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Martha Daniell Logan Born December 29, 1704 St. Thomas Parish, South Carolina Died June 28, 1779 (aged 74) Charleston, South Carolina Known for Seed exchange Plant collecting Spouse(s) George Logan, Jr. Scientific career Fields Botany Martha Daniell Logan (29 December 1704 - 28 June 1779) was an early American botanist who was instrumental in seed exchanges between Britain and the North American colonies. She wrote an influential gardening advice column and was a major collector of plants endemic to the Carolina's.
Early life and education Born in St. Thomas Parish, South Carolina, on 29 December 1704, to a wealthy family, Martha Daniell was taught to read and write by a private tutor. Her father, Robert Daniell, was a prominent merchant and the governor of South Carolina. Daniell married George Logan, Jr. at the age of 14 and moved to a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, where she cared for her family of six surviving children and began her botanical collections in the nearby woods.[1]
Career George Logan died in 1742, and the financial difficulty this engendered spurred Martha to begin semi-anonymously writing a column called "Gardener's Kalendar" for the South Carolina Gazette in 1751. Though further financial trouble caused her to have to sell her plantation, in 1753 Martha Logan moved to Charleston and sold rare seeds and roots and delved more seriously into her studies of botany.[2] She continued to collect plants, seeds, and other botanical materials, and also began to correspond extensively with the royal botanist at the time, John Bartram. Bartram, stationed in Philadelphia, exchanged samples and communicated regularly with Logan.[1]
Logan died in Charleston at the age of 75, on the 28 June 1779.[1][3]
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Martha was born December 29th 1704. She was the daughter of Robert Daniell and Martha Wainwright. She passed away in 1779.[1]
Children of ROBERT DANIELL and MARTHA WAINWRIGHT are: 3. ii. SARAH8 DANIELL, b. November 06, 1703, NC. 4. iii. MARTHA DANIELL, b. December 07, 1704; d. June 28, 1779. 5. iv. JOHN DANIELL, b. March 29, 1707, Charles Town, SC; d. 1764, New Hanover (now Brunswick) County, NC. v. ANN DANIELL, b. 1710; m. (1) ALEX GOODBEE; m. (2) CONWAY. Notes for ANN DANIELL:
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A marriage settlement was entered into on the 28th day of May 1719 between George Logan Senr. and Martha Daniell, Senr., Widow and Relict of the Honorable Coll. Robert Daniell late Deputy Governor of the Province of South Carolina deceased, stating that George Logan Senr. would pay unto Ann Daniell (daughter of Martha Daniell Senr.) a sum of money within two months next after Ann turned 16.
Source: Charleston, South Carolina, Conveyance Books (Public Register) (S372001), Volume: A Page: 236, citing George Logan Senr, Martha Daniell, Senr, Widow, and Relict of the Honorable Coll. Robert Daniell, Ann Daniell, daughter. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008139554 image 50 of 52. Accessed 5 July 2021.