Stephen (Garnett) Gardner (1700)

Born 29 Dec 1700 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Garnet) Gardner — married 22 Dec 1726 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Stephen Gardner, né Garnett, ^[1] was born at Hingham, Massachusetts, 29 Dec 1700, the son of Stephen Garnett/Gardner and Sarah Warren. ^{[2] [3]}

He married at Hingham, 22 Dec 1726, his first cousin, Hannah Garnett, ^{[4] [5]}

Children, all born at Hingham: ^[5]

1. Stephen, 23 Oct 1727.
2. Sarah, 21 Oct 1729.
3. Hannah, 17 Sep 1732; m 17 Jan 1754, Benjamin Dunbar.
4. Joshua, 5 Feb 1734/35.
5. Abi, 6 May 1740; m 3 Dec 1761, Jacob Dunbar.
6. Moses, 6 Jul 1742; d. 13 Aug 1742.
7. Moses, 5 Oct 1747.

Sources

1. ↑ In George Lincoln's History of the Town of Hingham', cited below, this surname appears variously, often for the same people, as "Gardner, Garner, Garnet", reflecting the entries by various clerks. See Vol. 2, p. 242.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDG-X4D : 10 November 2020), Stephen Garnett, 29 Dec 1700; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009274.
3. ↑ Lincoln, George, History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (Published for the Town of Hingham by University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1893, 486 pages), Vol. 2, p. 244. Cit. Date: 11 May 2023.
4. ↑ Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1637-1845. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.) Vol. 2, p. 159. Cit. Date: 22 May 2021.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Lincoln, op. cit., Vol. 2, p. 246. Cit. Date: 11 May 2023.