John Hardy of Isle of Wight

John Hardy

• Born: Abt. 1613, perhaps of Bedfordshire, England
• Died: before 18 Sep 1676, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
• Married: Abt. 1632 in England
• Parents: unknown. No proof he was the son of Richard Hardy, Esq. & Alice Hardy
• brother: George Hardy
• 1st wife:  Olive (Council - unproven) Hardy (1615 - before 1670)
• 2nd wife: Alice (Tucker) Allen (1608 - 1686) (no issue) widow of Arthur Allen

children

Since there is no evidence of a John Hardy dying in 1670, he must be the one who died in 1677 giving his land to his [three] daughters. He must have provided for his five sons and other living daughter before hand with gifts that are not recorded. Names his wife, Alice Hardy; Daughters, Olivia Driver, Lucy Council and Deborah Hardy.

Children include:

• Olive m. Giles Driver
• Lucy m. Hodges Council;
• Deborah m. John Portis Jr.
• George b. 1622
• Richard b. 1640 ("Colonial Families of the Southern States of America", by Stella Pickett Hardy, p261-262)
• Thomas Hardy Born: 1635 prob. in England

Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1647-1800, by Blanche Adams Chapman - John Hardy, Sr., Page 146 - Will Bk 2, "John Hardy: Leg. daughter Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver; daughter Lucy Councill, wife of Hodges Councill; daughter Debora Hardy; daughter Olive Driver's two children; daughter Lucy Councill's three children; my wife's grandchild John Johnson; son-in-law Robert Burnett; William Mayo. Wife Alice Extx. D. Oct 7, 1675. R. Une 9, 1577, Witness: Richard Rennalds, Will Jenkins."

origins

No evidence to support that his parents were Richard Hardy, Esq. and Alice Hardy

See https://www.geni.com/discussions/167567?msg=1148563 & https://www.geni.com/discussions/167567?msg=1148974

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...John Hardy, of Isle of Wight Co., VA., ...in 1666 he received a grant for 1150 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. He was a prominent, influential citizen and Churchman.

Source: Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, by Stella Pickett Hardy, Second Edition with additions and revisions by the author. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1974, Originally published New York, 1911, pp.261

It is known that John Hardy of Isle of Wight County, VA., belonged to the landed gentry of England, or the yeomen class, sometimes referred to as "statesmen", a term which formerly meant persons living upon small "states" (or estates) that were cultivated by the same family from generation to generation, and were held by the peculiar tenure known as Border Tenant-right.

Source: "Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present", 1935, Authored by H. Claude Hardy, Ph.D. of White Plains, N.Y. and Rev. Edwin Noah Hardy, Ph.D., of Greenwich, Connecticut, pp.364

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From Find A Grave Memorial# 74219452

Tom King (#47702800) reports:

"The Will written by John Hardy on 7 Oct 1676* contains language and land descriptions that prove that he was the same John Hardy who patented the land in 1666 naming himself and wife Olive (Council) as headrights. NO ONE in over 100 years has ever proven that a John Hardy died in 1670. If that was true, there had to be some record of the distribution of his land and personal property, whether it was an estate appraisal, appointment of an executor, administrator or overseer, property sale, will,or some other probate matter. All of the Isle of Wight records for that period are intact and extant and there is absolutely no record of any John Hardy dying in 1670. If there is no record of a John Hardy dying in 1670, and the 1676 will proves that he was the one that married 1st to Olive Hardy, then there never was a John Hardy Jr or the invented wife Alice Bennett. It has long been proven that the 2nd wife of John Hardy was an Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA and they had no children, Alice being 60 years old by 1670. She was still living in 1686 on the 1666 patent land set aside for her in the 1676 Will of John Hardy when she is named as a neighbor to a new patent on the west side."

"Will of John Hardy, of the lower parish, in the Isle of Wight Co., in Va.: Dau. Olive Driver, wife of Giles Drive, dau. Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Councill, dau. Deborah Hardy; gr.child Hardy Driver, dau of Giles D., Olive Driver's two children, Lucy Councill's 3 children, wife's grand child John Johnson; wife Alice Hardy, son-in-law Robert Burnett; to William Mayo all my silver clasps to breeches and shirt. Dated 7 Oct., 167_; pr. 9 June 1677." (ref., Virginia Vital Records #1, Virginia Will Records, Will Abstracts from the Isle of Wight County, by Broderbund.) The year that the will was signed was difficult to decipher, so written "7 Oct. 167_" by Broderbund, though apparently it was 7 Oct. 1675 as some abstracts show.

"The Allen Family of Surry County, Virginia: Its British Roots and Early Generations in America" by William P. Carrell II, B.A., J.D., Louisville, KY (May 2004; revised Oct 2011): "It is, therefore, reasonable to conclude-–as the Dictionary of Virginia Biography recently did –that Alice Hardy was Allen's widow. The Allen Letter establishes that, by September of 1676 when Bacon’s Castle was seized by Bacon’s rebels, Alice may have been living there again since the rebels threw this “ancient Gentlewoman . . . out of doors.” If she had returned to the Castle to live, rather than being there on a simple extended visit, then Hardy must have died shortly before–just a few months after he wrote his will on 7 October 1675. The delay in its probate to 9 June 1677, while not uncommon, can best be explained by the chaos ensuing from Bacon’s Rebellion. With this unpleasant experience, Alice apparently decided to return to Isle of Wight County to reside with her family there for good, and she probably died in that county sometime after she gave her power of attorney to William Mayo on 11 May 1681."

Mar 31, 2014 - Clearfield Company, 1995 reprint, page 9. Will of John Hardy, made 7 October 1675, probated 9 June 1677, Isle of Wight Co. VA

Tom King says:

"A more definitive date of death would be before 18 Sep 1676 when his widow Alice Tucker Allen Hardy was driven out of her former home where she had gone to visit after John's death, by rebel forces loyal to Nathaniel Bacon. The rebels ransacked and fortified the home for four months before they left for which it is now known as Bacon' Castle."

• * Tom further says:

"John Hardy and Olive Council had no daughters named Ann or Isabel. They were both daughters of John Hardy's 2nd wife Alice Tucker Allen by her 1st husband Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA.
It is also rather doubtful that their daughter Deborah married a Bridgeman Joyner Jr who was born aft 1685 when Deborah was an adult in 1676. Since there was no wordage in the will requesting a guardian for Deborah, she must have been old enough to own land in her own right and therefore an adult. There are no deeds or other records that name the wife of either Bridgeman Joyner Jr or Sr as a Deborah. Deborah is known to have married a John Portis Jr and moved to Pennsylvania after he died in 1704 in IOW."

Mayo Family Genealogist (#49145027) (shown as Wil Mayo) reports on Nov. 12, 2016:

John Hardy is unlikely to have been married to Alice Tucker Allen for two main reasons. 1) Alice Counsell - his granddaughter is in the records of Isle of Wight in 1674 when a gift of a cow is given into the care of Hodges Counsell on her behalf. As his eldest child she would have been named for her maternal grandmother, not a new wife. 2) The date of the signing of John Hardy's will is misquoted in the Allen family research as October 7, 1675. In fact the date is October 7, 1676. Why this is important is that the published Allen Family research confirms that Alice Tucker Allen is referred to in 'The Allen Letter' as being "still alive when Bacon’s rebels seized Bacon’s Castle in September of 1676." and was put out of the house. Thus, Alice Tucker Allen is living at the Allen estate known as Bacon's Castle in Surry County in 1676, Not in Isle of Wight County at the time of John Hardy's death.

References to John Hardy and Olive Council:

• The Old Free State by Landon Covington Bell, p 216
• Hardy Family History by American Genealogical Research Institute 1978, p 28
• Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, p 261
• Our Fathers' Fields by Prof. James Everette Kibbe
• Hodges Council of VA and Descendants by Judson Council, p 16
• Historical Southern Families V.4 by John Bennett Boddie

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From https://minerdescent.com/2012/05/04/john-hardy/ (comments)

There were no such persons as a John Hardy JR and wife Alice Bennett. Those were invented decades ago to combine the 1927 Virkus Compendium undocumented claim that a John Hardy of Magna Charta Barons descent died in Isle of Wight in 1670 with the known and proven facts of a John Hardy who died in 1677. Many authors have jumped ion this to proclaim that there had to be a son John Hardy JR 1637-1677 when there is no evidence whatsoever that this person ever existed. There also is no evidence that Alice Snayle Pierce Bennett 1595-1647 had any children by her 2nd husband Thomas Bennett who died in 1640, A daughter Alice Bennett, widow Johnson was invented to fit the facts of the wife Alice having a grandson John Johnson named in the will. In my 50+ years of researching this family, NO ONE has ever found any proof of a John Hardy dying in 1670, period. SInce he owned thousands of acres of land, there would have to be some will, probate or other court recorded proceedings to show how this land was disposed of, but there are NONE. It is now known that the wife Alice named in the 1676 will was Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen that died in Jun 1669 in Surry Co., VA. Soon after he died, she remarried to John Hardy d1677. Arthur Allen and Alice Tucker had three daughters, Katherine who married Robert Johnson and had a son John Johnson (named as wife’s grandson in the 1676 Will): Joan Allen who married 2nd to Robert Burdett (named as wife’s son-in-law): Isabel Allen who married William Mayo (also named as a son on law in the 1676 Will); and one son Arthur Allen Jr who married Katherine Baker and inherited the parents home. There are many deeds that name all of these as brothers (in law) of Arthur Allen Jr and each other and records of the widow Alice Hardy naming them as her sons-in-law. After John Hardy died she briefly returned to her former home to live with her son Arthur Allen Jr but the family was chased out by Bacon’s rebels who fortified it against attacks by troops loyal to Governor Berkley giving the existing home its current name as Bacon’s Castle. Alice was still living in Mar 1686 on the 1150 acre tract that John Hardy had patented in 1666 where she is noted as a neighbor to a new patent next door to Thomas Harris Jr,

One of his sons married a granddaughter of Giles Driver and Olive Hardy. It is a shame that so many people have blindly accepted what has been claimed in these old books as true without taking the time to research these claims for their accuracy.

Tom King says: February 6, 2017 at 7:31 pm

The ancestry you cite for this John Hardy 1613-1676 is dubious. There is no proof that he was the son of Richard Hardy and Alice Wilson. The genealogy records of the heralds in the College of Arms in London can find no proof that they were the same John Hardy. Marriage records of East Riding and Bedfordshire parishes were searched and no record of a marriage to Olive Council or any Olive were found. The Richard Hardy ancestry as shown in the Visitations is correct, just no proof of the son John Hardy.

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Left his land to three daughters:

(1) Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver; (2) daughter Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Council; (3) daughter Debora Hardy.

More About JOHN HARDY, 2ND "COL.":

Comment 1: 1668, Member of the house of Burgess

Comment 2: 1675, Justice of the County Court

Immigration: Bef. 1654, From England to Virginia

Notes for ALICE TUCKER:

Sometime after Arthur Allen's death intestate in 1670, his widow Alice married secondly John Hardy (a widower with three children) who, in his will dated October 7, 1675, and probated in Isle of Wight County on June 9, 1677, bequeathed; (1) to daughter Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver; (2) daughter Lucy Councill, wife of Hodges Councill; (3) daughter Debora Hardy; (4) daughter Olive Driver's two children; (5) daughter Lucy Councill's three children; (6) "to my wife's grandchild John Johnson one cow when he comes to the age of Seventeen years"; (7) son-in-law Robert Burnett; (8) William Mayo; and (9) wife Alice, executrix. Witnesses: Richard Renalds and Will Jenkins.5

According to Hardy's will, Alice's grandson John Johnson would have been born after October 7, 1658, and is believed to have been the first-born child of Robert and Katherine Johnson, and therefore born about 1663.

On May 11, 1681, in Isle of Wight County, John Johnson and Hodges Council witnessed an instrument whereby Alice A. Hardy appointed her son-in-law William May[o] as her attorney.6 He was the brother-in-law of Hodges Council, husband of Lucy Hardy.

Alice's grandson John Johnson was evidently the same who died testate in Isle of Wight County in 1707,7 predeceased by his first wife Mary (???), and survived by his second wife Mary Thompson (relict of James Day) 8 and four children by his first wife.

• Source: THE JOHNSONS AND JOHNSTONS OF CORROWAUGH IN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, VOLUME I, ROBERT JOHNSON, PLANTER HIS ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS, 1616 - 1979, By EDDIS JOHNSON and HUGH BUCKNER JOHNSTON Eddis Johnson, Publisher, 840 East Columbus Street, Martinsville, Indiana 46151 [1979] Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-87778 Printed in the United States of America by UNIGRAPHIC, INC., Evansville, Indiana PP. 3O-31

http://www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com/Notes_Collat_Hardy_John....

1. JOHN5 HARDY, 2ND "COL." (*JOHN4, *RICHARD3, *MICHAEL2 DE HARDY, OF WETWANG "SIR."BL", *JOHN1) was born 1637 in Bedfordshire, England, and died Bef. June 09, 1677 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He married (1) ALICE TUCKER. He married (2) ALICE BENNETT, "THE WIDOW JOHNSON" 1657 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS BENNETT and ALICE PIERCE. She was born Bet. 1615 - 1632 in Bedfordshire, England, and died 1675 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Notes for JOHN HARDY, 2ND "COL.":

*11. Capt. John Hardy, born in England about 1637, Will probated 1677, came before 1654 to Virginia with his brother George Hardy. He was a member of the House of Burgresses in 1668, and a Justice of the County Court about 1675. He married Alice Bennett, the widow Johnson, daughter of Thomas Bennett and Alice, widow Pierce. Thomas Bennett was born in Wivelscombe, co. Somerset, England, and died in Virginia after 1632 having come on the Neptune in 1618, a member of the House of Burgesses from Mulberry Island in 1632. John Hardy and Alice Bennett had, beside Lucy, No. 9 below), a daughter Olive, No. *10 next below.

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Last name: Hardy. This interesting surname is of early medieval English and French origin, and is derived from the nickname for a brave or perhaps fool-hardy person, one who would risk all for ultimate success. It derives from the Old French, Middle English (1200 - 1500) "hardi", meaning bold or courageous.

http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=ancestryconnecti;id=63;url=http%3A...

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Please forgive the following addition. In case there are any additional clues, it may be helpful. If spurious information is there, it is not meant to prove or disprove research which has been 50 years in the process. I am confused & trying to get all this straight.

Source: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Hardy_%2817%29

John Hardy
b.1637 Bedfordshire, England d.bef 9 Jun 1677 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Family tree▼ Parents and Siblings

   F.  John Hardy1613 - 1676

   M.  Olive Council1615 - 1675

m. 1632

   Cpt. George Hardy1633 - 1693

   Thomas Hardy1635 -

   John Hardy1637 - bef 1677

   Richard Hardy1640 - 1734

   Emmanuel Hardy

   Deborah Hardy

   Alice Hardy

Spouse and Children

   H.  John Hardy1637 - bef 1677

   W.  Alice Tucker1625 - 1710

m. abt 1671

   Olive Hardyabt 1648 - bef 1725

   Lucy Hardybef 1655 - 1708

   Deborah Hardyaft 1661 - 

Spouse and Children

   H.  John Hardy1637 - bef 1677

   W.  Alice Bennett1640 - 1677

m. 1677

▼Facts and Events Name John Hardy Gender Male Alt Birth? c. 1632 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Birth? 1637 Bedfordshire, England Marriage abt 1671 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United Statesto Alice Tucker Will[1] 7 Oct 1675 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Death? bef 9 Jun 1677 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Marriage 1677 Isle of Wight, , Virginia, USAto Alice Bennett Probate[1] 9 Jun 1677 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States Contents

   1 Notes of Caution

   2 Land Records in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

   3 Research Notes

   4 Will of John Hardy

▼ Notes of Caution

   Page is in progress. Records are being assembled sorted out and posted. There is confusion between the families of this John Hardy and his father (supposedly Capt. John Hardy who m. Olive Council). There is a lot of misinformation out there, so proceed with caution. 

▼ Land Records in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

   Jul 1648 - 500a of Land Lyeing on the Easterly side of Lawnes Creek Exte (Source: Land Patents, Isle Of Wight Co., VA - 55 17 Jul 1648 VPB 2 p147 - NOT VERIFIED)

   5 Jun 1666 - JOHN HARDIE, 1150 acres, Isle of Wight Co., VA, adjoining Mathew Tomlin's "old land" and Wm. Westwary. (Patent 5, pg. 669 - NOT VERIFIED)

   21 Sep 1674 - JOHN HARDIE, 1390 acres, Isle of Wight Co., VA, adjoining Mathew Tomlin's "old land" and Wm. Westray. (Patent 6, pg. 521 - NOT VERIFIED) 

[edit] ▼ Research Notes

[edit] ▼ Will of John Hardy

[TRANSCRIPT NOT VERIFIED. Source: John Lucas of Eastern North Carolina Descendants and Related Families ]

[Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States. Will Book 2, p 146]

In the name of God Amen, I John Hardy of the Lower Parish in Isle of Wight Co, VA, being sick in body but of perfect memory, praised be Almighty God for the same, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

Imprimis. I do hereby comit my soul to my God and Savior Jesus Christ through whose merritts I hope to obtain eternal salvation, and my body to be buried in a decent manner.

Secondly. I give and bequeath my dau. Olive, the wife of Giles Driver, a parcel of land in the woods, being a part of a divident lying on the Northwest side of the swamp by the house Eastward to the Procoson running up the side of the Said swamp and running Westerly up along by a branch on the other side of the house to another little branch called the Miory Branch and so extending to the bounds of Matton Comlin's Market, and Wm. West on the other side, being a part of a divident of land I took up by pattent which parcel of land I do hereby freely give unto her and such heirs as she shall be leased to give it to, lawfully begotten of her body and their heirs forever.

Item. I give to my dau. Lucy Councill the wife of Hodges Councill one tract of land on the Southeast of the said Branch or swamp that the former land is joyned unto, extending in its full bounds to the line of Wm. West's and so running up the Pocoson to the said parcel of land. I do freely give and bequeath to her and to any of her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and to theirs forever.

Item. I give my dau. Debora Hardy one parcel of land lying and being about the house, beginning at the swamp formerly spoken of and running down the swamp to Wm. West's line and so along the said line till it comes to Matton Comlin's Cross and so along the said Comlin's line till it meets the land of my said daughter Olive Driver, which said parcel of land with the houses and edifices thereon now standing. I do freely give and bequeath unto her and either of her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and their heirs forever. But in case my said dau. Deborah Hardy should happen to dye without any issue lawfully begotten of her body that then my will is and I do freely give the said tract of land with the houses and edifices aforesaid unto my grandchild Hardy Driver the daughter of Giles Driver and to either of her heirs forever.

Item. My will is and I do hereby ordain and bequeath all the Pocoson that belongs to the devident to be equally divided for the said tracts to find them timber for the furnishing the several plantations thereupon, as occasion shall require, forever.

Item. I give to my son in law Giles Driver one draft brinded (?) ox called Swan.

Item. I give my son in law Hodges Councill a serge suit of my wearing apparall and my Back Sword.

Item. I give my grandchildren, that is to say my daughter Olive Driver's two children, each of them one ewe apiece, with their increase, and to the three children of my dau. Lucy Councill each of them a ewe apiece with their increase to be delivered unto them presently after my decease.

I give and bequeath unto my wife's grandchild John Johnson one cow to be delivered unto him when he comes of the age of seventeen.

I give and bequeath unto my well beloved looking wife Alice Hardy, my debts and funeral expenses being first paid and satisfied, all the rest of my worldly estate of what nature, quality, condition whatsoever, during her life to be at her disposing, and after her decease to be equally divided between my aforesaid three daughters and whom they think fit of their heirs, making her my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament.

Item. I do give and bequeath to my son in law Robert Burnet my rapidr (?) and bolt, and unto Wm. Mayo all my silver clasps to my breeches and shirt, whom I shall request to see this my last will and testament performed.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 7th day of October 1676. (signed) John Hardy, Seal Witnesses: Richard Rennolds, Will Jenkins Proved by Mr. Rennolds in Court June 9, 1677 Teste: John Bromfield, Clk Ct ▼References

   ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will Abstract of John Hardy, in William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol 7, No 4 (Apr 1899).

p 239 -

   Will of John Hardy, of the lower parish, in the Isle of Wight co., in Va.:

   Dau. Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver,

   dau. Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Councill,

   dau. Deborah Hardy;

   gr. child Hardy Driver, dau. of Giles D.,

   Olive Driver's two children,

   Lucy Councill's 3 children,

   wife's grand child John Johnson;

   wife Alice Hardy,

   son-in-law Robert Burnett;

   to William Mayo all my silver clasps to breeches and shirt.

   Dated 7 Oct., 167-; pr. 9 June, 1677.

Will of Giles Driver:

   Sons Robert, Charles, Giles, John :

   dau. Hardy Driver,

   wife sole exx.

   Dated 29 Dec., 1676; pr. 9 June, 1677

p 233 -

   Power of Alice Hardy, A her mark, of the Isle of Wight County, to her son-in-law Wm Mayo. 1680

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   [20131203 cos1776 Note: abstracts verified correct from WMCQHM. Current theory is that both Robert Burnett at the time of the writing of the Will (1675) and eventually William Mayo were both married to daughters from Alice's previous marriage to Arthur Allen making them actually "step-sons-in-law" of John Hardy.]

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Here is what I had originally found: Hardy, Planter John, Sr descended from the Norman Knight DeHardy. The family were Vikings who came into the area of Scotland belonging to the McTavish clan. They went into Ireland where a county is (?was) still named Hardy. From there they went into England. The earliest Hardy for whom there is an authentic record in America was: 1. John Hardy b. 1613 d.1670 who came from England to Virginia before 1666 to Isle of Wight Co. He married Olive Council in 1632. She died after 1670. From them descended all of the persons embraced in this genealogy. by: Mrs. Mary Susan Hardy WoodThe Hardy Mill Built by George Hardy in 1646 Was located at 5 miles north of Smithfield, Virginia. The following information as reported by John C. Bates. A historic marker at the intersection of Hwy 10 and Wrenn's Mill states that the mill "had been dismantled in the 1990's". 7John Hardy

John Hardy came from England to VA before 1666, and probably before 1654. He received a grant for 1150 acres in 1666 in Isle of Wight Co., VA. Rappahannock County Virginia Records Bk 1656-64, P 131

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Nov. 23, 1655

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1660. James Williamson merchant to John Hardy/Hardie of London. "John Hardy was born in England and belonged to the landed gentry. He was no doubt related to in some way to Thomas Hardy of Bradford, MA, John Hardy of Salem, MA, and Richard Hardy of Stamford, Conn." ("Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present", 1935, Authored by H Claude Hardy, PhD of White Plains, NY and Rev Edwin Noah Hardy, PhD of Greenwitch, Conn, pp236-37) John Hardy (1613-70), from Eng to Va; owner of the famous Hardy Mill; said to have been burgess, 1641-52; granted 1150 acres in Isle of Wight Co 1666; m. 1632, Olive Council (d post 1670) (The Compendium of American Genealogy, Immigrant Ancestors, edited by Frederick Adams Virkus, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, Baltimore, 1980, p36) John Hardy of Bedfordshire, Eng, born 1613, died 1670, came from England to Virginia about 1666, and was granted land in Isle of Wight County. (Wurt's Magna Charta, John S. Wurts, Germantown, PA, 1947, p.2133) John Hardy m. Olive Council, 1632 and had among other issue: 1. John Jr. made a will Oct 7, 1676, probated June 9, 1677; names his wife, Alice Hardy, Daughters, Olivia Driver, Lucy Council and Deborah Hardy He married Alice Johnson, a widow. They had: Olive m. Giles Driver; Lucy m. Hodges Council; Ann m. Robert Burnett; Isabel m. William Mayo; Deborah-untraced. 4. Richard b. 1640 ("Colonial Families of the Southern States of America", by Stella Pickett Hardy, p261-262) John Hardy was born in 2 Jun 1613 in Wetwang, East Riding Yorkshire, England. His parents were Richard HARDY and Alice WILSON. He married Olive COUNCIL 1632 in Bedfordshire, England. John died in 9 Jun 1677 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Olive Council was born in 1615 in England. Her parents were John COUNCIL and Elizabeth DRAKE. Olive died in 1675 in Lawns Creek Plantation, Isle Of Wight, Virginia

Will probated 9 June 1677 John Hardy’s will was dated 7 Oct 1676, and probated 9 June 1677. In this will he named his wife, Alice, his daughters, Olivia Driver, Lucy Council and Deborah; his grandchildren, Hardy Driver and others; alos his sons-in-law Giles Driver, Hodges Council, Robert Burnett and William Mayo. He was a prominient citizen and churchman. (Hardy and Hardie Past and Present, H Claude Hardy and Rev Edwin Noah Hardy, The Syracuse Typesetting Co, Syracuse, NY 1935, pp.236-237)

WILL OF JOHN HARDY In the name of God Amen, I John Hardy of the Lower Parish in Isle of Wight Co, VA, being sick in body but of perfect memory, praised be Almighty God for the same, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

Imprimis. I do hereby comit my soul to my God and Savior Jesus Christ through whose merritts I hope to obtain eternal salvation, and my body to be buried in a decent manner.

Secondly. I give and bequeath my dau. Olive, the wife of Giles Driver, a parcel of land in the woods, being a part of a divident lying on the Northwest side of the swamp by the house Eastward to the Procoson running up the side of the Said swamp and running Westerly up along by a branch on the other side of the house to another little branch called the Miory Branch and so extending to the bounds of Matton Comlin's Market, and Wm. West on the other side, being a part of a divident of land I took up by pattent which parcel of land I do hereby freely give unto her and such heirs as she shall be leased to give it to, lawrully begotten of her body and their heirs forever.

Item. I give to my dau. Lucy Councill the wife of Hodges Councill one tract of land on the Southeast of the said Branch or swanp that the former land is joyned unto, extending in its full bounds to the line of Wm. West's and so running up the Pocoson to the said parcel of land. I do freely give and bequeath to her and to any of her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and to theirs forever.

Item. I give my dau. Debora Hardy one parcel of land lying and being about the bouse, beginning at the swamp formerly spoken of and running down the swamp to Wm. West's line and so along the said line till it comes to Matton Comlin's Cross and so along the said Comlin's line till it meets the land of my said daughter Olive Driver, which said parcel of land with the houses and edifices thereon now standing. I do freely give and bequeath unto her and either of her heirs lawfully begottne of her body and their heirs forever. But in case my said dau. Deborah Hardy should happen to dye without any issue lawfully begotten of her body that then my will is and I do freely give the said tract of land with the houses and edifices aforesaid unto my grandchild Hardy Drive Drive the daughter of Giles Driver and to either of her heirs forever.

Item. My will is and I do hereby ordain and bequeath all the Pocoson that belongs to the devident to be equally divided for the said tracts to find them timber for the furnishing the several plantations thereupon, as occasion shall require, forever.

Item. I give to my son in law Giles Driver one draft brinded (?) ox called Swan.

Item. I give my son in law Hodges Councill a serge suit of my wearing apparall and my Back Sword.

Item. I give my grandchildren, that is to say my daughter Olive Driver's two children, each of then one ewe apiece, with their increase, and to the three children of my dau. Lucy Councill each of them a ewe apiece with their increase to be delivered unto them presently after my decease.

I give and bequeath unto my wife's grandchilde John Johnson one cow to be delivered unto him when he comes of the age of seventeen.

I give and bequeath unto my well beloved looking (?) wife Alice Hardy, my debts and funeral expenses being first paid and satisfied, all the rest of my worldly estate of what nature, quality, condition whatsoever, during her life to be at her disposing, and after her decease to be equally divided between my aforesaid three daughters and whom they think fit of their heirs, making her my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament.

Item. I do give and bequeath to my my son in law Robert Burnet my rapidr (?) and bolt, and unto Wm. Mayo all my silver clasps to my breeches and shirt, whom I shall request to see this my last will and testament performed.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 7th day of October 1676.

(signed) John Hardy, Seal

Witnesses: Richard Rennolds, Will Jenkins

Proved by Mr. Rennolds in Court June 9, 1677

Teste: John Bromfield, Clk Ct

(Isle of Wight Co, VA, WB 2, p146)

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https://minerdescent.com/2012/05/04/john-hardy/

http://corley.tripod.com/1My_Mayo-2.html

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Birth: Jun. 2, 1613 Bedfordshire, England Death: 1676 Isle of Wight County Virginia, USA

Bedfordshire Parish baptism records show children of John Hardy 1613-1675 and Olive Council, but include no John Jr, Ann or Isabel. "The 1675 Will written of John Hardy proves conclusively that he was the same John Hardy who patented the 1150 acres in Isle of Wight in 1666 naming himself and wife Olive (Council) as head rights." He died in the summer of 1676 (sometime before 18 Sep 1676) but his 1675 will was not filed as the Isle of Wight County Clerk John Jennings was arrested and imprisoned as a ringleader of Bacon's Rebellion. So it was not until early Spring of 1677 when a new county clerk was appointed: John Hardy's son-in-law John Bromfield (2nd husband of Olive Hardy) and the 1675 Will was filed 9 Jun 1677. The appraisal of the property was not filed until Feb 1707 by John Johnson.

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This memorial was created by Findagrave Contributor "Georgia Girl" whose account has since been disabled. There is no marker found for John Hardy here, so it is not certain that was buried at the St. Lukes (the "Old Brick Church" built by Col. Joseph Bridger at Smithfield) where most of the other Hardy relatives, Bridgers and Pitts are said to be buried.

The original memorial created by Georgia Girl read: "Husband of Olive (Council) Hardy ~ married June 2, 1632, England

Their children were ... 1. John Hardy, II (m. Alice Bennett) * 2. George Hardy (m. unk.) 3. Richard Hardy, I (m. Mary Vincent 4. Olive Hardy"

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• John Hardy "II" who is shown as marrying Alice Bennett on many family trees and books of John Bennett Boddie is believed by most current researchers to be the same John Hardy Sr whose first wife was Olive Council and second wife Alice. (Some claim she was Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen of "Bacon's Castle," said to have been built by Joseph Bridger.)

The memorial created for John Hardy "II" by this same Contributor says John Hardy II's children were: 1. Olive Hardy (m.1 Giles Driver, Sr.; m.2 John Bromfield, m.3 Col. John Pitt) 2. John Hardy (III) 3. Lucy Hardy (m. Hodges Council) 4. Ann Hardy (m. Robert Burnett)**(Ann Allen) 5. Isabel Hardy (m. William Mayo, Sr.)**(Isabel Allen) 6. Deborah Hardy (m. Bridgeman Joyner,

Jr.)" **

And those children would be incorrect; Olive, Lucy and Deborah being children of John Hardy "Sr."

Tom King (#47702800) reports: "The Will written by John Hardy on 7 Oct 1676* contains language and land descriptions that prove that he was the same John Hardy who patented the land in 1666 naming himself and wife Olive (Council) as headrights. NO ONE in over 100 years has ever proven that a John Hardy died in 1670. If that was true, there had to be some record of the distribution of his land and personal property, whether it was an estate appraisal, appointment of an executor, administrator or overseer, property sale, will,or some other probate matter. All of the Isle of Wight records for that period are intact and extant and there is absolutely no record of any John Hardy dying in 1670. If there is no record of a John Hardy dying in 1670, and the 1676 will proves that he was the one that married 1st to Olive Hardy, then there never was a John Hardy Jr or the invented wife Alice Bennett. It has long been proven that the 2nd wife of John Hardy was an Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA and they had no children, Alice being 60 years old by 1670. She was still living in 1686 on the 1666 patent land set aside for her in the 1676 Will of John Hardy when she is named as a neighbor to a new patent on the west side."

"Will of John Hardy, of the lower parish, in the Isle of Wight Co., in Va.: Dau. Olive Driver, wife of Giles Drive, dau. Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Councill, dau. Deborah Hardy; gr.child Hardy Driver, dau of Giles D., Olive Driver's two children, Lucy Councill's 3 children, wife's grand child John Johnson; wife Alice Hardy, son-in-law Robert Burnett; to William Mayo all my silver clasps to breeches and shirt. Dated 7 Oct., 167_; pr. 9 June 1677." (ref., Virginia Vital Records #1, Virginia Will Records, Will Abstracts from the Isle of Wight County, by Broderbund.) The year that the will was signed was difficult to decipher, so written "7 Oct. 167_" by Broderbund, though apparently it was 7 Oct. 1675 as some abstracts show.

"The Allen Family of Surry County, Virginia: Its British Roots and Early Generations in America" by William P. Carrell II, B.A., J.D., Louisville, KY (May 2004; revised Oct 2011): "It is, therefore, reasonable to conclude-–as the Dictionary of Virginia Biography recently did –that Alice Hardy was Allen's widow. The Allen Letter establishes that, by September of 1676 when Bacon’s Castle was seized by Bacon’s rebels, Alice may have been living there again since the rebels threw this “ancient Gentlewoman . . . out of doors.” If she had returned to the Castle to live, rather than being there on a simple extended visit, then Hardy must have died shortly before–just a few months after he wrote his will on 7 October 1675. The delay in its probate to 9 June 1677, while not uncommon, can best be explained by the chaos ensuing from Bacon’s Rebellion. With this unpleasant experience, Alice apparently decided to return to Isle of Wight County to reside with her family there for good, and she probably died in that county sometime after she gave her power of attorney to William Mayo on 11 May 1681."

Mar 31, 2014 - Clearfield Company, 1995 reprint, page 9. Will of John Hardy, made 7 October 1675, probated 9 June 1677, Isle of Wight Co. VA

Tom King says: "A more definitive date of death would be before 18 Sep 1676 when his widow Alice Tucker Allen Hardy was driven out of her former home where she had gone to visit after John's death, by rebel forces loyal to Nathaniel Bacon. The rebels ransacked and fortified the home for four months before they left for which it is now known as Bacon' Castle."

• * Tom further says: "John Hardy and Olive Council had no daughters named Ann or Isabel. They were both daughters of John Hardy's 2nd wife Alice Tucker Allen by her 1st husband Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA. It is also rather doubtful that their daughter Deborah married a Bridgeman Joyner Jr who was born aft 1685 when Deborah was an adult in 1676. Since there was no wordage in the will requesting a guardian for Deborah, she must have been old enough to own land in her own right and therefore an adult. There are no deeds or other records that name the wife of either Bridgeman Joyner Jr or Sr as a Deborah. Deborah is known to have married a John Portis Jr and moved to Pennsylvania after he died in 1704 in IOW."

Mayo Family Genealogist (#49145027) (shown as Wil Mayo) reports on Nov. 12, 2016: John Hardy is unlikely to have been married to Alice Tucker Allen for two main reasons. 1) Alice Counsell - his granddaughter is in the records of Isle of Wight in 1674 when a gift of a cow is given into the care of Hodges Counsell on her behalf. As his eldest child she would have been named for her maternal grandmother, not a new wife. 2) The date of the signing of John Hardy's will is misquoted in the Allen family research as October 7, 1675. In fact the date is October 7, 1676. Why this is important is that the published Allen Family research confirms that Alice Tucker Allen is referred to in 'The Allen Letter' as being "still alive when Bacon’s rebels seized Bacon’s Castle in September of 1676." and was put out of the house. Thus, Alice Tucker Allen is living at the Allen estate known as Bacon's Castle in Surry County in 1676, Not in Isle of Wight County at the time of John Hardy's death.

References to John Hardy and Olive Council:

The Old Free State by Landon Covington Bell, p 216

Hardy Family History by American Genealogical Research Institute 1978, p 28

Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, p 261

Our Fathers' Fields by Prof. James Everette Kibbe

Hodges Council of VA and Descendants by Judson Council, p 16

Historical Southern Families V.4 by John Bennett Boddie 

Family links:

Spouses:

 Olive Council Hardy (1615 - 1675)

 Alice Tucker Allen (1608 - 1686)

Children:

 John Hardy (____ - 1677)*

 George G Hardy (1633 - 1693)*

 Olive Hardy Pitt (1636 - 1703)*

 Lucy Hardy Council (1650 - 1699)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Saint Lukes Cemetery Smithfield Isle of Wight County Virginia, USA

Maintained by: Ray Isbell Originally Created by: Georgia Girl Record added: Jul 31, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74219452

From "Miner" descent

Hardys in Virginia

John Hardy was the owner of the famous Hardy Mill; said to have been burgess, 1641-52; granted 1150 acres in Isle of Wight Co 1666

In 1666, at age 56, John Hardy Sr. received his first land grant. As we all know land grants or “patents” were many times delayed for years, so he probably had been in the Colonies for well over 20 years at the time. He was granted 1150 acres for importing 23 persons including himself, his FIRST wife Olive Council, six of his children (George, Thomas, Richard, Isabel, John Jr., and Ann) as well as his future son-in-law William Mayo all of whom were born in England and he had never received a grant of land for their importation.

After Olive’s death about 1640, John married Alice Bennett and had three daughters, Olive, Lucy and Deborah all born in Isle of Wight Co., VA.

Isle of Wight Virginia

Children

1. George HARDY (See his page)

3. John Hardy

John’s wife Alice Bennett was born in 1640 in Virginia. Alice died in 1683

John Hardy Jr. was b. about 1635-1637 in Bedfordshire and came to Virginia with his father. His (rather than his father’s) seems to have been the will was made 6 Oct 1676 and probated 9 Jun 1677. We have him m. to (variously) Alice Worthington, Alice, Tucker Alice Johnson, Dinah [__?__] and the same Alice Bennett, with the following children: Olive, Ann, [+]Lucy, Isabella, and Deborah.

Alice Bennett, the widow Johnson, daughter of Thomas Bennett and Alice, widow Pierce. Thomas Bennett was born in Wilvescombe, Co., Somerset, England, and died in Virginia after 1632, having come on the Neptune in 1618, a member of the House of Burgesses from Mulberry Island in 1632.

John Jr. made a will Oct 7, 1676, probated June 9, 1677; names his wife, Alice Hardy, Daughters, Olivia Driver, Lucy Council and Deborah Hardy He married Alice Johnson, a widow. They had: Olive m. Giles Driver; Lucy m. Hodges Council; Ann m. Robert Burnett; Isabel m. William Mayo; Deborah-untraced.

In John’s 1676-77 will, he names “my beloved wife Alice” and his three daughters Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver; Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Council; and Deborah Hardy (his daughters by 2d wife Alice Bennett). He did name his grandchildren… Drivers, Councils and Ann Burnett.

John was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1668, and a Justice of the County Court about 1675.

Lucy Hardy, daughter of John Jr., was born in Isle of Wight County, VA, d. bef 1699, m. in 1670 Hodges Council, born in England, d. in Isle of Wight Co 1699, He received grants of 1200 acres from the VA Governors and purchased 300 acres. He left two wills on file in Isle of Wight Co, each recorded the same day in 1699, with the same people mentioned in both, but with a different division of land between heirs. He was possibly the s/o John Council who m. second in 1666 Alice, widow of Richard Jeffries.

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Extensive work sheet for John Hardy here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Work_page_for_John_Hardy#Olive_...

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74219452

John Hardy I BIRTH 2 Jun 1613 East Riding of Yorkshire, England DEATH 1676 (aged 62–63) Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Saint Luke's Cemetery Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 74219452 · View Source

Dugale's Yorkshire Visitation: John Hardy and most of his brothers and sisters were born in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, according to professional genealogist Eric Daly, Yorkshire. (Thanks to Karen Brubaker.)

Bedfordshire Parish baptism records show children of John Hardy 1613-1675 and Olive Council, but include no John Jr, Ann or Isabel. "The 1675 Will written of John Hardy proves conclusively that he was the same John Hardy who patented the 1150 acres in Isle of Wight in 1666 naming himself and wife Olive (Council) as head rights." He died in the summer of 1676 (sometime before 18 Sep 1676) but his 1675 will was not filed as the Isle of Wight County Clerk John Jennings was arrested and imprisoned as a ringleader of Bacon's Rebellion. So it was not until early Spring of 1677 when a new county clerk was appointed: John Hardy's son-in-law John Bromfield (2nd husband of Olive Hardy) and the 1675 Will was filed 9 Jun 1677. The appraisal of the property was not filed until Feb 1707 by John Johnson.

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This memorial was created by Findagrave Contributor "Georgia Girl" whose account has since been disabled. There is no marker found for John Hardy here, so it is not certain that was buried at the St. Lukes (the "Old Brick Church" built by Col. Joseph Bridger at Smithfield) where most of the other Hardy relatives, Bridgers and Pitts are said to be buried.

The original memorial created by Georgia Girl read: "Husband of Olive (Council) Hardy ~ married June 2, 1632, England "Their children were ... 1. John Hardy, II (m. Alice Bennett) * 2. George Hardy (m. unk.) 3. Richard Hardy, I (m. Mary Vincent 4. Olive Hardy"

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• John Hardy "II" who is shown as marrying Alice Bennett on many family trees and books of John Bennett Boddie is believed by most current researchers to be the same John Hardy Sr whose first wife was Olive Council and second wife Alice. (Some claim she was Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen of "Bacon's Castle," said to have been built by Joseph Bridger.)

The memorial created for John Hardy "II" by Georgia Girl says John Hardy II's children were: 1. Olive Hardy (m.1 Giles Driver, Sr.; m.2 John Bromfield, m.3 Col. John Pitt) 2. John Hardy (III) 3. Lucy Hardy (m. Hodges Council) 4. Ann Hardy (m. Robert Burnett)**(Ann Allen) 5. Isabel Hardy (m. William Mayo, Sr.)**(Isabel Allen) 6. Deborah Hardy (m. Bridgeman Joyner, Jr.)" **

Olive, Lucy and Deborah were children of John Hardy "Sr."

• * Ann and Isabel were daughters of John Hardy's 2nd wife Alice Tucker Allen by her 1st husband Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA. It is also rather doubtful that their daughter Deborah Hardy married a Bridgeman Joyner Jr who was born aft 1685 when Deborah was an adult in 1676. Since there was no wordage in the will requesting a guardian for Deborah, she must have been old enough to own land in her own right and therefore an adult. There are no deeds or other records that name the wife of either Bridgeman Joyner Jr or Sr as a Deborah. Deborah is known to have married a John Portis Jr and moved to Pennsylvania after he died in 1704 in IOW.

Numerous emails have been sent by a FindAGrave contributor over the years requesting biographical material be added, corrected or changed on this memorial, or removed therefrom, has now written to request all his references be remo ved. So be it.

References to John Hardy and Olive Council: The Old Free State by Landon Covington Bell, p 216 Hardy Family History by American Genealogical Research Institute 1978, p 28 Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, p 261 Our Fathers' Fields by Prof. James Everette Kibbe Hodges Council of VA and Descendants by Judson Council, p 16 Historical Southern Families V.4 by John Bennett Boddie

Family Members Parents Richard Hardy 1577–1645

Alice Wilson Hardy 1588–1658

Spouses Photo Olive Council Hardy 1615–1675 (m. 1632)

Photo Alice Tucker Allen 1608–1686 (m. 1675)

Children John Hardy unknown–1677

George Hardy 1633–1693

Olive Hardy Pitt 1636–1703

Richard Hardy 1640–1735

Photo Lucy Hardy Council 1652–1708

See more Hardy memorials in: Saint Luke's Cemetery Smithfield Isle of Wight County Virginia USA Find a Grave Memorials Region North America USA Virginia Isle of Wight County Smithfield Saint Luke's Cemetery John Hardy I Maintained by: Ray Isbell Originally Created by: Grave Whisper AKA Georgia Girl Added: 31 Jul 2011 Find a Grave Memorial 74219452

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Dugale's Yorkshire Visitation: John Hardy and most of his brothers and sisters were born in Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, according to professional genealogist Eric Daly, Yorkshire. (Thanks to Karen Brubaker.)

Bedfordshire Parish baptism records show children of John Hardy 1613-1675 and Olive Council, but include no John Jr, Ann or Isabel. "The 1675 Will written of John Hardy proves conclusively that he was the same John Hardy who patented the 1150 acres in Isle of Wight in 1666 naming himself and wife Olive (Council) as head rights." He died in the summer of 1676 (sometime before 18 Sep 1676) but his 1675 will was not filed as the Isle of Wight County Clerk John Jennings was arrested and imprisoned as a ringleader of Bacon's Rebellion. So it was not until early Spring of 1677 when a new county clerk was appointed: John Hardy's son-in-law John Bromfield (2nd husband of Olive Hardy) and the 1675 Will was filed 9 Jun 1677. The appraisal of the property was not filed until Feb 1707 by John Johnson.

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This memorial was created by Findagrave Contributor "Georgia Girl" whose account has since been disabled. There is no marker found for John Hardy here, so it is not certain that was buried at the St. Lukes (the "Old Brick Church" built by Col. Joseph Bridger at Smithfield) where most of the other Hardy relatives, Bridgers and Pitts are said to be buried.

The original memorial created by Georgia Girl read: "Husband of Olive (Council) Hardy ~ married June 2, 1632, England "Their children were ... 1. John Hardy, II (m. Alice Bennett) * 2. George Hardy (m. unk.) 3. Richard Hardy, I (m. Mary Vincent 4. Olive Hardy"

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• John Hardy "II" who is shown as marrying Alice Bennett on many family trees and books of John Bennett Boddie is believed by most current researchers to be the same John Hardy Sr whose first wife was Olive Council and second wife Alice. (Some claim she was Alice Tucker Allen, widow of Arthur Allen of "Bacon's Castle," said to have been built by Joseph Bridger.)

The memorial created for John Hardy "II" by Georgia Girl says John Hardy II's children were: 1. Olive Hardy (m.1 Giles Driver, Sr.; m.2 John Bromfield, m.3 Col. John Pitt) 2. John Hardy (III) 3. Lucy Hardy (m. Hodges Council) 4. Ann Hardy (m. Robert Burnett)**(Ann Allen) 5. Isabel Hardy (m. William Mayo, Sr.)**(Isabel Allen) 6. Deborah Hardy (m. Bridgeman Joyner, Jr.)" **

Olive, Lucy and Deborah were children of John Hardy "Sr."

** Ann and Isabel were daughters of John Hardy's 2nd wife Alice Tucker Allen by her 1st husband Arthur Allen who died in 1669 in Surry Co., VA. It is also rather doubtful that their daughter Deborah Hardy married a Bridgeman Joyner Jr who was born aft 1685 when Deborah was an adult in 1676. Since there was no wordage in the will requesting a guardian for Deborah, she must have been old enough to own land in her own right and therefore an adult. There are no deeds or other records that name the wife of either Bridgeman Joyner Jr or Sr as a Deborah. Deborah is known to have married a John Portis Jr and moved to Pennsylvania after he died in 1704 in IOW.

Numerous emails have been sent by a FindAGrave contributor over the years requesting biographical material be added, corrected or changed on this memorial, or removed therefrom, has now written to request all his references be removed. So be it.

References to John Hardy and Olive Council: The Old Free State by Landon Covington Bell, p 216 Hardy Family History by American Genealogical Research Institute 1978, p 28 Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, p 261 Our Fathers' Fields by Prof. James Everette Kibbe Hodges Council of VA and Descendants by Judson Council, p 16 Historical Southern Families V.4 by John Bennett Boddie* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 13 2021, 7:35:40 UTC

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From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hardy-85

Biography John Hardy was born about 1613 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England, the son of Richard Hardy and Alice (Wilson) Hardy.

John is shown as transported to Virginia with 23 other persons in 1647 by Elizabeth Barcroft, for which she received 1200 acres.[1]

John had several children during his marriage including:

• Deborah (Listed in 1677 Will of John Hardy),
• Olive married Giles Driver, (Listed in 1677 Will of John Hardy)
• George 1633- 1695 Divisee in Will of George Hardy
• Richard 1640 married in 1694 Mary Vincent
• Lucy married Hodges Council before 1669, (Listed in 1677 Will of John Hardy).

John Hardy, Olive Hardy and William May are shown as transported to Virginia in a 1666 land deed: John Hardie (Hardy), 1150 acs. Isle of Wight Co., 5 June 1666, p. 545, (669). Beg. at upper cor. tree of Mathew Tomlins old land, running S.S.E. by Wm. Westwrayes land &c, S.W. on Mathew Tomlins new land, then S. & C. Trans, of 23 pers: Jno. White, 4, Erasmas Harris, Henry Baker, Charles Baker, Joane Baker, Jno. Hardy, Oliver Hardy, An Quimby, William May, Roger Wright, Jno. Edwards, Rich. Powell, Roger Peele, Jno. Dockstone, Jno. Cooke, Xtopr. Marshamp, Wm. Walker, Eliz. Ruffin, 2, Rich. Lannum.[2]

John Hardy (1613-1677) married 2nd Alice Tucker, widow of Arthur Allen 1606-1670. When Arthur Allen died, Alice Tucker-Allen married John Hardy and is named in John Hardy's will as his wife, Alice.

He died on October 7, 1676, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, at the age of 63.

Abstract of Will of John Hardy His will was registered 9 June 1677 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.[3]

"John Hardy. Leg. Daughter Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver; daughter Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Councill; daughter Debora Hardy; daughter Olive Driver's two children; daughter Lucy Council's three children; my wife's grandchild John Johnson; son in law Robert Burnett; William Mayo." "Wife Alice Extx. "Dated October 7, 1675. Recorded June 9, 1677.[4] "Witness: Richard Rennalds, Will Jenkins.

Abstract Will of John Hardy Abstract Will of John Hardy Note Giles Driver married his second wife, Olive Hardy, and had children:

Hardy 1674, John 1675. These two children are mentioned as "daughter Olive Driver's two children" in John Hardy's will. Giles Driver had three children by a previous marriage.

Transcription of Will WILL OF JOHN HARDY[5]

In the name of God Amen, I John Hardy of the Lower Parish in Isle of Wight Co, VA, being sick in body but of perfect memory, praised be Almighty God for the same, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

Imprimis. I do hereby comit my soul to my God and Savior Jesus Christ through whose merritts I hope to obtain eternal salvation, and my body to be buried in a decent manner. Secondly. I give and bequeath my dau. Olive, the wife of Giles Driver, a parcel of land in the woods, being a part of a divident lying on the Northwest side of the swamp by the house Eastward to the Procoson running up the side of the Said swamp and running Westerly up along by a branch on the other side of the house to another little branch called the Miory Branch and so extending to the bounds of Matton Comlin's Market, and Wm. West on the other side, being a part of a divident of land I took up by pattent which parcel of land I do hereby freely give unto her and such heirs as she shall be leased to give it to, lawrully begotten of her body and their heirs forever.

Item. I give to my dau. Lucy Councill the wife of Hodges Councill one tract of land on the Southeast of the said Branch or swanp that the former land is joyned unto, extending in its full bounds to the line of Wm. West's and so running up the Pocoson to the said parcel of land. I do freely give and bequeath to her and to any of her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and to theirs forever.

Item. I give my dau. Debora Hardy one parcel of land lying and being about the bouse, beginning at the swamp formerly spoken of and running down the swamp to Wm. West's line and so along the said line till it comes to Matton Comlin's Cross and so along the said Comlin's line till it meets the land of my said daughter Olive Driver, which said parcel of land with the houses and edifices thereon now standing. I do freely give and bequeath unto her and either of her heirs lawfully begottne of her body and their heirs forever. But in case my said dau. Deborah Hardy should happen to dye without any issue lawfully begotten of her body that then my will is and I do freely give the said tract of land with the houses and edifices aforesaid unto my grandchild Hardy Drive Drive the daughter of Giles Driver and to either of her heirs forever.

Item. My will is and I do hereby ordain and bequeath all the Pocoson that belongs to the devident to be equally divided for the said tracts to find them timber for the furnishing the several plantations thereupon, as occasion shall require, forever.

Item. I give to my son in law Giles Driver one draft brinded (?) ox called Swan.

Item. I give my son in law Hodges Councill a serge suit of my wearing apparall and my Back Sword. Item. I give my grandchildren, that is to say my daughter Olive Driver's two children, each of then one ewe apiece, with their increase, and to the three children of my dau. Lucy Councill each of them a ewe apiece with their increase to be delivered unto them presently after my decease. I give and bequeath unto my wife's grandchilde John Johnson one cow to be delivered unto him when he comes of the age of seventeen. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved looking (?) wife Alice Hardy, my debts and funeral expenses being first paid and satisfied, all the rest of my worlkly estate of what nature, quality, condition whatsoever, during her life to be at her disposing, and after her decease to be equally divided between my aforesaid three daughters and whom they think fit of their heirs, making her my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament.

Item. I do give and bequeath myto my son in law Robert Burnet my rapidr (?) and bolt, and unto Wm. Mayo all my silver clasps to my breeches and shirt, whom I shall request to see this my last will and testament performed. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 7th day of October 1676. (signed) John Hardy, Seal

Witnesses: Richard Rennolds, Will Jenkins Proved by Mr. Rennolds in Court June 9, 1677 Teste: John Bromfield, Clk Ct Research Note The Hardy Royalty Connection???

By boxmommy from Ancestry.com

Message Board of Ancestry.com Posted: 19 Jan 2018 5:36 PM Classification:Query Edited: 11 Aug 2018 4:18 PM I had occasion to visit the repository of genealogy records in England in 1976 and hired the Heralds at the College of Arms in London to research this claimed royal lineage for John Hardy 1613-1676. Their report stated in part that:

1. There is no proof in their records that this John Hardy was the son of Richard Hardy and Alice Wilson. (The Isle of Wight records are not convincing.)

2. There is no proof that this Richard Hardy was the son of the John Hardy and Mary Margaret Newton as shown of the Visitations of Wetwang.

3. There is no proof of the marriage of the grandfather of this John Hardy, another John de Hardy to Mary Stanley nor any proof that this Mary Stanley was a descendant of a Magna Charta Baron.

4. There is no proof of the marriage of the father of this last John de Hardy, John Hardy and Margaret de la Pole nor any proof that this Margaret de la Pole was a descendant of a Magna Charta Baron.

5. That the heralds that wrote the original Wetwang Visitation did not do a very good job of verifying the information they received from the Hardy person/s they interviewed. This entire royal lineage for John Hardy was invented by Virkus in his 1925 Compendium and copied by Wurts in his 1945 Magna Charta and many such other books since then.

Furthermore, this John Hardy linage is NOT included in the latest set of volumes on Magna Charta Descendants in 2016. In simple words, THERE IS NO ROYAL HARDY CONNECTION. Perhaps the Heralds, who have held a Royal Warrant since the 1400's to collect all genealogies on families of nobility and are responsible for granting coats of arms, have found more information to support some of these faults in the John Hardy lineage since 1976. BUT there still remains the problem of proving that John Hardy 1613-1676 was actually the son of Richard Hardy and Alice Wilson and then finding the further proofs needed. Hope this helps.

Sources

↑ Cavaliers and pioneers; abstracts of Virginia land patents and grants, 1623-1800 Author: Nell Marion Nugent. Publisher: Richmond, Press of the Dietz Print Co 1934. Page: 166.

↑ Cavaliers and pioneers; abstracts of Virginia land patents and grants, 1623-1800 Author: Nell Marion Nugent. Publisher: Richmond, Press of the Dietz Print Co 1934. Page: 569.

↑ From Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, VA 1647-1800 by Chapman: Pg 15. Wills and Deed Book 1, pg 146.

↑ Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951 Wills and administrations bk I page 146. John Hardy will abstract; image: 27.

↑ Citation: Isle of Wight Co, VA, Will Book 2, page: 146 The visitation of the county of Yorke, begun in a Dni MDCLXV. and finished a Dni MDCLXVI Author: William Dugdale. Publisher: Durham Pub. for the Society by G. Andrews 1859. Page: 68.

USGenWeb Archives Wills Will of John Hardy. Isle of Wight County, Virginia Will and Deed Book 1, 1661-1719, p. 146. Devised October 7, 1676. Recorded June 9, 1677.

"Will of John Hardy, of the lower parish, in the Isle of Wight Co., in Va. : Dau. Olive Driver, wife of Giles Driver, dau. Lucy Council, wife of Hodges Councill, dau. Deborah Hardy; gr. child Hardy Driver, dau. of Giles D., Olive Driver's two children, Lucy Councill's 3 children, wife's grand child John Johnson; wife Alice Hardy, son-in-law Robert Burnett; to William Mayo all my silver clasps to breeches and shirt. Dated 7 Oct., 167—; pr. 9 June, 1677. -- Will of Giles Driver : Sons Robert, Charles, Giles, John : dau. Hardy Driver, wife sole exx. Dated 29 Dec,1676 ; pr. 9 June,1677. William and Mary Quarterly Vol 7. "Isle of Wight County Records."p. 239-240.