#52 Ancestors – No. 19 – Ann Garner

This post is number 19 in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year.  To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.

Maternal Lineage

In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, I chose the first known maternal female of my line, Ann Garner White.  She is my seventh great grandmother. Born in Antrim, Ireland in 1724.  She immigrated to what is now known as Chester, South Carolina. She, her husband, John White, and family arrived on December 22, 1767, in Charleston, South Carolina.  They sailed on the “Earl of Donegal” after they were given land grants by King George III to settle the new colony.

Their seven children were all born in Ireland. Her husband, John White, is killed during a skirmish with Cherokee Indians about 1774.   Ann never remarries and lives to age 94, passing away in 1818. Her daughter Elizabeth White marries James Wilkins and together they move to Todd County, KY.  Her other children remain in South Carolina.

James and Elizabeth Wilkins daughter, Mary Wilkins marries James Woodburn.  I am descended from two of their children, Catherine Woodburn and Alexander Woodburn.

Her tombstone stands at Old Purity Presbyterian Church Cemetery in South Carolina.

 

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