Joseph Harding

Other Events and Attributes:

• Complier's Note: 1887; Tilden (1887) says he settled in Wrentham which is incorrect.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 27 Mar 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was mentioned in the will of John Frairy.
• Offices Held: 23 Nov 1713, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the first town committee.
• Offices Held: 1715 to 1716, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• Offices Held: 1717, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the Town Moderator.
• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his children: Thomas, John, Mehitable, Sarah, and Samuel.
• Probate/Proved: 19 Nov 1734, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 4 Apr 1735, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abraham's estate was inventoried and valued at £1,923 6/9.

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Birth:
He was born posthumously, his father having died four months earlier His birth date was recorded as 15 (6) 1655.

Abraham married Sarah Merrifield about 1695. Sarah died on 22 Jan 1741/42 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1694; (1) _____ Fairbanks. Issue: 1. Sarah Fairbanks
• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her husband, Abraham Harding.
• Will: 29 May 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions her children: Sarah Fairbanks, Samuel Harding, Isaac Harding, Lydia Harding, and Sarah Harding.
• Probate/Proved: 13 Apr 1742, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Her estate was probated and the estate valued at £253 2/8.

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Birth:
Father: John Merrifield
Mother: _____ ______

Notes:

It was both Abraham and Sarah's second marriage.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 1 Sep 1631, Boreham, Essex, England; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Immigration: Abt 1634
• Residence: 1638, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abraham Harding was admitted as a Dedham resident.
• Occupation: say 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was a leather-dresser and a glover.
• Moved to: 1642, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Freeman: May 1645, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 1650, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Deed: 2 Mar 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abraham Harding deeded land to Thomas Holbrook of Weymouth.
• Inventory: 6 Apr 1655, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Abraham's estate was inventoried and valued at £322 9/. The inventory was recorded as 6 (2) 1655.
• Probate/Proved: 24 Apr 1655, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; His estate was probated in County Court via a nuncupative will.

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Died:
He died suddenly.

His death date was recorded as "22 (1) 1654".

Abraham married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1622 in England; died on 31 Jan 1678/79 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 24 Apr 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth joined the Dedham Church.
• Will: 27 Mar 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in the will of John Frairy, her husband.
• History: 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; During King Philip's War, they throw a silver platter into a well to save it. It was later inscribed with their names and is in the possession of a descendant.
• History: 1678; She gave five shillings for the building of Harvard College.
• Will: 20 Nov 1678, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She mentioned her daughter, Prudence Frairy.
• Probate/Proved: 31 Jan 1678/79, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Complier's Note: 1995; Jameson (1886), Johnson (1975), and Adams (1898) give her last name as "Adams." Many have thought it was "Thaxter" and she was the daughter of Thomas Thaxter. Both are incorrect.

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Name:

Notes:

It was the first marriage for both Abraham and Elizabeth.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 6 Feb 1606, Little Baddow, Essex, England; He was mentioned in the will of his wife's father.; : Church of the Virgin Mary
• Will: 1 Sep 1631, Boreham, Essex, England; He mentions his wife, Anne, and his children: Marie, Robert, Abraham, Anne, and Elizabeth.
• Probate/Proved: 17 Jan 1631/32, Essex, England; : Archdeaconry of Essex

John married Mary Green on 26 Jun 1600 in Little Baddow, Essex, England. Mary (daughter of John Greene and unknown wife) was born about 1580 in England; died about 1628 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 6 Feb 1606, Little Baddow, Essex, England; She was mentioned in the will of her father.; : Church of the Virgin Mary