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Lambert GARRISON
Abt 1655 - 1725 (~ 70 years)-
Name Lambert GARRISON Birth Abt 1655 Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York 
Gender Male _FSFTID GTNS-N1R _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GTNS-N1R _UID FE53DDED46B8461B9EF3217F3AC8B465C69E Death 22 May 1725 New York City, New York Person ID I2858 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
Father Cornelius "Gerrit" Segertson VAN VOORHOUT, b. 16 Dec 1621, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands d. 22 Nov 1662, Castle Island, Albany NY, British Colony (Age 40 years) Mother Jannatje Teunisse VAN VECHTEN, b. 10 Feb 1634, Greenbush, Rensselaer, New York, British Colony d. 21 Oct 1685, Albany, Albany, New York, British Colony (Age 51 years) Marriage Netherlands Family ID F3600 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susanna MORGAN, b. Abt 1655, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York, British Colony d. 22 May 1725, Garrisons Landing, New York, British Colony (Age ~ 70 years) Marriage Abt 1684 Gravesend, Long Island, New York Children 1. Lambert GARRISON, Jr., b. 1685, Staton Island, Richmond, NY, British Colony d. 5 Mar 1770, Staton Island, Richmond, NY, British Colony (Age 85 years)2. Mary GARRISON, b. 1686, Perthshire, Scotland d. 8 Jul 1734, Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age 48 years)3. Charles GARRISON, b. 1688 d. Yes, date unknown 4. Susannah GARRISON, b. 1690 d. Yes, date unknown 5. Daniel GARRISON, b. 1696 d. Yes, date unknown 6. Jacob GARRISON, b. 1698 d. Yes, date unknown 7. Nicholas GARRISON, b. 1701, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York d. Yes, date unknown8. Catherine GARRISON, b. 1701 d. Yes, date unknown 9. Elizabeth GARRISON, b. 1706 d. Yes, date unknown 10. Isaac GARRISON, b. Abt 1710, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1373 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - The name Garrison is an anglicised version of Gerritson, a traditional naming convention whereby the son took the name of his father. He was a judge and sheriff of Richmond County (Staten Island.)
His will: " In the name of God, Amen. October 7, 1712. I Lambert Garrisono of Staten Island, being very sick. I leave to my wife, Mary, a bed and furniture for the same, a woman's saddle, and one-half of all household goods, and 20 pounds. I leave to my eldest son, Lambert, 5 shillings. Considering what I have done for my daughter, Susanah, I give her 5 pounds. I leave all the rest of my estate, houses, and lands, to my children, Lambert, Charles, Nicholas, Isaac, Jacob,Catharine, and Elizabeth; and to my grandsons Daniel and Nathaniel, sons of my son Daniel, deceased. From these lands are excepted "that land which belongeth to the two eldest sons of Barent Christophers, which is in the bounds of my Patent, and belongeth not to me". "I will that the burying place on my land shall continue for a burying place for my posterity forever". I make my brother Segar Garrison,and my sons Charles and Nicholas, executors."
Witnesses, Elias Burger, Susannah Burger, Segar Garrison (and Nicholas Garrison).
Birth: 1656 Death: 1725 in Staten Island, New York Father: Gerrit SEGERS (SEGERTSEN) b: ABT 1620 Marriage 1 Susannah MORGAN b: ABT 1662 Married: 1685 in Gravesend, Long Island, New York Children Lambert GARRISON b: 1686 Charles GARRISON b: 1688 Susanna GARRISON b: ABT 1690 Catherine GARRISON b: 18 JAN 1693 Daniel GARRISON b: 1696 in Staten Island, New York Seger GARRISON b: 1698 Nicholas GARRISON b: 1701 Issac GARRISON b: 1703 in Staten Island, New York Jacob GARRISON b: ABT 1705 Elizabeth GARRISON b: BEF 1706 in Staten Island, New York -
The family lived in England during the days of religious persecutions under Mary Tudor, and since they were of the New Protestant faith, they were compell ed to flee to Holland so that they might enjoy civil and religious liberty. F ive Garrison brothers, some with families, came from Holland to America. They settled in New York, Virginia and New Jersey. Lambert was the youngest of t he five brothers. He traveled to many different places after his arrival in A merica but he settled at Staten Island, New York, where he met and married Susannah
- The name Garrison is an anglicised version of Gerritson, a traditional naming convention whereby the son took the name of his father. He was a judge and sheriff of Richmond County (Staten Island.)