IMMIGRATION: Ambrose, with his two brothers, James and Moses [according to family history, but unconfirmed] immigrated from France to America some years before the American Revolution, fleeing Catholic persecution of the protestant French Huguenots. Another source claims that Ambrose was of a Huguenot family which fled France in the 1600's to England where many settled around York before immigrating to the Colonies. Some Garriotts belonged to the Huguenot church of London's Threadneedle Street. Virginia was a noted refuge and haven for people fleeing persecution. 1769? MARRIAGE: Ambrose and Elizabeth Blankenbaker were married [according to family history] about 1769 in Culpeper County, Virginia, and, in 1770, their first of thirteen children, Phoebe, was born. According to other family history, Ambrose also married a Mary Turpen/Turpin, although this researcher has been unable to locate a single document to confirm this. 1777 BAPTISM: Ambrose first appeared in Virginia's Hebron Parish Register of the Germanna church as "Ambrosius Gerret, wife Elisabetha, Jacob born 09 October 1777, baptized 17 November 1777, sponsors; John Dearet, wife Maria, Samuel Blankbucher, Elisabetha Garr [Rice], Culpeper Co, VA. [Dearet may have also been a Garriott-- records were translated from German] BIOGRAPHY: [History of Washington County, Indiana]," claims that Ambrose Garriott -- or Garrett-- was a revolutionary soldier. Ambrose and his brother Moses have been accepted into the "Register of Huguenot Ancestors," born in France. He served with the Virginia troops in the Continental Army and afterwards lived and farmed in Culpeper County, VA. This document states that Ambrose was born "about 1748 in France, and died "about 1825" in Washington County, Indiana. [Waters] 1781 LIST OF CLASSES: Ambrose Garriott was recorded in List of Classes of Culpeper Co, VA of Minutemen cadets for January 1781, No. 71, "For recruiting this states' [eligible] quota of troops to serve in the Continental Army." [VA Taxpayers, 1784, Fothergill, pg 47]. This researcher has seen no documents that prove Ambrose actually served in the Revolutionary War. 1781 YORKTOWN: [Jack Garriott] claims that Ambrose was present at Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown but the records were lost when the British burned the capital in the War of 1812, destroying military records, bounties, warrants, and pensions. 1782 PROPERTY TAX LIST: Culpeper Co, VA lists an Ambrose Garriott, page 17--600 acres. 1783 PROPERTY TAX LIST: Culpeper Co, VA, list of Henry Hitt, Gent., has an Ambrose Garrott. 1784 PROPERTY TAX LIST: Culpeper Co, VA, lists an Ambrose Garriott, page 44--200 acres. 1787/88 PROPERTY TAX LIST: Culpeper Co, VA, 1787 return of Goodrich Lightfoot, page 93, and 1788 return of John Hume, page 131-- lists an Ambrose Garriott, 300 acres. LATE 1780's MOVE TO KENTUCKY: After the Revolution, Ambrose moved to Mercer County, Kentucky [with brothers James, according to family history-- Moses moved to Ohio], where he and Elizabeth signed marriage consents and deeded land in the 1780's. Ambrose and his son Elijah were listed on the Mercer County road crews. 1787 TAX LIST: Ambrose was on a Mercer Co, KY Tax List dated 6 Apr 1787 along with an Eli Garrott [Ambrose's son Elijah would have been 16 years old]. 1789 TAX LIST: Mary Garrett shows on the Mercer Co, KY Tax List dated 26 Mar 1789, but no Eli. 1795 LAND PURCHASE: [Mercer Co, KY Deed Bk 2/512, dated 25 Aug 1795] Ambrose purchased 80 acres from John Archer of Clark Co, KY on waters of White Oak Creek, a branch of the Kentucky River. This land was bordered by Mr. Robinson and James Barbour. This Mercer County property became Garrard County in 1796. 1796 WITNESS WILL: Ambrose Garriott was a witness to the will of Samuel Scott of Mercer County, KY written 20 May 1796. [KY Pioneer and Court Records, McAdams, Keystone printery, Lexington, KY, 1929, pg 41].
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