Child. of John Garris and Alice Kinsey
Descendants of John Garris, DAR
1 John Garris, DAR b: Abt. 1760 in Dobbs Co, NC.1780 caught counterfitting/pass greenbacks with his father. New Bern NC court records. d: 1799 in Lenoir Co, NC
.. +Alice Kinsey b: Abt. 1764 in Jones Co, NC. Dau. of Joseph Kinsey and Mary Williams m: Abt. 1781 in NC d: 1835 in Colleton Co,, SC
..... 2 Griffin Garris b: 1785 in Dobbs Co. (present day Lenoir Co.)NC. served in War opf 1812. d: 1836 in Colleton Co,, SC. Notes family bible list only 8 children. Deeds, records, fam. papers, etc. of Griffin were saved. Burial: Old Garris cem. in colleton Co., Sc. Government marker. Mrs. Dan Garris of SC has the old Garris documents in it's origional trunk.
......... +Elvira Kinsey b: July 01, 1798 in New Bern, Jones Co, NC. Dau. of John Kiinsey. m: 1816 in Colleton Co,, SC d: Abt. 1878 in Colleton Co, SC
..... 2 Prisciilla Garris b: 1788 in Dobbs Co, NC
..... 2 Unknown Garris b: 1790
..... 2 Unknown Garris b: 1792
..... 2 Irene Garris b: 1798 in Lenoir Co, NC
..... 2 Elizabeth Sarah Melinda Garris b: 1799 in Lenoir Co, NC d: 1885 in Colleton Co,, SC
......... +Griffin Saunders b: 1770 in Son. of James Hardy Saunders. m: 1820 in Colleton Co., SC
..... *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Sarah Melinda Garris:
......... +Thomas Giles Caldwell m: Abt. 1831 in Colleton Co., SC
..... 2 Charlotte Lottte Garris b: 1805 in Lenoir Co., Nc. Born 5 years after John Garris died.She moved to SC with Griffin, listed as his sister. d: 1895 in Colleton Co. Sc.Never married but had several children b. in SC, all using Garris last name..