1345Robert Selden Garnett, Sr. member of Congress from Virginia from 1817 to 11829, and representative of one of the most intellectual and distinguished families in the State of Virginia. Their ancestry is traced directly to John Garnett, who came to America from England, in 1674, and settled in Gloucester County, Virginia.



From Doug Garnett:
Robert Selden Garnett Sr. was a member of the U.S. Congress from 1817 to 1827. He married Charlotte Olympia de Gouge in 1812, and they had 4 sons and 2 daughters.

Children
Robert Selden GARNETT , Jr. b: 16 DEC 1819 in Essex Co., VA
Louis Anarcharsis GARNETT b: 1821