Descendants of Michael/Thomas Gardiner/Gardner


Generation No. 1

1.  MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER was born in England, and died Nov 1638 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.  He married UNKNOWN/MARGARET BROWNE.  She died Oct 1658.
	
Children of MICHAEL/THOMAS GARDINER/GARDNER and UNKNOWN/MARGARET BROWNE are:
	i.	UNKNOWN2 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1571.
	ii.	MICHAEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1573.
	iii.	HENRY GARDNER, b. Abt. 1575.
	iv.	THOMAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1597; m. UNKNOWN, 1641, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massahusetts.
2.	v.	GEORGE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1599, Greenford Magna, Middlesex, England; d. Abt. 1677, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation No. 2

2.  GEORGE2 GARDNER (MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1599 in Greenford Magna, Middlesex, England, and died Abt. 1677 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.  He married (1) SARAH SLAUGHTER 29 Mar 1630 in Clerkenwell, London, England.  She died Abt. 1638.  He married (2) HERODIAS/HOROD LONG Abt. 1644.    He married (3) LYDIA BALLOU Abt. 1667, daughter of ROBERT BALLOU and SUSANNA.  She died Abt. 1722.

Notes for GEORGE GARDNER:
--very probably the first ancestor of the family in Rhode Island, not Joseph, son of a Sir Thomas Gardiner.???
--[ I or somebody confuses the parent of George as either Thomas or Michael, I suspect Michael]
--About 1637 he emigrated to New England.
--"----but the first mention of his name in the public records is when he went into Rhode Island in 1638 and settled at Portsmouth."
--his first wife either died in England or on the voyage here.

Notes for SARAH SLAUGHTER:
--Sara;

Notes for HERODIAS/HOROD LONG:
--married John Hicks in London without the knowledge of her friends when between thirteen and fourteen years of age.  Soon after coming to Rhode Island, Hicks deserted her going to New Amsterdam, or, as she expressed it, "to the Dutch," taking with him the most of the property left to her by her mother.
--divorced George Gardner and married John Porter who provided for her and her family.
--another source, which is probably correct, states that it was a "common law" marriage for about 18 years with George Gardner.
	
Child of GEORGE GARDNER and SARAH SLAUGHTER is:
3.	i.	BENONI3 GARDNER, b. 1636; d. 1731.

	
Children of GEORGE GARDNER and HERODIAS/HOROD LONG are:
4.	ii.	HENRY3 GARDNER, b. 1645; d. 26 Apr 1744.
5.	iii.	GEORGE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1648; d. 1724.
6.	iv.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 1651; d. 1711.
7.	v.	NICHOLAS GARDNER, b. 1654; d. 1712.
8.	vi.	DORCAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1656; d. Abt. 1700.
	vii.	REBECCA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1658; m. JOHN WATSON, 1702; d. 1728.

Notes for REBECCA GARDNER:
--no children

	viii.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1660.

	
Children of GEORGE GARDNER and LYDIA BALLOU are:
	ix.	JEREMIAH3 GARDNER, m. GRACE, Abt. 1711.
9.	x.	JOSEPH GARDNER/GARDINER, b. Abt. 1669; d. 22 Aug 1726.
10.	xi.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1670; d. 1723.
	xii.	PEREGREENE/PEREGRINE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1672.
	xiii.	ROBERT GARDNER, b. Abt. 1673; d. 1690, Providence, Rhode Island.
	xiv.	MARY GARDNER, b. 1674; d. Abt. 1705; m. ARCHIBALD WALKER, 18 Jul 1690.

Notes for MARY GARDNER:
--had three sons and three daughters


Generation No. 3

3.  BENONI3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1636, and died 1731.  He married MARY.  She was born 1645, and died 16 Jan 1729 in Portsmouth.

Notes for BENONI GARDNER:
--the immigrant
	
Children of BENONI GARDNER and MARY are:
11.	i.	STEPHEN4 GARDNER, b. 1668, Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 09 Feb 1743, Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.
12.	ii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 1671; d. 14 Dec 1732.
13.	iii.	NATHANIEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1673; d. 1734.
14.	iv.	ISAAC GARDNER, b. 1687; d. Oct 1746.
15.	v.	BRIDGET GARDNER, b. 08 Nov 1687; d. Abt. 1731.
16.	vi.	JEREMIAH GARDNER, b. 1690; d. 1775.
17.	vii.	BENONI GARDNER, b. 1696; d. 25 Jun 1758, Newport.


4.  HENRY3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1645, and died 26 Apr 1744.  He married (1) ABIGAIL RICHMOND, daughter of EDWARD RICHMOND and ABIGAIL DAVIS.  She was born 1656, and died 1744.  He married (2) JOAN.  

Notes for JOAN:
--no children
	
Children of HENRY GARDNER and ABIGAIL RICHMOND are:
18.	i.	HENRY4 GARDNER, b. 25 Feb 1691; d. 16 Jul 1768.
19.	ii.	EPHRAIM GARDNER, b. 17 Jan 1693; d. 10 Apr 1774.
20.	iii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 27 Oct 1697; d. Abt. 1731.
	iv.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. 04 Aug 1703; m. (1) THOMAS POTTER; m. (2) JOHN COIT, 1748; b. 1696.

Notes for HANNAH GARDNER:
--two Hannah Gardners married Thomas Potters?


5.  GEORGE3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1648, and died 1724.  He married TABITHA TEFFT 17 Feb 1670, daughter of JOHN TEFFT and MARY.  She was born Abt. 1652, and died Abt. 1722.

Notes for GEORGE GARDNER:
--order of his children is a mystery
	
Children of GEORGE GARDNER and TABITHA TEFFT are:
21.	i.	JOSEPH4 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1671.
22.	ii.	NICHOLAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1673; d. 1746.
23.	iii.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1675.
24.	iv.	ROBERT GARDNER, b. Abt. 1677.
25.	v.	JOHN GARDNER, b. Abt. 1679; d. 1752.
26.	vi.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. Abt. 1680; d. Apr 1756.
27.	vii.	GEORGE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1682; d. Abt. 1717.
	viii.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1684; m. JOHN DOUGLAS.
	ix.	TABITHA GARDNER, b. 02 Feb 1687; d. 1760; m. NATHANIEL NILES.
28.	x.	JOANNA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1689.


6.  WILLIAM3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1651, and died 1711.  He married ELIZABETH Abt. 1680.  She died 1736.

Notes for WILLIAM GARDNER:
--born about 1675?
	
Children of WILLIAM GARDNER and ELIZABETH are:
29.	i.	WILLIAM4 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1682; d. 1748.
30.	ii.	ANN GARDNER, b. Abt. 1684; d. 12 Sep 1710.
	iii.	ELIZABETH GARDNER, b. Abt. 1686; m. JOHN GOULD, Abt. 1705.
	iv.	REBECCA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1688; m. UNKNOWN POTTER?.
31.	v.	DORCAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1690; d. 1762.
	vi.	SUSANNA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1692; m. WILLIAM KING, 1717.

Notes for SUSANNA GARDNER:
--may have married second Unknown Potter.

32.	vii.	RACHEL GARDNER, b. 25 Mar 1696; d. 08 Jan 1757.
33.	viii.	TABITHA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1694.


7.  NICHOLAS3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1654, and died 1712.  He married HANNAH.  
	
Children of NICHOLAS GARDNER and HANNAH are:
	i.	NICHOLAS4 GARDNER, m. MARY ELDRED, 13 Oct 1709.
	ii.	EZEKIEL GARDNER.

Notes for EZEKIEL GARDNER:
--may or may not have died early, unmarried

	iii.	GEORGE GARDNER, d. 1787; m. SUSANNA, Abt. 1719.


8.  DORCAS3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1656, and died Abt. 1700.  She married JOHN WATSON Abt. 1675.  He died 1728.
	
Children of DORCAS GARDNER and JOHN WATSON are:
34.	i.	JOHN4 WATSON, b. 22 Jul 1676; d. 08 Nov 1772.
	ii.	WILLIAM WATSON, b. 1678; m. MARY SLOCUM?.
	iii.	FRANCES WATSON, b. Abt. 1680; m. DANIEL BROWN; d. 1726.
	iv.	ANN WATSON, b. Abt. 1683; m. PETER WALES; b. 1681; d. 1732.
	v.	SAMUEL WATSON, b. 1686; d. 25 Nov 1779; m. (1) MERCY HELME; m. (2) HANNAH CARR.
	vi.	HERODIAS WATSON, b. 1688; m. JOHN SHELDON, 11 Apr 1706.


9.  JOSEPH3 GARDNER/GARDINER (GEORGE2 GARDNER, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1669, and died 22 Aug 1726.  He married (1) MARY.    He married (2) CATHARINE.    He married (3) CATHARINE HOLMES 30 Nov 1693, daughter of JOHN HOLMES and FRANCES HOLDEN.  She was born 1673, and died 28 Oct 1758.

Notes for JOSEPH GARDNER/GARDINER:
--Gardner/Gardiner;

Notes for CATHARINE:
--see the note under Catharine Holmes:

Notes for CATHARINE HOLMES:
--one source claims Daniel Wightman married (1) Catharine Holmes (who did not also marry Joseph Gardner/Gardiner) (2) Mary (3) Catherine Gardiner, widow of Joseph Gardiner;
	
Children of JOSEPH GARDNER/GARDINER and CATHARINE HOLMES are:
	i.	JOHN4 GARDNER, b. Sep 1697; d. 1764; m. FRANCES SANFORD.
	ii.	ROBERT GARDNER, b. 16 Aug 1699; m. ANN, Abt. 1725.
	iii.	FRANCES GARDNER, b. 07 Sep 1701; d. Abt. 1741; m. UNKNOWN STANHOPE.
	iv.	JOSEPH GARDNER, b. Apr 1703; m. ABIGAIL THURSTON.
	v.	GEORGE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1705; d. Newport; m. MARY THURSTON.
	vi.	CATHARINE GARDNER, b. 01 Feb 1707; m. EDWARD THURSTON.
	vii.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. 02 Mar 1709; m. UNKNOWN TAYLOR/TAYER?.
	viii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 1712; d. 1774; m. MARY CARR, 27 Jul 1732.
	ix.	MARY GARDNER, b. 1718; d. 19 Jan 1724.


10.  LYDIA3 GARDNER (GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1670, and died 1723.  She married JOSEPH SMITH 04 Apr 1689, son of JOHN SMITH and SARAH WHIPPLE.  
	
Children of LYDIA GARDNER and JOSEPH SMITH are:
	i.	ISRAEL4 SMITH, b. 13 Jan 1690; m. ELIZABETH ARNOLD, 03 Jun 1718; d. 11 Jul 1758.
	ii.	LYDIA SMITH, b. 25 May 1692.

Notes for LYDIA SMITH:
--unmarried

	iii.	SARAH SMITH, b. 24 May 1694; m. THOMAS OLNEY, 08 Aug 1724.
	iv.	JOSEPH SMITH, b. 18 Dec 1695; m. ISABEL BROWN, 10 Jun 1722.
	v.	ROBERT SMITH, b. 03 Mar 1698; m. ANNE OLNEY, 1725.
	vi.	ALICE SMITH, b. 25 Jan 1700; m. (1) UNKNOWN SAYLES; m. (2) THOMAS HARDING, 1721.
	vii.	WILLIAM SMITH, b. 15 Mar 1703; m. SARAH FIELD, 21 Mar 1732.
	viii.	DAVID SMITH, b. 10 Dec 1705.
	ix.	JEREMIAH? SMITH, b. Abt. 1707; m. RUTH, 1729.


Generation No. 4

11.  STEPHEN4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1668 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 09 Feb 1743 in Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.  He married AMY/AMIE SHERMAN 1700, daughter of BENJAMIN SHERMAN and HANNAH MOWRY.  She was born 25 Oct 1681 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1752 in Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.
	
Children of STEPHEN GARDNER and AMY/AMIE SHERMAN are:
35.	i.	AMEY/AMY5 GARDNER, b. 13 Jun 1701, South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
36.	ii.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. 10 Oct 1702, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. Abt. 1746.
37.	iii.	STEPHEN GARDNER, b. 24 Feb 1704.
38.	iv.	BENJAMIN GARDNER, b. 18 Apr 1706, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. Abt. 1776.
39.	v.	PEREGRINE GARDNER, b. 24 Jan 1708, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 1762, New London, New London, Connecticut.
40.	vi.	DANIEL GARDNER, b. 14 Dec 1709, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. Abt. 1758, Bozrah, Connecticut.
41.	vii.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 25 Oct 1711, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 29 May 1774, Connecticut.
42.	viii.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. 02 May 1713, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 30 Jan 1805.
43.	ix.	MEHITABLE GARDNER, b. 22 May 1715, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. Abt. 1743.
44.	x.	ABIGAIL GARDNER, b. 09 Jul 1717; d. 15 Jun 1799.
45.	xi.	DAVID GARDNER, b. 28 Jun 1720, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 01 Oct 1796, Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.
46.	xii.	JONATHAN GARDNER, b. 18 Apr 1724, South Kingstown, Rhode Island; d. 22 Aug 1792, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.


12.  WILLIAM4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1671, and died 14 Dec 1732.  He married ABIGAIL REMINGTON Abt. 1695.  She was born 1681, and died 06 Feb 1763.
	
Children of WILLIAM GARDNER and ABIGAIL REMINGTON are:
47.	i.	JOHN5 GARDNER, b. 08 Jul 1696; d. 07 Jul 1770.
48.	ii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 21 May 1698.
49.	iii.	ABIGAIL GARDNER, b. 24 Sep 1700; d. 22 May 1772.
	iv.	THOMAS GARDNER, b. 31 Oct 1702; d. Died young.
50.	v.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. 07 Dec 1704; d. 24 Jun 1756, London, England.
51.	vi.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. 1706; d. 22 Jan 1728.
	vii.	SYLVESTER GARDNER, b. 29 Jun 1708; d. 08 Aug 1786; m. (1) ANNE GIBBON; m. (2) LOVE EPPES; m. (3) CATHARINE GOLDTHWAITE.


13.  NATHANIEL4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1673, and died 1734.  He married MARY Abt. 1704.  
	
Children of NATHANIEL GARDNER and MARY are:
	i.	THREE SONS5 GARDNER.
	ii.	THREE DAUGHTERS GARDNER.


14.  ISAAC4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1687, and died Oct 1746.  He married ELIZABETH DAVIS 24 Mar 1709.  She died 20 May 1759.

Notes for ISAAC GARDNER:
--had five sons and five daughters
--settled at Exeter, Rhode Island
	
Children of ISAAC GARDNER and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:
	i.	MARY5 GARDNER, b. 30 Mar 1711; m. JOHN SPENCER, 23 Mar 1732.
	ii.	ELIZABETH GARDNER, b. Mar 1714; m. BENONI HALL.
	iii.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 05 May 1716.
	iv.	ISAAC GARDNER, b. 05 May 1718; m. MARGARET GARDNER; b. 07 Mar 1720.

Notes for MARGARET GARDNER:
--two Margaret Gardners married an Isaac Gardner?;

	v.	BENONI GARDNER, b. 31 May 1720; m. ELIZABETH HULL, 1741.
	vi.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. 27 Sep 1722; m. ELIZABETH CONGDON, 03 May 1750.
	vii.	PENELOPE GARDNER, b. 19 Jul 1725; m. WILLIAM HALL, 02 Oct 1741.
	viii.	SILAS GARDNER, b. 29 Oct 1727; m. (1) ELIZABETH CONGDON; m. (2) HESTER CONGDON.

Notes for SILAS GARDNER:
--both Silas and his brother, Samuel, married Elizabeth Congdon?

	ix.	GIDEON GARDNER, b. 08 Jan 1729; m. TABITHA GARDNER, 09 Sep 1750; b. 17 Aug 1732.

Notes for GIDEON GARDNER:
--moved to Maine;

	x.	BRIDGET GARDNER, b. 21 Aug 1734; m. THOMAS NEWCOMB, 02 Jun 1754.

Notes for THOMAS NEWCOMB:
--of Poughkeepsie, New York;


15.  BRIDGET4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 08 Nov 1687, and died Abt. 1731.  She married JOB SHERMAN 23 Dec 1714 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of SAMSON SHERMAN and ISABEL TRIPP.  He was born 24 Nov 1687, and died 16 Nov 1747.
	
Children of BRIDGET GARDNER and JOB SHERMAN are:
	i.	EIGHT CHILDREN5 SHERMAN.
	ii.	PHILIP SHERMAN, b. 12 Dec 1715; m. ALICE SHERMAN, 14 Feb 1744.
	iii.	ISABEL SHERMAN, b. 31 Oct 1717; m. JOHN WATSON, Jun 1736; b. 13 Mar 1710.
	iv.	MARY SHERMAN, b. 16 Jan 1720.
	v.	JOB SHERMAN, b. 02 May 1722.
	vi.	BRIDGET SHERMAN, b. 11 Jul 1724; d. 08 Oct 1753; m. JOHN SHERMAN, 19 Aug 1747; b. 25 Mar 1725.
	vii.	SARAH SHERMAN, b. 29 Oct 1726; m. (1) JOSEPH VIALL, 11 Dec 1745; m. (2) THOMAS PROCTOR, 10 Aug 1758.
	viii.	ALICE SHERMAN, b. 25 Jun 1728; m. JOSHUA EARL, 12 May 1748.
	ix.	MARY SHERMAN, b. 25 Oct 1730.


16.  JEREMIAH4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1690, and died 1775.  He married (1) SARAH.    He married (2) GRACE LAWTON Abt. 1711.  She died 1778.
	
Children of JEREMIAH GARDNER and GRACE LAWTON are:
	i.	SARAH5 GARDNER, b. 23 Sep 1712; d. Died young.
	ii.	ELIZABETH GARDNER, b. 26 Nov 1714; m. JOHN COTTRELL.
	iii.	FREELOVE GARDNER, b. 28 Feb 1716; m. JOHN ALBRO.
	iv.	JEREMIAH GARDNER, b. 23 Jan 1720; m. TABITHA GARDNER; b. 1714.
	v.	PHEBE GARDNER, b. 26 Oct 1722; m. SAMUEL BROWNING.
	vi.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 06 Apr 1725; m. SIMEON BABCOCK, 03 Oct 1743.
	vii.	DORCAS GARDNER, b. 28 Dec 1727; m. BENJAMIN WRIGHT.
	viii.	ABIGAIL GARDNER, b. 23 Jun 1731; m. SAMUEL COTTRELL.
	ix.	DESIRE GARDNER, b. 06 Nov 1734; m. ELISHA CLARKE.
	x.	JAMES GARDNER, b. 11 Nov 1737.

Notes for JAMES GARDNER:
--may not belong here.

	xi.	PENELOPE GARDNER, b. 11 Nov 1737; m. WILLIAM HISCOX/HICKOK.
	xii.	CHILD? GARDNER, b. 09 Jun 1740.
	xiii.	BENJAMIN GARDNER, b. 09 Jun 1741.


17.  BENONI4 GARDNER (BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1696, and died 25 Jun 1758 in Newport.  He married SARAH ROGERS, daughter of JOHN ROGERS and JANE BROWN.  She was born Abt. 1701, and died 10 Jun 1776.

Notes for BENONI GARDNER:
--perhaps not Mary's son or Mary's birthdate is wrong.
	
Children of BENONI GARDNER and SARAH ROGERS are:
	i.	WILLIAM5 GARDNER, m. MARY BASSETT, 05 Dec 1759.

Notes for WILLIAM GARDNER:
--may have married Mary Bassett;

	ii.	MARY GARDNER, m. SAMUEL FOWLER, 06 Sep 1753.
	iii.	SARAH GARDNER, m. WILLIAM LADD, 27 Dec 1761.


18.  HENRY4 GARDNER (HENRY3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 25 Feb 1691, and died 16 Jul 1768.  He married (1) DESIRE HAVENS 04 Aug 1710.    He married (2) CATHERINE DAVIS 27 Dec 1722.  
	
Children of HENRY GARDNER and DESIRE HAVENS are:
	i.	HANNAH5 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1712; m. THOMAS POTTER, 31 Dec 1730.

Notes for HANNAH GARDNER:
--two Hannah Gardners married Thomas Potters?

	ii.	HENRY GARDNER, b. 16 Jun 1714; m. ANNE CHAMPLIN, 27 Jun 1736; b. 27 Feb 1721; d. 1798.
	iii.	DESIRE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1721; d. 28 Dec 1723.

	
Children of HENRY GARDNER and CATHERINE DAVIS are:
	iv.	EDWARD5 GARDNER, b. 08 Sep 1723; m. ELIZABETH TAYLOR/TABOR, 23 May 1745.
	v.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. Abt. 1725.
	vi.	MARY GARDNER, b. 25 Jul 1728; m. JONATHAN HAZARD, Apr 1747.
	vii.	ABIGAIL GARDNER, b. 09 Mar 1732; m. THOMAS MUMFORD, 23 May 1751.

Notes for THOMAS MUMFORD:
--son of Thomas Mumford and Abigail Sherman?-probably not;


19.  EPHRAIM4 GARDNER (HENRY3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 17 Jan 1693, and died 10 Apr 1774.  He married PENELOPE ELDRED 28 Apr 1713, daughter of SAMUEL ELDRED and MARTHA.  She was born Abt. 1694, and died 19 Apr 1783.
	
Children of EPHRAIM GARDNER and PENELOPE ELDRED are:
	i.	DORCAS5 GARDNER, b. 31 Jan 1714; m. NICHOLAS GARDNER.
	ii.	PENELOPE GARDNER, b. 15 Oct 1716; m. CHARLES DYRE, 29 Jul 1736.
	iii.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. 16 Jan 1719; m. AMY EASTON, 12 Jul 1749.
	iv.	JAMES GARDNER, b. 10 Jul 1721; m. WAITE COGGESHALL, 15 Mar 1749.
	v.	EPHRAIM GARDNER, b. Abt. 1722; d. 1785; m. (1) ANN COGGESHALL, Mar 1758; m. (2) PATIENCE CONGDON, 19 Oct 1761.
	vi.	NICHOLAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1724; m. DORCAS.
	vii.	CHRISTOPHER GARDNER, b. 03 Jun 1726; m. MARY EASTON, 16 Sep 1753.
	viii.	SYLVESTER GARDNER, b. Abt. 1730; d. Abt. 1803; m. SARAH BEERS, 07 Jan 1768.


20.  WILLIAM4 GARDNER (HENRY3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 27 Oct 1697, and died Abt. 1731.  He married MARGARET ELDRED 12 Jun 1718, daughter of JOHN ELDRED.  
	
Children of WILLIAM GARDNER and MARGARET ELDRED are:
	i.	JOHN5 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1719; m. ELIZABETH FONES.

Notes for JOHN GARDNER:
--two John Gardners married two Elizabeth Fones?

Notes for ELIZABETH FONES:
--Two Elizabeth Fones married John Gardners?

	ii.	ABIGAIL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1721; m. JEREMIAH WORDEN, 30 Nov 1738.
	iii.	MARGARET GARDNER, b. Abt. 1723; m. ISAAC GARDNER.

Notes for MARGARET GARDNER:
--two Margaret Gardners married an Isaac Gardner?;

	iv.	HENRY GARDNER, b. 1726.
	v.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. Abt. 1728.


21.  JOSEPH4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1671.

Notes for JOSEPH GARDNER:
--may have married twice; if so, the children from Herodias on belong to a second wife;
--either or both Joseph and his son Joseph married different Hannah Briggs';
	
Children of JOSEPH GARDNER are:
52.	i.	HERODIAS5 GARDNER.
	ii.	JOSHUA GARDNER, m. SARAH SPINK, 15 Sep 1743.
	iii.	JOSEPH GARDNER, m. HANNAH BRIGGS.
	iv.	GEORGE GARDNER, m. ALICE BROWN, 14 Nov 1737.

Notes for ALICE BROWN:
--of Newport;


22.  NICHOLAS4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1673, and died 1746.  He married MARY NORTHRUP, daughter of STEPHEN NORTHRUP and MARY.  She died 1772.

Notes for NICHOLAS GARDNER:
--perhaps he married Mary Northrup or Mary Littlefield, or his wife may have married also a Littlefield.

Notes for MARY NORTHRUP:
--may have married (2) Unknown Littlefield
	
Children of NICHOLAS GARDNER and MARY NORTHRUP are:
	i.	HENRY5 GARDNER, b. 1704; d. 1791; m. ABIGAIL ELDRED, 30 Jun 1726.
	ii.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. 1706; m. JOHN SPENCER, 07 May 1730; b. 1700.
	iii.	MARY GARDNER, b. 1708; m. PELEG TRIPP, 28 Jun 1728.

Notes for PELEG TRIPP:
--of South Kingston;

	iv.	CALEB GARDNER, b. 1710; d. 1796; m. ISABEL SHERMAN, 20 Feb 1734; b. 09 Apr 1719.
	v.	NATHAN GARDNER, b. Abt. 1712; d. 13 Apr 1792; m. (1) KATHERINE NILES; b. Mar 1725; d. 16 Jun 1772; m. (2) THANKFUL, Abt. 1774.

Notes for KATHERINE NILES:
--died young, thrown from a horse;

	vi.	TABITHA GARDNER, b. 1714; m. JEREMIAH GARDNER; b. 23 Jan 1720.


23.  SAMUEL4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1675.  He married (1) ANN BRIGGS Abt. 1706, daughter of THOMAS BRIGGS and MARTHA.    He married (2) RACHEL DAY 28 Jun 1750, daughter of JOHN DAY.  
	
Children of SAMUEL GARDNER and ANN BRIGGS are:
53.	i.	THOMAS5 GARDNER, b. 05 May 1707.
	ii.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. 25 Apr 1709; m. MARY, May 1735.
54.	iii.	ANN GARDNER, b. 08 Jun 1712.
	iv.	JOHN GARDNER, b. 15 Dec 1717.
	v.	MARTHA GARDNER, b. 28 May 1723; m. THOMAS NICHOLS, 13 Aug 1741.

Notes for MARTHA GARDNER:
--born 1727?

	vi.	HENRY GARDNER, b. 23 Mar 1725; m. ELIZABETH RICE, Apr 1746.


24.  ROBERT4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1677.  He married LYDIA LITTLEFIELD 14 Jun 1716.  

Notes for ROBERT GARDNER:
--these children may belong to this Robert Gardner?
	
Children of ROBERT GARDNER and LYDIA LITTLEFIELD are:
	i.	JOSHUA5 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1717.
	ii.	CALEB GARDNER, b. Abt. 1720.
	iii.	ANNA GARDNER, b. Abt. 1722.
	iv.	MARY GARDNER, b. Abt. 1725; m. WILLIAM HALL, 25 Aug 1754.


25.  JOHN4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1679, and died 1752.  He married MARY RATHBONE Abt. 1717, daughter of JOSEPH RATHBONE and MARY MOSHIER/MOSIER.  She was born 06 Mar 1697.
	
Children of JOHN GARDNER and MARY RATHBONE are:
	i.	MARY5 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1718; m. JIREH MUMFORD, 29 Nov 1739; b. 05 Aug 1717.

Notes for MARY GARDNER:
--born 24 Dec 1723?

	ii.	MARGARET GARDNER, b. 07 Mar 1720; m. ISAAC GARDNER; b. 05 May 1718.

Notes for MARGARET GARDNER:
--two Margaret Gardners married an Isaac Gardner?;

	iii.	JOHN GARDNER, b. Abt. 1725; m. AMY.
	iv.	SAMUEL GARDNER, b. Abt. 1727.
	v.	SARAH GARDNER, b. Abt. 1730; d. 1765.
	vi.	TABITHA GARDNER, b. 17 Aug 1732; m. GIDEON GARDNER, 09 Sep 1750; b. 08 Jan 1729.

Notes for GIDEON GARDNER:
--moved to Maine;


26.  HANNAH4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1680, and died Apr 1756.  She married (1) JOSIAH WESTCOTT 01 Jan 1701, son of JEREMIAH WESTCOTT and ELEANOR ENGLAND.  He was born 1675, and died 11 Nov 1721.  She married (2) THOMAS BURLINGAME Abt. 1725.  
	
Children of HANNAH GARDNER and JOSIAH WESTCOTT are:
	i.	NICHOLAS5 WESTCOTT, b. 27 Aug 1702.
	ii.	HANNAH WESTCOTT, b. 11 Aug 1704.
	iii.	TABITHA WESTCOTT, b. 07 Dec 1706.
	iv.	JOSIAH WESTCOTT, b. 06 Mar 1709.
	v.	NATHAN WESTCOTT, b. 23 Mar 1711; m. (1) ANN GREENE, 06 Mar 1735; b. 04 Dec 1712; m. (2) MARY RUTTENBERGE, 16 Jun 1745.
	vi.	DAMARIS WESTCOTT, b. 12 Jun 1713; m. GIDEON HARRIS, 13 Sep 1739.
	vii.	CALEB WESTCOTT, b. 06 Dec 1716; m. HANNAH GARDNER, 27 May 1739.
	viii.	OLIVER WESTCOTT, b. 05 Sep 1720; m. SUSANNA WILKINSON, 30 Dec 1744.


27.  GEORGE4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1682, and died Abt. 1717.  He married UNKNOWN.  
	
Child of GEORGE GARDNER and UNKNOWN is:
	i.	ELIZABETH5 GARDNER, b. 10 May 1708; m. JOHN BENTLEY, 30 May 1727.


28.  JOANNA4 GARDNER (GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1689.  She married DANIEL HILL Abt. 1710.  
	
Children of JOANNA GARDNER and DANIEL HILL are:
	i.	TABITHA5 HILL, b. 03 Dec 1711; m. EPHRAIM HOWARD, 31 Mar 1742.
	ii.	ROBERT HILL, b. 08 Jul 1715.
	iii.	MARY HILL, b. 21 Feb 1718; m. JOHN CASE, 31 Mar 1748.
	iv.	DANIEL HILL, b. 17 Nov 1721; m. ELNATHAN, 29 Oct 1747.
	v.	SUSANNA HILL, b. 06 Aug 1724; m. AYRES ELLIS, 28 Mar 1755.


29.  WILLIAM4 GARDNER (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1682, and died 1748.  He married (1) MARY.  She died 19 Oct 1726.  He married (2) ALICE.  

Notes for ALICE:
--possibly a widow;
	
Children of WILLIAM GARDNER and MARY are:
	i.	JOHN5 GARDNER, m. ELIZABETH FONES.

Notes for JOHN GARDNER:
--two John Gardners married two Elizabeth Fones?

Notes for ELIZABETH FONES:
--two Elizabeth Fones married John Gardners?

	ii.	DESIRE GARDNER, d. 27 Sep 1745.

Notes for DESIRE GARDNER:
--unmarried;

	iii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. Abt. 1710; m. FREELOVE WATSON, 1736.
55.	iv.	THOMAS GARDNER, b. Abt. 1712.


30.  ANN4 GARDNER (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1684, and died 12 Sep 1710.  She married JOSEPH HULL Abt. 1700, son of JOSEPH HULL and EXPERIENCE HARPER.  He was born 1679, and died 1748.
	
Children of ANN GARDNER and JOSEPH HULL are:
	i.	ANN5 HULL, b. 26 Oct 1702; m. ROBERT KNOWLES, 27 Apr 1721.
	ii.	WILLIAM HULL, b. 09 Jun 1705; m. MARY, 1736.
	iii.	ALICE HULL, b. 28 May 1708.


31.  DORCAS4 GARDNER (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1690, and died 1762.  She married ABIEL SHERMAN 20 Nov 1712, son of SAMSON SHERMAN and ISABEL TRIPP.  He was born 15 Oct 1684, and died 1746.
	
Children of DORCAS GARDNER and ABIEL SHERMAN are:
	i.	HANNAH5 SHERMAN, b. 28 Oct 1713; d. 09 Oct 1804; m. JEREMIAH BROWN, 09 Dec 1742; b. 27 Oct 1707; d. 30 Aug 1796.
	ii.	EZEKIEL SHERMAN, b. 13 Apr 1717.
	iii.	ISABEL SHERMAN, b. 09 Apr 1719; m. CALEB GARDNER, 20 Feb 1734; b. 1710; d. 1796.
	iv.	ABIEL SHERMAN, b. 06 Apr 1723; d. 1746; m. SUSANNA BOSS, 30 Jan 1745.
	v.	JAMES SHERMAN, b. 30 Jun 1726; m. (1) PENELOPE FRANKLIN, 08 Sep 1748; m. (2) HANNAH FRY, 06 Feb 1755.
	vi.	EXPERIENCE SHERMAN, b. 01 Jun 1729; m. JOSEPH TAYLOR/TABOR, 06 Apr 1749.
	vii.	SARAH SHERMAN, b. Abt. 1733; m. ROBERT BROWN.
	viii.	RUTH SHERMAN, b. Abt. 1735.


32.  RACHEL4 GARDNER (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 25 Mar 1696, and died 08 Jan 1757.  She married JOSEPH HAMMOND 1715.  He was born 16 Nov 1690 in England, and died 24 Jun 1776.
	
Children of RACHEL GARDNER and JOSEPH HAMMOND are:
	i.	JOSEPH5 HAMMOND, b. 28 Aug 1717; d. 05 May 1792.
	ii.	JOHN HAMMOND, b. 28 Oct 1722; d. 30 May 1792.
	iii.	LUCY HAMMOND, b. 30 Aug 1725; m. WILLIAM TISDALE.
	iv.	BENJAMIN HAMMOND, b. Jul 1730; d. 24 Mar 1749.
	v.	WILLIAM HAMMOND, b. 19 Feb 1731; d. 25 Jan 1809; m. CHLOE WILBUR; b. 09 Feb 1753; d. 14 Dec 1818.


33.  TABITHA4 GARDNER (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1694.  She married JOSEPH AVERY 1714.  
	
Children of TABITHA GARDNER and JOSEPH AVERY are:
	i.	JOSEPH5 AVERY, b. 1715; d. Died young.
	ii.	JOSEPH AVERY, b. 25 Feb 1717.

Notes for JOSEPH AVERY:
--in piecing the family together, I find the same birthdate for Joseph and his sister, Tabitha --unless it is an error, I am assuming they were twins;

56.	iii.	TABITHA AVERY, b. 25 Feb 1717, Groton, Connecticut.
	iv.	ELIZABETH AVERY, b. 24 Aug 1719; d. 06 Aug 1743.
	v.	BENJAMIN AVERY, b. Abt. 1721.
	vi.	LUCY AVERY, b. 02 May 1722; d. 1743.


34.  JOHN4 WATSON (DORCAS3 GARDNER, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 22 Jul 1676, and died 08 Nov 1772.  He married (1) HANNAH CHAMPLIN 08 Apr 1703, daughter of JEFFREY CHAMPLIN.    He married (2) ABIGAIL NORTHRUP 1722, daughter of STEPHEN NORTHRUP.    He married (3) SARAH 28 Sep 1738.  
	
Child of JOHN WATSON and HANNAH CHAMPLIN is:
	i.	JOHN5 WATSON, b. 13 Mar 1710; m. ISABEL SHERMAN, Jun 1736; b. 31 Oct 1717.


Generation No. 5

35.  AMEY/AMY5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 13 Jun 1701 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.  She married PETER BOSS, son of EDWARD BOSS and SUSANNA WILKINSON.  
	
Children of AMEY/AMY GARDNER and PETER BOSS are:
	i.	SUSANNA6 BOSS, m. ABIEL SHERMAN.

Notes for SUSANNA BOSS:
--perhaps married George Gardner in 1742?

	ii.	PETER BOSS.
	iii.	SARAH BOSS, b. 05 Jul 1724; m. GEORGE GARDNER.


36.  LYDIA5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 10 Oct 1702 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1746.  She married (1) JOHN JENKINS Abt. 1722, son of ZACHARIAH JENKINS and REBECCA ALLEN.  He was born 05 Apr 1697 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and died Mar 1742 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.  She married (2) STEPHEN WILCOX 16 Dec 1746.  
	
Children of LYDIA GARDNER and JOHN JENKINS are:
	i.	JONATHAN6 JENKINS.
	ii.	PALMER JENKINS.
	iii.	STEPHEN JENKINS, d. 1778, Savannah, Georgia; m. MARY.

Notes for STEPHEN JENKINS:
--one of the historic "First Forty" who settled in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania.

	iv.	ANNA JENKINS, m. JAMES ANGELL, 21 Jul 1760.
	v.	AMY JENKINS, b. 03 Feb 1723.
	vi.	BENJAMIN JENKINS, b. 10 Aug 1724; d. 1745.
	vii.	LYDIA JENKINS, b. 03 Apr 1726; m. HENRY SPENCER, 19 Feb 1743.
	viii.	JOHN JENKINS, b. 15 Feb 1728; d. 1784; m. LYDIA GARDNER; b. 20 Mar 1727; d. 22 Oct 1804.
	ix.	WILLIAM JENKINS, b. 10 Apr 1729.


37.  STEPHEN5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 24 Feb 1704.  He married FRANCES CONGDON 1722 in Kingstown, Rhode Island, daughter of BENJAMIN CONGDON and FRANCES STAFFORD.  She was born 06 Dec 1703 in Rhode Island.
	
Children of STEPHEN GARDNER and FRANCES CONGDON are:
	i.	FRANCES6 GARDNER, b. 07 Jun 1723, Rhode Island; d. 27 Jun 1786.

Notes for FRANCES GARDNER:
--unmarried

	ii.	AMY GARDNER, b. 17 Feb 1725; d. 1803; m. STEPHEN HARDING.
	iii.	LYDIA GARDNER, b. 20 Mar 1727; d. 22 Oct 1804; m. JOHN JENKINS; b. 15 Feb 1728; d. 1784.
	iv.	ESTHER GARDNER, b. 26 Dec 1729; m. UNKNOWN CROCKER.

Notes for UNKNOWN CROCKER:
--of New London, Connecticut

	v.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 10 Feb 1731; m. THOMAS JENKINS.

Notes for THOMAS JENKINS:
--of Rhode Island, later of Hudson, New York

	vi.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. 07 Nov 1733, Connecticut; m. THOMAS JONES, 1753.
	vii.	STEPHEN GARDNER, b. 27 Mar 1735, Connecticut; d. 29 Sep 1811; m. (1) FRANCES BROWN; m. (2) ALICE FULLER.
	viii.	MARY GARDNER, b. 20 Dec 1737; d. 26 Jun 1786; m. ISRAEL JONES.
	ix.	THOMAS GARDNER, b. 04 Sep 1740, Connecticut; m. HANNAH HENRY.

Notes for THOMAS GARDNER:
--another Thomas Gardner married a Miss Lewis;

	x.	MEHITABLE GARDNER, b. 11 Nov 1745; m. JAMES ANGELL.


38.  BENJAMIN5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 18 Apr 1706 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1776.  He married CONTENT.  She died Abt. 1777.
	
Children of BENJAMIN GARDNER and CONTENT are:
	i.	EZEKIEL6 GARDNER, m. LYDIA EAMS.
	ii.	DESIRE GARDNER, m. UNKNOWN AVERY.
	iii.	MARGARET GARDNER, m. UNKNOWN CONGDON.
	iv.	CONTENT GARDNER.
	v.	BRIDGET GARDNER, m. UNKNOWN CONGDON.
	vi.	SIMEON GARDNER.
	vii.	BENJAMIN GARDNER.
	viii.	SHERMAN GARDNER.


39.  PEREGRINE5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 24 Jan 1708 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 1762 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  He married SUSANNA ROBINSON 30 Mar 1731 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, daughter of JOHN ROBINSON and MARY HAZARD.  She was born 09 Feb 1712, and died Abt. 1763.
	
Children of PEREGRINE GARDNER and SUSANNA ROBINSON are:
	i.	SARAH6 GARDNER, b. 01 Apr 1733.
	ii.	STEPHEN GARDNER, b. 01 Aug 1734.
	iii.	MARY GARDNER, b. 14 Mar 1736.
	iv.	JOHN GARDNER, b. 09 May 1737; d. Jul 1778; m. ELIZABETH MUMFORD.

Notes for JOHN GARDNER:
--killed by Indians

	v.	PEREGRINE GARDNER, b. 12 Mar 1739; d. Abt. 1790; m. LYDIA.
	vi.	RUTH GARDNER, b. 25 Oct 1742; m. UNKNOWN CAMBEL.
	vii.	ROBINSON GARDNER, b. 27 Nov 1743; d. Abt. 1762.
	viii.	HANNAH GARDNER, b. 10 Dec 1745.
	ix.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 13 Aug 1747; d. Abt. 1762.


40.  DANIEL5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 14 Dec 1709 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1758 in Bozrah, Connecticut.  He married BATHSHEBA SMITH 1735, daughter of JAMES SMITH and ELIZABETH ROGERS.  She was born 1705.
	
Children of DANIEL GARDNER and BATHSHEBA SMITH are:
57.	i.	BATHSHEBA6 GARDNER, b. 20 Oct 1736.
	ii.	DANIEL GARDNER, b. 09 Oct 1738; d. 12 May 1806; m. ELIZABETH CLARK.
	iii.	PRESERVED GARDNER, b. 29 Jan 1741.
58.	iv.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 20 Mar 1743; d. 12 Aug 1814.
	v.	STEPHEN GARDNER, b. 25 Apr 1745.
	vi.	ANNA GARDNER, b. 07 Sep 1748.
	vii.	JAMES GARDNER, b. 19 Nov 1750.
	viii.	SYLVESTER GARDNER, b. 20 Apr 1753.
	ix.	ELIZABETH M GARDNER, b. 02 Jul 1755; m. DANIEL WYLIE.


41.  SARAH5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 25 Oct 1711 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 29 May 1774 in Connecticut.  She married JONATHAN SMITH 24 Aug 1732, son of JAMES SMITH and ELIZABETH ROGERS.  

Notes for SARAH GARDNER:
--married only Jonathan Smith, not Samuel Davis.
	
Children of SARAH GARDNER and JONATHAN SMITH are:
	i.	JONATHAN6 SMITH, b. 05 Nov 1733.
	ii.	DAVID SMITH, b. 07 May 1735.
	iii.	ELIZABETH SMITH, b. 11 Jan 1737.
	iv.	PEREGREEN SMITH, b. 01 Dec 1746; d. 26 Aug 1751.


42.  HANNAH5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 02 May 1713 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 30 Jan 1805.  She married SAMUEL ROGERS 23 Apr 1733, son of JOHN ROGERS and BATHSHEBA SMITH.  He was born 17 Apr 1713, and died 02 Feb 1805.
	
Children of HANNAH GARDNER and SAMUEL ROGERS are:
	i.	SARAH6 ROGERS, m. UNKNOWN SWAIN.

Notes for UNKNOWN SWAIN:
--of Sag Harbor, Long Island;

	ii.	JOHN ROGERS, b. 21 Jul 1734; m. (1) ANNA GREEN; m. (2) ELIZABETH BOLLES.
	iii.	DEBORAH ROGERS, b. 21 Mar 1736; m. JOSEPH BOLLES.
	iv.	SAMUEL ROGERS, b. 16 Apr 1738; m. PATIENCE WOOD, Abt. 1755; b. 1740, Groton, Connecticut.
	v.	HANNAH ROGERS, b. 08 Apr 1740; m. JOHN HARRIS.
	vi.	ISAIAH ROGERS, b. 07 May 1744.

Notes for ISAIAH ROGERS:
--lost at sea;

	vii.	JONATHAN ROGERS, b. 12 May 1745.

Notes for JONATHAN ROGERS:
--unmarried

	viii.	BATHSHEBA ROGERS, b. 20 Mar 1748; m. DANIEL BYRNES.


43.  MEHITABLE5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 22 May 1715 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1743.  She married JOHN CONGDON 1735, son of JOHN CONGDON and MARY SMITH.  He was born Abt. 1705.
	
Children of MEHITABLE GARDNER and JOHN CONGDON are:
	i.	JEREMIAH6 CONGDON, b. 27 Aug 1736.
	ii.	EUNICE CONGDON, b. 14 Apr 1738; d. Abt. 1744.
	iii.	TIMOTHY CONGDON, b. 15 Apr 1739.
	iv.	ELISHA CONGDON, b. 05 Aug 1740.
	v.	MEHITABLE CONGDON, b. 03 Nov 1742.


44.  ABIGAIL5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 09 Jul 1717, and died 15 Jun 1799.  She married RICHARD SMITH 21 Apr 1744, son of JAMES SMITH and ELIZABETH ROGERS.  He died 28 Aug 1800.

Notes for RICHARD SMITH:
--not the son of Richard and Bathsheba (Rogers) Smith.
	
Children of ABIGAIL GARDNER and RICHARD SMITH are:
	i.	MEHITABLE6 SMITH, b. 20 Jul 1745; d. 1792.

Notes for MEHITABLE SMITH:
--a follower of Jemima Wilkinson and an inmate of her home in New Jerusalem, Yates, New York and died there;

	ii.	RICHARD SMITH, b. 1746; d. 1836; m. ELIZABETH ALLEN.


45.  DAVID5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 28 Jun 1720 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 01 Oct 1796 in Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.  He married JEMIMA GUSTIN 01 Oct 1744 in Connecticut, daughter of JOHN GUSTIN and MARY.  She was born Oct 1720 in Stonington, Connecticut, and died Jun 1799 in Gardner Lake, New London, Connecticut.
	
Children of DAVID GARDNER and JEMIMA GUSTIN are:
59.	i.	AMEY/AMY6 GARDNER, b. 1745; d. 30 Aug 1815.
60.	ii.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 13 Feb 1751; d. 04 Jul 1825.
	iii.	DAVID GARDNER, b. 20 Apr 1753; d. 20 Jan 1823; m. (1) DENNIS HOLMES; m. (2) MARY LOTHROP; m. (3) OLIVE METCALF.
61.	iv.	JEMIMA GARDNER, b. 26 Dec 1755.
	v.	ANSTIS GARDNER, b. 1758; m. JOHN WAY.
	vi.	ISAAC GARDNER, b. 30 Nov 1761; d. 30 May 1834; m. (1) MARTHA ROGERS; m. (2) ESTHER PALMER.


46.  JONATHAN5 GARDNER (STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 18 Apr 1724 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and died 22 Aug 1792 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.  He married (1) MARY HAUGHTON/HOUGHTON Abt. 1752, daughter of SAMSON HAUGHTON and SARAH PEMBERTON.  She was born 1724, and died 29 Feb 1760.  He married (2) ABIAH FITCH Abt. 1762, daughter of DANIEL FITCH and SARAH SHERWOOD.  She died Feb 1812.

Notes for ABIAH FITCH:
--Abiah and Eleanor were twins;
	
Children of JONATHAN GARDNER and MARY HAUGHTON/HOUGHTON are:
	i.	AMY6 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1754; m. JEDIDIAH LOTHROP, 18 Dec 1769; b. 09 Feb 1747.
	ii.	MARY GARDNER, b. Abt. 1756; m. ELIHU AVERY, 15 Dec 1774, Bozrah, Connecticut; b. 25 Mar 1749, Montville, Connecticut.
	iii.	JONATHAN GARDNER, b. 02 Dec 1758; d. 06 May 1847; m. JERUSHA HYDE STARK.
	iv.	LUCY GARDNER, b. Abt. 1760; m. GEORGE BENTLY.

	
Children of JONATHAN GARDNER and ABIAH FITCH are:
	v.	LEMUEL6 GARDNER, b. 10 Jul 1763; d. 10 Jul 1839; m. JEMIMA LOTHROP; b. 1747.

Notes for JEMIMA LOTHROP:
--I wonder if Lemuel Gardiner married Jemima;  She did marry Unknown Gardiner.  There is a significant difference in ages;

	vi.	SARAH GARDNER, b. 1765; m. RUSSELL LEFFINGWELL.


47.  JOHN5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 08 Jul 1696, and died 07 Jul 1770.  He married (1) MARY HILL Abt. 1720.  She was born 1702, and died 11 Jun 1739.  He married (2) MARY TAYLOR 13 Dec 1739.  She was born 1714, and died 21 Apr 1774.
	
Child of JOHN GARDNER and MARY TAYLOR is:
	i.	BENJAMIN6 GARDNER, b. 14 Jul 1750, Wickford, Rhode Island; m. MARY HOWLAND; b. 19 Dec 1766; d. 02 Jun 1850.

Notes for BENJAMIN GARDNER:
--probably had two wives previous to Mary Howland.

Notes for MARY HOWLAND:
--descendant of John Howland of the Mayflower.


48.  WILLIAM5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 21 May 1698.  He married ELIZABETH GIBBS 16 Apr 1719.  
	
Children of WILLIAM GARDNER and ELIZABETH GIBBS are:
	i.	ABIGAIL6 GARDNER, b. Abt. 1720; m. MATTHEW STEWART.
	ii.	ELIZABEH GARDNER, b. Abt. 1722; m. NICHOLAS LECHMERE.
	iii.	WILLIAM GARDNER, b. 30 May 1724.
	iv.	JAMES GARDNER, b. 05 Aug 1725.


49.  ABIGAIL5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 24 Sep 1700, and died 22 May 1772.  She married (1) CALEB HAZARD 19 Nov 1719, son of GEORGE HAZARD and PENELOPE ARNOLD.  He died 1726.  She married (2) WILLIAM ROBINSON 02 Mar 1727, son of ROWLAND ROBINSON and MARY ALLEN.  He was born 26 Jan 1693, and died 19 Sep 1751.

Notes for WILLIAM ROBINSON:
--Deputy Governor
	
Child of ABIGAIL GARDNER and CALEB HAZARD is:
	i.	FOUR SONS6 HAZARD.

	
Children of ABIGAIL GARDNER and WILLIAM ROBINSON are:
	ii.	CHRISTOPHER6 ROBINSON, b. 1727.
	iii.	WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. 1729.
	iv.	THOMAS ROBINSON, b. 1730.
	v.	ABIGAIL ROBINSON, b. 1732.
62.	vi.	SYLVESTER ROBINSON, b. 23 Jan 1735.
	vii.	MARY ROBINSON, b. 1736.
	viii.	JAMES ROBINSON, b. 1738.
	ix.	JOHN ROBINSON, b. 1742.


50.  HANNAH5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 07 Dec 1704, and died 24 Jun 1756 in London, England.  She married JAMES MACSPARRAN 22 May 1722.  He was born 10 Sep 1698 in Donvian, Derry, Ireland, and died 01 Dec 1757 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Notes for JAMES MACSPARRAN:
--came to Narragansett in 1721 as a missionary;--to North Kingstown, remaining until his death.
	
Child of HANNAH GARDNER and JAMES MACSPARRAN is:
	i.	NO CHILDREN6 MACSPARRAN.


51.  LYDIA5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1706, and died 22 Jan 1728.  She married JOSIAH ARNOLD 17 Nov 1724, son of JOSIAH ARNOLD and MARY SANDFORD.  He was born 25 Aug 1707, and died 14 Sep 1789.

Notes for JOSIAH ARNOLD:
--of Jamestown, Rhode Island
	
Children of LYDIA GARDNER and JOSIAH ARNOLD are:
	i.	ABIGAIL6 ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1725; d. 18 Dec 1725.
	ii.	JOSIAH ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1726.
	iii.	SYLVESTER ARNOLD, b. 22 Jan 1728.


52.  HERODIAS5 GARDNER (JOSEPH4, GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER)  She married THOMAS STRAIGHT 03 Mar 1731.  
	
Children of HERODIAS GARDNER and THOMAS STRAIGHT are:
	i.	SAMUEL6 STRAIGHT, m. DINAH COREY, 1765.
	ii.	DINAH STRAIGHT, m. ROBERT BRIGGS, 1766.
	iii.	EZEKIEL STRAIGHT, b. 14 Jul 1732.
	iv.	HANNAH STRAIGHT, b. 14 Apr 1734.


53.  THOMAS5 GARDNER (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 05 May 1707.  He married (1) ABIAH/SARAH DOWNING 17 Feb 1731.    He married (2) MARY HIGGINBOTHAM 12 Apr 1744, daughter of CHARLES HIGGINBOTHAM and MARY.    He married (3) KATHARINE GARDNER 08 May 1766.  

Notes for THOMAS GARDNER:
--two Thomas Gardners married two Mary Higginbothams?--this Thomas is probably not the one who married Mary Higginbotham  (not certain, according to gthe Gardiner genealogy).  The correction in the Gardiner genealogy is given under notes.

Notes for KATHARINE GARDNER:
--of Newport;
	
Children of THOMAS GARDNER and KATHARINE GARDNER are:
	i.	HENRY RICHMOND6 GARDNER, b. 13 May 1767.
	ii.	SAMUEL FAYERWEATHER GARDNER, b. 13 May 1770; d. 1818; m. SARAH.


54.  ANN5 GARDNER (SAMUEL4, GEORGE3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 08 Jun 1712.  She married (1) JOHN AYLESWORTH.    She married (2) SAMUEL REYNOLDS 31 Dec 1732, son of JOHN REYNOLDS.  He died 1739.
	
Children of ANN GARDNER and SAMUEL REYNOLDS are:
	i.	FREELOVE6 REYNOLDS.
	ii.	DAUGHTER REYNOLDS.
	iii.	THOMAS REYNOLDS.
	iv.	ABIGAIL REYNOLDS.


55.  THOMAS5 GARDNER (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born Abt. 1712.  He married MARY HIGGINBOTHAM 12 Apr 1744 in South Kingston, daughter of CHARLES HIGGINBOTHAM and MARY.  She was born 19 Oct 1727, and died 04 Jun 1752.

Notes for THOMAS GARDNER:
--two Thomas Gardners married two Mary Higginbothams? - this is the one who probably married Mary Higginbotham according to the Gardiner genealogy.

Notes for MARY HIGGINBOTHAM:
--born 1727, the year after the death of an older daughter, of the same Christian name.
	
Children of THOMAS GARDNER and MARY HIGGINBOTHAM are:
63.	i.	MARY6 GARDNER, b. 23 Nov 1744.
	ii.	RICHARD GARDNER, b. 03 Feb 1745; m. (1) MARY HAMMOND, 05 Mar 1769; m. (2) MERCY HAMMOND, 28 Mar 1773.
	iii.	THOMAS GARDNER, b. 23 Mar 1746.
	iv.	TABITHA GARDNER, b. 24 May 1752; m. JONATHAN GARDNER.


56.  TABITHA5 AVERY (TABITHA4 GARDNER, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 25 Feb 1717 in Groton, Connecticut.  She married HENRY SKILTON 09 Jul 1741, son of JOHN SKILTON and MARY BENNETT.  He was born 19 Nov 1718 in Coventry, England, and died 07 Jun 1802 in Watertown, Connecticut.

Notes for HENRY SKILTON:
--immigrant ancestor;--came in 1735;--of his siblings; Mary, Sarah and John, I believe he was the only one who came to New England;--Doctor;--
	
Children of TABITHA AVERY and HENRY SKILTON are:
	i.	LUCY6 SKILTON, b. 05 Apr 1742; d. 17 Apr 1758.
	ii.	ELIZABETH SKILTON, b. 11 Feb 1744; d. 01 Sep 1749.
	iii.	MARY SKILTON, b. 12 Feb 1746; m. ELISHA ATWOOD.
64.	iv.	AVERY SKILTON, b. 30 Apr 1748, Preston, Connecticut; d. 27 Aug 1832, Watertown, Connecticut.
	v.	JAMES SKILTON, b. 01 Jun 1750; d. Nov 1755.
	vi.	TABITHA SKILTON, b. 12 Dec 1754; d. 27 Nov 1755.
	vii.	SARAH SKILTON, b. 11 Apr 1757; d. 30 Nov 1793, Yates county, New York; m. ABRAHAM RICHARDS.


Generation No. 6

57.  BATHSHEBA6 GARDNER (DANIEL5, STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 20 Oct 1736.  She married JOHN WAY.  
	
Child of BATHSHEBA GARDNER and JOHN WAY is:
	i.	JOHN7 WAY, m. ANSTIS GARDNER; b. 1758.


58.  WILLIAM6 GARDNER (DANIEL5, STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 20 Mar 1743, and died 12 Aug 1814.  He married SARAH RANDALL.  She was born 1759, and died 26 Sep 1810.
	
Child of WILLIAM GARDNER and SARAH RANDALL is:
	i.	GILBERT7 GARDNER, b. 21 Mar 1785; m. SELINA HOLMES.


59.  AMEY/AMY6 GARDNER (DAVID5, STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 1745, and died 30 Aug 1815.  She married NATHANIEL OTIS, son of JOSEPH OTIS and ELIZABETH LITTLE.  He was born 26 Mar 1742, and died 07 Mar 1832.

Notes for AMEY/AMY GARDNER:
--many minor mistakes in dates have been found in the printed Vital Records of Norwich;
--
	
Children of AMEY/AMY GARDNER and NATHANIEL OTIS are:
	i.	SEVEN SONS7 OTIS.
	ii.	FIVE DAUGHTERS OTIS.


60.  SARAH6 GARDNER (DAVID5, STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 13 Feb 1751, and died 04 Jul 1825.  She married EZEKIEL CHAPEL Abt. 1770, son of EZEKIEL CHAPEL and HANNAH ATWELL.  He was born Abt. 1744, and died 03 Oct 1832.
	
Child of SARAH GARDNER and EZEKIEL CHAPEL is:
	i.	FIVE DAUGHTERS7 CHAPEL.


61.  JEMIMA6 GARDNER (DAVID5, STEPHEN4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 26 Dec 1755.  She married GEORGE HOLMES.  
	
Child of JEMIMA GARDNER and GEORGE HOLMES is:
	i.	SELINA7 HOLMES, m. GILBERT GARDNER; b. 21 Mar 1785.


62.  SYLVESTER6 ROBINSON (ABIGAIL5 GARDNER, WILLIAM4, BENONI3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 23 Jan 1735.  He married (1) SARAH BENTON, daughter of JOHN BENTON and MARGARET.  She was born 1756, and died 05 Sep 1822 in New York, New York.  He married (2) ALICE PERRY 1756, daughter of JAMES PERRY and ANNA BENNETT.  She was born 20 Jul 1736.
	
Children of SYLVESTER ROBINSON and ALICE PERRY are:
	i.	JAMES7 ROBINSON, b. 03 Oct 1756; d. Died young.
	ii.	WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. 02 Dec 1760.
	iii.	MARY ROBINSON, b. 15 Dec 1763.
	iv.	ABIGAIL ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1764; m. THOMAS H HAZARD.
	v.	JAMES ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1765; d. 1841; m. MARY ATTMORE, 01 Jan 1797; d. 1856.
	vi.	JOHN ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1765.


63.  MARY6 GARDNER (THOMAS5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 23 Nov 1744.  She married UNKNOWN HULL.  
	
Children of MARY GARDNER and UNKNOWN HULL are:
	i.	JOSEPH7 HULL.
	ii.	THOMAS HULL.


64.  AVERY6 SKILTON (TABITHA5 AVERY, TABITHA4 GARDNER, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, MICHAEL/THOMAS1 GARDINER/GARDNER) was born 30 Apr 1748 in Preston, Connecticut, and died 27 Aug 1832 in Watertown, Connecticut.  He married PARTHENIA JUDD 26 Mar 1771, daughter of TIMOTHY JUDD and MILICENT GAYLORD.  She was born 06 Aug 1754, and died 30 Mar 1839 in Watertown, Connecticut.

Notes for AVERY SKILTON:
--lived for a time at Bethlehem, Connecticut;
	
Child of AVERY SKILTON and PARTHENIA JUDD is:
	i.	JAMES7 SKILTON, b. 10 Apr 1777, Bethlehem, Connecticut; d. 09 Apr 1848, Watertown, Connecticut; m. CHLOE STEELE, 30 Jun 1799.