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therefore looks somewhat dubious for a continued occupation of Gardner's
Neck by the Gardners of this hne. There are two other families of our
name still living on the Neck,—the descendants of Capt. Henry Gardner,
and the descendants of Jonathan Gardner—all derived from Col. Peleg
Gardner's son Peleg. But absence from this vicinity for something over
twenty-five years has left me unacquainted with the younger generations,
and there was not time to trace them. I shall be grateful to anyone who
can give me additional information about any branch of the family for I
have become so interested that I wish to fill 6dl gaps in this story of the
Gardners of Gardner Neck.
On May 19, 1910, the heirs of Job Gardner, Jr. sold the old homestead
to Herbert C. Calef of Providence who platted the land into what is now
known as Calef Park. The old house with approximately 5 acres of land
was sold to Robert Van Meter, May 19, 1910, from whom in March 1914,
it was bought by Ida M. Gardner second daughter of Alfred Gardner.—Ed.
Descendants of Peleg Gardner
(III) Peleg, son of Samuel (2), born Feb. 22, 1719, married Dec. 20,
1739, Hannah, daughter of James and Sarah (Stephenson) Sweet, of
Prudence Island. He died Aug. 10, 1789, his widow died Oct. 7, 1792.
Children: (1) Sarah, born March 7, 1741, married June 10, 1760, Charles
Slade, born June 10, 1736, who died Nov. 14, 1827. (2) Mary, born Oct.
11, 1742, married Nov. 8, 1761, Job Anthony, born Dec. 8, 1736, who died
Jan. 15, 1763; she then married (second) Zephaniah Sherman, and later
(third) Caleb Sherman, and died April 5, 1810. (3) Peleg, born April 2,
1744, is mentioned below. (4) Martha, bom Sept 20, 1745, married Elisha
Burr, and died Oct. 20, 1797. (5) Edward, born Feb. 19, 1747, died Nov.
9, 1820, married Dec. 22, 1776, Elizabeth Brown, who was born Oct. 7,
1756, and died Oct. 28, 1838. (6) James, born Aug. 27, 1748, married
Prudence Chase, and (second) Susan (Tripp) Johnson. (7) Alexander,
born March 10, 1750, died March 27, 1818, married Anne Luther, widow
of William Chace. (8) Joseph, born Aug. 1, 1752, died June 1, 1753. (9)
Joseph (2), born Jan. 7, 1754, died March 14, 1838, married Hannah Slade,
who died July 5, 1832. (10) John, born April 24, 1755, married Betty
Slade. (11) Phebe, born May 18, 1756, died Oct. 31, 1792. (12) Hannah,
born Jan. 11, 1759, married Philip Luther. (13) Samuel, born June 15,
1760, married Avis Sherman; he died Feb. 7, 1841. (14) Caleb, bom Sept.
27, 1762, married Seabury McKoon. (15) Job, born July 8, 1764, died Nov.
10, 1787. (16) Parthenia, born March 16, 1767, died May 6, 1851, married
Job Luther.
(IV) Peleg Gardner (2), born April 2, 1744, married Jan. 26, 1766,
Lydia Simmons, of Freetown, daughter of Nathan Simmons. He died Feb.
27, 1814, and she died May 6, 1826. Children: Nathan, born July 30, 1766,
married Dec. 26, 1794, Keziah Mason; Lydia, bora Jan. 29, 1769, died May
27, 1835, married Simeon Jones, July 29, 1789; Peleg, Jr., born May 2,
1771, married Nov. 22, 1792, Anne Gardner, daughter of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Anthony) Gardner; Henry, born Jan. 14, 1773, is mentioned
below; Abraham, born Feb. 21, 1775, married July 8, 1802, Rebecca Brown;
Jonathan, bom Nov. 29, 1777, died Aug. 1800; Mary, bora Feb. 8, 1780,
married Varnum Thurston; Hannah, born March 14, 1782, died Aug. 18,
1828, married Feb. 21, 1805, Jeremiah Brown; Susanna, bom March 20,
1784, died Dec. 3, 1870, married a Mr. Simmons; Lovice, born Oct. 17,
1788, died Sept. 1, 1875, married May 26, 1811, Joseph Gardner, son of
Edward and Elizabeth (Brown) Gardner; Martha, born March 15, 1789,