold to James Garrison of Greenville County, for £40 sterling, 128 acres on Mush Creek branch of Tygar River. ["Greenville County, South Carolina, Deed Book B", pp. 182-183.]
On 20 Mar 1792 James Garrison of Greenville County sold to Archibald Taylor of same, for £70 sterling, 128 acres granted to Thomas Doeg. ["Greenville County, South Carolina, Deed Book C", pp. 214-215.]
A genealogy of the James Garrison that married Hester Roberts tells that he lived in Maryland, then [Rowan, later] Surry County, North Carolina, and for 16 years in Greenville District, South Carolina. He was in Warren County, KY by 1806, had moved on to Hamilton County, IL shortly after 1820 and was living in Greene Co, IL in 1833 when he applied for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier. His last payment was for the six months ending 4 Mar 1841. In his application he told that he had been born in Fredericktown, PA in 1747. The genealogy points out that present Fredericktown had not been founded by 1747, but that the name was that of the plantation near Bethlehem, PA, of Henry Antes, a Moravian. No mention was made of any residence in Duplin County.
A letter added to a copy of this reference told that James Garrison had tentatively been identified as a brother of Isaac Garrison (1732-1836), Revolutionary Soldier, and common ancestor of the Isaac Garrison Family Association of Springfield, Missouri. It is not known if he has yet (1993) been recognized by that association as such. [Paul Edwin Power. The Garrison and Allied Families. Bowling Green (KY): private, 1981.]
The reference to Moravians, suggests a possible connection to Captain Nicholas Garrison, Sr. (1701-1781), son of Lambert Garrison, Sr. of Staten Island, NY. Capt. Garrison commanded the ships that brought most of the Moravian settlers from central Europe to Bethlehem, PA. He lived out his retirement years in Bethlehem and died there. He had a number of children. The names of several are unknown and it is assumed they died young. Of those who survived none were named James. [Stillwell. Miscellany. v. 1, pp. 154-155. Harry Emilius Stocker. A History of the Moravian Church in New York City. New York: private, 1922. pp. 75-76. Joseph Mortimer Levering. The History of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1741-1892. Bethlehem: Times Publishing Co, 1903. pp. 30, 38, 400 and many others. Moravian Cemetery, Bethlehem, PA, on W. Market St. between Main and New streets; inscriptions (still extant and readable) copied by this writer in 1989.]
Mr. Outlaw's wife was a Garrison from Greenville but apparently she was not a descendant of James. [Albert Timothy Outlaw. Outlaw Genealogy. Kenansville (NC): the Author, 1930. Second Edition and Supplement compiled by Abner Henry Outlaw, Greensboro, NC, 1972. p. 91.] Likely she descended from the family founded by David Garrison and wife Elizabeth Barksdale.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1725 |  | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1745 | Jane | |||
| Death | Aft 1771 | North Carolina, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Jane ( - ) |
| Child | Isaiah Garrison (1745 - 1783) |
| Child | Ebenezer Garrison (1750 - 1801) |
| Child | Jedediah Garrison (1752 - 1830) |
| Child | Adonijah Garrason (1755 - 1823) |
| Child | Ephraim Garrison (1757 - 1792) |
| Child | Thomas Garrison (1764 - 1841) |
| Child | Elizabeth Garrison (1771 - 1822) |
| Child | Darius Garrison (1772 - 1838) |