History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

160 History of Swansea
Crittenden. But as Col. Peleg's wife, who was to have the use of the house
for life, died in 1792, and by that time her son Samuel had already two
children, I have thought it probable that his house was built in the 1780's.
This Samuel Gardner was known as "Lower Sam"—^from his location
farther down on the Neck—to distinguish him from "Upper Sam," a
descendant of Col. Peleg Gardner's son Peleg, the great grandfather of Mrs.
Mary Ann Gardner who died July 10, 1912 in her ninetieth year, near the
railroad station. As her father, Henry Gardner, married Mary Ripley,
she was a hneal descendant, in the seventh generation, from Gov. WiUiam
Bradford.
Col. Samuel Gardner was living here on the Neck until 1841, and
doubtless there are those now hving who knew him; they certainly have
known his children:
1. Mahala, b. Oct. 19, 1788, m. Paul Ware.
2. Job, b. June 4, 1790, m. 1 Susan Buffington. 2 Patience (Gray)
Anthony, a cousin at several removes, of Gen. Robert E. Lee of Virginia.
3. Peleg W. b. Mar. 21, 1792, m. Martha Buffington.
4. Preserved S. b. Mar. 12, 1794 m. Ann Maria Gardner
5. Avis, b. Mar. 29, 1796, m. John Cotton.
6. Parthenia, b. May 1, 1798, d. Feb. 27, 1854.
7. Samuel, b. June 17, 1800, m. Lauretta Gardner, whose son,
Samuel Richmond Gardner is living in the house next below the homestead,
which his father built for the home-coming of his bride.
8. Alexander, b. Nov. 24, 1802, d. July 15, 1377, m. 1 Susanna Brown,
2 Sarah A. Arnold.
9. Abigail b. Mar. 21, 1805, d. July 15, 1877.
The five sons. Job, Peleg, Preserved, Samuel, and Alexander, were
photographed when every one of the group was over seventy years of age;
and aJU save Peleg were Hving in the town of Swansea; Preserved at
Luther's Corner, Alexander at the village. Job and Samuel here on the Neck.
Peleg lived on Somerset Neck. Just when Job Gardner took possession
of the Homestead I do not know, but his second son was born there and
possibly the first. His first wife, Susan Buffington, bore him two sons:
1. Samuel B. b. Oct. 2, 1815, m. 1. Abby C. Potter. 2. Lydia A.
(Bush) Pratt.
2. John B. b. Apr. 1, 1818, m. Mary Ann Gardner.
The second wife. Patience Anthony, was the mother of:
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4.
5.
Margaret A. b. Dec. 5, 1819, m. Rev. William H. Richards.
Alfred G. b. Dec. 25, 1821, m. Adeha A. Wood.
Edward F. b. Jan. 21, 1824, m. Ann (Read) Mason.
6. Job. b. Dec. 27, 1826, m. Marietta Sanders Gardner.
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Patience b. Mar. 6, 1829, d. Nov. 1906.
Lucius b. May 13, 1832, m. Marietta Sanders.
WiUiam b. Dec. 9. 1835, m. 1. Mary McFadden. 2, Mary A. Dunn.
At his death. Grandfather Job left the homestead to his son Job and
daughter Patience. It was then extended from shore to shore, but was
later divided ; Aunt Patience receiving the land east of the road, bordering
Lee's River, while Uncle Job had the house, and the land west of the road,
bordering Cole's River. This is still held by his two children, Howard, and
Fanny (Gardner) Winter and his step son Lucius D. Gardner, the son of
his brother Lucius whose widow he married.
Of this line of Gardners these are living on the Neck today. Of these:
Samuel Richmond Gardner and Edwin A. Gardner are without children;
Lucius D. has one little daughter and Howard S. has one little girl. It