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John Garnsey

Also Known As: "Garnzey", "Guernsey", "Gamsey", "Garnsey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Death: March 31, 1722 (73)
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Garnsey, II; Henry Guernsey; Hannah Garnsey and Hannah Guernsey
Husband of Elizabeth Garnsey; Elizabeth Titus; Elizabeth Garnsey; Judith Garnsey; Sarah Garnsey and 1 other
Father of Hannah Garnsey; Mehitable Horton; Hannah Horton; Henry Garnsey; Elizabeth Bowen and 8 others
Brother of Joseph Garnsey, Sr. and Hannah Garnsey

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About John Garnsey

John Garnsey

  • Birth: Dec. 7, 1648 (April 3, 1648) probably at Dorchester, Mass.
  • Date of Death: Mar. 31, 1722 Rehoboth, Mass.
  • Parents: Henry Garnsey & Hannah Munnings

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Married

  • First Marriage: About 1672/73, Elizabeth - - -, probably at Dorchester, Mass.
  • Second Marriage: Oct. 14, 1714 Judeth (Judith) Ormsbee
  • Third Marriage: Aug. 16, 1716 Sarah (Millard) Titus
  • possibly a fourth Marriage to Sarah (unknown), who survived him and died at Rehoboth after 4 April 1736; see Abigail (3) (William 2-1) Carpenter, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts Prepared for Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters, 2008 update, by Eugene Cole Zubrinsky, FASG.  Last revised 15 Oct 2012, page 2.

12 children by 1st wife:

  1. Mehitable, born Nov. 2, 1673 at Milton, Mass, died Oct. 15, 1742
  2. She and her sister, Hannah, were baptised at 1st Church, Dorchester, Sept. 2, 1677. Married, 1689, John Horton, born June 5, 1672 at Milton, Mass., son of Thomas and Sarah Horton. Children: Thomas (born 15 Apr 1690 , married 22 Jun 1721 to Keziah Carpenter.
  3. Hannah, born July 25, 1676 at Dorchester, Mass, died 1746
  4. married (as 2d wife) June 7, 1700, Thomas Horton, born Oct. 3, 1677, son of Thomas and Sarah Horton.
  5. Henry, born July 16, 1679, died July 3, 1759 Married 1st Nov. 7, 1700 Sarah Wheelock at Dedham, Mass. Her dates(1679-1717) (Ints. of m. filed July 13, 1700 say "both of Rehoboth, Mass.) Married 2d. Nov. 18, 1721 Hannah -- - Married 3d. Elizabeth - - -
  6. Elizabeth, born Apr. 23, 1682 at Dorchester, Mass.
  7. John, born Dec. 7, 1684
  8. Sarah, born 1686 d/y
  9. Ebenezer, born Mar. 4, 1687 at Milton, Mass.
  10. Joseph, born Aug. 20, 1689 at Milton, Mass.
  11. Mary, born Mar. 14, 1692 at Milton, Mass.
  12. Waitstill, born Feb. 8, 1694 at Milton, Mass.
  13. John, born June 16, 1696 at Swansea, Mass.
  14. Seth, born Feb. 15, 1698 at Swansea, Mass.

1 child by 2nd wife:

  1. Beriah (son), born Aug. 19, 1715, married Oct. 18, 1738, Mabel Yoemans (born 1719), daughter of John and Millicent (Utter) Yoemans.
  • First Spouse: Elizabeth
  • Date of Birth: May 5, 1652
  • Date of Death: Apr. 11, 1714
  • Place of Death: Rehoboth, Mass.
  • Second Spouse: Judith Ormsbee
  • Father: Thomas Ormsby
  • Mother: Mary Fitch
  • Date of Birth: Jan. 8. 1672/73
  • Place of Birth: Taunton, MA
  • Date of Death: Aub. 27, 1715
  • Place of Death: Rehoboth, MA
  • Third Spouse: Sarah (Millard) Titus
  • Date of Birth: Oct. 15, 1655
  • Date of Death: Mar. 10, 1731/2.
  • She was the widow of John Titus who died Dec. 2, 1697.

  • GARNSEY FAMILY
    • The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. 7 "The Garnsey-Guernsey Genealogy" by Judith L. Young-Thayer Mrs. L.E. Card, 609 W. Illinois St., Urbana, Ill. compiler of the "Garnzey-Garnsey Genealogy"

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Last updated Oct 2015

This is incorrect:

Wife: Elizabeth Titus

  • Born: 5 MAY 1651 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: 11 APR 1714 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Father:John Titus
  • Mother:Abigail Carpenter

John Titus & Abigail Carpenter did not have a daughter Elizabeth. And John Garnsey did not marry her.

He did marry an Elizabeth of unknown parents, and he did marry Sarah Millerd, widow of John Titus. See "Carpenter Cousins," op.cit., and also attached as a document.


  • CHILDREN
  • Name: Mehitabel Garnsey
  • Born: 2 NOV 1673 at: Bristol, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: 1689 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: 15 OCT 1742 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Spouses: John Horton
  • Name: Joseph Garnsey
  • Born: 20 AUG 1674 at: Milton, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: at:
  • Died: at:
  • Spouses:
  • Name: Hannah Garnsey
  • Born: 25 JUL 1676 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Married: 7 JUN 1700 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: 1747 at: MA
  • Spouses: Thomas Horton
  • Name: Henry Garnsey
  • Born: 16 JUL 1679 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Married: 13 JUL 1700 at: Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Died: 3 JUL 1759 at: Medway, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Spouses: Sarah Wheelock
  • Name: Elizabeth Garnsey
  • Born: 23 APR 1682 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Married: at:
  • Died: 20 DEC 1776 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Spouses: James Bowen
  • Name: John Garnsey
  • Born: 7 DEC 1684 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Married: at:
  • Died: 21 DEC 1684 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Spouses:
  • Name: Sarah Garnsey
  • Born: 1686 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Married: 1 FEB 1711 at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Died: 1711 at:
  • Spouses: John Millard
  • Name: Ebenezer Garnsey
  • Born: 4 MAR 1687 at: Milton, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: 19/19 JAN 1709/1710at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: FEB 1735 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Spouses: Mehitable West
  • Name: Joseph Garnsey
  • Born: 20 AUG 1689 at: Milton, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: 21 JUN 1711 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: at: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
  • Spouses: Elizabeth Babcock
  • Name: Mary Garnsey
  • Born: 14 MAR 1692 at: Milton, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: 13 SEP 1713 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: 1729 at:
  • Spouses: Samuel Hicks
  • Name: Waitstill Garnsey
  • Born: 8 FEB 1694 at: Milton, Norfolk Co., MA
  • Married: 27 JUN 1717 at: Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: at:
  • Spouses: Timothy Titus
  • Name: John Garnsey
  • Born: 16 JUN 1696 at: Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
  • Married: 21 OCT 1752 at:
  • Died: 30 JAN 1789 at: Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
  • Spouses: Experience Pierce
  • Name: Seth Garnsey
  • Born: 15 FEB 1698 at: Swansea, Bristol Co., MA
  • Married: 6 JAN 1720 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Died: 12 JAN 1754 at: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
  • Spouses: Hannah Millard
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 17 2020, 15:27:23 UTC
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John Garnsey's Timeline

1648
December 7, 1648
Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
1660
April 29, 1660
Age 11
DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
1673
November 2, 1673
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1676
July 25, 1676
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
July 25, 1676
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1679
July 16, 1679
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1682
April 23, 1682
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1686
1686