Benjamin Hardin

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• Birth: 1739 Prince William County Virginia, USA
• Death: Dec. 1, 1816 Washington County Kentucky, USA

Benjamin Hardin was the son of

• Major John Hardin (1710-1789)
• Catherine Marr Hardin (1711-1786).

Benjamin married Sarah Ellen Hardin (1743 – 1826) at Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1767. Sarah was the daughter of

• Martin Hardin 1716 – 1779
• Lydia Waters Hardin (1720 – 1800).

Benjamin and Sarah have the following known 10 children:

1. Kate Hardin 1767 – 1840;
2. Lydia Hardin 1768 – ;
3. Sarah Hardin 1770 – 1864;
4. Rosannah Hardin 1773 – 1823;
5. Polly Hardin 1775 –;
6. Cassandra Hardin 1778 – 1799;
7. Martin L Hardin 1780 – 1848;
8. James Hardin 1782 – 1782;
9. Benjamin Hardin 1784 – 1852
10. Warren Hardin 1786 – 1866

• Benjamin & Sarah were first cousins
• 1739 - born in Frederick Co, VA
• 1769 - the family moved to George's Creek (now Springhill, Fayette Co, PA)
• SPOUSE: Sarah Hardin, his 1st cousin, dau. of Martin & Lydia (Waters) Hardin
• 1780 - Marriage Record: Washington Co. KY Bk T Pg 54
• Children: 10

Served in the Rev. War. Dar #76 400

• 1788 - with his cousins, packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY)
• 1788 - Jun 4, was bequeath 5 shillings in father's will
• 1803 - Jun 9, a certificate from General Walton giving a lot No. 85 to Benjamin Hardin for his services as a Trustee to the Town of Springfield.
• 1820 - he died in Washington County

Reference:

• MARRIAGES OF SOME VIRGINIA RESIDENTS, page 204
• DAR no. 76 400
• PIONEER HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1982, page 10, 11
• Above from Diane Miller
• One of Benjamin Hardin's sons, Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served as the Secretary of State of Kentucky 1844–1847. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hardin
• One of Benjamin Hardin's nephews was Martin Davis Hardin (June 26, 1837 – December 12, 1923) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of John J. Hardin. He was a family friend and protégé of Abraham Lincoln (it was at the Hardin family home that Lincoln first met his wife, Mary Todd). Hardin graduated from West Point in the Class of 1859, and was an aide to Robert E. Lee in the hanging of John Brown soon after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Davis_Hardin

• Some famous people related to Benjamin Hardin through his dad, Maj. John Hardin according to ancestry.com:
• Helen Adams Keller(1880-1968) American author and activist (4th Cousin 4 times removed),
• James Matthew Barrie(1860-1937) Scottish Novelist (3rd Cousin 6 times removed),
• Mark Twain(1835-1910)American Author (4th Cousin 5 times removed),
• Jimmy Earl Carter(1924-) 39th President of the United States of America (4th Cousin 6 times removed),
• Ronald Reagan(1911-2004)40th President of the United States of America (2nd Cousin 11 times removed),
• Theodore Roosevelt(1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (6th Cousin 4 times removed),
• Samuel Morse(1791-1872) American Inventor (7th Cousin 3 times removed),
• Benjamin Harrison(1833-1901) 9th Cousin,
• John F. Kennedy(1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (8th Cousin 2 times removed),
• Margaret I of Denmark(1353-1412) Queen Consort of Scotland (2nd Cousin 14 times removed)
• and many others.

Family links:

Parents:

• John Hardin (1710 - 1789)
• Catherine Marr Hardin (1711 - 1786)

Spouse: Sarah Ellen Hardin (1743 - 1826)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:

• Hardin Family Cemetery
• Springfield
• Washington County
• Kentucky, USA

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Created by: Stella Burnette

• Record added: Aug 07, 2012
• Find A Grave Memorial# 94944966

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Served in the Revolutionary War. (Dar #76 400) 1788 - with his cousins, packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY)

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50484639

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

"Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750" by B. C. Holtzclaw

"Kentucky: A History of the State, Embracing a Concise Account of the Origin and Development of the Virginia Colony, Its Expansion Westward, and the Settlement of the Frontier Beyond the Alleghanies : the Erection of Kentucky as an Independent State, and Its Subsequent Development" -- William Henry Perrin J. H. Battle G. C. Kniffin- January 1, 1887, F. A. Battey - Publisher

J. Oran Hardin, Harden/Hardin/Harding Family Association

Descendants of Martin Hardin

Kentucky Records

Benjamin Hardin was the son of Major John Hardin (1710-1789) and Catherine Marr Hardin (1711-1786). Benjamin married Sarah Ellen Hardin (1743 – 1826) at Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1767. Sarah was the daughter of Martin Hardin 1716 – 1779 and Lydia Waters Hardin (1720 – 1800).

Children of BENJAMIN HARDIN and SARAH ELLEN HARDIN are: 1. KATE HARDIN, b. 01 Jan 1766.; m. NESTOR HARDIN, s/o JOHN HARDIN & ISABELLA SHUBRACH 2. LYDIA HARDIN, b. 29 Dec 1768.; m. THOMAS TOBIN, born Unknown, & died 25 May 1844, PA 3. SARAH HARDIN, b. 17 Dec 1770; m. ROBERT TOBIN. 4. ROSANNAH HARDIN, b. 05 March 1773; m. JAMES MCELROY 06 Nov 1794, Washington Co.KY 5. POLLY HARDIN, b. 15 Aug 1775; m ANDREW BARNETT 22 Feb1801 in Washington Co. KY 6. CASSANDRA HARDIN, b. 05 Sept 1778; d. Bef. 1799; m WILLIAM HARDIN 08 Feb 1798, Washington Co KY, s/o WILLIAM HARDIN & WINIFRED HOLTZCLAW. He was born 03 Aug 1781, and died 24 Sept 1850 in Louisville, KY 7. MARTIN L. HARDIN, b. 25 May 1780; d. Abt. 1848, TX; m. JULIET CALHOUN; b. 23 Sept 1781; d. 21 Sept 1837. 8. JAME HARDIN, b. 10 Aug 1782. 9. BENJAMIN HARDIN, b. 29 Feb 1784; d. 24 Sept 1852, Bardstown, KY; m ELIZABETH BARBOUR 03 March 1807 in Washington Co KY, d/o ANDREW BARBOUR & CATHERINE THOMAS. She was born 1788 in Culpeper Co VA, and died Bef. 1852. Buried Pioneer Cemetery Bardstown KY; m ELIZA CALHOUN 18 April 1815 Washington Co KY, d/o DR. PARKER CALHOUN. 10. WARREN HARDIN, b. 30 Nov 1786, PA; d. 12 March 1866, Meade Co. KY

Benjamin & Sarah were first cousins 1739 - born in Frederick Co, VA

1769 - the family moved to George's Creek (now Springhill, Fayette Co, PA)

SPOUSE: Sarah Ellen Hardin, his 1st cousin, dau. of Martin & Lydia (Waters) Hardin

1780 - Marriage Record: Washington Co. KY Bk T Pg 54 Children: 10

Served in the Rev. War. Dar #76 400 1788 - with his cousins, packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY)

1788 - Jun 4, was bequeath 5 shillings in father's will 1803 - Jun 9, a certificate from General Walton giving a lot No. 85 to Benjamin Hardin for his services as a Trustee to the Town of Springfield.

Reference: MARRIAGES OF SOME VIRGINIA RESIDENTS, page 204 DAR no. 76 400 PIONEER HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1982, page 10, 11 Above from Diane Miller

One of Benjamin Hardin's sons, Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served as the Secretary of State of Kentucky 1844–1847.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hardin

One of Benjamin Hardin's nephews was Martin Davis Hardin (June 26, 1837 – December 12, 1923) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of John J. Hardin. He was a family friend and protégé of Abraham Lincoln (it was at the Hardin family home that Lincoln first met his wife, Mary Todd). Hardin graduated from West Point in the Class of 1859, and was an aide to Robert E. Lee in the hanging of John Brown soon after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Davis_Hardin

Some famous people related to Benjamin Hardin through his dad, Maj. John Hardin according to ancestry.com: Helen Adams Keller(1880-1968) American author and activist (4th Cousin 4 times removed), James Matthew Barrie(1860-1937) Scottish Novelist (3rd Cousin 6 times removed), Mark Twain(1835-1910)American Author (4th Cousin 5 times removed), Jimmy Earl Carter(1924-) 39th President of the United States of America (4th Cousin 6 times removed), Ronald Reagan(1911-2004)40th President of the United States of America (2nd Cousin 11 times removed), Theodore Roosevelt(1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (6th Cousin 4 times removed), Samuel Morse(1791-1872) American Inventor (7th Cousin 3 times removed), Benjamin Harrison(1833-1901) 9th Cousin, John F. Kennedy(1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (8th Cousin 2 times removed), Margaret I of Denmark(1353-1412) Queen Consort of Scotland (2nd Cousin 14 times removed) and many others.

(bio by: Stella)

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1739 - born in Frederick Co, VA 1769 - the family moved to George's Creek (nowspringhill, Fayette Co, PA) SPOUSE: Sarah Hardin, his 1st cousin, dau. of Martin & Lydia (Waters) Hardin 1780 - Marriage Record: Washington Co. KY Bk T Pg 54 Children: 10 Served in the Rev. War. Dar #76 400 1788 - with his cousins,packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY) 1788 - Jun 4, was bequeath 5 shillings in father's will 1803 -Jun 9, a certificate from General Walton giving a lot No. 85 to Benjamin Hardin for his services as a Trustee to the Town of Springfield. 1820 - he diedin Washington County

Reference: MARRIAGES OF SOME VIRGINIA RESIDENTS, page 204 DAR no. 76 400 PIONEER HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1982, page 10, 11

• Residence: Washington County Kentucky
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2020, 9:17:29 UTC

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TWO SOURCES OF INFORMATION
1) http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~katy/genealogy/hardin/b3144.html#P3144

2) "Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750" by B. C. Holtzclaw

"Kentucky: A History of the State, Embracing a Concise Account of the Origin and Development of the Virginia Colony, Its Expansion Westward, and the Settlement of the Frontier Beyond the Alleghanies : the Erection of Kentucky as an Independent State, and Its Subsequent Development" -- William Henry Perrin J. H. Battle G. C. Kniffin- January 1, 1887, F. A. Battey - Publisher

J. Oran Hardin, Harden/Hardin/Harding Family Association

Descendants of Martin Hardin

Kentucky Records

Benjamin Hardin was the son of Major John Hardin (1710-1789) and Catherine Marr Hardin (1711-1786). Benjamin married Sarah Ellen Hardin (1743 – 1826) at Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1767. Sarah was the daughter of Martin Hardin 1716 – 1779 and Lydia Waters Hardin (1720 – 1800).

Children of BENJAMIN HARDIN and SARAH ELLEN HARDIN are:
1. KATE HARDIN, b. 01 Jan 1766.; m. NESTOR HARDIN, s/o JOHN HARDIN & ISABELLA SHUBRACH
2. LYDIA HARDIN, b. 29 Dec 1768.; m. THOMAS TOBIN, born Unknown, & died 25 May 1844, PA
3. SARAH HARDIN, b. 17 Dec 1770; m. ROBERT TOBIN.
4. ROSANNAH HARDIN, b. 05 March 1773; m. JAMES MCELROY 06 Nov 1794, Washington Co.KY
5. POLLY HARDIN, b. 15 Aug 1775; m ANDREW BARNETT 22 Feb1801 in Washington Co. KY
6. CASSANDRA HARDIN, b. 05 Sept 1778; d. Bef. 1799; m WILLIAM HARDIN 08 Feb 1798, Washington Co KY, s/o WILLIAM HARDIN & WINIFRED HOLTZCLAW. He was born 03 Aug 1781, and died 24 Sept 1850 in Louisville, KY
7. MARTIN L. HARDIN, b. 25 May 1780; d. Abt. 1848, TX; m. JULIET CALHOUN; b. 23 Sept 1781; d. 21 Sept 1837.
8. JAME HARDIN, b. 10 Aug 1782.
9. BENJAMIN HARDIN, b. 29 Feb 1784; d. 24 Sept 1852, Bardstown, KY; m ELIZABETH BARBOUR 03 March 1807 in Washington Co KY, d/o ANDREW BARBOUR & CATHERINE THOMAS. She was born 1788 in Culpeper Co VA, and died Bef. 1852. Buried Pioneer Cemetery Bardstown KY; m ELIZA CALHOUN 18 April 1815 Washington Co KY, d/o DR. PARKER CALHOUN.
10. WARREN HARDIN, b. 30 Nov 1786, PA; d. 12 March 1866, Meade Co. KY

Benjamin & Sarah were first cousins
1739 - born in Frederick Co, VA

1769 - the family moved to George's Creek (now Springhill, Fayette Co, PA)

SPOUSE: Sarah Ellen Hardin, his 1st cousin, dau. of Martin & Lydia (Waters) Hardin

1780 - Marriage Record: Washington Co. KY Bk T Pg 54
Children: 10

Served in the Rev. War. Dar #76 400
1788 - with his cousins, packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY)

1788 - Jun 4, was bequeath 5 shillings in father's will
1803 - Jun 9, a certificate from General Walton giving a lot No. 85 to Benjamin
Hardin for his services as a Trustee to the Town of Springfield.

Reference:
MARRIAGES OF SOME VIRGINIA RESIDENTS, page 204
DAR no. 76 400
PIONEER HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1982, page 10, 11
Above from Diane Miller

One of Benjamin Hardin's sons, Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served as the Secretary of State of Kentucky 1844–1847.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hardin

One of Benjamin Hardin's nephews was Martin Davis Hardin (June 26, 1837 – December 12, 1923) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of John J. Hardin. He was a family friend and protégé of Abraham Lincoln (it was at the Hardin family home that Lincoln first met his wife, Mary Todd). Hardin graduated from West Point in the Class of 1859, and was an aide to Robert E. Lee in the hanging of John Brown soon after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Davis_Hardin

Some famous people related to Benjamin Hardin through his dad, Maj. John Hardin according to ancestry.com: Helen Adams Keller(1880-1968) American author and activist (4th Cousin 4 times removed), James Matthew Barrie(1860-1937) Scottish Novelist (3rd Cousin 6 times removed), Mark Twain(1835-1910)American Author (4th Cousin 5 times removed), Jimmy Earl Carter(1924-) 39th President of the United States of America (4th Cousin 6 times removed), Ronald Reagan(1911-2004)40th President of the United States of America (2nd Cousin 11 times removed), Theodore Roosevelt(1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (6th Cousin 4 times removed), Samuel Morse(1791-1872) American Inventor (7th Cousin 3 times removed), Benjamin Harrison(1833-1901) 9th Cousin, John F. Kennedy(1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (8th Cousin 2 times removed), Margaret I of Denmark(1353-1412) Queen Consort of Scotland (2nd Cousin 14 times removed) and many others.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2022, 20:03:05 UTC

Capt Benjamin Hardin

• BIRTH Feb 1739 - Prince William County, Virginia, USA
• DEATH 1 Dec 1816 (aged 77) - Washington County, Kentucky, USA
• BURIAL Hardin Family Cemetery, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 50484639 · View Source

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50484639/benjamin-hardin

TWO SOURCES OF INFORMATION
1) http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~katy/genealogy/hardin/b3144.html#P3144

2) "Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750" by B. C. Holtzclaw

"Kentucky: A History of the State, Embracing a Concise Account of the Origin and Development of the Virginia Colony, Its Expansion Westward, and the Settlement of the Frontier Beyond the Alleghanies: the Erection of Kentucky as an Independent State, and Its Subsequent Development" -- William Henry Perrin J. H. Battle G. C. Kniffin- January 1, 1887, F. A. Battey - Publisher

J. Oran Hardin, Harden/Hardin/Harding Family Association

Descendants of Martin Hardin

Kentucky Records

Benjamin Hardin was the son of Major John Hardin (1710-1789) and Catherine Marr Hardin (1711-1786). Benjamin married Sarah Ellen Hardin (1743 – 1826) at Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1767. Sarah was the daughter of Martin Hardin 1716 – 1779 and Lydia Waters Hardin (1720 – 1800).

Children of BENJAMIN HARDIN and SARAH ELLEN HARDIN are:

1. 1. KATE HARDIN, b. 01 Jan 1766.; m. NESTOR HARDIN, s/o JOHN HARDIN & ISABELLA SHUBRACH
2. 2. LYDIA HARDIN, b. 29 Dec 1768.; m. THOMAS TOBIN, born Unknown, & died 25 May 1844, PA
3. 3. SARAH HARDIN, b. 17 Dec 1770; m. ROBERT TOBIN.
4. 4. ROSANNAH HARDIN, b. 05 March 1773; m. JAMES MCELROY 06 Nov 1794, Washington Co.KY
5. 5. POLLY HARDIN, b. 15 Aug 1775; m ANDREW BARNETT 22 Feb1801 in Washington Co. KY
6. 6. CASSANDRA HARDIN, b. 05 Sept 1778; d. Bef. 1799; m WILLIAM HARDIN 08 Feb 1798, Washington Co KY, s/o WILLIAM HARDIN & WINIFRED HOLTZCLAW. He was born 03 Aug 1781, and died 24 Sept 1850 in Louisville, KY
7. 7. MARTIN L. HARDIN, b. 25 May 1780; d. Abt. 1848, TX; m. JULIET CALHOUN; b. 23 Sept 1781; d. 21 Sept 1837.
8. 8. JAME HARDIN, b. 10 Aug 1782.
9. 9. BENJAMIN HARDIN, b. 29 Feb 1784; d. 24 Sept 1852, Bardstown, KY; m ELIZABETH BARBOUR 03 March 1807 in Washington Co KY, d/o ANDREW BARBOUR & CATHERINE THOMAS. She was born 1788 in Culpeper Co VA, and died Bef. 1852. Buried Pioneer Cemetery Bardstown KY; m ELIZA CALHOUN 18 April 1815 Washington Co KY, d/o DR. PARKER CALHOUN.
10. 10. WARREN HARDIN, b. 30 Nov 1786, PA; d. 12 March 1866, Meade Co. KY

Benjamin & Sarah were first cousins
1739 - born in Frederick Co, VA

1769 - the family moved to George's Creek (now Springhill, Fayette Co, PA)

SPOUSE: Sarah Ellen Hardin, his 1st cousin, dau. of Martin & Lydia (Waters) Hardin

1780 - Marriage Record: Washington Co. KY Bk T Pg 54
Children: 10

Served in the Rev. War. Dar #76 400
1788 - with his cousins, packed his goods, saddled his horses and with wife and young son, Ben with sundry slaves, journeyed westward to KY settling on Cartwright's Creek (now Washington Co, KY)

1788 - Jun 4, was bequeath 5 shillings in father's will
1803 - Jun 9, a certificate from General Walton giving a lot No. 85 to Benjamin
Hardin for his services as a Trustee to the Town of Springfield.

Reference:
MARRIAGES OF SOME VIRGINIA RESIDENTS, page 204
DAR no. 76 400
PIONEER HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1982, page 10, 11
Above from Diane Miller

One of Benjamin Hardin's sons, Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served as the Secretary of State of Kentucky 1844–1847.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hardin

One of Benjamin Hardin's nephews was Martin Davis Hardin (June 26, 1837 – December 12, 1923) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of John J. Hardin. He was a family friend and protégé of Abraham Lincoln (it was at the Hardin family home that Lincoln first met his wife, Mary Todd). Hardin graduated from West Point in the Class of 1859, and was an aide to Robert E. Lee in the hanging of John Brown soon after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Davis_Hardin

Some famous people related to Benjamin Hardin through his dad, Maj. John Hardin according to ancestry.com: Helen Adams Keller(1880-1968) American author and activist (4th Cousin 4 times removed), James Matthew Barrie(1860-1937) Scottish Novelist (3rd Cousin 6 times removed), Mark Twain(1835-1910)American Author (4th Cousin 5 times removed), Jimmy Earl Carter(1924-) 39th President of the United States of America (4th Cousin 6 times removed), Ronald Reagan(1911-2004)40th President of the United States of America (2nd Cousin 11 times removed), Theodore Roosevelt(1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (6th Cousin 4 times removed), Samuel Morse(1791-1872) American Inventor (7th Cousin 3 times removed), Benjamin Harrison(1833-1901) 9th Cousin, John F. Kennedy(1917-1963) 35th President of the United States (8th Cousin 2 times removed), Margaret I of Denmark(1353-1412) Queen Consort of Scotland (2nd Cousin 14 times removed) and many others.