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Note: N1662 William’s birthdate was copied from the Robert Garrett Bible (see Robert Garrett, Sr.). William moved from Edgefield Co., SC, to Montgomery County, Alabama and between 1832-1836 to Elba, Coffee County, Alabama and later to Okaloosa County, Florida (then Walton Co.). I have a copy of a Bible record naming the children of Nancy and William Garrett and giving their birthdates. I believe this is Eli Shorter Garrett’s Bible. He was their youngest child. 1833: William W. Garrett bought land about 15 miles south of modern Montgomery city, near modern town of Ada, almost at the Lowndes County line. He gained the patent in 1833 which would imply that he had lived there a few years prior. Perhaps that was the location of his father, Robert Garrett in the 1830 census. This location could have been as near as 30 miles to the Garretts in Dallas County.
The 1850 Census showed that William lived 4 households on one side of his father, Robert, and brother James lived just 2 houses on the other side. Robert and Overstreet lived just a little further away, but in the same area. Also, Charles Gavin, who later married Mary Ann, was boarding in a home in the area. David Jackson Kelley and his family were also living in the area. Their future son, John Shorter, would marry the future daughter of Charles and Mary Ann, Lucy Ann. They were to be my grandmother Isabel's parents, so all of her grandparents were living near each other in 1850
Garrett Family Bible, Okaloosa County Cemetery book, 1840 census for Dale Co., AL,1840 and 1850 Census for Coffee Co., AL,1860 census, HH# 209, p#32 and 1880 census for Santa Rosa Co. (now Okaloosa), FL, and Garrett Family book, by Syble Garrett Davis of Enterprise, AL were sources for information.
In 1837, these land patents were issued for land in Coffee Co., AL:
NW/SW 13 5N 19E Garrett Robert 1837/08/15 SE/SE 13 5N 19E Garrett William 1837/08/15
In 1949, this land patent was issued for land in Coffee Co., AL: NE/NE 24 5N 19E Garrett William 1849/06/01
In 1854, this patent was issued for land in Coffee Co., AL: NE/NW 24 5N 19E Garrett William 1854/09/15
1855, Feb. 20 Edmund and Elizabeth Daughtry sell land in S2&11, T4, R19, Coffee Co., AL to William W. Garrett for $55. Witnesses: B.M. Tucker, Joseph M. Knisley? Bk. C, p. 28
Feb. 1, 1856 William W. and Nancy Garrett sell to John McMilllan land in S10 &11, T4, R19, Coffee Co., AL for $160.
1857, Sept. 19 William W. and Nancy Garrett sell 129 acres in S15, T5, R19 to Talbert H. Franklin for $500. William and Nancy both signed their names. Bk. D, p. 226, Coffee Co., AL
In 1858, these land patents were issued for land in Coffee Co., AL, but he may have already sold them: NW/NE 24 5N 19E Garrett William 1858/09/01 NW/NW 26 4N 19E Garrett William 1858/11/01 NE 27 4N 19E Garrett William 1858/11/01
By 1860, William and Nancy Garrett and all their children had moved from the Elba area and were living close to Geneva, very near the Florida border.
1868, Nov. 28 W. W. and Nancy Garrett sold to Robert G. Tucker land in S35/36, T 2, R19 fpr $200. Witnesses: Bill Tucker, Charlotte Baudsole Bk. F, p. 691, Coffee Co., AL
In 1868, he sold his property to his Tucker brother-in-law. He could not be found in the 1870 census. Was he living with a relative? Where?
1880 census: Santa Rosa Co., Florida p. 224D, Garrott,William W. 77, Nancy 65, Eliza A. 41, Sophia A. 36, Eli S. 22
The burial place for William and Nancy, Bethel Cemetery, was at the old Bethel Church, organized 1835. A log church was built about 1861. William's is the oldest birthdate on any headstone in this cemetery.
Concerning the daughters all carrying the same middle name: Few Americans were giving their children middle names in the 17th century until the German immigrants introduced this naming custom to America. They were in the habit of giving their children two given names at baptism. The first given name was a spiritual name, often a favorite saint's name, and the second one, which would later be known as the middle name, was the secular name. The secular name, or "call name" was the name by which the child was known and the name used in legal records. It was not uncommon for the spiritual name to be the same for all the children of the same sex within the family. A Look at Middle Names by Rhonda R. McClure, April 18, 2002, Genealogy.com
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