Captain John Harding

1757 - 1833  (76 years)

• Name	John Harding
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	18 Feb 1757	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Married	3 Jan 1782 (Age 25)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buelah Metcalf, the daughter of the Honorable Stephen and Hephzibah (Adams) Metcalf. She was born on 26 March 1762 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 2 May 1762 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 20 March 1839 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hephzibah Harding (1784-1807) 2. Alpheus Harding (1787-1815) 3. Beulah Harding (1790-1821) 4. Sewall Harding (1793-1876)
  Offices Held	say 1800 (Age 43)
  John was often a selectman in Medway.
  Will	4 Feb 1827 (Age 70)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He mentions his wife, Buelah, anddd his son, Sewall.
  Death	11 Mar 1833	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	2 Apr 1833	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  History	1855  [3]
  	Morse (1855) says of Capt. John, "He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, and upright and useful citizen."
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Kezia Harding,   b. 12 Dec 1745, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jul 1764, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 18 years)   2. Hannah Harding,   b. 18 Oct 1747, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1804, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years) + 3. Captain Abijah Harding,   b. 12 Oct 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Feb 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years) ▻ Sybil Adams,  m. 12 Jul 1770 ;   Mary Smith,  m. 3 Mar 1814   4. Mary Harding,   b. 2 Mar 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 30 Oct 1795, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years)   5. Captain John Harding,   b. 18 Feb 1757, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Mar 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)   6. Alpheus Harding,   b. 22 Sep 1762, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Feb 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 16 years)
  Person ID	I15211
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Harding, Jr,   b. 20 Jan 1723/24, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 23 Sep 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Kezia Pond,   b. 15 May 1725, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1797, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1745	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 19 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1757 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Married - 3 Jan 1782 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Will - 4 Feb 1827 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 11 Mar 1833 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 2 Apr 1833 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S85] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume IV, (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1864). [S997] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886). [S973] Harris, Edward Doubleday. A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond and His Descendants , (Boston: William Parsons Lunt, 1873).