Elijah Caleb Garrett Sr. (1777 - 1855)

Born 1 Feb 1777 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Stephen Burton Garrett and Magdalene (Bernard) Garrett

Husband of Mary Margaret (Casey) Garrett — married 8 Jan 1798 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1855 at age 78 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Elijah Caleb Garrett was born on February 1, 1777, in Buckingham, Virginia His mother Louisa Magdalene passed away in 1779 in Buckingham, Virginia, at the age of 44. His father Stephen passed away on January 10, 1816, in Buckingham, Virginia, at the age of 82. His son Thomas Alexander was born in December 1820 in Overton, Tennessee (Martha Garrett-5361) Great Grandfather

In a 47 marker yDNA test, a descendant of Elijah has only one marker different from the descendant of William B. Garrett, Elijah's brother.

Sources

Marriage

Elijah Caleb Garrett married Mary Cayce in Virginia on January 8, 1798, when he was 20 years old. His wife Mary Cayce passed away on November 11, 1853, in Overton, Tennessee, at the age of 76. They had been married 55 years. 1820 Overton County, Tennessee Census

Notes

Overton County: Pryor-Taylor-Garrett Land Deed (1832) https://tennesseepryors.com/2014/07/overton-county-pryor-taylor-garrett-land-deed-1832/

Elijah's mistress Results of DNA testing of a descendant of Nancy Walker oldest son, Robert Walker (1812-1905), has confirmed that Elijah Garrett was the father of this son. Robert Walker was born in Virginia & traveled with his mother & others, lead by Elijah Garrett, to Overton (later Pickett) Co., TN. Garrett was married to another woman, Mary Cayce that bore him a large family. He was a preacher & lived near Nancy's homeplace. It has always been rumored that he was the father of many of Nancy's 10-11 children, but this DNA results only confirm that this oldest child was. It is only speculation that he fathered her other children.

Find a Grave Notes: "Came to Tenn. about 1818 with brothers Joshua & his family & Unknown brother that was killed in a river crossing by the Indians. Also his sister Ann Garrett-Flowers & 38 slaves."

U.S. General Land Office Records Elijah C Garrett Issue Date 1 Nov 1855 Place Knox, Illinois, USA Land Office Quincy Meridian 4th PM - 1815 Illinois Township 10-N Range 1-E Section 12 Accession Number IL4250__.013 Document Number 19985 Original URL http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL4250__.013&docClass=STA&sid=1t0x3n4i.ylg

Elijah and Mary's children

Elijah and Mary's children 2

Elijah and Mary's children 3

Elijah and Mary's children 4

Details on Elijah Garrett children

Data for descendants of Elijah's son, Stephen

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74463767/elijah-garrett

Source Citation for marriage Source number: 938.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BM1

• Garrett yDNA Study

• Rootsweb 1820 Overton County, Tennessee Census
• 1830 Census Index for Garrott

DNA sources

John Garrett-1690 & Susannah Featherstone Burton

Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Child-DD, Shannon Dufour, Dorothy Boles, Grandchild-SU who share a 24 cM segment on Chromosome 13 and a 10cM segment with Neal Latimer on Chromosome 13. Shannon is descended from Charles Garrett and DD, SU, Dorothy, and Neal are descended from Charles' brother Stephen Burton Garrett. DD, SU, and Dorothy are descended from Stephen's son Elijah Garrett and Neal is descended from Elijah's half-brother, Stephen's son John Garrett. The most recent common ancestor for this group is John Garrett and Susannah Featherstone Burton. Shannon and DD are 7C1R; Shannon and Dorothy are 6C2R; Shannon and SU are 8C1R; Shannon and Neal are 8C1R; Donna and Neal are 6C2R; Donna and Dorothy are 4C1R; Donna and SU are 5C2R; Neal and Dorothy are 5C3R; Neal and SU are 8C; and Dorothy and SU are 4C3R.