1694 - 1782 (88 years)
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Name |
John Harding |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
6 Apr 1694 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Christening |
24 May 1699 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [6] |
Will |
19 Dec 1718 (Age 24) |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [4, 6] |
He is mentioned in the will of his father. |
Occupation |
say 1721 (Age 27) [6] |
He was a cordwainer (is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather). |
Offices Held |
1740 (Age 46) |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [6] |
He was elected a Selectman. |
Will |
3 Jun 1778 (Age 84) |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [6] |
He mentions his wife, Thankful, and his children: Thankful, John, Abigail, and Mercy.
In his will, John gave his "negro man Boston" his freedom after John's decease. It should be noted that Boston was freed by the State before the will could do so. Boston took the name Prince Royal and remained with Lt. John for the rest of John's life. On 3 July 1782, John and his wife, Thankful, for affection and good will which he bore towards him, as his former servant and in consideration of his dutiful and good behavior, gave him four acres near his own. Prince being a prudent man, accumulated more property and as late as 1806 or 1808 was to be seen riding in his own carriage with his wife. |
Death |
10 Aug 1782 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Probate/Proved |
20 Aug 1782 |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts [6] |
Inventory |
29 Aug 1782 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [6] |
His inventory was valued at £864 17/6d. |
Burial |
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
| 1. Mehitable Harding, b. 17 Oct 1684, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1759, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) | | 2. Mary Harding, b. 25 Aug 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 24 May 1699, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 11 years) | | 3. Elizabeth Harding, b. 1 Jan 1689, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 15 Apr 1708, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 19 years) | | 4. Abraham Harding, b. 5 Apr 1691, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Feb 1768, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) | | 5. Deacon Thomas Harding, b. 15 Dec 1692, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 15 Oct 1754, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 61 years) | + | 6. Lt. John Harding, b. 6 Apr 1694, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Aug 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years) ▻ Thankful Bullard, m. 2 Jul 1722 | |
Person ID |
I331 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
13 Aug 2018 |
Father |
Abraham Harding, b. 15 Aug 1655, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jun 1734, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years) |
Mother |
Mary Mason, b. 8 Feb 1657/58, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Sep 1731, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
Marriage |
26 Apr 1677 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 8 months - She : 19 years and 2 months. |
Family ID |
F368 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Thankful Bullard, b. 27 Dec 1702, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 Mar 1793, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
2 Jul 1722 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
- They were married by Samuel Sewall.
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Age at Marriage |
He : 28 years and 3 months - She : 19 years and 7 months. |
Children |
+ | 1. John Harding, Jr, b. 20 Jan 1723/24, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 23 Sep 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
| 2. Abigail Harding, b. 22 Sep 1726, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 4 Apr 1804, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) |
| 3. Thankful Harding, b. 17 Dec 1735, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
| 4. Mercy Harding, b. 9 Dec 1737, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F153 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 6 Apr 1694 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Christening - 24 May 1699 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Will - 19 Dec 1718 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 2 Jul 1722 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Harding, Jr - 20 Jan 1723/24 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abigail Harding - 22 Sep 1726 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Thankful Harding - 17 Dec 1735 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mercy Harding - 9 Dec 1737 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1740 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Will - 3 Jun 1778 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 10 Aug 1782 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Probate/Proved - 20 Aug 1782 - Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Inventory - 29 Aug 1782 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
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- [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).
- [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855).
- [S83] Harding, Glen F. A Record of the Ancestry, Family and Descendants of Abraham Harding, (Ogden, Utah: Glen F. Harding M.D., 1979).
- [S94] Muse, Jeanne. Family Group Sheets of the Ancestry of Jeanne Muse, (Asheville, North Carolina: manuscript, 20 August 1995).
- [S85] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume IV, (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1864).
- [S1072] McCracken, George E. "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 34, July 1958).
- [S71] Johnson, Hugh Albert. Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families Our Ancestors and Their Descendants, (Annandale, Virginia: Charles Baptie Studios, 1975).
- [S997] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
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