Roland B GARDNER

Other Events:

• Census: 11 Jun 1900, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA; ED 89, pg 12B

Notes:

Census:
Precinct 1, Ward 3, 303 West Tennessee
R B Gardner Head M 40 Mar 1860 Arkansas
Roland is divorced and an invalid.

Other Events:

• Census: 4 Nov 1850, Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; pg 207-208 (104A-B), d/f #230/230
• Census: 30 Jun 1860, , Bradley, Arkansas, USA; pg 40 (492C), d/f #283/283
• Census: 10 Jul 1870, Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA; pg 13 (557A), d/f #84/83

Notes:

Census:
Pennington Township
William Gardner M 22 Arkansas
Tabitha Gardner F 18 Tennessee
Stanley H Gardner M 10/12 Arkansas
William is a farmer.

Census:
Smith Township, Mt Elba PO
William Gardner M 32 Arkansas
Tabitha Gardner F 29 Tennessee
Stanley Gardner M 10 Arkansas
Thomas B Gardner M 8 Arkansas
William Gardner M 3 Arkansas
William is a farmer.

Census:
Pennington Township, Warren PO
William Gardner M 42 Arkansas
Tabitha Gardner F 39 Tennessee
Harrison Gardner M 20 Arkansas
Thomas Gardner M 18 Arkansas
William Gardner M 12 Arkansas
Rolan Gardner M 10 Arkansas
Osceola Gardner F 7 Arkansas
Charles Gardner M 4 Arkansas
Valentine Norton M 28 Georgia

William married Tabitha BURFORD on 8 Jun 1848 in , Drew, Arkansas, USA. Tabitha (daughter of Philip Gresham Granddison BURFORD and Tabitha TANKERSLEY) was born on 17 Mar 1831 in , , Tennessee, USA; died after 1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 17 Jun 1880, , Grayson, Texas, USA; ED 11, pg 50 (280B)

Notes:

Census:
Precinct 4
H S Gardner Self M 30 Arkansas
P Gardner Wife F 30 Virginia
W Gardner Son M 8 Arkansas
L Gardner Dau F 6 Arkansas
E Gardner Dau F 6/12 Texas Nov
T Gardner Mother F 49 Tennessee
William Gardner Brother M 24 Arkansas
R Gardner Brother M 20 Arkansas
C Gardner Brother M 13 Arkansas
Harrison is a farmer. Tabitha is widowed.

Notes:

Married:
William Gardner born August 27, 1827 Tobitha Burford born March 17,1831, Whose parents being present gave their consent, June 8, 1848 by John M. Carr, MG B-31

Other Events:

• Property: 2 Oct 1824, , Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
• Occupation: 1828, , Madison, Alabama, USA; Chief Deputy Sheriff
• Fact: 1838, , Desha, Arkansas, USA; Boundary change
• Fact: 1846, , Drew, Arkansas, USA; Boundary change
• Census: 14 Oct 1850, , Desha, Arkansas, USA; pg 126 (63B), d/f #145/145
• Will: 1852, , Drew, Arkansas, USA
• Property: 1 May 1854, , Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
• Property: 2 Apr 1857, , Lincoln, Arkansas, USA
• Fact: 1871, , Lincoln, Arkansas, USA; Boundary change

Notes:

The county boundaries in southeast Arkansas changed quite a bit from the time the Burfords arrived until Philip died. Rather than moving around, the county lines changed around him.

"My reference is Betty Loftiss' book, the Elder Daniel Burford. Phillip was b 4 feb 1800 Warren Co NC, d 3 Aug 1852 Drew Co AR. He mar Tabitha bef 1823 (date of oldest ch) as his first wife. He also was mar to Martha Sinclair. Tabitha died bef Aug 1849 in AR, prob Drew Co.
[Philip's] "Children were: Ronald Tankersley Burford (1823-1893) mar Caroline Newton (11 ch); Rebecca Clack Burford (abt 1827-1850) mar WDC Hankins (3 ch); Jasper M Burford (abt 1827- abt 1861) mar Lydia Rogers (4 ch); Tabitha Burford (abt 1830-????) mar William Gardner; Mary Burford (1833- ????); Frances E Burford (abt 1835-1904 AR) mar 1 Charles Barfield (div) 2 Jacob A Bull (4 ch); Nancy Burford (?-?); James M Burford (abt 1839- ????); Sarah Burford (abt 1843-????). Larry McCruthen, Box 15165, Oklahoma City, OK 73155 or scottsbo12 @aol.com is a descendant & probably can give you more inf." Tyrrell.

Property:
Federal Land Records, Lincoln Co, Arkansas
L Name F Name MI Sec No T R Acres Date Warrant Name Remarks
Burford Philip G 10 9s 8w Huntsville 80.2 1824/10/02

Fact:
Desha was formed from Arkansas and Union counties.

Fact:
Drew was formed from Desha and Bradley Counties.

Census:
Bartholomew Township
Philip G Bufford M 50 North Carolina
Martha Bufford F 45 Georgia
Jasper Bufford M 23 Tennessee
Mary Bufford F 19 Tennessee [17?, 10?]
Frances Bufford F 15 Tennessee [18?, 13?]
Nancy Bufford F 13 Tennessee
James Bufford M 11 Tennessee
Sarah Bufford F 9 Tennessee [7?, 2?]
John Sincleore M 29 Alabama [27?, 22?]
Philip is a farmer. The ages may be incorrect; they're difficult to read.

The boundary changes left Bartholomew Township in Lincoln County.

Property:
Federal Land Records, Lincoln Co, Arkansas
L Name F Name MI Sec No T R Acres Date Warrant Name Remarks
Burford Philip G 6 10s 5w 39.8 1854/05/01

Property:
Federal Land Records, Lincoln Co, Arkansas
L Name F Name MI Sec No T R Acres Date Warrant Name Remarks
Burford Philip G 6 10s 5w 0 1857/04/02 Assignee Of Low Ah Te Mah
Burford Philip G 7 10s 5w 0 1857/04/02 Assignee Of Low Ah Te Mah
Burford Philip G 8 10s 5w 0 1857/04/02 Assignee Of Low Ah Te Mah
Burford Philip G 8 10s 5w 160 1857/04/02 Assignee Of Low Ah Te Mah
Winston Co, Alabama

I don't know what this means yet.

Fact:
Lincoln was formed from Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew and Jefferson counties.

Philip married Tabitha TANKERSLEY about 1822 in , Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Tabitha (daughter of Rowland TANKERSLEY and Clarissa WADE) was born about 1805; died about 1848 in , Drew, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She may have been born in Tennessee.

Although I can't document this, I think your Tabitha was probably the daughter of Rowland Tankersley and Clarissa Wade, whose family had apparently moved from South Carolina to Tennessee between 1810 and 1820. Rowland and Clarissa are said to have had a daughter Tabitha who was born about 1793, and Rowland also had an older sister named Tabitha. (I also wonder whether the Ronald Burford in your lineage could actually have been Rowland Burford.)
Contrary to the widely accepted (but incorrect) version of the Tankersley lineage, which claims that Rowland was the son of an earlier Rowland Tankersley, Tabitha's father Rowland was the son of Richard Tankersley and his wife Winnifred. This is the same Richard Tankersley who is identified in the traditional lineage as the husband of Elizabeth Fountain. The original source (an 1893 genealogy by Charles W. Tankersley) claims that Richard died in 1748, but in fact I've been able to trace his journey through Virginia and into upper South Carolina, where he was still alive as late as 1797.
As I said, I can't prove it, but it might be worth further research.

Madera Co. Calif. 1880 Great Register of Fresno County (Madera Precinct) showing uncancelled names of registered voters remaining on the Great Register as of Oct 4 1880...LDS Film #0976461...
Burford, Roland Tankersley...55...Al...Farmer...Crane Valley... 1878, Sep 11...
This is Philip GG's son and pretty much confirms Tabitha as dau of Rowland and Clarissa Wade Tankersley...take care. [Larry McCutchen]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1 Mar 1780 and Oct 1871, , Warren, North Carolina, USA; Purchasing Commissary and Wagonmaster, under Nicholas Lon, Quartermaster General of the State of North Carolina
• Military: 15 Oct 1781, , , North Carolina, USA; Colonel William Linton's North Carolina Regiment
• Residence: Between 1793 and 1800, , , South Carolina, USA
• Occupation: 1 Mar 1794, , , South Carolina, USA; Deputy Sheriff
• Residence: Between 1800 and 1803, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
• Residence: Between 1803 and 1811, , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: Between 1812 and 1834, , Bedford, Tennessee, USA
• Pension: 8 Aug 1833, , Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

A copy of a letter I have in my possession states the following: Philip T. Burford was born June 29, 1783 in Warren County, North Carolina. While a resident of Warren County, Philip T. Burford volunteered March 1, 1780 and served as Purchasing Commissary and Wagonmaster, under Nicholas Lon, Quartermaster General of the State of North Carolina, until sometime in October, 1781. He served from October 15, 1781 as lieutenant, three months in Colonel William Linton's North Carolina Regiment, in an expedition against the Tories. He moved about 1793 from North Carolina to Kershaw District, South Carolina, where he lived seven years, then to Franklin County, Georgia and lived three years, to Haywood County, North Carolina, lived eight or nine years, thence to Bedford County, Tennessee. Philip T. Burford was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1833, then a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee.
Philip T. Burford
Certificate # 22074
Survey File# 1646 Bedford Co., TN
Issued October 1, 1833
Rate 73.33 per anum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency
David Hahn (dhahn81147@aol.com)

From Kershaw Co SC Minutes of the County Court 1791-1799 by Brent Holcombe..."1 Mar 1794...Ordered that Philip Burfoot is appointed as a Deputy Sheriff for the county; he appeared and was duly qualified"...this was Philip T. Burford, whose son was Philip G.G. Burford believed to have md Tabitha Tankersley...I found a Philip Burford listed as the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Madison County Alabama in 1828...I believe this is Philip G.G (Philip T. would have been 65 in 1828 and died 1834 in Haywood Co Tn)....just across the Tenn border from Madison Co is Lincoln Co Tn, and I found a reference in Lincoln Co. Tn Court Minutes that Roland Tankersley is mentioned in a court action there on Friday 4 April 1826...this then would place Philip G.G. in near proximity to the Roland Tankersley family at least 1826-28...Philip G.G. b 4 Feb 1800 md Tabitha ca 1822 based on birth of 1st ch Ronald (Roland?) ca 1823...
Larry Mc

PT was b 1763 NC/// d 1834 Fayette Co TN mar Rebecca Clack. My line Mildred mar Alfred Blair; Daniel Washington mar Lucy Hilliard; Phillip mar Susannah Goodloe & Nancy Agnes Bullock; Elizabeth Clack mar Abraham Shook & others; William Terrell mar Hepsabeth Barton & Sarah Reid; David mar Rebecca Wilson & Mary ??; Dr Jonathan mar Euphemia Nancy Chaffin & Mrs Harriett B Campbell Yates; Hiram mar Hannah ?? & Mary Ellis; Phillip GG mar Tabitha Tankersley & Martha Sinclair; Mary SS mar a Caple & or Sims; Mahala Harlo Clementine (died as infant); Rebecca Harlo Clementine mar Thomas Nowlin.

Military:
Lieutenant

Residence:
present-day Kershaw County area

Occupation:
present-day Kershaw County area

Phillip married Rebecca CLACK on 8 Jan 1782 in , Warren, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca (daughter of William CLACK and Elizabeth TWITTY) was born on 4 Jun 1763 in , Bute, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I have NO PROOF that any of these children are the offspring of Rowland and Clarissa. I have NO PROOF that Rowland and Clarissa are the parents of our Tabitha. Our link from Tabitha to Rowland is that she named a son Roland Tankersley Burford.

Everything I have for Tabitha's parentage and siblings is guesswork. If you use my name as a resource, I would appreciate it if you would record that I said so.

Died:
There are many genealogies on the Internet that claim Rowland died in Wilkes, Alabama, or Wilkes County, Alabama. There is no Wilkes County and the town is in Jefferson County. I can't find any records for him in Jefferson County. Another, smaller set of genealogies places his death in Walker County, Alabama.

Rowland married Clarissa WADE about 1781. Clarissa was born about 1761; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]