----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary-Gene Page" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:08 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Chancery cases from MRCACG > > I believe the original message from MRCACG was on 4 May 2000. I am trying > to > identify some of the GARRETTs mentioned therein. (All one entry.) > > Loudoun M-6820, 1843: Septhen Garrett vs Joseph Garrett > > "James Garrett deceased Stephen Garrett complaint Joseph Garrett James > bought > land from Joseph Stephen & Euphemia his wife & James Garrett of 2nd part > Joseph > son of Stephen Stephen sells to James 255 acres" > > Without punctuation, it is very difficult to determine who is who, but I'm > wondering if anyone knows about the following: > > First, I believe all of the mentioned are descendants of Joseph > (1760-1827) and > Sarah TOLDS GARRETT (except James?). > > "James GARRETT deceased" - the only James I know of within this time frame > (1843) is James, son of Thomas and Ann CURRY GARRETT, born 1792 in Loudoun > Co. > This James md Betty WILLETT, in ALA, I believe. I have no further > information > on him, so do not know if he was in VA after the marriage, whenever tha > was. > There IS a land purchase by a J. GARRETT from Henry COOK in 1838, Marshall > Co > TN; have no idea if it is same man. I don't know when or where James died. > (If > it is James son of Thomas & Ann, James would have been cousin to Stephen.) > > Stephen GARRETT (1787-1850), son of Joseph and Sarah Toles, md Euphemia > BEAM. > They would be the couple named. > > Joseph Garret. Jr (1790-?) md Hethy POTTER, was brother of Stephen. > > BUT, Joseph and Stephen's sister, Rebecca (1797-?), md Joseph JAMES. Given > the > dates, Rebecca could have had a son old enough to be doing business by > 1843, so > could she have been mother to a Joseph Garrett JAMES? (It's a stretch, but > possible?) > > Who would be James Garrett of 2nd part? > > I don't have names of any children for Stephen and Euphemia. > > The original entry as printed could be read: > > James Garrett Deceased [and] Stephen Garrett complan[an]t[s] > [against] Joseph Garrett > James bought land from Joseph > > or > > against Joseph Garrett James... > > anyway, from that point on I am lost. > > Suggestions or clarification anyone? > > Mary-Gene Page > California >