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Facts and Events
Will Abstract
- The Will of Richard Gardiner, of St. Mary's County, dated 19 April 1687 and proved 1 and 3 December 1687 and 26 January 1687/8, is recorded in the old Prerogative Court Records (now in the Land Office), in Liber G., page 276, and an abstract is in Baldwin's Calendar, Vol. 2, page 19.
- He devises lands in St. Mary's County and in Charles County (Barberton Manor), and in Virginia (near Rappannock River), to his wife Elizabeth, and his 2 sons, Luke and John.
- He gives 10 pounds sterling to the priest that officiates at Newtown Chapel 25 and 6 pounds sterling to every other priest dwelling in Maryland.
- And he mentions his "honored father in law Mr. Clement Hill" and his honoured Uncle" Coll. Henry Darnall.
- [Source: Maryland Historical Magazine, edited by William Hand Browne, Louis Henry Dielman, pg. 28].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 OneWorldTree.
Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, queries, letters, Bible records, wills, biographies, and manuscript genealogies.
For specific original source information contact Yates Publishing, providing them with the Source Number, Source Type, Number of Pages, and Submitter Code information listed for each individual.
- Maryland Historical Society. Maryland Historical Magazine. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Maryland Historical Society)
pg. 27-28.
Richard Gardiner married Elizabeth Weire, daughter of Major John Weire, of (old) Rappahannock County, Virginia. The late Wilson M. Cary, well-known Virginia and Maryland genealogist, communicated to me the following extracts or abstracts from the records of Essex County Court, Virginia: "1672/12/30 George Jones relinquishes all claim to the estate of his wife Honoria, late widow and Executrix of Major John Weire and of her children John and Elizabeth Weire." "1685/11/9 Will of Mrs. Honoria Jones, widow and relict of Mr. George Jones—sick—To my dau. Margaret Blagg, wife of Abraham Blagg, sole Executrix—that seat or tract of land I purchased of Coll° John Vassall S. s. Rapp^ River conS. 1195 acres, absolutely at her disposal. To dau. Elizabeth Gardiner my wedding ring, which joyned me and my husband Major John Weire in matrimonie. To son in law Mr. Abraham Blagg 20 sh. to buy a mourning ring. Ditto to my son Mr. Richard Gardiner. To my grandchild Richard Watts [son of John of Washington Parish, Westmd Co.?] 1 silver spoone 1 silver trencher salt. To my grandsons Abraham and Edward Blagg silver ware &c. To grandsons Luke and John Gardiner ditto."
And in the Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 4, page 434, there is a reference to a Deed, dated 7 July 1697 of 2502 acres in Richmond County, Virginia, by Elizabeth Gardiner, widow, of St. Mary's County, Maryland, daughter and heiress of John Weire, late of (old) Rappahannock County,24 whose land grants in 1666 had aggregated 6570 acres.
The will of Richard Gardiner, of St. Mary's County, dated 19 April 1687 and proved 1 and 3 December 1687 and 26 January 1687/8, is recorded in the old Prerogative Court Records (now in the Land Office), in Liber G., page 276, and an abstract is in Baldwin's Calendar, Vol. 2, page 19. He devises lands in St. Mary's County and in Charles County (Barberton Manor), and in Virginia (near Rappannock River), to his wife Elizabeth, and his 2 sons, Luke and John. He gives 10 pounds sterling to the priest that officiates at Newtown Chapel25 and 6 pounds sterling to every other priest dwelling in Maryland. And he mentions his "honored father in law 28 Mr. Clement Hill" and his honoured Uncle" 27 Coll Henry Darnall.
After Richard Gardiner the family does not appear prominently in Maryland political affairs, no doubt because of the growing Protestant supremacy.
- Maltby, Martha Humphreys. The Kinnears and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy, with Revolutionary and Civil and Spanish War Records; Including Manuscript of Rev. David Kinnear (1840)
pg. 331.
1086. Richard Gardiner was b. in St. Mary's County, Maryland, circa. 1650; d. in 1687; was a Justice of the Quorum and County Commissioner, of St. Mary's County, Maryland, from 1677 to 1687; Member of the Maryland Assembly, from 1681 to 1687; m. (1st) Elizabeth Hill, dau. of Clement Hill; m. (2nd) Elizabeth Weir, dau. of Major John Weir and his wife, Honoria, of Rappahannock County, Virginia; Honoria Weir afterward married George Jones; Maj. John Weir was a Burgess for Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1648 to 1660, and 1663-66, he was commissioned a Capt. of Militia in 1663, and Major in 1666.
1087. Richard Gardiner was son of Capt. Luke Gardiner; b. in England, 1622; d. in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in 1674; was Burgess for St. Mary's County from 1660 to 1662 and again in 1671; High Sheriff, 1662 to 1674; was commissioned Lieutenant of the St. Mary's County Militia, January 28th, 1660, and Captain in 1664; m. Elizabeth Hatton, of St. Mary's County.
Children of Richard and Elizabeth (Weir) Gardiner:
1088. i. LUKE Gardiner.
1089. ii. JOHN Gardiner; b. 1682; d. Nov. 1717, m. Mary Boarman.
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