JOHN GARDINER, Jr., was the son of John Gardiner, the third proprietor (from 1689 to 1738) of Gardiner's Island, which lies adjacent to the town of Easthampton on Long Island, and opposite New London. He was born on the island, his mother being Mary, daughter of William King, of Southold.
During the year after graduating he taught in the New London Grammar School, and he married, May 6, 1716, Sarah, daughter of Governor Saltonstall, of New London, by whom he had three daughters and one son. He settled in New London as a merchant, and was part owner of a brigantine called the Isle of Wight—a name by which Gardiner's Island was known to the early English settlers.
He died January 5, 1724–5, aged about 32 years, and was buried in the Saltonstall family tomb. His estate amounted to £1686.
His widow married, January 1, 1727, Samuel Davis, of New London, who died in 1734; she next married Thomas Davis, also of New London.
AUTHORITIES.
Bond, Hist. of Watertown, 925.
Caulkins, Hist. of New London, 241, 383, 398.
Thompson, Hist. of L. I., ii, 379.
