KENYON & GARDINER LINES continued

INDEX

TWELFTH GENERATION

2528. James Kenyon

b. 1633 Droylsden, Manchester, England
d. 1732 South Kingstown, Washington, RI (?) (no record of d. in RI)
(not mentioned by Savage)
Occ 1654: Linen Weaver of Droylsden, Manchester, England
m(1): (2529) Ester Smith 2 May 1654 Oldham, Manchester, England

2529. Esther Smith

b. 1633 Glodwick, Oldham, Manchester, England
d. South Kingstown, Washington, RI
Father: John Smith of Glodwick, Oldham
Family: (2528) "Old" John Kenyon
i. (1264) "Old" John Kenyon
ii. James Kenyon
- b. 4 July 1657 Glodwick, Oldham, Manchester, England
- d. 4 May 1724 Westerly, Washington, RI
- m. Ruth Welles 1692
  - Father: Thomas Welles s/o Ntnl of Colchester, Essex
  - Mother: Naomi Marshall d/o Edmd & Millicent
    "WELLES, or WELLS, THOMAS, New London 1648, aft. 1661 perhaps [[vol. 4, p. 479]] rem. to Ipswich, was a ship-builder, and in 1677, bargin. with Amos Richardson to build a vessel for him at Stonington, wh. bred lawsuit in 1680, hav. then two s. Joseph, aged 22, and Thomas, 17, wh. were witnesses in the suit. He was aft. of Westerly, d. 12 Feb. 1700, had w. Naomi, made will 27 Dec. 1699, nam. Joseph, Thomas, Mary, (2529ii[1]) Ruth, Sarah, John, and Nathaniel. Mary m. 15 Dec. or Jan. 1690, Ezekiel Maine the sec."
    -- James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" c/o http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/
- a. Sarah Kenyon
  b. 1691 South Kingston, Washington, RI
  d. AFT 1725 RI
  Family: Samuel Crandall 1710 Kingstown, Washington, RI
  b. 30 Oct 1686 Kings Town, Washington, RI
  d. 3 Aug 1758 Tiverton, Newport, RI
  Father: John Crandall s/o Elder Jn & My Opp
  Mother: Elizabeth Gorton b. 28 Nov 1641 Warwick, RI
  Religion: Elder John Crandall was a Seventh-day Baptist
  "CRANDALL, JOHN, Providence 1637, m. Elizabeth d. of Samuel Gorton; and adopt. his opin. I suppose, for in Aug. 1651, he was imprison. at Boston for a Bapt. freem. at Newport 1655, rem. to Westerly, preach. as 7th day Bapt. and d. 1676. He had two ds. of wh. one m. Job Babcock; the other, Josiah Witter. Other ch. were John, Jeremiah, Peter, Joseph, and Eber. JOHN, Westerly, s. of the preced. had, as we learn from his will of 25 Jan. 1704, w. Elizabeth s. John, Peter, and Samuel, ds. Elizabeth w. of Stephen Wilcox, and Mary Phillips."
  -- James Savage, op. cit.
  m(2): (4655vii_a) Mary Wilbur -- PARRISH/ DUNCAN LINE
- b. James Kenyon
  b. 17 Apr. 1693 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. 1729 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
- c. Thomas Kenyon
  b. 1695 Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. BEF 1774 Charlestown, Washington, RI
  m. Mary Ladd 14 Oct 1717 South Kingston, Washington, RI
  b. 29 Dec. 1696 Little Compton, Newport, RI
  d. AFT 1775 of Charlestown, Washington, RI
  Father: Joseph Ladd s/o J Sr. & Jna
  Mother: Rachel
  "LADD, JOSEPH Sr., Portsmouth, R. I. whose will of 1669 names ch. Joseph, William, Daniel, Mary, and Sarah."
  -- James Savage, op. cit.
- d. Ebenezer Kenyon
  b. 1697 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. 1755 Westerly, Washington, RI
  m(1): Elizabeth unk ABT 1740
  b. ABT 1719 Bromfield Par, Culpepper, VA
  d. BEF 13 Nov 1779
  
  m(2): Amie unk 14 Nov 1717 Westerly, Washington, RI
- e. John Kenyon
  b. 1698/00 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  b. 1700 South Kingston, Washington, RI
  d. Dec/ 6 Feb 1774/5 Hopkintown, Washington, RI
  Occ: 1725/26: Wheelright of Westerly, N Kingstwn, Wash, RI
  m. Abigail Ladd 25 Sep 1720 North Kingston, Washington, RI
  b. [ABT] 1700 N Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. 1765/74 Westerly, Washington, RI
- f. Ruth Kenyon
  b. 1702 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. ABT 1720
- g. Peter Kenyon
  b. 1704 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. 23 Sep 1746 Charlestown, Washington, RI
  m. Naomi Wells 15 Sep 1726 Westerly, Washington, RI
  b. 11 May 1707 Westerly, Washington, RI
  d. ABT 1763 near Westerly, Washington, RI
  Father: Nathaniel Welles
  Mother: Mary Crandall
iii. Mary Kenyon
c. 20 May 1660 Glodwick, Oldham, Manchester, England
i. 19 Nov. 1665 Oldham Par. Ch., Manchester, England

REF: http://familytree.turse.org/getperson.php?personID=I1767&tree=Turse

2532. Benoni Gardner

b. ABT 1643/44 Kingston Washington Co., RI
d. 16 Nov 1729 South Kingston, Washington, RI
NOTE: CONJECTURED LINE
m. (2533) Mary unk 1667

"GARDINER, (2532) BENONI, Wickford, R. I. 1674. He is by Updike in Hist. of the Narrag. ch. call. s. of [1]Joseph, the emigr. and f. of William."
-- James Savage, op. cit.

2533. Mary unk (see notes)

b. 1645 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 27 Jan. 1730 Portsmouth[, Newport, RI]
Family: (2532) Benoni Gardner
i. (1266) Benjamin Gardner/ Gardiner
ii. William Gardiner
b. 1665 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 14 Dec. 1732 i. St. Paul's Chyd, Narragansett, RI
m. (5065[2]ii[2][1]1) Abigail Remington BEF 1696 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
b. 1680/81 Kingstown, Newport, RI
d. 6 Mar 1763/68 So. Kingstown, Washington, RI
iii. Nathaniel Gardiner
b. 1672/73 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 1773/34 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
m. Mary Greene 29 Nov 1716 Boston, Suffolk, MA (?)
b. 8 July 1677 Kingston, Washington, RI
Father: Benjamin Greene (?)

a. Mary Gardiner
b. 30 Nov 1707 South Kingston, Kings, RI
d. South Kingston, Kings, RI
Family: (1265i_a) John Kenyon
1. John Kenyon
b. 29 Sep 1730 Charlestown, Washington, RI
d. 20 June 1823 North Kingstown, Washington, RI
m. Freelove Reynolds 8 Jan. 1755 Exeter, Washington, RI
b. 21 Oct. 1735 West Greenwich, Kent, RI
d. 1802
liv. 20 July 1774 Voluntown, Windham, CT
iv. Stephen Gardiner
b. 1674 Kingtston, Washington, RI
d. 9 Feb 1743 New London Co., CT
m. Annie/ Amy Sherman 1700 of Warwick, Kent, RI
b. 25 Oct 1681 Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Father: Benjamin Sherman s/o Plp & Sar Odding
Mother: Hannah Mowry d/o Rog & My
"SHERMAN...PHILIP, Roxbury, came in 1633, a single man, freem. 14 May 1634, first on the list aft. Gov. Haynes, m. Sarah Odding, d. of John Porter's w. by former h. went home early, but soon came again, and was led away, says the ch. rec. to familism by Porter, disarm. Nov. 1637, and banish. next yr. went to R. I. there sign the compact of civil governm. Mar. 1638, was Secr. or Recorder of the Col. 1648, and was rep. 1656. See Callender, 30. As secr. he was happy eno. to have a descend. in 1857, prob. in seventh generat. fill. the same post; but I can hardly indicate the line. He had Samson and Samuel, perhaps more."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
v. Ephraim Gardiner
b. 1675 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 9 Feb 1743
vi. Isaac Gardiner
b. 6 Jan 1687/88 Kingstown, Washington, RI
d. Oct 1746
m. Elizabeth Davis 24 Mar 1708/09 Exeter Twp, Washington, RI
b. ABT 1691 Exeter, Washington, RI
d. 20 May 1759
Father: Jeffrey Davis
vii. Bridget Gardiner
b. 8 Nov 1687 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 23 Feb. 1778
Family: Job Sherman 23 Dec. 1714 of Portsmouth, Newport, RI
b. 8 Nov 1687 Swansea, Bristol, MA
d. 16 Nov 1747 Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Father: Samson Shearman
Mother: Isabell Tripp d/o Jn & My Paine
"SHERMAN...SAMSON, Portsmouth, R. I. s. of Philip, m. 4 Mar. 1675, Isbel, d. of John Tripp, had Philip, b. 16 Jan. foll.; Sarah, 24 Sept. 1677; Alice, 12 Jan. 1680; Samson, 28 Jan. 1682; Abiel, 15 Oct. 1684; and (2533viI[1]) Job, 8 Nov. 1687."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
viii. Jeremiah Gardiner
b. 6 Jan 1690 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 12 June 1775 North Kingstown, Washington, RI
m(1): Sarah unk ABT 1711
b. ABT 1692 of Newport, Newport, RI
d. ABT 1712 of Newport, Newport, RI

m(2): Grace Lawton ABT 1713
b. ABT 1697 North Kingstown, Washington, RI
d. BEF 12 Feb 1776 North Kingstown, Washington, RI
Father: Daniel Lawton
Mother: Rebecca Mott
ix. poss. Mary Gardiner
b. ABT 1693 of Westerly, Washington, RI
Family: (1265viii) Jonathan Kenyon
x. Benoni Gardiner
b. 1696 Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 25 June 1758 i. Common Bur Gd, Newport, Newport, RI
m. Sarah Rogers
b. ABT 1700 of Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 19 Jan 1776 i. Common Bur Gd, Newport, Newport, RI
Father: John Rogers s/o Tho & Sar
Mother: Jane Brown (d. 20 Sep 1769)

REF: http://www.ojibwe.info/RedLake/HTML/people/p00000cj.htm#I9714

"I have not found any proof that (2532) Benoni married a Mary Eldred. I have only found one Mary Eldred in this area of RI at the time Benoni would have married. However, this Mary Eldred was already married to Rouse Helme..."
-- http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Gardiner::eldred::129.html

THIRTEENTH GENERATION

5064. George Gardner

b. ABT 1615 England
w. p. 1705 South Kingston, Washington, RI
Parents UNKNOWN
m(1): (5065) Horod/ Herodias Long 7 Jan. 1644 Newport, Newport, RI
m(2): Lydia Ballou ABT 1665 Newport, Newport, RI
- b. ABT 1645 of RI
- Father: Robert Bellow of RI
- Mother: Susannah
- a. Joseph Gardiner/ Gardner
  b. 1666/67 Portsmouth, Portsmouth, RI
  d. 22 Aug 1726 i. Newport Cem, Newport, RI
  m. Catherine Holmes 30 Nov 1693
  Father: John Holmes
  Mother: Francis Holden
  Family (2): Daniel Wightman
- b. Robert Gardiner
  b. 1 May 1672 Newport, Newport, RI
  w.p. 28 Apr 1690 i. Trinity Ch Yard, Providence, RI
  
  "Robert Gardiner is buried in Trinity church yard, near the east end of the Church, the inscription on his tomb reads as follows:
  "'Here lieth intered the body of Robert Gardiner, Esq., who was one of the first promoters of the church in this place; he survived all his brethren and had the happiness to see the church completely finished. He was naval officer and collector of this port for many years, also employed in the affairs of this Colony, and discharged his trust to satisfaction. He died ye 1st of May 1731, the day of his birth, aged 69 years.'"
  -- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=butchrose&id=I4942
- c. Samuel Gardner
  b. 1669
  d. 8 Dec 1696
  m. Elizabeth Carr
  b. 1651 Newport Co, RI
  d. 8 Dec. 1697 Swansea, Bristol, MA
  Father: Robert Carr s/o Ben & Mart Hardington
  
  "This Samuel, recorded as lieutenant, of Newport, R.I., on October 1, 1687, for two hundred and fifty pounds (250) in silver bought of George Lawton of Freetown (A farm of 400 acres), which in 1808 became a township of Fall River. Samuel moved there the next year...."
  -- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3314696&id=I343
- d. Lydia Gardiner/ Gardner
  b. ABT 1666/72 Newport, Newport, RI
  d. ABT 1723
  Family: Joseph Smith, Yeoman 4 Apr 1689 Providence, Providence, RI
  b. ABT 1670 Providence, Providence, RI
  d. 13 Jan 1749/50 Providence, Providence, RI
  Father: John Smith of Dorchester MA s/o J & Alc
  Mother: Sarah Whipple
- e. Mary Gardiner/ Gardner
  b. ABT 1672 Newport, Newport, RI
  d. 1704
  Family (1): Archibald Walker 18 July 1690 Providence, Providence, RI
  b. BEF 1672
  
  "WALKER, (5064(2)e[1]) ARCHIBALD, Providence, m. 18 July 1690, (5064(2)e) Mary Gardner, had Charles, b. 6 May 1691; Susanna, 28 Sept. 1695; Abigail, 13 Jan. 1699; Hezekiah, 14 Mar. 1701; Nathaaniel, 26 June 1704; and Ann, 14 Feb. 1709. "
  -- James Savage, op. cit.
  Family (2): John Tyler
  b. ABT 1665 York, VA
  d. ABT 1730 Chowan Co, NC
  Father: Henry Tyler s/o Lwr & Drt Joan
  Mother: Anne Armistead Orchard
  Brother: Henry Tyler, ancestor of the President
- f. Peregrine Gardiner
  b. ABT 1674/75 Newport, Newport, RI
  d. AFT 7 Apr 1789 of Newport, Newport, RI
- g. Jeremiah Gardner
  b. 1676/77 Kingstown, Washington, RI
  d. unknown
  
  The above Jeremiah Gardner seems to be confused at times with the son, by the same name, of (2532) Benoni

"GARDNER, ...GEORGE, and HENRY, were of Wickford, R. I. 1674; and (5064) George, possib. their f. was of R. 1. 1638. ...NICHOLAS, Wickford, R. I. 1674, perhaps br. of (1266) Benjamin, George, Henry, or some one of them"
-- James Savage, op. cit.

5065. Horod/ Herodias Long

b. ABT 1620 prob. Dorset, England
Family (1): John Hicks London, England
Family (2): (5064) George Gardner
i. (2532) Benoni Gardner
ii. Henry Gardiner
- b. ABT 1646
- d. 26 i. 28 Apr w. p. 5 May 1744
- Constable 1638; Grand Juryman 1688
- m(1): Joan unk
- m(2): Abigail Richmond 25 Feb 1691 RI
  b. 26 Feb 1656 Newport, Newport, RI
  d. 30 July 1747 South Kingstown, Washington, RI
  Father: Edward Richmond s/o Jn Webb R & Liz Nicholas
  Mother: Abigail Davis d/o Jas & My Means
  Family (1): John Remington 1679 Newport, Newport, RI
  b. 20 Jan 1649/50 Rowley, Essex, MA or 12 Mar 1651 Kingston, Washington, RI
  w.p. 12 Dec 1688 Newport, Newport, RI
  Father: John Remington s/o J & Liz
  Mother: Abigail Acie d/o Wm & Mgt Haiton
  
  1. (2533ii[1]) Abigail Remington
  3. (1265i[1]) Elizabeth Remington
iii. George Gardiner
b. ABT 1649 Newport, Newport, RI
d. 1724 South Kingston, Washington, RI
m. Tabitha Tefft 13 Feb. 1670 Portsmouth, Newport, RI
b. ABT 1652 Portsmouth, Newport, RI
d. AFT 1722 South Kingston, Washington, RI
Father: John Tefft s/o Wm & An
Mother: Mary Barber d/o Jas of Berks
iv. William Gardiner
b. ABT 1652 Newport, Newport, RI
w.p. 12 Mar. 1711 South Kingston, Washington, RI
m. Elzabeth Wilkinson
b. 1660 Newport, Newport, RI
will Feb.1736 w.p. 15 Mar 1737 South Kingston, Washington, RI
Father: William Wilkinson s/o Jn & Jn Grundick
Mother: Margaret Birdseye d/o Jn & Abi Dayton
v. Nicholas Gardiner
b. ABT 1654
d. 1712 Naragansett, RI
m. Hanna Palmer
b. 10 Oct. 1663 South Kingston, Washington, RI
d. ABT 1690 Naragansett, RI
Father: George Palmer
Mother: Bethia Mowry d/o Rog & My Jnson

a. Nicholas Gardiner
b. 2 Apr. 1688 South Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 6 Apr. 1743 North Kingston, Washington, RI
m. Mary Eldred 13 Oct. 1709
b. 1692 South Kingston, Washington, RI
d. 25 Oct 1762 North Kingstonw, Washington, RI
Father: Thomas Eldred b. 8 Sep 1648 Cambridge, MA
Mother: Susanna Cole d/o Jn & Snh Hutchinson
vi. Dorcas Gardner BEF 7 Nov 1673
b. 1656 Nerwport, Newport, RI
d. BEF Aug 1702 Newport, Newport, RI
Family: John Watson
b. 1646 England
d. 11 Mar 1728/29
immigrated 1668
liv. Kingstown, Washington, RI 1672 (bought land from [5065(3)] John Porter)
Occupation: Master Tailor May 1683
Father: John Watson?
Mother: Margaret Taylor?
m(2): (5065[2]vii) Rebecca Gardiner
m(3): Rebecca Wells (W004)
b. 10 Jan 1651/52 Wethersfield, Fairfield, CT
d. BET 1710/18 Kingston, Washington, RI
The Barbour Collection for New London states that Rebecca is the daughter of Hugh Willey
Father: Ens. Hugh Wells s/o H & Fcs Belcher
Mother: Mary Ruscoe
vii. Rebecca Gardiner
b. ABT 1658
d. BEF 1710
Family: (5065[2]vii) John Watson 4 Aug 1702

REF: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barber&id=I5088
Family (3): John Porter 1633 Boston, Suffolk, MA
- b. ABT 1590 England
- d. 1674 Kingstowne, Washington, RI
- m(1): Margaret Lang 1633 Boston, Suffolk, MA
  b. ABT 1590 England
  d. AFT 1665 Portsmouth, Newport, RI

REF: http://www.rebelpuritan.com/More.html;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/gardiner.html

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