Garret B. Van Ness

Garrett B Van Ness Birthdate: January 21, 1750 Birthplace: Albany, Albany County, New York, United States

He died August 13, 1831, Northampton, Fulton County, New York state. [no Van Ness or variants Northampton, Fulton county findagrave, 2019 –dff]

He was the son of Cornelius Gerrit Van Ness and Alida Van Ness (Jacob Jacobse Van Woert and Hendrickje Van Woert)

He married Effie VanNess, 16 March, 1769 [pension app]
she applied for a pension, 9 February, 1842. Stating that her husband, Garrett Van Ness was a soldier in the Revolution in the New York militia, serving in the battles of Fort George and Fort Edward as an orderly sergeant under Captain Smith, 8 months of short tours in 1776 and 1777.

On the fourth of July, 1778 he was commissioned a lieutenant in Captain Doty's company, Colonel Wart's regiment of militia at Albany county. He served from 1780–82, at Fort George, Fort Anne, and Fort Edward.

They had, daughter: Mary Russell

Garrett was brother of John [Johannes] Van Ness and Peter Francis VanNess