I have a Vardell that married into one of my Bowman/Brown lines from Rutherford Co, Tn. I may have the documents you found already, on a John Vardell who died 1815, widow Mary.Below is a little of what I've gathered on them. Joyce Terrana, Burleson, Tx The Vardells were in Rutherford Co as early as 1815 when John Vardell died leaving widow Mary. By 1820, there were 3 Vardell heads of house: Mary, Sarah and Thomas. More research needs to be done of this era. It is likely that the John Vardell who died 1815 was probably the same as the John Vardell who served with Thomas Vardell in S. C., during Rev War 1781-1782. This has not been proven however. Two of my Brown sisters married 2 Bowman brothers in the 1830s in Rutherford Co. The girls were: Mary and Jane Brown. Another of their sisters was Margaret who married a Vardell as follows: Margaret Brown b ca 1802-1806 S. C. Married ca? 1832 (cant find marriage) to John T. Vardell (b ca 1801). She was almost certainly his 2nd wife. Margaret Brown Vardell was described as a "femme sole" in 1855 documents of her father's estate By 1850 she lived in Rutherford Co, in the Youree dist with her 3 children and in the home of her parents. Nearby was John T. Vardell, shoemaker also living alone. Whenever they parted, it must have occured after birth of their last child in 1843 and prior to 1850. By 1860 she was in Bushnell Creek/Murfreesboro dist with real estate valued $200 with her daughter Martha and grandchildren. John T. Vardell enlisted from Rutherford Co, in Confederacy at age 60, in 1861, in Co H, 18th Tn Inf. but only served a few months, documented by his Compiled Service Record. (released after a few months surely due to age). Most of the men in this outfit came from extreme eastern part of Rutherford Co, near Readyville. It is thought that John T. Vardell married twice more in Rutherford Co, (1858 and 1872) but only had children by his first 2 wives….likely had additional wives. John T. Vardell born ca 1801 married first 1817 to Rebecca Cook, 2nd ca 1832 to Margaret Brown (d/o Robert and Eliz Brown). It is likely that he married 3rd in 1858 to Catherine Elliott, and 4th in 1872 to Mrs Martha Marshall. There was another marriage in 1880 to Martha Shipp. I am not sure that the last 2 or 3 marriages were by the same John T., even tho ALL were listed as 'John T. Vardell'. Found him in 1830, 1840 and 1850 census. In 1850 he lived alone in Youree Dist, occupation shoemaker. His age was slightly off (53) and birthplace listed as Tenn. Nearby was his (probably 2nd wife, Margaret Brown Vardell) and 3 of her children, all living with her parents. Need to find him in census of 1860, 1870 and 1880 if he lived that long. Also need to find each of his sons in every census. His first 3 boys and a girl (Margaret J. b 1830) were by his first wife Rebecca Cook, the remainder by Margaret Brown. I have the known children of John T. Vardell by 2 of his wives 1817-1872, some Vardell Rutherford Co, Tenn. marriages Margaret Brown probably married John T. Vardell ca 1832 but can't find this marriage. 25 Jan 1817 JOHN T. VARDELL/Rebecca Cook, by James Whitsett, J. P.,surety Uriah Nixon 13 Feb 1820 Thomas Vardell/Sarah Fnch by L. Davis J. P. 28 Sept 1827 Sarah Vardell/John Howell surety Richard Blair 10 Jan 1843 John D. Verdell/Elizabeth Lane by George Batey J. P. 21 Nov 1846 William Vardell/Lucinda E. Covington 8 Jan 1850 Martha Vardell/Benjamin B. Burnett 29 Nov 1858 JOHN T. VARDELL/Catherine Elliott 1 Mar 1864 Dolley Vardell/John G. Burnett 25 Oct 1864 John Vardell/Rebecca E. Watkins 6 Feb 1872 JOHN T. VARDELL/Mrs Martha Marshall 24 Feb 1880 JOHN T. VARDELL/Martha Shipp Cannon Co, Tenn marriage: 18 July 1863 JOHN T. VARDELL/Louisa Sumnar Sumner Co, " : 22 Nov 1874 W. A. Vardell/Zerelda Sanders In a message dated 9/25/04 12:01:29 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > > MESSAGE: (#1904) Re: Vardell - Verdell > > > ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=1904> > > AUTHOR: Linda Yarnell > > DATE: Friday, 24 September 2004, at 5:26 a.m. > > Reply To: (#373) Vardell - Verdell > > Author: P A Perry > > Date: Friday, 2 March 2001, at 1:29 a.m. > > > >I have some copies of documents filed in Rutherford County concerning John > >Vardell's estate, and his widow Mary. Would be interested in swapping info. > > >