Mary Annah (Gardner) Sparkman (abt. 1715 - abt. 1777)

Born about 1715 in Chowan Precinct, Albemarle County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of William Simeon Sparkman Sr — married about 1736 in North Carolina, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 17 Jun 1777 at about age 62 in North Carolina

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Biography

Annah (Gardner) Sparkman was born in North Carolina.

Annah (Gardner) Sparkman was a North Carolina colonist.

Her father, Martin Gardner, names her mother as Annah and her as Annah Gardner in 1760.^[1] Based upon her presumptive birth year, Bertie County was not formed until 1722, so she would have legally been born in Chowan Precinct, Albemarle County, North Carolina.

Her marriage is well documented, by inference in her sister's will. Anna (Gardner) Sparkman is mentioned in the will of her sister, Ann Elizabeth (Gardner) Standley (1725-1775).^[2]

Slaves

Named as a bequeathal to Anna in her father's will:

1. Is (described as a boy)

Research Notes

• Important abstract of a source, which needs to be reproduced and written into the profile's narrative form, citing inline. ANNA GARDNER (MARTIN2, MARTIN1) died Jun 1777. She married WILLIAM S. SPARKMAN Abt.1738, son of JOHN SPARKMAN. He was born 1705 in Bertie Co., NC, and died 10 Jun 1784. Source: Colonial Bertie County, North Carolina, Deed Books A-H, 1720-1757, by Mary Best Bell, page 166: Deed Book F, page 268, 7 July 1741
• Genealogy Report: Descendants of Martin Gardner, I? Genealogy.com User Report from Taunton, Michelle J. Appears to skip over Annah, completely, but reports voluminous information about Annah's father and her siblings.
• Myheritage.com

Sources

1. ↑ 6 Oct 1755, Martin Gardner, Bertie County. North Carolina Digital Collections. State Library of North Carolina and State Archives of North Carolina. Secretary of State Wills. MARTIN GARDNER's Will --- Letters Issued the 13th Febr. 1760 Recorded in the Secretarys office Book V 6 J N C Page 211, Bertie County: In the name of God Amen the Sixth day of October In the year of our lord1755 MARTIN GARDNER of bartie County Gentelaman being very Sick and weake of body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given unto god for the Same and Coling to mind the mortalaty of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Willand Testament that is to Say principallity and first of all i give and recommend my Soul in to the hands of God that Gave it to me and for my body I Reconmiend in to the yearth to be buried in a Cristian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors not douting but at the Generall Resurrecttion I shall receive the Same again by the mighty power of god and as Touchen Such worldly Estate whearwith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I Give devise and dispose of the Same in the following manner and form Iprims I Give and bequeath to ANNAH [Hannah ?] my dear beloved Wife one negro man named Jem one bed and furnitur Item I give and bequeath to my Son JAMES GARDNER Two negroes one wenchnamed Febe one negro boy name Ben and one bed and furniture and myplantation and Tract of land whear I now live. I give and bequeath to my Son JOHN GARDNER fore hundred and forty acres of land and plantation Joyning my land That above [abuts?] being [?] upon deep Run and Cashy I Give and bequeath to my Three daughteurs ANN and ANNAH and JANE fore Cows and Calves apeace one fether bed and furnitur apeace and my Iland and plantation to my Three daughters ANN ANNAH and JEAN and further mourI Give one negro apeace To ANN one wench named Peg to ANNAH one boy named Is and to JANE one Garl named Beck Item and bequeath to my Son WILLIAM GARDNER one young horse Two years old Item I Give and bequeath To my Daughter CATERN [CATHERINE] one young mare of Two years old Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter ELEBETH one Cowand Calf and that to be Their Shears of my Estate I Give and bequeath to my Son MARTIN GARDNER one Two year old heiffer and for all the Rest of my Estate after my debts is paid I lend it to my wife during her life and after her Deceas to be equall devidet among my Six Chilldren Three Sons and Three daughters MARTAIN JOHN and JAMES ANN ANNAH and JANE and I likewise Constitute make and ordain my younger Son JAMES GARDNER and my frend Needham Bryan and my wife my hole Executors and Exsecretes of This my last will and Testament and I do hearby uterly Disallow Revoke and disannul all and Every other former Testaments Wills and legeses bequeaths and Executrs by me in any wayes before this time named willed and bequeathed Ratifiing and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in Witness whearof I have hearunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year above written Signed: MARTAIN (M) GARDNER Witnesses: Benjaman (B) Carter Jurat, Joseph Holland Jurat. Transcription from an unknown source.
2. ↑ Ann Standly, 1775 will. Will Records, Volume 8, Pur-Yea, images #240-241, Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. Microfilm #18204, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.