John Garrett served with 3rd Maryland Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
John was born about 1758 to Unnamed Father Garrett. He and his brother, Leonard, served together in the 3rd Maryland Reg. and were with George Washington in Valley Forge.
In 1814, Calland area, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, John owned 25 acres.
Timeline
c 1758 - Birth - Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland
1775 Apr 19 – Start of American Revolutionary War
1777 Feb 28 to 1780 Feb 28 - Revolutionary War service 3rd Maryland Rgt.[1]
1783 Sep 03 – End of American Revolutionary War
1784 Jul 6 - Received £71 for military service (4 years after discharge)[2]
1814 - Calland area, Pittsylvania County, Virginia - owned 25 acres[3]
↑ Commissioner to Settle and Adjust Pay Due Officers and Soldiers, 1781-1791, MSA Record Series S 169, commonly known as Depreciation Pay records, page 39
↑ page 2-64 "Property Lines from the Old Survey Books, Pittsylvania Co., VA 1746-1840"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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