Some are stating the Francis and her had a daughter Rachel who married [-?-] Welch. This has not been confired as yet - but has been cropping up on trees found on Ancestry.com

Harry Wright Newman in his CLAIMED in his Anne Arundel Gentry (1933, Baltimore, Md.), pg. 355. "States John Gaither married Ruth Morley dau. of Joseph Morley." This was based on MORLEY's 1672 will in which he made Robert PROCTOR and John GATHER his executors and legatees. Newman CORRECTED orrected this in his second edition (1970), as court records show Joseph MORLEY died with no heirs.

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Warfield, Founders of Anne Arundel & Howard Counties, Maryland. "2.Ruth MORLEY dau of Joseph b. abt 1655. Married 1st John GAITHER d. 1705,= held pt Abington'. Married 2nd 1704 to Francis HARDESTY, died intestate= heirs viz:

• John GAITHER Jr (b1677),
• Ruth (b1679) m. John WARFIELD (of= Richard & Elinor BROWNE WARFIELD);
• Benjamin (b1681); Rachel (b1687) m.= Samuel WHITE;
• Mary (b1692);
• Rebecca (b1695);
• Susan (b11697)

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The Grubbs Family Entries: 50234 Updated: Wed Jul 17 11:27:19 2002 Contact: William Grubbs

Descendant Register, Generation No. 1 1. Richard BEARD died 1675 in Maryland. He married Rachel ROBBINS, daughter of Edward ROBBINS and Jane (BEARD). She was born Abt 1626 in England.

Children of Richard BEARD and Rachel ROBBINS are:

• 2 i. Richard BEARD.
• + 3 ii. Ruth BEARD died 1719.
• + 4 iii. Rachel BEARD. he married Thomas STIMPSON. He died 1688. She married (?) CLARK.

3. Ruth BEARD (Richard BEARD1) died 1719. She married Francis HARDISTY 13 Jan 1703/4. She married John GAITHER 1675, son of John GATHER and Mary WATERS. He was born Bef 1650 in Virginia, and died 1702. He was buried 12 Nov 1702 in All Hallow's Church, Anne Arundel Co., MD.

Children of Ruth BEARD and John GAITHER are:

• + 5 i. John GAITHER was born 15 Jan 1678 in Anne Arundel Co., MD, and died 1739. He married Elizabeth DUVALL 20 Aug 1719, daughter of John DUVALL and Elizabeth JONES. She was born 1687, and died Abt 1770. He married Jane BUCK 27 Aug 1699 in All Hallow's Church, Anne Arundel Co., MD, daughter of John BUCK and Catherine (BUCK). She died 11 Mar 1719 in Anne Arundel Co., MD.
• + 6 ii. Ruth GAITHER was born 8 Sep 1679 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. She married John WARFIELD 16 Feb 1696/97 in All Hallow's Church, Anne Arundel Co., MD, son of Richard WARFIELD and Eleanor BROWNE. He was born 1674, and died Abt 1718. She married Daniel CARTER 17 Jun 1719.
• + 7 iii. Benjamin GAITHER was born 20 Feb 1682 in Maryland, and died 1741. He married Sarah BURGESS 8 Sep 1709, daughter of Edward BURGESS and Sarah CHEW. She was born Abt 1691, and died 14 Nov 1769.
• 8 iv. Rachel GAITHER was born 19 Apr 1687. She married Samuel WHITE 18 Apr 1706.
• + 9 v. Edward GAITHER was born 28 Jun 1689 in Abingdon, Anne Arundel Co., MD, and died 1741. He married Margaret SELLMAN 19 Sep 1734, daughter of John SELLMAN. She died 1762. He married Mary DUVALL 21 Feb 1709, daughter of John DUVALL and Elizabeth JONES. She was born Abt 1692, and died 25 Sep 1710. He married Rachel (GAITHER) Bef 1730. She died Abt 1730.
• 10 vi. Mary GAITHER was born 13 Apr 1692.
• 11 vii. Rebecca GAITHER was born 24 May 1695. She married Richard STIMSON.
• 12 viii. Susan GAITHER was born 1697, and died 1717.