Hi, Yes, I think you are correct. Am not a GARNER/GARDNER researcher and should have studied that more. Dorothy Norris is the person with the line of GARDNER. Thanks, Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy C <judyc@mindspring.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [SC] SAMUEL GARNER-GARDNER > Ladies, > > Please forgive me for poking my nose into this discussion, but when I read > the deeds, I got the impression that James and Jeremiah were the sons of > Samuel and brothers to each other, not that James was the brother to > Samuel. Since I'm new to deed research, I thought I'd follow this > discussion to see what types of information one can find, and now I'm > hoping you can explain what I misunderstood when I read the deeds in question. > > Thanks, > Judy > (I've edited the original note following for ease in reading and to save > bandwidth) > > At 10:36 PM 6/4/02 -0500, you wrote: > >GARDNER/GARNER used interchangeably on the following deeds. (aep) > > > ><snip> > >Source: Deed Book 19, Edgefield, SC: > > > >"p. 516-518. Samuel GARDNER, Sr to son James GARDNER. D. Gist, 24 January > >1801, love & goodwill, after my decease and his mother Mary Ann GARDNER'S > >decease five Negroes and their increase: woman Jenney, boy George, girl > >Phillis, girl Silvey, girl Chaney, sd Negroes to remain in my possession, in > >my wife's possession. Should sd James GARNDER die without leaving bodily > >heirs, then sd Negroes & their increase to belong to his brother Jeremiah > >GARDNER. Wit: William WATSON, Senr, James QUARLES, Thos BARNETT. > >S/s Sam'l (x) GARDNER. Proven 14 February 1801 by James QUARLES; Chas OLD, > >J. P. Rec: 23 March 1801." > > > >"p. 516-518 Samuel GARDNER to Jeremiah GARDNER. Deed of Gift, 24 January > >1801, love and good will, after my decease and his mother's Mary Ann GARDNER > >'s decease, three Negroes, fellow Lige, woman Charlotte, boy Moses, and my > >house, lands, mill, which Negroes & land remain in my possession and in my > >wife's possession during our natural lifetimes; if sd Jeremiah GARDNER > >should die without leaving bodily heirs, then sd Negroes, lands to belong to > >his brother James GARDNER. Wit: William WATSON, Senr, James QUARLES, Thos > >BARNETT. /w/ Samuel (x) GARDNER. Proven 14 February 1801 by James QUARLES; > >Chas OLD, J. P. Rec: 23 March 1801." > ><snip> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> > > > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 6:20 PM > > > Subject: Re: [SC] SAMUEL GARNER-GARDNER > > > > > >snip> > > > > > See James as a brother to Samuel GARDNER. > > > > > > > > Audrey > <snip> > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina Genealogy research > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ >