Individual Notes
Note for: Abram Howell, - 26 JUN 1802
Index
Burial: Date: AFT 26 JUN 1802
Place: Mattituck, Southold Twp., Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Howell, 1756 -
Index
Individual Note: [1.ged]
He gave his age as 22 on Oath of Allegiance & Peaceful Behavior that
was required by Gov. Tryon in 1778. [P.R.O. Colonial Office. Class 5,
Vol. 1109, p. 86]
Individual Notes
Note for: Lion Gardiner, 1599 - BEF 19 APR 1664
Index
Education: Place: 1st Owner (Grantee) Of Gardiner'S Island
Education: Place: 1st Owner (Grantee) Of Gardiner's Island
Burial: Place: Easthampton, Ny
Burial: Place: Easthampton, NY
Individual Note: [1.GED]
[conklinWF.GED]
[Davis.GED]
Lion served as an engineer with the army of William of Orange
during the Low country campaigns of the early seventeenth
century.
p263. "Lion Gardiner the first owner of the Island (Gardiner's
Island) purchase it of the Indians as appears from an original
grant from James Farrett Gentleman Deputy to the right
Honourable the Earl of Sterling. The original grand is in the
possession of the present Proprietor of this Island; it is dated
10th March 1639, and is on record in the town of East Hampton."
Ibid, p 271-2:
Copy of James Farrrett's Grant to Lion Gardiner
Know all men whom this present writing may concern, that I James
Farrett of Long Island Gent. Deputy to the Right Honourable the
Earle of Sterling, Secretary for the Kingdom of Scotland, Doe by
these presents in the name and behalf of the said Earle of
Sterling and in my own name also as his Deputy as it doth or may
concern myself, Give & grant free leave & liberty to Lion
Gardiner, his heirs executors & assigns to enjoy that Island
which he hath now in possession, Called by the Indians
Manchonack, by the English the Isle of Wight, I say to enjoy
both now and forever. Which Island hath been purchased before
my coming from the Ancient Inhabitants the Indians Nevertheless
through the said Lion Gardiner had his possession first from the
Indians before my coming, yet is he now contented to hold the
tenor & title of the Possession of the aforesaid Island from the
Earle of Sterling or his successors whomsoever, who hath a grant
from the King of England under the great seal of the aforesaid
Kingdom. Bee it known therefore that I the said James Farrett
Doe give & hath given free liberty & power to the said Lion
Gardiner his heirs Executors & Assigns & their successors
forever to enjoy the possession of the aforesaid Island: to
build & plant thereon as best liketh them and to dispose thereof
as they think fitt. And also to make Execute & put in practice
such Laws for Church & Civil Government as are according to God
the King and the practice of the Country without giving any
account thereof to any whomsoever.
And the aforesaid Right & title both of Land and Government to
Remain with & to them & their successors forever without any
trouble or Molestation from the said Earle or any his Successors
for now & ever. And forasmuch as it hath pleased our Royal King
to give the Patton of Long Island to the aforesaid Earle of
Sterling in consideration whereof it is agreed upon that the
trade with the Indyons shall remain with the said Earle & his
successors to dispose upon from time to time & at all times as
best liketh him. Notwithstanding the said Lyon Gardiner to
trade with the Indyons for Corne or any kinde of Vituals for the
Use of the Plantation & no farther. And if the said Lion
Gardiner shall trade in Wampum from the Indyons hee shall pay
for every fadome twenty shillings; And also the said Lion
Gardiner and his successors shall pay to the said Earle or his
Deputies a yearly acknowledgement being the sum of five pounds
(being Lawfully Demanded) of Lawful money of England or such
commoditys as at that time shall passe for money in the country;
& the first payment to begin upon the last of October 1643, the
three former years being advanced for the use of the said James
Farrett
In Witness whereof the party Have put his hand and seal the
tenth Day of March 1639.
Sealed & Delivered in James Farrett.
the presence of Seal O
Ffulke Davis Seal O
Benjamin PINE
Ibid, p. 264. "In Governour Winthrops Journal of transactions
&c. page 91 the arrival of the first owner of this Island is
mentioned in the following words: 'Here arrived a small bark of
25 tons [November 28th 1635] sent by the Lords Say &c with one
Gardiner an expert engineer or workbase and provisions of all
sorts to begin a fort at the mouth of Connecticut.... On the
records of the town of E. Hampton he is sometimes called the
Lieutenant & sometimes by the name of Mister or Master. He
lived in E. Hampton several years from about 1652 to 1657.' "
Ibid, p. 265. Lion wrote the following about himself:
"In the Year of our Lord 1635 July 10th came I, Lion Gardiner
and Mary my Wife from Worden a town in Holland where my Wife was
born being the Daughter of one Derike Wilamson decocant her
Mothers name Hachin bastians her Aunt sister of her Mother was
the wife of Wouter Leonardson Old Burger Measter dwelling in the
hofston ouer against the broeroer in the unicorns head, her
brothers name was --- Gearetson also old Burger Measter Wee
came from Woerden to London and from thence to New England and
dwelt At Say brooke forte four Years of which I was Commander,
and there was born to me a Son in 1635 April the 29 the first
born in that place: And in 1638 A Daughter was born to me
called Mary; August the 30th and then went to an Island of mine
own which I bought of the Indians called by them Manchonake by
us the Isle of Wight and there was born another Daughter named
Elizabeth Sept 14, 1641 She being the first child born their of
English parents."
[conklin2.GED]
WFT Vol 4.
From a book titled "Immigrants To The Colonies", page 27, "An interesting
vessel was the "Batchelor" of London, Thomas Webb, master, which on 11th
August, 1635, received "Lyon Gardiner" aet 36, "Mary, his wife", aet 34,
"Eliza Colet, their maid servant," aet 23, and "Wm. Jope," aet 40, who
were to pass to New England, having brought certificate of their
conformity, The vessel, called a "Norsey bark," brought over 12 m3n. The
lasting memorial of this passage is our Gardiner's Island and its
inhabitants.
______________________________________
Sources: 1. From Conkling Family by H Conklin and Lion Gardiner and his
Descendents by C G Gardiner
2. Famous Families of New York by M A Hamm
1. Lion Gardiner owned 9 1/2 acres before 1663 between what is now James
Lane and Hook Pond. The house owned by Winthrop Gardiner in 1973 was
built for Jeremiah and Mary by Lion. Lion gave no dowry for them other
than the house. On 2 Dec 1664, Andrew Miller sold his house and land in
East Hampton to Jeremiah. It was possible next doore to the other
house. Andrew took only the window.
Lion lest his estate to his widow, his daughter Mary and his
granddaughter Elizabeth Howell. Lion's son David was disinherited
because of his irresponsible behavior. Mary received the house in East
Hampton with all the housing and half the stock. Jeremiah was entrusted
to protect Elizabeth's holdings. In 1665, Mary Gardiner died and left
the island to David; under Lion's will, it would have gone to the eldest
son of Mary and Jeremiah.
2. Lion was born in England and received a more than ordinary
education. In his ealy youth he was a dissenter and friend of the
Puritans. He was brave and ambitious. Shortly after coming oa age, he
volunterred and joined the English army in Holland. This body of men
garrisoned several towns and were called upon to perform all kinds of
military duties. Here Lion is called "An Engineer and Master of Works of
Fortification in the Leaguers of the Prince of Orange in the Low
Countries." This was a position of high importance which necessitated
professional skill and technical knowledge on the part of the occupant.
While in Holland he was waited on by "certain eminent Puritans acting for
a company of Lords and gentlemen in England, who approached him with an
offer to go to New England and construct works of fortification and
command them. Eventually he was persuaded by Rev. Hugh Peters, Rev John
Davenport, and some other "well affected Englishmen of Rotterdam." He
was to have a salary of one hundred pounds per annum for a term of four
years, and himself and family were to receive transportation and
subsistence to the place of destination. He work was to consist "only
in the drawing, ordering, and making of a city, town and forts of defence
under direction of John Winthrop the younger.
He and Mary arrived at Boston in Nov 1635. The ship needed repairs
before preceeding to the Connecticut River, where a fort was to be
constructed. While waiting, he completed a fort on Fort Hill ans was
asked to do one in Salem. He visited Salem and returned to Boston to
tell the elders thqt the people of Salem were in far greater danger of
Starvation than of any "foreign, potent enemy", and recommenede that they
defer fortification for the present and ehlp the town make a livlehood.
In the spring he went to the mouth of the Connecticut River and built the
first fort in that country. It was erected on a steep hill by the
riverside and was flanked by salt marshes so only accessible by a sandy
beach from the mainland. The walls were made of square hewn timber, with
palisade and ditch, and the narrow isthmus was protected by a second
palisade. The stronghold was called Saybrooke for Lord Say and Lord
Brooke.
The Pequot, Narragansett, and Mohegan Indians were close to the fort. The
Indians attacked and Lion was struck more by more than twenty arrows.
However, his buff coat preserved hime, he had only one injury. The
indians thought he must be dead. Three days later they attacked again.
He promptly appeared at the head of the defenders and fired two great
guns which caused a "great hubbub among them." When Gov Vane wrote to
ask the best way to quell the Pequots, Gardiner sent an Indian arrow
which had killed one of his men with the head stuck through the man's rib
done. By return ship the Governor sent twenty more men to reinforce the
garrison. Gardiner presented a plan to attack the Peqouts in their
stronghold of Mystic. It was approved and Gardiner, Mason, and Underhill
lead a force of soldiers, Mohegans, and Narragansetts against them. In
one brief hour the Pequots were almost exterminated. The Narragansetts
then demanded tribute of all tribes in R I, Ct, and Long Island. The
Montauks of L. I. declined. Wyandanch, their sachem, made friends with
Lion and asked for his trade and protection. This lead to the securing
of Gardiner's Island. Lion paid one black dog, one gun, a quanitity of
powder and shot, some rum, and a few Dutch blankets. Lion also received
a grant from the royal government creating a manor and lordship.[1.GED]
From: "Honor Conklin"
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:33:23 -0500
Subject:English Roots of Saybrook
Does anyone know if the following has been published and or does anyone
have access to this?
Siemiatkoski, Donna. "English Roots of Saybrook Colony: The Warwick
Patentees and their Associates" (1989)
It is mentioned in Sherill Foster's "Merchants of Early East Hampton".
Foster's paper says that people are doing research on the possibility that
Lion Gardiner grew up in Essex and was thus familiar with the Warwick
patentees, also that he might have been a cousin of John Winthrop Jr, that
they both might have had grandmothers who were the daughters of Thomas
Brown(e) a merchant tailer of London. Does anyone know if this has been
published or who is working on it? It was assumed before this that Lion
was probably descended from Raffe and Lionel Gardiner of Sussex and
London.
Honor
Lion served as an engineer with the army of William of Orange
during the Low country campaigns of the early seventeenth
century.
p263. "Lion Gardiner the first owner of the Island (Gardiner's
Island) purchase it of the Indians as appears from an original
grant from James Farrett Gentleman Deputy to the right
Honourable the Earl of Sterling. The original grand is in the
possession of the present Proprietor of this Island; it is dated
10th March 1639, and is on record in the town of East Hampton."
Ibid, p 271-2:
Copy of James Farrrett's Grant to Lion Gardiner
Know all men whom this present writing may concern, that I James
Farrett of Long Island Gent. Deputy to the Right Honourable the
Earle of Sterling, Secretary for the Kingdom of Scotland, Doe by
these presents in the name and behalf of the said Earle of
Sterling and in my own name also as his Deputy as it doth or may
concern myself, Give & grant free leave & liberty to Lion
Gardiner, his heirs executors & assigns to enjoy that Island
which he hath now in possession, Called by the Indians
Manchonack, by the English the Isle of Wight, I say to enjoy
both now and forever. Which Island hath been purchased before
my coming from the Ancient Inhabitants the Indians Nevertheless
through the said Lion Gardiner had his possession first from the
Indians before my coming, yet is he now contented to hold the
tenor & title of the Possession of the aforesaid Island from the
Earle of Sterling or his successors whomsoever, who hath a grant
from the King of England under the great seal of the aforesaid
Kingdom. Bee it known therefore that I the said James Farrett
Doe give & hath given free liberty & power to the said Lion
Gardiner his heirs Executors & Assigns & their successors
forever to enjoy the possession of the aforesaid Island: to
build & plant thereon as best liketh them and to dispose thereof
as they think fitt. And also to make Execute & put in practice
such Laws for Church & Civil Government as are according to God
the King and the practice of the Country without giving any
account thereof to any whomsoever.
And the aforesaid Right & title both of Land and Government to
Remain with & to them & their successors forever without any
trouble or Molestation from the said Earle or any his Successors
for now & ever. And forasmuch as it hath pleased our Royal King
to give the Patton of Long Island to the aforesaid Earle of
Sterling in consideration whereof it is agreed upon that the
trade with the Indyons shall remain with the said Earle & his
successors to dispose upon from time to time & at all times as
best liketh him. Notwithstanding the said Lyon Gardiner to
trade with the Indyons for Corne or any kinde of Vituals for the
Use of the Plantation & no farther. And if the said Lion
Gardiner shall trade in Wampum from the Indyons hee shall pay
for every fadome twenty shillings; And also the said Lion
Gardiner and his successors shall pay to the said Earle or his
Deputies a yearly acknowledgement being the sum of five pounds
(being Lawfully Demanded) of Lawful money of England or such
commoditys as at that time shall passe for money in the country;
& the first payment to begin upon the last of October 1643, the
three former years being advanced for the use of the said James
Farrett
In Witness whereof the party Have put his hand and seal the
tenth Day of March 1639.
Sealed & Delivered in James Farrett.
the presence of Seal O
Ffulke Davis Seal O
Benjamin PINE
Ibid, p. 264. "In Governour Winthrops Journal of transactions
&c. page 91 the arrival of the first owner of this Island is
mentioned in the following words: 'Here arrived a small bark of
25 tons [November 28th 1635] sent by the Lords Say &c with one
Gardiner an expert engineer or workbase and provisions of all
sorts to begin a fort at the mouth of Connecticut.... On the
records of the town of E. Hampton he is sometimes called the
Lieutenant & sometimes by the name of Mister or Master. He
lived in E. Hampton several years from about 1652 to 1657.' "
Ibid, p. 265. Lion wrote the following about himself:
"In the Year of our Lord 1635 July 10th came I, Lion Gardiner
and Mary my Wife from Worden a town in Holland where my Wife was
born being the Daughter of one Derike Wilamson decocant her
Mothers name Hachin bastians her Aunt sister of her Mother was
the wife of Wouter Leonardson Old Burger Measter dwelling in the
hofston ouer against the broeroer in the unicorns head, her
brothers name was --- Gearetson also old Burger Measter Wee
came from Woerden to London and from thence to New England and
dwelt At Say brooke forte four Years of which I was Commander,
and there was born to me a Son in 1635 April the 29 the first
born in that place: And in 1638 A Daughter was born to me
called Mary; August the 30th and then went to an Island of mine
own which I bought of the Indians called by them Manchonake by
us the Isle of Wight and there was born another Daughter named
Elizabeth Sept 14, 1641 She being the first child born their of
English parents."
[Gardiner4.GED]
Sources: 1. From Conkling Family by H Conklin and Lion Gardiner and his
Descendents by C G Gardiner
2. Famous Families of New York by M A Hamm
1. Lion Gardiner owned 9 1/2 acres before 1663 between what is now James
Lane and Hook Pond. The house owned by Winthrop Gardiner in 1973 was
built for Jeremiah and Mary by Lion. Lion gave no dowry for them other
than the house. On 2 Dec 1664, Andrew Miller sold his house and land in
East Hampton to Jeremiah. It was possible next doore to the other
house. Andrew took only the window.
Lion lest his estate to his widow, his daughter Mary and his
granddaughter Elizabeth Howell. Lion's son David was disinherited
because of his irresponsible behavior. Mary received the house in East
Hampton with all the housing and half the stock. Jeremiah was entrusted
to protect Elizabeth's holdings. In 1665, Mary Gardiner died and left
the island to David; under Lion's will, it would have gone to the eldest
son of Mary and Jeremiah.
2. Lion was born in England and received a more than ordinary
education. In his ealy youth he was a dissenter and friend of the
Puritans. He was brave and ambitious. Shortly after coming oa age, he
volunterred and joined the English army in Holland. This body of men
garrisoned several towns and were called upon to perform all kinds of
military duties. Here Lion is called "An Engineer and Master of Works of
Fortification in the Leaguers of the Prince of Orange in the Low
Countries." This was a position of high importance which necessitated
professional skill and technical knowledge on the part of the occupant.
While in Holland he was waited on by "certain eminent Puritans acting for
a company of Lords and gentlemen in England, who approached him with an
offer to go to New England and construct works of fortification and
command them. Eventually he was persuaded by Rev. Hugh Peters, Rev John
Davenport, and some other "well affected Englishmen of Rotterdam." He
was to have a salary of one hundred pounds per annum for a term of four
years, and himself and family were to receive transportation and
subsistence to the place of destination. He work was to consist "only
in the drawing, ordering, and making of a city, town and forts of defence
under direction of John Winthrop the younger.
He and Mary arrived at Boston in Nov 1635. The ship needed repairs
before preceeding to the Connecticut River, where a fort was to be
constructed. While waiting, he completed a fort on Fort Hill ans was
asked to do one in Salem. He visited Salem and returned to Boston to
tell the elders thqt the people of Salem were in far greater danger of
Starvation than of any "foreign, potent enemy", and recommenede that they
defer fortification for the present and ehlp the town make a livlehood.
In the spring he went to the mouth of the Connecticut River and built the
first fort in that country. It was erected on a steep hill by the
riverside and was flanked by salt marshes so only accessible by a sandy
beach from the mainland. The walls were made of square hewn timber, with
palisade and ditch, and the narrow isthmus was protected by a second
palisade. The stronghold was called Saybrooke for Lord Say and Lord
Brooke.
The Pequot, Narragansett, and Mohegan Indians were close to the fort.
The Indians attacked and Lion was struck more by more than twenty
arrows. However, his buff coat preserved hime, he had only one injury.
The indians thought he must be dead. Three days later they attacked
again. He promptly appeared at the head of the defenders and fired two
great guns which caused a "great hubbub among them." When Gov Vane wrote
to ask the best way to quell the Pequots, Gardiner sent an Indian arrow
which had killed one of his men with the head stuck through the man's rib
done. By return ship the Governor sent twenty more men to reinforce the
garrison. Gardiner presented a plan to attack the Peqouts in their
stronghold of Mystic. It was approved and Gardiner, Mason, and Underhill
lead a force of soldiers, Mohegans, and Narragansetts against them. In
one brief hour the Pequots were almost exterminated. The Narragansetts
then demanded tribute of all tribes in R I, Ct, and Long Island. The
Montauks of L. I. declined. Wyandanch, their sachem, made friends with
Lion and asked for his trade and protection. This lead to the securing
of Gardiner's Island. Lion paid one black dog, one gun, a quanitity of
powder and shot, some rum, and a few Dutch blankets. Lion also received
a grant from the royal government creating a manor and lordship.
[Gardiner6.GED]
Lion was a Lieut. the Pequot Indian War. David and Mary were born
during his Command at Fort Saybrook. David being the first English Child
born in Conn...It is said he bought the Isle of Wright " Gardiners
Island" from the Indians. He lived there for 14 years and left to live in
Easthampton where he had a lot to do with the Indians in the area.
[Gardiner1.GED]
Lion was an engineer, comissioned by King Charles I to build a fort at
Saybrook, Conn. He came under interest of ministers of nobles wishing to
settle in America and was offered 100 pounds a year for 4 years to serve
the Sir Edward Veie Company (of which he was a corporal in 1625) "only in
the drawing, ordering, and making of a city, towns, or forts of defense."
By July 10, 1635, all preparations had been made. The Batchelor, a 25 ton
north sea bark made of oak, reached Holland from London and took Lion,
his wife, her maid (Elizabeth Cole), and Lion's 40 yr. old workmaster
(William Job) on board. The ship master, Jonathan Wibber,set sail for
London to get supplies. The ship agent, Edward Hopkins, complained of
getting a crew that it was not easy "to gett any att this tyme to goe in
soe small a vessell and therefore I was forced to take some that
otherwise I would not have medled with att all." Finally, the passengers,
which numbered 7, got off to sea at Gravesend, 5 weeks after leaving
Woerden Holland. They finally arrived in Boston after perilous seas and
hope of safe arrival had been given up.
Lion settled in what was to become Connecticut, where his son David was
the first child to be born. He soon became sick of the polotics of New
England and bought Gardiner Island from the Indians. He farmed the island
for 14 years, living in close friendship with the Montaukett Indians, and
genuinely loving them. His daughter Elizabeth was the first whit child
born in New York and was also her father's favorite.
This veteran of wars of Princes of Orange begen one of the few families
to ever own a private paradise. In 1892, the island was still being
handed down from father to son, just as Lion wished.
Lion was a Lieut. the Pequot Indian War. David and Mary were born
during his Command at Fort Saybrook. David being the first English Child
born in Conn...It is said he bought the Isle of Wright " Gardiners
Island" from the Indians. He lived there for 14 years and left to live in
Easthampton where he had a lot to do with the Indians in the area.
Individual Notes
Note for: David Gardiner, 29 APR 1636 - 10 JUL 1689 Index
Education:
Place: 2nd Owner Of "Gardiners Island"
Burial:
Place: Old Burial Ground, Hartford, CT
Name Note: Source: p. 27
Individual Note:
[1.ged]
David was in London studying when he got married. He inherited the
Isle of Wright [alias Monchonock, alias Gardiner's Island] for his
life & then to go to his next male heir... never to be sold. He was
on a business trip to Hartford where he was suddenly struck ill and
died. His tombstone says that he was well, sick, and dead within one
hour.[1.GED]
[gardiner.GED]
[Davis.GED]
David's birth date is questionable. According to Governour
Winthrops Journal, his father, Lyon, came to Saybrook November
28th 1635. It is therefore likely that David was born in April,
1636, contrary to Lyon's entry in the family bible.
[Gardiner6.GED]
David was born at Saybrook April 29, 1636, and their daughter Mary
was born August 30, 1638.
Lion and Mary moved to Easthampton aroung 1659 and David stayed on
the Island.
David was born at Saybrook April 29, 1636, and their daughter Mary
was born August 30, 1638.
Lion and Mary moved to Easthampton aroung 1659 and David stayed on
the Island.
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Herringman, 30 AUG 1638 - 15 JUN 1727 Index
Alias: /Leringman/
Education:
Place: Saint Margaret's Parish, City Of Westminster, England
Individual Notes
Note for: David Gardiner, 1658 - Index
Will:
Date: 21 OCT 1732
Place: Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Individual Note:
[1.ged]
Probated 18 ____ 1734 - mentions wife, daughters: Mary Parshall,
Bethia Wells & Patience.
Individual Notes
Note for: Eleanor Thurston, MAR 1653/54 - 7 NOV 1747 Index
Event:
Type: Ancestral File Number
Place: VBFZ-3F
Burial:
Place: Shelter Island, Suffolk Co., New York
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Gardiner, 30 AUG 1638 - 2 NOV 1689 Index
Burial:
Date: 16 JUN 1727
Place: Old South End Burial Ground East Hampton, Suffolk, Ny, Suffolk, Ny
Individual Note:
[1.GED]
[conklin2.GED]
Sources: 1. From the Conkling Family
1. She was called Granny Conkling and was a famous woman of those times
and very useful, kind and gentle.
Individual Notes
Note for: John Gardiner, 19 APR 1661 - 24 JUN 1738 Index
Education:
Place: 3rd Owner Of "Gardiners Island"
Burial:
Place: New London, CT
Individual Note:
[1.ged]
He was injured from a fall from his horse and died six days later.
John's children: David, Mary, John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Joseph,
Jonathon, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail.[1.GED]
[gardiner.GED]
[Davis.GED]
John was living on Gardiner's Island at the time when Capt.
Kidd, the pirate, came to the Island.
John was killed in a fall from a horse at Groton, CT.
His will was dated 14 December 1737 and proved 1 August 1738
(Liber #13, NY, p 297). In it he names/mentions:
wife Elizabeth
daus: Hannah Chandler, Elizabeth Green, Sarah Trente, Mary Gray
(dec'd)
sons: Joseph, John (dec'd), Samuel (dec'd), Jonathan (dec'd)
grand daus: Dorothy Trente, Sarah Trente, Elizabeth Gardiner,
Jerusha Gardiner, Elizabeth Gardiner, Sarah Chandler
grand sons: Johathan Trente, Samuel Gray, John Gray, Jonathan
Gardiner, Samuel Gardiner
nephews: Giles Gardiner, Lion Gardiner