James Gardiner
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Early Settler
Notes:
• "According to family tradition, James Gardiner was the younger son of a Scottish lord. James Gardiner was born c 1762 and died on 2/6/1838. James and wife, Elizabeth Wylie, and her sister, Anne Wylie, emigrated from Ireland to America in the early 1800's. Elizabeth was born between 1760-70 and died in 1847. They settled in what is now York County, South Carolina, where James is said to have built the first flour mill in that state. South Carolina Naturalization 1783-1850 lists a petition dated 4/20/1808 by James Gardner, age 46. In 1810, James Gardiner purchased land on Mill Creek, South Carolina. He sold the land in 1818.
They moved westward to North Alabama and settled along the banks of the Flint River, near where that river empties into the Tennessee. The area has had several names. The early settlers called it Little Ireland; later Ireland, Ireland Cove, and Taylorsville. It is now known as Hobbs Island in Madison County, Alabama. It is believed that they were the first white settlers in this area. The lands on which he settled were purchased from the government in 1830. James built another flour mill and engaged in a large farming operation. He built a stately home on a prominent rise overlooking a broad area of the valley. James and son, David, are listed on the 1830 census.
Records show that there were five children. One son, John, died aboard ship enroute to this country and was buried at sea.
All of the children were married in Alabama. William Donald, a farmer, was born about 1801 aboard the ship while the family was crossing the Atlantic Ocean. He died on 8/30/1870. He married Rhoda H. Bush on 5/21/1840. Rhoda was born on 11/22/1817 and died in 1890. She was the daughter of David M. Bush and Mary Ann Hanby. (See David Bush, Morgan County) William and Rhoda had nine children: Mary Ann, James David, Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Rhoda, Sarah M., John Wylie, Cynthia Emma, Samuel Alexander, and Davis M.
Jane Lisle was born c 1804 in South Carolina. She married Stephen Malone Richards, a farmer, on 2/17/1826. He was born in North Carolina c 1802. He was the son of Evand Richards and Nancy Malone. Although Stephen was a Methodist, he gave a four acre tract of land to Ebenezer Church in 1845. Jane was a charter member of Ebenezer Church. The property was being used for camp meetings and known as Ebenezer Camp Grounds. Today, the church, manse, and cemetery are located on that property. Jane and Stephen had ten children: John Gardiner, Elizabeth Ann, Sarah Jane, James Evand, Mildred A., Charles Malone, Mary Julie, William David, Nancy Jane, and Lenora Narcissa. William David served in the CSA as a lieutenant and was killed.
Two of the Richards' sons, John Gardiner and Charles Malone, became Presbyterian ministers. Charles Malone (1837-1872) died from the effect of a wound which he received in the Civil War. He was unmarried. John's son, Charles Malone was a minister and John, Jr., became governor of South Carolina. John, Sr., had five grandsons and three great-grandsons who became ministers. One of the grandsons, James McDowell Richards, became president of Columbia Theological Seminary at Decatur, Georgia.
Anne D. was born in South Carolina on 7/10/1809 and married, first, Davis Collins Bell on 2/12/1829. After Davis Bell died in 1830, she married, second, Thomas D. Ashbum on 9/23/1834. They had six children: Frances Ann, Davis Collins Bell, Elizabeth Esther, Sarah Jane, James Anderson Thomas, and Rhoda Caledonia. Thomas D. Ashbum died on 10/17/1847 and Anne D. died on 8/14/1871.
My great-great-grandfather, David Gardiner, was a farmer. He was born in South Carolina on 3/22/1810 and died on 9/24/1887. He married, first, 2/4/1830, Sarah Elizabeth Bell. She was born in South Carolina on 10/29/1812 and died on 9/15/1871. (See Elisha Bell, Sr., Morgan County) David and Sarah had 13 children: Davis Collins Bell, Cynthia Anne, William Francis, Elizabeth Jane, Mary Esther, Elisha James, John Edward, Charity Ellen, Matthew Alexander, Sarah Evelyn, Theodosia Posy, David Columbus, and an unnamed baby boy. (See David Gardiner, Madison County).
After Sarah's death, David married Sarah's half-sister, Mrs. Ann Bell Hawkins in 1874.
James, Elizabeth, David, Ann, and Jane were charter members of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church organized on 10/25/1834. The first church building was erected on land owned by James Gardiner. He deeded one acre of land to the church on 1/12/1838. Evidence of his concern for the church is seen in his will, 'After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give for the support of the gospel at Ebenezer Church of which I have been a member, $100.'" - Huie
• "Gardiner, the younger son of a Scotch lord, emigrated with his family from the north of Ireland in 1800. They settled first in what is now York County, South Carolina, where he is said to have built the first flourmill in that state. Later, the exact date is not known, they moved to North Alabama and settled on the banks of the Flint and Tennessee, becoming, it is believed, the first while settlers in the area that is now the Hobbs Island community of Madison County.
Here Gardiner built another mill and engaged in a large farming business, and here his children married and settled near him. If local tradition can be believed, Gardiner traded with the Indians and settled on lands that were still Indian Territory. In any event, the lands on which he settled were in the year 1830 purchased from the government. A few of the older settlers still remember the stately old home which James Gardiner built on a prominent rise overlooking a broad expanse of the valley. There are many members of Ebenezer Church today who are descendents of James Gardiner.
As the years passed more and more settlers moved into Madison County. Many of these settlers, like James Gardiner, were of the hardy Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who emigrated to America from the Protestant settlements of Ireland." - Cox
• "From the pages of 'A Church Called Ebenezer': 'On the 25th day of October 25, 1834 the Church called Ebenezer was organized by the Rev John Allan, a member of the North Alabama Presbytery' with the following members: J. D. Wylie, E. R. Wylie, James D. Wylie, E. A. Wylie, E. Wylie, James Gardiner, Elizabeth Gardiner, David Gardiner, Ann D. Ashburn, Jane L. Richards, William J. Smith, Shadrach Inman, Martha Boothe and Elizabeth Smith. James D. Wylie and Wm J. Smith were, on the same day, elected and ordained elders in same church." - Cox
• Record of land purchase on 10/4/1830 in Cherokee School Lands, Madison Co. 9, 6, 1E. - Barefield
• On the passenger list his is listed as 54 years old in 1824. That would place his birth date at about 1770. However, other sources give different years. - Philadephia Passenger List
• The arrival date for the ship named "Hercules" was Aug. 2, 1824. It arrived in Philadelphia from Belfast, Ireland. - Philadephia Passenger List
• His last name is sometimes spelled "Gardner" - Editor's Note
Related Links:
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• David Gardiner
• William Donald Gardiner
| Born: | c1765, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died: | February 6, 1838, Madison County, Alabama |
| Father of: | David Gardiner |
| Father of: | William Donald Gardiner |
Notes:
• "According to family tradition, James Gardiner was the younger son of a Scottish lord. James Gardiner was born c 1762 and died on 2/6/1838. James and wife, Elizabeth Wylie, and her sister, Anne Wylie, emigrated from Ireland to America in the early 1800's. Elizabeth was born between 1760-70 and died in 1847. They settled in what is now York County, South Carolina, where James is said to have built the first flour mill in that state. South Carolina Naturalization 1783-1850 lists a petition dated 4/20/1808 by James Gardner, age 46. In 1810, James Gardiner purchased land on Mill Creek, South Carolina. He sold the land in 1818.
They moved westward to North Alabama and settled along the banks of the Flint River, near where that river empties into the Tennessee. The area has had several names. The early settlers called it Little Ireland; later Ireland, Ireland Cove, and Taylorsville. It is now known as Hobbs Island in Madison County, Alabama. It is believed that they were the first white settlers in this area. The lands on which he settled were purchased from the government in 1830. James built another flour mill and engaged in a large farming operation. He built a stately home on a prominent rise overlooking a broad area of the valley. James and son, David, are listed on the 1830 census.
Records show that there were five children. One son, John, died aboard ship enroute to this country and was buried at sea.
All of the children were married in Alabama. William Donald, a farmer, was born about 1801 aboard the ship while the family was crossing the Atlantic Ocean. He died on 8/30/1870. He married Rhoda H. Bush on 5/21/1840. Rhoda was born on 11/22/1817 and died in 1890. She was the daughter of David M. Bush and Mary Ann Hanby. (See David Bush, Morgan County) William and Rhoda had nine children: Mary Ann, James David, Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Rhoda, Sarah M., John Wylie, Cynthia Emma, Samuel Alexander, and Davis M.
Jane Lisle was born c 1804 in South Carolina. She married Stephen Malone Richards, a farmer, on 2/17/1826. He was born in North Carolina c 1802. He was the son of Evand Richards and Nancy Malone. Although Stephen was a Methodist, he gave a four acre tract of land to Ebenezer Church in 1845. Jane was a charter member of Ebenezer Church. The property was being used for camp meetings and known as Ebenezer Camp Grounds. Today, the church, manse, and cemetery are located on that property. Jane and Stephen had ten children: John Gardiner, Elizabeth Ann, Sarah Jane, James Evand, Mildred A., Charles Malone, Mary Julie, William David, Nancy Jane, and Lenora Narcissa. William David served in the CSA as a lieutenant and was killed.
Two of the Richards' sons, John Gardiner and Charles Malone, became Presbyterian ministers. Charles Malone (1837-1872) died from the effect of a wound which he received in the Civil War. He was unmarried. John's son, Charles Malone was a minister and John, Jr., became governor of South Carolina. John, Sr., had five grandsons and three great-grandsons who became ministers. One of the grandsons, James McDowell Richards, became president of Columbia Theological Seminary at Decatur, Georgia.
Anne D. was born in South Carolina on 7/10/1809 and married, first, Davis Collins Bell on 2/12/1829. After Davis Bell died in 1830, she married, second, Thomas D. Ashbum on 9/23/1834. They had six children: Frances Ann, Davis Collins Bell, Elizabeth Esther, Sarah Jane, James Anderson Thomas, and Rhoda Caledonia. Thomas D. Ashbum died on 10/17/1847 and Anne D. died on 8/14/1871.
My great-great-grandfather, David Gardiner, was a farmer. He was born in South Carolina on 3/22/1810 and died on 9/24/1887. He married, first, 2/4/1830, Sarah Elizabeth Bell. She was born in South Carolina on 10/29/1812 and died on 9/15/1871. (See Elisha Bell, Sr., Morgan County) David and Sarah had 13 children: Davis Collins Bell, Cynthia Anne, William Francis, Elizabeth Jane, Mary Esther, Elisha James, John Edward, Charity Ellen, Matthew Alexander, Sarah Evelyn, Theodosia Posy, David Columbus, and an unnamed baby boy. (See David Gardiner, Madison County).
After Sarah's death, David married Sarah's half-sister, Mrs. Ann Bell Hawkins in 1874.
James, Elizabeth, David, Ann, and Jane were charter members of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church organized on 10/25/1834. The first church building was erected on land owned by James Gardiner. He deeded one acre of land to the church on 1/12/1838. Evidence of his concern for the church is seen in his will, 'After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give for the support of the gospel at Ebenezer Church of which I have been a member, $100.'" - Huie
• "Gardiner, the younger son of a Scotch lord, emigrated with his family from the north of Ireland in 1800. They settled first in what is now York County, South Carolina, where he is said to have built the first flourmill in that state. Later, the exact date is not known, they moved to North Alabama and settled on the banks of the Flint and Tennessee, becoming, it is believed, the first while settlers in the area that is now the Hobbs Island community of Madison County.
Here Gardiner built another mill and engaged in a large farming business, and here his children married and settled near him. If local tradition can be believed, Gardiner traded with the Indians and settled on lands that were still Indian Territory. In any event, the lands on which he settled were in the year 1830 purchased from the government. A few of the older settlers still remember the stately old home which James Gardiner built on a prominent rise overlooking a broad expanse of the valley. There are many members of Ebenezer Church today who are descendents of James Gardiner.
As the years passed more and more settlers moved into Madison County. Many of these settlers, like James Gardiner, were of the hardy Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who emigrated to America from the Protestant settlements of Ireland." - Cox
• "From the pages of 'A Church Called Ebenezer': 'On the 25th day of October 25, 1834 the Church called Ebenezer was organized by the Rev John Allan, a member of the North Alabama Presbytery' with the following members: J. D. Wylie, E. R. Wylie, James D. Wylie, E. A. Wylie, E. Wylie, James Gardiner, Elizabeth Gardiner, David Gardiner, Ann D. Ashburn, Jane L. Richards, William J. Smith, Shadrach Inman, Martha Boothe and Elizabeth Smith. James D. Wylie and Wm J. Smith were, on the same day, elected and ordained elders in same church." - Cox
• Record of land purchase on 10/4/1830 in Cherokee School Lands, Madison Co. 9, 6, 1E. - Barefield
• On the passenger list his is listed as 54 years old in 1824. That would place his birth date at about 1770. However, other sources give different years. - Philadephia Passenger List
• The arrival date for the ship named "Hercules" was Aug. 2, 1824. It arrived in Philadelphia from Belfast, Ireland. - Philadephia Passenger List
• His last name is sometimes spelled "Gardner" - Editor's Note
Related Links:
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by edwardbeard1 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12204957/person/488679853.)
• Barefield - Old Huntsville Land Office Records & Military Warrants 1810-1854, by Compiled by Marilyn Davis Barefield, 1985, page 93
• Cox - This message board post from Greg Cox covers some of the same information found in Huie's account. (Originally found at http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.britisles.ireland.general/15253/mb.ashx.)
• Huie - Article about James Gardiner and his family written by Martha Poarch Huie and submitted for publication by Sarah Huie Hines to The Heritage of Madison County, Alabama, by The Madison County Heritage Book Committee, John P. Rankin, Chairman, pages 197 & 198.
• Philadephia Passenger List - This version can be seen only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=philadelphiapl&h=10438094.)
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• David Gardiner
• William Donald Gardiner