Notes for Rev. James Garnett
781 BIRT
2 DATE 1743
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1743
2 PLAC Orange Co., VA (later Culpeper Co.)
He had 14 children and his wife, formerly a Miss Rowe. Two of his sons were also ministers, Robert and John. Rev. James Garnett was a Baptist minister and was pastor of Crooked Run
Church (organized 1772) for 55 years. The members of his church grew from less than fifty members to more than three hundred. His last sermon was preached the Sunday before he died. The funeral services were conducted by his grandson James Garnett II, and succeeded to the pastorate of Crooked Run Church.
Father: Anthony GARNETT b: 1709 in St. Ann's Parish,Essex County,Virgina
Mother: Elizabeth Boulware JONES b: 1710 in Culpeper County,Virginia
Marriage 1 Mary ROWE
Children
1. James GARNETT b: 1800
2. Edmund GARNETT b: 25 Apr 1765
3. Catherine GARNETT
4. Robert GARNETT b: 7 Jun 1770
5. John GARNETT
6. Betsy GARNETT b: Bef 1765
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