Captain John Harding

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 3 Jan 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; 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; John was often a selectman in Medway.
• Will: 4 Feb 1827, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Buelah, anddd his son, Sewall.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Apr 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1855; Morse (1855) says of Capt. John, "He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, and upright and useful citizen."