Abraham Harding

1619 - 1655  (~ 35 years)

• Name	Abraham Harding
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	20 Apr 1619	Little Baddow, Essex, England   [1, 2]
  	Agency: Church of the Virgin Mary
  Will	1 Sep 1631	Boreham, Essex, England   [2, 3]
  He is mentioned in his father's will.
  Immigration	Abt 1634  [2]
  Residence	1638	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Abraham Harding was admitted as a Dedham resident.
  Occupation	say 1639	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  He was a leather-dresser and a glover.
  Moved to	1642	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Freeman	May 1645	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Moved to	1650	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 7, 8]
  Deed	2 Mar 1653	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 9]
  Abraham Harding deeded land to Thomas Holbrook of Weymouth.
  Death	22 Mar 1654/55	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	He died suddenly. His death date was recorded as "22 (1) 1654".
  Inventory	6 Apr 1655	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [4, 11, 12]
  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   [4, 6, 11]
  His estate was probated in County Court via a nuncupative will.
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. John Harding,   c. 2 Feb 1600/01, Little Baddow, Essex, England d. 18 Feb 1600/01, Little Baddow, Essex, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Marie Harding,   c. 2 Feb 1601/02, Little Baddow, Essex, England   3. Martha Harding,   b. 1604, Little Baddow, Essex, England bur. 6 May 1604, Little Baddow, Essex, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. John Harding,   c. 19 May 1605, Little Baddow, Essex, England bur. 1 Apr 1625, Little Baddow, Essex, England  (Age ~ 19 years)   5. Captain Robert Harding,   c. 2 Aug 1607, Little Baddow, Essex, England   6. Anne Harding,   b. Abt Jul 1610, Little Baddow, Essex, England d. 10 Oct 1680, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)   7. Thomas Harding,   c. 8 Jul 1611, Little Baddow, Essex, England   8. Philippa Harding,   c. 30 Nov 1612, Little Baddow, Essex, England   9. Jonathan Harding,   c. 12 Apr 1617, Little Baddow, Essex, England bur. 13 Apr 1617, Little Baddow, Essex, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 10. Abraham Harding,   c. 20 Apr 1619, Little Baddow, Essex, England d. 22 Mar 1654/55, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 35 years) ▻ Elizabeth   11. Elizabeth Harding,   c. 18 Mar 1622/23, Boreham, Essex, England d. Aug 1672, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Person ID	I327	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	26 May 2019

  
  

  Father	John Harding   bur. 22 Nov 1631, Boreham, Essex, England
  Mother	Mary Green,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Abt 1628, England (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1600	Little Baddow, Essex, England
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 20 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1622, England d. 31 Jan 1678/79, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Notes	It was the first marriage for both Abraham and Elizabeth.
  Children	1. Deacon John Harding,   b. Abt 1644, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 4 Mar 1719/20, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)   2. Elizabeth Harding,   b. Abt 1646, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Oct 1708, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)   3. Mary Harding,   b. 1 May 1653, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jan 1730/31, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) + 4. Abraham Harding,   b. 15 Aug 1655, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Jun 1734, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 20 Apr 1619 - Little Baddow, Essex, England Will - 1 Sep 1631 - Boreham, Essex, England Residence - 1638 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Occupation - say 1639 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1642 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Deacon John Harding - Abt 1644 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - May 1645 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Elizabeth Harding - Abt 1646 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1650 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Deed - 2 Mar 1653 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Mary Harding - 1 May 1653 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 22 Mar 1654/55 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Inventory - 6 Apr 1655 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 24 Apr 1655 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Abraham Harding - 15 Aug 1655 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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