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     John Gardner was born before 31 August 1760; date of baptism.¹ He was baptized on 31 August 1760.¹
John Gardner died on 10 October 1792 at Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, USA.¹
      ; per Gardner Memorial (p. 105) "He was a successful merchant in Charleston, S. C., where he lived about either years."¹

     Samuel Pickering Gardner was born on 19 May 1767 at Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 He was baptized on 31 May 1767.¹ He married Rebecca Russell Lowell on 19 September 1797 at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹

Samuel Pickering Gardner died on 18 December 1843 at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 76.¹
     Samuel Pickering Gardner lived between July 1786 and 1792 at Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, USA.²
Samuel Pickering Gardner was educated on 15 July 1786 at Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; Graduated.²

     Rebecca Russell Lowell was born on 17 May 1779.² She married Samuel Pickering Gardner, son of John Gardner and Elizabeth Pickering, on 19 September 1797 at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹

Rebecca Russell Lowell died on 11 May 1853 at age 73.²

     John Lowell Gardner was born on 8 February 1804 at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 He married Catherine Endicott Peabody on 4 October 1826 at Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,3

John Lowell Gardner died on 24 July 1884 at Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 80.^1,3
     John Lowell Gardner was educated in 1821 at Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; Graduated.²

     Catherine Endicott Peabody was born on 23 June 1808.² She married John Lowell Gardner, son of Samuel Pickering Gardner and Rebecca Russell Lowell, on 4 October 1826 at Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,2

Catherine Endicott Peabody died on 21 September 1883 at Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 75.²

     John Lowell Gardner Jr. was born on 26 November 1837 at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 He married Isabella Stewart on 10 April 1860 at Grace Church, New York, Manhattan, New York, USA.^1,3,4

John Lowell Gardner Jr. died on 10 December 1898 at age 61.^1,5

     Isabella Stewart was born on 14 April 1840 at New York, USA.² She married John Lowell Gardner Jr., son of John Lowell Gardner and Catherine Endicott Peabody, on 10 April 1860 at Grace Church, New York, Manhattan, New York, USA.^1,2,3

Isabella Stewart died on 17 July 1924 at Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 84.⁴

     Sarah Putnam married Capt. Jonathan Gardner.¹

     Elizabeth Putnam married Jonathan Orne.¹

     Elizabeth Fowler was born; date of baptism.¹ She married Capt. Benjamin Herbert on 17 January 1735/36
; her 1st husband.¹ Elizabeth Fowler married Capt. John Gardner, son of Capt. John Gardner and Elizabeth Weld, on 3 January 1765
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.¹
Elizabeth Fowler died on 23 October 1772; no children by John Gardner.¹

     Capt. Benjamin Herbert married Elizabeth Fowler on 17 January 1735/36
; her 1st husband.¹
Capt. Benjamin Herbert died between 1761 and 1762; winter of 1761/2.¹

     Mary Peele/Peal was born on 12 August 1733; date of baptism.¹ She married Capt. John Gardner, son of Capt. John Gardner and Elizabeth Weld, on 29 October 1773
; his 3rd wife.¹
Mary Peele/Peal died circa 1826; per Gardner Memorial (p. 85) "She lived about forty-two years after the death of her husband.¹

     Joseph Grafton Jr. married Elizabeth Browne
; her 1st husband.¹
Joseph Grafton Jr. died before 1673.¹

     Susannah Baxter was born in September 1646.¹ She married Isaac Hyde on 12 July 1665
; her 1st husband.¹ Susannah Baxter married Capt. Stephen Daniel before 14 February 1686/87
; her 2nd husband.¹ Susannah Baxter married Capt. Samuel Gardner, son of Lieut. George Gardner, before 25 March 1690
; his 3rd wife; her 3rd husband.¹

     Isaac Hyde married Susannah Baxter on 12 July 1665
; her 1st husband.¹

     Capt. Stephen Daniel married Susannah Baxter before 14 February 1686/87
; her 2nd husband.¹
Capt. Stephen Daniel died on 14 February 1686/87.¹

     Joseph Warner died between 22 January 1729 and 25 January 1730; Dates of will and probate.¹
     Joseph Warner left a will on 22 January 1729 at Kent Co., Maryland, USA; Ancestry.com - MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 6
Warner, Joseph, planter,Kent Co.,22nd day, 1st mo., 1729;
25th Jan., 1730.
To Walter Waters, sister Mary Rasin and Mary Theckstone, shd. she survive her husband Thomas Theckstone, personalty.
To use of Friends of Cecil Meeting, £20.
To dau. Mary and hrs., dwell. plan. ——, “Warner's Levell” and plan. whereon the widow Winn now lives; shd. sd. dau. die during minority or without issue, sd. lands to pass to cousin Joseph, son of George Warner, dec'd; shd. sd. Joseph die as afsd., sd. lands to pass to his bro. George and hrs; shd. sd. George die during minority or without issue, lands to pass to sister Mary Raisin's youngest son ——.
To wife Ann, 1/3 of estate, real and personal; residue of personalty to dau. Mary afsd; she dying during minority, entire personal estate to be divided among sister Mary Rasin's children. Monthly Meeting to have oversight of education of child during her minority.
Test: George Dunkin (aged 58), Thomas Rasin, David Hull (aged 33).
Note: Above will not signed, testimony of witnesses shows that Joseph Warner at time of death had another dau. (unnamed). 20, 173.
Source: Ancestry.com. Maryland Calendar of Wills [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.
Original data: Cotton, Jane Baldwin. Maryland Calendar of Wills. Vol. I-VIII. Baltimore, MD, USA: 1904.¹

     Martha Silk married Richard Lee, son of Col. Richard Henry Lee and Letitia (Laetitia) Corbin, at London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹

     Sarah McMahan was born on 11 May 1781 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.⁴ She married Elisha Todd, son of Joseph Todd and Anna Maria CrouseGrose, on 10 April 1806 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Marriage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
     Name: Sarah Mcmahan
     Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1806
     Marriage Place: Clark, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse: Elisha Todd
     Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
     Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
Marriage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Elisha Todd
     Gender:     Male
     Marriage Date:     10 Apr 1806
     Marriage Place:     Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     Sarah Mcmahan
     Film Number:     001943687
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^5,6
Sarah McMahan died in December 1849 at Clay Co., Missouri, USA, at age 68.⁴
     Sarah McMahan and Elisha Todd appeared in the census of 1830 at Clay Co., Missouri, USA; [Same page as a Joseph TODD and a Robert TODD]
p. 289, line 16
Name:     16 Elisha Todd
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Clay, Missouri
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:     1 [1771-1780] Elisha b1780
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     1 [1791-1800]
     Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:     1
     Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:     1
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     3
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     7
     Total Slaves:     2
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     9.⁷
In Elisha Todd's will dated 2 September 1833 at Clay Co., Missouri, USA, Sarah McMahan was named as executor.⁸

Sarah McMahan and Elisha Todd appeared in the census of 1840 at Clay Co., Missouri, USA; p. 3, line 3
Name:     Elisha Todd
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Clay, Missouri
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25]
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1 [1811-20]
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:     1 [1771-80] Elisha 1780
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1781-90] Sarah 1781
     Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     3
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     1
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     1
     Total Free White Persons:     4
     Total Slaves:     1
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     5.⁹

     Judith Wormeley was born on 20 June 1714 at Rosegill, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia, USA.^1,3 She married Col. George Lee, son of Richard Lee and Martha Silk, on 30 September 1738 at Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia, USA,
; his 1st wife.^1,3
Judith Wormeley died on 8 June 1751 at Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA, at age 36.^1,3

     Hannah Ludwell was born on 5 December 1701 at "Rich Neck", Bruton Parish, James City Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Gov. Thomas Lee, son of Col. Richard Henry Lee and Letitia (Laetitia) Corbin, in May 1722.¹

Hannah Ludwell died on 25 January 1749 at Stratford, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA, at age 47.¹
Hannah Ludwell was buried after 25 January 1749 at Burnt House Field, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     Richard Henry Lee was born on 20 January 1732 at Stratford, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Anne Aylett, daughter of Col. William Aylett and Elizabeth Eskridge, on 3 December 1757
; his 1st wife.^3,2 Richard Henry Lee married Anne Gaskins between June 1765 and July 1765
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.
Richard Henry Lee died on 19 June 1794 at "Chantilly", Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA, at age 62.¹
     He was Signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.⁴

     Anne Aylett married Richard Henry Lee, son of Gov. Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell, on 3 December 1757
; his 1st wife.^1,2

     Anne Gaskins married Thomas Pinckard
; her 1st husband.¹ Anne Gaskins married Richard Henry Lee, son of Gov. Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell, between June 1765 and July 1765
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.
Anne Gaskins died after 1794.

     Mary Armstrong was born before 1753; In her Uncle Robert's 1783 will he calls Mary his brother Alexander's eldest daughter. We know the date of birth of her younger sister Sarah (15 Jun 1753), so Mary was born at least one year prior to that.^7,6 She married Epenetus Hart Sr. before 1774
; NOTE: This date is only hypothetical based on possible DOB of first child, Armstrong Hart.
Mary Armstrong died before 1793 at Pennsylvania?, USA; S. Conybeare wrote "pre 1795" and "prob. PA". I found no record of Mary being in NY with Epenetus and he seems to have been there by ca 1793-1794 per Conover [1893, p. 417].^4,8,9
     GAV-4.
In Robert Armstrong's will dated 24 June 1783 at Fermanagh Township, Cumberland Co. (now Juniata Co.), Pennsylvania, USA, Mary Armstrong was named as an heir and was a witness to that will; Transcription of will by G. Vaut 19 Dec 2014:
The last Will and Testament of Robert Armstrong Deceased No. 164[?]
     In the name of God Amern. I Robert Armstrong of Fermanagh Township Cumb. County the State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being Infirm in Body but of a sound and with dispossessing mind and memory being sensible of the mortality of mandkind [sic] do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. That is to say I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Executors here after mentioned and Touching such Worldly Estate which It hath pleased God to bless me with I will and Bequeath in the following manger and form.
     In the first(?) I will that my Plantation laying and being in Greenwood Township adjoining the Land of the late Richard Hays deceased be sold by my Execrs to the Best Advantage when Opportunity Serves and the Value thereof divided as follows. Imprimer I Will that all my Debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my Execrs. I Bequeath unto my Brother George's Eldest Daughter Ann the sum of Eighteen pounds, also I Will and Bequeath to this Georges sec Eldest daughter Sarah the sum of eighteen pounds likewise the two Sums for the two Girls own Particular use. Also I Will to my sister Eliz. Daughter Sarah the sum of Ten pounds. Also I will to my Brother Alex youngest Son Robert Twenty pounds to be lodged into the hands of some honest person on use? till he this Robt. Comes to the Age of twenty one years. Also I Will to a Alexr Eldest Daughter Mary the sum of fifteen pounds. Like also to sd. Alex. Eldest Son James I will the sum of ten pounds. Also I Will unto Sarah Pawley the wife of John Pawley the sum of five pounds all the said sums to be of Lawful money of the State aforesaid. Also to my Brother Alexr Son George I Will the sum of ten pounds al to sd. Alexr Daughter Sarah I Will the sum of five pounds money as aforesaid AND If any over value of the Value of the Lands Yet Remaine I Will that it be equally divided to Each Person in proportion to their share. But if the Value thereof be not sufficient to pay as aforesaid I Will that what is deficient be reduced from each person In Proportion accordingly. Lastly I do make and Constitute Jas Armstrong my Brother Alexs Son and Epenetas Hart Execrs of this my Last Will and Testament.
     In Witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and seal this 24 Day of June 1783.
Robert Armstrong (his mark)
Pronounced by the sd. Robt. Armstrong as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of Each other have hereunto subscribed our Names
Mary Hart     Willm. Sketchy
     Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five the last Will and Testament of Robert Armstrong deceased was legally proved (of which the foregoing Record is a true Copy) and Letters Testamentary issued in Common form to James Armstrong and Epinetus Hart Executos therein names on the twenty Second day of April 1785. Inventory and accompt? To be Exhibited into the Registers office in Carlisle in the time appointed by Law.
Witness my Hand     Willm Lyon Regr.^10,6

Mary Armstrong and Epenetus Hart Sr. appeared in the census of 1790 at Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
N.B. Next door to Alexander ARMSTRONG and John McLAIN; same page as Thomas HOWARD. It is on the basis of the number of children in this household (9) that I speculate on the existence of two as yet unidentified children.
p. 105, line 9
     Name:     Efenetes [sic] Hart
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State):     Mifflin, Pennsylvania
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     4 (aft 1774) Thomas 1780/84, Jonathan 1784 Epenetus Jr. bef 1790; Unknown bef 1790
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     2 (bef 1775) Epenetus bef 1736 Armstrong c1774
     Free White Persons - Females:     5 Mary bef 1753, Eliz c1777, Amy 1779, Mary 1787, Unknown bef 1790
     Number of Household Members:     11.^11,12