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Personal data Thomas Garnett 

• He was born in the year 1675 in Gloucester County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.

  Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Elizabeth Garnett) was born (??-??-1660).

• He died on December 20, 1748 in Essex, Virginia, United States, he was 73 years old.
• A child of John Garnett and Ann Taylor
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Thomas Garnett

He is married to Elizabeth Muscoe.

They got married

Child(ren):

1. Anthony Garnett  1709-1803 
2. John Garnett  ± 1702-1772
3. Anne Garnett  ± 1705-????
4. Sarah Garnett  ± 1706-????
5. James Garnett  ± 1721-± 1776 
6. Mary Garnett  ± 1709-????
7. Thomas Garnett  ± 1713-± 1780
8. Joyce Garnett  ± 1720-> 1789
9. Avey Garnett  1725-1768
10. Elizabeth Garnett  1660-> 1741

Notes about Thomas Garnett

Thomas must have been born on his father John's estate in Gloucester County, near "the south side of Garden Creek." He apparently moved to the land his father purchased in Essex County, near "Moseley's Quarter," some time between 1692 and 1704. He lived in Essex County, probably on this same property, for the rest of his life. He had 9 known children, with an apparent gap between oldest son Anthony and the rest of the children. It has been theorized that this is also a gap between wives, with the first apparently named Elizabeth, and mother of Anthony, while the second, Elizabeth Muscoe, was the mother of the rest of the children. This idea is fueled by the fact that although Anthony is mentioned as Thomas' son in other documents, he is not mentioned in Thomas' will. I believe it is more likely that Thomas had only one wife named Elizabeth, who was the mother of all of his children.
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****** In a deed dated June 8, 1709, recorded in Essex County Deed Book (Number 13, page 225), the grantor of the deed, Thomas Garnett of St. Anne's Parish, Essex, a "planter", is described as "one of the sons and devisees of John Garnett, late of the Parish of Kingston, in the County of Gloucester". The deed conveys 50 acres of land to John Foster of the Parish of St. Ann, County of Essex, in consideration of 3,500 pounds of tobacco. The land is described as being part of a tract of 600 acres purchased by John Garnett, deceased, from John Baker (See the notes of Thomas' father John), lying on the south side of the Rappahannock River near Moseley's Quarter. It is also described as Thomas Garnett's share of the 150 acres which John Garnett had by his last will, dated November 12, 1703, given to son Anthony Garnett, who having died before he attained the age of 21 years, (and his share passing by right to the surviving children).
The 50 acres is described in detail as, "upon the south side of the Rappahannock River and Bounded as followeth (that is to say) beginning at a marked Sweet Gum, a line of a tract of six hundred acres of land purchased by the above John Garnett Dec'd. from John Baker, standing below the house where sd. Jno. Foster formerly dwelt, in a branch issuing out of Gilson's (Silson's?) Swamp soe up the west side of the branch until it makes a forke, thence along the west fork of the said branch to a great corner maple standing in the said branch, then passing the woods along the line of marked trees to a path that leads from Foster's old plantation to Mosley's Quarter, so across the said path to a marked red oak standing at the head of a branch line beginning along a line of marked trees to a marked hickory saplin at the head of a branch, thence along a line of marked trees to a marked dogwood & white oak standing at the head of another branch, so over the said branch to a corner popler, it being a corner tree to a tract on land of six hundred acres purchased by Jno. Garnett, father ye said Thomas Garnett from Thos. Baker, so crossing the said branch again & along ye said Thomas Garnett's line to the Sweet Gum in the branch where it first began"
It is noted that "Elizabeth, wife of the said Thomas Garnett, relinquishes her dower on the conveyed land. The deed is witnessed by Salvator Muscoe and William Taylor.
****** From the Virginia Tax Records, Rent (Tax) Rolls of Essex County; Thomas is charged with taxes on 1000 acres in 1704 and 150 acres in 1715.
This 600 acres of land on the Rappahannock River noted in the first record above, was purchased by Thomas' father, John Garnett, in 1692. John remained in Gloucester County until his death, presumably on the land he owned on Garden Creek. He apparently purchased this land in Essex County for the purpose of dividing it into 4 portions of 150 acres to give to his 4 children. Thomas had been born in Gloucester County, and apparently moved onto the land in Essex sometime after the property was purchased 1692 and before he was listed on the Tax Rolls 1704. It is not quite clear where he got the 1000 acres listed on the Rent Rolls in 1704, or what became of it. The 150 acres he is listed as paying taxes on in 1715, would seem to correspond to this same 150 acre portion of the 600 acre tract. This land, which he presumably lived on, must have been near the 50 acres he sold in the above deed. He remained in Essex County until his death in about 1643.
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****** The Will of Thomas Garnett, dated October 20, 1733, and recorded for probate on December 20, 1743 (Will Book for the County of Essex, Book # 7, page 60): "In the Name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Garnett, of the Parish of St. Anne, in the County of Essex, being sick and weak, but of disposing memory, do make this my Last Will and Testament, breaking and dissolving of any Will and Testament heretofore by me made, and this and no other, to be taken for my Last Will of Testament-------in a manner of form following Viz. Imp: It is my will and desire, having several small children, that my loving wife, Elizabeth, have the use of all my Estate, be it of what nature or kind soever, for and during her natural life, provided she remains so long my wife, for and towards her support and my eight children: John, Anne, Sarah, James, Joyce, Mary, and Avey Garnett and Thomas Garnett, but in case she should marry, then it is my will and desire that all my Estate be equally divided between my loving wife and my children above named, and it is further my will and desire that if my loving wife, Elizabeth, shall remain my widow during her natural life, that then, all my Estate is to be hers and the increase or decrease, at the time of her death, be equally divided between my above children: John, Anne, Sarah, James, Joyce, Mary, Avie and Thomas Garnett. And, it is my desire that my Estate be not appraised and I do appoint my loving wife, Elizabeth, Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament in Testimony whereof I have set my hand of Seal this 20th day of October, 1733 Sealed and Delivered."

Thos. Garnett (Seal)

Witnesses: Salvator Muscoe Jas. Smith William Lenthen
Probate Record: At a Court held for Essex County at Rappahannock, on the 20th day of December, Anno Domini 1743, this Last Will of Testament of Thomas Garnett, deceased, was proved by the oath of James Garnett, Gen. (genitive), who also made oath that he did see Salvator Muscoe, genitival described the same as a witness thereto and being also sworn to by Elizabeth Garnett, the executrix there in named, was admitted to record.

Justice A. Beverley (clerk)

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