Here is a listing of very old NJ wills. Don't know if any of them are relevant but, even if not right now, you might want to save them for later...(some may be duplicates..) Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Page: 178 Name: John Gardener Gardner Date: 09 Nov 1694 Location: Burlington Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. will of. Divides real and personal estate between "my young cousins, the children of my brother and sisters," brother Thomas, Samuel Furniss, sister Hester Wills, sister Elizabeth Gardner, cousin John Wills, cousin Elizabeth Gardner, brother-in-law James Wills, sisters-in-law Mary and Francis Righton, father Thomas Gardner residuary legatee and executor. Witnesses--Robert Hudson, Richard Love, James Hills. Proved 15 Dec 1694. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 13 Dec 1694 Inventory of the estate (£359.16.-, incl. a silver dram cup, bonds of Lawrence Morice, Mathew Allen, book debts due by John Labert, John Parres, James Saterthay, Tho. Kendall, Walter Oumpherys, James Wills, Tho. Glading, and a house and lot on High St., valued at £150); made by Isaac Marriott, Samuel Fornis and Benj. Wheate. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 15 Dec 1694 Bond of widow Elizabeth Gardner, mother of John, as administratrix; John Tatham and Isaac Marriott fellow bondsmen. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 15 Dec 1694 Will proved, in which his father, Thomas Gardner, was named as executor. Letters of administration granted to his mother, Elizabeth Gardner, of Burlington, widow. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Burlington Records, p. 23 Page: 178 Name: Daniel Gardiner Gardner Date: 27 Dec 1708 Location: Northampton Township, Burlington Co. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. will of. Wife ---. Children--John, under age, and Sussana. Real and personal estate. Executor--John Wolstone. Witnesses--George Deacon, Joshua Humphreys, John Wells. Proved 20 Dec 1711. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Lib. 1, p. 343 Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Page: 178 Name: Thomas Gardiner Date: 12 Sep 1712 Location: Burlington Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Treasurer of West Jersey. Inventory of the personal estate of, £930.17.2 1/2, incl. 137 1/2 oz. of wrought silver at 9s. per oz. £61.17.6, Cook's Institutes, Josephus and other old books £17.-, six Turky work chairs £2.8-, four negroes £60., paper money, bills and bonds £195.-, bills of credit, supposed to belong to the Treasury of the Province £249.10.-; made by Peter Frettwell, Abram Bickley and Thomas Raper. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 15 Sep 1712 Estate, real and personal, sequestrated and placed in charge of Robert Wheler and Isack de Que (Cow) of Burlington. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 25 Sep 1712 Isaac Pierson, husband of Hannah, eldest daughter of Treasurer Thomas Gardiner, made administrator of the estate. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Lib. 1, p. 378 Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 06 Jul 1721 Account of the estate of, by the administrator, Isaac Pearson, beginning in May 1712, and endorsed "not allowed in the office ye 02 Aug 1723." Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 01 Oct 1712 Mathew, the only son of Thomas Gardiner, 14 years old, elects as his guardians Abraham Bickley and John Wills, to whom letters of guardianship are issued. Page: 179 Name: John Gardner Date: 12 Feb 1719-20 Location: Newark, Essex Co. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. will of. Wife Hanah. Children--Thomas, Gershum, Sarah. Real and personal estate. Executor son Gershum. Witnesses--Asariah Crane, Samuel Alling, Jno. Cooper. Proved 09 Mar 1719-20. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Lib. A, p. 156, and Monmouth Wills Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Page: 179 Name: Richard Gardner Gardiner Date: 30 Dec 1687 Location: Middletown Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Inventory of the personal estate of (£45.8.6); made by John Stout and Benjamin Devell. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Receipts by Benj. Devell, Nickcallas Winewright, James Grover and John Whitford to Hannah, widow of Richard Gardner, for sums due by the estate, dated at various times in 1688, 1690 and 1691. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 17 Jan 1687-8 Administration granted to his widow Hannah. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 108 Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 18 Jan 1687-8 Bond of his widow Hanna Gardiner as administratrix of the estate; Safty Grover of Middletown and Ben: Griffith of Amboy bondsmen. .Page: 180 Name: Thomas Gardner Date: 24 Nov 1694 Location: Burlington Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. will of. Wife Elizabeth. Children--Thomas, Hester Wills, Elizabeth Gardner, grandson John Wills and granddaughter Mary Wills. House and lot on High Street, Burlington, between James Hills (Wills?) and Richard?; other real estate. Personal property. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses--Walter Humphris, Richard Love, Benj. Wheate. Proved 15 Dec 1694. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 07 Dec 1694 Inventory of the estate (£504.13.-, of which £10 stand for 200 a. of land in the woods and £260 for house and lot); made by Isaac Marriott, Samuel Fornis and Benj. Wheate. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 15 Dec 1694 Bond of the widow Elizabeth Gardner as executrix; John Tatham, Esq're, and Isaac Marriott, merchant, both of Burlington, fellow bondsmen. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 15 Dec 1694 Will proved and letters testamentary granted to his widow and executrix, Elizabeth Gardner of Burlington. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Burlington Records, p. 23 Page: 180 Name: Daniel Garner Gardner Date: 27 Dec 1708 Location: Northampton Township, Burlington Co. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. will of. Wife ---. Children--George (under 21) and Susannah. Home farm of 50 acres. Personal property. Executor--John Woolston. Witnesses--George Deacon, Joshua Humphris, John Wills. Proved 04 Dec 1711. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730. Part I Calendar of New Jersey Wills. 17 Aug 1709 Inventory of the personal estate, £10.6.6; made by George Deacon and John Wills. Page: 193 Name: Richard Gardner (Gardiner), Sr. Date: 23 May 1749 Location: Morris Co. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills Int. Adm'r, Richard Gardner, Jr., yeoman. Bondsman, Richard Fitz Randolph, of Perth Amboy. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills 1749, May 18. Renunciation. Subscribers give consent to Richard Gardner to administer on his father's estate. Witnesses--Hannah Gardiner, Rachel Collard, Eljih Collard. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills 1749, May 29. Inventory (£85.18.6) includes silver ware, £2.8.0; a box iron and goose, 12 shillings. Appraisers--Samuel Crowell, Jon. Herring. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills 1750, April 25. Account. Paid to Patrick Macaslin, Isamuel Washbourn, Peter Courter, Abram Winfeald, Jon. Yarrenton, Samuel Gale, Joseph Lawrence, Richard Michel, Peter Decker, William Mountgomery, Isaac Tarsort. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills Morris Wills, 19 N. U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1 Viewing records 1-1 of 1 Matches Name Nature of Claim Congress Session Manner Brought Journal Page Referred to Committee Date Report Bill House Disposed Senate Disposed Congress Date Comments Charles Gardner Compensation for services and supplies in revolutionary war 2 1 Petition 440 Referred to Secretary of War ----- Original Message ----- From: <Inn118@aol.com> To: <NJGLOUCE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:18 PM Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Re: [NJBurlin] Gardners in Burlington Co. > In a message dated 6/3/02 4:40:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gsage@webtv.net > writes: > > > > Hi, fellow researchers, > > Have'nt posted in awhile, and realized haven't seen any Burlington Co. > > mail on my mail list. Anybody out there ?? Have hit a brick wall, with > > my GARDNERS at Charles, 1779. Thought I might take a differ'nt approch, > > Does any one know when the org. Gardner came to Burlington Co. and who > > he was ???? We [ my family] intermarried with the John Mathis Family, > > and the Flitcraft [ Witcraft] families, I understand they were among the > > first to settle in the Burlington Co. area [ West Jersey] Can anyone > > offer any information on the Gardners of the Burlington Co. area ,or > > give me some clues as to where to look. Thank you, Gerri Gardner Sage > > researching Gardner, Mathis, Lake, Flitcraft[ Witcraft] , Collins , > > Lear, Leair, and Shaffer among others. > > > > Hi, > There were and still are many Mathis descendants in the Tuckerton and Little > Egg Harbor area of Ocean Co/Burlington/Gloucester Co. lines. This whole area > was part of Gloucester Co. and Burlington Co. many years ago. Joan > >