Terry: Thanks for the info! Isn't it interesting about that myth. I've heard it for many years from various people. It sure did sound truthful. Sandi Carter 5th g granddaughter of Governor James --- TalkingTer@aol.com wrote: > > Dear family, the mystery is solved after 200 years. Governor James Garrard > of Stafford County, VA and Rev. John Gerard of Berkeley County, W. VA are not > related. The results came back negative. It is kind of a let down because > all these years there has been that family myth that Col. William Garrard and > Rev. John Gerard may have been brothers and got it to some dispute and Rev. > John was so mad that he changed the spelling of his name. Well the myth is now > broken forever! The Good news about that is people just starting family > trees now know they are really different lines. > Thanks, Terry Lee Garrard Sr., 4th g grandson of Governor James > Garrard > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GARRARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >