Elaine, Would you look up the Langford/Lankford name? Thanks for your time and effort. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <VACAROLI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [VACAROLI] Caroline County lookup offer > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: ElaineRussell29 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.caroline/4080.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > You are correct. I do not live in Caroline County Va. > I am in Penna, but much of my research for one branch of my family is in > Caroline County, so I have acquired material that I offer to help others > with. > I see in your comment that you have an interest in the surname Garrett. I > do have this surname listed in this book, if you are interested. > It reads: The Garrett family, of Caroline is sprung from ancestors who > have been honored in many lands for many centuries. The family is of > Teutonic origin, "Ger, the root name, meaning "firm spear". The family, > or branch of it, came over to Britian with William the Conquerer, and the > root "Ger" became "Gar". A number of this family were ennobled by the > English kings and Queens from time to time and a coat of arms granted to > them. Some of them became high church officals in the Church of England, > and others became Quakers. A number of the members of this family went to > Ireland and purchased the sequestered lands of the Irish Gentry after the > conquest. Many of the Garretts, of England and Ireland bear noble titles > to this day. The Caroline Garretts, of London, was one of the Charter > members of the first Virginia Colony, and it is believed that he was one > of the first Chairmen. The Garretts of Caroline have been, for the most > part, planters, but several have held publi! > c office, among them W.R.W. Garrett, Treasurer of the county , and C. W. > Garrett, his son, postmaster at the county seat. > > Since it is written there were members of this family that were in the > Virginia Colony I have enclosed the following: > From: Early Virginia and its People by Bastow: > A William Garret is shown on the list of first planters to the Virginia > Colony. He was a bricklayer. He arrived in one of three ships on > 4-26-1607, The Sarah Constant Captained by Christopher Newport, The > Goodspeed Captained by Bartholemew Gosnold or the Discovery Captained by > John Ratcliffe. > Elaine > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VACAROLI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message