One of the rarer names in the Hebron baptismal records is Gerret or Garriott. On one occasion Ambrosius Gerret and his wife Elizabeth brought Jacob, born 9 Oct 1777, for baptism on 17 Nov 1777. The sponsors were John Dear and wife Maria, Samuel Blankenbaker, and Elizabeth Gaar.
It would not be immediately obvious that Ambrosius was a Garriott but other records clarify the name. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Blankenbaker, the son of the 1717 immigrant John Nicholas Blankenbaker. Maria, the wife of John Dear, was a Blankenbaker and a cousin of Elizabeth. Samuel was Elizabeth's brother and Elizabeth Gaar was her cousin.
From other records, I have that Lewis Rouse married Elisabeth Garriott and they brought Patty for baptism on 30 Mar 1788. The sponsors were George Rouse, his brother, Maria Weaver Rouse, who probably is his sister-in-law (she married Samuel Rouse), and Maria Rouse Tanner who was his sister who married Frederick Tanner.
The appearance of the Garriott name in the Robinson River Valley has led me to pay some attention to Garriott family histories. The only history that I found in a formal printing is not worth the paper it is on. Beware of the histories of this family.
I have made some notes over the course of time. Highlights are:
The Garriotts have interacted enough with the Germanna families that they ought to be included in the Germanna history. Probably the Garriotts themselves were not German. Their nationality is uncertain. Some members of the family changed the spelling to Garrett, the way the clerks often spelled it.
(04 Aug 03)
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