Amos Garris (abt. 1702 - abt. 1771)

Born about 1702 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth Comfort (Sharp) Garris — married about 1729 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about Mar 1771 at about age 69 in Virginia

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Biography

Amos Garris was born about 1695,^[1] about 1707, or about 1702^[2] and died about March 1771.^[3]

Will

Amos Garris of South Hampton County, left a will dated 15 February 1771. His son John Garris was an executor. Legatees included

• William Garris, son of Joshua Garris
• "Amos, John, Joshua, Benjamin and Hannah Garris and Susannah Dupree, the wf of Haley Dupree"
• "Amos, John , Joshua Garris, Susannah Dupree and Lidia Garris, the dau of Hannah Garris, to be pd to Lidia Garris when she come to the age of 15 or md"

Above abstracted from transcription, apparently from Mark William Garris's tree in Ancestry, citing Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800, page 376.

Research Notes

Locations: A merged profile had more specification locations than Virginia - born Northampton and died Southampton, citing "ancestry.com".^[2]

Sources from Mark William Garris, who notes that the information on this profile was "all taken from my tree at Ancestry.com done over 30 years ago."

1. Wills for Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony, 1747 Name: Amos Garris Date: 20 May 1747 Location: Isle of Wight., VA Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Remarks: Frances Mundell of Nottoway Parish. Leg.-son John Scott; son William Scott; son John Mundell, the negro left me by my brother. Ex., son William Scott. Description: Witness Book: 5-246 Prove date: 5 Apr 1750

Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.

Original data:

Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.

Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905.

The will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties were taken from microfilmed copies of the original Will Books. Some of these records may be found at the Family History Library as well as other libraries and archives. The originals may be found at the appropriate county courthouses.

2. Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800 GARRIS, Amos. Leg. William son of Joshua Garris a tract of land bought of William Arrington in Northampton, N.C.; my money to be divided among the following, John, Amos, Joshua, Benjamin and Hannah Garris, Susannah the wife of Haley Dupree and Lidea. the daughter of Hannah Garris. Exc. son John Garris and John Sturgeon. Wit. Simon Harris, William Bowin, William Harrison. Page 376.

Source Information Title Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Chapman, Blanche Adams. Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980.Original data: Chapman.

3. Will of Amos John Garris III February 1771

Will of Amos Garris

In the name of God Amen, I Amos Garris of South Hamption Co., being in a low state of health but in perfect senceadn menmory, knowing the uncertainty of life do make and appoint this to be my last will and testament in manner and from form as follows:

First and principally, I recommend my soul to god that gave it me and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of y ex hereafter appointed and for what worldy estate it hath pleased the Lord to bestow one, I dispose of in manner following:

I give and bequeath to one William Garris son of Joshua Garris and his heirs and asyns forever all my right and title to a certain tract or parcel of land I purchased of William Arrington, it lying and being in North Hamption Co., NC to him and his heirs forever.

I leave my neg man Will Tobe sold at publick sale at McCudit and the money to be equally divided between Amos, John, Joshua, Benjamin and Hannah Garris and Susannah Dupree, the wf of Haley Dupree, to them and their heirs forever.

My will and desire is that all my goods and chattles of all kinds whatsoever not heretofore mentioned to be sold immediately after my death as soon as possible at publick sale with McCudit, the purchasors giving bond and security and the money arising thereon after my just depts and funeral charges are defined , to be equally divided between Amos, John , Joshua Garris, Susannah Dupree and Lidia Garris, the dau of Hannah Garris, to be pd to Lidia Garris when she come to the age of 15 or md and I appoint my son John Garris, John Sturgen my whole and sole ex of this my last will and testament, invoking and disanulling all other wills period by me made before.

As witness my hand and seal this 2-15-1771. I desire my estate not to be appraised/ Signed, sealed and delivered in the presentce of

Wit: Simon Harris, William Bowers, William Harrison He died in Mar 1771 in Southampton Co., VA.

Lived in Isle of Wight, Va. for a while.Received a Land Grant from Lord Proprietors of Englandand pruchased land from Robert and Mary Dean for a total of 375 acres in Northampton County, North Carolina near Margaretsville and Jackson, North Carolina. . Will 1761 in Northampton, Va. Will Southampton, Va. March 14, 1771. Benjamin Franklin wrote in his Autobiography that cheap land became available in Carolina in 1730. Linda Harris says Amos Garris III was married to Comfort Sharp then sister Elizabeth Sharp. Margaretsville is a very old town. This Section was one of the first settled in what is now Northampton County, North Carolina. The early settlers came across Fountains Creek from Virginia. The town got its name from the first person to keep post office, Miss Margaret Jordan. It was the first post office to be made a money order office in the county. One of the first academies in the state was located near Margaretsville. It is supposed to have been located in what is known as Diamond Grove. Margaretsville is the only town in the County in which a President has stopped, President Buchannan, for a few minutes in 1858. He stopped shook hands with a lot of people and complimented our girls, admiring their beauty. Margaretsville has furnished our county with some of its leaders and best men.

4. Amos Garris III Amos Garris was born in 1702, the third generation to live on the Garris farm in Northampton County, Virginia, oldest son and child of Elizabeth and Amos Garris. He had two younger brothers, Thomas and John, and two younger sisters, Elizabeth and Martha.

Amos would have been raised and died Church of England, the only viable option for an English subject, and his family probably attended services at nearby Hungars Creek Church. The church had been built by May 1636 and has one of the first recorded cemeteries of English origin in the new colony. This picture is of a second church, which is the one he would have attended, built on the same site, 9 July 1679. This church is still in use today as an Episcopal church.

In his mother’s 1709 will (she died in 1719), Amos inherited “on hend [one hand] mill and frame and one good pewter dish and plate and one midel ware chest to my son Amos Garris.” Also, “and I also too give 5 head of cattle bred in the 6 sows to raise amongst my five children till the least of them shall come to the yrs of 18 and then to go shared amongst them equally with my well beloved freind, Essau Garris and Richard Garris….” He would have inherited his farm when his father died that year.

It is believed that Amos first married Comfort Sharp, and when she died, married her sister.

Amos married Elizabeth Sharp around 1729 and began to raise his family. Together they had six children: four sons and two daughters.

Between1761 and his death in 1771, Amos moved with some of his sons to Isle of Wight and then to Southampton County, Virginia, which may have been part of the land grant of John as part of the farm does extend into Virginia. Warrosquyoake Shire, one of the 8 shire divisions of Virginia, was renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637. In 1749, the portion of Isle of Wight County west of the Blackwater River became Southampton County.

Cavaliers and Pioneers p 179

Amos Garress, 20 A IOW (acres, Isle of Wight) on north side of Meherin River adj Hugh Norvell patent bk 14 p 409

Amos Garriss, 375 a IOW north side of Maherin River of South side of Flat SW adj John Scot, Thomas Simmons land of Capt Benjamin Howard dec'd. Francis Sharp and Robert Deans land 9-17-1731 p 348 I Amos Garris, Jr, planter, for 35# pd by James Haley, conveying 80 a asby patent dated 1745. Indentured dated 1-6-1761 signed: Amos Garris and Elizabeth Garris Wit: Amos Garris, Sr, Joseph Parkd, and Moses Rivers Indenture and memorandum of delivery os Seizin were acknowledged in ct on 7-17-1761 by Amos Garris deed bk 6 p 7

5. Descendants of Joshua FITCHITT and family wills

Added by hhopkinsgarriss1 on 20 Oct 2008 Descendants of Joshua FITCHITT -----------------------------------------

FIRST GENERATION

1. Joshua FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA. He signed a will.

Will of Joshua Fitchett of Northampton County Transcribed by John Fitchett.

May 26th in the year 1709

In the Name of God Amen

I Joshua Fitchett of Northampton County in Virginia being sick and weak of body but in perfect sense and memory blessed be God for it, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth: In the first place, I give unto my two sons Witherinton Fitchett and Thomas Fitchett and to their heirs for ever lawfully begotten of their body, my plantation or divid--- of land in Accomack County containing two hundred acres to be equally divided between them.

I give unto my son John Fitchett and his heirs forever lawfully begotten of his body my plantation that I now live on or divid--- containing one hundred acres after my wife decease and I give my mill unto my son John Fitchett and his heirs forever lawfully begotten of his body.

I give unto my wife Esther Fitchett one bedd and beddstead one rugg and two blanketts and two sheets.

I give unto my two sons Jacob Fitchett and Joshua Fitchett and their heirs forever lawfully begotten of their body all my tools of what sort forever and to be equally divided between them: and I give unto my sons Jacob Fitchett and Joshua Fitchett one Bedd, beddstead, one rugg and two blanketts and two sheets I give unto my two daughters Elizabeth Fitchett and Susanna Fittchett one bedd and beddstead and one rugg and two blanketts and one sheet.

I give unto my daughter Comfort Sharp one yearling mare.

I give unto my wife and seven youngest children all the rest of my moveable estate with in do---- and with out Besides th-- leggase(?) that are given already and to be equally divided between them

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the person of

George X Grisoll Joshua Fitchett

Sarah James ye seale

Northampton - January 28 1709/10

Then --- said last will and testament of Joshua Fitchett deceased was provide in ---- court of said county by la -------- ---- of Georg Grisoll and Sarah James and allowed --- by -- court to be --------- probate and ordered it to be recorded.

Test Rob' Howfor Recorded Test Robert Howfor CCCo Northampton

He was married to Esther. Esther died in 1716 in Northammpton Co., VA.

She signed a will on 29 Mar 1716 in Northammpton Co., VA. probated 7-20-1716 marshall p 207

to my son john fitchitt, son joshua fitchett, son witherington fitchett, 2 grandchildrn nehemiah and comfort fitchitt, son jacob fitchitt. to rachel hill , dau susanna fitchitt, gdau elizabeth sharp , son thomas fitchitt, son thomas to care for my sons joshua nd john, gson william sharp son thomas resid legatee and ext Wit: william brown, tilney dixon , michael dixon

Will of Esther Fitchett Transcribed by John Fitchett.

In the name of God Amen

I Esther Fitchett being sick and weak in body but of perfect sense and memory blessed be God for it do make this my last will and testament in manner and from as folloeth

Item I give unto my son John Fitchitt one good feather bedd and bedstead and one bolster and two pillows one rugg one blankett and two sheets and the curtains that belongs to it and one brass kittle instead of twenty five shillings one iron pott holds about five or six gallons three chears and two pare potthangers and my will and desire is that all my sheets may be equally divided between my two sons Joshua Fittchitt and John Fittchitt and I give unto my son John one couch and four glass bottles and one little pewter bottle and all these article above mentioned that are given to my son John Fitchitt I give them to him and his heirs forever and If my son John dies before married I give them to my son Joshua Fitchitt Item I give unto my son Joshua Fitchett one little iron kittle holds about a gallon and one iron spitt and three chears and one pewter bason. I give them to him and his heirs for ever.

Item I give unto my son Witherinton Fitchett one hundred and fifty pounds

of tobacco which he ows to me and one English Shilling. I give unto my two grand children Nehemiah Fitchitt and Comfort Fitchitt two barrols and a half of corn which my son Jacob Fitchitt did owe to me to be equally divide betwixt them.

Item I give unto Rachel Hill one Virginia cloath pedicoat.

Item I give unto my daughter Susanna Fitchitt one silver bodkin and two gold rings and one damask(?) gound and pedicots(?) and one linen wh--- to her and her heirs for ever

Item I give unto my grand daughter Elizabeth Sharp one Virginia cloth pedicoat

Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Sharp my mantle and one shilling English money

Item I give unto my son Thomas Fitchitt my silk handkerchief and three yards of honycut and my will is that my son Thomas Fitchitt may give my two sons Joshua and John Fitchitt as much good cloath as will make each of them a pare of briches and I desire my son Thomas Fitchitt may take care of my two sons Joshua and John Fitchitt and learn them to write and read. I give unto my son Joshua two hucksback napkins and to my son John two huckaback napkins and to my daughter Susanna two bi--- napkins and to my son Thomas two huck-back napkins and to my grand son William Sharp two young lambs and I give all the rest of my estate to my son Thomas Fitchitt. and I do make and appoint my son Thomas Fitchitt my ---- executor of this my last will and testament and my will and desire is my estate may not be raised nor inventoryed and have here unto lett my ----- seal this twenty

ninth day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixteen signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us Esther 77 Fitchitt

William Brown Northampton county --- June court - 20th day 1716

Tilnoy Dixon Michael Dixon

This last will and testament of Esther Fitchitt deceased was presented to court by her executor Thomas Fitchitt who made oath thereto and being proved by - oaiths of William Brown and Tilnoy Dixon and Michal Dixon wittness thereto is admitted to record and according to order it is recorded

Recorded Test Robert Howfor CCu'Ct Northampton

She was born in Northammpton Co., VA. Joshua FITCHITT and Esther had the following children:

+2 i. Elizabeth FITCHITT.

3 ii. John FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA.

4 iii. Joshua FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA.

5 iv. Witherington FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA. He signed a will.

Will of Weatherington Fitchitt of the County of Accomacke Virginia Transcribed by John Fitchett.

In the name of God amen, I Weatherington Fitchitt of the County of Accomacke Virginia being weak in body but in perfect strength of memory thanks be to God for it: do think fit to make this my last will and Testament my soul I Recommend to my maker and redeemr. my body I committ to the Earth with all decent buriall at the discression of my Executrix hereafter named as for what Estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give & bequeath as followeth Vizt. Item I give unto my son John Fitchitt and his heirs forever all my Land after my wifes decease and priviledge to my three daughters for to live and use the same: for to make Corn & the like for the time of their Maidenhood. Item I give to my two sons John & Joshua Fitchitt my stilards and my Gunn to Joshua: Item I give to my three daughters: my Hackle. Item I give unto my daughter Rachell my Spice mortar. Item I give unto my two sons each of them one pewter dish: and a Dish to my daughter Rachell: and a yearling heifer. Item I give the rest of my Children Each of the one pewter dish. Item all the rest of my Estate I give unto my Loving wife Elizabeth Fitchitt during the time of her widdowhood but if in case she should marry then my will is my sd. Estate shall be equally divided amongst my Children my wife haveing an equall part with them. Lastly I do appoint my Loveing wife Elizabeth Fitchitt my Sole Executrix to this my Last will & Testamt. Whereunto I set my hand & seal this 4th day of November 1727 his Witness Weatherington W Fitchitt Jno. Johnson mark Baly Hinman Dennes Kelly

At a Court held for Accomack County June the 4th 1728 The within Last Will and Testament of Weatherington Fitchett deceased being proved by the oaths of John Johnson Bayly Hinman and Dennis Kelly the three Witnesses thereunto Subscribed and admitted to record Test. John Jackson Cl. Cur

+6 v. Jacob FITCHITT.

7 vi. Susanna FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA.

8 vii. Thomas FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA.

SECOND GENERATION

2. Elizabeth FITCHITT was born in VA.

Francis SHARP (son of Francis SHARP) signed a will on 14 Aug 1738 in isle of wright co., va. probated 2-20-1739 b 9 p 115

witt: Thomas Bell, Wm Evans

Mentions:

Children: Francis, John, Jacob, William, and Sarah Sharp, Elizabeth Garris and Comfort King

Others: Young Thoms Smith, John Rice, Taylor, Mr Charles Bins

Exer Jocob (son)

wife not mentioned He died before 20 Feb 1739 in isle of wright co., va. He was born in northammpton Co., nc. Elizabeth FITCHITT and Francis SHARP had the following children:

+9 i. Elizabeth SHARP.

10 ii. Francis SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

11 iii. john SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

12 iv. Jacob SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

13 v. William SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

14 vi. Sarah SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

+15 vii. Comfort SHARP.

6. Jacob FITCHITT was born in Northammpton Co., VA.

Jacob FITCHITT had the following children:

16 i. Nehemiah FITCHITT was born in VA.

17 ii. Coomfort FITCHITT was born in VA.

THIRD GENERATION

9. Elizabeth SHARP was born about 1715 in VA. She died about 1765 in Southampton Co., VA.

She was married to Amos GARRIS III (son of Amos GARRIS II and Elizabeth E.) before 1730 in Virginia. Amos GARRIS III was born about 1701 in Northampton Co., VA. He signed a will in 1761 in Northammpton Co., VA. He signed a will on 10 Feb 1771 in Southampton Co., VA. 3-14-1771 presented by John Sturgeon, the ex,

In the name of God Amen, I Amos Garris of South Hamption Co., being in a low state of health but in perfect senceadn menmory, knowing the uncertainty of life do make and appoint this to be my last will and testament in manner and from form as follows:

First and principally, I recommend my soul to god that gave it me and my ody to be decently buried at the discretion of y ex hereafter appointed and for what worldy estate it hath pleased the Lord to bestow one, I dispose of in manner following:

I give and bequeath to one William Garris son of Joshua Garris and his heirs and asyns forever all my right and title to a certain tract or parcel of land I purchased of William Arrington, it lying and being in Northa Hamption Co., NC to him and his heirs forever.

I leave my neg man Will tobe sold at publick sale at C McCudit and the money tobe equally divided between Amos, John, Joshua, Benjamin and Hannah Garris and Susannah Dupree, the wf of Haley Dupree, to them and their heirs forever.

My wioll and desire is that all my goods and chattles of all kinds whatsoever not heretofore mentioned to be sold immediately after my death as soon as possible at publick sale with McCudit, the purchasors giving bond and security and the money arising thereon after my just depts and funeral charges are defined , to be equally divided between Ammos, John , Joshua Garris, Susannah Dupree and Lidia Garris, the dau of Hannah Garis, to be pd to Lidia Garris when she come to the age of 15 or md and I appoint my son John Garris, John Sturgen my whold and sole ex of this my last will and testament, invoking and disanulling all other wills period by me made before.

As witness my hand andseal this 2-15-1771. I desire my estate not to be appraised/ Signed, sealed and delivered inthe presentce of

Wit: Simon harris, William Bowers, William harrison He died in Mar 1771 in Southampton Co., VA. 375 a in IOW side of Maherin River of south side of Flat SW adj John Scot, Thomas Simmons land of Capt Benjamin Howard dec'd. Frances Sarhp and Robert Deans land 9-17-1731 P 348

Amos Garris, Jr., planter, for 35 # paid by james haley, conveying 80 A as by patent dated 1745. Indenture dated the 6th day of Jamuary 1761 Signed by Amos Garris and Elizabeth GArris

Wit: Amos Garris, Sr, Joseph Parks, and Moaes Rives Indenture and memorandum of Livery of Seizin were acknowledged in court on 7-27-1761 by Amos Garris D Bk 6 p 715

Cavaliers adn Pioneers p 179

Amos Garress, 20 A IOW on north side of Meherin River adj Hugh Norvell patent bk 14 p 409

Amos Garriss, 375 a IOW north side of Maherin River of South side of Flat SW adj John Scot, Tjomas Simmons land of Capt Benjamin Howard dec'd. Francis Sahrp and Robert Deans land 9-17-1731 p 348

I Amos Garris, Jr, planter, for 35# pd by James Haley, conveying 80 a asby patent dated 1745. Indentured dated 1-6-1761

signed: Amos Garris and Elizabeth Garris

Wit: Amos Garris, Sr, Joseph Parkd, and Moses Rivers

Indenture and memorandum of delivery os Seizin were acknowledged in ct on 7-17-1761 by Amos Garris

deed bk 6 p 715

Nugents p 179

Amos Garress, 20 a IOW on N side of Meherin River adj Hung NOrfell patent bk 14 p 409

lived in IOW before moving to southamption co va Elizabeth SHARP and Amos GARRIS III had the following children:

+18 i. Amos GARRIS IV.

+19 ii. John GARRIS.

+20 iii. Joshua GARRIS.

+21 iv. Benjamin GARRIS.

+22 v. Hannah GARRIS.

+23 vi. Susannah (ELIZABETH) GARRIS.

15. Comfort SHARP was born in isle of wright co., va.

She was married to KING. KING was born in VA.

Sources

1. ↑ Source will be added by Mark Garris by 3 Mar 2019.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Entered by Judy Mauldin.
3. ↑ Entered by Shawn Larimore, Jun 1, 2013