Daniel Garrett was a resident of Tyrrell County. In July 1777, while at his father's wheatfield, he was recruited into the Gourd Patch Conspiracy by his uncle. He and several other members of his family swore oaths to join the plot before Daniel Legate. Later when the plot was discovered, Garrett made a deposition attesting to his knowledge of the conspiracy and later appeared on a list of witnesses prepared to testify against Daniel Leggett before the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer.