I am confused! Maybe I don't have the information correct, but maybe we are looking at two different George's??? Are you referring to George, son of Thomas (Salem/Nantucket Gardners)?? The information I have is he arrived in American in 1624. The earliest mention of George Gardner in the Town Records of Salem, Ma. is under the date of the 8th of the 9th month 1637 at which time he was granted ten acres of land. He became a member of the First Church in Salem in 1641 (First Church Records). This being the case, he would not have married in London in 1630. I haven't come across the mention of the two "common law" wives before. I found them on the internet, but what I'm not sure is if this George is Thomas' son. This whole Nantucket Gardner family has had me in a fit for years!! Liz Gordon Grant Lane wrote: > It appears that George had a lot of wives, both ones he married and common law. I don't know how valid my list is but here it is: > > Mrs. Ruth Turner > Elizabeth Allen > Hannah Shattuck > Herodias Long 29 Mar 1630 (maybe common law) > Sarah Slaughter m. 29 Mar 1630 London > Elizabeth Horne m. 27 Dec 1642 Salem, MA > Lydia Ballou m. 2 Jun 1668 Kingston, RI > > Note: Long and Slaughter have the same marriage dates! > > Are there more? Several children are shown with more than one mother. Does anyong have a timeline on old George? > > ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb's GARDNER surname Mailing List > Acceptable Use Policy at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237