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Sterling Gardner 1762–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1762

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Mar 1843

Death Location: Upson, Georgia, United States

Father: John Gardner

Mother: Martha Pryor

Spouse(s): Sarah Neal

Children(s): Sterling Jr, Drucilla Gardner, Caroline Gardner, Mary Gardner, Susanah Gardner, John Gardner, Frances Gardner, Nancy Gardner, Thomas Gardner, Sarah Gardner, Elizabeth Gardner, Martha Gardner, Drewsilla Gardner

In 1762, Sterling Gardner entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to John Thomas Gardner And Martha Patsy Pryor. Sterling Gardner married Sarah Polly Neal, and had children including Caroline C Gardner, Drewsilla Joy Gardner, Drucilla Gardner, Elizabeth Gardner, Frances D Gardner, John Gardner, Martha Patsy Gardner, Mary Rose Gardner, Nancy Hardy Gardner, Sarah Gardner, Sterling Gardner Jr, Susanah Davis Gardner, Thomas Gardner. Sterling Gardner passed away in 1843 in Upson, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Sterling Gardner entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, born to John Thomas Gardner And Martha Patsy Pryor.
  • Sterling Gardner married Sarah Polly Neal, and had children including Caroline C Gardner, Drewsilla Joy Gardner, Drucilla Gardner, Elizabeth Gardner, Frances D Gardner, John Gardner, Martha Patsy Gardner, Mary Rose Gardner, Nancy Hardy Gardner, Sarah Gardner, Sterling Gardner Jr, Susanah Davis Gardner, Thomas Gardner.
  • Sterling Gardner passed away in 1843 in Upson, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gardner
1721–1773
Birth Location: Eastern, North Carolina, United States of America
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Martha Pryor
1723–1780
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Neal
1772–1842
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Sterling Jr
1808–1834
Birth Location: Warren, GA
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Drucilla Gardner
1819–1843
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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Caroline Gardner
1803–1843
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia
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Mary Gardner
1815–1838
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia
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Susanah Gardner
1811–1875
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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John Gardner
1801–1879
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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Frances Gardner
1805–1880
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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Nancy Gardner
1794–1843
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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Thomas Gardner
1805–1836
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Gardner
1787–1847
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States
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Elizabeth Gardner
1789–1843
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States
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Martha Gardner
1791–1837
Birth Location: Bute, Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Drewsilla Gardner
1798–1884
Birth Location: Waren, Georgia, United States
DG

Sterling Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Gardner
1762–1843
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Thomas Gardner
1721–1773
Eastern, North Carolina, United States of America
Martha ("Patsy") Pryor
1723–1780
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jean Gardner
1696–1727
Eastern Port, , North Carolina, USA
Mary Pryor
1681–1727
Halifax, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gardner
1652–1709
Dianah Blake
1663–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BLAKE
1640–1700
Bridget JONES
1644–1730

Sterling Gardner's Descendants

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Sterling Gardner (5 May 1762–24 Mar 1843) m. Sarah (Polly) Neal (13 Nov 1772–29 May 1842)
  1. 1. Sterling (Gardner) Jr 1808–1834 m. Priscilla (Neal) Beall 1810–1854
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gardner 1827–1829
    2. 2. Robert (Beall Gardner) Dr 1829–1882 m. Susannah (Brown) Gorham 1834–1906
      1. 1. George (McDowell) Gardner 1865–1945
      2. 2. Mary (Emily) Gardner 1858–1908
      3. 3. Fannie (Beall) Gardner 1860–1925
      4. 4. Robert (Lee) Gardner 1862–
      5. 5. Willis (Sterling) Gardner 1867–1904
      6. 6. Clifford (Anderson) Gardner 1869–1959
      7. 7. Susie (Eloise) Gardner 1871–1905
      8. 8. John (Smith) Gardner 1872–
      9. 9. Walter (Gorham) Gardner 1855–1916
      10. 10. Sarah (Neal) Gardner 1856–1931
    3. 3. Wesley (Fletcher) Gardner 1832–1853
    4. 4. George (Allen Gardner) Rev 1831–1891 m. Mary (Antoinette) White 1835–1912
      1. 1. Priscilla (Neal) Gardner 1866–1962
      2. 2. Allen (Fambro) Gardner 1854–1934
      3. 3. Mary (Emily) Gardner 1853–1853
      4. 4. John (W) Gardner 1857–1936
      5. 5. Capitola (Beall) Gardner 1859–1952
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Hightower) Gardner 1863–1918
      7. 7. Sterling Gardner 1869–1870
      8. 8. Charles (Hardy) Gardner 1871–1949
      9. 9. Frances (Leonora) Gardner 1873–1970
    5. 5. Sterling (Gardner) Rev 1834–1887 m. Emma (Neal) Taylor 1835–1877
      1. 1. Whitmore (Johnson) Gardner 1868–1926
      2. 2. Asa (Lee) Gardner 1864–1926
      3. 3. James (Anderson) Gardner 1855–1940
      4. 4. George (Fletcher) Gardner 1857–1938
      5. 5. Priscilla (Neal) Gardner 1858–
      6. 6. Charles (Holmes) Gardner 1860–
      7. 7. Mary (Martha) Gardner 1862–1927
      8. 8. Emma (Neal) Gardner 1871–1924
      9. 9. Sarah (Duncan "Sallie") Gardner 1873–1942
  2. 2. Drucilla Gardner 1819–1843
  3. 3. Caroline (C) Gardner 1803–1843 m. Lawrence Smith 1797–1878
    1. 1. Obadiah (Gibson) Smith 1848–1880
    2. 2. Thomas (Arthur) Smith 1835–1901 m. Josephine Shehee 1849–1935
      1. 1. Viola Hall 1870–
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Smith 1840–1897
    4. 4. Sterling (Long) Smith 1833–1904 m. Martha (M) Willingham 1835–1911
      1. 1. Kitty (L) Smith 1870–1883
      2. 2. Nancy (C) Smith 1866–
      3. 3. John (E) Smith 1868–1868
      4. 4. Thomas (Lawrence) Smith –1876
    5. 5. John (S) Smith 1837–
    6. 6. Mary (Caroline) Smith 1843–1860
    7. 7. Christopher (C) Smith 1844–1860
    8. 8. Robert (B) Smith 1848–
    9. 9. Charles (Hardy) Smith 1851–1919
  4. 4. Mary (Rose) Gardner 1815–1838
  5. 5. Susanah (Davis) Gardner 1811–1875
  6. 6. John Gardner 1801–1879 m. Emelinae (Emily) Beall 1805–1892
    1. 1. Caroline (Narcissa) Gardner 1832–1892 m. Emory (Purefoy) Gause 1828–1890
      1. 1. Oland (Brantley) Gause 1868–1937
      2. 2. Leonora (Alethea) Gause 1852–1891
      3. 3. Isabelle (Vance) Gause 1871–1953
      4. 4. James (T) Gause 1877–1920
      5. 5. Josephine Gause 1874–1948
      6. 6. Henry (Clay) Gause 1863–1919
      7. 7. John (William) Gause 1859–1942
      8. 8. Mary Gause 1857–1870
      9. 9. Robert (Emory) Gause 1855–1938
      10. 10. Martha (Vorena) Gause 1861–1911
      11. 11. Vorena (Davis) Gause 1871–1911
      12. 12. Fannie (Roberta) Gause 1871–1948
      13. 13. Josie (E.) Gause 1865–1948
      14. 14. Joe (F.) Gause 1875–
    2. 2. James (Hightower) Gardner 1836–1854
    3. 3. John (Brantley) Gardner 1834–1898
    4. 4. Robert (Beall) Gardner 1824–1870 m. Mary (Eugenia) Hightower 1831–1900
      1. 1. William (Flourney) Gardner 1868–1951
      2. 2. Sterling (Pryor) Gardner 1866–1944
      3. 3. Mary (Lou) Gardner 1862–
      4. 4. Robert (Bell) Gardner 1859–1942
      5. 5. Charlotte (Emily "Lottie") Gardner 1858–1935
      6. 6. Judge (Brantley) Gardner 1856–1936
      7. 7. James (Wood) Gardner 1853–1873
      8. 8. Obadiah (Benjamin) Gardner 1851–1923
      9. 9. John (Hightower) Gardner 1849–1939
    5. 5. Sarah (Melissa) Gardner 1832–1920
    6. 6. Thomas (Neal) Gardner 1827–
    7. 7. John Gardner 1828–
    8. 8. Mary (Neal) Gardner 1823–1904 m. John (Alexander) Smith 1822–1893
      1. 1. Stephen (Taylor) Smith 1848–1927
      2. 2. Bolivar (Rogers Smith) MD 1852–1930
      3. 3. Robert (Gardner Smith) MD 1851–1887
      4. 4. Frederick (Paige) Smith 1845–1920
      5. 5. John (Alexander) Smith 1843–1850
      6. 6. Sarah (Burke) Smith 1842–1854
    9. 9. Sterling (Capers) Gardner 1830–1887 m. Lucinda (Adeline) Hightower 1830–1886
      1. 1. Sterling (Smith) Gardner 1859–1931
      2. 2. John (Churchwell) Gardner 1855–
      3. 3. Churchwell (Gibson) Gardner 1855–
      4. 4. William (Hanson) Gardner 1856–1934
      5. 5. Thomas (Emory) Gardner 1862–
      6. 6. Jesse (Bramlitt) Gardner 1866–
  7. 7. Frances (D) Gardner 1805–1880
  8. 8. Nancy (Hardy) Gardner 1794–1843 m. Samuel (H.) Pitts 1784–1870
    1. 1. LEWIS (GARDNER) PITTS 1813–1892
    2. 2. James (William) Pitts 1820–1843
    3. 3. Sterling (Gardner) Pitts 1815–1891
    4. 4. Irby (Hudson) Pitts 1830–1917
    5. 5. Robert (Gardner) Pitts 1825–1852
    6. 6. Emily (Elizabeth) Pitts 1828–1859
    7. 7. William (W) Pitts 1835–
    8. 8. Sarah (F) Pitts 1838–1852
    9. 9. Hilliard Pitts 1830–
    10. 10. Ann Pitts 1833–1879
    11. 11. Mary (Fletcher) Pitts 1840–1905
  9. 9. Thomas Gardner 1805–1836
  10. 10. Sarah Gardner 1787–1847 m. Henry (Louis Moss) III 1777–1837
    1. 1. Mary (Epps) Moss 1807–1859 m. Isaac (Elbert DuBose) Jr 1799–1844
      1. 1. Andrew (Joel DuBose) Sr 1824–1900
      2. 2. Thomas (Lafayette) DuBose 1826–1879
      3. 3. James (Hervey) DuBose 1828–1882
      4. 4. Martha (Louise) DuBose 1829–1906
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) DuBose 1831–1832
      6. 6. Henry (Jasper) DuBose 1833–1837
      7. 7. Isaac (Newton) DuBose 1835–1875
      8. 8. George (Franklin) DuBose 1838–1890
      9. 9. Sarah (Moss) DuBose 1839–1907
      10. 10. Frances (Ann) DuBose 1841–1842
      11. 11. Joel DuBose 1843–1850
      12. 12. Emily (Caroline) DuBose 1844–1845
    2. 2. Henry (Louis Moss) IV 1815–1872
    3. 3. Sterling (Gardner) Moss –1863
    4. 4. Mary (Martha Gardner) Moss 1817–1852 m. Dent Lamar 1806–1870
      1. 1. John (Randolph) Lamar 1834–1914
      2. 2. Henry (Moss) Lamar 1835–
      3. 3. Mirabeau (Dent) Lamar 1837–1893
      4. 4. John (Henry) Lamar 1839–
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Lamar 1840–1934
      6. 6. Obadiah (Crawford Gardner) Lamar 1842–1904
      7. 7. Mary (Epps) Lamar 1850–1934
      8. 8. James (Moss) Lamar 1846–
    5. 5. Susan (T) Moss 1826–1826
    6. 6. Obediah (Crawford Gardner Moss) MD 1828–1854
    7. 7. Henry (Lamar) Moss –1835
    8. 8. Thomas (N) Moss 1805–1825
    9. 9. James (E) Moss 1806–1872
  11. 11. Elizabeth Gardner 1789–1843 m. Henry Heath 1785–1854
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Heath 1818–1858
    2. 2. Richard (Washington Heath) Sr 1817–1883 m. Susan (Mitchell) Sheffield 1825–1867
      1. 1. Richard (Washington) Heath 1856–1904
      2. 2. Pliny Heath 1845–1928
      3. 3. Henry (Mance) Heath 1848–1849
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Raines) Heath 1850–1903
      5. 5. Julia (Elizabeth) Heath 1851–1915
      6. 6. Chapell Heath 1854–
      7. 7. Mary (Susan) Heath 1859–1860
      8. 8. Robert (Sherrod) Heath 1861–1951
      9. 9. Lee Heath 1863–1888
      10. 10. Clarence (M) Heath 1867–1867
  12. 12. Martha (Patsy) Gardner 1791–1837
  13. 13. Drewsilla (Joy) Gardner 1798–1884 m. Thomas (Byrd) Ivy 1783–1836
    1. 1. Sterling (Gardner) Ivey 1823–1910 m. Isabella (Elfrieda) Gates 1823–1853
      1. 1. Thomas (Gates Ivy) MD 1849–1924
      2. 2. Rebecca (Frances) Ivy 1845–1878
      3. 3. Elijah (Wallis) Ivy 1847–1885
      4. 4. Mary (Drucilla (Mollie)) Ivy 1844–1921
    2. 2. Byrd Ivy 1812–1884
    3. 3. Margaret Ivy 1813–1852
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ivy 1817–
    5. 5. Thomas Ivy 1819–
    6. 6. Frances Ivy 1821–
    7. 7. Henry (Moss) Ivy 1822–1903
    8. 8. Sara (Elizabeth) Ivy 1820–
    9. 9. Francis (Marion) Ivy 1829–1902 m. Ruth (Matilda) Hawkins 1838–1923
      1. 1. Charles (Calhoun) Ivy 1869–1924
      2. 2. Thomas (Marion) Ivy 1872–1873
      3. 3. Frances (Margaret) Ivy 1863–1943
    10. 10. Calvin Ivy 1833–1913

Sterling Gardner's Timeline

2 Records

1762
5 May 1762
Birth of Sterling Gardner in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1843
24 Mar 1843
Age 81
Death of Sterling Gardner in Upson, Georgia, United States
Upson, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1762
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia, United States
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