Colonel Abraham Gardiner

1721 - 1782

• Title	Colonel
  Born	19 Feb 1721	Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Aug 1782	Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York
  Notes	GARDINER ABRAHAM, father of Dr. Nathaniel, below)--From East Hampton to Saybrook. On Sept. 9, 1776, with seven in his family, and his effects, he was bought over by Capts. Nathaniel Barns , James Harris , David Sayre and Thomas Robinson ; and, in Oct., 1776, other of his effects were brought to Stonington by Capt. David Sayre . He signed the Association, in 1775. Although, in 1774, he was a member of the Committee of Correspondence of East Hampton; yet, as a Col. in His Majesty's service, he sought to require the males of the Town to take the Oath of Allegiance to the King. For this, Hon. Henry P. Hedges stated that he should not be unduly blamed; as he afterward was, apparently, loyal to the American cause. In 1775, he was informed by the Fleet of the enemy that it would come again. About 1740-1745, he erected the residence shown in the illustration [omitted], the finest house in the Town at the time. During his absence of about a year, at Saybrook, the house was used as headquarters by Gov. Tryon , Sir William Erskine and Sir Henry Clinton . Officers from the British Fleet in Gardiner's Bay were also billeted there. The house is now occupied by Mr. David Gardiner . [1]
  Person ID	I14459889	7_families
  Last Modified	9 May 2008

  
  

  Father	David Gardiner,   b. 3 Jan 1691, Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York ,   d. 4 Jul 1751, Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York
  Mother	Rachel Schellinger,   b. 8 Nov 1691, East Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, New York ,   d. 16 Dec 1744, Easthampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York
  Married	15 Apr 1713	Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York
  Family ID	F4625292	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Smith,   b. Abt 1722, Of, East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk, New York , Of Smithtowm.
  Married	12 Jun 1743	East Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, New York
  Children	1. Phoebe Gardiner,   b. Abt 1744, Of, Easthampton, Long Island, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 2. Mary Gardiner,   b. 6 Oct 1746, Of, Gardiners Island, Long Island, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Rachel Mulford Gardiner,   b. 22 Jan 1751, Of, Gardiners Island, Long Island, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Phoebe Gardiner,   b. 11 Jan 1756,   d. 18 Sep 1775 > 5. Nathaniel Gardiner,   b. 11 Jan 1759,   d. 25 Mar 1804 > 6. Abraham Gardiner,   b. 25 Jan 1763, Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York ,   d. 1796, Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2001
  Family ID	F4626718	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Feb 1721 - Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York Married - 12 Jun 1743 - East Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, New York Died - 21 Aug 1782 - Gardiner's Island, Suffolk, New York  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S325789] Mulford's in America, a Quarterly Newsletter, Joan Black Lund, (Published by Joan Black Lund, Jun 1985 - Feb 1992.), Vol 1, Issue 4, pg 113 (Reliability: 3).