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JOSEPH GARRETT (1648–1714), son of Richard Garrett and Lydia Tilden
RUTH BUCK (d. by 1726), daughter of Lieutenant Isaac Buck and Frances Unknown
Joseph, the son of Richard Garrett, was born on 10 March 1648/9 in Scituate. [1] He was baptized on 1 April 1649 in Scituate. [2] He died on 19 July 1714, age 66, in Scituate. [1] He is buried in the Men of Kent Cemetery in Scituate. [3] He married Ruth Buck on 17 January 1676 in Scituate. [1]
Ruth Buck died before 25 April 1726.
In the 1695 division of Ruth's father's estate, Ruth is referred to as the wife of Joseph Garrett. [4]
Joseph was one of the many residents of Scituate to be involved in a dispute with Captain John Williams. However, John left Ruth five pounds in his will.
On 6 February 1670 Joseph Garrett of Scituate acknowledged that he had received from his aunt Elizabeth Tilden, the executrix of his Uncle Joseph Tilden's estate, the 40 shillings bequeathed to him by his grandfather [his mother's stepfather] Mr. Timothy Hatherly, deceased. [5]
Joseph and Ruth joined the Scituate church on 1 July 1711. [7]
Joseph, husbandman of Scituate, made his will on 4 July 1714 and it was proved on 3 January 1714/5. His sole executor and main beneficiary was his son Joseph. He also left bequests to his wife Ruth and his daughters Ruth Wade, Mary Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs and Jael Garret. [4]
Inventory on Joseph's estate was presented on 31 January 1714/[5?]. His estate was not settled, however, until 25 April 1726, when it was divided into three parts. One part went to his daughter Ruth, the wife of Joseph Wade of Scituate; one part went to his daughter Jael Garrett; and one part went to Mary and Elizabeth Briggs, the daughters of Joseph Briggs and his deceased wife Mary. [6]
Ruth Garrett of Scituate, the widow of Joseph Garrett, made her will on 26 December 1717. She left bequests to her son Joseph, her daughters Jael and Ruth Wade, and her granddaughters Elizabeth, Mary, and Hannah Briggs. She named her son Joseph her executor. [7]
Children of Joseph Garrett and Ruth Buck: Births recorded in Scituate [1] Elizabeth, Jael and Joseph, "being adult" were baptized on 10: 4m: 1711 in Scituate. [8]
i. Ruth Garrett was born on 24 December 1680. She was baptized on 9 July 1682 in Scituate. [1] She married Joseph Wade.
ii. Mary Garrett was born on 18 April 1683. She was baptized on 24 September 1683 in Scituate. [2] She died before 25 April 1726. She married Joseph Briggs on 2 February 1709/10 in Scituate. [1] Joseph was the son of James and Rebecca (Tilden) Briggs. [4]
iii. Elizabeth Garrett was born on 14 August 1686. She died before 25 April 1726. She married James Briggs on 7 May 1713 in Scituate. [4] James was the brother of Elizabeth's sister Mary's husband. [4]
iv. Joseph Garrett was born on 10 April 1690. Joseph, Jr. died on 20 March 1723, age 33, in Scituate. [1] He is buried in the Men of Kent Cemetery. [3]
v. Jael Garrett was born on 2 April 1692. She died on 16 August 1770 and is buried in the Cohasset Central Cemetery. [3] She married Isaac Lincoln of Hingham on 7 February 1739 in Scituate. [1] Isaac is said to be the son of Mordeke Lincoln. He died on 15 January 1771 and is buried in the Cohasset Central Cemetery. [3] He is said to have married first Sarah Cummings. She died on 17 September 1720 and is buried in the Cohasset Central Cemetery. [3]
References:
1. VVRS. Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909), vol. 1: 162 (births); vol. 2: 130 (marriages), 391 (deaths).
2. "Records of the Second Church of Scituate," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 57 (1903): 83, 319.
3. Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 28 November 2022, memorial pages: IDs are Find a Grave Memorial IDs
for Joseph Garret (1648–19 Jul 1714), ID 8650556, citing Men of Kent Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, MA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568). His inscription says, "Here Lyes Ye Body of Joseph Garret Who Died July ye 19th 1714 in Ye 66 year of his age."
for Joseph Garret Jr. (unknown–20 Mar 1725), ID 8650553, citing Men of Kent Cemetery; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake.
for Jael Garrett Lincoln (2 Apr 1692–16 Aug 1770), ID 116393219, citing Cohasset Central Cemetery, Cohasset, Norfolk County, MA; Maintained by Paula Mine (contributor 47614081) .
for Isaac Lincoln (24 Oct 1691–15 Jan 1771), ID 115377691, citing Cohasset Central Cemetery; Maintained by Chip5610 (contributor 46997557) .
for Sarah Cummings Lincoln (1690–17 Sep 1720), ID 136108484, citing Cohasset Central Cemetery; Maintained by Roxie (contributor 47349823) .
4. Maclean W. McLean, "Richard Garrett (c. 1615–1662) of Scituate, Mass.," The American Genealogist 38 (1962): 74–75.
5. "Massachusetts: Plymouth Colony Deeds, 1671–1673," database with image AmericanAncestors.org From Scott Andrew Bartley, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Deeds, &c., Vol. III, pt. 2, 1671-1673 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019), 173.
6. "Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686–1881," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org, case 8450.
7. "Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686–1881," case 8452.
8. "Records of the First Church of Scituate, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant 10 (1908): 94, 177.
Photograph of Joseph Garrett, Sr.'s grave, from V. Nareen Lake, 18 April 2004.
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