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anonymous paper found by Edwin L. Gardner Jr. amongst many in a packet dated 1933 |
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| Wilson Herring was born and reared in Albermarle County,
Virginia. He married Mary Lewis Gardner, a daughter of Daniel Gardner,
of "Gardner's Cross-Roads," in Louisa County, Virginia. He purchased
"Cherry Hill," an estate several miles from the "Gardner's Cross-Roads"
and settled there, rearing a family of thirteen children named: Oscar Herring,
George Herring, Albert Herring, Lavinia Herring, Martha Herring, William
Herring, Mary Herring, John Herring, Elizabeth Frances Herring, (Thomasson)
Richard Herring, Elbridge Herring, Margaret Herring, Sally Herring.
Oscar Herring married Mary Walton, Louisa County, VA. George Herring
married Mary Darricota, Richmond, Va. They had six daughters, lived
there and buried there. Albert Herring was never married, he died
in early manhood in Henrico County, Va., and was buried in old Emmanuel
Church Yard. Lavina Herring never married, lived, died and buried
at "Cherry-Hill" Louisa County, Va. Martha Herring married William
Blackburn, of Atlanta, Ga. They had a son and a daughter, died, buried
in Birmingham, Ala. William Herring never married, lived, died and
buried at "Cherry-Hill", Louisa County, Va. Mary Herring married
Ben Walton of Louisa County, Va. They had a son and three daughters,
lived, died and was buried in Goochland County, Va. John Herring
was killed in battle during the Civil War. He never married, was
buried at "Cherry-Hill", Louisa County, Va., Elizabeth Frances Herring
married Chas. James Thomasson, Louisa County, Va. Richard Thomasson
married Maggie Morris and lived in Hinton, W.VA. Richard Herring
never married, contracted typhoid fever while serving in the Civil War
died and was buried at "Cherry-Hill" Louisa County, Va. Elbridge
Herring married Albina Gardner, a cousin. They had ten children,
all died in childhood. They lived, died and buried in Henrico County,
Va. Margaret Herring married James Gardner, also a cousin, (parents
of Lynn Gardner of Hinton, W.Va). Sally Herring, never married, her
sweethear was killed in the Civil War. She was a very beautiful brunnete
- curly hair, as were most of the Herrings. She died in Ronceverte,
W. Va., living with Mrs. M.H.G. Wright, and buried there. All
Herrings and Gardners were missionary Baptist. One was a direct decedent
on his mother's side of Lady Margaret Lynn, a daughter of Lord Lynn of
Loch-Lynn, Scotland and (Great Britain). He was the chieftain of
a powerful clan in the Scottish Highlands. Lady Margaret Lynn married
John Lewis of Ireland, Great Britain. He descended from a family
of French Huguenots, who took refuge in Ireland, from the persecutions
following the assassination of Henry the Fourth of France. His rank
in that country was that of "Esquire." He inherited a large estate.
He emigrated with his family to America and landed on the Eastern shores
of Virginia about the year 1740. He established his home in West
Augusta County, Va., a few miles from the site of Staunton, Va., The King
of England granted to him a large portion of the lands of Western Va.
Thomas Lewis, their eldest son, for many years represented the County of
Augusta in the House of Burgesses. This was before the War of the
Revolution. Charles Lewis, the youngest son, fell in battle while
leading and attack at Point Pleasant, W.VA. He was considered the
most skillful of all leaders in Indian Warfare. He had his headquarters
at Lewisburg, W.VA., about four miles north of Ronseverte, W.Va.
which was name for him. William Lewis, the third son, was an officer
in the Revolutionary War. He also had a Gardner ancestor, who was
an officer in the War of the Revolution. His rank was that of General
Gardner.
When the Gardner family first came to this country, from England, they spelled their name "Gardiner", but in time they dropped the letter "i" thereby losing a large portion of the fortune, for during a War between France and England one of our Gardiner ancestors shipped a large cargo of tobacco to England. It was captured by the French. About 25 or 30 years ago the French Government paid back, with interest, to the heirs of those who lost shipments on the high seas, all that was captured during that war. All of those Gardners who had dropped the letter "i" from their name, of course could not get any of this fortune, which amounted into millions of dollars. One of our ancestors, Julia Gardner, was the wife of President Tyler in Washington, D. C. Lynn Gardner, Hinton, West Virginia is a brother of this Gardner family. |
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