Thomas Garrett (1649 - abt. 1684)

Born 12 May 1649 in Harby, Leicestershire, England [uncertain]

Husband of Ellen (Raworth) Garrett — married Jun 1672 in England

Died about 1 Dec 1684 at about age 35 in Darby, Chester, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas Garrett was born on 12 May 1649 and baptized on 17 May 1649 in Harby, Leicestershire, England,^[1] the last child of John and Mary Garrett. On 19 Apr 1668 Thomas was a witness to the marriage of his brother William Garrett to Ann Kirke.^[2][3] Thomas married Ellin Raworth on 17 July 1672 in Besthorpe, England.^[4]

Thomas married Ellin (Ellen) Raworth on 4 mo 1672 (June 1672) and they lived at Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England where all eight of their children were born:^[1]

1) Thomas, 3 mo. 26 1674 (26 May 1674); probably died prior to 1682.

2) Sarah, b. 1675.

3) Mary, b. 1677; probably died prior to 1679.

4) Timothy, b. 1678.

5) Mary, b. 1679; probably named after her older sister.

6) John, b. 1680 (twin).

7) Dorothy, b. 1680 (twin).

8) Thomas, b. 1682; probably named after his older brother.

On 3 July 1684 Thomas obtained a certificate from "Friends at Fulbeck" (Fulbeck is a few miles east of Balderton) in conjunction with Robert Pennell, Hugh Rodnell, Henry Pennell and Richard Parker, with their wives and children, intending to transfer themselves to America.^[1] He most likely came over with his brother William Garrett from the port at Bristol, England in Aug 1684 aboard the ship Bristol Merchant under the command of John Stephens.^[5] Thomas would died only a few months later in Darby, Pa. In the records of Darby Meeting Pa., his death is recorded as 12 mo. 1, 1684. Ellen's death is recorded as 10 mo. 7, 1702.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cope, Gilbert. Genealogy of the Sharpless family; Philadelphia, 1887. Pg 87, 154. (See also: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofsharp00cope/page/154) Note: Dates from this book are Quaker until 1752. For more about dates, see Sue Roe's The Problem of Dates.
2. ↑ England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837. Piece 1441: Monthly Meeting of Leicester: Marriages (1648-1740)
3. ↑ Jordan, John W. Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs. Vol 1. New York, The Lewis Pub. Co.,1911. Pg 177. (See also: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924092226806&view=1up&seq=203)
4. ↑ Marriage: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
   The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1368
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7097 #100572 (accessed 14 January 2024)
   Thomas Garret marriage to Ellin Raworth on 17 Jul 1672 in Besthorpe, England.
5. ↑ Carter, Jane Levis. The paper makers : early Pennsylvanians and their water mills. Kennett Square, PA : KNA Press, 1982. Pg 2.

See also:

• Thomas Garrett's Find A Grave: Memorial #153482372
• Hinckley MM.

Acknowldgements

• John W Sigh, Jr for cleaning this profile and creating the Biography as part of the Profile Improvement Project.
• Debra Allison for adopting this profile.
• WikiTree profile Garrett-1318, Garrett-1326, Garrett-1327, and Garrett-1338 created through the import of Turnham Family Tree.ged on Mar 6, 2012 by Blake Turnham.