genes-GJvO-Jacob1646

Gerrit Jansen van Oldenburg, alias de Mof, b c1600 Oldenburg, Germany, died New Utrecht, New
Netherlands late in 1661. He and Clara Matthys (Claertie Tysens) eloped in 1639. She was born c1610.
Jacob below is the 5th child.

5. Jacob Gerrits (or Garrison), Sr bp 14 Oct 1646 New Amsterdam Dutch Ch, died 1708/9 Salem Co, NJ
to whence he had moved c1691, having previously lived in New Utrecht and at least from 1688 on Staten
Island. His surname was variously given in records as Gerritse/ Gerritsen/Garrison, de Muffe and de
haes/Haas/Hause. He married c1673 Christina Cresson, daughter of Pierre Cresson and Rachel
Clossé/Claus, and widow of Jean Letelier.

1. Gerrit Garrison born about 1674; not likely the man of that name who left a will in Salem Co, NJ in
1770 which mentioned “young children” as identified by some. Known ch:
1. Gerrit Garrison. Known ch:
         1. David Garrison. Known ch:
                  1. John Garrison. Known ch:
                           1. David Garrison, b 1810. Known ch:
                                 1. John Garrison, b 1836. Known ch:
                                       1. John Garrison. Known ch:
                                            1. William Garrison. Known ch:
                                                   1. Frank Garrison.
                                  2. Lehman Garrison, b 1838. Known ch:
                                        1. Herbert Garrison, b 1862. Known ch:
                                              1. Oscar Garrison, b 1886.
                          2. Joshua Garrison, b 1815. Known ch:
                                  1. Sophie Garrison, m _____ Gaskill.
                   2. David Garrison. Known ch:
                           1. William Garrison. b 1813, d 1837. Known ch:
                                   1. Charles P Garrison. Known ch:
                                           1. Mortimer Garrison.

2. Peter Garrison born c1675, perhaps the man of that name who died 1747 in Lancaster Co, PA.
His will named wife Sarah _____ and children, the last five being underage and the last two being the
youngest.

1. David Garrison.

2. John Garrison.

3. Susan Garrison.

4. Deborah Garrison.

5. Arthur Garrison. Known ch:
1. Josina Garrison. Known ch:
        1. Peter Garrison. Known ch:
               1. Major Brown Garrison. Known ch:
                       1. James Howard Garrison. Known ch:
                               1. John Proctor Garrison.

6. Peter Garrison.

7. Esther Garrison.

8. James Garrison.

9. Phoebe Garrison.

3. Jacob Garrison, Jr bp 24 Jul 1678 NY Dutch Ch, lived and died in Salem Co, NJ, will dtd 15 Jul
1750, proved 30 Apr 1751. He married (1) unknown; (2) 4 Feb 1720 in Philadelphia to Mary Wallen;
(3) Elizabeth (Seeley?) who survived him. No indication of which wife was mother of which child. Of
those listed, the last seven were underage in 1750.

1. Benjamin Garrison, b 1710/19, d 1782. Known ch:
1. David Garrison, b 1739, d 1790. Known ch:
     1. David Ogden Garrison, b 1771, d 1850. Known ch:
            1. David Franklin Garrison, bp 1813, d 1882. Known ch:
                   1. David O Garrison, b 1838, d aft 1880. Known ch:
                          1. David Herbert Garrison, Sr, b 1876, d 1947. Known ch:
                                 1. David Herbert Garrison, Jr, b 1914, d 1975.
2. Ananias Garrison, b 1752, d 1836. Known ch:
      1. John Garrison, b 1777, d 1822. Known ch:
             1. David Garrison, b 1809, d 1836. Known ch:
                    1. George C Garrison, b 1836, d 1877. Known ch:
                           1. David R Garrison, b 1859, d 1917. Known ch:
                                  1. George Edwin Garrison, b 1883, d 1945. Known ch:
                                        1. Olin Nelson Garrison, b 1908. d 1976.

2. Christian Garrison.

3. Rachel Garrison.

4.Samuel Garrison, d 1765; m Lydia Reeves. Known ch:
1. Stephen Garrison, b 1746; m Elizabeth Ayars, b 1760, Known ch:
      1. Samuel Garrison, 1799; m Amy Frazee, b 1802. Known ch:
             1. Stephen Ayars Garrison, b 1835; m Susanna Clifton Cook, b 1843. Known ch:
                   1. William Ward Garrison, b 1868; m Mabel Louisa Pedrick, b 1876.
                        Known ch:
                           1. Jay Cook Garrison, b 1903; m Helen Hetzell, b 1905.

5. Sarah Garrison.

6. Jacob Garrison.

7. Mary Garrison.

8. Elizabeth Garrison.

9. Daniel Garrison, d 1772; m Esther Thackery Dunn, b 1730. Known ch:
1. Daniel Garrison, b 1757; m Judith Newcomb, b 1755. Known ch:
      1. Daniel Garrison, Congressman, b 1782; m Mary Curry, b 1778. Known ch:
             1. Daniel J Garrison, b 1811; m Rebecca Brinton Tredenick, b 1819. Known ch:
                    1. William Tredenick Garrison, b 1849; m Jane Smith Remington, b 1852.
                             Known ch:
                            1. Paul Remington Garrison, b 1892; m Helen Margaret Riddle, b
                                 1894.

10. Ephraim Garrison, by 3/w, b c1732; m Elizabeth Watts. Known ch:
1. John Garrison, b 1772, d 1865; m Rebecca Mills. Known ch:
      1. William Church Garrison, b 1818, d ?; m Emma Jane Fairbrother. known ch:
             1. Fred William Garrison, b c1871, d 1927; m Emily Maude Baker. Known ch:
                    1. Paul Isaac Garrison, b 1904, d 1986; m Rose Alora Fenner.

11. William Garrison.

12. Cornelius Garrison.

13. Anna Garrison.

14. Phoebe Garrison.

15. Alphaias Garrison.

4. Johannes Garrison bp 27 Jun 1680 at New Utrecht, possibly the John Garrison who died
intestate in 1747 in Cumberland Co, NJ, with Elizabeth Garrison (his wf?) and Abraham Garrison (his
bro?) as administrators.

5. Isaac Garrison born c1682, died before Sep 1705. He married Lydia _____ and had one child
mentioned in the will of Isaac, Sr’s father.

1. Isaac Garrison born by 1705 in NJ, possibly the one of the name who married Elizabeth
Lawrence.

6. Abraham Garrison born 1684 or later, will dtd 19 Aug 1765, proven 22 Oct 1766 Cumberland Co,
NJ. He married (1) by Mar 1722/3 Elizabeth _____ who apparently was mother of his first five
children; (2) Marcy _____ named in his 1765 will and probably mother of his three youngest. [For
more detail see Phyllis J Miller’s “Abraham Garrison of Cumberland County, New Jersey and Some of
his Descendants” in the Jan 1999 issue of The American Genealogist, pp58-71.]
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