Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Matura GARRATT

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Matura GARRATT (daughter of Townsend GARRATT and Sarah BOWERMAN); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Maturah Garratt
    • _UID: 35F62A1A77D24BE5916A85BC84B012B41E1D


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Townsend GARRATT was born about 1796 (son of Benjamin GARRATT and Margaret); died on 26 Apr 1846 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; was buried about 28 Apr 1846 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 255.4
    • Residence: Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
    • _UID: BBED859361014EBDB1625ACB825C47BA4445
    • Birth: Abt 1796
    • Birth: Abt 1798
    • Marriage witness: 11 Dec 1838, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Residence: 11 Dec 1838, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Marriage witness: 31 Jan 1844, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of his daughter, Almira Garrett, of Hillier, to James C. Huffman, of Ernestown
    • Marriage witness: 31 Jan 1844, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of James C. Huffman and Almira Garratt, his daughter,
    • Burial: Abt 28 Apr 1846, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; in Wellington Cemetery, Old Part, row 19, stone 10ba, grave 2
    • Death: Bef 1851

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Since he died on April 26, 1846 aged 50 years, his birth year was calculated as circa 1796.

    Marriage witness:
    He was a witness to the marriage of his daughter, Adeline Garratt, to Richard Van Horn. The other witness was Paul Clapp, Esq. The minister was Rev. James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.

    Residence:
    His daughter, Adaline Garratt, was married this day.

    Marriage witness:
    The other witness was Charles W. Huffman.

    Marriage witness:
    The other witness was Charles [M?] Huffman. The minister was James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.

    Townsend married Sarah BOWERMAN on 13 Sep 1818 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Thomas BOWERMAN and Maturah BULL) was born on 31 Oct 1794 in Upper Canada, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1882; was buried about 31 Jul 1882 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah BOWERMAN was born on 31 Oct 1794 in Upper Canada, Canada (daughter of Thomas BOWERMAN and Maturah BULL); died on 28 Jul 1882; was buried about 31 Jul 1882 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 658825E13A1E4C418A9B3E84D9027D071EFE
    • Birth: Abt 1793, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Birth: 5 Nov 1794
    • Census: 1851, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
    • Religion: 1851, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; a member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)
    • Burial: Abt 31 Jul 1882, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; in Wellington Cemetery, Old Part, row 19, stone 10, grave 1

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Sarah Bowerman was the daughter of Thomas Bowerman and his second wife, Matura Bull.

    Birth:
    Since she was age 58 in the 1851 census, her birth year was calculated as circa 1793.

    Birth:
    Since she died on July 28, 1882 aged 87 years, 8 months, 23 days old, her birthdate was calculated as November 5, 1794.

    Census:
    She was enumerated as age 58, born in Canada, a member of the Society of Friends (Quaker), a female, and a widow. She was living with her daughter, Adeline Garratt (33), who was married to Richard Vanhorn (35). Her grandchildren who were living there were Townsend Vanhorn (13) and John Vanhorn (9). Her youngest children were also living with them, Patience Garratt (13) and Edney Garratt (11). A hired man, Tobias Ryckman, was also living with the family. They were living in a frame one-and-a-half story house.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    They were married by Magistrate James Cotter Esq. At the same time, her brother, Stephen Bowerman, married Phoebe Garratt, and William Garratt married Patience Bull.

    Children:
    1. Phoebe GARRATT and died.
    2. Adeline GARRATT was born on 21 Sep 1819; died on 30 Nov 1857; was buried about 2 Dec 1857 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    3. Almira GARRATT and died.
    4. Amanda GARRATT and died.
    5. Freeman GARRATT was born on 27 Nov 1822 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
    6. M. GARRATT
    7. 1. Matura GARRATT and died.
    8. Jane GARRATT and died.
    9. Patience GARRATT was born about 1838 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
    10. Edna GARRATT was born in 1840 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin GARRATT was born about 1759 in New York, United States (son of Hugh GARRATT); died on 11 Sep 1857 in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; was buried about 13 Sep 1857 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 510.0
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    • _UID: 2FEC1DA4F9FB472E95496CA34BF2EFD7359C
    • Military: 1777, New York, United States
    • Emigration: Abt 1796, Dutchess County, New York, United States; after his brother, Isaac Garrett,
    • Land: Abt 1797, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Occupation: Abt 1798, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: Abt 1798, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; fisherman
    • Land: 7 Mar 1813, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; described as the west half of lot 13 and east half of lot 14, first concession lakeside, comprising 200 acres, then in Ameliasburgh township
    • Religion: 1820, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)
    • Death: Abt 1858, Canada West, Canada

    Notes:

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    Benjamin GARRATT likely died after 1820 in Hallowell Township or Hillier Township, Prince Edward County. There is a Benjamin Garratt from Hillier probated in 1868 - #151. Is this too late? Can I order from Ontario Archives? Can order from FamilySearch.

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    Benjamin GARRATT of Hillier # 151, 1868. Is this Benjamin or too late?

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    Find out if information from Josephine Frost's book "Quaker Marriages, Births and Deaths at Nine Partners is online. Book is at Albany State Library 974.733q F93n3. They were living in Marbletown Township, Ulster County in 1790 census.

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    Find out if information from Josephine Frost's book "Quaker Births and Deaths at Oblong, Dutchess County" is online. Book is at Albany State Library 974.733q F930.

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    Find out if Burleigh Collection at Queen's Archives, Kingston has "Garratt" family history.

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    Garrett/Garratt family history from Frankie Harth of Redcliff, Alberta, 2003. About 50 pages copied at Prince Edward County Archive, May 19, 2010. Scan these pages and put on Legacy. Use copy already printed. Start a word document for errors (like Wellington Cemetery corrections document). Contact Frankie Harth. Pages in Garratt family file folder "Garratt - Frankie Harth".

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    They were living in Marbletown Township, Ulster County in 1790 census. Entry is digital but not edited. Also see Isaac on same census.

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    Benjamin Garratt marriage c 1780. So far first child was born 1785, but could be one earlier. Marbletown Reformed Dutch Church (or Dutch Reformed?) was at Stone Ridge. FamilySearch has several films - I think most are transcriptions. Baptisms 1746-1944. Marriages 1796-1930. See sheet in "Garratt" family file folder.

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    Was Benjamin still in Marbletown in 1800? I don't think so. Was he in Upper Canada or northern NY state? See Garratt file folder.

    Military:
    Benjamin joined the Dutchess County Militia.

    Land:
    He "settled on land lying between that of the pioneer, [Daniel] Reynolds, and his brother Isaac".

    Occupation:
    They were "for some time unable to grow wheat and their staff of life consisted of rye bread, a staple food which seems to have palled on the taste of the family, especially of the children".

    Occupation:
    "At this time salmon were so abundant in the lake, that fishermen could stand on the beach and spear them".

    Land:
    He paid Philip Dorland "seventy five pounds lawful money of the said province" for the land. The Bargain and Sale was not registered until March 2, 1826 at Picton. It became instrument #1074 in the copybook pages 56 and 57.
    The witnesses were Robert Hubbs, Betsey Dorland and Arnoldi Dorland.
    It was signed by Benjamin Garratt.
    The land registrar for the District of Prince Edward in 1826 was James Cotter.

    Religion:
    Benjamin Garrat and his wife Margaret were listed as members of the "AB" or Ameliasburgh Meeting of the West Lake Monthly Meeting.

    Benjamin married Margaret. Margaret was born about 1763 in United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret was born about 1763 in United States; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 511.0
    • _UID: 1180C85276C842A3A9862199DAB35D22C32B

    Children:
    1. Sarah GARRATT died before 1851.
    2. Mary GARRATT was born on 11 Mar 1785; died on 6 Aug 1843 in Canada West, Canada; was buried about 9 Aug 1843 in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    3. Phila GARRATT was born on 13 Jul 1790 in United States; died on 2 Jun 1854; was buried about 4 Jun 1854 in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    4. Joseph GARRATT was born on 9 Sep 1792; died in 1863 in Canada West, Canada; was buried in 1863 in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    5. 2. Townsend GARRATT was born about 1796; died on 26 Apr 1846 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; was buried about 28 Apr 1846 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    6. Isaac B. GARRATT was born on 31 Dec 1797; died on 27 Feb 1884; was buried about 3 Mar 1884 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Adam GARRATT was born about 1803; and died.

  3. 6.  Thomas BOWERMAN was born on 29 Mar 1760 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America (son of Ichabod BOWERMAN and Jane RICHMOND); died on 28 Aug 1810 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • _UID: BA94B34E89E24D5AA227166DE597DEE6ED1B
    • Birth: 20 Mar 1761, Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America
    • Birth: 28 Mar 1761, New York, United States
    • Emigration: Abt 1783, Dutchess County, New York, United States
    • Immigration: 1784, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    • Marriage: 1793, Dutchess County, New York, United States
    • Residence: 1793, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    • Farming: 1800, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    • Burial: 1810, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    • Death: 1810, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Thomas Bowerman's birth and death dates, according to ?i?Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte?/i? (page 131) were 1760 and 1810.

    Religion:
    According to Levi Bowerman, Thomas did not belong to any religious denomination. However, all of his sons and one of his daughters (Lydia) joined "Friends by request".

    Birth:
    Vincent Bowerman's manuscript of 2 November 1870 gives the birth date as 3rd month 20th 1761.

    Emigration:
    Thomas lived in Duchess County "until he was grown". "During the Revolution war he remained attached to the King's party and as soon as peace was proclaimed he came to Canada".

    Immigration:
    Thomas married Sarah Vincent and "settled on the North Shore of the little lake in the Thompson place near where Dyer Ogden now lives. He soon left it and moved over on the West Lake shore near where Hiram Tubbs now lives".

    Marriage:
    Thomas "went to Duchess County and returned with his second wife, Maturah".

    Residence:
    Thomas, Maturah and Vincent moved "over on the north shore of the lake" and "settled on the farm lot No. 1 first concession military tract containing about 230 acres of entire wild land". Thomas bought the land from "Major Henry Young for about $ 100 and built a log house 20 by 22 down by the spring, w_uth of the road where he lived until about the year 1806". Then he built "the frame two storey house 30 x 40, which stood until 1879 when it was taken down by the present owner William S. Hubbs and Abraham Saylor". Vincent claimed that "Uncle Amos and Uncle Josiah raised both their families [in this house] , each having one half and one half the farm. Thomas used "a log barn for eith or nine years. He built a frame barn in the year 1800.John Bull and Cyrus Richman were carpenters used".

    Farming:
    Thomas "frequently let out three year old cattle to be broke and return them at the age of seven, and heifers the same way. On their return, he sold them and bought land. He continued buying until he had got twelve hundred acres beside the homestead".

    Burial:
    He was "brought home and buried in the old Friends Burying Ground by C. G. Bowerman".

    Death:
    Thomas "went to Quebec in the year 1810, with a raft of staves and was taken sick on his return home at Montreal with typhoid fever, and died at Kingston".

    Thomas married Maturah BULL on 4 Apr 1793 in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Maturah (daughter of Josiah BULL and Mehitabel) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Maturah BULL (daughter of Josiah BULL and Mehitabel); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Matura Bull
    • _UID: A1E235380768497E92ED5BD63F673B7A319C
    • Residence: Abt 1793, Dutchess County, New York, United States

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Maturah was living with her family in Duchess County, when Thomas came from Canada and married her.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    Thomas Bowerman marred Matura Bull, as his second wife, according to ?i?Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte?/i? (page 131).

    Children:
    1. Mary BOWERMAN and died.
    2. 3. Sarah BOWERMAN was born on 31 Oct 1794 in Upper Canada, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1882; was buried about 31 Jul 1882 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary BOWERMAN was born on 4 Jan 1796; and died.
    4. Phoebe BOWERMAN was born on 18 Aug 1797; and died.
    5. Stephen BOWERMAN was born on 13 Mar 1799; died in 1886 in Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph BOWERMAN was born on 11 Apr 1800; and died.
    7. Thomas Levi BOWERMAN was born on 18 Dec 1802; and died.
    8. Josiah BOWERMAN was born on 31 Aug 1804; and died.
    9. Amos BOWERMAN was born on 20 May 1806; and died.
    10. Lydia BOWERMAN was born on 11 Oct 1808; and died.
    11. Patience BOWERMAN was born on 10 Aug 1810; died on 12 May 1842; was buried on 13 May 1842 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hugh GARRATT and died.
    Children:
    1. Isaac GARRATT was born on 28 Oct 1758; died on 17 Nov 1844 in Canada West, Canada; was buried about 20 Nov 1844 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    2. 4. Benjamin GARRATT was born about 1759 in New York, United States; died on 11 Sep 1857 in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; was buried about 13 Sep 1857 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.

  2. 12.  Ichabod BOWERMAN was born about 1721 in Massachusetts, British Colonies in America (son of Thomas BOWERMAN and Jane HARBY); died in 1790 in Dutchess County, New York, United States; was buried in 1790 in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 496.0
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    • _UID: 5E771034CE6E4585AB42E58D3AB324C2516E
    • Birth: Abt 1721, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonies in America
    • Birth: Abt 1721, United States
    • Occupation: Abt 1740, West Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonies in America; farmer and miller
    • Occupation: Abt 1750, Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; farmer and miller in Beekman Patent
    • Death: 1790, Dutchess County, New York, United States; between the signing of his will - fourth day of the second month - and its probation on March 1, 1790
    • Death: 1791, Dutchess County, New York, United States
    • Death: 1791, Dutchess County, New York, United States

    Notes:

    Family:
    In his manuscript, M.Y. Williams says that Ichabod "seems to have been a descendant from one of three brothers that emigrated from England to one of the Eastern States".

    Family history:
    He was the son of Thomas Bowerman and wife. He had 8 siblings: Judah Bowerman, Davis Bowerman, Silas Bowerman, Joseph Bowerman, Sarah Bowerman, Eliza Bowerman, Peace Bowerman, and Deborah Bowerman. Ichabod was born in the Bay Colony in 1721. He married Lydia Mott about 1744 and Jane Richmond in 1757. With his wife Lydia Mott, he had 6 children: Timothy Bowerman, Elizabeth Bowerman, David Bowerman, Jane Bowerman, Hannah Bowerman and Sarah Bowerman.

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    book or microfiche? "Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts and it's villages, 1600-1900" was donated to the AFHS Library. Ref: Chinook, Vol. 19, No. 2, Winter 1998/1999, page 40.

    _TODO:
    Article "Recent Developments in Mayflower Research. Ref: Newsleaf, OGS, Vol. 35, No. 1, Feb. 2005, page 15.

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    Volume 20, No. 2, issue 39, 2003. Article "Society of Friends". Ref: Newsleaf, OGS, Vol. 35, No. 1, Feb. 2005, page 16.

    Birth:
    Ichabod "died in the year 1791 aged 70 years".

    Ichabod married Jane RICHMOND about 1758 in New York, United States. Jane was born on 17 Jun 1735 in British Colonies in America; died in 1797 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Jane RICHMOND was born on 17 Jun 1735 in British Colonies in America; died in 1797 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 497.0
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    • _UID: BF44BEB9D1974256832DEC53F59A4D8BD0D9
    • Birth: 17 Jun 1735, Rhode Island, British Colonies in America
    • Residence: Abt 1791, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Death: 1797, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Funeral: Abt 1797, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; at the home of her daugher, Lydia Bowerman Blount, and son-in-law, Cornelius Blount,

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Jane married Ichabod Bowerman in 1757. She was the daughter of Cyrus Richmond and granddaughter of Sylvester Ricmond, who became a Quaker in England in the time of George Fox, and was sent to America, where a large tract of land was purchased for him.

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    Jane (Richmond) BOWERMAN died in 1797 likely in Marysburgh Township or Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County

    Residence:
    Jane "moved to Canada with all of the children except Phoebe and Deborah".

    Children:
    1. 6. Thomas BOWERMAN was born on 29 Mar 1760 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 28 Aug 1810 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lydia BOWERMAN was born on 15 Jan 1762 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 13 Feb 1811.
    3. Phoebe BOWERMAN was born on 24 Sep 1763 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died in 1783.
    4. Mary BOWERMAN was born on 30 Jun 1765 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 6 Jan 1849.
    5. Ichabod BOWERMAN was born on 2 Sep 1767 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 7 Mar 1815 in Upper Canada, Canada; was buried about 9 Mar 1815 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada.
    6. Jonathan BOWERMAN was born on 18 Sep 1769 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 2 Feb 1857.
    7. Deborah BOWERMAN was born on 8 Jan 1771 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 6 Sep 1819.
    8. Stephen BOWERMAN was born on 22 Oct 1773 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 3 Jun 1837.
    9. Gideon BOWERMAN was born on 29 May 1775 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died in Jun 1811.
    10. Israel BOWERMAN was born on 14 Jul 1777; died on 14 Sep 1858.
    11. Judah BOWERMAN was born on 6 Jul 1779; died in 1868; was buried in 1868 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Nancy BOWERMAN was born on 27 Nov 1780 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 14 Feb 1802.

  4. 14.  Josiah BULL and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 28CF15C7AF744A38BDEAC89A739CAAFE38E0

    Josiah married Mehitabel. Mehitabel and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Mehitabel and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 5E513420699C4EF68EA990E2039100FF8800

    Children:
    1. 7. Maturah BULL and died.



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