Mary (Gardner) Bristow (abt. 1699 - 1744)

Born about 22 Sep 1699 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Bristow — married 27 Jun 1717 in Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia

Wife of Randolph Rhodes — married 15 May 1737 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1744 at about age 44 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia

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Biography

Mary (Gardner) Bristow was a Virginia colonist.

Mary Gardner Female 1699 - 1744 (44 years)

Name Mary Gardner [1]

Born

22 Sep 1699 Middlesex Co., Virginia [1] ^[1] Gender Female

Died

1744 Middlesex Co., Virginia [1]

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Parents

Father William Gardner, d. 1 Sep 1729, Middlesex Co., Virginia

Mother Ann Lee, b. Bef 1678, Middlesex Co., Virginia Family ID F6281 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family

Spouse:

Nicholas Bristow, b. 1694, Middlesex Co., d. 1734, Middlesex Co., (Age 40 years) Married 1717 Christ Church, Middlesex Co., [1]

Children

1. John Bristow, b. 25 Jun 1721

2. Jemima Bristow, b. 30 Jan 1722/23

3. William Bristow, b. 2 Nov 1726

4. Samuel Bristow, b. 27 Mar 1730

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Mary Bristow (Gardner)

Birthdate: September 22, 1699 Birthplace: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death: Died September 5, 1744

Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Gardner and Ann Gardner

Wife of Nicholas Bristow and Randolph Rhodes ^[6]

Mother of Anne Bristow; John Bristow; Jemima Bristow; William Bristow; Samuel Arthur Bristow; Hannah Bristow; Tholomiah Rhodes; Randolph Rhodes and Ann Rhodes ^[7]

Nicholas Bristow was born on 17 Jun 1694 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA. He was christened on 17 Jun 1694 in Middlesex Co., VA. He died on 27 Jan 1733 at the age of 38 in Middlesex Co., VA.

Nicholas Bristow and Mary Gardner were married on 22 Sep 1699 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA. They were married on 27 Jun 1717 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA. Mary Gardner, daughter of William Gardner and Ann , was born in 1680.

Nicholas Bristow and Mary Gardner had the following children:

i. Anne Bristow was born on 26 Apr 1719 in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was baptized on 24 May 1719 in Christ Church Parish; Middlesex County, Virginia. 23 ii. John Bristow Sr., born 25 Jun 1721, Middlesex County, Virginia; died bet Jun 1801 and Aug 1801, Tazewell County, Virginia. iii. Jemima Bristow was born on 30 Jan 1722–3 in Middlesex County, Virginia. She died on 13 Oct 1725 at the age of 3 in Middlesex County, Virginia. 24 iv. William Bristow, born 2 Nov 1726, Middlesex County, Virginia. 25 v. Samuel Bristow, born 27 Mar 1730, Isle of Wight Co., VA; married Ann Guthrie, WFT Est. 1769-1799; married Mary Clark, bef 1752; died 2 Oct 1794, Southampton Co., VA. vi. Hannah Bristow was born on 9 Jan 1731/2 in Middlesex County, Virginia. She died on 10 Mar 1746/7 at the age of 15 in Middlesex County, Virginia. ^[8]

Genealogy Report Excerpt

NICHOLAS BRISTOW (1694-1734)

II. H. NICHOLAS BRISTOW was baptized 17 June 1694, in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia; died 27 January 1734, in Middlesex Co., Virginia; married MARY GARDNER, 27 June 1717, in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. MARY GARDNER was born 22 September 1699, in Middlesex Co., Virginia, daugher of William and Ann Gardner; married (2nd) RANDOLPH RHODES, 15 May 1737, in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia. RANDOLPH RHODES died ca. 1747.

ISSUE:

1. ANNE BRISTOW - born 26 Apr. 1719, Middlesex Co., Va. 2. JOHN BRISTOW - born 25 June 1721, Middlesex Co., Va. 3. JEMIMA BRISTOW - born 30 Jan. 1723, Middlesex Co., Va. died 13 Oct. 1725, Middlesex Co., Va. 4. WILLIAM BRISTOW - born 2 Nov. 1726, Middlesex Co., Va. 5. SAMUEL BRISTOW - born 27 Mar. 1730, Middlesex Co., Va. 6. HANNAH BRISTOW - born 9 Jan. 1732, Middlesex Co., Va.; died 10 Mar. 1746/7, Middlesex Co., Va.

NICHOLAS BRISTOW and his family remained in Middlesex County. There were six children born to his marriage with MARY GARDNER. The eldest child, ANNE, was born April 26, 1719 and she may have been the ANNE, who died a few months later on September 23, 1719. However, NICHOLAS also had a sister named ANNE and it seems quite possible that she may have been the one who died. His second daughter, JEMIMA, died before she was three years old, on October 13, 1725. The Register of Christ Church Parish shows that he died, at age 40 years, on January 27, 1734. A few years later, when the Inventory of his estate was submitted, on October 7, 1740, there was mention of his "widow and 5 children." If his daughters, ANNE and JEMIMA, had both preceded him in death, then there would have been only four children left. Therefore, it is presumed that his oldest daughter- ANNE had not died and survived him; and she may have been the one who married ANTHONY SEAL and moved to Prince William County.

His widow, MARY BRISTOW, married again, to her second husband- RANDOLPH RHODES, on May 15, 1737, in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County. He was a widower with three children, ranging in age from two to 14, by a previous marriage. Then, she and Mr. Rhodes had three more children of their own. RANDOLPH RHODES died ca. 1747, as MARY RHODES was appointed executrix of his estate on January 3, 1748, in Middlesex County. After his death, his widow- MARY apparently had no desire to raise her stepchildren, born to his first wife- SARAH, so she had them placed in other homes. Tholomiah Rhodes, who was born in 1738.^[9] On April 4, 1749, MARY RHODES appeared in court and presented the Inventory of RANDOLPH RHODES' Estate. On the same date, Henry Johnson was appointed guardian of SARAH RHODES, orphan of RANDOLPH RHODES. Two months later, on June 6, 1749, the court appointed WILLIAM BRISTOW as guardian of BENJAMIN RHODES, orphan of RANDOLPH RHODES.

After NICHOLAS BRISTOW died, in 1734, his eldest son- JOHN probably considered himself the man of the house, even though he was only 13 years old at the time of his father's death. Nevertheless, during those three years that followed, until he was 16 years old, he most likely assisted his mother in many ways with household chores and caring for his younger siblings. Then, in 1737, his mother married again and he now had to compete with a stepfather for the man of the house title, plus the fact that this new stepfather brought three- 7 -

more children with him, which probably added to the sibling rivalry. The final straw must have been when JOHN learned of his mother's pregnancy, shortly after the marriage. He had ample reason to run away from home, but where would he go. His Uncle THOMAS had moved away to another county, when JOHN was yet an infant, and was by then living in Prince William County. There was also a near relative (sister/or aunt ?), ANNE BRISTOW, who married ANTHONY SEAL and moved to Prince William County. However, there is also the possibility that JOHN's oldest sister, ANNE [then 18 years old], may have left home with him and went to Prince William County. UNCLE THOMAS's son- JOHN had died eleven years earlier, shortly after removing from Middlesex County, so he would probably have welcomed his nephew- JOHN into his household with open arms.

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Christ Church Parish Register

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-TF1 : 28 January 2020), Wm. Gardiner in entry for Mary Gardiner, 1699.
2. ↑ [(Person ID I8824 Carley Bisher's Ancestry Last Modified 5 Oct 2010)]
3. ↑ [(Notes (Notes from Pamela Cranston) Mary Gardner married Nicholas Bristow in 1717 (a popular year for marriages in this family). Their children were Anne, John, Jemima, William, Samuel, and Hannah, born between 1719 and 1732. Mary died in 1744. [1])]
4. ↑ [([S1389] THOMAS LEE of Middlesex Co., VA d. 1709 (Pamela Cranston), Pamela Cranston .)]
5. ↑ [(http://www.bishir.org/gen/getperson.php?personID=I8824&tree=carleybisher)]
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-BMR : 29 January 2020), Mary Bristow in entry for Randal Rhodes, 1737.
7. ↑ [(https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Bristow/6000000004826710724)]
8. ↑ [(https://sites.google.com/site/bristowgenealogybyrlb/home/descendants-of-robert-clifton-bristow)]
9. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-BZF : 28 January 2020), Mary in entry for Tholomiah Rhodes, 1738.
10. ↑ [(www.kyphilom.com/www/txt/gwood-2.doc)]