I have records of an Albert A. GARDNER who lived at Dennisport MA about 1860. He was the master of the "Ship John Bryant of Boston" His children included Sarah Starbuck GARDNER. Can anyone help with details about this GARDNER, his relationship to the STARBUCKs (of Nantucket?), or his ship "John Bryant of Boston"? My sources for my information are: (1) Painting entitled "Ship John Bryant of Boston, A.A. Gardner Master, passing Heligoland Sept 1 the. 1860". It was flying the American flag, and on the foremast it had a square red flag with a 5 pointed white star and a G in the centre. The ship had three masts with a bowsprit. On the deck near the bow was a pedestal about one metre high which could have been the mounting for a whaling harpoon gun? (I don't know much about ships or whaling ships of the 1860's) (2) Two ceramic Jardinieres and saucers with painting of the ship "John Bryant", inscribed "Sarah S. Gardner a present from her father". (3) Brass name plate with A.A Gardner inscribed. (4) Wallet inscribed with Albert A. Gardner, Dennisport Mass. (5) Original Certificate Marriage of Eva Belle Mixner (Sarah Starbuck GARDNER's daughter) & John Leopold von Mioduszewski. 1912/10710R. Perhaps SKS might do a lookup in a book which was written by a GARDNER about the STARBUCKs: Gardner, Will. "Three Bricks and Three Brothers. The Story of the Nantucket Whale-Oil Merchant Joseph Starbuck. Nantucket Island", publ. by The Whaling Museum Publishing, 1945. This book contains genealogical information on the Starbuck family. -- ************************************** Name : Philip Strong Email : plstrong@pnc.com.au Location: Blue Mountains Australia ************************************** Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/