The New York genealogical and biographical record . uth became indelibly fixed in his memory, which was always a retentive one. With hisdeath there passed away one whose mind was a rich repository of tra-ditionary history of eastern Long Island, and one who in this respect,perhaps, leaves no successor. Colonel Gardiner died of pneumonia at his residence in Xew York,May 9, 1892. The funeral services were held at St. James EpiscopalChurch, of which he was an attendant, and he was buried at East-hampton, near the grave of the American founder of his family. Hiswidow and three unmarried children,
The New York genealogical and biographical record . uth became indelibly fixed in his memory, which was always a retentive one. With hisdeath there passed away one whose mind was a rich repository of tra-ditionary history of eastern Long Island, and one who in this respect,perhaps, leaves no successor. Colonel Gardiner died of pneumonia at his residence in Xew York,May 9, 1892. The funeral services were held at St. James EpiscopalChurch, of which he was an attendant, and he was buried at East-hampton, near the grave of the American founder of his family. Hiswidow and three unmarried children, David, Sarah Diodati, and RobertAlexander, survive him. THE HON. JONATHAN INSLEE CODDINGTON. Jonathan I. Coddingtox was a prominent figure in the social, busi-ness, and political life of his day. He was born in Woodbridge, N. ].,on the 23d of February, 1784. and was of English descent, the. ancientname of Coddington (or De Codington) being found in English historyas far back as 12S0. Cotentin and Codenton—the same name—occur in 1892.] The Hon. Jonathan Inslec Coddington. joi One branch oi the family came to America in the year 1630 and aidedin the settlement of Rhode Island, and afterwards in that of the old townof Woodbridge, N. J. The most prominent member of the family incolonial days was Governor William Coddington, who, together withRoger Williams, was the founder and first chief magis-trate of Rhode Island. To his eminent ability was joinedabroad-minded liberality, and in an age rife with poliii-cal and religious persecution he was the friend and cham-pion of the oppressed. From this ancestry was Jonathan I. Coddington de-scended. His grandfather, John Coddington, was bomin Woodbridge, resided in New York, married Margaret coddingtonEdgar, and returned to Woodbridge. Their eldest son crest. was James Coddington, who served in the Revolutionarv army, and, ac-cording to family tradition, was lieutenant commanding the body guardwhich General Washington g
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