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Richard GARDNER [Parents] was born 1631 in Salem, Essex, Mass.. He died 23 Mar 1687/1688 in Nantucket, Mass. Richard married Sarah SHUTTUCK on 1652 in Nantucket, Mass.

Other marriages:
SHATTUCK, Sarah

The following quotation from W. C. Folger's article in the NantucketInquirer, in the issue of June 4, 1862, is so good a summary of the man'slife, that I reproduce it entire: "Richard was a man of very goodabilities, he was called long-headed by his brother John, from his senseof the p0rofoundness of his Judgment. He held a prominent place among thepeople of the island, was at one time Chief Magistrate. His residence wasabout half way between the house of our present worthy Sheriff, (1862)and the Eliphalet Paddack house. It has been taken down many
years, and the locality is very much altered in its appearance.

"The Gardners owned formerly much of the land adjacent to and surroundingthe Lily pond, extending beyond Gardner's Burial Ground, and around theswamp on the North Shore Hill, also extending through Egypt (so called)to the present Town Hall, embracing some of the best meadows and grasslots on the island. A part of this territory was called Crooked Records,from the lines of the survey not coming together.....Richard GardnerSen'r, and his brother Capt. John, exercised much influence in thecommunity here while they lived, and they died respected."

Richard Gardner married Sarah Shattuck, daughter of widow DamarisShattuck who married Thomas Gardner Sen'r as his second wife. Richard andSarah are supposed to have been married about 1652, at Salem. Like nearlyall of her Shattuck relation, she was attached to Society of Friends andsuffered much in consequence.

In the County Court Records at Salem, Case 57, Term 5th mo., 1658, wefind the following: "The wife of Richard Gardner was convicted of herfrequent being absent from the publik ordinances on the Lord's Day, feesof court 30 sh."

W.C. Folger thought that Richard might have had a wife before Sarah, asthe following quotation from his notes will show: "If the date of themarriage of Richard Gardner and Sarah Shattuck in 1652 as given by thelate Lemuel Shattuck, Esq., be correct; then I am of the opinion thatRichard must have had a former wife, as Richard Jr., was born oct. 23d,1653, and if Joseph was born at a later period he would have been tooyoung to have been married early in 1670. indeed the late B. FranklinFolger and other hight authorities have stated Joseph Gardner to have
been the oldest son of Richard Gardner Sen'r." (W.C. Folger, in theNantucket Inquirer, June 18, 1862)

Richard Gardner died 1st mo., 23d, 1688. the following reference is madein the records concerning the settlement of his estate: "Letters ofadministration on the estate of Mr. Richard Gardner Senior deceased aregranted unto Sarah Gardner, Relict of Sd. Gardner, who bineath herself toperform the trust of an administratrix, and to barre the court harmlessaccording to law." (Died March 18, 1688-9).

Sarah SHUTTUCK [Parents] was born 1631 in Salem, Essex County Mass. She died 1724 in Nantucket, Mass. Sarah married Richard GARDNER on 1652 in Nantucket, Mass.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph GARDNER was born 23 Oct 1651 and died 19 Aug 1732.
  F ii Sarah GARDNER was born 1660 and died 19 Dec 1729.
  F iii Miriam GARDNER was born 14 Jul 1665 and died 1702.

Timothy BUNKER [Parents] was born 22 Jan 1577/1578 in Beds-Tinks, England. He died 11 Apr 1657 in Beds-Tinks, England. Timothy married Elizabeth HAWKINS on 3 May 1620 in Beds-Tinks, England.

Elizabeth HAWKINS died 29 Sep 1652 in Beds-Tinks, England. She married Timothy BUNKER on 3 May 1620 in Beds-Tinks, England.

They had the following children:

  M i George BUNKER was born 1620 and died 26 May 1658.

Thomas GODFRY was born before 1600 in England. He died in England. Thomas married Elizabeth MEAD.

Elizabeth MEAD was born before 1600 in England. was buried in England. Elizabeth married Thomas GODFRY.

They had the following children:

  F i Jane Elizabeth GODFREY was born May 1626 and died 31 Oct 1662.

Oliver BUNKER [Parents] was born 1540 in Beds-Tinks, England. He died 25 Aug 1616 in Beds-Tinks, England. Oliver married Joan BUNKER.

Joan BUNKER died 1625. She married Oliver BUNKER.

They had the following children:

  M i Timothy BUNKER was born 22 Jan 1577/1578 and died 11 Apr 1657.

Thomas MACY was born about 1585 in Chilmark Parrish, England.

He had the following children:

  M i Thomas MACY was born 1608 and died 19 Jun 1682.

Solomon GARDNER [Parents] was born 1 Jul 1680 in Nantucket, Mass. He died 17 Jun 1760 in Nantucket, Mass. Solomon married Anna COFFIN on 4 Apr 1715.

Anna COFFIN [Parents] was born 1 Jul 1680 in Nantucket, Mass. She died 22 Apr 1740 in Nantucket, Mass. Anna married Solomon GARDNER on 4 Apr 1715.

They had the following children:

  M i Steven GARDNER was born 1718 and died 26 Nov 1774.

William WORTH [Parents] was born 27 Nov 1694 in Nantucket, Mass. He died 16 Oct 1780 in Nantucket, Mass. William married Mary BUTLER on 24 Oct 1717 in Nantucket, Mass.

Mary BUTLER [Parents] was born 1693 in Tisbury, Essex, Mass. She died 8 Aug 1756 in Nantucket, Mass. Mary married William WORTH on 24 Oct 1717 in Nantucket, Mass.

Mary was born in Tisbury:

The town of Tisbury, incorporated July 8, 1671, included the present townof West Tisbury, the region originally settled by the early proprietors,- and the limits of the town remained intact, territorially, until May 1,1892, when as a result of a long continued agitation, the old town wasdivided. The portion formerly known as Homes Hole Neck retained thecorporate name and ancient records of Tisbury, and the settlement at WestTisbury, where the town had its first beginnings, took the latter name.

They had the following children:

  F i Jemima WORTH was born 5 Jan 1718/1719 and died 22 Dec 1789.

Richeard GARDNER [Parents] was born 23 Aug 1653 in Nantucket, Mass. He died 8 Mar 1727/1728 in Nantucket, Mass. Richeard married Mary AUSTIN on 17 May 1674 in Nantucket, Mass.

RICHARD4 GARDNER, JR (RICHARD3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born August 23,1653 in Salem, MA (Source: Thomas Gardner Planter and Some of HisDescendants, compiled and arranged by Frank A Gardner, MD, 1731, EssexInstitute, Salem, Mass.), and died March 8, 1727/28 (Source: ThomasGardner Planter and Some of His Descendants, compiled and arranged byFrank A Gardner, MD, 1731, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.). He marriedMARY AUSTIN May 17, 1674 in Nantucket, MA, daughter of JOSEPH AUSTIN andSARAH STARBUCK.

Mary AUSTIN [Parents] was born 23 Oct 1653 in Salem, Essex, Mass.. She died 1 Apr 1721 in Nantucket, Mass. Mary married Richeard GARDNER on 17 May 1674 in Nantucket, Mass.

They had the following children:

  M i Solomon GARDNER was born 1 Jul 1680 and died 17 Jun 1760.
  F ii Miriam GARDNER was born 14 Jul 1685 and died 17 Sep 1750.
  M iii Richard GARDNER was born 1689 and died 27 Feb 1724/1725.

Stephen COFFIN [Parents] was born 10 May 1652 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He died 14 Nov 1734 in Nantucket, Mass. Stephen married Mary BUNKER.

Mary BUNKER [Parents] was born 11 May 1652 in Newburyport, Essex, Mass. She died 19 May 1724 in Nantucket, Mass. Mary married Stephen COFFIN.

They had the following children:

  F i Anna COFFIN was born 1 Jul 1680 and died 22 Apr 1740.

Joseph AUSTIN [Parents] was born 1616 in Hampton, Dover, England. He died 27 Jun 1663 in Dover, Stratford, NH. Joseph married Sarah STARBUCK on Oct 1649 in Nantucket, Mass.

Sarah STARBUCK [Parents] was born 1630 in Dover, Stratford, NH. She died 6 Jun 1719 in Dover, Stratford, NH. Sarah married Joseph AUSTIN on Oct 1649 in Nantucket, Mass.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary AUSTIN was born 23 Oct 1653 and died 1 Apr 1721.

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