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About John Hardyman, I
John Hardyman I was born in Bristol, England c. 1654 (some sources give a date of birth as early as 1645, and a few claim he was born in Virginia). He emigrated with his family to Virginia before 1660. This is proven by the headrights claims contained in a patent granted to Capt. William Randolph, Francis Epps and Joseph Royal. He returned to England, perhaps for an education as was often the case. He returns to Virginia, marries, and begins a life as planter, cooper and public servant.
The Hardeman named has been spelled several ways over the centuries. While the modern descendants generally use Hardyman, their ancestors used Hardimon, Hardeman and Hardiman as well. All are correct. I have chosen Hardyman for this profile because his contemporaries used it in documents related to him.
John is mentioned in the Isle of Wight county records, when "John Hardiman, immigrant, of Bristol," gave a power of attorney to Thomas Moore, of Pagan Creek, to receive goods from Arthur Skinner, Giles Driver and Joseph Whitson, dated 29 June 1667.
By the late 1680's, John Hardyman was an established planter in Prince George County, justice of the peace of Charles City County and Prince George County. He held the rank of Lt. Col. and was a member of the House of Burgesses from Prince George County in 1710. He was appointed to take the list of tithables in the upper precincts of Westover Parish in 1689 and was appointed surveyor of the highways in the precinct formerly called Jordan's in 1691. With Richard Bland, John Taylor and John Hamlin, he was co-owner of the brigantine Virgin of Virginia, a forty ton vessel, which was built in Virginia in 1698.
John Hardyman or Hardeman appears in several documents. He swore an oath of loyalty to King William III as a justice, March, 1701/2. In 1704, Hardyman owned 872 acres in that part of Charles City County, south of the James River, which the Council decided, in August 1702, should become Prince George in 1703. Lieutenant Colonel Hardyman was one of the justices taking testimony about the course of the Nottoway River in 1707, and he had been chosen a burgess for Prince George County on August the 8th 1710, but he only served one year.
He married Mary Eppes, daughter of Francis Eppes II and wife Elizabeth Littlebury Worsham. She was the full sister of Littlebury Epes,and half sister of Francis Epes, the children of Francis Epes, who also lived on the south side of the James River. John and Mary had five sons. Two of the sons, John and Francis, married sisters, Henrietta and Sarah Taylor, daughters of John Taylor.
John Hardyman died in Prince George Co., Virginia Colony, on September 18, 1711. On September 17, 1711, William Byrd wrote in his diary "This Day Col . Hardyman was giving a glyster to his race horse and he kicked him on the breast that he died in about 18 hours without leaving a will ." As he did not leave a will, there was an inventory done May 1712. By December, 1712, his widow has remarried.
His son, John Hardyman II, was appointed administrator of his estate. The estate account presented by John Hardyman, junior at the July 1716 Prince George Co . court showed a credit of over 72 pounds sterling, mostly "money due in England," and a debit of 71 pounds sterling owed in Virginia. The largest debit item was due to Major Charles Goodrich " for goods my mother (Mary Eppes Hardyman) let the children have."
Children of John Hardeman and wife Mary Eppes:
- Francis Hardyman
- James Hardyman
- William Hardyman
- John Hardyman b: 1687 in Prince George Co., VA
- Littlebury Hardyman b: ABT. 1700, who made his will in Prince George County 17 September 1726, naming his brother William and wife Jude, and mentioning but not naming his ‘brothers and sisters
Monmouth Rebellion
There is some confusion about a John Hardeman who was in Bristol, England in 1685, who was exiled from England because of his activity in the Monmouth Rebellion. He seemed to have been jailed with one JOHN EDWARDS, but whereas Edwards was sent to Barbados in accordance with the Conventicle Act of 1664, this John Hardeman was returned to Virginia There are issues with the dates in this data as relating to the Monmouth Rebellion. In 1684 John Hardyman was already established as a merchant of James River in Virginia and in 1691, he purchased a mill from John Taylor and was acquiring land in Mason's Neck in Prince George County. It is not likely that he was in England participating in a rebellion.
In addition, the Conventicals Act seems an odd law to use to send Mr. Edwards to Barbados and John Hardeman to Virginia. This Act forbade conventicles (religious assemblies of more than five people outside the auspices of the Church of England).
The two John Hardemans might be the same man, but more proof is needed. Until such is found, it is unlikely that OUR John Hardyman was a part of the Monmouth Rebellion.
Links to additional material:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion
- Wilderness Calling: the Hardeman Family in the American Westward Movement, 1750-1900. by Nicholas Perkins Hardeman p.5
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventicle_Act_1664
- http://www.poythress.net/hardyman.html
- https://media.geni.com/p13/c8/05/d6/1c/5344483af053ecd5/study_of_hardyman_family_of_virginia_by_lou_poole_original.pdf?hash=0e954bbdf19f4ff022207d597a8a80ae67de9b201d4305f86a287b7f7023b512.1697439599
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marshall1...
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From: 'Gene Hardyman'
Subject: Re: [HARDMAN-L] John Hardman
Date: Thu, 20 Apr. 2000 14:32:44 -0600
Jim Hardman-While this will be a somewhat lengthy message for the benefit of any out there who can contribute or ask, I will reply to both you and the list.
With the help of many and much research I have tracked these Hardyman/Hardiman/Hardeman/Hardmans from what I feel is the same family that have chosen their surname spelling by purpose or have been mispelled in error. Much of the data have come from direct descendants of various lines of what I think are the original Hardyman family that came through Bristol, England from what land, I don't know. I have heard it was Scotch Irish.
In a nutshell here's what I have developed, starting with a John Hardiman, born in Bristol, England about 1645 or 54, came to Virginia in the mid 1660's, was sent back to England to further his education, became involved in the wrong side of the Monmouth Rebellion and was convicted of treason. Thence several stories are told how he got back to Charles City Co., Va which is not pertinent at this time. Anyway, this John married a Mary Eppes, dtr of Francis Eppes. Appears John be came rather prosperous and prominent, holding offices as Justice of Peace, House of Burgess, a Lt Col. in the Virginia Militia and also a partner in a sailing vessel that traveled the east coast
(http://www.mindfreedom.net/gen/t-s-p/p190.htm#i3206 - now a dead link)
[See notes directly above relating to the Monmouth Rebellion and unlikelihood of this John Hardyman being a part of that rebellion - mez]
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John Hardyman, I's Timeline
| 1654 |
September 9, 1654
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Bristol, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1686 |
June 17, 1686
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Charles City, Charles, Virgnina Colony
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| 1688 |
1688
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Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
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| 1690 |
1690
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Virginia, United States
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1694
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1698
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1700
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Virginia, United States
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1701
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Virginia, United States
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