The Family Puzzles - Demystified (Sort of)
Family: John Garretson/Content Hussey (F248)
m. 5 Nov 1736-
Father | Male
John Garretson
Born 6 Sep 1715 New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA 
Died 30 Oct 1797 York MM, York, Pennsylvania Buried Married 5 Nov 1736 [1] Kennett Mm, Chester, Pennsylvania [1] Other Spouse Jane Carson | F1329 Married 22 Aug 1749 Warrington MM, York, Pennsylvania Other Spouse Phoebe Elliott | F1330 Married 20 Jan 1768 Newberry Township, York, Pennsylvania Father Casparus Garretson | F575 Group Sheet Mother Anne Cox | F575 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Content Hussey
Born Abt 1714 Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, USA Died 30 Oct 1747 New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA Buried Father John Hussey, II | F104 Group Sheet Mother Ann Inskeep | F104 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
William Garretson
Born 11 Dec 1738 York MM, York, Pennsylvania Died 4 Feb 1810 Adams, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA Buried Spouse Helen Lydia Beals | F561 Married 28 Oct 1762 Huntington, York, Pennsylvania
Child 2 | Male
John Garretson
Born 23 Feb 1741 Newberry Township, York, Pennsylvania Died 12 Dec 1810 Latimore Township, Adams, Pennsylvania Buried Spouse Mary Griest | F573 Married 9 Jun 1763 Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania
Child 3 | Female
Ann Garretson
Born 14 Aug 1745 Newberry Township, York, Pennsylvania Died 22 Feb 1820 Buried Spouse Willing Griest | F574 Married 5 Aug 1764 Menallen, York, Pennsylvania
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Notes Married:
- Abstracted from the marriage records 1718-1821 of Newark/Kennett MM - p.85
- John Garretson "Late of Hokessin" in New Castle County, province of Pennsylvania, and Content Hussey of the same place, having declared their intentions of marriage at monthly meetings at Center and Kennett, and having consent of the parents concerned, married the fifth day of ninth month 1736 in a public meeting at "Hocessin". 36 witnesses signed the marriage certificate: (far right column under names of bride & groom) - Nathan Hussey, William Cox, William Garretson, Henery Dixson, John Hill, Cornelius Garretson, Eliakim Garretson, John Gregg, Tho: Dixson; (middle column) - Jean Bennett, Richard Hill, Huldah Garretson, Susannah Hill, Lydiah Hill, John Nickols, Joseph Hollingworth, Joseph Gregg, John Dixson, Harmon Cox, Jacob Dixson, Joseph Dixson, Henry Dixson [?jnr or snr]; (left column) - Ellis Lewis, John Baldwin, Elizabeth Hogg, Mary Pusey, Esther Bennitt, Ann Chandler, Hannah Dixson, Ann Richardson, Esther Willson, Sarah Greave, Susannah Pryor, Mary Lewis, Hannah Gregg, Elizabeth Bennet.
- Abstracted from the marriage records 1718-1821 of Newark/Kennett MM - p.85
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