"Samuel Clark, son of 'Deacon' George Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 3-4, 15, 35, 38-39. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. Samuel Clark is listed in this book as being
baptized at Milford, Conn., October, 1645, died there (between Feb. 14 and Mar. 23), 1719, married first, at Milford, Dec. 21, 1673, [to] Mary Clark" the "daughter of "George Clark", a "Farmer". Samuel later married a second wife, "Sarah (---) Northrup, widow of Samuel Northrup...." Also, this book (pages 38-39) states the following about Samuel Clark and his family:
"Samuel Clark, baptized at Milford, Conn., October, 1645, died there (between Feb. 14 and Mar.23), 1719; married first, at Milford, Dec. 21, 1673, Mary Clark, baptized at Milford, Feb. 3, 1650/1, died --- daughter of George ('Jr.') and Sarah (---) Clark; married second, Sarah (---) Northrup, widow of Samuel Northrup.
"'Marie wife of Samuell Clarke' was accepted to full communion, Oct. 20, 1678; and Samuell Clarke was accepted Feb. 20, 1680/1.
"His will, dated Feb. 14, 1719, proved Mar. 23, 1719, mentions dearly beloved wife Sarah; daughter Sarah Rogers, to have 'that part of the Estate which I had by my former wife, her mother, which is called Daniel's homestead where her father Rogers lives'; son Samuell Clark to have a 'double portion of all the lands and meadows which was his mothers'; daughter Mary Prudden, with similar reference to the testator's first wife; son John Clark; Samuel and John Clark appointed executors. The inventory, filed Oct. 1, 1719, shows a large estate appraised at £2528.07.03.
"Children of Samuel and Mary (Clark) Clark, baptized at First Church, Milford:
"1. Mary ['Marie'], bapt. Oct. 20, 1678; bur. June 21, 1681 [lst Ch. Milford].
"2. Sarah, baptism not recorded, b. circa 1678 [age at death] and probably after Oct. 20, 1678 or she would have been bapt with her sister Mary; d. Sept. 1, 1750, ae. 72 [T.S., Milford]; m. 'Sergt.' Joseph Rogers, b. Sept. 12, 1671, d. June 6, 1754, in his 83d yr. [T.S., Milford], son of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Knowles) Rogers.
"3. Samuel, bapt. Mar. 4, 1682/3, d. young.
"4. Samuel, bapt. Nov. 29, 1685; d. (by June) 1766; m. Mary Andrew.
"5. Mary, bapt. July 8, 1688; d. May 9, 1777, ae. 89 [Marshall List, Milford]; m. Jan. 9, 1706/7, John Prudden, b. Mar. 20, 1680, d. Jan. 16, 1762, in his 82d yr. (T.S., Milford), son of Samuel and Grace (Judson) Prudden.
"6. John, bapt. Sept. 15, 1695; d. circa 1774; m. (1st) Esther Buckingham, (2nd) Billing Baldwin."Organizational Note:
The "Ezra T. Clark [Family] Organization" (http://ezratclark.org) is an organization dedicated to the discovering and documenting the ancestors and descendants of "Ezra Thompson Clark (1823-1901), a Mormon Pioneer (FamilySearch Tree PID#: KW83-LG6). The direct ancestry of Ezra Thompson Clark goes back to Samuel Clark (1645-1719) and Mary Clark (1651-1710) of Milford, Connecticut."Samuel Clark" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# LZPS-3TX.
"Mary Clark" is listed as a daughter of "George Clark", a "Farmer," in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 15. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. This book states (on page 15) that Mary Clark was "bapt. Feb. 3, 1650/1"; m. at Milford, Dec. 21, 1673" to "Samuel Clark, son of 'Deacon' George Clark."
"Mary Clark" and her family are listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 3-4, 15, 35, 38-39. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. This book (pages 38-39) states the following about Mary Clark and her family:
"Samuel Clark, baptized at Milford, Conn., October, 1645, died there (between Feb. 14 and Mar.23), 1719; married first, at Milford, Dec. 21, 1673, Mary Clark, baptized at Milford, Feb. 3, 1650/1, died --- daughter of George ('Jr.') and Sarah (---) Clark; married second, Sarah (---) Northrup, widow of Samuel Northrup.
"'Marie wife of Samuell Clarke' was accepted to full communion, Oct. 20, 1678; and Samuell Clarke was accepted Feb. 20, 1680/1.
"His will, dated Feb. 14, 1719, proved Mar. 23, 1719, mentions dearly beloved wife Sarah; daughter Sarah Rogers, to have 'that part of the Estate which I had by my former wife, her mother, which is called Daniel's homestead where her father Rogers lives'; son Samuell Clark to have a 'double portion of all the lands and meadows which was his mothers'; daughter Mary Prudden, with similar reference to the testator's first wife; son John Clark; Samuel and John Clark appointed executors. The inventory, filed Oct. 1, 1719, shows a large estate appraised at £2528.07.03.
"Children of Samuel and Mary (Clark) Clark, baptized at First Church, Milford:
"1. Mary ['Marie'], bapt. Oct. 20, 1678; bur. June 21, 1681 [lst Ch. Milford].
"2. Sarah, baptism not recorded, b. circa 1678 [age at death] and probably after Oct. 20, 1678 or she would have been bapt with her sister Mary; d. Sept. 1, 1750, ae. 72 [T.S., Milford]; m. 'Sergt.' Joseph Rogers, b. Sept. 12, 1671, d. June 6, 1754, in his 83d yr. [T.S., Milford], son of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Knowles) Rogers.
"3. Samuel, bapt. Mar. 4, 1682/3, d. young.
"4. Samuel, bapt. Nov. 29, 1685; d. (by June) 1766; m. Mary Andrew.
"5. Mary, bapt. July 8, 1688; d. May 9, 1777, ae. 89 [Marshall List, Milford]; m. Jan. 9, 1706/7, John Prudden, b. Mar. 20, 1680, d. Jan. 16, 1762, in his 82d yr. (T.S., Milford), son of Samuel and Grace (Judson) Prudden.
"6. John, bapt. Sept. 15, 1695; d. circa 1774; m. (1st) Esther Buckingham, (2nd) Billing Baldwin."Organizational Note:
The "Ezra T. Clark [Family] Organization" (http://ezratclark.org) is an organization dedicated to the discovering and documenting the ancestors and descendants of "Ezra Thompson Clark (1823-1901), a Mormon Pioneer (FamilySearch Tree PID#: KW83-LG6). The direct ancestry of Ezra Thompson Clark goes back to Samuel Clark (1645-1719) and Mary Clark (1651-1710) of Milford, Connecticut.Mary Clark is listed in FamilySearch Tree as PID# LYS1-4BC.
Marriage Notes for Samuel Clark and Mary Clark-367
The marriage of "Samuel Clark" and "Mary Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 15. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. This book states that they were married "at Milford, Dec. 21, 1673", and that Samuel Clark was the son of "George Clark", a "Deacon", and that Mary Clark was the daughter of "George Clark", a "Farmer".
"John Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, page 39. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769.
John Clark is listed in this book (page 39) as follows:
"6. John, bapt. Sept. 15, 1695; d. circa 1774; m. (1st) Esther Buckingham, (2nd) Billing Baldwin.""John Clark" and his family is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 50-51. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769.
John Clark is listed in this book (pages 50-51) as follows:
"John Clark, baptized at Milford, Conn., Sept. 15, 1695, died probably Sept. or Oct. 1774; married first after June 19, 1723, when she was a single woman, Esther Buckingham, baptized at Milford, Feb. 1, 1701/2, perhaps married and died before Nov. 30, 1723, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (---) Buckingham; married second, Billing Baldwin, baptized at Milford, May 16, 1697, died probably before her husband, daughter of Timothy and Mary (Beard) Baldwin.
"John Clark, Senr., was admitted to the First Church, Milford, Apr. 4, 1725, and Billing wife of John Clark, Senr., was admitted, Apr. 14, 1728.
"Administration on the estate of John Clark of Milford, deceased, was granted in October, 1774, to Abel Northrup, a principal creditor.
"In December 1774, 'John Clark only son of Beling Clark late of Milford Dec'd' represented that she died intestate, leaving 7 acres at Baker's lot and a right of 320 acres in New Milford, 'and that sd John Clark, Beling Clark and Mary Clark all of sd Milford are the only heirs of Beling Clark Dec'd.' Distributors were appointed and the Court ordered a double share to John Clark and a single share to Beling and Mary.
"Children of John and Billing (Baldwin) Clark, born at Milford [all baptized at First Church as children of John Sr.]:
"1. Billing, bapt. July 10, 1726; d. Jan. 13, 1789, ae. 62; unmarried. Administration on the estate of Billin Clark of Milford was granted Feb. 16, 1789, to Charles Nettleton, a principal creditor, at the request of 'Mary Clark only sister' and 'John Clark only Brother.' The inventory was dated at Brookfield, Mar. 25, 1789. After payment of debts, the residue was ordered divided equally between John and Mary Clark, 'ye only brother & sister.'
"2. John, bapt. Oct. 1, 1732; d. July 12, 1816; m. Elizabeth Rogers.
"3. Mary, bapt. Nov. 7, 1736; living in 1789, unmarried."John Clark is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# LJ5Z-LK1.
"John Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, page 39. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769.
John Clark is listed in this book (page 39) as follows:
"6. John, bapt. Sept. 15, 1695; d. circa 1774; m. (1st) Esther Buckingham, (2nd) Billing Baldwin.""John Clark" and his family is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 50-51. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769.
John Clark is listed in this book (pages 50-51) as follows:
"John Clark, baptized at Milford, Conn., Sept. 15, 1695, died probably Sept. or Oct. 1774; married first after June 19, 1723, when she was a single woman, Esther Buckingham, baptized at Milford, Feb. 1, 1701/2, perhaps married and died before Nov. 30, 1723, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (---) Buckingham; married second, Billing Baldwin, baptized at Milford, May 16, 1697, died probably before her husband, daughter of Timothy and Mary (Beard) Baldwin.
"John Clark, Senr., was admitted to the First Church, Milford, Apr. 4, 1725, and Billing wife of John Clark, Senr., was admitted, Apr. 14, 1728.
"Administration on the estate of John Clark of Milford, deceased, was granted in October, 1774, to Abel Northrup, a principal creditor.
"In December 1774, 'John Clark only son of Beling Clark late of Milford Dec'd' represented that she died intestate, leaving 7 acres at Baker's lot and a right of 320 acres in New Milford, 'and that sd John Clark, Beling Clark and Mary Clark all of sd Milford are the only heirs of Beling Clark Dec'd.' Distributors were appointed and the Court ordered a double share to John Clark and a single share to Beling and Mary.
"Children of John and Billing (Baldwin) Clark, born at Milford [all baptized at First Church as children of John Sr.]:
"1. Billing, bapt. July 10, 1726; d. Jan. 13, 1789, ae. 62; unmarried. Administration on the estate of Billin Clark of Milford was granted Feb. 16, 1789, to Charles Nettleton, a principal creditor, at the request of 'Mary Clark only sister' and 'John Clark only Brother.' The inventory was dated at Brookfield, Mar. 25, 1789. After payment of debts, the residue was ordered divided equally between John and Mary Clark, 'ye only brother & sister.'
"2. John, bapt. Oct. 1, 1732; d. July 12, 1816; m. Elizabeth Rogers.
"3. Mary, bapt. Nov. 7, 1736; living in 1789, unmarried."John Clark is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# LJ5Z-LK1.
"John Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, pages 67-68. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769.
John Clark is listed in this book (pages 67-68) as follows:
"John Clark, baptized at Milford, Conn., Oct. 1, 1732, died at Vienna, Trumbull Co., Ohio, July 12, 1816, aged 83; married Elizabeth Rogers, born Feb. 4, 1740/1, died Mar. 22, 1835, aged 94, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Clark) Rogers, and granddaughter of Joseph and Sarah (Clark) Rogers.
"In deeds, John called himself 'of Milford but resident of New Milford,' July 1, 1780; 'late of Milford now of New Milford,' Sept. 5, 1780, this deed referring to land of his sisters Mary and Billing Clark, and 'of New Milford,' Apr. 17, 1781.
"Children of John and Elizabeth (Rogers) Clark [first seven baptized at First Church, Milford]:
"1. Elizabeth, bapt. May 8, 1768.
"2. John, bapt. May 8, 1768; d. Nov. 11, 1844, ae. 77 [T.S., Vienna, Ohio]; m. Lois ---, b. circa 1769, d. Oct. 23, 1844, ae. 75 [T.S., Vienna, Ohio].
"3. Susannah, bapt. June 12, 1769; prob. d. Aug. 20, 1851, ae. 81 [T.S. Vienna, Ohio].
"4. Joseph, bapt. June 4, 1771; d. Mar. 21, 1819, ae. 48 [T.S., Vienna, Ohio].
"5. Martha, bapt. Jan. 21, 1776.
"6. Timothy Baldwin, b. Mar. 15, 1773 [Private Rec., perhaps a misreading for 1778]; bapt. May 10, 1778; d. May 18, 1847; m. Mary Keller.
"7. Nathan, bapt. Jan. 23, 1780.
"8. Andrew, bapt. at New Milford, Conn., Apr. 28, 1782.""John Clark" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# LKKM-L99.
"Timothy Baldwin Clark" is listed in the book "Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants", by George Clarke Bryant and Donald Lines Jacobus, 1949, page 101. This book is available online at: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE937769. Tiimothy Baldwin Clark is listed in this book (page 101) as follows:
"Timothy Baldwin Clark, born (doubtless at Milford, Conn.), Mar. 15, 1773 [Private Rec.], perhaps an error for 1778, as he was baptized at Milford, May 10, 1778, died (probably at Florence, Ill.), May 18, 1847; married May 3, 1802, Mary Keeler, who died Feb. 27, 1839, daugher of David Keller.
"Children of Timothy and Mary (Keller) Clark:
"1. Salley, b. Aug. 1, 1803; d. Feb. 2, 1842.
"2. Mayria, b. July 10, 1805; d. July 27, 1829.
"3. Laura, b. July 28, 1807; d. Feb. 9, 1842.
"4. Rhoda, b. Oct. 25, 1809; d. Mar. 21, 1899.
"5. David Keeler, b. Nov. 30, 1811; d. Mar. 17, 1850.
"6. Barrett Bass, b. Feb. 9, 1814; d. circa 1880.
"7. William Oclesby, b. June 25, 1817; d. Nov. 7, 1912. He was the last servivor of the Black Hawk Indian War of 1832; became a temperance worker in California.
"8. Ezra Thompson, b. Nov. 23, 1823; d. Oct. 17, 1901; m. (1st) Mary Stevenson, (2nd) Susan Leggett.""Timothy Baldwin Clark" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# KWV9-QZ4.
Organizational Note:
The "Ezra T. Clark [Family] Organization" (http://ezratclark.org) is an organization dedicated to discovering and documenting the ancestors and descendants of "Ezra Thompson Clark (1823-1901), a Mormon Pioneer (FamilySearch Tree PID#: KW83-LG6). The direct ancestry of Ezra Thompson Clark goes back to Samuel Clark (1645-1719) and Mary Clark (1651-1710) of Milford, Connecticut."Ezra Thompson Clark" is listed in FamilySearch Tree, PID# KW83-LG6.
"Richard Clarke" is mentioned in the christening records of his eight children who were all christened between 1576 and 1592 in St. Mary's, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Alice Myton" is listed in the parish register of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 28 October 1576 in Hitchin.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Allice Rudde" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 27 July 1589 in Hitchin.
2016 Research Note: Family researchers have suggested that "Richard Clarke" was the son of George Clarke and the grandson of John Clarke. Further research into this matter needs to be conducted.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Alice Myton" is listed in the parish register of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 28 October 1576 in Hitchin.
Marriage Notes for Richard Clarke and Alice Myton-411
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Alice Myton" is listed in the parish register of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 28 October 1576 in Hitchin.
The christening of "Richard Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was christened on 28 July 1577 in St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The christening record of "John Clarke" is listed in FamilySearch (FHL Film # 991383), which states that he was christened on 23 November 1578 in St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The christening of "Daniell Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was christened on 14 February 1579/1580 in St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The burial of "Daniell Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was buried on 2 April 1601 in Hitchin, and that he was the son of "Richard Clarke".
The christening of "Joan Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 7 March 1584/1585 in St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Richard Clarke".
The burial of "Joane Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that she was buried on 6 September 1587 in St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, and that her father was "Richard Clarke".
"Richard Clarke" is mentioned in the christening records of his eight children who were all christened between 1576 and 1592 in St. Mary's, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Alice Myton" is listed in the parish register of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 28 October 1576 in Hitchin.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Allice Rudde" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 27 July 1589 in Hitchin.
2016 Research Note: Family researchers have suggested that "Richard Clarke" was the son of George Clarke and the grandson of John Clarke. Further research into this matter needs to be conducted.
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Allice Rudde" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 27 July 1589 in Hitchin.
Marriage Notes for Richard Clarke and Alicia Rudd-418
The marriage of "Richard Clarke" and "Allice Rudde" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that they were married on 27 July 1589 in Hitchin.
The christening of "John Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was christened on 21 June 1590 in Hitchin, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The christening of "Benjamin Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was christened on 25 February 1592/1593 in Hitchin, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The burial of Benjamyne Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that he was buried on 3 December 1593 in Hitchin, and that his father was "Richard Clarke".
The christening of "Allice Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 12 January 1594/1595 in Hitchin, and that her father was "Rich Clarke".
The christening of "Martha Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that she was christened on 12 November 1598 in Hitchin, and that her father was "Ric'd Clarke".
The burial of "Martha Clarke" is listed in the parish register of St. Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (FHL Film # 991383, Item #7), which states that she was buried on 26 January 1618/1619 in Hitchin, and that her father was "Rychard Clarke".
"Mary Bushenll" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"Thomas Garner, son of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, settled in Stafford County, Virginia, which had been formed from Westmoreland in 1664--in that part which in 1730, after his death, became Prince William County, and in 1759, Fauquier County, which it remains today. Thomasw may have moved to Stafford by September 10, 1700, on which date he was a witness to the will of Diana Downy in that county. ...Thomas Garner married Mary Bushnell, daughter of Charles Bushnell. The will of John Willis of Richmond County, dated January 7, 1715 and recorded July 6, 1718 mentions Mary Garner.... Thomas Garner died in the summer of 1726. His will [was] dated June 8, 1726, [and] probated July 13, 1726.... Thomas and Mary (Bushnell) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Thomas Garner; 3) Vincent Garner; 4) Parish Garner; 5) Charles Garner; 6) James Garner; 7) Susanna Garner, married Thomas Seddon, the younger. Before 1732, Mary Garner, widow of Thomas, married Ralph Hughes. They lived in Stafford County, now Fauquier, about five miles below the present Warrenton." (pages 65-67)
The christening of a "John Garner" is listed in the parish register of St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (FHL Book # 942.45, B4sl, V.15, page 98), which states that he was christened on 2 September 1634 in St. Chad, Shrewsbury, and that his parents were "Richard Garner" and "Katharn". The Garner ancestry has been documented by the Samuel Clark Family Organization (SCFO) and can be viewed at: https://sites.google.com/view/scfo/garner-ancestry .
See: https://sites.google.com/view/scfo/garner-ancestry
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Caution: No original document has been found that directly links this John Garner of Shropshire to the John Garner who settled in Virginia--as mentioned below.
Will of John Garner, 22 January 1702, Westmoreland County, Virginia
(Source: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~otstott/ind23.html#Src19-2)
"In the name of God, Amen! I, John Garner being sick and weak of body, but of perfect memory and understanding do give and bequeath my Soul unto God that gave it, and my body to be decently interred. As to my worldly Estate, I give and bequeath as followeth; Item-I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Garner and to his heirs forever one moiety of eight hundred and odd acres of land , also I give unto my well beloved son Henry Garner and to his heirs forever the moiety of the aforesaid eight hundred and odd acres of land to be equally divided between my said sons John and Henry Garner the said eight hundred and odd acres of land being the sand my said sons John and Henry Garner are now seated upon. Item- I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Henry Garner my chest together with my wearing apparel. Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Vincent Garner and heirs forever the whole plantation and land I now live on together with the lands adjoining. Also I give unto my said son Vincent and to his heirs a parcel of land lying in horn point. Item- I give and bequeath unto my said son Vincent Garner my long gun and my hanger and a yoke of oxen. Also my will is that my said son Vincent Garner hath the one half of what is got of the money of the sloop which is called the Outcry.
"Item-I do will and appoint and order my said son Vincent Garner, his heirs, Exors and Amrs to pay unto my son Thomas Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask. I do will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Parish Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask. Item-I do will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Benjamin Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask, to be paid unto my said son Benjamin Garner when he shall be one and twenty years old. Item-I will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son James Garner his heirs of assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask to be paid unto my son James Garner when he shall come to the age of one and twenty. Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughters Mary Susan and Martha each of them a thomb ring and also my will is that my well beloved wife to see them paid. Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Susan all the rest of my Estate as Goods and Chattels moveables and unmoveables and do make my said loving wife Susan the sole Executor of this my last will and testament, willing all my due debts to be apid, revoking all other wills and testimonies, this my last will and testament, also my will is that my well beloved wife Susan her heirs of Executors pay the one half of the tobacco which is given to my said sons being four thousand, the 22nd day of Jan: 1702."
John Garner (Seal)
Signed, sealed in the presence of us: Wlliam Gardner
Jno. Williams Wm. Moore
Westmoreland Co. At a Court held for the said county the
26th day of May. The last will and testament of John Garner
dec'd, the within subscriber was proved by the oath of Wm.
Gardner, and a probate thereof granted to Susan Gardner,
Executrix, therein named.Testl I. A. Westcomb C.C. Com. Rd.
Recordity. Prime Die Jany. 1703
(Reference: Ann Garner, "Garner Family History: Notes Tracing the Ancestry of a Few Unprominent American Families from Colonial Times to the Present, from the Eastern Coastal Plains to the San Joaquin Delta. Along Other Rivers".)"John Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John Garner, founder of the family with which this book is chiefly concerned, came to the County of Northumberland in the Colony of Virginia about 1650, at the age of 17; for in that year Lewis Burwell was granted a tract of land in Northumberland for bringing 32 new colonists into the county, among them John Garner.... This was two years after the county [of Northumberland] was established. ...John Garner was born about 1633 for in 1663 he made a deposition in which he stated that he was thirty years old. ...John Garner settled west of Garner's Creek near the site of the present village of Lewisetta in 1660. ...John Garner married Susanna Keene, daughter of Thomas and Mary Keene of Northumberland County. Susanna was probably born on Kent Island in the Potomac River during the period (1634-1649) when it was in dispute between Virginia and Maryland. In 1649 it officially became a part of Maryland. This marriage is thought of having taken place about 1660, for in 1659 Susanna's stepfather and guardian, Thomas Broughton, gave her share of her father's cattle, designating her by the name of Susanna Keene;...while her mother's will in 1662 mentioned her as the wife of John Garner and as having a daughter." (pages 1-2)
"About 1672 John Garner moved a few miles farther up the Northern Neck of Westmoreland County near the present village of Kinsale." (page 3)
"As will be noted from his will [dated 1702], John Garner gave to his son, Vincent, his land near Kinsale and that on Horn Point. Northwest of these lands he owned 800 acres which he gave to his sons, John and Henry."
"John Garner died early in 1702, for his Will...was dated January 22, 1702, proved May 26, 1702, and recorded January 1, 1703. (page 4)
"Susanna Garner survived her husband by about 14 years. She left no will but the records show her estate was inventoried March 28, 1716.... On May 30, 1716 her son, Benjamin, stated that his mother's clothes had not been appraised but had been divided among her daugher at the time of her funeral." (page 5-6)
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)John Garner is listed in the online article "Richard Garner of Shrewsbury, England, father of John Garner of Virginia", by Patrick Garner, May 26, 2010, as follows (http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/garner/6430/):
This is an update on what I have learned regarding Richard Garner of Shrewsbury to date. I am indebted to David Austerberry, a fellow member of the Shropshire Family History Society, for providing me with the complete Gardner extracts from the unpublished parish registers of St. Alkmund's and St. Julian's. (I already had those from St. Mary's and St. Chad's.) He also gave me his expertise on the Shrewsbury Gardners from whom he believes our Richard descends and why.
Let me say at the outset that I am convinced that the original surname was Gardiner and that family members and record keepers were simply inconsistent in its spelling. (The illiteracy of many of our ancestors contributed to this.)Thus, we have various members of the same family or descent recorded as Gardiner, Gardener, Gardner, Gardnor, Garner, Garnar, etc. One example of this phenomena are the St. Chad baptismal records of the children of John and Elizabeth Garner, who were contemporaries of our Richard (and probably related). They had thirteen children, of whom eleven survived. With two exceptions, both parents' names were entered in each baptismal record. Of the thirteen records, the name is rendered "Garner" in eleven, "Gardner" in one, and "Gardiner" in three. Another example: in John Garner of Virginia's 1702 will, his name was rendered as "Garner", but that of his wife Susanna, the executor, and that of his grandson William, a witness, were rendered as "Gardner".
After examining the records of all four parishes, it is evident that there were only two Richard Gardners living in Shrewsbury in the opening decades of the 17th century:
One was the Richard Gardner of St. Chad's parish, who was married to Katherine and whose son John was baptized in that parish in 1634. He may have been the father of another John who was baptized and buried in St. Julian's church in 1632. Richard has no baptismal record, as the St. Chad registers prior to 1616 have not survived. His lineage no doubt lies in those missing registers. He and his family disappear from the registers after the sole entry of the 1634 christening of his son.
The other Richard Gardner was a dyer and innkeeper of St. Mary's parish. He was the son of a John Gardner and the grandson of Richard Gardiner, the dyer of Frankwell. His ancestry is outlined in Herald's Visitation to Shropshire 1623. After 1623, we have the baptismal records of his three daughters: Mary (1636), Sarah (1638) and Mary (1644). He also had a daughter named Elizabeth who died in 1641, but have only her burial record. These are all in the St. Mary's parish registers. That he was their father, is also attested to in the Gardner pedigree by James Lawson and another Gardner pedigree prepared by Rev. Fletcher which I recently acquired from the Shropshire Archives. The Richard Gardner of St. Mary's parish died in Shrewsbury in 1646.
As the vital records of Richard's parents, siblings, and immediate forebears are probably lost with the missing St. Chad registers, I had to look for other records to find what information may exist about him and his ancestry. One advantage I had in evaluating any records I may find is that the Richard Gardner of St. Mary's parish was apprenticed in the Drapers Company in 1605, near or before the time when Richard Gardner of St. Chad's parish would have reasonably been born. Apprenticeships were typically entered in one's teens, which means that the Richard of St. Mary's was substantially older than the Richard of St. Chad's. Thus, the dating of a record would determine which of these two Richards it referred to.
I have found two records whose chronology would only fit the Richard of St. Chad's, not the Richard of St. Mary's:
The first is the admission of a Richard Gardener to the Shrewsbury School 13 December 1619. Among the Gardners who enrolled in the 16th and early 17th century, he is the only Richard. He was admitted into the third form (the lowest). The sucessful student was expected to progress to the first form before he left the school. The enrollment age in the Tudor period ranged from 6 to 17 years of age, with 10/11 being the average. His enrollment fee was 4 pence - not very much. This indicates that he was the son of a burgess of Shrewsbury town. This information (as well the data for all the Gardner enrollees for the period) was provided by Mike Morrough, the archivist for the Shrewsbury School.
The second record was an apprenticeship list. Since many of the Shrewsbury Gardners were Drapers, I looked online for any evidence that our Richard was a member of that Company. The only Richard mentioned in the Drapers records I was able to find was the one of St. Mary's parish. However, I found an apprentice record for what appears to be our Richard in a book called Transactions of the Shropshire Archaelogical and Natural History Society, Vol. IV, 1881. (Google books) The chapter on "The Guilds of Shrewsbury" by Rev. W.A. Leighton contains excerpts from the records of the "Companie of Taylers and Skinners in the Town of Salop", including the apprenticeship lists. On page 230 is the following entry, the only Gardners on the list:
1621 Nov. 22. Richard Gardner s. of George Gardner of Shrewsbury deceased to Roger Cocke.(departed without freedom).
[Online source: https://books.google.com/books?id=cQAVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=the+guilds+of+shrewsbury,+by+w.a.leighton&source=bl&ots=7eBA_j4u98&sig=xDHy4R38vXVwYccVMUoSjfQ2Veg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim7_DwuYHUAhVU4GMKHY2dA2EQ6AEILDAB#v=snippet&q=gardner&f=false]
The date is the date of indenture, that is, the date Richard entered into his apprenticeship. This tells us that his father was named George, who was "of Shrewsbury", i.e. a burgess of the town and who had died by Nov. 22,1621. An apprenticeship normally lasted 7 years and according to the bylaws of the company the apprentice had to be at least 24 years old to gain freeman status upon the completion of his apprenticeship. So Richard was probably in his teens. Roger Cocke was the man to whom he was apprenticed. However, this record also tells us that Richard left the apprenticeship before completing it. When, it does not say.
So the picture that emerges of Richard so far is this:
He was born in the St. Chad's parish of Shrewsbury, possibly in the suburb of Frankwell, probably in the first decade of the 17th century. His father was a George Gardner. He was admitted in the Shrewsbury School in 1619. By 1621, his father had died and in that year Richard entered into an apprenticeship with Roger Cocke in the Company of Taylers and Skinners [furriers] in Shrewsbury. Sometime during the next seven years Richard left the guild without becoming a freeman. What occupation or trade he subsequently pursued is not known.
He married Katherine, possibly as early as 1631, and may have fathered a son John in 1632, who did not survive infancy. Katherine bore him another son, John, in 1634. By 1637, Richard and his son John were present on Farrar's Island, Henrico County, Virginia. Katherine had died by then, the circumstances of which are not known. There exists no public record of Richard after 1637. John appears next in a 1650 land patent in Northumberland County.
George and Richard were very likely descendants of Richard Gardiner of Frankwell, but this cannot be proved at present, because of the missing St. Chad's registers. After having immersed myself in the known Gardner pedigrees and surviving parish records, my opinion is that is it more likely that George and Richard were collateral, rather than direct, descendants of the aforementioned Richard Gardiner, dyer, philanthropist and author of the first English book on horticulture in 1603 called "Profitable Instructions".Questionable Accounts about the Parentage of John Garner:
In the past some individuals have suggested that the John Garner who left England with his father, Richard Garner, and arrived in Virginia by 1637 did not come from Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Here are two examples:
1) In May 1990, Mrs. Wilber C. Garner of Maryland suggested the following possibility in a brief article entitled "The Garner Family" that appeared in the publication "Suffolk Roots" by the Suffolk Family History Society (FHL Book # 942.64, D25s, Vol.16, No.1, May 1990, pages 42-43): "I made a study of the names of John Garner's friend and neighbours in Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia, and found that a goodly number of them came from the county of Kent [in England]. So going on my hunch that John Garner also may have been a Kentish lad, I checked the IGI for Kent - and Eureka! There I found an entry for John Garner baptised 4 May 1634, Canterbury, St. Dunstan's [in Kent, England], son of Thomas Garner and Mary Lacye. Thomas and Mary Lacye were married 24 October 1631, Canterbury, St. Dunstan's. In light of the fact that in 1663 John Garner made a deposition stating that he was '30 years old or thereabouts' the baptism of John Garner in Kent in 1634 seems to be right in the ballpack. ...This is all speculation on my part and I have nothing to prove this scenario as being correct, but it does seem possible to me...."
However, this suggestion--that John Garner of Virginia is the same individual who was christened in 1634 in Canterbury and came to America with his father Thomas Garner--misses the fact that the Thomas Garner who married Mary Lacye in 1631 in Canterbury was a "poor itinerant man" and was buried on 1 August 1634 in Canterbury, while Mary, his "widow" wife, was buried on 1 September 1638 in Ash, Kent (near Canterbury).
2) John Garner is described in the following account that appears online at: http://www.danel.us/family-history-and-genealogy/ : "John Garner, born 1578 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England had three sons - Thomas, John, and Richard. They had each inherited a 1/3 interest in the Lion Inn, a carriage inn at Shrewbury, from their mother Joan Underwood’s dowry about 1631. Thomas married Mary Lacye. She was drowned as a witch in 1635 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Richard married Katharn. She was drowned as a witch in 1636 in Shropshire, England."
However, this account appears to be highly questionable and/or largely fictitious. For example: a) the John Garner who was christened in 1578 in Solihull married an Elizabeth and had at least four children in Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, between 1603-1616; b) no christening record has yet been found in Warwickshire between 1596-1616 for a "Richard Garner" (or Gardner) who was supposedly the son of a John Garner (or Gardner); c) the Thomas Garner who married Mary Lacye in 1631 in Canterbury was a "poor itinerant man" and was buried on 1 August 1634 in Canterbury, while Mary, his "widow" wife, was buried on 1 September 1638 in Ash, Kent (near Canterbury); d) on 6 July 2010, Patrick Garner stated the following: "There is no verifiable evidence for the Kathryn Garner witchcraft story. It originated...in 1991. Please see my post in this forum for the details: http://genforum.genealogy.com/garner/messages/6345.html. No one has found baptismal records, a marriage record nor burial records for her or her husband Richard, so we cannot prove exactly where or when either one was born, married or died [source: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~otstott/ind1636.html]."According to references placed on FamilySearch in 2020, John Garner was buried in Kinsale, Westmoreland, Viriginia, and his Probate was dated 26 May 1702.
"Susanna Keene" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"...John Garner settled west of Garner's Creek near the site of the present village of Lewisetta in 1660. ...John Garner married Susanna Keene, daughter of Thomas and Mary Keene of Northumberland County. Susanna was probably born on Kent Island in the Potomac River during the period (1634-1649) when it was in dispute between Virginia and Maryland. In 1649 it officially became a part of Maryland. This marriage is thought of having taken place about 1660, for in 1659 Susanna's stepfather and guardian, Thomas Broughton, gave her share of her father's cattle, designating her by the name of Susanna Keene;...while her mother's will in 1662 mentioned her as the wife of John Garner and as having a daughter." (pages 1-2)
"About 1672 John Garner moved a few miles farther up the Northern Neck of Westmoreland County near the present village of Kinsale." (page 3)
"John Garner died early in 1702, for his Will...was dated January 22, 1702, proved May 26, 1702, and recorded January 1, 1703. (page 4)
"Susanna Garner survived her husband by about 14 years. She left no will but the records show her estate was inventoried March 28, 1716.... On May 30, 1716 her son, Benjamin, stated that his mother's clothes had not been appraised but had been divided among her daugher at the time of her funeral." (page 5-6)
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"John Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"John Garner, son of John Garner and his wife, Susanna, is first mentioned in the records of Northumberland County on June 20, 1663.... Nothing further is found recorded about John Garner until 1687/8.... [On] January 23, 1697 one acre of land was laid out for John Garner Jr. for a mill on a dam supposed to be in the possible of John Garner, Sr.,.... [On] June 4, 1700, John Garner Jr. patented 200 acres of land in Westmoreland County at Crimes Springs. ...John Garner died early in 1713. His will...was dated February 3, 1712 and proved March 25, 1713.... John Garner married Jane Joyce, daughter of Abraham Joyce. John and Jane (Joyce) Garner had issue: 1) William Garner; 2) Abraham Garner; 3) John Garner; 4) Joseph Garner; 5) Jeremiah Garner; 6) Jane Joyce Garner; 7) Susanna Garner." (pages 7-11).
"Henry Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Henry Garner, son of John Garner and his wife, Susanna, received by his father's will some 400 odd acres in Westmoreland, on which he was then seated. Also he had received from his Uncle, Mathew Keene, in 1705, 400 acres of land in Westmoreland County. September 28, 1741, Henry Garner made a deed of gift to his sons in which he seems to have given them all his land with certain reservations about his home plantation.... The will of Henry Garner, dated June 4, 1744, and presented in court by 'Catharine his relict' on June 25, 1745.... Henry Garner married Catharine---possibly Bradley, and had issue: 1) Henry Garner; 2) Bradley Garner; 3) Thomas Garner; 4) Hannah Garner (thought to have married Thomas Allison); 5) Elizabeth Garner." (pages 22-23)
"Vincent Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Vincent Garner, son of John Garner and his wife, Susanna, by his father's will was left 'the whole plantation and land I now live on together with the lands adjoining,' also land lying in Horn Point.... [On] June 17, 1706, Vincent Garner and his wife, Martha, sold to Robert Reeves 50 acres of land in Betty's Neck on the road to Brice's Bridge in Northumberland County, adjoining John Ward and the land 'the said Garner lives on.' Vincent Garner died in Northumberland County, evidently a comparatively young man, since four of his children were less than 10 years old. His will...dated September 30, 1710, and [was] recorded the same year.... Vincent Garner married Martha---. Because of the fact that he gave his daughter, Anne, so much more by his will than he gave his other daughters, and the additional fact that his wife, Martha, did not leave Anne or her heirs anything in her will, it seems possible that Vincent may have had an earlier wife, who was the mother of Anne. Vicent Garner had issue: 1) Vincent Garner; 2) James Garner; 3) Anne Garner; 4) Jane Garner; 5) Martha Garner. Martha Garner, widow of Vincent Garner, married twice again. Her second husband was George Rout and her third, Richard Booth. Martha apparently had no children by her second and third marriages." (pages 41-43).
"Parish Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Parish Garner, son of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, died in 1718/19. Before 1701 he had married Elizabeth Parker. A record in Northumberland County under date of March 29, 1718 shows that Ruth Parker, daughter of William Parker and his wife (who had been a Shoares) married John Hall and that their daughter, Elizabeth Parker, married Parish Garner. ...The will of Parish Garner, dated February 12, 1718/1719, probated March 18, 1718, was witnessed by John Keene and John Rice. ...Parish Garner had the following issue, all of whose births are found on St. Stephen's Parish Register: 1) George Garner, born July 29, 1704; 2) Parish Garner, born January 22, 1705; 3) Mary Ann Garner, born January 29, 1707; 4) Samuel Garner, born January 9, 1710; 5) William Garner, born April 27, 1712." (pages 176-177).
"Mary Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Mary Garner, daughter of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, was given a thumb ring in her father's will and a looking glass by her brother Benjamin's will. She is believe to have married William Price. On March 15, 1720, Mary Price, James Lewis and Thomas Ashburn gave bond against the estate of William Price deceased. On the same day Mary Price was granted administration of the estate of William Price." (page 185)
"Susan Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Susan Garner, daughter of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, was given a thumb ring in her father's will. She married William Lewis, son of Mary Price and her first husband, ---Lewis. Her brother, Benjamin mentions in his will her son, Vincent Lewis. Mary Price, her mother-in-law, mentions her daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, and her son, Vincent. Thus we know that Susan (Garner) Lewis had at least the following issue: 1) Vincent Lewis; 2) Elizabeth Lewis; 3) Ann Lewis." (page 186)
"Martha Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Martha Garner, daughter of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, was given a thumb ring in her father's will and a large silk handkerchief and truck in the will of her brother, Benjamin." (page 186)
"Benjamin Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"Benjamin Garner, son of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, died unmarried in Westmoreland County in 1718. He was under 21 years of age when his father made his will in 1702 [so he was born after 1681]. He was executor of his mother's estate in 1716. Benjamin left [a] will dated March 31, 1718, probated May 28, 1718. ...This will was recorded June 1718 in Westmoreland County...." (page 184)
"James Garner" is listed in the book "Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia", by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Rucker Wood, 1952, (FHL Film # 1033596 Item #2), as follows:
"John and Susanna (Keene) Garner had issue: 1) John Garner; 2) Henry Garner; 3) Vincent Garner, 4) Thomas Garner, 5) Parish Garner, 6) Benjamin Garner, 7) James Garner, 8) Mary Garner, 9) Susan Garner, 10) Martha Garner." (page 6)
"James Garner, son of John and Susanna (Keene) Garner, lived in Northumberland County and died there in 1726. He was under age [of 21 years] at the time of his father's will in 1702 [so he was born after 1681], by which he as left 2000 pounds of tobacco. ...By 1710 he had married Mary ---. ...In 1705 he bought land of William Moore of Lancaster County. ...John Lewis affirmed that James Garner departed this life, without making a will and was appointed the administrator of his estate. James and Mary Garner had the following children, whose births are recorded on St. Stephen's Parish Register: 1) Susanna Garner, born January 30, 1711; 2) James Garner, born July 15, 1714; 3) John Garner, born August 16, 1716. Inventory of his estate returned in 1751; September 25, 1752; his estate was charged with one year's schooling for 'John Garner's orphans,' Anne and Rebecca--John Webb administator; 4) Nancy Garner, born January 27, 1718; 5) Frances Garner, born January 16, 1721." (page 185)