Gutridge Garland was born about 1753 and died about 1848. [1][2] He supposedly told one of his grandsons, not long before his death, that he was born near Lynchburg, Virginia. Others believe he was born in Halifax County, North Carolina. His earliest appearance in public records is as a member of Captain Jacob Aykle's militia company on 31 May 1778 in Rowan County, North Carolina[3]
He married Bridget Hampton on September 26, 1778 in Salisbury, Rowan County NC, [4]daughter of Ezekiel Hampton Sr. and Jane "Jenny" Griggs. Gutridge also appears on a 1778 tax list for Rowan County, although not as a landowner.
In 1787, he appears in Washington County, Tennessee, taxed on 138 acres of land. [5] On 15 May 1788, Gutridge was appointed constable by the county court. Various court, land, and tax records show him in the part of Washington County that became Carter County (created 1796) until late 1805 or early 1806, when he moved back to North Carolina, settling in what is now the Red Hill section of Mitchell County. He served as one of the first justices of the peace in Carter County in 1796.[6]
Gutridge Garland appears in the 1810[7], 1820[8], 1830[9] censuses for Burke County, North Carolina. Yancey County was created in 1833, and he is listed in an 1835 Poll Book[10] and the 1840 Census[11] for that county.
There is no contemporary document so far discovered that gives his name as anything other than Gutridge. The modern gravemarker that gives his first name as William is in error.
Disputed Parentage
No evidence has been discovered to date that establishes the identify of Gutridge Garland's parents. The link formerly on this page to William Joseph Garland is not supported by any primary sources, or any reliable secondary ones.
Old Material
1.Deed Book 4, Page 24, 1770 Halifax County, NC
Gutridge, Samuel and Joseph Garland along with Ezekiel Hampton and Minus Griggs all owned property in the Reedy Creek/Muddy Creek area southwest of present day Winston Salem, North Carolina, at Rock Creek and Crin Creek, Burke County, North Carolina 1791. He was an executor of William WIlson's will in Bakersville, NC in February 1808.
Willian was born in 1753. He passed away in 1848.
Sources
↑ Navey, William R., "Gutridge Garland, 1753-1848, East Tennessee, Western North Carolina
↑ Garland, Paul, The History of the Garland Family in America (Louisville, TN: Paul Garland, 1994), p. 6.
↑ Judge Walter B. Garland, unpublished manuscript, "Gutridge Garland." dated 22 Dec 1980, citing militia petition in North Carolina State Archives
↑ Brent Holcomb, compiler, Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1868 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986), p.147
↑ Pollyanna Creekmore, compiler, Early East Tennessee Taxpayers (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1980), p. 206.
↑ Judge Walter B. Garland, unpublished manuscript, "Gutridge Garland." dated 22 Dec 1980
↑ 1810 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina, p. 322. In this census his name, and that of his oldest son, David, is misspelled as "Garner."
↑ 1820 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina, p. 57
↑ 1830 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina, p. 197
↑ Biddix, Charles David, editor, Indexed 1835 Poll Books; 12th Congressional District, North Carolina (Asheville, NC: Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, 1988 (rev. 2001)), p. 44
↑ 1840 Federal Census, Yancey County, North Carolina, p. 273
Source: S2605 Biddix, Charles David, editor, Indexed 1835 Poll Books; 12th Congressional District, North Carolina (Asheville, NC: Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, 1988 (rev. 2001)). Hereinafter cited as 1835 Poll Books.
Source: S426 1820 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina. online www.rootsweb.com. Repository: #R3
Repository: R3 National Archives and Records Administration Washington, DC Washington State: DC
Source: S427 1830 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina. online www.ancestry.com. Repository: #R3
Source: S5261 1840 Federal Census, Yancey County, North Carolina. micropublication M704, Roll #374, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
Repository: R183 National Archives and Record Administraton Washington, District of Columbia Washington State: District of Columbia
Acknowledgements
Trena Marie Sabin, 4300 Waialoe Ave, #1403A, Honolulu, HI 96816
[big tree.FBK.FTW] Served as Magistrate and Justice of Peace for Carter County.
DAR Gravesite Marker states he was a Private, NC Militia Revolutionary War
The History of the Garland Family in America by Paul Garland Red Hill is now in Mitchell County. He lived in Rowan Co., NC and in Washington County, NC , the part that is now Carter County, Tenn., also in that parts now Limestone Cove; and Unicoi County, Tenn. He was a farmer, Methodist and a Revolutionary Soldier. BURIAL: Buried in the Garland Cemetery
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gutridge by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gutridge:
Garland-1664 and Garland-1648 appear to represent the same person because: Garland-1664 seems to be sourced differently than the WikiTree recommendations so they may be difficult to merge, but they are clearly the same person.
Many of the Garland-1664 sources appear to be very interesting and links to the primary source documents would be very helpful.
Many of the Garland-1664 sources appear to be very interesting and links to the primary source documents would be very helpful.