Capt. Thomas Garner, of Tinpot & Licking Run

Owned abt 2000 acres in the area of Tinpot and Licking Runs, he being the original grantee of certain parcels of land received from Lady Fairfax, sole proprietor of the Northern Neck. 35 36

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Thomas Garner (2) son of John Garner (1) and Susanna Keene Garner, lived in Stafford Co., Va. where his will was ordered to be recorded in 1727 but the will book for that year was destroyed. He patented 1400 acres of land on Tinpot Run and Liking Run in 1715 in that part of Prince William County that is now Fauquier Co., VA. He secured another patent for 1,000 acres of land in 1724 or 1725 he patented 489 acres of land in Stafford Co. adjoining Thomas Withers and others and later 625 acres on Tinpot and Licking Run. In 1760 Parish Garner sold 400 acres of land patented by his father, Thomas.

In order book of Fauquier Co., Va. March 1774 page 69 is a record of a suit brought by Thomas Garner, Vincent Garner, Parish Garner, Charles Garner, and James Garner, devisees of Thomas Garner, and John Garner, William Garner, Mary Garner, Susannah Garner and Charles Garner, children of John Garner, deceased who was one of the devisees of the said Thomas Garner, versus Thomas Harrison, Gent.

From his will, Thomas Garner had issue:

• John Garner
• Thomas Garner
• Vincent Garner
• Parish Garner
• Charles Garner
• James Garner who granted land in Guilford Co., NC in 1789
• Susanna

Will

Dated 08 JUN 1726 Fauquier Co, Virginia

Note:
To my eldest son John Garner 400 acres of land. lying on Tinpot Run in Rappahannock where my plantation is,.... between my son Thomas and my son John and to his heirs, wanting heirs to son Parish if he has no heirs to son Charles, if he has no heirs to son James Garner. To son John ... 3 cows 3 young cattle, a feather bed, a bolster, rugg, 2 blankets, 6 hogs of 2 years, also 6 hogs of 3 years, one iron pot, but not to have possession until he becomes of age of twenty-one, without his mother's consent. To my son Thomas 400 acres lying below my son John's... 3 cows, 3 calves, 3 barrows of 3 years, 3 brooding sows, an iron pot, one feather bed, one bolster, a rugg 2 blankets, when 21 years of age. To my son Vincent a tract of about 400 acres of land beginning at the corner of Mr. James Withers, at Licking Run, running west to Thomas Welch, ... a feather bed, a bolster, a Rugg, 2 blankets, 3 cows and calves, 3 young cattle, 3 barrows of 3 years, 3 brooding sows and one iron pot. To my son Parish Garner 400 acres lying on Licking Run running west to Tinpot Run in Rappahannock, joining the land of my son John, ... 3 cows 3 calves, 3 young cattle 3 barrows 3 sows and one iron pot. To son Charles 400 acres of land on Licking Run over the Rappahannock River west to my son John's, ... (also a stock of household things like his brothers). To my son James 400 acres of land running to the Rappahannock River and joining my son John's, ... (other things like his brothers). To my daughter Susanna Garner 2 cows, 3 calves ... (etc.) To my loving wife Mary all of the remaining part of my estate movable and unmovable, the dwelling plantation she how lives on for her life then to my son James... (signed)Thomas Garner***

Sources

1. Garner-Keene families of Northern Neck, Virginia. Ruth Ritchie, Sudie Rucker Wood. R. Ritchie and S. R. Wood, 1952 - Reference - 241 pages. Page 68

Links

• J.H. Garner Genealogy Database
• The Garner Family of England, Westmoreland and Stafford Counties in Virginia and Curry Co. North Carolina

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8 Jun 1726 Fauquier County, Virginia

probated 13 Jul 1726

Full Text of Will:

To my eldest son John Garner 400 acres of land lying on Tinpot Run in Rappahannock where my plantation is...between my son Thomas and my son John and to his heirs, wanting heirs to son Parish if he had no heirs to son Charles, if he had no heirs to son James Garner.

To son John a negro names Wills, 3 cows, 3 young cattle, a feather bed, a bolster, rugg, 2 blankets, 6 hogs of 2 years, also 6 hogs of 3 years, one iron pot, but not to have possession until he becomes of age of twenty-one, whithout his mother's consent.

To my son Thomas 400 acres lying below my son John's ...a negro names George, 3 cows 3 calves, 3 barrows of 3 years, 3 brooding sows, an iron pot, one feather bed, one bolster, a rugg 2 blankets, when 21 years of age.

To my son Vincent a tract of about 400 acres of land beginning at the corner of Mr. James Withers, at Licking Run, running west to Thomas Welch, a negro named Tony, a feather bed, a bolster, a Rugg, 2 blankets, 3 cows and calves, 3 young cattle, 3 barrows of 3 years, 3 brooding sows and one iron pot.

To my son Parish Garner 400 acres lying on Licking Run running west to Tinpot Run in Rappahannock, joining the land of my son John, a negro named Peter, 3 cows 3 calves, 3 young cattle 3 barrows 3 sows and one iron pot.

To son Charles 400 acres on Licking Run over the Rappahannock River west to my son John's, a negro named Frank...[also a stock of household things like his brothers].

To my son James 400 acres of land running to the Rappahannock River and joining my son John's, a negro named Giles...[other things like his brothers].

To my daughter Susanna Garner 2 cows, 3 calves a nogro names Cate [etc]

To my loving wife Mary all of the remaining part of my estate movable and unmovable, the dwelling plantation she now lives on for her life then to my son James, a negor girl names Judie, later she and her increase to my boys.

(signed) Thomas Garner

Executors of the will were wife, Mary, and son John Garner. Witnesses were James Jewers, Thomas Seddon and John Harding.

Source: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I415...

• John Garner
• Thomas Garner Jr.
• Vincent Garner
• Anne Garner
• Susanna “Anna Jane” Garner
• Capt. James Garner
• Parish Garner
• Charles Garner
• _______ Garner Harrison (daughter)