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Gardiner, Luke ( 1622 - 1674 )

Wife: 1. by late 1650's, Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth Morris, sister of Agatha Langworth and Emma Johnson Turner Rosewell, 2. Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Hatton and Margaret Hatton Banks, later wife of 2. Clement Hill. Parents: Richard Gardiner (SM#1477) and Elizabeth. Siblings: Richard, Julian, Elizabeth, John. Children (wife #1): Richard (m. Elizabeth Ware of Virginia), John (m. Elizabeth); (division amongst wives unknown, possibly wife #2): Luke (m. Elizabeth), Thomas. Local Offices: appraiser, 1660, 1669; justice of peace, 1661-1666, 1668-1672; sheriff, 1672-1674. Provincial Offices: Burgess, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1671; juror, division of St. Clements Manor, Provincial Court, 1665. Military Offices: lieutenant by 1661; captain by 1664, still serving 1670. Freeholder, St. Clements Manor, 1659, 1660. Land at death: Cannoe Neck (dwelling plantation); Warberton Manor, Charles County, 1200 a.; St. Johns; Hillilee; Gardiners Landing, 100 a.; Grimsditch, Charles County, 580 a.; tract, Piscataway Creek, 800 a.; other undetermined acreage.

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