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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



GARRETSON, SAMUEL, was born Dec. 7, 1785, in York county, Pa. Ann Pierce was born April 1, 1786 in Chester county, Pa. They were married Oct. 26, 1808, in Newbury township, York county, Pa., according to Friends' ceremony, in open meeting. They had one child in York county, and in 1810 moved to Anne Arundel county, Md., where they had nine children. Mrs. Ann Garretson died April 30, 1827, in Maryland. Mr. G. was married March, 1834, at Newbury, Pa., by Friends' ceremony, to Hannah Cadwallader. His four eldest children remained east, but Mr. G., with his six youngest, moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving, May 22, 1837, in Fork Prairie, near Rochester. Of the six children -

Vincent, born Dec. 11, 1815, in Anne Arundel county, Md., married in Sangamon County, March 31, 1846, to Elizabeth T. Barrickman, a native of Clark county, Ind. They had one child, Frances, that died in infancy, and Mrs. G. died March 18, 1857. Vincent Garretson was married March 11, 1858, in Baltimore, Md., to Sarah A. Miller, who was born Dec. 16, 1815, in Anne Arundel county, Md. They had three children in Sangamon county, all died young. Mr. and Mrs. Garretson reside four miles southwest of Illiopolis.

Hannah R., born April, 1817, in Maryland, married Feb. 22, 1843, in Sangamon county, to Jacob D. Constant. See his name.

Thomas P., born Sept, 1818, in Maryland, came to Sangamon county, in 1839, married in Menard county, to Martha M. Harrison. She died in Springfield, and he married Phoebe Campbell. They have seven children, and live near Lincoln, Ill.

Eli, born May 5, 1820, in Maryland, died in Sangamon county, Sept. 14, 1838.

John, born in 1821, in Maryland, married in Sangamon county to Harriet Sherman. He died August 26, 1843, near Rochester. His widow married Mr. Cotton, and lives at Elkhart.

Samuel, Jun., born Dec. 4, 1823, in Anne Arundel county, Md., married in Sangamon county, nov. 7, 1848, to Amelia J. Dickerson, who was born Feb. 25, 1828, in Kentucky. They had six children. James T., the eldest, died in his thirteenth year. Harriet, the youngest, died in infancy. Susan Ann., born Dec. 7, 1854, Charles V., born July 15, 1856, Archibald F., born June 22, 1858, Mary M., born Sept. 9, 1860, live with their parents, three miles northeast of Rochester.

Mrs. Hannah Garretson died Sept. 26, 1838, and Samuel Garretson, Sen., died May 1, 1847, both in Sangamon county.



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