The surname of Garrett and his family is almost always recorded as ''Vinsant", and less commonly as ''Vinzant'' in the original records found in Rutherford County, North Carolina. This surname is often badly transcribed as ''VanZant'' or ''VanZandt'' in many family trees and histories.
As a result, Garrett Vinsant of North Carolina has often been confused and blended with another man, Garrett VanZandt of Pennsylvania, who lived all his life there and never lived in the southern US.
