It is curious that a Freeborn H. Gardner was with the Mormon forces at the Battle of Crooked River, 25 October 1838 - see http://www.farwesthistory.com/forces.htm which reports "Freeborn H. Gardner also joined Patten's company and went as far as 'Bragg's place,' While there, 'I heard D. Patten lecturing the troops; heard him direct his men how to shoot to bring their guns up on a rise to their object, and hold their breath, and fire; and generally they would make a deadly shoot [sic].' But Gardner decided to turn back and didn't participate in the raid on Bogart. Benjamin Bragg's place was located in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 11, township 55, range 29 [Correspondence & Orders, 133-134]." Crooked River is a tributary of the Missouri River in northwestern MO due west of central IL (see map at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymondfamily/BattleCrookedRiver.html). A Freeborn Gardner and a Simeon Gardner are on the list of those excommunicated by the Mormon Council 26 April 1839 (http://www.saintswithouthalos.com/m/390426.phtml).
Note that our Freeborn had a son, Freeborn, b. in 1841 in Brown Co., IL. Thelma Martin posted 11 July 2004 on ancestry com: "I found a Freeburn Gardner with a son named Freeburn born 1841 in Illinois in 1860 census for Dick Johnson Twp, Clay Co., Indiana; 1870 Freeburn and wife Jane Davis ( Daves) with daughter Cora B. 1 yr. in Brazile Twp, Clay Co , Indiana. Didn't find again until 1910 Freeborn with wife Mary (married 38 yrs which would be 1872) so divorced or Jane died between 1870 and 1872. son Harry aged 21 in 3rd Ward Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan. Freeborn and Mary in same place in 1920. I can send copies of census pages to your email if you would like. He was also in Union Army, Company M, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Indiana 28 July 1862 to 29 June 1865." The 1860 census shows Freeborn H. Gardner, "lumber manufacturer", with real estate valued at $1650 and "personal estate" valued at $150, born in Ohio, with a female (occupation "house keeper", probably his wife) whose name is indistinct (perhaps "Serrice")(b. in KY), and Freeborn, Jr. (age 18, b. in IL, a carpenter), Elizabeth (age 16, b. in IL, a "domestic"), William (age 9, b. in IN), Artimesa S (female, age 6, b. in IN) and Melissa (age 2, b. in IN).
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[19346] Zachariah m. in 1653 Mary Dodge (1632-1710); their daughter Mary (b. 1 Oct 1654, d. 19 Aug 1684) m. 1673 John Batchelder (1650-1684) of Salem, MA - see typescript copy of "Some Interrelated Families...," Sargent, Mrs. R.H. (at Bangor Public Library), p. 2. See "The History of Salem, Massachusetts," Sidney Perley (Salem, MA), Vol. 1, p. 305 which lists his children.
[24813] Phebe is daughter of Nathaniel Smith (son of James Smith and Hannah Elliot) and Phebe Flye (daughter of Jonathan Flye and Phebe Tuttle).