Sarah Shattuck [1090] ^{2 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

• See the document "History of Nantucket" by Alexander Starbuck. In referring to the family of Richard Gardner and Sarah Shattuck stated........
She (Sarah Starbuck sic [Shattuck]) had made herself obnoxious to the Massachusetts government by sympathizing with the Quakers, had been brought before the Salem Court for absenting herself "from the publik ordinances on the Lord's day, for neglecting to attend services at the First Church in Salem and for attending assemblies of the Friends, and had been excommunicated from the First Church in Salem for so doing. The widow Sarah was a woman of decided opinions and not inclined to mask them. Sarah, daughter of Richard and Sarah, married Eleazer Folger, son of Peter and when Peter was imprisoned during the "Insurrection," the Gardner family showed indignation and were arrested. They failed to appear at the Court held April 22, 1677 to which they were summoned but did appear at the Court next following with this result: 'Sarah, wife of Mr. Richard Gardner, being legally convicted of speaking very opprobriously and uttering many slanderous words concerning the imprisonment of Peter Folger who was imprisoned by order of the court, upon her good demeaning herself, and civilly being to the good satisfaction and likeness of the court, the Court think fit to remit all other fines provided by law in such case, but she shall be reproved and admonished to have care for the future of evil words tending to defaming His Majesty's Court.'"

Sarah married Richard Gardner, Sr. [1086] [MRIN: 477], son of Thomas Gardner [734] and Margaret Frier [6242], between 1645 and 1652.¹ (Richard Gardner, Sr. [1086] was born between 1622 and 1631 in England and died on 23 Jan 1688/89 in Nantucket Island.)

  Marriage Notes:

[baker fow, 2005-02-18.ged]

Richard GARDNER may have been the first husband of Sarah -----