Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William GARRETT
William Garat was born in Leicester county, England. his family came to America in 1684. William purchased 203 acres of land and his son Samuel purchased an additional 60 acres. The combine purchases would today cover most of the area from State to Garrett Roads, and from Naylor's Run to Burmont Road.
Samuel who inherited his father's homestead in 1724, changed the spelling of the family name to Garrett and continued to purchase more Township land. In various generations the Garrett and Levis families owned most of the land along the Darby Creek south of Lewis/Smith Property. At one time, the family owned 1,110 acres of Upper Darby land, nearly all the area now called Drexel Hill.
The Garret Family farm and homestead, "Thornfield," became a way station on the underground railroad, and it is alleged that many fugitive slaves were quartered and fed on the farm. "Thornfield" consisted of a house, completed about 1800, 50 acres of dairy farm and a tannery. The Garrett Family's "Thornfield" home still stands today at 3218 Garrett Road in Drexel Hill.
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