Hezekiah Gardner (1811 - 1892)

Born 30 Oct 1811 in Tipperary, Ireland

Husband of Maria Jacoba Casparina (Behrens) Gardner — married 10 Mar 1834 (to 1852) in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

Husband of Eliza (Cousins) Gardner — married 21 Apr 1853 (to 25 Jul 1859) in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

Husband of Matilda (Shelver) Gardner — married 25 Sep 1860 in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1892 at age 80 in Fish River Rand, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Hezekiah Gardner South African 1820 Settler and Descendants

Hezekiah Gardner is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Biography

Hezekiah Gardner was an 1820 Settler in Gardner's Party on the 'Sir George Osborn', led by his father, Edward. The family group was:

Edward Gardner 33, a Plater.

Wife Mary Brougham 31

Children - Hezekiah Gardner 8, James Gardner 5, Elizabeth Gardner 5 (died at sea).

GARDNER

Hezekiah Gardner * 1812 s.v. Edward Gardner

x 10.3.1834 Maria Jacoba Casparina BEHRENS

xx 2 1.4.1853 Eliza COUSSINS

xxx 9.1.1860 Mathilda SHELVER

He was born on 30 Oct 1811 in County Tipperary, Ireland. ^[1]

As a child he immigrated with his family on the ship "Sir George Osborn" to South Africa. ^[2] His father, Edward Gardner, was a leader of the 1820 settlers in Gardner's Party. ^[1]

When Hezekiah was 15, for a quintrent of £3, he was granted a 2796 Morgan of land to the West of the Bushmans River. It was described as mostly thick, worthless Bush. No slave labour was to be used on this land. He named his farm Harvest Vale.(from the booklet...Tipperary to Harvest Vale)

Hezekiah Gardner married 3 times ...

1. m: 10 Mar 1834 Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa to Maria Jacoba Casparina Behrens ^[1]
2. m: 21 Apr 1853 Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa to Eliza Cousins ^[1]
3. m: 25 Sep 1860 Fish River Rand, Cape Province, South Africa to [[Shelver-9|Mathilda Shelver (c1825-1915) and they had six children. ^[1]

He died on 02 Aug 1892 at Fish River Rand, Eastern Cape, South Africa. ^[3]

Death Notice of Hezekiah Gardner

South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989

Age at Death 80y 10m on 2 Aug 1892 at Markwood, Albany

Birthplace: Tipperary, Ireland

Parents Edward and Mary Gardner

Spouse #1 Maria Behrens

Spouse #2 Eliza Cousins

Spouse #3 Matilda Shelver

Children

1. Johanna Katharine m. Philip Wright

2. Edward Marmaduke

3. Coenrad William

4. Mary Ann m. Thomas Cousins

5. Hezekiah John

6. Sarah Elizabeth m. Stephen Webber

7. Susanna m. Meredith Powell

8. Dinah m. John Shelver

9. Thomas

10. Eliza m. Alfred Oaks

11. Martha m. Henry Dugmore

12. Charles Cecil

13. Ebenezer Bishop

14. Alfred

15. Alice Austin m. Albert Kent

16.Annie Louisa unmarried ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} British 1820 Settlers to South Africa
2. ↑ "Sir George Osborn" Passenger list to South Africa included ...

   33 Gardner Edward, occ: plater

   31 Brougham Mary (wife)

   08 Gardner Hezekiah

   05 Gardner James

   05 Gardner Elizabeth (died at sea).

3. ↑ Ancestry.com.uk
4. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7B-QFXV : 3 June 2020), Hezekiah Gardner, 1904-1905. Added on 30 Aug 2020 by Ian McArthur

• "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.2 p. 399"

[McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 14 Nov 2017]

Acknowledgments

• Gardner-5665 was created on 14 Nov 2017 by Ian McArthur for upcoming dup merge
• Gardner-13544 was created on 25 Jul 2019 by Viv (Lewis) Leverington