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First Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Gardner, Jr

First Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Gardner, Jr

Male 1592 - 1674  (82 years)


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  • Name Thomas Gardner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Title First Governor of Massachusetts 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 4 Mar 1592  Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 8, 16, 18] 
    Baptism 15 Apr 1593  Dorchester, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LZV1-2K8 
    Death 29 Dec 1674  Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Person ID I793  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Thomas Gardiner,   b. Abt 1560, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1635, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth White,   b. Abt 1564, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1635, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Frier,   b. 25 Jan 1594, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1674, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1617  Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 16] 
    Age at Marriage Thomas was 25 years and 1 month - Margaret was 23 years and 3 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Gardner, Sr,   b. 13 Jun 1621, Dorchester, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    +2. Sarah Gardner,   b. Abt 1627, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1686, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Peter Gardner,   b. 1617, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1698, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • "Some New England Quaker Families"; James E. Bellarts 1989.

      He was overseer of first Cape Ann Plantation, innkeeper. He emigrated in 1624 on the "Zouch Phenix", Cape Ann, commissioned by the Dorchester Company with John Balch. On 17 May 1637 he was made a freeman. He lived in 1641 at Essex St., Salem.

      Buried long before Harmony Grove Cemetery was founded (1840), the source below states that he is buried on "Mr. Gardner's Hill", which according to a 1692 map of Salem is along "Gardner's Brook" which is the same location as Harmony Grove Cemetery today.
      "Some New England Quaker Families"; James E. Bellarts 1989.

      He was overseer of first Cape Ann Plantation, innkeeper. He emigrated in 1624 on the "Zouch Phenix", Cape Ann, commissioned by the Dorchester Company with John Balch. On 17 May 1637 he was made a freeman. He lived in 1641 at Essex St., Salem.

      Buried long before Harmony Grove Cemetery was founded (1840), the source below states that he is buried on "Mr. Gardner's Hill", which according to a 1692 map of Salem is along "Gardner's Brook" which is the same location as Harmony Grove Cemeter y today.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S288] Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", databaseFamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:FH1R-7JZ : 17 January 2020), Thomas Gardner in entry for Damarise Gardner, 1674.

    2. [S46] England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-B7B4 : Thu Mar 07 16:53:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Gardner and Richardi Gardner, 15 April 1593.

    3. [S9] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775.
      Record for Robert Brent

    4. [S289] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SH:RE1/1.

    5. [S6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names.

    6. [S107] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins.
      Record for Francis Cooke

    7. [S41] England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:NBZM-FPX : 4 February 2023), Thomae Gardner in entry for Josephus Gardner, 1616.

    8. [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-C68H : Mon Mar 17 19:38:51 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas Gardner.

    9. [S76] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-C5KJ : Sun Mar 10 04:25:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Gardner and Damorice, 29 October 1674.

    10. [S76] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-ZQYX : Sun Mar 10 04:25:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Damaris Gardner and Thomas Gardner, 28 September 1674.

    11. [S77] Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:FCQT-W55 : 16 March 2022), Thomas in entry for Richard Gardner, 1631.

    12. [S288] Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", FamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:FH1R-7JZ : 17 January 2020), Thomas Gardner in entry for Damarise Gardner, 1674.

    13. [S288] Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", FamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-JTR : 17 January 2020), Thomas Gardner in entry for Damaris Gardner, 1674.

    14. [S288] Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", FamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-JTT : 17 January 2020), Thomas Gardner, 1674.

    15. [S288] Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", FamilySearch (https:///ark:/61903/1:1:FH1R-7J8 : 17 January 2020), Thomas Gardner, 1674.

    16. [S9] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775.

    17. [S586] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names.

    18. [S107] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins.
      Record for Jane B Campbell


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