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2.   EBENEZER b. about 1750

1771 April 16, Duplin Co NC, Ebinezar Gerrason, laborer, purchased 100 acres on Persimmon Swamp on the west side of the North East Branch of the Cape Fear River from Andrew McIntire and his wife Arabella., all of Duplin Co. Witnesses were Jedediah Garrason and James Garrason (Duplin Co Deed Bk 4, p458, SAMPSON-DUPLIN DEEDS, Books 4-6, (ca. 1762 to ca. 1779), by Max R. Peterson, Jr. )
A deed of 1771, by which Ebenezer Garrason purchased land, suggests he was born by April, 1750 - if not, then he was underage at the time. On 16 Apr 1771 Andrew McIntire (and wife Arabella) sold to Ebinezar Gerrason [sic], laborer, all of Duplin County, North Carolina, 100 acres on Persimmon Swamp on the west side of the North East Branch of the Cape Fear River. [Duplin County Deed Book 4, p. 458.]

1773 witnessed deed Rouse to Jedediah.
1775 witnessed deed Murrow to Jedediah
1778 May 16, Duplin Co NC to Ephraim Garrison from Phillip Rouse, 100 acres “On the west side of the North East Branch of Cape Fear River between percimmon and Stocking Head Branch.” witness Ebenezer Garrison. (Duplin Co Deed Book 6, page 98, SAMPSON-DUPLIN DEEDS, Books 4-6, (ca. 1762 to ca. 1779), by Max R. Peterson, Jr)
1778 July 1, Duplin Co NC, Ephraim Garrison and Eadargar (Eadinger?) GARRISON (note by Karen, probably Ebenezer) witnessed a deed James Mills to John Waller. (Duplin Co Deed Book 6, page 111, SAMPSON-DUPLIN DEEDS, Books 4-6, (ca. 1762 to ca. 1779), by Max R. Peterson, Jr.)
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)

Karen Simmons reports that "recent DNA test results (July 2009) on a descendant of Shadrack Garrison through his son John have shown that he is a perfect 32/32 match to my third cousin. We are haplogroup R1b1b2. My cousin and I are descendants of Zebulon Garrison. All of us are also a perfect match to descendants of Jedediah Garrison and a close match to a descendant of Ebenezer Garrason. Another descendant of Shadrack Garrison, this one through his son Caleb, has ordered a DNA test kit so we will be seeing a second set of results soon. "
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Duplin Deeds, Book 1A
p. 34 John Magee to Ebenezar Garrison...for 30 pds. specie 135A on the ES of......certain branch of Muddy Creek know...... the planta. wheron sd Garrison.... at a gum & to the back patent line of ...... Blaks corner. Wit: Charles Bo.....

p. 137 William Magee of Duplin Co. to John Magee (co. not given) 23 Nov 1784, 75 pds. specie 400A on the Marsh Branch joining Muddy Creek where the sd. William Magee formerly lived in 3 planta. to wit: (1) on the SS of Marsh Branch; (2) on the NS of same branch where John Magee's store is; (3) one in the fork of same branch, being the tracts of land that William Magee bought of John Woodward. Th sd. 400A joined the lines of John Woodward, Jacob Brown, Richard Keen, Ebenezar Garrison. Wit: William Farrior, Andrew Laws, John Farrior. Apr. Ct. 1785.

p. 444 Ebenezer Garrison, planter of Duplin Co. to John McGee of New Hanover Co. & nigh Wilmington, 2 June 1787, for 30 pds. current money of N. C. 135A on the ES of the North Branch of Cape Fear River, & on it certain branch of Muddy Creek, known by the name of Marsh Branch, it being the south of sd. Marsh Branch, beg. at a small black gum below a small branch, running into the Marsh Branch & Mill Pond, in the back part or line of John Magee, bearing date 22 Dec 1770. Wit: William Farrior, Justis Miller. Oct. Ct. 1787

p 488 John Magee of New Hanover Co., nigh the Town of Wilmington, to Ebenezar Garrison, planter of Duplin Co., 24 Aug 1787, for 35 pds. current money 50A on the Marsh Branch near Muddy Creek, it being part of 2 surveys of land patented by William Magee & the other one patented by John Magee, beg. at a red oak on the SS of the Mill Branch upon William Farrior's line, to a pine upon Thomas Blake's line, to William Farrior's corner. Wit: William Farrier, Justice Miller. Jan. Ct. 1788.

Duplin Deeds, Book3A

p 245

p 359 Ebenezar (E) Garrison ...... Jan 1795, for 295 pds. current money.... a black gum in the edge of Muddy..... patented by John Magee 22 D.... pine the corner of a survey of ..... of 100A patented by Henry A .... Farrior, to the corner of a .......Worth now the prop. of Joa ...... John Woodward's old corner .... Oct. Ct. 1796.

p 390

p 537 Josiah Cottle to Robert Cottle, both of Duplin Co., 31 Dec 1808, for 100 pds. specie 100A on the NS of Muddy Creek, beg. at a red oak on sd. creek below sd. Cottle's, adj. Pickett, to a cypress in Muddy Creek Swamp, being part of 200A patented by John McGee & from him to Ebenezar Garrison who deeded to William McGee & from him to Charles Gaugh who sold to Robert Cottle, & then sold by Hugh McCanne, Shff. for taxes to Austin Bryan who sold to Josiah Cottle. Wit: James Pickett, Henry Pickett. Jan. Ct. 1809.
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His name appears on the "1783 Tax List of Duplin County" with taxable property worth £198. In the tax list there is no suggestion he was single. [William Perry Johnson, editor. North Carolina Genealogy. v. 19, no. 1, p. 2816 (Spring and Summer, 1973).]

Ebenezer Garrason was listed in the "1786 State Census of Duplin County" and counted in the 21-60 age group. His household included four females, assumed to have been a wife and three daughters. No mention of him or his family can be found in the "1790 Federal Census of Duplin County". It does not seem that he was living with any of the other Garrasons.
That he was counted in the over-44 age group in the "1800 Federal Census of Duplin County" confirms he was born by 1755. He died 1801. Administration records show that his wife was named Nancy and that they had daughters Martha who died 1807 and Nancy. Had Mr. Outlaw checked the court records as this compiler did, he would have learned of Ebenezer's family.

"In court, July 1801. Report of Committee appointed to ascertain one years provision for Nancy Garrison, widow of Ebenezer Garrison, dec'd, and family, rendered and signed by Committee." [Leora H. McEachern. Duplin County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Abstracts of Minutes 1798-1803. Rose Hill (NC): Duplin County Historical Society, 1982. p. 33.]

"In court, 23 Apr 1807. Appointed Joseph T. Rhodes, James Pickett and Daniel Southerland a Committee to settle accounts of Estate of Ebenezer Garrison, dec'd. between the Amr'r [sic] and Heirs and also to settle that part of Estate that may fall to Widow on account of the death of her daughter Martha Garrison, minor orphan of the said dec'd and to make her such allowance for raising, cloathing and schooling her children as Committee thinks reasonable and report same to the next court." [Leora H. McEachern. Duplin County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Abstracts of Minutes 1805-1808. Rose Hill (NC): Duplin County Historical Society, 1990. p. 54.]

His daughter Nancy Garrason was still living in 1825 when she and her mother joined Muddy Creek Baptist Church, an organization which had accused Ebenezer of being disorderly in 1793.

"Leslie H. Brown, Jr. Collection", Duplin County Historical Society, Rose Hill, North Carolina. See "Garrison, Ebenezer" in either of two card files. A handwritten but unindexed copy of "Muddy Creek Baptist Church Records" is also in the library of the society. This writer has been told that "being disorderly", as Ebenezer was changed with, could have been something as simple as playing cards.

One James Garrison claimed one-fourth of the estate of Ebenezer Garrason in 1803. A check of the court record on microfilm in North Carolina Archives did not, as hoped, reveal either James Garrison's relation to Ebenezer or his residence. The abstracts of the record are shown next.

"18 Jan 1804 Court. [Granted] John Farrior, Adm'r of Ebenezer Garrison, dec'd, an Order to sell a Negro of said dec'ds Estate named Peg in order to raise money to pay off James Garrison his distributive share of said estate...
"18 Apr 1804 Court. Report of Committee appointed to settle accounts of Estate of Ebenezer Garrison dec'd, with John Farrior, Adm'r, Exhibited by which it appears there is a balance of £301-18-4 out of which sum James Garrison is Intituled to £75-9-7, being the fourth part and his distributive share..."
[Leora H. McEachern. Duplin County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Abstracts of Minutes 1803-1805. Rose Hill (NC): Duplin County Historical Society, 1984. pp. 23, 35.]

How James was entitled to a share is unknown because no census indicated any males in Ebenezer's household other than himself. Go to the article on the Webmaster's James Garrason for comments as to whether he was this same James.


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Birth	Abt 1750	Carteret, North Carolina, British America
Marriage	Abt 1780	North Carolina, British America - Nancy Williams?
Tax List	1783	Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Census (family)	1786	Duplin, North Carolina, United States - Nancy Williams?
Census (family)	1800	Duplin, North Carolina, United States - Nancy Williams?
Death	Bef Oct 1801	Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Spouse	Nancy Williams? ( - 1825)
Child	Nancy Garrason (1786 - 1825)
Child	Martha Garrason (1786 - 1807)

Father	James Garrison (1725 - 1771)
Mother	Jane ( - )
Sibling	Isaiah Garrison (1745 - 1783)
Sibling	Jedediah Garrison (1752 - 1830)
Sibling	Adonijah Garrason (1755 - 1823)
Sibling	Ephraim Garrison (1757 - 1792)
Sibling	Thomas Garrison (1764 - 1841)
Sibling	Elizabeth Garrison (1771 - 1822)
Sibling	Darius Garrison (1772 - 1838)

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