GARDNER/HERRING FAMILY OUTLINE

Anonymous Paper

Transcribed by E. L. Gardner 3/31/97 ted@gardner.org 
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Gardner/Herring Family History (Anonymous
Paper)

Wilson Herring was born and reared in Albermarle
County, Virginia. He married Mary Lewis Gardner, a daughter of Daniel Gardner,
of "Gardner's Crossroads", in Louisa County, Virginia. He purchased "Cherry-Hill,"
[Cherry Hill] an estate several miles from the Gardiner's Crossroads and
settled there, rearing a family of thirteen children namely: 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., and reared a family of
ten children, lived and died and was buried in 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.
Lavinia 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. Richard
Thomasson married Maggied 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, Luisa 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 sweetheart was killed in the Civil War.
She was a very beautiful brunette - curly hair, as were most of the Herrings.
She died in Roncaverte, 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 the 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 an 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 named 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,
DC Lynn Gardner, Hinton, W.Va is a brother of this Gardner family.




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