Capt. Garnett served in the Revolutionary War and returned home ca.1781 due to his advanced age. Captain Garnett was age sixty-five and started recruiting the state's quota of troops for the Continental Army. He was commissioned Captain in the Virginia Militia in 1775. Served as a Captain during the French and Indian War. Married, in Culpeper, before 1733, the widow of John Boulware, Elizabeth Jones Boulware. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Jones and his wife Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Jones Boulware, the daughter, was born about 1705 in Culpeper County. Capt. Anthony Garnett and Elizabeth Jones Boulware Garnett were quite prominent in Culpeper County and accumulated a thousand acres of land the on Robinson River near Rapidan Station. The name of their home was named after the perculiar bend in the river by their home. Anthony and Elizabeth lived at "The Horseshoe Farm" the remainder of their lives.
He was also a vestryman, church warden and lay reader of St. Mark's Parish from 1758. When there was no minister, he was in the habit of burying the dead with the burial service from the Book of Common Prayer.
Their son, Reverend James Garnett (1743-1830)was a Baptist minister. Two of James' sons, Robert and John, were also Baptist ministers.
Elizabeth Jones Boulware, the daughter, was born about 1705 in Culpeper County. Capt. Anthony Garnett and Elizabeth Jones Boulware Garnett were quite prominent in Culpeper County and accumulated a thousand acres of land the on Robinson River near Rapidan Station. The name of their home was named after the perculiar bend in the river by their home. Anthony and Elizabeth lived at "The Horseshoe Farm" the remainder of their lives.
He was also a vestryman, church warden and lay reader of St. Mark's Parish from 1758. When there was no minister, he was in the habit of burying the dead with the burial service from the Book of Common Prayer.
Their son, Reverend James Garnett (1743-1830)was a Baptist minister. Two of James' sons, Robert and John, were also Baptist ministers.
Capt. Garnett served in the Revolutionary War and returned home ca.1781 due to his advanced age. Captain Garnett was age sixty-five and started recruiting the state's quota of troops for the Continental Army. He was commissioned Captain in the Virginia Militia in 1775. Served as a Captain during the French and Indian War. Married, in Culpeper, before 1733, the widow of John Boulware, Elizabeth Jones Boulware. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Jones and his wife Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Jones Boulware, the daughter, was born about 1705 in Culpeper County. Capt. Anthony Garnett and Elizabeth Jones Boulware Garnett were quite prominent in Culpeper County and accumulated a thousand acres of land the on Robinson River near Rapidan Station. The name of their home was named after the perculiar bend in the river by their home. Anthony and Elizabeth lived at "The Horseshoe Farm" the remainder of their lives.
He was also a vestryman, church warden and lay reader of St. Mark's Parish from 1758. When there was no minister, he was in the habit of burying the dead with the burial service from the Book of Common Prayer.
Their son, Reverend James Garnett (1743-1830)was a Baptist minister. Two of James' sons, Robert and John, were also Baptist ministers.
Elizabeth Jones Boulware, the daughter, was born about 1705 in Culpeper County. Capt. Anthony Garnett and Elizabeth Jones Boulware Garnett were quite prominent in Culpeper County and accumulated a thousand acres of land the on Robinson River near Rapidan Station. The name of their home was named after the perculiar bend in the river by their home. Anthony and Elizabeth lived at "The Horseshoe Farm" the remainder of their lives.
He was also a vestryman, church warden and lay reader of St. Mark's Parish from 1758. When there was no minister, he was in the habit of burying the dead with the burial service from the Book of Common Prayer.
Their son, Reverend James Garnett (1743-1830)was a Baptist minister. Two of James' sons, Robert and John, were also Baptist ministers.
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