William Gardiner

Evidence needed to support as husband of Elizabeth Gardner

George Gardiner was born about 1652. He was the son of George Gardiner and Harwood "Herodias" Long.

Wife Elizabeth Wilkinson 1660 - 1737

Children

1. Ann Gardiner Bef 1683 -
2. Elizabeth Gardiner Abt 1686 - 1736
3. Rebecca Gardiner Abt 1688 -
4. Dorcas Gardiner Abt 1690 - 1762
5. William Gardiner Bef 1691 - 1748
6. Susannah Gardiner Abt 1692 -
7. Tabitha Gardiner Abt 1694 -
8. Rachel Gardiner 1696 - 1757

Biography

From The Gardiners of Narragansett, p. 6S1

"In 1671 (January 21), [William Gardiner] bought two hundred acres of land of John Porter, of Pettaquamscutt, and 'Horod his wife,' calling himself 'Son of George Gardiner, of Newport.' As he must have been twenty-one at that time, he was possibly born in 1650, or near that date. In 1679 he signed a petition to the King with others in the Narragansett country. In 1688 he was a Constable, and the same year was on the Grand Jury. May 23, 1701, he deeded 'son and daughter Joseph and Ann Hull,' two hundred and nine (two hundred and four?) acres 'for love, &c.' In 1706 (January 18), he deeded 'for love, &c.' to 'Son John Gould and Elizabeth his wife,' a tract of land (twenty acres). He married Elizabeth. She died in 1737. Her will, written in February, 1736, was probated March 15, 1737. She mentions son William Gardiner, grandson William Gardiner, son of William, daughter Tabitha Avery and granddaughter Tabitha Avery, grandson John Gardiner and grandson Thomas Gardiner, granddaughter Desire Gardiner and granddaughter Susannah King, granddaughters Marbery, Susannah and Mary Potter, and grandson Thomas Potter."

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177284467/william-gardner

Note: The burial location for William has not been determined. The birth year is an approximation, and the death date is based on the date of his will (Jan 1710/1) and the date it was proved (March 1710/1). References to RIGR are for the Rhode Island Genealogical Register.

William was the son of George Gardiner and Herodias Long of Newport, Rhode Island. He was married c. 1676 to Elizabeth [Wilkinson?], born about 1655, died 1736/7, perhaps the daughter of Lawrence Wilkinson. On 21 Jan 1671, William called himself "son of George Gardiner of Newport" when he bought 200 acres of land from John Porter, of Pettaquamscutt, and Horod, his wife (they being his step-father and mother). On 29 July 1679, he signed a petition to the King.

William lived his entire adult life in the Narragansett country of Rhode Island (west of the Narragansett Bay), which became the town of Kingstowne. A decade after his death (1722), the town was split into North and South Kingstown. William was the Constable of Kingstowne and served on the grand jury there in 1688. His will, dated 18 Jan 1710/1, was proved 12 March 1710/1, and his inventory was valued at 368 pounds. Elizabeth's will, dated 23 or 24 Feb 1736/7, was proved 9 May 1737 naming only grandchildren, other than her son William as executor (RIGR 6:86).

Children, b. Kingstowne, RI:

1. William, b. c. 1677, living in 1737. He was the executor to his mothers 1736/7 will. On 10 June 1723, William Gardiner was listed as a member of the South Kingstown Town Council (RIGR 5:193), but two other William Gardners (following) were also contemporary residents of the town. He cannot be the William Gardner who married Abigail _______, or the William Gardner who married Margaret Eldred, because these two men died in S. Kingstown in 1733 and 1732 respectively (see their wills, RIGR 6:84). Because he was the only known son of William and Elizabeth Gardner, he must have married, because his mother, in her 1737 will, names four Gardner grandchildren: William, John, Thomas, and Desire. A web account says William died in 1748, but I cannot substantiate this.
2. Ann, b. c. 1680, d. 12 Sep 1710 (or 12 Sep 1711 per Beaman in RIGR 14:223), m. c 1701 Joseph HULL, b. c. 1679, living in 1758, the son of Joseph Hull and Experience Harper. Joseph and Ann Hull were deeded 204 acres of land for love, etc. by her father on 23 May 1701, and this deed was very likely on the occasion of their marriage, as their first child was born in 1702. William Gardner also made a gift of land to his daughter Elizabeth, following her marriage in 1706. Following Ann's death, Joseph m. (2) Kingstowne, RI "1d 11mo 1712/13" (1 Jan 1713) Susanna Green, b. Warwick, RI 27 May 1688, d. Westerly, RI 25 Sep 1748, the daughter of James Green and Elizabeth Anthony of Warwick. The marriage record of Joseph and Susanna is found among the Narragansett Friends records, transcribed by Arnold in the Vital Record of RI. Joseph was a constable in Kingstowne in 1703. He bought land in Westerly in 1714, and was a member of the town council there from 1724 to 1726. Ann and Joseph had three children together, after which Joseph had four more with his second wife. Joseph was still living on 29 Nov 1758 when mentioned in the will of his son-in-law, Robert Knowles.
3. Elizabeth, b. c. 1684, d. c. 1735, m. 6 Jan 1705/6 John GOULD, b. Salem, Mass. 31 Jan 1679/80, (d. 11 April 1763 in Dutchess Co., NY per web account), the son of Adam Gould and Rebecca Cooper. John and Elizabeth Gould were deeded 20 acres of land for love, etc. by her father on 18 Jan 1706, very shortly after their marriage. John was a blacksmith. Following Elizabeth's death, John m. N. Kingstown, RI 27 May 1736 Mary Barker, daughter of William Barker and Elizabeth Easton of Newport. Elizabeth had five children born 1707 to c. 1716.
4. Dorcas, b. c. 1690, d. 1762, m. 1712 Abiel SHERMAN.
5. Tabitha, b. c. 1692 d. c. 1755 by a web account, and married c. 1714 Joseph AVERY, b. Groton, CT 9 Aug 1691, d. Norwich, CT 27 June 1753, the son of Capt James Avery and Joanna Greenslade. They had five known children born 1715 to 1722. Their daughter, Tabitha Avery, was named in the 1737 will of Tabitha's mother, Elizabeth Gardner. Tabitha and Joseph have Find-a-grave memorials, though their burial location is unknown.
6. Susanna, b. c. 1694, m. 1717 William King. In a deed acknowledged on 9 Nov 1713 in N. Kingstown, RI, Susanna Gardner, daughter of William Gardner, deceased, with the consent of her brother, William Gardner, sold land for 40 pounds in Kingstown to George Thomas of Kingstown (RIGR 7:275). Susanna had at least one child, Susanna King, named in the 1737 will of Susanna's mother, Elizabeth Gardner.
7. Rachel, b. 25 March 1696, d. 7 Feb 1756, and married c. 1716 Joseph HAMMOND, b. England 16 Nov 1690, d. 24 June 1776. I question the birth year as found on the grave marker, as Rachel was not called under age 18 in her father's will, as was her sister Rebecca. They had five known children, born 1717 to 1731. Rachel and Joseph share a monument in the Hammond Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem #38. [116]
8. Rebecca, b. c. 1698, was under 18 in her father's 1711 will. She married c. 1718 Thomas-4 POTTER, b. c. 1697, d. S. Kingstown April 1785, the son of Ichabod-3 Potter (Icabod-2, Nathaniel-1) and Margaret Helme. Thomas Potter was a blacksmith. Administration of the estate of Thomas Potter was given to son Rouse Potter in 1785. Rebecca had four Potter children named in her mother's will of 1736/7: Marberry, Thomas, Susannah, and Mary Potter. Altogether, Rebecca and Thomas had ten children (see RIGR 1:166 and 3:318).

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Notes

Abstracts of North Kingstown Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman) 319-320, April 1982.

• William Gardner. Will dated Jan 1710/11, proved 12 Mar 1710/11, pps. 105-106.
• Wife [burn].
• Son William Gardner.
• Daughters: Rebecca, Susannah, Dorcas, Tabethy, Rachell and Elizabeth wife of John Gould.
• Honor Huling daughter of Alexander [burn].
• Witnesses: Benony Gardner, Mrs. Elizabeth Huling, Alexander Huling.

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Comments

http://archive.org/stream/gardinersofnarra00robi#page/6/mode/1up

In this reference, no mention is made of a William born to George Gardiner 1 and Lydia Hawkins. George 1 already had a son William (1651-1711) by his second wife Herodius; the 1651-1711 William had a son William with birth and death dates matching this profile, but no mention of a wife named Elizabeth, or a son John.

I'm wondering if this William Gardner, husband of Elizabeth (Orr) Gardner, is actually related to George Gardiner. If so, I'd like to see a reference source.

(Disconnected her as wife October 2022)

Birth date seen as Birth: July 01, 1651 without citation.

References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Gardiner_%284%29
2. Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via mother Herodias Porter (born Long aka Gardner, Hicks) by SmartCopy: Dec 2 2014, 14:49:34 UTC

• Robinson, Caroline E. The Gardiners of Narragansett: being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner the colonist, 1638. (Providence: Printed for the editor, 1919) p. 6. < GoogleBooks >

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gardiner-68
2. The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1944, Vol. 21, Pages 195 - 199, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database). < link >
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177284467/william-gardner
4. https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=22250+marilyn+monroe&ah... shows as ancestor of actress Marilyn Monroe.