Jan Garretson

Research is needed to sort out his multiple wives all named Ann

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The family has no record of John Garretson Von der Hoff other than a photographic reproduction of the land survey of his plantation situated on Christiana Creek near Wilmington, Delaware. He was one of 3 brothers that came to America and settled at or near New Castle, De. The above mentioned land survey is probably the oldest Garretson document in America. The original is 16" by 12" and if the verbal information is correct it is the custody of the Public Archives Commission, Hall of Records, Dover, De. This land survey is dated November 16, 1684 Our Garretson lineage in America comes through him. No records are available to tell the date and place of birth of John Garretson Von der Hoff. There are no records of his wife's name nor the number of children he had other that it is known that he had a son Casparus, born in 1676 through which our Garretson lineage continues. However another source reveals that John Garretson's wife was one Ann Prior and that they were married in 1657 in New Castle, De. It cannot be proven at this time that Ann Prior was Casparus' mother. If they were married in 1657 and Casparus was born in 1676 this is a span of 19 years a little unusual but certainly not impossible. This would also imply that other children were born to the marriage. We will assume that Casparus was born to Ann Prior Garretson.

The following facts and notes and items are taken from the book "Six Columbiana County, Ohio, Pioneer Families, Family 5. William Leech (1776-1865) and Jane Garretson: Ancestors and Descendants" by William Brooke Fetters, copyright 1998, Bowie, MD. :

(1) in 1694 Jan Garretson signed his will "Jan Gerritsen" Using naming customs of the time, the first name of Jan Gerritsen's father was Gerrit the ending sen meaning "son of." Jan named his first son "Garret Garretson." The "vanderhofe" probably meant "from the farm-estate."

(2) Jan, Fetters believes, may have been the Dutch seaman whose ship ran aground on Long Island in 1657. He was living in the New Castle area of Delaware in 1660.

(3) According to Fetters, the earliest record of Jan is a document dated 1 Apr 1676, giving a 440 acre piece of land on the south side of Christianna Creek, next to Nonesuch Island to John Ogle and John Garretson. John's dwelling house was near the SE bank of the Christina River (ie. Christianna Creek) about three miles west of the town of New Castle.

(4) Jan Garritsen died between his will signing date, 28 Nov 1694 and the date the will was proved, 5 Mar 1694/5. The will mentions his wife Ann, and sons Garret, Casper and Conrelius and also mentions unnamed daughters. Neighbors Robert Hutchinson and Robert Dyer signed the will as witnesses. Fetters places his birth year as about 1635 which would mean he was about 59 when he died. Fetters given no maiden name for wife Ann. He speculates that she may have been a daughter of a neighbor of Jan's, namely John Ogle, Robert or Ralph Hutchinson, Andrew Tilly, or Charles Rumsey. I (David Herzog 1 Jun 1999) have seen her name as Ann "Prior" and will leave it at that for now.

(5) (per Faith Keahey) John Garretson left Holland on 21 Dec 1656 with his brother Hendrick (Henry) aboard the ship Prins Maurits. Their brother Paul was on one of the accompanying ships either the Bear or the Geldersche.

From: Ancestors of Jacqueline (Martineau) Herzog (1926-1995)

The family has no record of John Garretson Von der Hoff other than a photographic reproduction of the land survey of his plantation situated on Christiana Creek near Wilmington, Delaware. He was one of 3 brothers that came to America and settled at or near New Castle, De. The above mentioned land survey is probably the oldest Garretson document in America. The original is 16" by 12" and if the verbal information is correct it is the custody of the Public Archives Commission, Hall of Records, Dover, De. This land survey is dated November 16, 1684 Our Garretson lineage in America comes through him. No records are available to tell the date and place of birth of John Garretson Von der Hoff. There are no records of his wife's name nor the number of children he had other that it is known that he had a son Casparus, born in 1676 through which our Garretson lineage continues. However another source reveals that John Garretson's wife was one Ann Prior and that they were married in 1657 in New Castle, De. It cannot be proven at this time that Ann Prior was Casparus' mother. If they were married in 1657 and Casparus was born in 1676 this is a span of 19 years a little unusual but certainly not impossible. This would also imply that other children were born to the marriage. We will assume that Casparus was born to Ann Prior Garretson.

The following facts and notes and items are taken from the book "Six Columbiana County, Ohio, Pioneer Families, Family 5. William Leech (1776-1865) and Jane Garretson: Ancestors and Descendants" by William Brooke Fetters, copyright 1998, Bowie, MD. :

(1) in 1694 Jan Garretson signed his will "Jan Gerritsen" Using naming customs of the time, the first name of Jan Gerritsen's father was Gerrit the ending sen meaning "son of." Jan named his first son "Garret Garretson." The "vanderhofe" probably meant "from the farm-estate."

(2) Jan, Fetters believes, may have been the Dutch seaman whose ship ran aground on Long Island in 1657. He was living in the New Castle area of Delaware in 1660.

(3) According to Fetters, the earliest record of Jan is a document dated 1 Apr 1676, giving a 440 acre piece of land on the south side of Christianna Creek, next to Nonesuch Island to John Ogle and John Garretson. John's dwelling house was near the SE bank of the Christina River (ie. Christianna Creek) about three miles west of the town of New Castle.

(4) Jan Garritsen died between his will signing date, 28 Nov 1694 and the date the will was proved, 5 Mar 1694/5. The will mentions his wife Ann, and sons Garret, Casper and Cornelius and also mentions unnamed daughters. Neighbors Robert Hutchinson and Robert Dyer signed the will as witnesses. Fetters places his birth year as about 1635 which would mean he was about 59 when he died. Fetters given no maiden name for wife Ann. He speculates that she may have been a daughter of a neighbor of Jan's, namely John Ogle, Robert or Ralph Hutchinson, Andrew Tilly, or Charles Rumsey. I (David Herzog 1 Jun 1999) have seen her name as Ann "Prior" and will leave it at that for now.

(5) (per Faith Keahey) John Garretson left Holland on 21 Dec 1656 with his brother Hendrick (Henry) aboard the ship Prins Maurits. Their brother Paul was on one of the accompanying ships either the Bear or the Geldersche.

From: Ancestors of Jacqueline (Martineau) Herzog (1926-1995)

John (Jan) Garretson van der Hoff was a member of the crew of the Prins Maurits, which left Amsterdam 21 December 1656 carrying supplies to the Dutch Colony in Delaware, North America. On 8-9 March 1657, the Prins Maurits (Prince Maurice) wrecked near Secoutagh, near Fire Island on Long Island, New Amsterdam, North America. In some accounts it is misidentified as the wreck of the Van Der Hoff, which was probably a typo in the intended statement of, “The wreck of Jan Van Der Hoff.” There are lengthy, published accounts of this voyage, the shipwreck etc., in "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York", which unfortunately are not indexed, but for various people have citations. One of these states that on 16 July 1660, Jan GERRITSEN, late of the Prins Maurits, was paid off for various services by Gov. Peter Stuyvesant. The English records from 1676 onward are preserved (at New Castle, Delaware, USA) and contain TWO John Garretsons, but in most cases it is possible to determine which one is which from property descriptions etc. His wife is listed in some records as Ann Glin (Glen) and in others as Ann or Anna Thayer. The family of Groot (related to Glens) also arrived on the ship Prins Maurits. “Van der Hoff” may have been dropped from his name, and it seems to have been by the next generation. There were many changes to the original Dutch Surnames due to the unwieldy Dutch naming system (see above). Jan Gerritsen Van der Hoff’s son was Casparius Garretson. The family moved to the colony of Delaware from the colony of New Amsterdam.

Will: 11/28/1694 Millcreek, new castle, pennsylvania (now delaware)

Probate: 3/5/1695 Millcreek, new castle, pennsylvania (now delaware)

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John (Jan, Johannes) "The Immigrant" Garretson* (Gerritsen, Gerretson) van der Hoff, (8M) Born: Aug 16 1642 In: Europe, Holland, New Amsterdam, Corlears Hook Died: Mar 5 1694 (at age 51) In: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Anna "The Immigrant" Garretson* (Gerritsen, Gerretson) van der Hoff, (8M) (born Glinn (Glenn)) His wife

Henry "The Immigrant" Garretson*, (7M) His son

Garrit (Garret, Gerrit) "The Immigrant" Janszen Van Vorst*, (9M) His father

Geertryud (Gertrude) van Vorst* (born Jacobuse (Jacobs)) His mother

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Biography (Edit) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/garretson.

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Name: John Garretson

Birth: ABT 1638 in Corlears Hook, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Death: BEF 5 MAR 1695 in Millcreek, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

ALIA: Jan Garretson van der Hoff

Note: The first record of Jan Garretson van der Hoff (he later anglicized his name to John Garretson) was in 1656 when he and his two brothers, Henry and Paul, were sailors on the ship Prins Maurits. John Alrichs, the designated governor of Manhattes

Note: (now Manhattan) organized an expedition of Colonists and materials to America from Amsterdam, Holland. Three ships: the Beer (Bear), the Geldersche Blom (Flower of Gelderland), and the Prins Maurits (Prince Maurice); sailed from Amsterdam on 21

Note: December 1656 to Textel, an island at the outlet of the Zuider Zee that served a s port for sea going ships. The ships departed fro America on 26 December 1656.

Note:

Note: They ran into bad weather on the 28th of December and the ships were separated from each oth er. None of the senior officers had ever been to Neue Nederland. John Alrichs was on the Prins Maurits and reported the weather to be a "bad sailor," so

Note: they took the southern route until they reached the 22nd degree latitude (south of Florida) on the 27th of February.

Note:

Note: They sailed along the eastern shore of North America until the ship went aground. Alrichs blamed the captain and pilot. The next day was very cold and the ship was leaking. They managed to get to shore, about a gunshot away, which was barren of

Note: firewood. The next day the ship was leaking. The next day they saw and spoke to some Indians and were informed that they were at a place called Secoutagh, near what is now Hackscher State Park on Long Island, New York, across from Fire Island,

Note: about 40 miles east of Manhattes. They unloaded as many of the dry articles as possible before the ship sank.

Note: An Indian was sent to General Stuyvesant, who immediately came to give his assistance. Nine local craft carried the goods and people to Manhattes. Alrichs found New Amsterdam in a very dilapidated condition, the storehouse so rotten that he had to

Note: construct a tent in which to store the goods.

Note: John and his brother decided to give up seafaring and settled in New Castle County, Delaware.

Note: In 1657, Peter Stuyvesant transferred a lot in New Castle to John and he immediately set to building a house. It is still on Third Street, the oldest dwelling in Delaware, known as "Old Dutch House." It is typical Dutch construction, places close

Note: to the front of the lot, built of brick, with a centrally located fireplace and low ceilings. The Delaware Society for the Preservation of Antiquities purchased it in 1937.

Note: SOURCE: John Garretson of Redland Valley, 1950. at http://www.gencircles.com/users/fairce/2/data/1220

Father: Garrit Jansen van Vorst b: ABT 1618 in Gelderland, Netherlands

Mother: Gertrude Jacobs b: ABT 1618 in Gelderland, Netherlands

Marriage 1 Anne Glenn b: ABT 1640 in New Castle, Pennsylvania (now Delaware), USA

Married: 1675 in Christiana, New Castle, Delaware

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   +Henry Garretson, b. 1660, Gildersland, Holland, d. 24 Oct 1721, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

   John Garretson, b. Abt. 1662, Christiana, New Castle Delaware, USA, d. Abt. 1694, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.

   Paul Garretson, b. Abt. 1663, Christiana, New Castle Delaware, USA, d. Abt. 1676, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.

   George Garretson, b. Abt. 1666, Christiana, New Castle Delaware, USA, d. 19 Jan 1733.

   Casparius Garretson, b. Abt. 1676, Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA, d. 03 Dec 1726, Chester, (county), Pennsylvania, USA.

   +Garret Garretson, b. 04 Aug 1681, New View, New Castle, Delaware, USA, d. 1758, Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

   Cornelius Garretson, b. 1685, New View, New Castle, Delaware, UDA, d. 1785, Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

   Mary Garretson, b. 18 Dec 1690, Christiana, New Castle, Delaware, USA, d. 1753, Huntington, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

   Catherine Garretson, b. 16 May 1692, Christiana, New Castle Delaware, USA, d. 16 May 1773, Bunker Hill, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.

If these are your ancestors, according to the late Garrison genealogist Sam Garrison, you are in his line........Quoting this information from his book, Garretson to Garrison Revised 2002: Garrett who married Mary Baudwin / Baldwin was the son of Hendrik Garretson and grandson of the original Hendrik Gerritsen who arrived in 1662 in New Amstel, Delaware, with his mother Lysbeth Hendriksx (daughter of Hendrik and Dutch women kept their maiden name even after marriage) on the ship D'Vos which set sail in Holland.....the manifest was dated August 31, 1662. There was another son, brother to Hendrik, Pol/Pal/Paul/Powell Gerritsen..and he is my ancestor, we believe.

The boys' father was not in the picture when she arrived. There was an older Gerritsen boy, Jan who is likely the older brother of Paul and Hendrik. If he is, then their father would be Gerrit Jansen. We know that because Paul and Hendrik in the patronymic naming of the Dutch are Gerristen...sons of Gerrit. So therefore the father would be Gerrit. And if Jan is the oldest.he would be named for Gerrit's father..so Gerrit would be Gerrit Jansen (son of Jan). The thought is that he and their son Jan came over before Lysbeth and the little ones came and was dead by the time she arrived. She later married Swart Jacob Jansen and Sam thought likely he was her brother in law.

Actually, according to Sam, Garret (who was born in 1691) was married twice. First, when he was 33 years old, to Elisabeth Erickson, daughter of Erik and Anna Erikson. Anna's mother was Catherine Derikson who was neighbor. Sam's birth, death and marriage information came from the Holy Trinity Church Records or New Castle Records, Deeds and Wills, according to Sam's footnotes.

Their children were Catherine, born and died in 1725;

Then an unnamed child, buried in 1726; Third, John Garretson, born Feb 20, 1728. Fourth, Anna Garetson, born May 16, 1731 And fifth, Maria Garretson, born and died in 1734.

Elizabeth died and Sam thought perhaps in childbirth.

Then Garret married Mary Baldwin/Baudwin on May 13, 1735. Her father was John Baldwin of New Castle. And their chidren were :

"Rebecca Garretson, b. April 9, 1736; Henry Garretson, b. ca 1738; George Garretson, b. ca. 1740 (and I see that you have Mar. 1739...so Sam was close) Garret Garretson, b. Nov. 8, 1743; Eleanor Garretson, b. ca. 1748; Jacob Garretson, b. Feb. 12, 1751 Garret died by 1751 and his will was dated January 21, 1755 and probated in 1757." as per NC Wills, Misc. Book 1, p.130.

John Garretson from Garret and his first wife, Elisabeth Erikson, was Sam's ancestor.

I held onto your email when I read it because I thought this was Sam's line. I am putting together a family tree for my brother's DNA which he has sent to the Garrisson DNA Project to test using Paul as our ancestor. Any chance you have any direct male Garrisons from your line who might want to do theirs? I held off asking my brother cuz I didn't think he'd want to..and he jumped on it! Thought it was way cool! So when I just now ran into Garret and Mary's info I double checked and voila!

Marti Garrison Zinn

Garrat1 GARRATSON (GARRETTSSON) of Sweden, immigrated in the late 1600’s (as per one source) to the Swedish Colony of Upland (now ? Chester PA), PA, came to Phily in 1710, and purchased land in Blockley Township, Philadelphia, PA with Morton GARRATSON on 26 May 1711.

This is very important! Because this line seems to be how the GARRATSON surname evolved into GARRET surname:

It seems to be the line which will include GARRETT surnames from their GARRATSON ancestors. I write this due to an abt 11/12 match of our Kit # _____ , _________ line with a man listed as Kit # ______, GERRIT II, (see below) in the GARRETT DNA surname project (see their pub. page). I wrote with the GARRETT project administrator to see about making an introduction, and about getting the GARRETT participant to upgrade to 37 markers…Other new results in GARRISON I also align with this GARRETT, and GARRISSON II pair...

Looks like the close but not exact matches on 12 markers are:

Kit 37160 Abraham (1751 NY/1814) s/o Thomas, & Marg.WAMBOLDT of GARRISSON II;

Kit 35625 Garrett II of GARRETT project;

42579 ____________ (blank is here) of GARRISON I project (the particip. denoted as ancestor, Wm GARRISON from Rockland NY is close also to this GARRETT/GARRATSON bunch)

Garrat1, a Swede, married Regina HEULING (HEULINGS, HULINGS) on the 21 Oct 1702, and he died 1732. [Article cited infra] Barbara McCormick writes that his wife Regina, was a daughter of Marcus Lorens HULINGS and Brigitta DANIELSSON.[her website cited infra]

The source for this info is a publication named, “Germantown- Journal of the Site and Relic Society”, Issue No. 10, published on 15 Dec 1919; it is a delightful story entitled “The Story of a Gun and Its Owners” authored by Dr. N. H. KEYSER, which was published under the section heading, Local History. So it seems as though this is from Germantown, PA near Philadelphia. Fortunately, on 26 Sept, 1990, a kindly Mrs. Dorothy ANDREW of Turnersville, NJ 08012 donated this publication, or 4 pages from it, and deposited the same in the repository, Gloucester Cty Hist. Soc., Woodbury NJ. Thank you Dorothy! [Yes, you can buy a copy of the article from GCHS.]

The old flint lock musket Dr. Keyser describes “was once the property of Garrat GARRATSON, who, in the latter part of the seventeenth century, came from Sweden to the Swedish colony of Upland, now known as Chester.”

Children of Garrat1 GARRATSON and wife, Regina HEULING were: 1. Britta, 2. Mary,

3. Marcus born 1707- inherited log cabin with 80 acres, Northern Liberties, Phil., PA at Garrat1’s death in 1732.

4. Garrat2 born 1709, 5. Martha, 6. Regina born in Phily PA 7. Lawrence born 1717 in Phily PA 8. Barbara born in Phily PA

[Source: “Germantown (PA)- Journal of the Site and Relic Society”, Issue No. 10, 15 Dec 1919, article entitled “The Story of a Gun and Its Owners” author, Dr. N. H. KEYSER. Repository: GCHS, Woodbury NJ]

Note that Barbara McCormick’s Rootsweb tree, Swedish Longacre's and Related Families, shows this Garrat1 to be a son of Marten GARRETTSSON and his wife, Christina LOM. Geneslady Barbara writes that Morton and Garrat1 were brothers, both sons of Marten. Check book cited by Barbara, Swedes on the Delaware ________…

On the Rootsweb website for the Burial Records of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1747-1765), Montgomery Cty, PA, there is lots of info, incl. an entry for: Will proven 16 Jan 1757 for Jacob GARRETT of Blockley (Township, Phil., PA), which mentions a child named Margaret; and his (Jacob) brother John GARET and his nephews, Morton GARRETT and Christian JOHNSON (other info also).

Then this page states, "This GARRETT family were of Swedish descent. Garett GARRETTSON was an early settler at the Falls of Schuylkill, on the east bank of the river. A branch of the family located on the west bank, at the Ford. * * *." Earlier the paper had explained it was discussing Welsh (Wales) history, "The history of Merion Friends Meeting house is the history of the Welsh in Pennsylvania."-- but our GARRETTSON/GARRETT family was Swedish...

This paper also cites GARRET marriages recorded at Christ Church, Philadelphia: Marcus GARRET m. Ann BOONE, 6 Nov 1728 Mary GARRETSON m. Wm PATTERSON, 16 May 1728 Valentine GARRET m. Rebecca SWEETING, 26 June 1738

And later it mentions that Garret GARRETS and his wife Reina _____________ owned property with Morton GARRATS and his wife Bridget _________, which tract was on the west side of the Schuylkill in Blockley (Twnship, Phil. PA), which property they sold in 1712 to Anthony MORRIS Jr and Rowland ELLIS jr. John & Gainor (wife) ROBERTS family was also nearby... [source: "The Incompleted Burial Records of Merion Meeting Grave-yard 1682-1848, as compiled by Margaret B. Harvey, A.M. distinguished Genealogist and Writer, born 1855 died 1912" at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/montgomery/church/me...]

More info is also at this Merion Meeting webpage cited above--

" Morton Garrett, Blockley. Buried 3 Mo. 4, 1778. Son of John Garrett. Will proved Sept. 7, 1778. Signed Feb. 8, 1778. Mentions Uncle Joseph Johnson. Aunt Margaret Johnson. Kinsmen, Christian Cornelius; Sarah, Robert and John Graig; Executors, Joseph Johnson, Thomas George, Algernon Roberts. Witnesses, Peter Ott, Andrew Ott, David George. Joseph Johnston and Margaret Garret were married Sept. 14, 1775. Recorded at 2 d Presb. Church, Phila. The Craig homestead was "Greenland", in the West Park. The Johnson homestead was "Mount Prospect", now called "Chamounix". Christopner Cornelius and Elizabeth Roberts were married Sept. 9, 1769. Joseph Cornelius and Christina Magdalin, May 8, 1760. Robert Craig and Sarah Gardiner. July 29, 1771. The name of Morton Garrett appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley 1774. Also the names of John Garret and Lawrence Garret. Also, "Jacob Garret's estate", and Joseph Johnson - "John Garret's estate". In 1779, appear Robert Craig, "Morton Garret's est'e"; John Pyewell, "Law'e Garrett's est." Joseph Johnston. This was Major Morton Garrett of the Seventh Battalion, Philadelphia Co. Militia, 1777. See Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIII, p. 692." [Source: Rootsweb page, cited infra]

And also, " Lawrence Garrett, buried 11 Mo. 6, 1777. Will proved Sept. 7, 1778. Lawrence Garrett of Blockley. Will signed Sept. 27, 1777. Mentions wife Rebecca. Child, Mary Pyewell. Grandchildren, Garet Hughes; Rebecca, Margaret and William Pyewell. Niece, Sarah Sungrave. Executors, Rebecca Garrett, Edward Williams. Witnesses, Joseph Johnson, Peter Ott, Rebecca George. Mary Garrett and John Pyewell were married Oct. 10, 1761. Marriage recorded at Christ Church. The Johnson homestead was Mount Prospect, now called "Chamouni", in West Fairmount Park. The Ott homestead was "Brunewald", in the Park, near the Garrett and Johnson properties. The name of Lawrence Garrett appears on the List of Taxables for Blockley, 1769, 1774. Garret Hughes and Ann Margaret Gotchell were married Sept. 10, 1764. Marriage recorded at St. Paul's P. E. Church, Phila. The name "Garrig" is on Scull & Heap's Map, 1750. and "Garrett" on Faden's 1777. Lydia Garret and Edward Hewes were married March 1, 1764. Marriage recorded at Christ Church." [Rootsweb page, cited infra]

But no sons listed for Morton and Lawrence GARRETT...! But MATSON, RAMBO, JONES, ROBERTS, HUMPHREY-lots of names from Swedesborough NJ, Old Swedes' new and old Cemetery are listed at this Merion Meeting page...study Rootsweb page...