Judge Muscoe Garnett

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Judge Muscoe Garnett

Birth
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Death
5 Oct 1880 (aged 72)
Burial
Essex County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Muscoe Garnett was born at Rickahoc. His parents were Captain Henry Garnett and Elizabeth Aylett Buckner Garnett. On 9 March 1827 he married Sarah Henrietta Booker. He and Sarah moved to Kentucky. Their first son, Lewis Henry, was born there. They came back to Virginia, living in King and Queen and then Essex County. In 1837 their home was Stock Hill. It was there Sarah Booker Garnett died at age 35. Muscoe Garnett remarried, taking Sarah Ann Gatewood on 5 September 1838. She was the daughter of Colonel Kemp Gatewood of Ben Lomond. When Colonel Gatewood died, Muscoe and Sarah went to live at Ben Lomond. With the addition of William Kemp and Frank Buckner, all the children were raised there. Mary Minor, Charles Aubrey, and Mary Aubrey all died very young. Both William and Frank died in the War. Ben Lomond was the Garnett home from 1838 to 1952. Judge Garnett took great pride in the appearance of his home. He had it beautifully furnished. Muscoe Garnett was a lawyer, becoming wealthy. He had much influence in Essex and the region. In 1850, he was a member of the Constitutional Convention and helped revise Virginia's Constitution. For seventeen years he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1879, he became Judge of Essex County. During the War Between the States, he was commander of the Home Guard. In 1860, he helped found Rappahannock Church, becoming a deacon and an elder. The communion service at the church is the original, given by him in 1860.
Muscoe Garnett was born at Rickahoc. His parents were Captain Henry Garnett and Elizabeth Aylett Buckner Garnett. On 9 March 1827 he married Sarah Henrietta Booker. He and Sarah moved to Kentucky. Their first son, Lewis Henry, was born there. They came back to Virginia, living in King and Queen and then Essex County. In 1837 their home was Stock Hill. It was there Sarah Booker Garnett died at age 35. Muscoe Garnett remarried, taking Sarah Ann Gatewood on 5 September 1838. She was the daughter of Colonel Kemp Gatewood of Ben Lomond. When Colonel Gatewood died, Muscoe and Sarah went to live at Ben Lomond. With the addition of William Kemp and Frank Buckner, all the children were raised there. Mary Minor, Charles Aubrey, and Mary Aubrey all died very young. Both William and Frank died in the War. Ben Lomond was the Garnett home from 1838 to 1952. Judge Garnett took great pride in the appearance of his home. He had it beautifully furnished. Muscoe Garnett was a lawyer, becoming wealthy. He had much influence in Essex and the region. In 1850, he was a member of the Constitutional Convention and helped revise Virginia's Constitution. For seventeen years he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1879, he became Judge of Essex County. During the War Between the States, he was commander of the Home Guard. In 1860, he helped found Rappahannock Church, becoming a deacon and an elder. The communion service at the church is the original, given by him in 1860.

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