John Gardiner (1683 - 1717)

Born 16 Dec 1683 in Hillilee, Chaptico, St. Mary's Co, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Barton) Gardiner — married about Jun 1704 in St Marys, St Mary's Co, Province of Maryland

Husband of Mary (Boarman) Slye — married 1709 in Bryantown, Charles Co, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1717 at age 33 in St Marys, St Mary's Co, Province of Maryland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gardner Name Study.

The following was taken from a book entitled "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Hill and Rebecca Miles" by Sr. Mary Louise Donnelly.

Besides his land, his "goods and chattels" amounted to over 486 lbs of sterling. His next of kin was given as "Luke Gardiner, only brother of the deceased."

Of interest in his inventory was a Chapel Room with "bed & furniture,", "old flagg chairs," and "church ornaments." This shows that Mass was said in the home of John Gardiner and that the priest saying Mass alos found lodging at John Gardiner's home. Besdies the chapel room and bedroom, the house contained another romm, a bedroom, a closet, hall, lower room, children's closet (room), dairy, cellar, kitchen, slave quarters, 13 slaves, and numerous livestock, including horses, sheep, cows, pigs, hogs, cattle, and bulls.

Birth

Date: 1683

Place: St. Mary's Co., MD USA

Death

Date: NOV 1717

Place: St. Mary's Co., Maryland

Marriage

Husband: Richard Gardiner

Child: John Gardiner

Child: Juliana Gardiner

Marriage:

Date: 1679

Place: Maryland, USA^[1]

Estate / Probate

(Will of?) Gardiner, John, gent, St Mary's Co, 13th Oct, 1717; 9th Dec, 1717:

• To sons John and Clement and hrs, "Hillaley," son John to have 100 A. more than son Clement. Should sons John and Clement die without issue, the sd. tract "Hillaley" to pass to two sons Rich, and Wilfraid. and hrs.
• To son John, personalty.
• To Charles Smith, John Hayes and Edw. Hall and their hrs, 2 tracts, "Gardiner's Grove" and "Addition of Gardiner's Grove," There being no patent granted for sd. tracts, testator directs wife Mary to obtain patent for them in her own name for use of sd. Smith, Hayes and Hall.
• To wife Mary, extx, personalty, 1/2 dwel. plan, "Cannon Neck," during life. The sd. tract of land, "Cannon Neck," to be equally divided at her decease between two sons, Rich, and Willfraid, and hrs.
• Residue of personal estate divided between wife and child. 4 sons, John, Clement, Rich, and Willfraid, and 5 daus, Susannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Anne and Henrietta Maria;
• Wife to accept afsd. legacies in lieu of her thirds.

Test: Thos. Williams, John Reid, John Atkinson, Dorothy Smith. 14. 470.

Mr. John Gardiner 39C.170 I £486.11.9 {1717/8}

Appraisers: John Attaway, John Guibard.

Creditors: John Atkinson,

Next of kin: Luke Gardiner (only brother).

John Gardener 1.311 A SM £483.19.4 £74.3.5 Nov 29 1718

Received from: William Kotch, Edward Hall.

Payments to: Daniel of Thomas Jenifer, Gerard Sly, Thomas Hunt, Richard Vowles, John Atkinson, John Hart, Esq., Thomas Welch, Thomas Clark.

Executrix: Mary Sly, wife of Gerard Sly.

John Gardiner 3.186 A SM £108.13.2 Oct 22 1720

Received from: John Hay & Charles Smith, William Rock, Timothy Paden, John Culverhouse, Thomas Kerby, William Goldsbury, James Anderson, Nicholas Richardson, executor of Mandurs Churmes.

Payments to: Kenelm Cheseldyne, John Atkinson, Alice Scarson, Henry Low, Esq., John Attoway paid by John Atkinson, John Johnson, Charles Carroll, John Jarman, Capt. Thomas Truman Greenfield, Capt. Jenifer, William Bladen, Esq., Henry Wharton, Robert Eliot, John Sanders, John Hays, Henry Peregrine Jowles, Thomas Jameson, Ralph Baggley, Joshua Doyne, Michael Jenifer, Elisabeth Burrell, Elisabeth Thomas, Clement Gardiner, Thomas Gardiner.

Executrix: Mary Slye, wife of Mr. Gerard Slye.

John Gardiner 6.229 A SM £76.15.7 Jan 9 1724

Payments to: Charles Carroll, Esq.

Executrix: Mary Slye, wife of Gerrard Slye

Gardner, Richard, St. Mary's County, 19th Apr., 1687; 3rd Dec., 1687.

To son Luke and hrs., all lands on both sides of the run.

To son John and hrs., "Barberton Manor," Chas. Co.

To wife Eliza: and hrs., plantation in Va., and certain personalty during minority of son Luke.

To brother Luke, by agreement, "St. John's."

To sd. sons, Luke and John, and hrs., residue of land equally.

To father-in-law Clement Hill and his wife, to niece and goddau. Eliza: Gardner, dau. of Luke Gardner, to Monica, wife of Luke Gardner, and to priests of Catholic Church, personalty.

Exs.: Uncle, Col. Henry Darnall, father Clement Hill, brother Luke Gardner.

Test: Wm. Langwoorth, Jno. Herd, Thos. Mattingly, Charles Carles, Wm. Dent. 4. 276.

Gardiner, Luke, Sr., St. Mary's Co., 25th Apr., 1703; 4th May, 1705.

• To son Clement at 18 yrs. and hrs., all land between Black Wat, with Branch and Wolf Trap Branch, and running to the Iron Stone hill by Chaptico Old Indian patent.
• To son Thomas at 18 yrs. and. hrs., that part of ‘‘St. Johns" land on w. side St. Clements.
• To dau. Elizabeth 3oseph and hrs., 400 A., part of "St. Johns" afsd. (For description see will). In event of her death without issue, to pass to on Clement and hrs. and son Thomas and hrs., successively.
• To son Luke at 18 yrs. and hrs.., that part of "St. Johns on which testator lived (for description see will), at decease or marriage of wife Elizabeth.
• To dau. Monica, part of "St. John" a.fscl. lying next part bequeathed to dau. Eliza: Joseph afsd.
• To daus. Mary and Susannah and hrs., jointly, 83 A., "The Fourth Addition," also residue of "St. Johns."
• To dau. Elinor and hrs., land (unnamed) between lands of Thomas Thomas and William Langworth.
• To nephews Luke and John Gardiner and hrs., "Hillelee." In event of death of any of afsd. unmarried daus. before marriage or without issue, surviving sister or sisters to inherit deceased's portion, and all dying without issue, their lands to revert to sons afsd., and any son or sons dying during minority survivor or survivors to inherit deceased's portion.

Sale of "Grimditch" and Island belonging thereto to Jno. Mason confirmed, it having been purchased by his father, Thos. Mason, of St. M's. Co.

Also sale to brother-in-law Peter Miles of 100 A., part of "St. Johns" confirmed.

To Wm. Hunter and Eobt. Brookes, personalty.

Testator desired to be buried according to the rites of the Catholic Church. Residue of personal estate to sons afsd. and 4 daus. last named.

Extx.: Wife Elizabeth; in event of her death during minority of child., son Clement to assume executorship. 3. 470.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: 970.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Data: Text: Record for Richard Gardiner

• Archives of Maryland Online, Volume 426, Page 652.

See also:

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I002156

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Gardiner-301 created through the import of Doyle-Eisenzimmer_McNeir Famil.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by Frances Doyle. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Gardiner-301

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