David Gardiner's 1740 home
95 Main St.
East Hampton, NY

David Gardiner's 1740 home
95 Main St.
East Hampton, NY

David Gardiner passed down Coseo and Will to Abraham Gardiner in his 1750 will. He also gave his wife "one negro wench as she shall make choice of out of all my negro slaves." But before, Abraham Schellinger, who owned the land, had a 1713 inventory with a "negro man priced at 40 pounds" and a "negro woman priced at 18 pounds." David Gardiner, 6th proprietor of Gardiner's Island, unclear whether or not he ever lived in this house, kept a meticulous inventory, recording a "negro man named Plato aged 35 years 52 pounds" "negro man named Dick aged 40 years, 22 pounds" "negro man named Brister aged 28 years, 52 pounds "negro man named Philip aged 22 years, 65 pounds" "negro man named Cyrus aged 21 years, 70 pounds" "negro boy named Peter age 14, 53 pounds" "negro boy named Cato age 12, 48 pounds" "negro boy named Reuben age 10, 40 pounds" "negro boy named Abel age 8, 32 pounds" "negro woman named Phillis age 52 years, 8 pounds" "negro woman named Sabinah aged 48 years, 12 pounds" and a "negro woman named Sarah aged 23, 38 pounds."