Ancestors of Elizabeth GARTRELL

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Before the spelling of surnames stabilized it was not unusual for varieties of the Gartrell name to be found in the parish registers such as Gartrell, Gartere or even as Garter, particular in the records of Saint Buryan and Saint Just in Penwith. The spelling depended on the way parish clerks thought surnames should be written given the way they were pronounced.
      
The Gartrell surname is not one that has its roots in the Cornish language, is it possible that the 'Gartrell' surname derived from the 'Gartree Bush' which was a common meeting place during the Iron Age of pre-Roman Britain in England?
 
Surnames found in the Gartrell Ancestry: 
Rawlings (descended from Henry of Corsham, Whiltshire, England);
Ridgley (descended from Charles of Safford, Staffordshire, England);
Carr (prominent family of MD, descended from Walter)
Gartrell Paternal Lineage : Generations 1 - 3
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Family of Elizabeth GARTRELL
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Elizabeth GARTRELL, daughter of Francis Rawling GARTRELL and Rachel HAMILTON, was born about 1768 in Wilkes County, Georgia and died 1833 in Lawrence County, Alabama.  Elizabeth married Lewis BENTLEY, son of William BENTLEY II and Mary Jane ELLIOTT, 1792 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
 
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2.  Francis Rawling GARTRELL, son of Francis GARTRELL Jr and Catherine RAWLINGS, was born 1750 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 3 Jul 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
 
Notes: Will of Francis Gartrell from
LINCOLN COUNTY WILL BOOK "B" (1807-1832) p. 198
GARTRELL, Francis, Far advanced in age, 10/22/1825:
Sons:John, William, Milton.
Sons-in-law: Jordon Kennebrew, husband of Dau., Mary;
Lewis BENTLEY, husband of dau., Elizabeth;
John Wellborn, husband of dau., Rachael;
William Jeter, husband of dau., Margaret.
Mentions land in Wilkes County, Georgia.
Exrs: William Jeter, Samuel Jones.
 
Francis married Rachel HAMILTON 11 May 1761 in Georgia.
 
3.  Rachel HAMILTON was born 1752 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
     
Children from this marriage were:
i.    Elizabeth
ii.   John born 1786 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
iii.  William born 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
iv.   Milton  born 1792 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
v.    Mary born 1793 in Wilkes County, Georgia and married Jordan KENNEBREW 
vi.   Margaret born 1796 in Wilkes County, Georgia and married William JETTER on
      14  Jan 1819 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
vii.  Rachel born 1798 in Wilkes County, Georgia and died in 1897.  Married John
      WELLBORN 12 Aug 1813 or 12 Oct 1813 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
 
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4.  Francis GARTRELL Jr, son of Francis GARTRELL Sr and Mary CARR, was born 1728 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 26 Aug 1806 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Francis married Catherine RAWLINGS 1778 in Maryland
 
5.  Catherine RAWLINGS, daughter of John RAWLINGS and Eleanor RIDGLEY, was born 16 Apr 1720 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 1799 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

 
Gatrell Paternal Lineage : Generations 4 - 6
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8.  Francis GARTRELL Sr, son of John GARTRELL Jr and Jane JOHNSON, was born 1698 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 12 Jun 1765 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Francis married Mary CARR 22 Dec 1720 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (All Hallow's Parish).
 
9.  Mary CARR, daughter of Thomas CARR and Elizabeth PRICE, was born 22 Sep 1705 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 1763 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

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10.  John RAWLINGS, son of Richard RAWLINGS and Jane GOLLISON, was born in 1690 and died 1 Apr 1727 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
John married Eleanor RIDGLEY 13 Jun 1711 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
11.  Eleanor RIDGLEY, daughter of William RIDGLEY and Elizabeth CLARK, was born 1694 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 1743 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
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16.  John GARTRELL Jr, son of John GARTRELL Sr and Elizabeth REMFREY, was born 1655 in Phillack,Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and died 1725 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
Notes regarding John Gartrell Jr:
It seems that the first know Gartrell to come to America that we have formal records about him and his family is this John Gartrell, who settled in the State of Maryland then known as Colonial Maryland, who married Jane Johnson Ryley. There were however other Gartrell's immigrants in the area during the same period with different surname spellings, including a Bartholomeu Gartrill in Charles County, Maryland; an Anthony Gastrell who was transported to Maryland in 1675 and a John Gartril in Chester County, Pennsylvania who was a Philadelphia Quaker.
       
John Gartrell who married Jane Johnson Ryley was born about 1660 and his descendant's represent the majority of the Gartrell's in the United States today. These present living descendants feel that John came from England or Wales. It is thought that he may have came to America transported via the Spanish ship "Crown Malaga" in 1679. John became a successful farmer, but we have no idea if he had background in this field before coming to America, however his wife's family from Maryland did. John's descendants are mostly farmers who during the colonial days had many African slave laborers in both Maryland and Georgia.
      
17.  Jane JOHNSON, daughter of Francis JOHNSON and Jane, was born 1670 in Maryland and died 1721 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  Some records show her surname as being "Johnson Ryley".
    
Children from this marriage were:
i.    Mary was born 1696 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
ii.   Francis Sr
iii.  John was born 1700 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died in
      Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
iv.   Stephen was born 1703 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died in Sep
      1775.
v.    Thomas Sr. was born in 1705 and died after 1777 in Anne Arundel County,
       Maryland.
vi.   Jane was born in 1713 and
died before 1722 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
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18.  Thomas CARR, son of Walter CARR and Juliatha DABORNE, was born 1666 in Baltimore County, Maryland and died 1758 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
 
19.  Elizabeth PRICE, daughter of Mordiaci PRICE and Mary PARSONS, was born 1685 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 1726 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
 
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20.  Richard RAWLINGS, son of Henry RAWLINGS, was born 1664 in Barbados, West Indies and died 1696 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
Notes Regarding Immigration of Richard Rawling:
Taken from the Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers:
RICHARD, Boston 1638, a plaisterer, adm(inistrator). of the ch(urch). 1642, freem(an). 10 May 1643, had w(ife).
 
21.  Jane GOLLISON, daughter of Michael GOLLISON, was born 1655 in Barbados, West Indies and died 1696 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
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22.  William RIDGLEY, son of Charles RIDGLEY, was born 1672 in  Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom and died 16 Nov 1716 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
23.  Elizabeth CLARK, daughter of Neal CLARK and Rachel BEARD, was born 1663 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 1716 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
 
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32.  John GARTRELL Sr was born 13 Apr 1612 in the United Kingdom and died 26 May 1668 in the United Kingdom.
 *  AKA: JOHN GARTRELL of Phillack
 *  Probate: Inventory taken by Stepehen HARRIS & Thomas "TP"   
     GLIBEN. 
     States that John Gartrell died 26 May 1668.       
     Admon granted 11 February 1668/9 to Elizabeth GARTRELL 
     (Remfrey), widow, and Richard REMFREY of Redruth.
     An account dated 11 March 1671/2 list money paid out.
     At the bottom are mentioned Jeffrey GARTRELL, John GARTRELL
     & Elizabeth GARTRELL--
     to divide the estate  AP/G/703
 
33.  Elizabeth REMFREY was born 1612 in the United Kingdom.
 
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36.  Walter CARR was born 1655 in Baltimore County, Maryland and died 1699 in Baltimore C
ounty, Maryland.
 
37.  Juliatha DABORNE was born 1645 in Maryland.
 
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38.  Mordiaci PRICE was born 1662 in Connecticutt and died in 1715.
 
39.  Mary PARSONS was born 1662 in Connecticutt and died 8 May 1718.
 
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40.  Henry RAWLINGS was born 1630 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.
 
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44.  Charles RIDGLEY was born in 1620.
 
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46.  Neal CLARK was born in 1640 and died 2 Jul 1678.
 
47.  Rachel BEARD was born in 1647 and died 11 Jun 1724.

Bob Sherwood has a Web site showing some of the Maryland descendants of Francis and Mary (Carr) Gartrell. http://floodwillow.com/index.html
 
Information was also retrieved from the Gartrell Family Forum at:
genoforum.genealogy.com/gartrell