Anna Gardner

Anna Rolfe was born 1626, Whiteparish, , Wiltshire, England and possibly died 16 Nov 1678. Hoeever that date seems to come from Anna Blanchard Rolpe Gardner according to Findagrave and her death location Nov. 16, 1678, Newbury Old Town,Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. This is unsourced and her husband (d 1698) lived in Woburn, Middlesex County; he is not known to have been in Essex County.

Parents: Henry Rolfe (1585-1643) & Honour.

Married

1. Thomas BLANCHARD in 1645-1648 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.273 (Thomas BLANCHARD died in Dec 1650 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts). 1 child.
2. Richard GARDNER, whose parents are not known. (Richard GARDNER was born in 1622, died on 29 May 1698 and was buried in Old Burying Ground, Park St, Woburn Centre, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.) 9 children.

CHILDREN:

1. John, b. 8/14/1652; d. before 1697
2. Hannah (1654-1690)
3. Benjamin, b. Dec. 26, 1956; d. before 1697
4. Henry, b. Feb. 12, 1658; m. (1) Elizabeth Lane (5 children); (2) Hannah Nelson; d. Feb. 20, 1713
5. Hester, b. Oct. 15, 1659; m. William Johnson; d. Dec. 27, 1707
6. Abigail, m. (1) James Thompson 1687; (2) Capt. Edward Johnson
7. Ruth, b. April 1, 1661; d. Oct. 17, 1695
8. Rebecca, b. ca. 1667; m. (1686) Samuel Whitmore; d. June 5, 1709
9. Mehitable, m. James Connett

Notes

• Listed in the Rolfe papers as "Ann," not Anna but apparently, according to the research of Ruth Gray in 1986 (from which the rest of these notes are drawn) the Massachusetts documents use "Anna."
• Emigrated with her family to Massachusetts before 1638 (i.e., before she was twelve); her first husband came over with his father at about age 14 on the ship Jonathan, in 1639.

References

• "Descendants of Richard Gardner of Woburn, of the Name of Gardner. Boston" which was privately printed in, 1858. image
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coddingtons/679.htm

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Biography

Ann Rolfe, daughter of Henry Rolfe and Honor Rolfe, was born about 1626, probably in or near Whiteparish, Wiltshire.[1][2] She was probably the "Anna Roulfe the daughter of henry Roulfe" who was baptized at Plaitford, Hampshire on September 15, 1626.[3] Her younger brother John was probably the "John Rofe the sonne of henrie Rofe" who was baptized at Plaitford in 1632.[4] Plaitford is about 4.5 miles southeast of Whiteparish.

Anna married, first, about 1645, Thomas Blanchard of Charleston, son of Thomas and Agnes Blanchard.[1][2][5] Anna and Thomas had the following children:

Mary, b. about 1647,[1][2] m. 1st Josiah Cooper,[1][2] m. 2d Richard Brooks of Boston,[1][2] d. before 1729 (date her estate was probated)[1]
Sarah, b. about 1649,[2] m. Jeremiah Bumstead[1][2]
Anna's first husband, Thomas Blanchard died in December 1650.[1][2][5]

Anna married, second, Richard Gardner of Woburn on October 18, 1651.[6][1][2][5] Anna and Richard had the following children:

John, b. August 14, 1652 in Woburn,[7][1][2] probably died young (not mentioned in father's will)[1]
Hannah/Anna, b. January 17, 1655 in Woburn,[7][1] about 1676 John Coddington,[1] d. September 20, 1690 in Woodbridge, New Jersey
Benjamin, b. December 26, 1656 in Woburn,[7][1][2] probably died young (not mentioned in father's will)[1]
Henry, b. February 12, 1657/8 in Woburn,[7][1][2] m. by 1659 1st Elizabeth Lane,[1][2] m. 2d Hannah Nelson of Newbury,[1] d. February 20, 1713[8][1][2]
Esther/Hester, b. October 15, 1659 in Woburn,[7][1][2] m. by 1686 William Johnson of Woburn,[1][2] d. December 27, 1707 in Woburn[1][2]
Ruth, b. April 1, 1661 in Woburn,[7][1][2] m. about 1695 John Jepson,[1][2] d. October 27, 1695 in Boston[1][2]
Abigail, b. about 1664 in Charlestown,[2] m. 1st April 13, 1687 James Thompson,[6][1][2] m. 2d Captain Edward Johnson[1][2]
Rebecca, b. March 26, 1666 in Charlestown,[2][1] m. March 31, 1686 Samuel Whitmore of Cambridge,[1][2] d. June 5, 1709[1]
Mehitable, b. about 1670 in Charlestown,[2] m. James Connent[1][2]
Anna (Rolfe) Gardner died sometime after 1670. According to an SAR membership application, she died in 1678.[9] Some family trees state that she died on November 16, 1678 in Newbury. However, a reliable source for that assertion needs to be found. Her death is not recorded in the published Newbury vital records.

Anna (Rolfe) Gardner (bef. 1626 - abt. 1678)

Anna "Ann" Gardner formerly Rolfe aka Garner, Blanchard [uncertain]

Born before 15 Sep 1626 in Plaitford, Hampshire, England [uncertain]

Daughter of Henry Rolfe and Honour Rolfe

Sister of Hannah (Rolfe) Dole, John Rolfe and Benjamin Rolfe

Wife of Thomas Blanchard — married 1645 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Richard Gardner — married 18 Oct 1651 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mother of Sarah (Blanchard) Bumstead, John Gardner, Hannah (Gardner) Coddington, Benjamin Gardner, Henry Gardner, Abigail (Gardner) Johnson, Esther (Gardner) Johnson, Ruth (Gardner) Jepson, Rebecca (Gardner) Whitmore and Mehitable (Gardner) Connett

Died about 16 Nov 1678 after about age 52 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 Ruth Gray, "Sarah, Mother of Jeremiah Bumstead," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 140 (1986), pp 314-316
↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 Frederick G. Rolfe, "The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Volume I," Gateway Press, 1995, p I-3.1
↑ Bishop's Transcripts for Plaitford, 1622-1679. Link to image of baptism record.
↑ Bishop's Transcripts for Plaitford, 1622-1679. Link to image of baptism record.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, p 77
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1640 to 1873," 1890, p 108
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1640 to 1873," 1890, p 104
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1640 to 1873," 1890, p 78
↑ 9.0 9.1 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Volume: 194; SAR Membership Number: 38759, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
See also:

David W. Hoyt, "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts," 1897, p 301
Henry Rolfe, "Henry and John Rolfe of Newbury and Salisbury and their Children," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 36 (1882), Boston, p 143.
Text: Manuscript. Text: [Hugh Darrell Miller, comp.]. Text: Genealogy: Ethel Peters Miller/Hugh Darrell Miller. Text: 1985. Text: copy in possession of author

ii. THOMAS BLANCHARD, b. Abt. October 1623, England; d. February 1650/51, Charlestown, MA; m. ANNA ROLFE

References

• https://www.wyman.org/getperson.php?personID=I6768&tree=Wyman