GED4WEB version 4.41 Van Zandt Garrett [Male] b. 17 AUG 1745 North Carolina - d. 28 AUG 1830 Barren County, Kentucky
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One Van Zandt History states that Garrett Van Zandt, Jr., served as a , Lieutenant and Captain during the entire Revolutionary War. He was a Captain in the North Carolina militia and was later a Lieutenant in the United States Continental Army. He was in several battles: the Battle of Cow Pens in South Carolina and the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. He was taken prisoner and confined in Lincoln Co., NC.
Van Zandt, Jr. married a young widow, Margaret Smith Caldwell. She had one daughter, Jane Caldwell.
They left NC about 1794 or 1795 and moved by pack horse and settled on the little Barren River, Barren Co., Kentucky, now Metcalfe Co.
According to Evelyn Smith Lochridge, family historian, Garrett Van Zandt, Jr. served as a , Lieutenant and Captain during the entire Revolutionary War. He was a Captain in the North Carolina militia and was later a Lieutenant in the United States Continental Army. He was in several battles: the Battle of Cow Pens in SC and the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. He was taken prisoner and confined in Lincoln Co., NC.
He married a young widow, Margaret Smith Caldwell in Rutherford Co., NC, July 14, 1782. His marriage bond to Margaret is recorded as Garret Vinsant and Margaret Smith with Jacob Vanzant as bondsman. She had one daughter, Jane Caldwell. They left NC about 1794 or 1795 and moved by pack horse and settled on the Little Barren River, Barren Co., KY, now Metcalfe Co.
Notes for Garrett Van Zandt, Jr. by Mike and Ferris Van Zandt are:
Either Garrett married late in life, at age of 37 years or he had been married before. There was a Garrard
Vensant who married a Susannah Smoke on May 25, 1760, at the Saint Phillips Church, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC.
Garrett and Margaret moved from Rutherford County, N.C. on pack horse in 1794. Garrett is on Tax Role
for Barren County, KY in 1800. February 17, 1801, Garrett purchased a ract of land from William Pharis,
in the county of Barren, for 100 pounds (lawful money in the state of KY). The description: "lying on the South Fork of Little Barren, being a a part of a five hundred acre survey granted to William Samme and
bounded as followed (beginning at a black gum sugar tree and two dog woods on the north corner of William Samme's old survey running thence with Samme's line South to a beech marked GVWP thence with a condition to a North and South line of said survey thence along said line North to the East corner on a large Polar Ash and a Sugar Tree thence to the beginning containing one hundred acres.) Garrett had one male slave between 35 to years old.
A Garrett Vinsant purchased 56 acres for 40 pounds from John Smith, a blacksmith, July 14, 1784. This
land was on the north side of First Broad River.
Garrett, Jr bought land on both sides of First Broad River in 1787. He evidently purchased additional land in 1788.
He was in the service during the American Revolution. He was a Captain of the Militia and a Lieutenant in the Regulars for ten months. He was a Captain of Horsemen for several years in the state of North Carolina, fighting the British and Tories in North and South Carolina. His wife, Margaret, saw him parade his men, together with another company by Captain William Whiteside in Rutherford Co., NC, to go after the British and Tories, routing them the day after Cornwallis crossed the River Cataba. There were many skirmishes with the Indians also. He resigned as Captain and later was appointed a Lieutenant in what was called the en Month Regulars. He Captain's name was Levi Johnston or Johnson (?) and his Colonel's name was Thomas or William Porter. He served in this capacity until the end of the war in North and South Carolina. The only specific engagement mentioned was the Battle of Ram Sauers (?), Mill County, NC.
In 1782, Garrett purchased a grant (#163) of 200 acres in Washington Co., N, on Sinking (?) fork of Lick Creek. Washington Co. was close to the NC state line. He was probably a resident of there and possibly paid for he land in cash, script or certificates given him for his service time.
Garrett purchased 60 acres for 25 pounds from Thomas Whiteside (part of a grant), September 25, 1787,
on both sides of the First Broad River. May 6, 1788, he added 50 acres, at the cost of 180 pounds, on South Creek of First Broad River.
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Notes for Margaret (Caldwell) Smith from Mike and Ferris Van Zandt, family genealogists, are as follows:
Margaret was born in Ireland. Her family was possibly from Scotland, moving into Ireland, thence to Northwestern PA and then to NC during the great Migration of the Scotch-Ireland and Germans in 1760. Variations of he names are: Calual, Calwall, Calwell.
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According to source Evelyn Smith Lochridge, Jacob (Jack) Lenore Van Zandt (Vanzant) and wife Elizabeth moved to McMinn Co., TN about 1825. Their family consisted of at least seven sons and three daughters. Sometime between 1850 and 1855 part of this family moved to North Arkansas. John, who married Sarah Parrish, settled in Washington Co. James and wife Elizabeth Hill lived in Missouri. Daughter, Mary Jane, who married Henry Briedwell, settled near Bellefonte. Washington and his wife Margaret Smart and Jack's family were in Carroll Co.,
now near Boone Co.
Jack was one of the early postmasters of Mt. Pleasant, now Bellefonte. He was also a farmer and mechanic.
According to Evelyn Smith Lochridge, family historian, Jacob Lenore (Jack) Van Zandt and wife Elizabeth lived near his parents, in 1820, with four young children. They moved to McMinn Co., TN about 1825. Their family consisted of at least seven sons and three daughters. Sometime between 1850 and 1855 part of this family moved to North Arkansas. John, who married Sarah Parrish, settled in Washington Co. James and wife Elizabeth Hill, lived in MO. Daughter, Mary Jane, who married Henry Breidwell, settled near Bellefonte. Washington McMurray and his wife Margaret Smart, and Jack's family were in Carroll Co., now Boone Co.
In Jack's family, were daughters Margaret Clemina, Elizabeth Eufamey and wo orphaned grandchildren: John W. and Sarah Elizabeth.
Jack was one of the early postmasters of Mt. Pleasant, now Bellefonte. He was also a farmer and mechanic.
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According to Gay Van Zandt Cooper of Mangonui, Far North, New Zealand, a descendant of Andrew Jackson Van Zandt, Jr., Washington McMurray Van Zandt was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas during the Civil War along with his brother-in-law Steven Stafford.
Washington McMurray Van Zandt died at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Pea Ridge, AR. His family went to get him in an oxen pulled wagon.
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Andrew (Andy) is buried at the Grissard Cemetery in Elpaso, White Co., AR
Andrew Jackson Van Zandt, Sr. (Andy) was born in McMinn Co., TN near Athens. He is
buried Grissard Cemetery in Elpaso, White Co., AR.
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According to a family source, Maggie was from a gypsy family from Georgia. She had four brothers, Mike, Jeff, Mayberry and Mack. Maggie told the story that Andy could hear them coming for a visit two days ahead of time because they traveled with such a band of people with pots and pans tied to their mules.
Maggie is buried in and unmarked grave in Grissard Cemetery in Elpaso, White Co., AR.
Gay Van Zandt Cooper's, Great Aunt Elva, told her that Margaret Elizabeth Smith Van Zandt was from a gypsy family from GA. She had four brothers, Mike, Jeff, Mayberry, and Mack. She said that Andrew Jackson, Sr. could hear them coming for a visit two days ahead of time because they traveled with such a band of people and pots and pans tied to mules -- and animals, like bears!
Margaret (Maggie) Smith is buried in an unmarked grave in Grissard Cemetery in Elpaso,
White Co., AR. Alfred "Frank" Yancey, husband of Maggie's daughter Etta, was the 'informant on Maggie's death certificate.
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Andrew Jackson Van Zandt, Jr. was called A.J. He died on 10 May 1930 from influenza and bronchial pneumonia, and is buried in an unmarked grave (next to C.O. McCallister, who was married to Nan Moore, the sister of A.J.'s second wife Addie), at the Toberlin Cemetery near Coy, Lonoke Co., AR. He was a Mason and had a Masonic funeral.)
According to Gay Van Zandt Cooper, family genealogist, currently living in New Zealand, Andrew Jackson Van Zandt, Jr. (A.J.) died from influenza and bronchial pneumonia, and is buried in an unmarked grave (next to C.O. McCallister, who was married to Nan Moore, the sister of Addie Lucille Moore, A.J.'s second wife) at the Toberlin Cemetery near coy, Lonoke Co., AR. ( He was a Mason and had a Masonic funeral.)
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Addie Lucille Moore Warden Van Zandt was called Lu or Lula. She died on April 8, 1961 from chronic heart failure and is buried at the Mulberry Cemetery in Coy, AR.
Her father was William Moore and her mother was Margaret Elizabeth Jones. One source states that Margaret was red-headed and from France.
When Lu married A.J., she was a widow. Her first husband's name was John Warden who died in 1901. They had two children:
Lonnie Warden, (now deceased) married Thelma Craft (Crauft), who died soon after the birth
of their second child. Lonnie remarried in 1935 to Cora Lee... and had 8 children. One died
and seven are still alive in Little Rock, AR.
Lynn Warden
Calvin Warden
8 more children
Bessie Loretta Warden, b. February 16, 1902, Elpaso, White Co., AR, married Willie Oliver
Davis (b. September 3, 1898, Vilania, Faulkner Co., AR). They both died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, LA; buried at Loch Arbor, Swartz, LA.
Esther Lee Davis (called Hess), b. March 4, 1918, England, Lonoke Co., AR, deceased. She married twice; her first husband was named Pete; her second marriage to Embanato. Three sons all deceased:
Billy Myron
David
Harold (called Bye Love)
Lucille Davis, b. January 1, 1920, in England, Lonoke Co., AR, was married three times; her first husband's name was John Lynch, her second husband's name was
John Russel (deceased), and her third husband's name is John C. Jordan and they
live in Hebert, LA. She had two children by her first marriage born before 1941:
Sharon Lynch (deceased)
a son
J.D. Davis, b. January 10, 1923 in North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR. He married
Joy Leggoe (b. February 23, 1924), on December 10, 1943 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is retired Navy.
Stephen James Davis, b. August 9, 1945 Auckland, New Zealand
Addie Lucille Moore Warden was called "Lu" or "Lula". She died from chronic heart failure, and is buried in the Mulberry Cemetery in Coy, AR.
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Gay Cooper Van Zandt's Great Aunt Elvie says that Margaret Elizabeth was red-headed and from France.
Source
Title: Strahan Family Reunion .FTW
In the 1880 Hancock County census, Jeremiah is listed as a timber handler. In 1888 he homestead in Marion count Section 13 and 14, township 2 north, range 17 west. He built a log house, crib and smokehouse. The house was 16 x 16 feet. In the 1910 Marion county censu Jeremiah wife Louranie, 5 children and R.W., grandson. R.W. ( son of Rebecca Jane ) became very sick and the family depaired of him but Jane took him to her sister Mary who nursed him back to health and raised him thereafter.
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