Individual Details
Herodias Long
(1623 - 1722)
FAG Allegedly after Herod received an inheritance from her mother's family, John abandoned her and disappeared with her inheritance.
In May 1645, Herod entered a common law marriage with a neighbor, George Gardiner. They had 3 children, and Herod was pregnant with a 4th, when John Hicks reappeared and accused her of adultery. After her 1st divorce, Herod formally married George in June 1645 and had a total of nine children before she became a Quaker and, 5 May 1665, petitioned to divorce George as well. By 1673 Herod had entered a third marriage with Quaker John Porter. She died in Rhode Island in 1722.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project
In May 1645, Herod entered a common law marriage with a neighbor, George Gardiner. They had 3 children, and Herod was pregnant with a 4th, when John Hicks reappeared and accused her of adultery. After her 1st divorce, Herod formally married George in June 1645 and had a total of nine children before she became a Quaker and, 5 May 1665, petitioned to divorce George as well. By 1673 Herod had entered a third marriage with Quaker John Porter. She died in Rhode Island in 1722.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project
Events
| Birth | 1623 | London, England | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1636 | England, United Kingdom - John Hicks |  |  | |
| Arrival | 1638 | Weymouth, British America | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1645 | Rhode Island, British America - George Gardiner | | | |
| Divorce | 1664 | George Gardiner | |||
| Civil | 1667 | Indicted for adultery | | | |
| Marriage | 1673 | Rhode Island, British America - John Porter | | | |
| Death | 1722 | Rhode Island, British America | |||
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Families
| Spouse | John Hicks (1605 - 1672) |
| Spouse | John Porter (1608 - 1674) |
| Spouse | George Gardiner (1599 - 1677) |
| Child | George Gardiner (1648 - 1723) |
Notes
Marriage
Herodias told of her first husband marrying then taking all of her money.Marriage
A common law marriageCivil
Indictment against John Porter and Herodias, suspected of cohabiting, appear in court and are acquitted.Marriage
John Porter was wealthy, lots of lands which he shared with his children and Herodias's childrenEndnotes
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