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Facts and Events
Will Abstract
From Greenbrier County, Virginia Will Book 1, pg. 538-541:
- James Jarrett, Will; 19 Jan 1821 prob Jul 1822.
- Wife; Rosanna Jarrett: daus; Delilah, Aveline, Leah (Graham), Nancy (Morris), Margaret (Morris), Elizabeth (Jones): sons; Jacob, Morris, George Washington, James Madison, Vincent, William, Levi, William, James, David, Abraham, Owen, Isaac sons-in-law Benjamen, Morris, Levi Mossie, Wm Jones.
- Negros; qty 12; Rachel, Gabriel, Tom, Vina, Caperton, Mary, Missery(m), Jonathan, Charles, Plym(m), Jerry, Mary(2 Marys).
- Exec; wife Rosanna (refused), James Jarrett, Benjamin Morris, John Henchman.
- Wit: Andrew Hamilton, John Frazier, Wm Johnston.
- Sec; Joseph Alderson, Jacob Hockman, Robert Renick, Wm Graham, Joel Hodge.
Notes
http://library.ferris.edu/~cochranr/gen/fam01018.htm
- Husband: James JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1750 at:
- Married: at:
- Died: 1822 at: of Kanawha Co.,VA
- Father: JARRETT
- Mother:
- Other Spouses: Rosanna VINCENT
- Wife: Elizabeth GRIFFEY
- Born: ABT 1750/1760 at:
- Died: 1802 at: of Kanawha Co.,VA
- Father:
- Mother:
- CHILDREN
- Name: Margaret JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1770 at: ,,VA
- Married: 22 MAY 1788 at: ,Rockingham Co.,VA
- Died: AFT 1834 at:
- Spouses: Levi MORRIS
- Name: Nancy JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1771 at: of Rockingham Co,,VA
- Married: 10 NOV 1788 at: ,Rockingham Co.,VA
- Died: ABT 1832 at: of Kanawha Co.,VA
- Spouses: Benjamin MORRIS
- Name: Isaac JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1774 at: of Rockingham Co,,VA
- Married: 3 SEP 1795 at: ,Greenbriar Co.,VA
- Died: AFT 1795 at: of Greenbriar Co,VA
- Spouses: Margaret MACEY
- Name: James JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1775 at: of Greenbriar Co,WVA
- Married: at:
- Died: AFT 1861 at: of Kanawha Co.,WV
- Spouses: Ruth GWINN
- Name: Leah JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1783 at: of Greenbriar Co,WVA
- Married: 12 NOV 1799 at: ,Greenbriar Co.,VA
- Died: AFT 1799 at:
- Spouses: James GRAHAM
- Name: William JARRETT
- Born: ABT 1787 at: of Greenbriar Co,WVA
- Married: 9 APR 1807 at: ,Greenbriar Co.,VA
- Died: AFT 1807 at:
- Spouses: Coty MADISON
- Name: Owen JARRETT
- Born: 20 MAR 1790 at: Greenbriar Co.,WVA
- Married: 5 MAR 1808 at: ,Greenbriar Co.,VA
- Died: 27 JUL 1852 at:
- Spouses: Elizabeth VINCENT
- Name: David JARRETT
- Born: at:
- Married: at:
- Died: at:
- Spouses:
- Name: Abraham JARRETT
- Born: at:
- Married: at:
- Died: at:
- Spouses:
- Name: Elizabeth JARRETT
- Born: at:
- Married: at:
- Died: at:
- Spouses: William JONES
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Callahan, James Morton, and American Historical Society (New York). History of West Virginia, old and new: in one volume : and West Virginia biography in two additional volumes. (Chicago [Illinois]: American Historical Society, c1923)
Pg. 643-644.
THE JARRETT FAMILY.
In every community there are certain families deserving of particular consideration, some-times because of the prominence of their members, and again on account of the length of time during which the name has been associated with local history. The Jarrett family is one of those of Greenbrier County which can claim distinction on both counts, for it Is one of the oldest in this section, and those bearing the name have been more than ordinarily active along numerous lines.
James Jarrett I came to Greenbrier County in what is now West Virginia, but was then Included in Virginia, in the latter part of the eighteenth century. His first wife belonged to the Griffith family, and his second one was a Vinson. He was the father of eighteen sons and four daughters born to these two marriages. An extensive land-owner and slave holder, he was a man of large wealth, and the Jarretts of Southeastern West Virginia are descended from him.
From the above brief record of the Jarrett family it is not difficult to determine the reason for classifying it as distinguished. Its members have in each case cited, proven themselves worthy of the approval and emulation of their associates; they have built up large estates and capably managed them; their contributions to the professions have been noteworthy, and as public officials they have been fearless, upright and dependable. In private life they have been equally trustworthy, and the name has become a synonym for integrity and highest ideals.
- Early West Virginia settlers, 1600s-1900s. (Br?derbund, c2000)
Pg. 299-300.
Old Jarrett House: The name of Jarrett was early associated with Greenbrier County. The pioneer, James Jarrett I, a French Huguenot, escaping from the Reign of Terror, came from Marseilles France to America, and stopped first in Pennsylvania. Dissatisfied there, he continued on until he had crossed the western mountains into Monroe County (then Greenbrier). There on the banks of Wolf Creek in 1771 he Jarrett's Fort, which on one occasion, during an Indian raid in 1774, had the distinction of being commanded by Daniel Boone. Mr. Jarrett left Wolf Creek in a few years and moved to lands on the banks of Muddy Creek four miles north of Alderson and about a mile from the Blue Sulphur Road, where, on the hillside overlooking the creek, he erected his permanent dwelling. This house, built about 1799, still stands, although its original appearance and proportions have long since been obliterated. The first part of the house was built of logs, followed by a stone wing and the addition of a large stone chimney. Finally it was weather boarded, some of the stone section was covered with plaster, and high above ground a long porch was added across the front.
James Jarrett was twice married, first to Elizabeth Griffey, a devout Presbyterian, who, in spite of Indians still lurking about, was such a conscientious person that her habit was to rise very early on Sunday mornings and walk the twelve miles through the forests, over Muddy Creek Mountain, to church in Lewisburg. She would not ride a horse because she felt the tired horses needed their day of rest--her own day of rest being an unknown luxury no doubt! It is easy to see where some of the characteristics for which the Jarretts are noted were acquired, their perseverance, endurance, and long life. The second wife of Mr. Jarrett was Rosanna Vincent, and, although these wives each bore twelve children, only one son of this enormous family remained in Greenbrier County, James II, who married Ruth Gwinn in 1803. Like his father, he was thrifty and industrious. He added more lands to the large acreage his father had acquired and became even more prosperous. At the beginning of the Civil War he owned over forty slaves, many of whom remained loyal to the family and were given land, and care for some years after the war, until they became adjusted to their new freedom.
The old Jarrett house is still owned by descendants, although by farm tenants, who point out, father up the hill, behind the house, in the vegetable garden,a weathered stone, without name or date, as the grave of the pioneer, James Jarrett I.
- Cole, J. R. History of Greenbrier County. (Elkview, West Virginia: West Virginia Genealogical Society, 1995)
Pg. 179-180.
The Jarrett family were among the pioneer settlers of this Greenbrier region. James and Elizabeth (Gnffey) Jarrett, having settled on Wolf creek, now in Monroe county, prior to the Revolutionary war, where a fort used as a place of refuge for the Indians was called the Jarrett fort.
This old pioneer was twice married. His second wife was Rosanna Vincent, who was born, February 1, 1779, and died August 21, 1864. As we understand, this old pioneer was the father of twenty-four children, twelve by each wife, whose descendants are to be found in nearly every State from here to the Pacific coast. Only one of his sons re-mained in this county, James, who married Ruth Gwinn, in 1803, daughter of Samuel Gwinn, and her brothers were: John, Ephim, Andrew and Samuel Gwin. His sons, Samuel, Joseph, Ira and James Jarrett, were among the most prominet and influential citizens of the county.
Sturdy and shrewd business talents and methods characterized the lives of these prominent Greenbrier men. James Jarreft, Jr., was born April 25, 1815, married Elizabeth Hickman, September 14, i848. Six children were born to this union: M. Victory, May 7, 1850; T. Hickman, June 25, 1851; Floyd, August 6, 1852; James Henry, February 24, 1854; Mark April 4, 1855; Ira, January 6, 1857.Elected to the Legislature from Monroe county, in 1868; was deputy sheriff under John E. Lewis, and then served as high sheriff for four years in the place of his father, who held the office on account of being the oldest magistrate in point of service. He always claimed a clay bank was the safest bank. He died January 4, 1884, leaving his large landed estate to his children for life and the remainder to his grandchildren in fee simple. Thomas Hickman Jarrett graduated from Roanoke College in June, 1877; married Ceorgia Ann Bustle, October 5, 1877, who was a daughter of Jesse and Julean (Kasey) Morgan. Her parents, on both sides, were among the prominent people of Bedford county, Virginia; taught school at Henriette, Clay county, Texas, the winter of 1878; moved back to Greenbrier county in April, 1878, and located on the old Andrew Hamilton and Andrew Johnson farm, where he has since lived and reared his family. He was elected to the Legislature in 1894, 1898, 1900 and was elected sheriff in 1908. He owns 1,600 acres of land near Blue Sulphur Springs.
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