Garnett is an Anglo-Saxon name that appears in England with William theConquer or. The Garnetts are believed to be of Norman-French origin, andthe name is said to be diminutive of Garin or Guerin. The Garnetts ofFrance were said to be a "once powerful family". Their name has beenlinked to the history of the British Isles. Four branches of the familyappeared in England: at Kirby Lonsdale, at Casterton in Lancashire, atEaglescliffe in Westmoreland and at Ottley in Yorkshire. The Garnettswere among the earliest immigrants to Virginia. (Mary Lucetta Waggenerand/ or Lottie Halberstadt, and William Garnett Chisholm)
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