Jesse Hardin

Jesse Hardin

• b Circa 1740 Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America
• Parents Major John Hardin & Catherine Hardin (born Marr)
• Wife Margaret Hardin Children

1. Daniel Hardin
2. Mary "Polly" Huff (born Hardin)

Notes

Proof of the existence of Jesse as a son of Maj. John is scant. The narrative of Jack Hardin which contains much questionable material states that Jesse and his brother William came home to Pennsylvania from service in the Continental Army in 1781.

There is a Virginia Treasury Warrant, #2912, issued to a Jesse Harden on 25 Feb 1780, about the same time the other Hardins were taking out their Warrants for Kentucky lands. Jesse's was smaller than most - only for 250 acres for which he paid 100 #'s. There is no image available of this warrant in the Kentucky Land Office database, nor is there any evidence the tract was ever surveyed or granted.

Jesse was not mentioned in his father's will in 1788, indicating he probably had died. There is a granddaughter, Polly Hardin, named in Maj. John's will but her mother Margaret's surname is obscure. It is quite likely Polly was a daughter of Jesse. William Hardin, Jesse's brother, apparently raised this Polly, as well as Daniel, thought to possibly be her brother. [Seems to me if there had been a brother of Polly at the time Maj. John wrote his will, he would have mentioned him as well.] Daniel was later involved in lawsuits against the heirs of William Haden, but Polly never seemed to be.

NOPROOF: There exists no proof that Jesse was married, that his wife was Margaret Sinnett or Houston or any other name, or that Mary and Daniel, grandchildren of John Hardin Sr., were in fact his children. This is all guess work and speculation. That Daniel and Mary "Polly" Hardin were part of the family seems certain and this seems the most logical place for them to be.

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