LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Abiel)
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps, a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Paternal grandparents of Abial Phipps were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood. Her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Peter Gardner and Benjamin Gardner. Peter married Elizabeth Aspinwall, sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Benjamin married Mary Aspinwall, a sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna was also a niece of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath was Johanna's cousin in the Heath family, because Johanna was a descendant of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Isaac Gardner, Jr. married Mary Sparhawk, sister of Lucy Sparhawk. Lucy's husband Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall was the son of Isaac Jr.'s first cousin Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall of Brookline. Susannah Gardner, daughter of Isaac Jr. and Mary Sparhawk, married Dr. William Aspinwall, brother of Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall. Susannah Gardner (Mrs. Dr. William Aspinwall) was a niece of Lucy Sparhawk (Mrs. Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall). Dr. William Aspinwall and his wife Susannah Gardner were also distant cousins by way of the Heath family.
Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and her husband's mother Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Peter Gardner and Elizabeth Aspinwall
Peter Gardner, son of Thomas III and Mary Bowles, married Elizabeth Aspinwall of Brookline in 1715. Elizabeth was a daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens, and a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and of Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner). They had one son, Nathaniel Gardner, born 1716, who died at age 19. Elizabeth died soon after giving birth. Peter died early also.
Benjamin Gardner and Mary Aspinwall
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and others. Mary's brother Lt. Thomas Aspinwall married Johanna Gardner. Johanna was a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner and his first wife Abial Phipps, and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Thomas Gardner III was a co-executor to his father's will in 1689, and his wife Mary was mentioned in the will. He lived with his family in Roxbury, where his children were born, but later moved to the part of western Boston known as Muddy River, which eventually became the town of Brookline.
Thomas III was a farmer, physician, militia officer, and was chosen deacon to the Brookline church on 7 Dec 1718. He held a number of minor town offices, and in 1718 was elected a representative to the General Court.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles had nine children born or baptized in Roxbury, beginning with Thomas IV in 1675.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury
Line through Thomas Gardner III to Thomas Gardner IV and to Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, who married his first cousin Joanna Sparhawk and had children.
Gardner, Thomas, of Roxbury, d. Nov. 1638, leaving chil. Thomas and Peter.
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Note: Great-great-grandfather of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), m. Lucy Smith 4 July 1641, and had Andrew, Thomas, Abigail, Mary, Peter, Abigail (2d), Lucy, Joanna, Joshua, Ca'ebb. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury, and d. 15 July 1689; his w. Lucy d. 6 Nov. 1687.
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Note: Great-grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Bowles 17 Nov. 1673, and had Sarah, Thomas, Mary (note 3), John, Caleb, Peter, Isaac (note 2), Richard, Solomon (?), Benjamin. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury or Brookline, and d. in 1725.
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Note: This is Thomas Gardner III. He and his wife Mary Bowles are grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, this by way of their son Richard (below). Richard's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (with 1st wife Abial Phipps; his 2nd wife was Elizabeth Phipps) was my father's ancestor.
4. Richard, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Winchester and had Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Sarah. Richard the f. and his w. were dismissed from the Church in Brookline, and recommended to the Church in Cambridge in 1725. He was the first of this family in Camb., and d. 9 Jan. 1776, a. 73; his w. Elizabeth d. Aug. 1795.
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Note: This is Richard Gardner, father of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
5. Thomas, s. of Richard (4), m. Joanna Sparhawk, and had Richard, Thomas, Thomas (2d), Samuel, Elizabeth. Thomas the f. was the patriotic Colonel, 1 who sealed his devotion to his country with his blood on Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. See pp. 418-420. He d. of his wounds 3 July 1775; his w. Joanna d. 24 Nov. 1794.
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Note: This is Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution. His wife Joanna Sparhawk was also his first cousin.
6. Richard, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah Goldthwait, and had John: Joanna; Martha; Hannah, m. Dr. James P. Chaplin of Camb. 10 Dec. 1807, and d. 24 May 1838, a. 45; Susan; Sally.
7. Thomas, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Gardner, who was slain in Camb. on the memorable 19th of April 1775, and had Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1791, m. Aaron Rice of Camb. 10 Oct. 1821, and d. 7 July 1853; Thomas; Susanna; Mary S.; Harriet E.; Thomas S. No trace is found in the Camb. Records of Col. Gardner's parentage, or of his children; nor do the Probate Records refer to the settlement of his estate. The materials for the foregoing brief sketch were given to me by Mr. Thomas Gardner Rice (son of Aaron and Hannah), the present Cambridge representative of two martyrs in the cause of liberty, namely Isaac Gardner, Esq. of Brookline, and Col. Thomas Gardner of Cambridge.
Note: Thomas named above (son of Thomas the Colonel) married his cousin Hannah Gardner. She was a daughter of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk. Isaac Gardner, Jr. (aka Isaac Gardner, Esq.) was a son of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath, and a grandson of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles. Hannah's mother Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and the sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall.
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Abigail Gardner Wise was a sister of Thomas Gardner III. Abigail's children included John Wise, Lucy Wise White, and others. Lucy is an ancestor of Henry Herbert, father of George Herbert who today is best known for his house, which is the filming location for the popular series "Downton Abbey".
Thomas Gardner and Mary Bowles were the grandparents of Colonel Thomas Gardner, who married Joanna Sparhawk. The couple were first cousins as well as being married.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles were the great-grandparents of Mary Sparhawk Gardner. This Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner Sparhawk. Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner) married a double cousin, General Isaac Sparhawk Gardner. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner was the son of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver of Cambridge).
Notes
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Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
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This was Isaac Gardner, Sr. who married Susanna Heath. Father of Isaac Gardner, Jr. who married Mary Sparhawk. Mary was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Gardner descendant Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall (a son of Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall). Johanna Gardner Aspinwall was a granddaughter of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles by their son Captain Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Caleb was a first cousin of Isaac Gardner, Sr. His first wife Abial Phipps was a daughter of Solomon Phipps and Mary Danforth, and granddaughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington). Isaac Gardner, Jr. (husband of Mary Sparhawk) was killed April 19, 1775 during the Revolution. Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall were cousins as follows: ISAAC GARDNER, JR. (Isaac Gardner, Jr., Isaac Gardner, Sr., Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr , THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury) — LT. COL. THOMAS ASPINWALL (Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall, Johanna Gardner Aspinwall, Capt. Caleb Gardner, Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr., THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury). Johanna Gardner married very young to Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, which is why there is an extra generation between Isaac Jr. and Johanna's son Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall in spite of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall being contemporaries and fellow revolutionaries.
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Thomas Gardner III had several brothers and sisters. His sister Mary Gardner married Thomas Boylston. They were parents of Peter Boylston who married Ann White; grandparents of Susanna Boylston Adams; and great-grandparents of President John Adams. Ann White (Mrs. Peter Boylston) was the sister of another of my father's ancestors, Major Edward White. Thus the Gardner family and White family from whom I descend are very closely tied to the Adams family, with my ancestor Thomas Aspinwall Brewer being a double cousin to John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their descendants. These weren't just distant cousins. Thomas Aspinwall Brewer and his family knew the family of John Adams, and his descendants including Admiral William Shepherd Benson knew descendants of John Adams and knew they were cousins. Brookline was a small town of just over 600 residents in 1800, which is a reason the families knew one another and understood how they were related.
LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps. She was a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Her paternal grandparents were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood, and her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Benjamin Gardner, and her husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a brother of Mary Aspinwall, Benjamin's wife.
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Thomas married Johanna Gardner, a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (note 1) and his first wife Abial Phipps. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Abiel)
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps, a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Paternal grandparents of Abial Phipps were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood. Her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Peter Gardner and Benjamin Gardner. Peter married Elizabeth Aspinwall, sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Benjamin married Mary Aspinwall, a sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna was also a niece of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath was Johanna's cousin in the Heath family, because Johanna was a descendant of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Isaac Gardner, Jr. married Mary Sparhawk, sister of Lucy Sparhawk. Lucy's husband Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall was the son of Isaac Jr.'s first cousin Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall of Brookline. Susannah Gardner, daughter of Isaac Jr. and Mary Sparhawk, married Dr. William Aspinwall, brother of Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall. Susannah Gardner (Mrs. Dr. William Aspinwall) was a niece of Lucy Sparhawk (Mrs. Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall). Dr. William Aspinwall and his wife Susannah Gardner were also distant cousins by way of the Heath family.
Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and her husband's mother Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Peter Gardner and Elizabeth Aspinwall
Peter Gardner, son of Thomas III and Mary Bowles, married Elizabeth Aspinwall of Brookline in 1715. Elizabeth was a daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens, and a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and of Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner). They had one son, Nathaniel Gardner, born 1716, who died at age 19. Elizabeth died soon after giving birth. Peter died early also.
Benjamin Gardner and Mary Aspinwall
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and others. Mary's brother Lt. Thomas Aspinwall married Johanna Gardner. Johanna was a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner and his first wife Abial Phipps, and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Thomas Gardner III was a co-executor to his father's will in 1689, and his wife Mary was mentioned in the will. He lived with his family in Roxbury, where his children were born, but later moved to the part of western Boston known as Muddy River, which eventually became the town of Brookline.
Thomas III was a farmer, physician, militia officer, and was chosen deacon to the Brookline church on 7 Dec 1718. He held a number of minor town offices, and in 1718 was elected a representative to the General Court.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles had nine children born or baptized in Roxbury, beginning with Thomas IV in 1675.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury
Line through Thomas Gardner III to Thomas Gardner IV and to Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, who married his first cousin Joanna Sparhawk and had children.
Gardner, Thomas, of Roxbury, d. Nov. 1638, leaving chil. Thomas and Peter.
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Note: Great-great-grandfather of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), m. Lucy Smith 4 July 1641, and had Andrew, Thomas, Abigail, Mary, Peter, Abigail (2d), Lucy, Joanna, Joshua, Ca'ebb. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury, and d. 15 July 1689; his w. Lucy d. 6 Nov. 1687.
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Note: Great-grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Bowles 17 Nov. 1673, and had Sarah, Thomas, Mary (note 3), John, Caleb, Peter, Isaac (note 2), Richard, Solomon (?), Benjamin. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury or Brookline, and d. in 1725.
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Note: This is Thomas Gardner III. He and his wife Mary Bowles are grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, this by way of their son Richard (below). Richard's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (with 1st wife Abial Phipps; his 2nd wife was Elizabeth Phipps) was my father's ancestor.
4. Richard, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Winchester and had Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Sarah. Richard the f. and his w. were dismissed from the Church in Brookline, and recommended to the Church in Cambridge in 1725. He was the first of this family in Camb., and d. 9 Jan. 1776, a. 73; his w. Elizabeth d. Aug. 1795.
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Note: This is Richard Gardner, father of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
5. Thomas, s. of Richard (4), m. Joanna Sparhawk, and had Richard, Thomas, Thomas (2d), Samuel, Elizabeth. Thomas the f. was the patriotic Colonel, 1 who sealed his devotion to his country with his blood on Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. See pp. 418-420. He d. of his wounds 3 July 1775; his w. Joanna d. 24 Nov. 1794.
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Note: This is Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution. His wife Joanna Sparhawk was also his first cousin.
6. Richard, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah Goldthwait, and had John: Joanna; Martha; Hannah, m. Dr. James P. Chaplin of Camb. 10 Dec. 1807, and d. 24 May 1838, a. 45; Susan; Sally.
7. Thomas, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Gardner, who was slain in Camb. on the memorable 19th of April 1775, and had Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1791, m. Aaron Rice of Camb. 10 Oct. 1821, and d. 7 July 1853; Thomas; Susanna; Mary S.; Harriet E.; Thomas S. No trace is found in the Camb. Records of Col. Gardner's parentage, or of his children; nor do the Probate Records refer to the settlement of his estate. The materials for the foregoing brief sketch were given to me by Mr. Thomas Gardner Rice (son of Aaron and Hannah), the present Cambridge representative of two martyrs in the cause of liberty, namely Isaac Gardner, Esq. of Brookline, and Col. Thomas Gardner of Cambridge.
Note: Thomas named above (son of Thomas the Colonel) married his cousin Hannah Gardner. She was a daughter of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk. Isaac Gardner, Jr. (aka Isaac Gardner, Esq.) was a son of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath, and a grandson of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles. Hannah's mother Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and the sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall.
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Abigail Gardner Wise was a sister of Thomas Gardner III. Abigail's children included John Wise, Lucy Wise White, and others. Lucy is an ancestor of Henry Herbert, father of George Herbert who today is best known for his house, which is the filming location for the popular series "Downton Abbey".
Thomas Gardner and Mary Bowles were the grandparents of Colonel Thomas Gardner, who married Joanna Sparhawk. The couple were first cousins as well as being married.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles were the great-grandparents of Mary Sparhawk Gardner. This Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner Sparhawk. Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner) married a double cousin, General Isaac Sparhawk Gardner. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner was the son of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver of Cambridge).
Notes
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Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
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This was Isaac Gardner, Sr. who married Susanna Heath. Father of Isaac Gardner, Jr. who married Mary Sparhawk. Mary was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Gardner descendant Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall (a son of Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall). Johanna Gardner Aspinwall was a granddaughter of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles by their son Captain Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Caleb was a first cousin of Isaac Gardner, Sr. His first wife Abial Phipps was a daughter of Solomon Phipps and Mary Danforth, and granddaughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington). Isaac Gardner, Jr. (husband of Mary Sparhawk) was killed April 19, 1775 during the Revolution. Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall were cousins as follows: ISAAC GARDNER, JR. (Isaac Gardner, Jr., Isaac Gardner, Sr., Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr , THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury) — LT. COL. THOMAS ASPINWALL (Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall, Johanna Gardner Aspinwall, Capt. Caleb Gardner, Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr., THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury). Johanna Gardner married very young to Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, which is why there is an extra generation between Isaac Jr. and Johanna's son Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall in spite of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall being contemporaries and fellow revolutionaries.
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Thomas Gardner III had several brothers and sisters. His sister Mary Gardner married Thomas Boylston. They were parents of Peter Boylston who married Ann White; grandparents of Susanna Boylston Adams; and great-grandparents of President John Adams. Ann White (Mrs. Peter Boylston) was the sister of another of my father's ancestors, Major Edward White. Thus the Gardner family and White family from whom I descend are very closely tied to the Adams family, with my ancestor Thomas Aspinwall Brewer being a double cousin to John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their descendants. These weren't just distant cousins. Thomas Aspinwall Brewer and his family knew the family of John Adams, and his descendants including Admiral William Shepherd Benson knew descendants of John Adams and knew they were cousins. Brookline was a small town of just over 600 residents in 1800, which is a reason the families knew one another and understood how they were related.
LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps. She was a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Her paternal grandparents were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood, and her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Benjamin Gardner, and her husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a brother of Mary Aspinwall, Benjamin's wife.
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Thomas married Johanna Gardner, a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (note 1) and his first wife Abial Phipps. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Abiel)
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps, a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Paternal grandparents of Abial Phipps were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood. Her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Peter Gardner and Benjamin Gardner. Peter married Elizabeth Aspinwall, sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Benjamin married Mary Aspinwall, a sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna was also a niece of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath was Johanna's cousin in the Heath family, because Johanna was a descendant of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Isaac Gardner, Jr. married Mary Sparhawk, sister of Lucy Sparhawk. Lucy's husband Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall was the son of Isaac Jr.'s first cousin Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall of Brookline. Susannah Gardner, daughter of Isaac Jr. and Mary Sparhawk, married Dr. William Aspinwall, brother of Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall. Susannah Gardner (Mrs. Dr. William Aspinwall) was a niece of Lucy Sparhawk (Mrs. Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall). Dr. William Aspinwall and his wife Susannah Gardner were also distant cousins by way of the Heath family.
Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and her husband's mother Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Peter Gardner and Elizabeth Aspinwall
Peter Gardner, son of Thomas III and Mary Bowles, married Elizabeth Aspinwall of Brookline in 1715. Elizabeth was a daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens, and a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and of Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner). They had one son, Nathaniel Gardner, born 1716, who died at age 19. Elizabeth died soon after giving birth. Peter died early also.
Benjamin Gardner and Mary Aspinwall
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and others. Mary's brother Lt. Thomas Aspinwall married Johanna Gardner. Johanna was a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner and his first wife Abial Phipps, and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Thomas Gardner III was a co-executor to his father's will in 1689, and his wife Mary was mentioned in the will. He lived with his family in Roxbury, where his children were born, but later moved to the part of western Boston known as Muddy River, which eventually became the town of Brookline.
Thomas III was a farmer, physician, militia officer, and was chosen deacon to the Brookline church on 7 Dec 1718. He held a number of minor town offices, and in 1718 was elected a representative to the General Court.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles had nine children born or baptized in Roxbury, beginning with Thomas IV in 1675.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury
Line through Thomas Gardner III to Thomas Gardner IV and to Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, who married his first cousin Joanna Sparhawk and had children.
Gardner, Thomas, of Roxbury, d. Nov. 1638, leaving chil. Thomas and Peter.
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Note: Great-great-grandfather of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), m. Lucy Smith 4 July 1641, and had Andrew, Thomas, Abigail, Mary, Peter, Abigail (2d), Lucy, Joanna, Joshua, Ca'ebb. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury, and d. 15 July 1689; his w. Lucy d. 6 Nov. 1687.
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Note: Great-grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Bowles 17 Nov. 1673, and had Sarah, Thomas, Mary (note 3), John, Caleb, Peter, Isaac (note 2), Richard, Solomon (?), Benjamin. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury or Brookline, and d. in 1725.
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Note: This is Thomas Gardner III. He and his wife Mary Bowles are grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, this by way of their son Richard (below). Richard's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (with 1st wife Abial Phipps; his 2nd wife was Elizabeth Phipps) was my father's ancestor.
4. Richard, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Winchester and had Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Sarah. Richard the f. and his w. were dismissed from the Church in Brookline, and recommended to the Church in Cambridge in 1725. He was the first of this family in Camb., and d. 9 Jan. 1776, a. 73; his w. Elizabeth d. Aug. 1795.
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Note: This is Richard Gardner, father of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
5. Thomas, s. of Richard (4), m. Joanna Sparhawk, and had Richard, Thomas, Thomas (2d), Samuel, Elizabeth. Thomas the f. was the patriotic Colonel, 1 who sealed his devotion to his country with his blood on Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. See pp. 418-420. He d. of his wounds 3 July 1775; his w. Joanna d. 24 Nov. 1794.
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Note: This is Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution. His wife Joanna Sparhawk was also his first cousin.
6. Richard, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah Goldthwait, and had John: Joanna; Martha; Hannah, m. Dr. James P. Chaplin of Camb. 10 Dec. 1807, and d. 24 May 1838, a. 45; Susan; Sally.
7. Thomas, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Gardner, who was slain in Camb. on the memorable 19th of April 1775, and had Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1791, m. Aaron Rice of Camb. 10 Oct. 1821, and d. 7 July 1853; Thomas; Susanna; Mary S.; Harriet E.; Thomas S. No trace is found in the Camb. Records of Col. Gardner's parentage, or of his children; nor do the Probate Records refer to the settlement of his estate. The materials for the foregoing brief sketch were given to me by Mr. Thomas Gardner Rice (son of Aaron and Hannah), the present Cambridge representative of two martyrs in the cause of liberty, namely Isaac Gardner, Esq. of Brookline, and Col. Thomas Gardner of Cambridge.
Note: Thomas named above (son of Thomas the Colonel) married his cousin Hannah Gardner. She was a daughter of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk. Isaac Gardner, Jr. (aka Isaac Gardner, Esq.) was a son of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath, and a grandson of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles. Hannah's mother Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and the sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall.
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Abigail Gardner Wise was a sister of Thomas Gardner III. Abigail's children included John Wise, Lucy Wise White, and others. Lucy is an ancestor of Henry Herbert, father of George Herbert who today is best known for his house, which is the filming location for the popular series "Downton Abbey".
Thomas Gardner and Mary Bowles were the grandparents of Colonel Thomas Gardner, who married Joanna Sparhawk. The couple were first cousins as well as being married.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles were the great-grandparents of Mary Sparhawk Gardner. This Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner Sparhawk. Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner) married a double cousin, General Isaac Sparhawk Gardner. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner was the son of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver of Cambridge).
Notes
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Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
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This was Isaac Gardner, Sr. who married Susanna Heath. Father of Isaac Gardner, Jr. who married Mary Sparhawk. Mary was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Gardner descendant Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall (a son of Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall). Johanna Gardner Aspinwall was a granddaughter of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles by their son Captain Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Caleb was a first cousin of Isaac Gardner, Sr. His first wife Abial Phipps was a daughter of Solomon Phipps and Mary Danforth, and granddaughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington). Isaac Gardner, Jr. (husband of Mary Sparhawk) was killed April 19, 1775 during the Revolution. Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall were cousins as follows: ISAAC GARDNER, JR. (Isaac Gardner, Jr., Isaac Gardner, Sr., Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr , THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury) — LT. COL. THOMAS ASPINWALL (Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall, Johanna Gardner Aspinwall, Capt. Caleb Gardner, Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr., THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury). Johanna Gardner married very young to Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, which is why there is an extra generation between Isaac Jr. and Johanna's son Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall in spite of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall being contemporaries and fellow revolutionaries.
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Thomas Gardner III had several brothers and sisters. His sister Mary Gardner married Thomas Boylston. They were parents of Peter Boylston who married Ann White; grandparents of Susanna Boylston Adams; and great-grandparents of President John Adams. Ann White (Mrs. Peter Boylston) was the sister of another of my father's ancestors, Major Edward White. Thus the Gardner family and White family from whom I descend are very closely tied to the Adams family, with my ancestor Thomas Aspinwall Brewer being a double cousin to John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their descendants. These weren't just distant cousins. Thomas Aspinwall Brewer and his family knew the family of John Adams, and his descendants including Admiral William Shepherd Benson knew descendants of John Adams and knew they were cousins. Brookline was a small town of just over 600 residents in 1800, which is a reason the families knew one another and understood how they were related.
LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps. She was a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Her paternal grandparents were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood, and her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Benjamin Gardner, and her husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a brother of Mary Aspinwall, Benjamin's wife.
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Thomas married Johanna Gardner, a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (note 1) and his first wife Abial Phipps. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Abiel)
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps, a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Paternal grandparents of Abial Phipps were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood. Her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Peter Gardner and Benjamin Gardner. Peter married Elizabeth Aspinwall, sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Benjamin married Mary Aspinwall, a sister of Johanna's husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna was also a niece of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath was Johanna's cousin in the Heath family, because Johanna was a descendant of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Isaac Gardner, Jr. married Mary Sparhawk, sister of Lucy Sparhawk. Lucy's husband Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall was the son of Isaac Jr.'s first cousin Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall of Brookline. Susannah Gardner, daughter of Isaac Jr. and Mary Sparhawk, married Dr. William Aspinwall, brother of Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall. Susannah Gardner (Mrs. Dr. William Aspinwall) was a niece of Lucy Sparhawk (Mrs. Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall). Dr. William Aspinwall and his wife Susannah Gardner were also distant cousins by way of the Heath family.
Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and her husband's mother Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Peter Gardner and Elizabeth Aspinwall
Peter Gardner, son of Thomas III and Mary Bowles, married Elizabeth Aspinwall of Brookline in 1715. Elizabeth was a daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens, and a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and of Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner). They had one son, Nathaniel Gardner, born 1716, who died at age 19. Elizabeth died soon after giving birth. Peter died early also.
Benjamin Gardner and Mary Aspinwall
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall and others. Mary's brother Lt. Thomas Aspinwall married Johanna Gardner. Johanna was a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner and his first wife Abial Phipps, and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Thomas Gardner III was a co-executor to his father's will in 1689, and his wife Mary was mentioned in the will. He lived with his family in Roxbury, where his children were born, but later moved to the part of western Boston known as Muddy River, which eventually became the town of Brookline.
Thomas III was a farmer, physician, militia officer, and was chosen deacon to the Brookline church on 7 Dec 1718. He held a number of minor town offices, and in 1718 was elected a representative to the General Court.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles had nine children born or baptized in Roxbury, beginning with Thomas IV in 1675.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury
Line through Thomas Gardner III to Thomas Gardner IV and to Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, who married his first cousin Joanna Sparhawk and had children.
Gardner, Thomas, of Roxbury, d. Nov. 1638, leaving chil. Thomas and Peter.
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Note: Great-great-grandfather of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas (1), m. Lucy Smith 4 July 1641, and had Andrew, Thomas, Abigail, Mary, Peter, Abigail (2d), Lucy, Joanna, Joshua, Ca'ebb. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury, and d. 15 July 1689; his w. Lucy d. 6 Nov. 1687.
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Note: Great-grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
3. Thomas, s. of Thomas (2), m. Mary Bowles 17 Nov. 1673, and had Sarah, Thomas, Mary (note 3), John, Caleb, Peter, Isaac (note 2), Richard, Solomon (?), Benjamin. Thomas the f. res. in Roxbury or Brookline, and d. in 1725.
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Note: This is Thomas Gardner III. He and his wife Mary Bowles are grandparents of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution, this by way of their son Richard (below). Richard's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (with 1st wife Abial Phipps; his 2nd wife was Elizabeth Phipps) was my father's ancestor.
4. Richard, s. of Thomas (3), m. Elizabeth Winchester and had Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Sarah. Richard the f. and his w. were dismissed from the Church in Brookline, and recommended to the Church in Cambridge in 1725. He was the first of this family in Camb., and d. 9 Jan. 1776, a. 73; his w. Elizabeth d. Aug. 1795.
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Note: This is Richard Gardner, father of Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution.
5. Thomas, s. of Richard (4), m. Joanna Sparhawk, and had Richard, Thomas, Thomas (2d), Samuel, Elizabeth. Thomas the f. was the patriotic Colonel, 1 who sealed his devotion to his country with his blood on Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. See pp. 418-420. He d. of his wounds 3 July 1775; his w. Joanna d. 24 Nov. 1794.
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Note: This is Col. Thomas Gardner of the Revolution. His wife Joanna Sparhawk was also his first cousin.
6. Richard, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah Goldthwait, and had John: Joanna; Martha; Hannah, m. Dr. James P. Chaplin of Camb. 10 Dec. 1807, and d. 24 May 1838, a. 45; Susan; Sally.
7. Thomas, s. of Thomas (5), m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Gardner, who was slain in Camb. on the memorable 19th of April 1775, and had Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1791, m. Aaron Rice of Camb. 10 Oct. 1821, and d. 7 July 1853; Thomas; Susanna; Mary S.; Harriet E.; Thomas S. No trace is found in the Camb. Records of Col. Gardner's parentage, or of his children; nor do the Probate Records refer to the settlement of his estate. The materials for the foregoing brief sketch were given to me by Mr. Thomas Gardner Rice (son of Aaron and Hannah), the present Cambridge representative of two martyrs in the cause of liberty, namely Isaac Gardner, Esq. of Brookline, and Col. Thomas Gardner of Cambridge.
Note: Thomas named above (son of Thomas the Colonel) married his cousin Hannah Gardner. She was a daughter of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk. Isaac Gardner, Jr. (aka Isaac Gardner, Esq.) was a son of Isaac Gardner, Sr. and Susanna Heath, and a grandson of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles. Hannah's mother Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and the sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall.
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Abigail Gardner Wise was a sister of Thomas Gardner III. Abigail's children included John Wise, Lucy Wise White, and others. Lucy is an ancestor of Henry Herbert, father of George Herbert who today is best known for his house, which is the filming location for the popular series "Downton Abbey".
Thomas Gardner and Mary Bowles were the grandparents of Colonel Thomas Gardner, who married Joanna Sparhawk. The couple were first cousins as well as being married.
Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles were the great-grandparents of Mary Sparhawk Gardner. This Mary Sparhawk was a daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner Sparhawk. Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Samuel Sparhawk and Elizabeth Gardner) married a double cousin, General Isaac Sparhawk Gardner. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner was the son of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Mary Sparhawk (daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver of Cambridge).
Notes
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Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
Captain Caleb Gardner married Abial Phipps. Their daughter Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. These are my direct ancestors. Captain Caleb Gardner's brother Benjamin married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall's sister Mary. Thus Caleb's daughter Johanna was the niece of Benjamin and by marriage the niece of Mary his wife. When she married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, her uncle's wife Mary Aspinwall became her sister-in-law as well as already being her aunt by marriage. Johanna Gardner married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall when she was very young, about 16 years old.
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This was Isaac Gardner, Sr. who married Susanna Heath. Father of Isaac Gardner, Jr. who married Mary Sparhawk. Mary was a daughter of Hon. Thomas Sparhawk and Mary Oliver, and sister of Lucy Sparhawk who married Gardner descendant Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall (a son of Johanna Gardner and Lt. Thomas Aspinwall). Johanna Gardner Aspinwall was a granddaughter of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles by their son Captain Caleb Gardner and Abial Phipps (Caleb was a first cousin of Isaac Gardner, Sr. His first wife Abial Phipps was a daughter of Solomon Phipps and Mary Danforth, and granddaughter of Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington). Isaac Gardner, Jr. (husband of Mary Sparhawk) was killed April 19, 1775 during the Revolution. Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall were cousins as follows: ISAAC GARDNER, JR. (Isaac Gardner, Jr., Isaac Gardner, Sr., Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr , THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury) — LT. COL. THOMAS ASPINWALL (Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall, Johanna Gardner Aspinwall, Capt. Caleb Gardner, Thomas Gardner III, Thomas Gardner, Jr., THOMAS GARDNER of Roxbury). Johanna Gardner married very young to Lt. Thomas Aspinwall, which is why there is an extra generation between Isaac Jr. and Johanna's son Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall in spite of Isaac Gardner, Jr. and Lt. Col. Thomas Aspinwall being contemporaries and fellow revolutionaries.
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Thomas Gardner III had several brothers and sisters. His sister Mary Gardner married Thomas Boylston. They were parents of Peter Boylston who married Ann White; grandparents of Susanna Boylston Adams; and great-grandparents of President John Adams. Ann White (Mrs. Peter Boylston) was the sister of another of my father's ancestors, Major Edward White. Thus the Gardner family and White family from whom I descend are very closely tied to the Adams family, with my ancestor Thomas Aspinwall Brewer being a double cousin to John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their descendants. These weren't just distant cousins. Thomas Aspinwall Brewer and his family knew the family of John Adams, and his descendants including Admiral William Shepherd Benson knew descendants of John Adams and knew they were cousins. Brookline was a small town of just over 600 residents in 1800, which is a reason the families knew one another and understood how they were related.
LT. THOMAS GARDNER III, also known as Deacon Thomas Gardner, married Mary Bowles. They lived in Brookline. Their granddaughter Johanna Gardner Aspinwall (daughter of their son Captain Caleb Gardner) is my father's direct ancestor.
This Gardner family were originally settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The family moved to Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts.
Thomas Gardner III was a son of Thomas Gardner, Jr. and Lucy Smith, and grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury. The Brookline house and estate belonging to Thomas Gardner III was documented and can be seen online. My direct ancestor Captain Caleb Gardner was an owner of this house, which then passed to other descendants of Thomas III when Caleb and his second wife Elizabeth Phipps moved to Newport in Rhode Island.
Captain Caleb Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, first married Abial Phipps. She was a daughter of Captain Solomon Phipps (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society) and Mary Danforth. Her paternal grandparents were Solomon Phipps and Elizabeth Wood, and her maternal grandparents were Hon. Thomas Danforth and Mary Withington. Johanna Gardner, a daughter of Caleb and Abial, married Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a niece of Benjamin Gardner, and her husband Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a brother of Mary Aspinwall, Benjamin's wife.
Thomas III and Mary's son Benjamin Gardner married Mary Aspinwall, daughter of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens. Mary Aspinwall (Mrs. Benjamin Gardner) was a sister of Lt. Thomas Aspinwall. Thomas married Johanna Gardner, a niece of Mary's husband Benjamin Gardner. Johanna Gardner (Mrs. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall) was a daughter of Benjamin's brother Captain Caleb Gardner (note 1) and his first wife Abial Phipps. Lt. Thomas Aspinwall was a son of Captain Samuel Aspinwall and Sarah Stevens.
Isaac Gardner, Sr., son of Thomas Gardner III and Mary Bowles, married Susanna Heath. Susanna Heath and Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury (grandfather of Thomas Gardner III)
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Thomas Gardner III
Deacon Thomas Gardner (also known as Lt. Thomas Gardner III) is buried in this tomb, along with many descendants and their spouses.
Deacon Thomas Gardner III was the son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith of Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the grandson of Thomas Gardner of Roxbury.
He is known as Thomas Gardner III, Lt. Thomas Gardner, Lt. Thomas Gardner III, Deacon Thomas Gardner, Deacon Thomas Gardner III, and as Deacon Lt. Thomas Gardner III. These combinations of titles and designations can refer to the same Thomas Gardner, subject of this memorial.
Thomas Gardner III married at Roxbury on November 17, 1673, Mary Bowles. Mary Bowles was born in Roxbury on April 20, 1655, the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath.
Mary Bowles were cousins in the Heath family, Mary being the daughter of Elder John Bowles and Elizabeth Heath. Thus Isaac Gardner, Sr. married his distant cousin when he married Susanna Heath, because they were both directly descended from William Heath. The name Isaac originates with Isaac Heath, son of William Heath and Agnes Cheney. Isaac Heath was the father of Elizabeth who married John Bowles, and grandfather of Mary Bowles who married Thomas Gardner III.
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