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John Hardy was a Sea Captain who established a trading post at Colerain for the barter of turpentine tar, pitch, staves, barrels and other commodities for the exchange of West Indies products.
ID: I12337
Name: *John Hardy 1
Sex: M
Birth: in Dorchestershire, England
Death: 15 JAN 1719 in Chowan County, North Carolina
Note:
John Hardy was born in England.
He came to Westmoreland County, Virginia prior to 1672/3 and subsequently settled in North Carolina before 07 October 1695.
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See Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds, Patents, 1665-1677, pp136a-137, 26 February 1672/3; and pp 170-170a, 19 Octber 1673.
Notes from John Brayton, Genealogist, Memphis, Tennessee.
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In a court in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina, it was recorded:
"John Hardy at a court held 07 October 1695, proved rights of importation of himself and wife Charity (O'Dyer) Odgier and children
William I, Mary, John Jr., Thomas, and Jacob."
John Hardy received a grant of 640 acres in Bertie Precinct in 1704- (Book Q, page 202.)
John Hardy and his family settled in the Colerain community of what is now Bertie County, North Carolina. He lived in the same area until his death about 1719. His home was located on "Manor Plantation."
(Above notes are from the HARDY LINEAGE by Ms. Ima Eula Mewborn, Lenoir Community Collge, Kinston, NC.)
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(Hardy notes by B. J. Hughes taken from Ms. Ima Eula Mewborn of Kinston, NC.)
Ann Byrd b. 1703 daug of John and Rebecca (Sutton) Byrd, married John Hardy.
(The Byrd Family History)
May 28, 1704, James Fewox sent a note to Old Albemarle
Co., NC court, stating that he was assigning four of his rights to William Hardy
and three to John Anderson for importing various persons to the colony,
including John Hassell and members of the Phelps family.
(See Old Albemarle Co., NC, Miscellaneous Records, 1678-1737, trans. Weynette Parks Haun,
243 Argonne Dr., Durham, NC 27704, 1982, p. 28 , citing original, p.93)
James FewoxÆs will, dated March 2,1710, proved Jan 9, 1712. It leaves to John
Lawson land adjoining William Hardy. The will also mentions Edith Batchelor,
Hardy's son Lemuel/Lamb Hardy.
(see Early Records of NC, 1663-1722. #169,
transcribing original will on file with Secretary of State.)
Will of James Johnson - 9 Feb 1714 - prob 10 Jan 1715 - no children - John Hardy
was a legatee
(Abstracts of Westmoreland Wills, Westmoreland Co., Va)
April 20 1714 Mary Fewox Lawson, widow, mortgaged two pieces of property to Col.
Thomas Pollock. The first was the plantation on the Scuppernong on which William
Hardy was living; the other was an adjoining plantation which Mary Fewox Lawson
had bought from her half-brother Robert Fewox. The deed was witnessed by Thomas
Bray, John Hardy (WilliamÆs brother), and John Nairn
(Chowan Co., DB B-1, p.34)
William Hardy I was also prominent in Colonial affairs. He was a cooper and his
registered mark on his barrels was a large "W" (Bertie Book G, p.322). The
making of barrels was a growing industry in the young colony, where many were in
demand for the exportation of whiskey, tar, pitch and turpentine.
William Hardy I owned land in Chowan County in September 7, 1714
(Chowan County, Book B, p. 85).
He had a grandson whose name was William, and signed his name as a "son of
Lamb".
(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Oct 14, 1715, Robert Fewox and wife Martha sold to Robert Fewox's cousin John
Hassell 150 acres on the east side of the Scuppernong, adjoining the Shallow
Landing, the valley Mahomet's Swamp, James Fewox's old courses, Phelps'sswamp.
The deed notes that the land is a plantation deeded to Robert Fewox by his
father's will. This deed was witnessed by Robert Fewox's brother-in-law William
Hardy (by mark) and by John Wingate (Chowan Co., DB B-1, p.189)
Three of the sons of John I and Charity Hardy are borne out by the will of his
son, John Hardy II. John Hardy II was granted land in Chowan Precinct in 1716 by
the Lord Proprietors (Land Grand Records Office, secretary of State for North
Carolina). His will has been frequently quoted as it is believed to be amont the
most eloquent of Colonial testaments. (Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
March 1716, Robert Fewox appears in NC Higher Court minutes as a juror in the
trail of William Ward vs. John Birkhead, trespass (Price vol. 5, p.100 citing
CCR 105). The jury for this trial contained a number of Robert FewoxÆs relatives
- his half-brother Richard Batchelor, his brother-in-law William Hardy,and his
uncle John Jennett.
John Hardy, Jr. married Rebecca. In a deed dated 28 Oct. 1717, John Hardy with
the consent of his wife Rebecca deeded 270 acres to William Hardy for love and
affection that I bear my brother.
John Jr. died in 1719, will dated 15 Jan 1719. He named legatees in his will brothers
William, Thomas, Jacob, daughters Elizabeth and Mary, and wife Rebecca.
He owned a large amount of land. He willed 5775 acres to Rebecca, Elizabeth and Mary.
In addition he willed 1000 acres to his brother William.
(Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors and Relatives
1613-1983, by Joe Cobb, P.E., R.L.S.)
March 28,1719, Robert Fewox bought from Samuel Spruill the contents of a deed of
sale from William Hardy (Chowan Co., DB C-1, p.99) William Hardy was Robert
FewoxÆs brother-in-law.
William Hardy was listed as a tithable between Salmon Creek and the Cathy
(Cashie) River on the ninth of June 1719. His brothers John and Jacob also were
on the list. (Thomas Phillips of Pitt Co., NC and Affiliated Families, by G.
Howard and Shirley Brague Phillips, 1992, pp.81-84)
William Parrott Hardy was born in 1720, the son of William Hardy and Sarah
Parrott. He married Elizabeth Hawkins in 1740, who was the daughter of Thomas
Hawkins. William died on April 28, 1798 and Elizabeth died before 1793. Their
sons included John Hardy, who was married two times. John Hardy had a number of
children by his first wife, but only one son (Eldred [Etheldre]) by his second
marriage to Jeminah Wilson.(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Feb 4, 1722 Proved Robert FewoxÆs will a tract of land in Chowan/Tyrrell Co.,
Known as William HardyÆs Island. The land lay between Samuel Spruill and John
Davenport (Chowan Co. DB C-1, p. 347)
Little is known of Thomas and Jacob (sons of John I and Charity Hardy), except
that Thomas bought land in February, 1723, and performed jury duty and other
public duty. Jacob was granted land in Chowan Precinct by Lord Proprietors in
1717. He likewise was a juror for the Chowan court. Mary (daughter of John I and
Charity Hardy) married John Hinton of Edenton. Descendants of Mary settled and
lived on what is now Capitol Square in Raleigh, NC. The city was built upon the
plantation of her granddaughter who married a Joel Lane. (Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry
by James Turner)
Benjamin Hardy held political positions, worked for and furnished supplies to
the Revolutionary forces. He was a brother of Lemuel Hardy, Jr., and was b.
Bertie County in 1729. m. Nancy Howell in 1753, d. in Dobbs County in 1790. (The
Eastern North Carolina Hardy-Hardee Family in the South and Southwest, by David
L. Hardee)
As the old Albemarle Territory north of Albemarle Sound filled up with settlers,
many of those who had origianlly settled north of the sound began to move into
the portion of Chowan Precinct south of the sound and west of the Scuppernong
River. Lists of early settlers of this region, included Robert Fewox, William
Hardy, John Hassell, Mary Lawson, Cuthbert, Edward, Jonathon, and Samuel Phelps,
Godfrey, Joseph, and Samuel Spruill, William Wilkinson, and John Yates. This
region became Tyrrell Co., in 1729. (Worth S. Ray's Old Albemarle and Its
Absentee Landlords, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1960 p. 597)
Lemuel Hardy II, referred to in some of the D.A.R. and S.A.R. records as Jr.,
was b. May 20, 1730, in Bertie County, d. 1797, in Green County, m. Mary Sutton,
b. November 6, 1747, d. 1800, a descendant of George Durant.
Lemuel Hardy, II, sold his land on Salmon Creek in 1769 (Bertie
Book L, p. 198) and moved to Dobbs, now Greene County. Carson DeVane Baucom of
Raleigh, NC is a descendant through their daughter, Nancy Hardy, b. March 24,
1782, d. 10/22/1844 m. Lemuel Sugg in 1802.
Parrott Mewborn was sent to the Lemuel Hardy Jr (1730-1797) and Mary Sutton
family to be trained and educated with their children. Lemuel Hardy Jr was a
first cousin of Mary Parrott Mewborn. Parrott Mewborn was with this family
during the Revolutionary War. The young sons of Lemuel Hardy Jr., John and
Sutton, and Parrott Mewborn were responsible for the home and farm during his
absence of three years during this period, a great burden for these boys during
this trying time.
This old plantation was on Bear Creek near the present Village
of Jason, Greene County. This old home is described as a large house, first
story brick and the second story clapboard. Parrott Mewborn, Sr., returned to
his father's old homeplace when he was married. He died in 1807 when his son,
Parrott Jr was in his ninth year. (History of Lenoir County, NC)
Jacob Parrott 3 Nov 1738 18 Nov 1738 Perquimans Co., NC, Son: John. Daughter:
Mary Parrot. Wife: Martha. Executors: William Fleetwood, Edward Rasor. Wit: Lamb
Hardy, Lovick Young, Sarah Morphew. Proven Before W. Smith, C.J.
(Abstract of Wills 1690-1760, Grimes)
There were also more than one Humphrey Hardy, with the first one the son of
William Hardy II. This Humphrey apparently lived in several places, including
Windsor and on the banks of the Chowan River. He was b. about 1740 and d.
between July 31, 1809, and the February court of 1810. He m. 1st, Mourning Smith
on March 10, 1764 (*Marriage Bonds, Bertie County*: Vol. I, p. 340, Hathaway).
She was the widow of Thomas Smith. Her maiden name was Mourning Howell
Mcglaughon. He m. 2nd, about 1780, Martha Collins who survived him. Her will was
probated in 1812, remembering the same children provided for in her husband's
will, indicating there were no more children of the 2nd marriage. (Hardy-Dunkin
Ancestry by James Turner)
Frances Rasor 20 April 1747 18 Dec 1748 Bertie Co., NC. Son: Edward Rasor.
Daughters: Elizabeth Hardy, Christina Bell. Daughter-in-law: Elizabeth Rasor.
Granddaughter: Frances Hardy. Executor: Lamb Hardy (son-in-law). Wit William
Hardy, Thomas & Charity Todd. Proven before E. Hall. C.J. (Abstract of Wills
1690-1760, Grimes)
Elizabeth Parrott, daughter of Francis, married Lemuel (Lamb) Hardy who was the
son of William and Edith. Lemuel was called Lamb in all of the records. On the
11th Feb 1748, Frances Rasor made a deed of gift of 200 acres to her loving and
dutiful daughter Elizabeth hardy. The land was located on the Eastmost Swamp
(G-148). Wm Hardy, Probably the father of Lamb, and William Keeter witnessed the
deed.
(Bell, Mary Best. Colonial Bertie Co., NC, Deed Book A-H,
1720-1757)
(Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors and Relatives 1613-1983, by
Joe Cobb, P.E., R.L.S.)
William deeded land to his dutiful and loving son Lamb Hardy, planter, on Salmon
Creek in August, 1750, witnessed by William Hardy, Jr. (II), and Edward Razor
(Bertie Book G, p. 322). (Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Lamb Hardy married Elizabeth Parrott. His name was Lemuel, but he was known as
Lamb. He died sometime during the first few months of 1761. On 4 Apr. 1761, an
inventory of the good and chattels of the estate of Lamb Hardy, deceased, was
exhibited into court on oath by William Hardy, son of Lamb.
This William Hardy was almost always identified as the son of Lamb in the records which meant
that there was another William Hardy or two in the area. Lamb Hardy did not
leave a will. His family was pieced together from information that was provided
in the wills and deeds of other members of the family. Nine children were
listed. There may have been others. Elizabeth Hardy, wife of Lamb, identified a
son in in a deed dated 26 July 1757. She made a deed gift of 200 acres for ôlove
for my dutiful son, Benjamin Hardy. The deed was witnessed by William Hardy,
son of Lamb, and Henry Fleetwood. Frances Rasor identified another child of Lamb
and Elizabeth when she made her will. The child was a granddaughter named
Frances. Frances married Michael Capehart, Sr., and he identified William Hardy
as his brother-in-law in his will. The son William, nearly always identified
himself in the records as son of Lamb. When he made his will he identified two
of his brothers who were Jesse and Edward.
(Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors and Relatives 1613-1983, by Joe Cobb, P.E., R.L.S.)
In 1762, Lamb, (Lemuel Lamb Hardy) along with his father William Hardy, was
appointed by the Court to divide the estate of Jacob Parrott, his
brother-in-law.
(Thomas Phillips of Pitt Co., NC and Affiliated Families,
by G. Howard and Shirley Brague Phillips, 1992, pp.81-84)
The granddaughter (of Frances Rasor), Frances Hardy, married Michael Capehart,
Sr. She was the daughter of Lamb and Elizabeth Parrott Hardy. It is too bad that
Christina BellÆs husband is not known for a certainty. It was hinted earlier
that her husband may have been George Bell. A record made in the Bertie Co.
court in July, 1762, contained the hint. The record was recorded as follows: A
deed of sales of lands of George Bell to Edward Hardy was produced in open court
and proved by the oath of Wm Hardy, son of Lamb. Edward Hardy was a brother to
William, son of Lamb, and to Edward Hardy, Edward Frederick Rasor was prominent
in the affairs of Bertie county during his lifetime; especially in the affairs
of his relatives, neighbors and friends. A member of the Hardy family, Lamb,
married into the Johnson-Parrot family.
(Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors
and Relatives 1613-1983, by Joe Cobb, P.E., R.L.S.)
Edward Hardy, m. in 1765, Winifred Weston. There is no further information
available of Jesse hardy except from his father's and brother's wills. Robert
Hardy was buying land in Chowan in 1775, and his will was probated in Edenton in
1779 in which he remembers his wife, Agnes; sons, Robert II, and Thomas; and
daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Raechel. Agnes Hardy's will was probated in
Edenton in 1783, and she likewise remembers the children of her husband, which
indicates that she remained his widow until her death. These sons of Robert and
Agnes Hardy lived in Revolutionary days. Several of them or of like names are
found in Revolutionary records, some of which are quoted herein. Isaac Hardy II,
was appointed a patrolman for Pitt County in the summer of 1775, and likewise
was appointed an ensign in the militia the same year
(SaundersÆ Colonial Records of North Carolina).
(The Eastern North Carolina Hardy-Hardee Family in the South
and Southwest, by David L. Hardee)
William Hardy deeded land to this son William P. Hardy on Dec. 10, 1767 (Book L,
p. 108). William Hardy's will was filed in 1784, mentioning wife Sarah, son
William Parrot, Lamb, youngest son Benjamin and daughter Elizabeth. It was
witnessed by his brother Edward. The will of Sarah Hardy was signed July 1808
and probated in the 1809 court. She remembered orphans of son Lamb, her sons
Charles and Ben, sons of William P. and Ben, Executors.
(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Benjamin Hardy sold his land on Salmon Creek April 1768 and moved his wife,
Nancy (Howell) to Dobbs County, settling on Bear Creek. Benjamin was a member of
the Colonial Assembly in 1771 and a Justice of the Peace. He was a member of the
First Provincial Congress held in New Bern, North Carolina from November 14,
1766 to 1768. He was an original petitioner to form Dobbs County.
(Lenoir County North Carolina Heritage, Mrs. J. Roger Brooks)
Lemuel Hardy and his wife Mary Sutton are said to have moved from Bertie County to Dobbs County about 1768.
His brother Benjamin made the move at the same time. They were both on the 1769 Tax
List for Dobbs County. Lemuel was a planter and became one of the wealthiest men
in Dobbs County. His brother Benjamin was more politically minded, and served in
several government positions.
(Thomas Phillips of Pitt Co., NC and Affiliated
Families, by G. Howard and Shirley Brague Phillips, 1992, pp.81-84)
John Hardy was the son of William Parrott Hardy (and Elizabeth Hawkins). John Hardy was
supposedly married twice. His first marriage was before 1773 and resulted in a
number of children, according to David L. Hardee. He had only one son (Eldred
[Etheldred]) by his second marriage to Jeminah (Jemimah) Wilson. (Hardy-Dunkin
Ancestry by James Turner)
John Hardy (son of William Hardy and Sarah Sowell) born in June 13, 1773 Bertie
Co, NC and died at the home of a daughter in Opelika, AL September 25, 1854
after outliving most of his children. He was buried at Old Lebanon Cemetery near
Opelika, AL. His will is on file at Phenix City, AL (Will Book #2 p. 99 April
12, 1854 - November 18, 1854 - Russell Co., AL)
In a deed dated Oct. 21, 1776, Thomas Hawkins deeded land to his grandson John
Hardy, son of William Hardy and daughter Elizabeth Hawkins. The land was 250
acres on the North side of Cypress Swamp/Felton's Island. Witnesses were William
Hardy, son of Lamb Hardy and Elizabeth (Book M, p.296). John Hardy and Jeminah
lived on the east bank of the Clom River, a branch of the Albemarle sound on the
east coast of Bertie county. John died after 1810 and Jeminah after 1823. In
1791, Thomas Hawkins' will mentioned sons John, Frederick, Thomas and Richard
and daughters Elizabeth Hardy, Ann Wood, Joice Curry, and Mary Hawkins. The will
was witnessed by James Turner. (Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Henry Fleetwood - Inventory (undated) by Sarah Fleetwood, William Hooten, Jr.,
John Hooten and William Hardy son of Lamb, mentioning Negroes Peter, Nan,
Holloway, Merrick and Parthenia. Account of sale Feb. 12, 1777 by William
Hooten, Jr. Buyers: Charles Hooten, William Fleetwood, John Oxley, William
Hooten, Sr., John Hooten, Miles Mason, Daniel Worley, Benjamin Lanier, Benjamin
Ashburn, Jeremiah Fleetwood, John Nicholls, Joshua Harderson, Alexander Hopkins,
Josiah Redditt, James Campbell, Sr. , John Hardy, William Humphries, William
Ashburn, George Lockhart , Elizabeth Fleetwood, William Todd, Elijah Ashburn.
Division of Negroes among Sarah and Elizabeth Fleetwood, Feb. 1783. Petition
(Nov. 9, 1784) by William Parrott Hardy, stating that Jeremiah Fleetwood was
chosen as gdn. For the orphans Sarah and Elizabeth Fleetwood, but wasted their
estate. The said Hardy had since married the eldest child (name not given), and
had an interest in the estate only during his wifeÆs lifetime. (The wording here
is unclear, and it may be it was Jeremiah Fleetwood who had the interest during
his wifeÆs lifetime.) Court order for a division of land belonging to the decÆd.
In Bucklesberry Pocoson, Feb. 5, 1785, noting that William Parrott Hardy had
married a daughter of the decÆd.
(Records of Estates Bertie County, NC 1734-1788
Volume II Loose Estate Papers by David R. Gammon, pub. by him in 1993. Pg 29,
item 211)
John Hardy, the husband of Sarah Sutton, was a member of a company of Patriot
Troops attached to and formed part of a regiment commanded by Co. Elijah Clarke,
Sept. 25, 1779. Engaged in battle of Kettle Creek, Augusta, GA Camden, Siege of
æ96, and others. John Hardy was a North Carolinian by birth who afterwards
immigrated to GA. He settled in Camden County, GA, 1792-1796 on land granted to
him by the state of GA. In 1779 he settled in Warren Co., GA where he died in
1818.
(The Story of GA and the GA People by George C. Smith, pp.617, 94.
578) (DAR National Number 287831)
Feb. Ct. 1782: David Curry . . . to Caleb Hooten. 9600 pounds proclamation. 200
acres westside of Easternmost Swamp of Salmon River which had belonged to
Benjamin Hardy. Wit: William Hooten, Jr and Alexander Slaughter.
(Bertie Co., NC County Court Minutes)
William Hardy, son of Lamb, married Sarah Sowell who was the daughter of Charles
and Martha Sowell. His will was dated 6 Dec 1783. His estate was probated in Feb
1784. Lamb Hardy (1705 - 1761) m. Elizabeth Parrott, Issue: Benjamin, Frances m.
Michael Capehart, William (1729 - 1783) m. Sarah Sowell ( - 1809), Jesse, Edward
m (6 Jan 1763) Winifred Weston, Dau. * m. John Bowen, Jr, Elizabeth m. Thomas
Speight ( - 1795), John *, Anne * ( -1787) m. John Crickett ( - 1767), (*) The
records indicate the connection.
(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
William Hardy II son of William Hardy I whose will was probated in Bertie County
in 1784 m. Sarah Parrott. He was a justice of the peace and a substantial
planter. He and his wife had a number of children, among who were six sons and
several daughters. Among them were: Elizabeth Hardy m. Thomas Parrott, Charles
Hardy, who had no children; William P Hardy; Benjamin Hardy, Lemuel Hardy,
hereafter referred to as another Lemuel Hardy, and Humphrey Hardy. ON of the
sons of William P. Hardy m. Clair Spier, and they had a son Samuel Hardy who m.
Ann Fewox in 1789. Another Benjamin Hardy shows up in this generation, will
probated in Bertie County in 1821, and his wife Eleanor (Ward HardyÆs will was
probated in 1832 with sons Thomas B Hardy and Humphrey Hardy as executors.
(The Eastern North Carolina Hardy-Hardee Family in the South and Southwest, by David
L. Hardee)
William Hardy II, son of William I and Edith Batchelor (Fewox) Hardy, whose will was
probated in Bertie County in 1784, m. Sarah Parrott probably the daughter of
Francis Parrott and Frances Johnson. He was a justice of the peace and a
substantial planter. Among his children were six sons and several daughters.
They included: Elizabeth m. Thomas Parrott (no children), Charles, William
Parrott b.1720 m. Elizabeth Hawkins (1740), Benjamin, Lemuel (Lamb) m. Winifred
Boswell (1768) d. 1797, Humphrey b.c1740 m. Mourning Smithe (1764) d.1808/09.
William II and his five sons were all eligible for duty during the Revolutionary
War.
(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
May 1787, David Curry juror in case of Joseph Hardy vs Edwd. Sparkman (Bertie
Co., NC County Court Minutes p. 658)
Lemuel Hardy (son of William II and Sarah Hardy) married Winifred Boswell in
1788 and died in 1797. He was a schoolmaster and left his estate to Winifred to
use in raising his children (Thomas, William P. and Elizabeth). William P.
Hardy, the son of William and Sarah (Parrott) Hardy, married Elizabeth Hawkins.
One of the sons of William P. Hardy m. Clair Spier, whose son Samuel m. Ann
Fewox in 1789.(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Lemuel Hardy shows up in Bertie County as a contemporary of Lemuel II, and
appears to be the son of William Hardy and his wife, Sarah Parrott hardy. He was
a schoolmaster and lived and died in Bertie County. Lamb Hardy and Winifred
Boswell were married August 23, 1788 (Hathaway, Abstract of Bertie County
Marriage Bonds, Vol. II, p. 364). He signed his will on February 8, 1797, and it
was probated in the February term of court in the same year. He had been married
about nine years at his death. He called himself a schoolmaster, and his will
provided that his wife, Winifred, have and use all of my estate to raise my
children . . if she remarry . . . no right to real estate. Desired that two
minor sons, Thomas and William P., be bound to someone to learn a trade after
they were ten years old; that his little daughter, Elizabeth, be raised by my
loving wife. He named his brothers, William P. and Benjamin, and his wife as
executors. The will of his mother, Sarah Hardy, signed July 20, 1808, probated
in 1809 court, remembered orphan of son, Lamb, and her sons, Charles and Ben,
sons of William P. and Ben, Executors.
Governor Gabriel Johnson in his will mentions a small plantation, lying on Salmon Creek, Bertie County, lately
purchased from Lamb Hardy (will of Gabriel Johnson signed at Edenton, NC, May
16, 1751 and probated April 16, 1753. See Colonial and State Records of North
Carolina, Vol., 22 p.286)
(The Eastern North Carolina Hardy-Hardee Family in the
South and Southwest, by David L. Hardee)
John Hardy was married two times. He supposedly had a number of children by his
first wife, but only one son (Eldred [Etheldred]} by his second marriage to
Jeminah Wilson in 1793. Her father was probably Edward Wilson I. In 1776, Thomas
Hawkins deeded 250 acres to his Grandson John Hardy. John died after 1810.
(Hardy-Dunkin Ancestry by James Turner)
Lemuel Hardy who, with his brother, Benjamin and their wives, settled in what is
now the Jason Community of what is now Greene County .
Lemuel Hardy and his wife, who was a descendant of George Durant, were the
parents of fourteen (14) children, and moved to the Jason community about
1779-80. The first nine of their children were born in Bertie County. The
complete list, as shown on the charts of Miss Margaret Hardy, Route 1, LaGrange,
NC and Mrs. Dan W Parrott, Kinston, NC, and checked against other sources is as
follows: 1. Sarah Hardy, b. 10/24/1761 d. 2/12/1803 m. charles Tull b. 12/2/1753
d. 12/8/1836, 2. John Hardy, b. 1765 m. Mary Taylor, 3. Sutton Hardy b. c1766 m.
Martha Taylor and moved to Mississippi, 4. Mary Hardy b. c1769 d. 1853 m.
Benjamin Best, 5. William Parrott Hardy, b. 1771, m. Cleopatra Parrott, 6.
Thomas Hardy, b. c1773; no record of marriage, 7. Martha Hardy, b. 1775 m. a Mr.
Taylor, 8. Daughter b. 1776 m. a Mr. Taylor, 9. Edith Hardy b. c1778 m. Drewery
Aldridge, 10. Lemuel Hardy III, b. 2/3/1779 d. 10/17/1856 m.1. Unity Taylor and
m. 2nd and 3rd two Mewborn sisters, and will be discussed later. 11. Elizabeth
Hardy, b. 1780 d. 1805 m. John Wesley Gibbons, 12. Winifred Hardy b. 1781 d.
1841 m. Henry Best b. 4/1/1762, 13. Nancy Hardy b. 3/4/1782 d. 10/22/1844 m.
Lemuel Sugg b. 2/17/1778 d, 11/14/1852 14. Benjamin Hardy b. 1784 d. 1841 m.
Mary Edwards (The Eastern North Carolina Hardy-Hardee Family in the South and
Southwest, by David L. Hardee)
Lamb Hardy, son of William and Sarah, died in early 1797. He names his children
and wife in his will, as wife: Winifred, children Thomas William Parrott and
Elizabeth. His estate papers were filed on the 8th of March 1797. A sale was
made by Henry Cobb and John Bird. (Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors &
Relatives 1613-1983, Joe Cobb, P.E., R.L.S.)
The Hardy brothers (Lemuel and Benjamin) cemetery is located within two miles of
the village of Jason, NC. (History of Greene County NC, by Creech)
Nancy Howell (wife of Benjamin Hardy) was reported as being a most intelligent
woman. (History of Lenoir County, NC)
Hardee Heights, an exclusive residential area in Kinston, NC is named for the
James Parrott Hardee family who owned the property.
(History of Lenoir Co., NC)
Father: *John Noble Worthington Hardy b: 1638 in Pembroke, Wales, England
Mother: Emily Parker
Marriage 1 *Charity Odgier b: BET 1651 AND 1666 in Northumberland County, Virginia
Married: 1672 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Children
*William Hardy I b: ABT 1684 in England
Mary Hardy b: ABT 1685 in England
Thomas Hardy b: ABT 1687 in England
Jacob Hardy b: ABT 1688 in England
John Hardy II b: ABT 1690 in England
Sources:
Title: Personal Communication from John Brayton, Genealogist, Memphis
The Hardy Family came to Bertie (then part of Chowan Precinct.) about 1690. John Hardy was a Sea Captain who established a trading post at Colerain for the barter of turpentine tar, pitch, staves, barrels and other commodities for the exchange of West Indies products. On the 7th Oct 1695 John Hardy proved his rights for himself, wife Charity, John Jr. William, Thomas, and Jacob, and Mary Hardy.
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John Hardy was born October 07, 1665 in Dorchestershire, England
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October 7, 1665
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Dorchester, Dorset, England
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1676 |
December 19, 1676
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Precinct, Chowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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1680 |
1680
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Salmon Creek, North Carolina, United States
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1686 |
1686
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Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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1687 |
December 28, 1687
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1687
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North Carolina, United States
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1688
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1690 |
1690
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England, United Kingdom
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1719 |
January 15, 1719
Age 53
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New Bern, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States
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