Clarke Graham Gardner1
b. circa 1793, d. 28 October 1849
BirthCirca | circa 1793 | Clarke Graham Gardner was born circa 1793 in Burlington Flats, Otsego County, New York.1 |
Migration | | Clarke migrated south and settled in Washington County, Virginia, around 1819. He appeared on the county tax rolls in 1820 when he paid taxes on a merchant's license. His younger brother Jeremiah probably followed him south as Clarke's 1823 tax entry included a second male.2 |
Court Record | 5 Mar 1824 | Clark acquired a significant amount of personal property during his early years in Washington County. By March, 1824 he owed Thomas and Philip Baltzell $1,400. In order to secure the debt Clarke sold Thomas Overly an assortment of items in trust, to include: 75 head of horses, 5 wagons, 2,000 bushels of corn, all his cattle, sheep and hogs. This appears to have been a short term loan as the money was to be repaid by 1 April 1824 otherwise Overly was to sell the property and pay the debt.3 |
Tax | | Clarke may not have managed to repay the loan as the 1825 Washington Co. tax rolls list him as the owner of only 2 horses. Clarke's brother Jeremiah appeared under his own name for the first time in 1825 and was taxed for 3 horses. The 2 men were taxed as one household in 1831 and 1832. They had rebuilt their stock of horses to include 16 horses and a carryall and harness.4,2 |
| | Clarke did not appear on the Washington County tax rolls after 1832. |
Marriage | 28 Nov 1833 | He married Henrietta (Adams) Brown on 28 Nov 1833 at St. Andrews Church in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.1 |
Death | 28 Oct 1849 | Clarke died on 28 Oct 1849 in Somerset County.1 |
Burial | | He was buried at St. Andrews Church Cemetery in Princess Ann, Somerset County, Maryland.1 |
Family | Henrietta Adams b. 1798, d. 11 Mar 1866 |
Children | |
Citations
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
- [S2727] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1821-1830.
- [S3105] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 8, 1822-1825, abstracting Washington Co. Deed Bk 8: 252.
- [S2723] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1831-1840.