Martin
Gardner
Born about in Bertie County, North Carolina
Son of Martin Gardner
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna (Bryan) Gardner
— married
1719 in Bertie, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
John Gardner, Mary Annah (Gardner) Sparkman, Elizabeth Gardner, Jane (Gardner) Purvis, James Gardner, John Gardner, William Gardner, Ann Elizabeth (Gardner) Standley, Catherine C Gardner, James Gardner, Martin Gardner, Sophia H. (Gardner) Blackwood and Elizabeth (Gardner) King
Died before
before about age 80
in Bertie County, North Carolina
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Biography
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Last Will &Testament
In the name of God Amen the Sixth day of October In the year of our lord 1755 Martin Gardner of bartie County Gentelman 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 Will and 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 wench named Febe one negro boy name Ben and one bed and furniture and my plantation 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 [Hannah?] 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 mour I Give one negro apeace To Ann one wench named Peg to Annah one boy named Is and to Jane one Girl 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 Cow and 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 arid 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 (N) Gardner
- Signed Sealed Published andpronounced and declared by the
- Said Martin Gardner as his last Will and Testament in the Presents of us
the Subscribers
- Benjama (B) Carter Jurat
- Joseph Holland Jurat [1]
Sources
Last Will & Testament Of Martin Gardener
Will of Martain [M] Gardner 6 Oct 1755 proved Jan Ct 1760 Bertie Co . [abstact by Gammon] gentleman "..being very sick and weak of body..." Wife Annah - Negro Jim, bed. Son James Gardner - Negroes Pompe, Ben, bed and my plantation and land where I now live. Son John Gardner - 440 ac adj. my land on Deep Run and Cashy. Daughters Ann, Annah and Jane - cows and calves. Daughter Ann - Negro Peg. Daughter Annah - Negro Ward. Daughter Jane - Negro Beck. Son William Gardner - heifer. Daughter Catorn - mare. Daughter Elizabeth - cow and calf and that is to be their shares. Son Martin Gardner - heifer. Rest of estate I loan to my wife during her lifetime and at her death to be divided among my three sons and three daughters Martin, John, James, Ann, Annah and Jane. EX: youngest son James, friend Needham Bryan, my wife WIT: Benjamin [B] Carter, Joseph Holland.
Children According To Will
- John b. 1700
- Ann b. 1725
- Annah b. c 1715
- Jane B. 1718
- William b. 1722
- Catorn (Catherine C.) b. 1730
- Elizabeth b. 1717
- Martin b. 1720
- James b. 1738
Sources
- ↑ Bertie County, NC Will Book V 6 Page 211 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/gardner1755.txt
- http://www.reynoldsfamily.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I816&tree=Line_044
- http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/e/i/Betty-J-Meischen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0111.html
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
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~0.78%
William Minick
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ann White :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Ann_Vanderhart
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~0.78%
Nancy Sparkman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a957775 [compare], Ancestry member nsbrownlee
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~0.78%
Virginia (Ruffin) Crilley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A651586 [compare], Ancestry member varcsix
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~0.39%
James Skelton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133044 [compare]
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~0.39%
Kyle Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch A372043 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A372043 [compare], Ancestry member Kylewright_1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A372043 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK36861
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~0.39%
Jennifer (Moore) Hedlund :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TK3506700 [compare], Ancestry member jenniferhedlund
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~0.39%
James Dark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member darkpress
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~0.39%
Robert Minick :
MyHeritage DNA
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From York County, Virginia Records, 1665-1672, page 34: Page 72. MARTIN GARDINER of City of London, Grocer, now extant in Va., appoints William Plumtree his attorney to conduct his affairs, and if GARDINER dies before arrival in England, he is to handle affairs there also. 4 May 1665 [sic]. Signed: MARTIN GARDNER. Witnesses: Margarett Oxen, Mi Chafe. Recorded 31 Jan. 1665/66 [sic].
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