My line goes Thomas Gardner, Stephen Gardner, Thomas (1787), Edwin (1821). I have lots of info on this line
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Do you have a Dorcas Gardner who married an Ebenezer McLeod (c. 1767-1849) in your line?
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Yes. I believe Thomas Gardner 1729 m. Sarah Wilcox had 8 children, Stephen and Dorcas. I have a lot of info about Thomas I'd like to compare.
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my 5x great grandfather was ebenezer mcleod married dorcas gardner had son gardner born 1794 my 4x great grandfather i think he married a ruth cahoun they had my 3x great grandfather ebenezer who married matilda rebecca smith plus 5 more kids like gardner jr i would like more info on gardner jr born 1822,.OR if any info on charles born 1882 william born 1886 edward g born 1889 to thomas mcleod born 1881 and alice murray born 1861.I cant contact jill rafuse thanks if you can help.phil macleod email is pmacleod5@cogeco.ca
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I wish I could help you, I only know about Thomas 1729 RI m. Sarah Wilcox, Stephen m. Rebecca Dexter, NS, Thomas m. Elizabeth Coops, Edwin m. Lucy Jones. Did you know that through Sarah Wilcox there is a Mayflower line? Actually 2. Francis Cooke m. Hester Mahieu, John Cooke m. Sarah Warren (daughter of Richard Warren), Elizabeth Cooke m. Daniel Wilcox, Edward Wilcox m. Sarah Manchester, Josiah Cooke m. Patience Borden Chase, Sarah Wilcox m. Thomas Gardner. I also have the Hopkins through Lucy Jones m. Edwin Gardner, and the Howland line through Elizabeth Coops m. Thomas Gardner Jr. I would suggest looking into the diary of Simeon Perkins, he kept records of the early settlers, Gardner's are in there. Also TB Smith notes history of Brooklynn by Lucius Dexter writings of Melbourne Gardner. Keep in touch
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Hi, there. This is some of the family information I have. It doesn't seem to match with yours. I am particularly interested in Benjamin MacLeod (1828-1866) but I'm not convinced I have the right family thread. However, here's what my father thought was the lineage.
Two sons of John McLeod and Jane Carr emigrated to Nova Scotia: (1) James, who was unmarried, and (2) John, who came to Brooklyn and married Alice Harrington. John and Alice had three sons: 1. William (1765–1840), who married (1) Lucy Crowe and (2) Deborah Nickerson 2. Ebenezer (1767–1849), who married Dorcas Gardner 3. James (1772–1855), who was a shipbuilder. He and other members of a Liverpool privateer were pressed into the crew of a British man o’war. He escaped and reached the West Indies, where he was rescued by another Liverpool privateer commanded by Captain James Barss. He then became a lighthouse keeper and evolved the first revolving light in Nova Scotia. He married Mary Murray, who was descended from Richard Warren, one of the 1620 Pilgrim fathers.
Ebenezer McLeod (c. 1767–1849), son of John, married Dorcas, daughter of Thomas Gardner of Brooklyn. It is likely he lived in Brooklyn, but moved to Bristol (about 2 miles away). In 1789 he was part owner of the Schooner Sophia. After the death of Dorcas, he married her sister Abigail who was the widow of Warren Godfrey.
One of Ebenezer's sons was Gardner McLeod (c.1794-at least 1871). He was a carpenter and farmer, who married Ruth Cohoon of Port Medway. They moved to Port Mouton, and are the ancestors of the McLeods who live in Port Mouton. Source: History of Brooklyn, p. 22
The 1871 census for Port Mouton lists Gardner McLeod as being 77 and his wife, Ruth, 76, which would put their respective birthdates as circa 1794 and 1795. In the 1881 census, Ruth McLeod, now a widow, is said to have been born 1796. She lists Ebenezer McLeod (b. 1834), age 47, a fisherman, as head of house—a son, presumably.
The 1838 Census for Port Mouton does not list any McLeods. The 1838 Census for Liverpool Township lists a Gardner McLeod, shipwright, possibly with a household of 10 persons The 1861 Census for Port Mouton also lists Gardner McLeod as head of household of 8 persons, 5 men and 3 women.
The next bit is unconfirmed as I don't have a comprehensive family list for Gardner McLeod and Ruth Cahoon.
Benjamin McLeod (1828–1866) was a son of a Gardner McLeod. He was a seaman/mariner, whose home would have been Port Mouton or Liverpool. Benjamin married Catherine Bushen (1822–1887) of Port Mouton on Dec. 7, 1852. A note on Ancestry.ca indicates that he was lost at sea in 1866.
The 1861 Census for Port Mouton lists a Benjamin McLeod as head of a household of 6 people, 1 man and 5 women.
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i have john mcleod and alice having 13 kids william,ebenezer,james,john,sarah,mary,rebecca,benjamin born 1783 died at sea ,harrington,thomas,hannah,jane,george i have more info about them if you want it .hopefully its the right info i will have to double check the trouble is they switch there first and second names sometimes or the dates are off by one year here and there.phil forgot to ask do you have birth dates for dorcas and a death date as well as abigail thanks phil
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