Maj. John Hardin

A Patriot of the American Revolution for Virginia. DAR Ancestor # A050275

No valid source states he was killed by Indians.

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Birth 1710 Northumberland county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

Gender Male

Residence PA, VA & Hardinsburg, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

Died 13 Oct 1789 Nelson county, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

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Last Modified 25 Aug 2006

Father Mark Hardin, b. Bef 26 Mar 1681, Staten Island, New York, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 1 May 1735, Prince William county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

Mother Marie Madeline De La Chaumette Hogue, b. 1688, Rouen, Normady, France Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Bef 24 Mar 1755, Fauquier county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

Married Between 1693 and 1724

Family ID F9478 Group Sheet

Family Catherine Marr, d. Aft 1780

Married 1730

Children

	1. Abigail Hardin,   d. Yes, date unknown

2. Catherine Hardin, d. Yes, date unknown
3. Elizabeth Hardin, d. Yes, date unknown
4. Susannah Hardin, d. Yes, date unknown
5. John Hardin, b. Oct 1733, Prince William county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 2 Jun 1804, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
6. Mary Hardin, b. Abt 1735, d. Yes, date unknown

7. Mark Hardin, b. Abt 1738, Prince William county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 1792, Nelson county, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
8. Benjamin Hardin, R.S., b. 1739, Prince William county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Jan 1818, Washington county, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
9. Jesse Hardin, b. 1751, d. Bef 1789
10. John "Miller John" Hardin, Jr.; R.S., b. 2 Jun 1733, Prince William county, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 13 Jun 1804, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
11. William "Indian Bill" Hardin, b. 1747, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 22 Oct 1821, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge county, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

Family ID F18438 Group Sheet

Notes

John Hardin moved about 1740 to Fredrick Co, VA; built the first stone courthouse in Winchester; served as a Captain of Militia in the French and Indian War; Sheriff of Fredrick Co; bought land in Hampshire Co, VA. in 1762 and moved there. He was a captain and a major in the border campaigns of the American Revolution; reported the death of Major Crawford at Fort Pitt in 1782 to the Virginia authorities; one of the first justices of Monongalia County. One account states that he went to Pennsylvania about 1768 and died in Westmorland Co., PA before 1780, the year William went to Kentucky. Another account indicates he went to Nelson county, Kentucky in 1786, lived with William in Hardin's Fort, and was killed by Indians or renegade whites on the Brandenburg Road near Hardinsburg. Yet another version says he lived alone in a cabin east of Hardin's Station which had been established in 1780 by his son, Captain William Hardin and was killed by Indians on the Brandenburg Road about a mile from Hardinsburg, KY.

In 1785 and 1786 two grants for 400 acres each were made to him in Jefferson Co., KY on Hardin's Creek, near the land of his son, William.

• Sources: Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia. 1714-1750; Daisy Decker George; J. Oran Hardin.

*         The Genealogy of Mary Ellen Cox Storm of Hancock County, KY written by S. H. Briedenbach of Arlington, VA, June 19, 1971.

Sources

  1. [S897] Gedcom - Storm, Brad.

2. [S923] Gedcom - Beatty, Marvin.
3. [S119] Cloud Family, by Rachel (Cloud) and Clifton Pond.
Major John Hardin had a long and notable career. He moved about 1741 to Frederick County, Virginia. Various deeds (many also signed by his wife Catherine) show that he was living in Frederick County as late as 1762, on Patterson Creek in Hampshire County in 1764 and 1769, and in Pennsylvania by 1771. He helped organize Frederick County, built the first stone courthouse there, served as sheriff, and as a presiding Justice. He was Lt. and Capt. in the Frederick County militia, serving in the French and Indian Wars.

When George Washington, as commander of the Virginia militia issued a call in 1754, a contingent from Frederick County, led by John Hardin, responded. Bored by incactivity they became a little boisterous and some were confined. Declaring this should not happen to free men they tore the jail down and went home. Evidently matters were reconciled, as they seem to have been in the fighting in pa. 1754-1758. Thus when the area was opened for claims in 1769, they were able to take quick advantage. John Hardin was a Justice in "Monongahela" County, resided in what is now Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pa. His title of Major evidently was acquired in the border skirmishes of the Revolution. He also built boats and equipped militia expeditions. He moved to Kentucky by 1785, where he was on a Nelson Co. tithable list.

The will of John Hardin of Nelson Couty, Ky. (which at the time included what is now Marion Co.) was dated 4 June 1788, proved 13 October 1789. It named sons John, Mark, William, and Benjamin; daughters Abigale Linch (sic), Mary Thomas, Catharin Burnett, Elizabeth Martin, and Susanna Walker; Polly Hardin "daughter of Margret Heely (Huly?) that was"; grandson Henry Hardin, son of john Hardin; and granddaughters Katy Thomas and Cassandra Hardin. Execs. William Hardin and Benjamin Hardin; Wits. Lewis Thomas, Philip Davis, and Mary Thomas.

All children listed in family group (not in order of birth), except Jesse, were named in the will.

Found on findagrave.com 12/14/2012:

• Birth: 1710 Northumberland County Virginia, USA
• Death: Oct. 13, 1789 Hardinsburg Breckinridge County Kentucky, USA

Maj John Hardin son of Mark Hardin and Mary Hogue. Married to Catherine Marr (1711-1786) on Nov 1730 in Strafford, VA. He is the father of William "Indian Bill" Hardin who founded Hardinsburg, KY.

John Hardin moved about 1740 to Frederick County, Virginia ; built the first stone courthouse in Winchester; served as Captain of Militia in the French and Indian War; Sheriff of Frederick County; bought land in Hampshire County, VA, 1762 and moved there.

Captain and Major in the border campaigns of the American Revolution; reported the death of Major Crawford at Fort Pitt in 1782 to the Virginia authorities; one of the first justices of Monongalia County; moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, 1786, and lived alone in a cabin east of Hardin's Station which had been established in 1780 by his son, Captain William Hardin; He was killed by Indians on the Brandenburg Road about a mile from Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

Maj John Hardin's exact grave is unknown: he was buried at Hardin's Fort just outside present day Hardinsburg. A tombstone is now placed at Kentucky Historical Marker #134 on US 60, coordinates N 37° 46.736 W 086° 28.269

Family links:

Parents:

• Mark Hardin (1681 - 1735)
• Mary Hogue Hardin (1665 - 1735)

Spouse:

• Catherine Marr Hardin (1711 - 1786)*

Children:

• John Miller Hardin (1733 - 1804)*
• Benjamin Hardin (1739 - 1816)*
• William Hardin (1747 - 1821)*
• Calculated relationship

Burial:

• William Hardin Pioneer Cemetery / Hardin #5
• Hardinsburg
• Breckinridge County
• Kentucky, USA

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Created by: D. Scott Wilcher

• Record added: Jan 21, 2010
• Find A Grave Memorial# 46953348

Maj John Hardin son of Mark Hardin and Mary Hogue Married to Catherine Marr (1711-1786) on Nov 1730 in Strafford, VA. He is the father of William "Indian Bill" Hardin who founded Hardinsburg, KY.

John Hardin moved about 1740 to Frederick County, Virginia ; built the first stone courthouse in Winchester; served as Captain of Militia in the French and Indian War; Sheriff of Frederick County; bought land in Hampshire County, VA, 1762 and moved there.

Captain and Major in the border campaigns of the American Revolution; reported the death of Major Crawford at Fort Pitt in 1782 to the Virginia authorities; one of the first justices of Monongalia County; moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, 1786, and lived alone in a cabin east of Hardin's Station which had been established in 1780 by his son, Captain William Hardin; He was killed by Indians on the Brandenburg Road about a mile from Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

Maj John Hardin's exact grave is unknown: he was buried at Hardin's Fort just outside present day Hardinsburg. A tombstone is now placed at Kentucky Historical Marker #134 on US 60, coordinates N 37° 46.736 W 086° 28.269

GEDCOM Note

1. Name: John HARDIN , Sr.
2. Sex: M
3. Title: Major
4. Birth: 1710 in Northumberland, Virginia
5. Death: 13 OCT 1789 in Nelson County, Kentucky
6. Occupation: Soldier & Planter
7. Military Service: Major, Indian Campaigns
8. Reference Number: 24575
9. Note:

John Hardin moved about 1740 to Frederick County, Virginia; built the first stone courthouse in Winchester; served as Captain of Militia in the French and Indian War; Sheriff of Frederick County' bought land in Hampshire County, Virginia 1762, and moved there. Captain and Major in the border campaigns of the American Revolution' reported the death of Major Crawford at Fort Pitt in 1782 to the Virginia authorities; one of the first justices of Monongalia County; moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, 1786, and lived alone in a cabin east of Hardin's Station which had been established in 1780 by his son, Captain William Hardin; He was killed by Indians on the Brandenburg Road about a mile from Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

In 1785 and 1786 two grants for 400 acres each were made to him in Jefferson County, Kentucky on Hardin's Creek, near the land of his son William.

The story is told that when John Hardin led a contingent in 1754 of Frederick County men to the call of the Virginia militia commander, one George Washington, some were jailed after trying to relieve their boredom. Believing free men should not be confined, they tore the jail down and returned home. Over the next four years he was active in the French & Indian Wars where he served as lieutenant and captain. 1767-69 one of the pioneer settlers on Georges Creek in Monongahela Valley (Springfield Township) Fayette Co.,PA where was Justice of the Peace, built boats and equipped militia expeditions.

Notes

Alternate Name Also Known As Indian Bill or Big Bill Hardin Birth Name William Hardin Occupation Surveyor, Soldier & Justice Custom Event Relationship William and Winifred were First Cousins. Private in the Revolutionary War Capt. John Anderson's Company, 5th Virginia Regiment 1778-1779 Also served in Kentucky and Illinois with George Rogers Clark Custom Fact Raised two other Hardin Children Mary "Polly" Hardin, who married Benjamin Huff, and Daniel Hardin, who married Alice Jolly, were raised by Capt. William - both were likely born before 1770 and probably were children of his older brother Jesse.

'Incorrect Relationship There is an old book about the Hardin family that misplaced Capt William as a son of Martin Hardin & Lydia Waters. This is wrong. Martin & Lydia had NO son named William at all. Capt William is recognized as the son of Maj. John Hardin, in his will.'

• Military service: Indian Campaigns- Served as Captain and Major; built boats for transportation of troops; provided provisions - Revolutionary War
• Residence: West Augusta District of Virginia, on Monongahela River - 1760
• Residence: Purchased tract in Hampshire County, VA - 1762
• Residence: 1769 - Georges Creek, Fayette County, Virginia
• Residence: 1772 - Bedford (Fayette) County, Pennsylvania
• Residence: Monongahela County, Virginia - 1778
• Residence: 1786 - Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2020, 21:58:33 UTC

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• Residence: West Augusta District of Virginia, on Monongahela River - 1760
• Residence: Purchased tract in Hampshire County, VA - 1762
• Residence: Georges Creek, Fayette County, Virginia - 1769
• Residence: Bedford (Fayette) County, Pennsylvania - 1772
• Residence: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky - 1786
• Residence: 1778 - Monongahela County, Virginia
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• Military_service: Revolutionary War
• Residence: Georges Creek, Fayette County, Virginia - 1769
• Residence: Bedford (Fayette) County, Pennsylvania - 1772
• Residence: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky - 1786
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 9 2020, 3:11:00 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 9 2020, 3:16:27 UTC

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