Col. Abraham Gardiner (1720-1782)

West Indian Merchant, of East Hampton, New York

Family
Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
He was a shipping merchant and owned two brigs that traded with the West Indies. He was, "a zealous supporter of the measures of the Continental Congress". In 1745, he married Mary Smith of Moriches, a descendant of Richard Smith of Smithtown. They were the parents of five children (listed).

Parents

David Gardiner

4th Proprietor of Gardiner's Island, New York

1691-1751

Rachel (Schellinger) Gardiner

Mrs Rachel (Schellinger/Schellinx) Gardiner

1691-1744

Spouse

Mary (Smith) Gardiner

Mrs Mary (Smith) Gardiner

1725-1807

Children

Mary (Gardiner) Thompson

Mrs Mary (Gardiner) Thompson

1748-1786

Rachel (Gardiner) Gardiner

Mrs Rachel (Gardiner) Mulford, Gardiner

1751-1811

Phebe Gardiner

Died in early adulthood, unmarried

1756-1775

Dr. Nathaniel Gardiner

M.D., Surgeon in the Continental Army & Merchant at New York

1759-1809

Abraham Gardiner

Captain in the Militia, of East Hampton, New York

1763-1796

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Patriots