Benjamin B. Hardin, II

Married unknown wife in Lancaster County,PA.

Note: Ben was the Great-Great Grandfather of infamous Texas gunman,John Wesley Hardin,born 1853 in Bonham,Texas,killed 1895 in the Acme Saloon,El Paso,Texas;Ben is also an ancestor of country music star Tommy Overstreet. Ben was in Anson Co. N.C. about 1752,in S.C.1753,and was granted land in S.C.(which was later in N.C.)1754. Benjamin's son Colonel Joseph Hardin (1734-1801) was a Revolutionary patriot and signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence; he was also a chief designer of the Lost Free State of Franklin (E.Tennessee). Col. Joseph was an original trustee of Greenville(later Tusculum)College. Hardin County in Tennessee is named in his honor.

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Benjamin Hardin

Birth: 1710 Richmond Henrico County Virginia, USA Death: Feb., 1764 Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA

A son of Benjamin Hardin was John Hardin b.1738 Augusta Co VA-d.April 28, 1802 Knoxville, Knox Co Tenn married to Catherine {Lds record} A son of John and Catherine was Joab Hardin married Sarah Drake. See Life story Joab was the father of Jonathan Hardin 1800-1869. Life story is at Johnathan Hardin. Jonathan was the father of Edwin Hardin Edwin was the father of Martha Bowman

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Parents:

 Benjamin B Hardin (1678 - 1734)

 Sarah Stanley Hardin (____ - 1750)

Spouse:

 Sarah Hooper Hardin (1714 - 1736)*

Children:

 Henrietta Hardin Inman (1727 - ____)*

 Sarah Hardin Hambright (1730 - 1781)*

 Joseph a Hardin (1734 - 1801)*

http://genforum.genealogy.com/hardin/messages/5387.html ….Benjamin II Hardin b: 31 Jan 1700/1701 VA Colony d: Feb 1764 Mecklenburg Co, NC; Resided between 1740-1750 Augusta Co, VA Colony, before 1772 Richmond, Orange Co, VA Colony; Immigrated 1772 from Richmond, VA area to Tryon Co; Will drawn 1732; Probate 1734 registered for the deceased; Buried Feb 1764 Mecklenburg Co, NC Colony; 17 m: #1 abt. 1727 VA to Catherine Carr m: 1731-1736 to Margaret Elizabeth “Sarah” Hooper …..+Catherine Carr …..+2nd wife Margaret Elizabeth “Sarah” Hooper b: ? VA Colony d: ? ………William Hardin ………Rebecca Hardin b: 1732 Orange Co, VA d: 1764-1769 Mecklenburg Co, NC Colony m: before 1760 ………..+Johannes Kuykendall Sr b: abt. 1722 Kingston, Ulster Co, NY Colony d: ? ……………John Kuykendall Jr b: abt. 1750 VA d: ? ……………Benjamin Kuykendall b: abt. 1751 Anson (later Mecklenburg) Co, NC Colony d: 02 Jun 1791 Sumner Co, TN m: ?

Notes:

-Benjamin was killed by Indians.

A son of Benjamin Hardin was John Hardin b.1738 Augusta Co VA-d.April 28, 1802 Knoxville, Knox Co Tenn married to Catherine {Lds record} A son of John and Catherine was Joab Hardin married Sarah Drake. See Life story Joab was the father of Jonathan Hardin 1800-1869. Life story is at Johnathan Hardin. Jonathan was the father of Edwin Hardin Edwin was the father of Martha Bowman http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55274034

A son of Benjamin Hardin was John Hardin b.1738 Augusta Co VA-d.April 28, 1802 Knoxville, Knox Co Tenn married to Catherine {Lds record} A son of John and Catherine was Joab Hardin married Sarah Drake. See Life story Joab was the father of Jonathan Hardin 1800-1869. Life story is at Johnathan Hardin. Jonathan was the father of Edwin Hardin Edwin was the father of Martha Bowman

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