Archives of Maryland
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Robert Gardner (b. circa ? - d. circa 1828)
MSA SC 5496-050716
War of 1812 Claimant, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Sources:


Archival Sources -

Claim of Robert Gardner, Queen Anne's County, Case Files, compiled ca. 1827 - ca. 1828, documenting the period ca. 1814 - ca. 1828. *ARC Identifier 1174160 / MLR Number PI 177 190*. National Archives, College Park.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1807-1810, Liber STW 10, Folio 351, [MSA CE 143-28]. Thomas Richardson to John Gardner, June 10, 1809.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1818-1822, Liber TM 2, Folio 268, [MSA CE 143-32]. James Bright to Robert Gardner, August 25, 1820. Barnstable Hill.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY COURT, (Land Records), 1828-1831, Liber TM 5, Folio 582, [MSA CE 143-35], Benjamin and William Richardson to Jane Gardner, April 6, 1831.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1978-1979, Liber MWM 145, Folio 310, [MSA CE 58-359]. John A. Gardner Jr. to James D. Barden and Patricia Barden, December 29, 1878.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1953-1953, Liber TSP 11, Foli  106, [MSA CE 58-153]. Clarence R. Gardner to John A. Gardner, June 9, 1953.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1953-1953, Liber TSP 11, Folio 108, [MSA CE 58-153]. Lemuel Y. Gardner and Mary E. Gardner to John A. Gardner Jr., June 9, 1953.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1953-1953, Liber TSP 11, Folio 110, [MSA CE 58-153]. June 9, 1953. William Keith, trustee, to John A. Gardner Jr., June 9, 1953.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1933-1933, Liber BHT 16, Folio 467, [MSA CE 58-106]. Clarence R. Gardner to Felix E. Gardner, September 30, 1933.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Land Records), 1943-1943, Liber ASG 8, Folio 106, [MSA CE 58-123]. Lemuel Y. Gardner and Mary E. Gardner to Felix E. Gardner, July 24, 1943.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), [MSA T1702-1]. Henry Williams and Elizabeth Gardiner, September 7, 1824.

Queen Anne's County District 4, J. G. Stong's Map of Queen Anne's County, 1866, [MSA SC 5080-1]. Courtesy of the Queen Anne's County Historical Society.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1815-1833, Robert Gardner, Liber TCE 1, Folio 296, [MSA CM869-12].

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Certificates of Freedom), 1807-1848, Liber TCE 1, Folio 118, [MSA C1366-1]. Sarah, June 20, 1827.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1889-1897, Jane E. Wright, Liber FR 1, Folio 75, [MSA CM869-18].

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, (Inventories), 1825-1827, Robert Garner, Liber TCE 6, Folio 100, [MSA CM860-24].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Robert Gardner, 1790, Queen Anne's County, district not stated, Page 9b, Line 13 [MSA SM61-16, M 2053-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Robert Gardner, 1800, Queen Anne's County, district not stated, Page 16, Line 16 [MSA SM61-35, M 2056-5].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Robert Gardner, 1810, Queen Anne's County, district not stated, Page 20b, Line 9 [MSA SM61-55, M 2061-2].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Robert Gardener, 1820, Queen Anne's County, District 3, Page 1, 4th line from bottom [MSA SM61-75, M 2067-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Anna Tolson, 1850, Queen Anne's County, District 4, Page 5, Line 36 [MSA SM61-144, M 1500-1]

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for William Gardner, 1850, Queen Anne's County, District 4, Page 6, Line 3 [MSA SM61-144, M 1500-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Elizabeth Williams, 1850, Queen Anne's County, District 3, Page 51, Line 4 [MSA SM61-144, M 1500-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Jane Wright, 1850, Queen Anne's County, District 4, Page 23, Line 23 [MSA SM61-144, M 1500-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Robert Gardner, 1860, Queen Anne's County, District 4, Page 25, Line 29 [MSA SM61-215, M 7224-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Jane E. Wright, 1880, Queen Anne's County, Kent Island, District 62, Line 1 [MSA SM61-327, M 4750-2].


Newspapers and Journals -

"Broke Gaol." Republican Star 3 May 1814. Courtesy of Margaret Mary Revell Goodwin.

Cassel, Frank A. “Slaves of the Chesapeake Bay Area and the War of 1812.” Journal of Negro History 57 (April 1972): 142-154.


Books -

Dudley, William S., ed. The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Naval History Center, 1992.

Emory, Frederic. Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Its Early History and Development. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Historical Society, 1950.

Magruder, A.C. Maryland Reports, Contating Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of That State. Vol. 2. Annapolis, MD: 1853.

Nicolas, Paul Harris. Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces. Vol. 2. London, UK: Thomas and William Boone, 1845.

Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland. Tombstones of Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Vol. 1. Easton, MD: The Upper Shore Genealogical Society,  1994.


Internet Sources -

“Barnstable Hill, Lowery Farm.” QA-524. Maryland Historical Trust, Inventory of Historic Properties. www.mdihp.net.

Gabler, Diana Horney. "Gardner Family Cemetery: The Destruction of a Family Cemetery." RootsWeb, 2003. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chesapeake/cemetery/cemetery_photos/queen_annes_county/gardnercem/gardner_cemetery.html.


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