Individual Details
Darius Garrison
(Abt 1772 - 1838)
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)
married (Jan. 17, 1792, in Duplin Co., NC) Anna Evers.
m. 1. Anna Evers, had sons Michael, Seaborn, James, and Isaac. 2. _Harrell, abt. 1816-1820. The sons migrated to Florida.
Darius Garrason and most of his descendants used the "two a" spelling as does this writer. Grandson William signed his name Garrison as a county official in Hernando County, Florida. Darius' oldest son, Michael Garrason, was born 1793 in North Carolina. The other son, Isaac Garrason, was born 1795 in Georgia.. [The "1850 Federal Census of Benton (now Hernando) County, Florida", pp24, 28.] Both of Darius' sons were land surveyors as was their contemporary and Effingham County neighbor James Jasper Garrason (this writer's great-great grandfather).
Darius moved his family to Effingham County shortly after son Michael's birth, a migration dated by this record:
A deed of 1793 from John Evers, Sr. of Effingham County, GA, to his . . . daughter Anna Garrason and her husband Darius Garrason . . . proves that Darius Garrason of Effingham County, Georgia was the same as the one of that name who had married in Duplin County, North Carolina. ["Effingham County, Georgia Deed Book C-D", p. 330.]
Darius Garrason must have impressed the authorities, because as a young man, a new-comer, he was selected to serve on a commission to choose a site for the county seat. Effingham was not a new county. It has been organized under the first state constitution in 1777. It had been settled in the 1730s and some families had been established there for almost sixty years. [GGM etc]
For those of us who like to be Perry Masons or Miss Jane Marples genealogy can be a frustrating venture. We want all mysteries to be solved. For this writer a question that had bothered him for years had to do with the identity of the second adult female counted in Darius' home in Effingham County in the Federal Census of 1820 (p. 81) and 1830 (p110). The answer lay, not in Effingham County, but far away in the Duplin County, NC court house.
4 Dec 1822. Elizabeth Merrill of Effingham County, Georgia sold to Thomas Garrason of Duplin County, North Carolina, for $100.00, a tract of 100 acres lying on the east side of the North East River in Duplin County. ["Duplin County, North Carolina, Deed Book 8A", p. 298.]
Thomas Garrason was the one born 1764. Elizabeth Merrill was born Elizabeth Garrason and had married Joseph Merrill in Duplin County in 1791. Merrill died there and in his will recorded in 1795 he named his brother-in-law Thomas Garrason the executor. ["Duplin County, North Carolina Will Book A", p307.] The fact that there were no Merrill households in the censuses of 1820 and 1830 in Effingham County strongly suggests the second adult female resident of Darius' home was Elizabeth (Garrason) Merrill.
The proven residence of Elizabeth Merrill in Effingham County in 1822 suggests she was in some way related to Darius, both known to have previously lived in Duplin County. The fact that Thomas Garrason (b. 1764) named a son Darius adds support to this writer's claim that the older Darius was likely brother to Thomas and his sister Elizabeth. See a discussion of this on the page called New Family Group. This younger Darius Garrason, whose descendants to this day spell the name Garrison, settled in what is now Telfair County, GA.
Shortly after 1830, Darius, his sons and their families moved to the site of the now-ghost town, Newnansville, near present Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida. He died there in February, 1838. His widow and their sons and families moved on to Benton (now Hernando) County, FL before 1850.
An Act of Congress made upon request of Isaac Garrason, administrator of the estate of Darius Garrason, for compensation for forage supplied to federal troops in Florida during Indian disturbances 1836-37. ...the above stated Darius Garrason died in the month of February, 1838... House of Representatives. Report No. 645. 30 May 1848. [Photocopy sent to this writer by Linda (Chestnut) Hill.]
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)
married (Jan. 17, 1792, in Duplin Co., NC) Anna Evers.
m. 1. Anna Evers, had sons Michael, Seaborn, James, and Isaac. 2. _Harrell, abt. 1816-1820. The sons migrated to Florida.
Darius Garrason and most of his descendants used the "two a" spelling as does this writer. Grandson William signed his name Garrison as a county official in Hernando County, Florida. Darius' oldest son, Michael Garrason, was born 1793 in North Carolina. The other son, Isaac Garrason, was born 1795 in Georgia.. [The "1850 Federal Census of Benton (now Hernando) County, Florida", pp24, 28.] Both of Darius' sons were land surveyors as was their contemporary and Effingham County neighbor James Jasper Garrason (this writer's great-great grandfather).
Darius moved his family to Effingham County shortly after son Michael's birth, a migration dated by this record:
A deed of 1793 from John Evers, Sr. of Effingham County, GA, to his . . . daughter Anna Garrason and her husband Darius Garrason . . . proves that Darius Garrason of Effingham County, Georgia was the same as the one of that name who had married in Duplin County, North Carolina. ["Effingham County, Georgia Deed Book C-D", p. 330.]
Darius Garrason must have impressed the authorities, because as a young man, a new-comer, he was selected to serve on a commission to choose a site for the county seat. Effingham was not a new county. It has been organized under the first state constitution in 1777. It had been settled in the 1730s and some families had been established there for almost sixty years. [GGM etc]
For those of us who like to be Perry Masons or Miss Jane Marples genealogy can be a frustrating venture. We want all mysteries to be solved. For this writer a question that had bothered him for years had to do with the identity of the second adult female counted in Darius' home in Effingham County in the Federal Census of 1820 (p. 81) and 1830 (p110). The answer lay, not in Effingham County, but far away in the Duplin County, NC court house.
4 Dec 1822. Elizabeth Merrill of Effingham County, Georgia sold to Thomas Garrason of Duplin County, North Carolina, for $100.00, a tract of 100 acres lying on the east side of the North East River in Duplin County. ["Duplin County, North Carolina, Deed Book 8A", p. 298.]
Thomas Garrason was the one born 1764. Elizabeth Merrill was born Elizabeth Garrason and had married Joseph Merrill in Duplin County in 1791. Merrill died there and in his will recorded in 1795 he named his brother-in-law Thomas Garrason the executor. ["Duplin County, North Carolina Will Book A", p307.] The fact that there were no Merrill households in the censuses of 1820 and 1830 in Effingham County strongly suggests the second adult female resident of Darius' home was Elizabeth (Garrason) Merrill.
The proven residence of Elizabeth Merrill in Effingham County in 1822 suggests she was in some way related to Darius, both known to have previously lived in Duplin County. The fact that Thomas Garrason (b. 1764) named a son Darius adds support to this writer's claim that the older Darius was likely brother to Thomas and his sister Elizabeth. See a discussion of this on the page called New Family Group. This younger Darius Garrason, whose descendants to this day spell the name Garrison, settled in what is now Telfair County, GA.
Shortly after 1830, Darius, his sons and their families moved to the site of the now-ghost town, Newnansville, near present Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida. He died there in February, 1838. His widow and their sons and families moved on to Benton (now Hernando) County, FL before 1850.
An Act of Congress made upon request of Isaac Garrason, administrator of the estate of Darius Garrason, for compensation for forage supplied to federal troops in Florida during Indian disturbances 1836-37. ...the above stated Darius Garrason died in the month of February, 1838... House of Representatives. Report No. 645. 30 May 1848. [Photocopy sent to this writer by Linda (Chestnut) Hill.]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1772 | North Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1792 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States - Mary Anna Evers | | ||
| Death | 1838 | Alachua, Florida, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Darius Garrason |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Anna Evers ( - ) |
| Child | Michael Garrason (1793 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Garrason (1795 - ) |
| Father | James Garrison (1725 - 1771) |
| Mother | Jane ( - ) |
| Sibling | Isaiah Garrison (1745 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer Garrison (1750 - 1801) |
| 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) |
Endnotes
1. Garrason & Related Famlies, Cecil Calder Garrason online [http://www.garrason.com/GeneLinks.htm], accessed Aug 2006.
2. Our Garrison Family, Polli Jost Turner online [http://pollisplace.com/history/garrison.htm], accessed Aug 2006.
3. Garrason & Related Famlies, Cecil Calder Garrason online [http://www.garrason.com/GeneLinks.htm], accessed Aug 2006.