Individual Details

John Gardner

( - )

North American Family Histories 1500-2000
American Genealogical Record, Vol II
p 196
Ancestry image 257/263

#907
Captaon John Gardner
Son of Thomas Gardner (906) and Margaret Frier. Born in England. Married Priscilla Grafton, daughter of Joseph Grafton of Salem, ** 20 Feb 1654. Came from Salem to Nantucket with his brother Richard in 1666, and received a large grant of land in the northern part of the island for inaugurating new commercial enterprises. The gravestone of Capt John Gardner can still be seen near Maxey's Pond.
** The dates of marriage were probably earlier.
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Families

FatherThomas Gardner (1592 - 1674)
MotherMargaret Frier (1594 - 1636)
SiblingRichard Gardner (1626 - 1688)