James Gardner [6986]

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has conflicting birth information of 19 May 1662 and Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. ⁷

James married Mary Starbuck [6721] [MRIN: 2667], daughter of Nathaniel Starbuck [6285] and Mary Coffin [6284], in Nantucket Island.^{1 2 3} (Mary Starbuck [6721] was born on 30 Mar 1663 in Nantucket Island ⁸ and died in 1696 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts ³.)

James next married Rachell Gardner [5226] [MRIN: 2551], daughter of Capt. John Gardner [712] and Pricilla Grafton [723], in Nantucket Island.^{3 4} (Rachell Gardner [5226] was born on 3 Aug 1661 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts ^{9 10}.)

James next married Patience Folger [3694] [MRIN: 1383], daughter of Peter Folger [792] and Mary Morrell [801], in Nantucket Island.^{1 5} (Patience Folger [3694] was born in 1656 in Martha's Vineyard and died in Jan 1717/18 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)

James next married Mary Coffin [6288] [MRIN: 2440], daughter of James Coffin, Esq. [615] and Mary Severance [626], in Nantucket Island.⁴ (Mary Coffin [6288] was born on 18 Apr 1665 in Dover, New Hampshire ¹¹ and died on 1 Feb 1741/42 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.)