Mary (King) Gardiner (1669 - 1707)

Born 7 Aug 1669 in Southold, Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Wife of John Gardiner 3rd Lord — married 24 Jun 1687 in Southold, Suffolk Co., NY

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1707 at age 37 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

Mary King was the daughter of Samuel King and Frances Ludlam, born 7 Aug. 1669.^[1] She married John Gardiner of Gardiner's Island^[2] in 1691.^[1]

John Gardiner b. 19 April, 1661, d. at Groton, Ct., June 25. 1738, buried at New London, Connecticut,^[2] was third Proprietor, had four wives: 1st Mary dau. of Samuel King of Southold, b. 1670, d. July 1707, ‘‘ 37; 2d w. Sarah Coit, dau. of John Chandler and wid. of Wm. Coit, who was b. 19 Nov. 1696, and d. 3 July, 1711; 3d w. was Elizabeth Allyn, b. Dec. 1, 1669, dau. of John Allyn, of Hartford, Ct. and wid. of Alexander Allyn, of Windsor, Ct. who d. on Gardiner's Island. He m. 4th w. Oct. 4, 1733, Elizabeth, dau. of Stephen Hedges, and wid. of Daniel Osborn, who d. May 19, 1747, ‘‘ 64; ch. by 1st w. Mary, David 4 b. Jan. 3, 1691-1751; John 4 b. 1693-1724, grad. at Yale 1711; Samuel 4 b. 1695-1729; Joseph 4 b. April 22, 1697-1752; Hannah 4 b. Dec. 11, 1699-1737; Mary 4 b. Sept. 1, 1702-1726; Elizabeth 1705-1744, 4 w. of Thos. Greene. Ch. by 2d w. Sarah, Jonathan 4 b. 1709; Sarah 4 b. 1710, w. of Charles Treat. There were no ch. by 3d and 4th wives.^[2]

• John3 Gardiner (David2, Lion1), son of David Gardiner the second proprietor of Gardiner's Island, was b. 19 April, 1661 (1), and was married four times.
• He m. first: Mary, b. 1670, dau. of Samuel King (2), of Southold, and his wife Abigail (Ludlam) King, dau. of William Ludlam, Senior, and his wife Clemence, of Southampton. She d. 4 July, 1707, ae. 37, and was buried at East Hampton: her infant dau. d. 29 June, 1707, a fortnight old.
• Children of John and Mary (King) Gardiner:

1. David 4 b. Jan. 3, 1691
2. John 4 b. 1693, grad. at Yale 1711
3. Samuel 4 b. 1695
4. Joseph 4 b. April 22, 1697
5. Hannah 4 b. Dec. 11, 1699
6. Mary 4 b. Sept. 1, 1702
7. Elizabeth 4 w. of Thos. Greene.

(Note: Conflicting name for her mother (Abigail - not Frances as documented) from "Lion Gardiner and His Descendants", 1890 by Curtiss C Gardiner page 96:^[2])

She died 4 July 1707^[3] and was buried in East Hampton, New York Colony.^[2][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} William and Dorothy King, of Salem, Mass., and Three Generations of Their Long Island Descendants - compiled by Lucy Dubois Akerly from the Manuscript Genealogy of Rufus King of Yonkers, N. Y. (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Volume 33 - April 1902 pp. 70-75) - p. 74: Mary King Archive.org
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Lion Gardiner, and His Descendants, with Illustrations [1599-1890] - Edited, with Notes Critical and Illustrative, by Curtiss C. Gardiner, United States: A. Whipple, St. Louis 1890 pp. 96-105
   • p. 96: John Gardiner married first Mary King,daughter of Samuel King . . . She died 4 July, 1707, ae. 37, and was buried at East Hampton Archive.org
   • p. 101: John Gardiner died suddenly, by accident, caused by falling from a horse at Groton, Ct. , June 2.5, 1738, and his remains were buried in the old burying ground at New London Archive.org
   • p. 104: Children of John and Mary (King) Gardiner Archive.org
3. ↑ Records of the Town of East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., New York Vol. 5, printed 1905, published at the expense of the Town and by its authority - An account of Deaths in East Hampton, since . . . September 1696, kept by Nathl. Huntting - p. 557: 1707 July 4 The wife of Mr. J. Gardiner HathiTrust.org
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 33956621 - Mary King Gardiner (1669-1707) FindaGrave

• Winthrop's Journal of Boston, under date of Nov. 28, 1635 - p. 165 Lyon Gardiner Archive.org
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry.com
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com
• Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012 FindaGrave
• Genealogical and Biographical History of the King Family, research and compiling by Major Hugh E. King, 1955 - pp. 11-12 HathiTrust.org

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