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Charles Garner, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: August 28, 1795 (76-85)
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Thomas Garner, of Tinpot & Licking Run and Mary Mariah Garner
Husband of Ann Garner
Father of Joseph Garner; Charles Garner, Jr; Elizabeth Robbins; Jale Garner; Ann Burger and 1 other
Brother of Susanna "Anna Jane" Kersey; John Garner, of Tinpot Run; Thomas Garner, Jr.; Vincent Garner; Edith Harrison, Jr. and 5 others

Managed by: Kevin Grey Pearce
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About Charles Garner


Charles Garner was born about 1714 at Overwharton Parish, Stafford County Virginia, and died 28 Aug 1795 at Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. He was the son of Thomas Garner and Mary Bushnell.

Family

He married on 23 July 1748 at Prince William County to Ann Darnall (or Darnell), who was born about 1716 at Hanover Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1798 at Fauqier County. She was the daughter of Wade Darnall and Elizabeth Bronough. She was Jonas Williams widow.

Children of Ann Darnell and Charles Garner:

  1. Joseph Garner, b. 1753, Fauquier County, Virginia d. 20 Dec 1840. Married Sarah Orr. Joseph’s siblings were
  2. Jake Garner (never married),
  3. Elizabeth Garner (married Robbins)
  4. Ann Garner (married Jacob Burger);
  5. Charles Garner (married Hannah); and
  6. Presley Garner (married Margaret Hinson).[2]

Notes

Charles was not of age in 1738 since his brother, John, was his guardian in that year. He married Ann Darnell, daughter of Waugh Darnell and widow of Jonas Williams. Ann was a widow in 1744 and was married to Charles by 1748. On July 22, 1748, Charles Garner and wife Ann, of Prince William County, sold to John Wright [her half brother] of the same county 60 acres of land lying in Prince William, being part of a patent of Waugh Darnell, deceased, adjoining the said Wright, formerly owned by Jonas Williams, Jr. and the said Ann, beginning at the said Wright's, wnding in the division line between the two daughters of Waugh Darnell. Witnesses were John Garner, Thomas Machen and William Smith. (Pr. Wm. D. B. ?, p.44).

Charles Garner sued his brothers over rights to estate of his father (Fauquier Co, VA). He and Parish Garner requested a survey & subdivision into two 400-acre plots the land they inherited from their father. They had previously shared the land with the father without heed to boundaries. Dates given of March 20, abt 1759.


References

  1. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Mar 3 2020, 5:10:09 UTC
  2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Garner-526 Cites
    1. https://gadsdenmessenger.com/revolutionary-war-soldier-is-buried-in...
    2. If the Legends Are True...: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I416...
    3. Find A Grave: Memorial #206599691
    4. Will books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; index, 1759-1924 - Film # 007676144." Will books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; index, 1759-1924 - Film # 007676144. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sep. 2018. .
    5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LN2H-FG7
  3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206599691
  4. If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Charles Garner" (accessed December 29, 2022) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I418.... cites
    1. [S32] Garner Family History by Ann Garner, Part 2 | https://web.archive.org/web/20050206092556/www.earlyfamilies.com/Pa... (Reliability: 3).
    2. [S34] The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties by J. D. Warfield, (Baltimore, Maryland: Kohn & Pollock, 1905, 601 pages). (Reliability: 3).
    3. [S31] Descendants of Robert de Wingfield Generation 20 | https://web.archive.org/web/20030401234313/www.wingfield.org/charts... (20 Mar 2003). (Reliability: 3).
    4. [S920] James Garner's Page by James Luther Garner, Ph. D., A Garner Genealogy and Family History, Apr 2001 | https://www.unf.edu/~jgarner/garnergeneaology.html (Jacksonville, Florida: University of North Florida, www.unf.edu/~jgarner/). (Reliability: 3).
    5. [S752] The Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia by Ruth Ritchie & Sudie Rucker Wood, Page 109 (Charlottesville, Virginia: Jarman Printing Company, 1952). (Reliability: 4).
    6. [S752] The Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia by Ruth Ritchie & Sudie Rucker Wood, Page 108 (Charlottesville, Virginia: Jarman Printing Company, 1952). (Reliability: 4).
    7. [S63] J. H. Garner Genealogy Database by J. H. Garner, (compiler), Version: 2016-04-02 (RootsWeb.com, database: 180118). (Reliability: 3).
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Charles Garner's Timeline

1714
1714
Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1754
1754
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
1756
1756
Fauquier County, VA, British Colonial America
1757
1757
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
1766
1766
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
1795
August 28, 1795
Age 81
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
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Fauquier County, Virginia, United States