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Jacob Garst IAge: 881766–1854

Name
Jacob Garst I
Given names
Jacob
Surname
Garst
Name suffix
I
  • Facts and events
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Birth January 14, 1766 38 34
Lancaster Co., Pa

Birth of a brother March 4, 1770 (Age 4)
Dauphin County, PA

younger brother - Abraham Garst I
Death of a paternal grandfather about June 1770 (Age 4)
Bethel Twp, Lancaster Co., Pa

paternal grandfather - Theobald Gerst
Death of a paternal grandmother after 1770 (Age 3)

paternal grandmother - Magdalena Catherina Buerck
Death of a mother about 1788 (Age 21)
Lancaster, Pa

mother - Mary Elizabeth Strathalter
Birth of a son
#1
September 2, 1795 (Age 29)
Botetourt Co., Va

son - Jacob Frederick Garst Sr.
Birth of a daughter
#2
1799 (Age 32)
Virginia

daughter - Rosanna Garst
Birth of a daughter
#3
1800 (Age 33)
Virginia

daughter - Elizabeth Garst
Birth of a son
#4
February 11, 1801 (Age 35)
Virginia

son - Nicholas Garst
Death of a father October 1801 (Age 35)
Botetourt Co., Va

father - Johann Nicolaus Gerst I
Birth of a son
#5
May 18, 1805 (Age 39)
Virginia

son - Christopher (Christian) Garst
Death of a wife May 1805 (Age 39)

wife - Christine"Perhaps Anna" Christiana Unknown…
MarriageEve Minter - View Family
December 3, 1805 (Age 39)

Birth of a daughter
#6
October 16, 1806 (Age 40)
Roanoke VA

daughter - Eve Garst
MarriageMagdalena Landers - View Family
June 16, 1807 (Age 41)
Botetourt Co., Va

Birth of a daughter
#7
February 23, 1810 (Age 44)
Roanoke Co., Va

daughter - Mary Frances Garst
Birth of a son
#8
October 14, 1810 (Age 44)
Virginia

son - Phillip Garst
Birth of a daughter
#9
about 1814 (Age 47)
Roanoke VA

daughter - Lydia Garst
Marriage of a daughterElizabeth Garst - View Family
June 2, 1818 (Age 52)
Botetourt Co. VA

son-in-law - Thomas Hannan (Hannon)
daughter - Elizabeth Garst
Marriage of a daughterAnna Gerst Jr. - View Family
June 24, 1820 (or 1822) (Age 54)
Botetourt Co., Va

son-in-law - John Clarke (Clark
daughter - Anna Gerst Jr.
Marriage of a sonJacob Frederick Garst Sr. - View Family
November 16, 1820 (Age 54)
Botetourt Co., Va

son - Jacob Frederick Garst Sr.
daughter-in-law - Mary Magdalene Shaver
Marriage of a daughterRosanna Garst - View Family
May 29, 1821 (Age 55)
Moved to Putnam Co., In

son-in-law - Lott Hinkle
daughter - Rosanna Garst
Death of a sister June 19, 1821 (Age 55)
Clark Co., Oh

elder sister - Anna Garst Gerst
Marriage of a daughterChristina "Seny" Garst - View Family
December 3, 1821 (Age 55)
Botetourt Co. VA

son-in-law - Henry Akers
daughter - Christina "Seny" Garst
Marriage of a sonChristopher (Christian) Garst - View Family
December 11, 1825 (Age 59)
Jefferson Co. TN

son - Christopher (Christian) Garst
daughter-in-law - Sarah Coltharp
Marriage of a daughterMary Frances Garst - View Family
February 7, 1827 (Age 61)

son-in-law - Forrest Lockett
daughter - Mary Frances Garst
Marriage of a sonNicholas Garst - View Family
April 11, 1827 (Age 61)
Putnam Co. IN

son - Nicholas Garst
daughter-in-law - Mary Permilia Landers
Marriage of a daughterEve Garst - View Family
September 15, 1828 (Age 62)
Botetourt Co. VA

son-in-law - Daniel Shuee
daughter - Eve Garst
Death of a sister April 1, 1829 (Age 63)
Botetourt Co., Va

elder sister - Magdalena Garst
Marriage of a sonPhillip Garst - View Family
November 17, 1831 (Age 65)
Botetourt Co., Va

son - Phillip Garst
daughter-in-law - Mary Hartman
Death of a son 1834 (Age 67)
Putnam Co. IN

son - Nicholas Garst
Death of a brother January 10, 1835 (or 3 Sep 1838) (Age 68)
South Bend, In

younger brother - Abraham Garst I
Death of a brother 1842 (Age 75)
Salem, Roanoke Co., Va

brother - Frederick "Indian Garst" Garst I
Death of a daughter February 17, 1849 (Age 83)
Putnam Co. IN

daughter - Eve Garst
Marriage of a daughterLydia Garst - View Family
March 14, 1850 (Age 84)

son-in-law - Samuel Mason
daughter - Lydia Garst
Death of a daughter June 1, 1850 (see notes) (Age 84)

daughter - Christina "Seny" Garst
Death of a wife July 8, 1851 (Age 85)

wife - Magdalena Landers
Military Servic
Revolutionary War, 8 years

AGED
88 yr 24 da

Death February 7, 1854 (Age 88)
Roanoke Co., Va

MHN in relation to Theobald Gerst b. 1702:
117
2000 (145 years after death)

Our Garst Family in America Number:
[15]
2000 (145 years after death)

Burial
Lockett Cemetery, Green Valley Area, Roanoke, Va

Title
I

Family with parents - View Family
father
Johann Nicolaus Gerst I
Birth November 1, 1727 25 25 - Sembach, Pfalz
Death October 1801 (Age 73) - Botetourt Co., Va
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4 years
mother
 
Mary Elizabeth Strathalter
Birth about 1732 -
Death about 1788 (Age 56) - Lancaster, Pa
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Marriage: yes
#1
brother
Frederick and Magdelena Garst Tombstone, Salem, Virginia Frederick "Indian Garst" Garst I
Birth (?) - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death 1842 - Salem, Roanoke Co., Va
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#2
brother
Johann Nicholas Garst II
Birth (?) - Lancaster Co., Pa
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#3
sister
Catherine Garst
Birth - Lancaster Co., Pa
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#4
sister
Mary Gerst
Birth about 1761 33 29 - Lancaster Co., Pa
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2 years
#5
sister
Magdalena Garst
Birth January 11, 1763 35 31 - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death April 1, 1829 (Age 66) - Botetourt Co., Va
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16 months
#6
sister
Anna Garst Gerst
Birth May 1, 1764 36 32 - Pennsylvania
Death June 19, 1821 (Age 57) - Clark Co., Oh
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20 months
#7
Jacob Garst I
Birth January 14, 1766 38 34 - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death February 7, 1854 (Age 88) - Roanoke Co., Va
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#8
sister
Marie Elizabeth Garst
Birth - Bethel Twp., Lebanon Co., Pa
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#9
brother
Abraham Garst I
Birth March 4, 1770 42 38 - Dauphin County, PA
Death January 10, 1835 (or 3 Sep 1838) (Age 64) - South Bend, In
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Family with Christine"Perhaps Anna" Christiana Unknown… - View Family
Jacob Garst I
Birth January 14, 1766 38 34 - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death February 7, 1854 (Age 88) - Roanoke Co., Va
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wife
Christine"Perhaps Anna" Christiana Unknown…
Death May 1805 -
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#1
son
Abraham Garst
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#2
daughter
Catherine Garst
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#3
daughter
Elizabeth Garst
Birth 1800 33 - Virginia
Death 1860 (Age 60) - Probably Iowa
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#4
daughter
Christina "Seny" Garst
Death June 1, 1850 (see notes) -
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#5
son
Jacob Frederick Garst Sr.
Birth September 2, 1795 29 - Botetourt Co., Va
Death October 14, 1865 (Age 70) - Muhlenberg Co., Ky
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#6
daughter
Anna Gerst Jr.
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#7
son
Nicholas Garst
Birth February 11, 1801 35 - Virginia
Death 1834 (Age 32) - Putnam Co. IN
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-2 years
#8
daughter
Rosanna Garst
Birth 1799 32 - Virginia
Death 1880 (Age 81) - Probably Putnam Co. IN
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6 years
#9
son
Christopher (Christian) Garst
Birth May 18, 1805 39 - Virginia
Death July 1881 (Age 76) - Carroll Co. GA
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#10
daughter
Easter Garst
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Family with Eve Minter - View Family
Jacob Garst I
Birth January 14, 1766 38 34 - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death February 7, 1854 (Age 88) - Roanoke Co., Va
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wife
Eve Minter
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Marriage: December 3, 1805
10 months
#1
daughter
Eve Garst
Birth October 16, 1806 40 - Roanoke VA
Death February 17, 1849 (Age 42) - Putnam Co. IN
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Family with Magdalena Landers - View Family
Jacob Garst I
Birth January 14, 1766 38 34 - Lancaster Co., Pa
Death February 7, 1854 (Age 88) - Roanoke Co., Va
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6 years
wife
 
Magdalena Landers
Birth September 24, 1771 -
Death July 8, 1851 (Age 79) -
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Marriage: June 16, 1807 — Botetourt Co., Va
3 years
#1
son
Phillip Garst
Birth October 14, 1810 44 39 - Virginia
Death (?) - Clark Co., Ia
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-8 months
#2
daughter
Mary Frances Garst
Birth February 23, 1810 44 38 - Roanoke Co., Va
Death February 27, 1891 (Age 81) -
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4 years
#3
daughter
Lydia Garst
Birth about 1814 47 42 - Roanoke VA
Death 1870 (Age 56) -
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Note DEATH: aged 88 yr 24 da

MILSVC: Revolutionary War, 8 years
Note Jacob and Magdalena spent their last days in the home of Mary Garst Lockett which Jacob had given her. A picture of this house is provided in the original Garst book (Magdalena was the widow of Rev. John Hinkle). The farm is located 3 1/2 miles southwest of Roanoke, VA., the Star City, surrounded by beautiful mountains, and formerly bordered the highway before a small acreage was sold.

A copy of the last will and testament of Jacob Garst I (dated 26 Mar 1850) can be found on pages 222 and 223 of the original Garst book. For the benefit of those who do not own a copy, the will reads:

WILL OF JACOB GERST I - Will Book 1, Page 87

"In the Name of God Amen:

"I, Jacob Garst Senr. being of Sound mind memory and understanding and impressed with the Great uncertinty of Life and the certinty of Death and Being desirus to Dispose of my temporal affairs that after my Death that no contention may arise Relative to the same and So I shall make this my last will and Prair thairfore I Jacob Garst of Roanoke Cty & State of Va. Do make ordain publish and Declar this my Last Will and testament Revolveing other wills made her to fore.

"1st In the first plase I Bequith my Body to the Dust from whence it came and my Sole to God who Gave it hoping for a happy immortality through the atoning merits of our Lord Jesus Christ the Savour of the world My Desire is to have my Body plain & Decentley Buryed and all Expences Paid By my Executor herafter named.

"2nd. If I out live my wife Magdalean Garst I wish for her to be taken Good care of and Deacently Supported out of my Estate and after her Death for her to Be Decently Buryed and all Expences paid By my Executor herafter named.

"3rd. I shall will nothing to my son Jacob Garst nor to my Son Philip Garst for they have Drawen their portion of my esstate which is Eleven hundred Dollars to Each which is their portion in full, also my Daughter Elisabeth Hannar is to have no more. She has Drawen her Shear in full which is Eight hundred Dollars which is her portion of my Esstate in full. I Give and Beqit to my Son Abraham Garst two hundred Dollars which is his portion in full. I will nothing to my Daughter Catharine Hartman at preasant for she has Drawen five hundred and twelve Dollars towards her portion. Also I will Nothing to Christena Acres my Daughter for she has Drawen five hundred Dollars towards her portion. I will nothing to my Daughter Anna Clarke at present for she has Drawen five hundred Dollars toward her portion I will nothing to Rosena Hinkle at preasant for she has Drawen five hundred Dollars toward her portion.

"I Give and Bequth to my Son Nicholas Garsts Heirs two Hundred Dollars which is to be Divided Between his three children equal in full for which is their part of my Esstate in full. I will nothing to my son Christian Garst at preasant he has Drawen four hundred & fifty Dollars which is towards his portion of My Esstate I give & Bequeth to my Daughter Eve Shewey two hundred & Sixty two Dollars to make her Even with the Rest that Got five hundred Dollars Each.

"I give and Bequith to my Daughter Mary Lockett the plantation Whare She now lives on cantaing fifty two acres Lying on Murry Run Joining the Lands of James Shartzer & John Frantz Heirs Wm Wortzes Heirs, Coonrad Millers Lands &c to have and to hold the Said Lands and its Appertenances thereto Belonging Dureing her Life time and after her Deth then Said Land Shall fall Back to her Children for eve &c also What She has Drawen from me two hundred & thirty seven Dollars is what she is to ...

"I give & Bequith to my Daughter Lydia Mason the Plantation which She now Lives an containing 30 acres Joining the lands of Adam Shave & Wm. Tate & others &c. to
have and to hold the Said Land with all its pertinances thareunto Belonging Dureing her Life time of said Lydia Mason for Ever &c. I will that after my Death That my Executor to pay all my Buryal Expenses and then my just Depts if their Be any andthen the Remainder of my Estate I wish have divided Between Catharine Hartman and Christena Akers Anna Clarke, Rhosena Hinkle Christian Garst Eve Shewey Mary Lockett, & Lydia Mason which I want all of my Daughters to have equally Shear alike of myEstate and Christian Garst is to come in with the Girls.

"Mary Lockett has got with Land and money $770.00

"Lydia Mason has got with Land and money $844.60

"Lastly I appoint my Friends Christian Wortz & my Grand Son George Hartman Whole Sole and Executors of my Esstate to this my Last Will and Testament and Direct them for the faithful Execution and Discharge of the trust hereby Reposed on them.

"In testamony Whareof I have this 26th day of March Eighteen hundred & 50
herunto Set and affixed my hand and Seal hereby revokeing all other wills made hertofore.

In the presance of us his
Phares Armstrong Jacob X Garst (SEAL)
Michael T. Hartman mark
At Roanoke March Court 1854

"The last Will and Testament of Jacob Garst deceased was this day produced in Court and proved according to law by the oaths of Michael T. Hartman and Phares Armstrong subscribing witnesses thereto, and is ordered to be recorded."

In regards to Jacob Frederick (1175), the original Garst book gives his middle initial as "H." Information obtained from research for this book and that of other family researchers, indicates that the "H" as found in the original book is a misprint and should have read "F.' An explanation of this finding is found in the individual family profile of Jacob Frederick.

The book entitled, "Early Marriages, Wills, and Some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia" provides the marriage records of several members of this family. First, it gives the record of Jacob Garst I and his second wife Eve Minter as "Gharst, Jacob, and Eve Minter, dau. Chris Minter-- Dec. 3, 1805. As regards the children, the book reads: "Hinkle, Lot, and Rosanna Gharst, dau. Jacob Gharst-- May 29, 1821; Hartman, John, and Catherine Gharst,
dau. Jacob Gharst-- May 14, 1812 (not in agreement with the original Garst book); Clark, George, and Ann Gharst, dau. Jacob Gharst-- Jun. 24, 1820." On page 5 of this same book, there is another entry that reads: "Bartlett, John, and Estha Hinkle, ward and daughter-in-law of Jacob Garst-- April 18, 1813."

To add futher confusion to this family profile, the book "Botetourt County Marriages, 1770-1853" provides records showing that Eva Minter was married to Frederick Gharst (1112) on 3 Dec 1805 by minister John Helms. If true, she would have been Frederick's first wife and not
the wife of Jacob Garst I (this profile) at all. Obviously, more research needs to be done on the family profiles of Frederick and Jacob.

The information contained in the original Garst book concerning Lydia Garst and her dates of marriage contains an apparent discrepancy. On page 205, her date of marriage is given as 1 Nov 1832. Yet, on page 216, it states that she married, first, a Samuel Coon on 27 Oct 1832 and married, second, a Samuel Mason on 14 Mar 1850. Also, on page 216, her year of birth is given as 1766 (the year of birth of her father). It should be noted too, that Lydia had a son, Charles Coon, who was killed in the Civil War.

There is an interesting relationship in this family profile. The third wife of Jacob I (117), Magdalena Landers, was the widow of the Rev. John Hinkle. They were the parents of Benjamin Hinkle, who married Sarah Shaver (sister to Polly Shaver who married Jacob Frederick[1175]), and Lot Hinkle, who married Rosina (1178). This indicates that Magdalena Landers Garst was both mother-in-law and step-mother to Rosina, and Rosina and Lot Hinkle were not only man and wife, but also step-brother and sister.

The Peffley Supplement, page 327, states that Nicholas Garst (1177) married "Mary Garst." The supplement does not provide any additional information about her background. The book also states that Elizabeth and Catherine were married by the Rev. John Holms with all the rest married by the Rev. Joel Crumpacker.

Family records contain a letter from "Mary" dated 12 Feb 1929 that reads "Jacob moved to Botetourt County Virginia in 1780. Later moved futher south (Carolinas or Georgia). In 1850, lived with daughter Mary Lockett in Roanoke, Virginia."
(Notes by Joe Garst)

Extra information

Globally unique identifier
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Last change September 8, 2004 - 20:32:24
by: Chuck Garst
 
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