For Olive, [email protected], who wrote: "I have just done a bit of web searching but cannot seem to come up with much information on the mother of Martin - has anyone done extensive research on this family?" Which Martin Van Buren??? There were many of them. If you are referring to the 8th president of the US, see Gary Boyd Roberts' "Ancestry of the American Presidents", in which Martin's ancestors including his mother are discussed. It even show's his mother's first husband's name, and her parents for several generations. She appears on 3 pages. This is a classical work by a nationally-known genealogical scholar. A "must-have" for any genealogical society. Sold by NEHGS. Although it discusses President Van Buren's ancestors, it does not discuss all the relatives of his ancestors, so you will not find Anna Gerder/Garter in this book. Marty Irons