'John Gardiner, was born Oct. 21, 1735, and died in 1796. He married, June 3, 1756, Elizabeth Champlin, a daughter of Jeffrey, of Exeter.'
LAND: -9 Apr 1761 Ezekiel Gardner of North Kingstown, yeoman, for love to my son John Gardner 15 acres bounded: land called College land now in the possession of Nicholas Gardner, Abiel Tripp, the grantor. Witnesses: Jeffry Watson and Marcy Watson. [Exeter Land ?:324]