Richard Gardner, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1621 - 1688  (67 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Thomas Gardner

1592 - 1674  (82 years)

Birth	1592	Dorset, South West, England
Died	29 Oct 1674	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Family	Margaret Fryer,   b. Abt 1598, England
Married	28 Apr 1617	Sherborne, West Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Children	1. Thomas Gardner,   b. 1618, England   2. George Gardner,   b. 1620, England + 3. Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England   4. John Gardner,   b. 1624, Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA   5. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1627, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   6. Joseph Gardner,   b. 1630, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   7. Sarah Gardner,   b. 1631, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   8. Miriam Gardner,   b. 1634, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   9. Seeth Gardner,   b. 1636, Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Margaret Fryer

Abt 1598 - 1640  (38 years)

Birth	Abt 1598	England
Died	Between 1636 and 1640	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Family	Thomas Gardner,   b. 1592, Dorset, South West, England
Married	28 Apr 1617	Sherborne, West Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Children	1. Thomas Gardner,   b. 1618, England   2. George Gardner,   b. 1620, England + 3. Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England   4. John Gardner,   b. 1624, Gloucester, Essex, MA, USA   5. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1627, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   6. Joseph Gardner,   b. 1630, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   7. Sarah Gardner,   b. 1631, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   8. Miriam Gardner,   b. 1634, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   9. Seeth Gardner,   b. 1636, Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Sarah Shattuck

1632 - 1724  (91 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1632	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Died	Apr 1724	Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
Family	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Children	1. Sarah Gardner,   b. Abt 1650, Nantucket, Massachusetts   2. Joseph Gardner,   b. 23 Oct 1651, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts + 3. Richard Gardner (born Gardiner), Jr., Cpt., II,   b. 23 Aug 1653, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   4. Benjamin Gardner,   b. 26 Dec 1656, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA   5. Deborah Gardner,   b. 12 Feb 1658, Salem, Essex Co., MA Colony, America   6. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   7. Geo Gardner,   b. 17 Apr 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   8. Ruth Gardner,   b. 1 Apr 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   9. Rachel Gardner Brown,   b. 3 Aug 1661, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   10. Damaris Gardner,   b. 21 Nov 1662, Nantucket, Nantucket, Ma + 11. James Gardner,   b. 19 May 1664, Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA   12. Miriam Gardner,   b. 14 Jul 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   13. Nathaniel Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA + 14. Hope Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   15. Love Gardner,   b. 2 May 1672, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA Colony, America   16. Mehitable Gardner,   b. 24 Nov 1674, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Sarah Gardner

Abt 1650 - 1729  (79 years)

Birth	Abt 1650	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died	19 Dec 1729	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Joseph Gardner

1651 - 1732  (80 years)

Birth	23 Oct 1651	Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Died	19 Aug 1732	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Richard Gardner (born Gardiner), Jr., Cpt., II

1653 - 1728  (74 years)

Birth	23 Aug 1653	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Died	8 Mar 1728	Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA
Buried	8 Mar 1728	Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, USA
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Family	Mary Austin,   b. 23 Oct 1653, Dover, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Children	+ 1. Miriam Gardner,   b. 14 Jul 1685, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Col

Benjamin Gardner

1656 - 1698  (41 years)

Birth	26 Dec 1656	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Died	1698	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Deborah Gardner

1658 - 1712  (54 years)

Birth	12 Feb 1658	Salem, Essex Co., MA Colony, America
Died	2 Apr 1712	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Samuel Gardner

1660 - 1729  (69 years)

Birth	1660	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Died	19 Oct 1729
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Geo Gardner

1660 - 1750  (89 years)

Birth	17 Apr 1660	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Died	17 Feb 1750	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Ruth Gardner

1661 - 1695  (34 years)

Birth	1 Apr 1661	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Died	17 Oct 1695	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Rachel Gardner Brown

1661 - 1741  (79 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1661	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Died	1741
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Damaris Gardner

1662 - 1662

Birth	21 Nov 1662	Nantucket, Nantucket, Ma
Died	25 Sep 1662	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	25 Sep 1662
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

James Gardner

1664 - 1723  (58 years)

Birth	19 May 1664	Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA
Died	1 Apr 1723	Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts, Present USA
Buried	Jun 1723	Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket Island, Nantucke
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Family 1	Rachel Gardner,   b. 3 Aug 1661, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Family 2	Mary Jane Starbuck,   b. 30 Mar 1663, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Children	1. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States + 2. Elizabeth Gardner,   b. 1683, Nantucket Island, Dukes County, Province of New York   3. Mehitable Gardner,   b. 1693, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts   4. Jethro Gardner,   b. 1694, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States   5. Mary Wheeler,   b. 1694   6. Barnabas Gardner,   b. 12 Feb 1695, Nantucker, Nantucket, Massachusetts USA   7. Jonathan Gardner,   b. 12 Jul 1696, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA   8. James Gardner,   b. 1704, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
Family 3	Mary Coffin,   b. 18 Jun 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Children	1. Shubael Pinkham,   b. 7 Apr 1691, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States   2. Nathaniel Pinkham,   b. 22 Nov 1692, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   3. Daniel Pinkham,   b. 8 Dec 1697, Sailsbury, Essex, Mass   4. Barnabas Pinkham,   b. 3 Nov 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   5. Peleg Pinkham,   b. 5 Dec 1701, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts   6. Theophilius Pinkham,   b. 14 Jan 1705, Of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States   7. James Pinkham,   b. 19 Feb 1708, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Miriam Gardner

1665 - 1702  (36 years)

Birth	14 Jul 1665	Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA
Died	1702	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	1702	Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Nathaniel Gardner

1669 - 1713  (43 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1669	Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA
Died	1713	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Hope Gardner

1669 - 1750  (80 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1669	Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA
Died	12 Oct 1750	Nantucket, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	1750	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Family	John Coffin,   b. 10 Feb 1672, Nantucket, New York, British Colonial America
Children	+ 1. Michael Coffeen,   b. 1701, Dublin, Ireland

Love Gardner

1672 - 1741  (69 years)

Birth	2 May 1672	Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA Colony, America
Died	2 Oct 1741	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

Mehitable Gardner

1674 - 1704  (29 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1674	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died	1704
Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA

• Name	Richard Gardner, Sr.
  Birth	1621	Sherborne, Dorset, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Mar 1688	Nantucket, Dukes County, Province of New York (Present Massachusetts)
  Burial	Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I502744	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gardner,   b. 1592, Dorset, South West, England d. 29 Oct 1674, Salem, Essex, MA, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Fryer,   b. Abt 1598, England d. Between 1636 and 1640, Salem, Essex, MA, USA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1617	Sherborne, West Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
  Family ID	F501797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d. Apr 1724, Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
  	Type: MARR
  	Spouse: Richard Gardner, Sr.
  Children	1. Sarah Gardner,   b. Abt 1650, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 19 Dec 1729, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   2. Joseph Gardner,   b. 23 Oct 1651, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts d. 19 Aug 1732, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years) + 3. Richard Gardner (born Gardiner), Jr., Cpt., II,   b. 23 Aug 1653, Salem, Essex, MA, USA d. 8 Mar 1728, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA (Age 74 years)   4. Benjamin Gardner,   b. 26 Dec 1656, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA d. 1698, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 41 years)   5. Deborah Gardner,   b. 12 Feb 1658, Salem, Essex Co., MA Colony, America d. 2 Apr 1712, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 54 years)   6. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Oct 1729 (Age 69 years)   7. Geo Gardner,   b. 17 Apr 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d. 17 Feb 1750, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)   8. Ruth Gardner,   b. 1 Apr 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 17 Oct 1695, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 34 years)   9. Rachel Gardner Brown,   b. 3 Aug 1661, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 1741 (Age 79 years)   10. Damaris Gardner,   b. 21 Nov 1662, Nantucket, Nantucket, Ma d. 25 Sep 1662, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States + 11. James Gardner,   b. 19 May 1664, Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA d. 1 Apr 1723, Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts, Present USA (Age 58 years)   12. Miriam Gardner,   b. 14 Jul 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA d. 1702, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States (Age 36 years)   13. Nathaniel Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA d. 1713, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 43 years) + 14. Hope Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA d. 12 Oct 1750, Nantucket, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)   15. Love Gardner,   b. 2 May 1672, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA Colony, America d. 2 Oct 1741, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)   16. Mehitable Gardner,   b. 24 Nov 1674, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 1704 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F501796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-3001091_406402641_406402641/richard-gardner (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6505107_161477511_161477511/richard-gardner-sr (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match