Lydia Sanders

Lydia Harding (daughter of Richard Harding & his second wife) was born 1632 in Braintree, MA. She married Martin Sanders, son of Martin Sanders of Braintree. Their daughter Elizabeth was mentioned in her grandmother “Elizabeth Hardier’s” 1664 will.

"Martin Saunders Jun'r. and Liddia Hardier were maried the 2d mo. 1, 1651 by Mr Thomas Dudly of Roxbury.". Anderson, GMB, Vol VI, R-S,

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"Richard Harden of Brantry"' as his name was spelled in Boston but Hardier, on transcripts of his will and the inventory of his estate, was a very ancient man; for his youngest daughter, the only child by his 2nd wife, was married in 1651, and if as old as her husband, was born in 1626. ...

From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1859, Volume 13. By New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff. Page 12. GoogleBooks

Will of Elizabeth Harder, 1 4th, 1664:

I, Elizabeth Harder of Braintree, doe make this my last will, God having given mee only one Daughter, which is my only Childe. I: doe, give and bequeath my whole estate, moveable & Imooveable unto her, her heirs & assigns forever, excepting such legacyes as are hereafter Specified.; doe Constitute & ordain her my sole executrix of this my Last will & Testament & Doe Intreate my Loving Friends, William Needham ; Samuel Tomson of Braintrye to be my Overseers. I give unto Elizabeth Suanders. My Daughter’s Child £20. With my Bed I lye , with all belonging to it, to bee paid at the age of 18 years, or at the day of marriage, and if Shee Dye, if my Daughter have Farther Issue, I give it unto the next Child & if not then to Remaine unto my Daughter. I Give unto John Kent & Joseph Kent 40s apiece to bee paid within two years after my Decease- I Give unto Joshua Kent’s three Daughters 20s apiece, to bee paid to them when they are 18 years old, or at the Day of Marriage. I Give unto Benjamin Thomson 40s: to bee paid unto him within hafe a year after my Decease I Give unto John Day. £5. To be paid unto him when he is 20 yeares old, upon Constitution he Live with my Sonne or Daughter till hee be twenty year Old Elizabeth Harder.Test Samuell Bass. John Basse who deposed Oct 6th 1664 (Briggs., 1898, p. 114)

Inventory of the estate of Elizabeth Hardier taken Sept 9 1664 by Samuel Basse, Richard Brackett, William Needham. Amount: £268.11.

Martyn Saunders deposed, Oct 6, 1664

References

• Published information: birth: 9 March 1629; Sudbury, Suffolk, England (not sure this is correct)
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVB-123 : 10 February 2018), Liddia in entry for Joseph Saunders, 03 Oct 1657; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVR-W5Z : 10 February 2018), Liddia in entry for Elizabeth Saunders, 02 Oct 1663; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVR-4X2 : 10 February 2018), Lidia in entry for Lydia Saunders, 19 Feb 1671; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCV1-S42 : 10 February 2018), Liddia in entry for Jonath Saunders, Nov 1672; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387
• https://archive.org/details/fourcenturiesofh00hard/page/10
• http://tree.wellswooster.com/getperson.php?personID=I26751&tree=bryant
• [S78] Braintree, MA, Vital Records, p.723.
• [S14] Torrey, Editor: Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985, Baltimore, MD, 1985 (reprint)), p.652.
• http://www.veazie.org/People/DBGenCombined/Fam671.html