Generation 1

DEA. RICHARD GARRETT of Scituate (d. 1662)

Parents:

Richard Garrett died on 29 Mar 1662 [Ref gives only the year] in Boston. [Ref] He married Lydia Tilden by 1648. [Ref] He married Lydia Tilden. [Ref], the daughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden. [Ref]

Deane [Ref] says that he is supposed to have been a son of Capt. Richard Garrett and the brother of Capt. Robert Garrett of Boston. [Ref]

Richard witnessed the 14 Nov 1648 will of Thomas Rickard of Scituate; Thomas left him a bequest. [Ref]

Richard was the first clerk of the Conihassett Partners of Scituate in 1636 - 1639, although he was not a partner himself. [Ref] His land was in front of the First Society's meetinghouse. [Ref]

Children of Richard Garrett:

1. Joseph Garrett was baptised on 8 Apr 1649 in the Second Church in Scituate. He married Ruth Buck.
2. John Garrett was baptised on 30 Nov 1651 in the Second Church in Scituate. [Ref]
3. Nathaniel Garrett was baptised on 11 May 1654 in the Second Church in Scituate. [Ref]
4. Mary Garrett was baptised on 30 Dec 1655 in the Second Church in Scituate. [Ref]
5. Richard Garrett was born in 1659. [Ref] He married Persis, the daughter of Capt. Michael Pierce, [Ref] on 3 Dec 1695. [Ref] Persis was baptised in 1646 [!]. [Ref]

Generation 2

JOSEPH GARRETT (bp. 1649) of Scituate

Parents: Dea. Richard Garrett and Lydia Tilden

Joseph Garrett was baptised on 8 Apr 1649 in the Second Church Scituate. [Ref] He died on 19 Jul 1714, age 66, and is buried in Scituate. [Ref] He married Ruth Buck on 17 Jan 1676 in Scituate. [Ref]

Joseph was a soldier in King Philip's War, serving under Lieut. Gillam on 24 Jun 1676. [Ref]

Children of Joseph Garrett and Ruth Buck:

1. Ruth Garrett was born on 24 Dec 1680 in Scituate. She was baptised on 9 Jul 1682 in the Second Church in Scituate. She married Joseph Wade.
2. Mary Garrett was baptised on 24 Sep 1683 in the Second Church in Scituate. [Ref]
3. Joseph Garrett was born about 1690. He died on 20 Mar 1723, age 33, and is buried in Scituate. [Ref]

Generation 3

RUTH GARRETT (b. 1680)

Parents: Joseph Garrett and Ruth Buck

Ruth Garrett was born on 24 Dec 1680 in Scituate. [Ref] She was baptised on 9 Jul 1682 in the Second Church in Scituate. [Ref] She married Joseph Wade on 4 Jan 1705 in Scituate. [Ref]

References

Cemeteries

Hamlin, David, "Scituate Graveyard," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9, 1855, 178.

Church Records

Damon, Sarah R. and Turner, George

Family Genealogies

Clark, David Sanders, Notes on the Otis family and Related Families, Washington, DC, unknown, 1965.

Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Pierce Genealogy: Being the record of the posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce, who came to this country from England, Albany, NY, Published for the author by J. Munsell's Sons, Weed, Parsons & Co., 1889.

Local History

Deane, Samuel, History of Scituate Massachusetts, Digital Scanning Inc, 2002.

Public Records

Bodge, George, "Soldiers in King Philip's War," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, many volumes.

Vital Records

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.

Torry, Clarence A, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

Wills

Winsor, Justin, "Abstract of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 4, 1850, 33-36,173-174,280-284,319-320; 5, 1851, 259-262,335-338,385-388; 6, 1852, 93-96, 185-188.