Sterling Gardner1

Male, #45716, (5 May 1762 - circa 1848)

ParentThomas Gardner1 (8 Aug 1721 - 10 Nov 1773)
ParentMartha Pryor1 (10 Apr 1723 - 13 Mar 1780)
Sterling Gardner|b. 5 May 1762\nd. circa 1848|p45716.htm|Thomas Gardner|b. 8 Aug 1721\nd. 10 Nov 1773|p10275.htm|Martha Pryor|b. 10 Apr 1723\nd. 13 Mar 1780|p10285.htm|||||||Col. Samuel Pryor|b. before 1699\nd. after 1766|p45718.htm|Prudence Thornton|b. say 1696\nd. circa 1763|p45719.htm|

Birth*5 May 1762 He was born on 5 May 1762 at Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.2 
 He was the son of Thomas Gardner and Martha Pryor.1 
(heir) Will10 Nov 1773 In Thomas Gardner's will on 10 Nov 1773 at Halifax Co., North Carolina, Sterling was named as an heir.
     Halifax County, NC - Will of Thomas Gardner - 1777

In the name of God Amen, I, Thomas Gardner, being very sick and weak of body but of sound mind and perfect memory, Praise God, do think fit to make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following Vis:

First I recommend my soul to Almight God which gave it me helping through the merits of my ever blessed Saviour to receive a free pardon and remission of all my sins.

My body I commit to the earth to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as for my worldy estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I leave as followeth

In Primis I give and bequeath to my three sons George, John, and Sterling Gardner all my Lands and will to be equally divided among them only my son Sterling to have my dwelling place and George to have the part in the road and John to have over the Marsh Swamp. Also I give to my son George one Negro girl named Dinah. Also I give to my son Sterling one Negro girl named Suca they and their increase to them and their heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son William Gardner one Negro boy named James also one Negro fellow named Harry to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Camp Gardner one Negro boy named Bristoll and one ditto named Lewis to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Gardner one Negro boy named Peter also one Negro woman named Winney she and her increase from this day (with the said Peter) to him and his heirs forever, also my lot in Winton.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Pryor Gardner one Negro fellow named Sam one Negro woman named Cate she and her increase from this day (with the said Sam) to him and his heirs forever. My will and desire is that my beloved son William Gardner shall receive his said Negroes, I have above given him on the twenty fourth day of December 1773 and that the other children receive their Negroes above given them at the day of marriage or when they attain to the age of twenty one years and if either of my said children should die without heir lawfully begotten that their part shall be equally divided amongst the living.

Item: I give all my other estate both royal and personal to be sold and the money equally divided among my seven sons Viz: William, John, George, Camp, Pryor, Thomas, and Sterling Gardner.

Lastly I appoint my beloved wife Martha Gardner and my son William Gardner and my son Sterling Gardner full, whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament revoking all other will in wills heretofore by me made and acknowledge this to be my last will and no other. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of November One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy and Three.

Thos. Gardner (Seal)

Signed, sealed & C
In presence of Wm. Hargrove, George Gardner, Thomas Haile

Halifax S s. C May Court 1777. Then this Will was exhibited in open Court by the Executors and proved by George Gardner a witness thereto in due form of Law Whereupon Martha Gardner qualified as executrix thereto and in motion Ordid to be recorded.

Test.
B. McCulloch C. Ct.
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Revolutionary War*between 1775 and 1783 He provided service in the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783
(DAR Listing: Sterling Gardner, born 5 May 1762 in North Carolina, died before Mar 1848 in Georgia, married ___ Neal, Patriotic Service, North Carolina).4 
Will*circa 1843 He made a will at Upson Co., Georgia, circa 1843.
     Upson County, Georgia Will Book A p. 76-77
State of Georgia In the name of God Amen
Upson County I Sterling Gardner of the County & State aforesaid do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all others.
I direct that my body be buried in a decent & respectable manner, and that all my just debts be fully paid.
Item I give & bequeath to me beloved daughter Sarah Moss the sum of One hundred dollars, to her, her heirs & asignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to Mary T. Caroline C & Alabama Gardner heirs of my beloved Son Thomas Gardner deceased, the sum of one hundred dollars to be equally divided between them to them, their heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to Rebecka Ann Jordan and Richard Washington Heath heirs of my beloved daughter Elizabeth Heath dec'd the sum of one hundred dollars to be equally divided between them. to them, their heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to James T Persons. Syntha Joiner and Elizabeth Hooge heirs of my beloved daughter Martha Persons deceased the sum of four hundred & fifty dollars to be equally divided between them. to them, their heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to Lewis & Sterling S. Pitts heirs of my beloved daughter Nancy Pitts deceased the sum of One hundred dollars to be equally divided between them, to them their heirs & assignes forever
Item I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter Precisilla Ivy the sum of one hundred dollars, to her, her heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter Susanah Jenkins the sum of one hundred dollars, to her, her heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter Frances Stafford the sum of fifty dollars, to her, her heirs & assignes forever.
Item I give & bequeath to Sicero Sterling, Susanah Frances & Sarah Gibson heirs of my beloved daughter Mary Gibson deceased one note of hand that I now hold against the estate of Thomas Gibson deceased with in trust thereon, and the further sum of two hundred dollars to be equally divided between them by my Execator or they severally become of lawful age, to them, their heirs & assignes forever.
Item The residue of my estate not already disposed of I direct my Exacutor to divide into four equal parts or Morties. One part thereof I give & bequeath to my beloved son John Gardner, to him his heirs & assignes forever.
Item And one part thereof to my beloved daughter Caroline C. Smith to her, her heirs & assignes forever.
Item One part thereof to the heirs of my beloved son Sterling Gardner deceased to be equally divided between them, to them, their heirs and assignes forever.
Item And one part thereof to Augustis W. Sterling S. Elizabeth Ann Thomas L. and Reubin Rogers, heirs of my beloved daughter Frances Rogers now Frances Stafford to be equally divided between them, to them, their heirs & assignes forever.
Item I direct that as soon as my estate can be settled & a division **** that my Executors pay over to all the above mentioned heirs that have become of lawful age or married then aupichue portions, and to retain in their hands the remainder of the Lagacie, or portions of those that have not become of lawful age, until they do become of lawful age and then pay them oui then repichue parts without interest.
Lastly I hereby constitute & appoint my Son John Gardner and Laurence Smith Executors of this my last will & testamment.
In testmony whenof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal this 2*th March 1843.
William Willis
A. W. Stafford Sterling Gardner
Janice M. Willis

State of Georgia Inferior Court Settins for Ordinary Purposes
Upson County March Term 1848
The within last Will & Testament of Sterling Gardner deceased having been duly proven at this Regular Term in Open Court upon the oath of William Willis are of the subscribing witness to said will. It is ordered that the same be a omitted to record and that letters Testamentary issue to John Gardner are of the Executors namedin said will.
Attest** William Trice J.J.C.
Wm Aloff C.M. C.O. William Lowe J.J.C.
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Death*circa 1848 He died at Upson Co., Georgia, circa 1848.5 

Last Edited 26 Jun 2006

Citations

  1. E-mail from Patricia Daniel Bailey, e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, Jun 2005.
    Mrs. George O. (Charlotte Thomas) Marshall, Jr. cites Gardner family relationships and dates from a family bible.
  2. Susan Shields Sasek, compiler, e-mail address, Sassytazzy's Online Genealogical Research Library, Rootsweb, Jun 2006.
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/searchsite.html
    Thomas Gardner Jr.'s Family Bible:
    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/family/surnames/gardner/bible/gardnerthomasbible1.html.
  3. USGenWeb Archives.
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
    This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Larealia Camp
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/halifax/wills/thogard.txt.

  4. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
  5. Larry D. Kingsley, compiler, e-mail address, The King's Meadow, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree).
    http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ldkingsley