Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Gardner, Sr. and Elizabeth Clarke


Husband John Gardner, Sr. 1 

           Born: 1757 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Sep 1821 1
         Buried:  - Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA

       Marriage: 1783 1

Wife Elizabeth Clarke 2 

            AKA: Elizabeth Clark 1
           Born: 1748 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Oct 1853 1
         Buried:  - Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek Twp, Washington Co, PA 1


         Father: James Clarke (      -      ) 2
         Mother:


Children
1 M William Gardner 1 

           Born: 7 Aug 1784 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Patty Wilcoxon (      -      ) 3

2 F Margaret Gardner 1 

           Born: 26 Jul 1785 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Hindman (      -      ) 3

3 F Sarah Gardner 1 

           Born: 7 Jan 1786 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Arch Freshwater (      -      ) 3

4 F Lydia Gardner 1 

           Born: 27 Mar 1790 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Chambers (      -      ) 3

5 F Rachel Gardner 1 

           Born: 25 Nov 1792 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Scott (      -      ) 3

6 M John Gardner 1 

           Born: 2 Oct 1794 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Eliza Reeves (      -      ) 3

7 M James Gardner 1 

            AKA: James Gardener 4
           Born: 29 May 1796 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Sharp (1797-Bef 1893) 5

8 M David Gardner 1 

           Born: 23 Mar 1798 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Aug 1845 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Nancy Donovan (1800-1845) 1
           Marr: 1819 1

9 M Samuel Gardner 1 

            AKA: Samuel Gardener 4
           Born: 15 May 1801 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Apr 1877 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ruth Sharp (1806-      ) 4
           Marr: 1826 3

General Notes: Husband - John Gardner, Sr.


He came from Wales to America about the middle of the eighteenth century, settling on the banks of the Potomac river, near Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington, and was familiar with the patriot. In his early days he came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, (between 1770 and 1774), married, and moved to a farm, then known as Greathouse Castle, where they both eventually died. They were buried in Cross Creek graveyard, where a marble monument, eight feet high, marks their resting-place, and bears their names.
In religious belief, he was a Presbyterian.

General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Clarke


She was left by herself one day before her marriage, busy at her loom, while her father, James Clark, Alexander Leeper, a brother-in-law, Samuel Leeper, and others went to the Leeper farm to build some fence; and John Yeaman went to a garden, about one and one-half miles off, to get some parsnips for dinner. The latter, on his return, stopped at a spring to get a drink of water, and was sitting on a log resting, when the Indians rushed on him, and killed and scalped him. The boy made home in safety. The Indians came along where Miss Clark was weaving. She, seeing them, got up in the loft of the loom-shop, and covered herself with flax-tow. They came in and took some meat from the pot that was boiling on the fire, cut some of the web off the loom and left. She expected to be burnt alive, but they did not know she was there. When the men came for dinner, she told the tale, and they went to hunt up Yeaman, but found him as described. They started in pursuit of the Indians as soon as they could get help, and traced them to the Ohio river, near Mingo bottom, in time to see them climb the bank on the other side. Knowing there was a large force at Mingo, they returned home, and next day they buried Mr. Yeaman near where he was killed, under a gum tree on a farm later owned by George Criss' heirs, one and one-half miles west of Eldersville, where there were several persons buried from 1770 to 1775. Those were the last deaths at the hands of the Indians in those parts. The whites had a fort on the Richard Wells farm; but had not been troubled much with Indians for some time, so were not on the lookout, and they had just come from the fort a short time before.

She united with the Disciple Church, founded by Alexander Campbell, of Bethany, Virginia, and commonly called Campbellites, later known as the Christian Church. She was a faithful member, and regular at all convenient meetings until she lost her sight. Being blind for many years, but very industrious, she was nearly always knitting, and could shape a very nice stocking, knowing when she would drop a stitch.

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Sources

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 898.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 837.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 899.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 598.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 598, 899.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 900.

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