Abraham Harding

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• 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 Mary Mason on 26 Apr 1677 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Mason and Margare Partridge) was born on 8 Feb 1657/58 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1731 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her father.

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• Married: 31 Oct 1707, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Daniels, the son of Joseph and Mary (Fairbanks) Daniels. He was born on 24 April 1677 in Medfield, Massachusetts. On 22 December 1701 Ebenezer, at age 24, married (1) Elizabeth Partridge, at age 22, daughter of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Rockwood) Partridge, in Medfield, Massachusetts. After Mary's death, On 8 November 1726 Ebenezer, at age 49, married (3) Hannah Fiske, in Medway, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 29 January 1767 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Phebe Daniels (1709 2. Mehitable Daniels (1709 3. Ebenezer Daniels (1711 4. Thankful Daniels (1715 5. Jeremiah Daniels (1720-1806) 6. Moses Daniels (1725-1754)

Notes:

Birth:
Morse gives her birth month as April.

Married:
Both Morse (1855) and Jameson (1887) say he remarried (2) Mary Partridge. They appear to have confused the last name with Ebenezer's first wife.

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Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 2 Dec 1715, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Ruth Wight, the daughter of Ephraim and Lydia (Morse) Wight. She was born on 20 July 1688 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 5 November 1747 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ruth Harding (1716-1717) 2. Seth Harding (1717-1782) 3. Job Harding (1719-1754) 4. Ichabod Harding (1722-1794) 5. Deborah Harding (1724-1776) 6. Ruth Harding (1726-1726) 7. Ruth Harding (1728-1796) 8. Abraham Harding (1730-1819)
• Married: 19 Jul 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Elizabeth ______. Elizabeth, married (1) _____ Garnsey. She died on Monday 10 March 1777 in Medway, Massachusetts.
• Will: 25 Mar 1765, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his second wife, Elizabeth, and his children: Seth, Ichabod, Deborah, Ruth, and Abraham.
• Probate/Proved: 18 Mar 1768, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 5 Apr 1768, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abraham's estate was inventoried and valued at £96 19/.

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• Married: 11 Mar 1716, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (1) Hannah Hill, the daughter of Deacon Samuel and Hannah (Twitchell) Hill. She was born on 21 March 1692/93 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 15 September 1739 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Harding (1719-1781) 2. Thomas Harding (1722-____) 3. Joshua Harding (1726-1797) 4. Dorothy Harding (1729-1796) 5. Elijah Harding (1730-1790) 6. Preserved Harding (1734-1734)
• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in the will of his father.
• Married: 23 Dec 1742, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; (2) Judith Day, the daughter of Ralph and Mary Day. She was born on 11 May 1709 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. After Thomnas' death, on 10 January 1757 Judith, at age 47, married (2) Deacon Ebenezer Corbin, at age 50, son of Jabez Corbin, in Woodstock, Connecticut. She died on Thursday 17 May 1792 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Judith Harding (1744-1756) 2. Ralph Harding (1748-1756)

Notes:

Married:
Harding (1979) also gives the date of 21 March 1716 for their marriage.

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• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in the will of his father.
• Occupation: say 1721; He was a cordwainer (is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather).
• Offices Held: 1740, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Will: 3 Jun 1778, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; 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.
• Probate/Proved: 20 Aug 1782, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: 29 Aug 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; His inventory was valued at £864 17/6d.

John married Thankful Bullard on 2 Jul 1722 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of Lt. John Bullard and Abigail Leland) was born on 27 Dec 1702 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1793 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 9 Feb 1714; George Fairbanks, the son of George and Sarah Fairbanks. He was born on 2 October 1694 in Medfield, Massachusetts. He died in 1754 in Medway, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 7 June 1754 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Fairbanks (1714-1714) 2. Phebe Fairbanks (1716-____) 3. John Fairbanks (1719-1719) 4. Jonas Fairbanks (1720-____) 5. George Fairbanks (1722-1795) 6. Bathsheba Fairbanks (1724-1774) 7. Silence Fairbanks (1727-1804) 8. Elijah Fairbanks (1729-1746) 9. David Fairbanks (1731-1746) 10. John Fairbanks (1733-____) 11. Joseph Fairbanks (1735-____) 12. Sarah Fairbanks (1738-1746) 13. Elizabeth Fairbanks (1740-1744)
• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her father.
• Will: 29 May 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her mother's will.

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• Will: 19 Dec 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in the will of his father.
• Married: 24 Oct 1722, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary Cutler, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Felch) Cutler. She was born on 28 August 1698 in Reading, Massachusetts. Samuel and Mary were married by Samuel Sewell Esq. She died on Tuesday 13 October 1778 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Harding (1723-1723) 2. Mary Harding (1725-____) 3. Samuel Harding (1727-1806) 4. Joseph Harding (1728-1776) 5. Nathan Harding (1731-1775) 6. Stephen Harding (1732-1750) 7. Elizabeth Harding (1738-____)
• Occupation: 1738; He was teaching school in his father's house.
• History: 9 May 1741; Samuel also owned a slave, Dinah, who died 9 May 1741.
• Will: 29 May 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his mother's will.
• Inventory: 5 May 1780; Samuel's estate was inventoried and appraised at £864 16/6.
• Complier's Note: 1855; Morse (1855) says "he was a man of uncommon education and enterprise."

Notes:

Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 22 Mar 1728, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Ephraim Partridge, the son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Wight) Partridge. He was born on 25 February 1701/2 in Medfield, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 7 February 1770 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lydia Partridge (1728-1799) 2. Elizabeth Partridge (1730-____) 3. Sarah Partridge (1732-1817) 4. Nathaniel Partridge (1734-1801) 5. Elisha Partridge (1737-1737) 6. Elisha Partridge (1738-1752) 7. Deborah Partridge (1741-____) 8. Olive Partridge (1743-____)
• Will: 29 May 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her mother's will.

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Died:
Her gravestone lists her death year as 1772.

Notes:

Died:
She never married.

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• Married: 27 Mar 1728, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Rachel Hill, the daughter of Deacon Samuel and Hannah (Twitchell) Hill. She was born on 12 December 1703 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 16 March 1786 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bathsheba Harding (1731-1819) 2. Sarah Harding (1734-1788) 3. Theodore Harding (1736-1817) 4. Lois Harding (1739-____) 5. Hannah Harding (1743-____)
• Will: 29 May 1741, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his mother's will.

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• Last Full Review: 23 Jul 2020

Elizabeth married Lt. Timothy Clark on 27 Aug 1728 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Timothy was born on 22 Oct 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Oct 1761 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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• Land/House: 1770; They lived in West Medway, Mass. on a large tract of land given to John by his father.
• Will: 17 Jun 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Hannah, Mary, and John.
• Probate/Proved: 3 Oct 1809, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1864; Morse (1864) says, "He was one of the most able and public spirited citizens."

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Died:
His death date is recorded as 17 September on his gravestone.

John married Kezia Pond on 9 Jan 1745 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Kezia (daughter of Samuel Pond and Mary Thurstune) was born on 15 May 1725 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 14 May 1727 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1797 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 7 Feb 1744/45, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Nathan Fisher.

Notes:

Married:
Jameson (1886) gives his last name as Fiske. Morse (1855) says Abigail's husband was either David Fisher or Nathan Fiske of Medway.

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• Married: 3 Dec 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; James Boyden, the son of James and Mary (Richardson) Boyden. He was born on 14 April 1732 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Calley Boyden (1757-____) 2. Thankful Boyden (1758-____) 3. Lewis Boyden (1763-1765) 4. James Boyden (1767-____) 5. Adah Boyden (1770-____) 6. Adam Boyden (1774-____)

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• Married: 9 Oct 1760, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Seth Partridge, the son of Seth and Sarah (Ellis) Partridge. He was born on 20 March 1735/36 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 29 July 1807 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ziba Partridge (1761-1851) 2. Darius Partridge (1766-____) 3. Mercy Partridge (1773-____)

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• Married: 8 Dec 1763, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thaddeus Partridge, the son of Jonathan and Ann (Phipps) Partridge. He was born on 28 November 1739 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Kezia's death, on 8 September 1766 Thaddeus, at age 26, married Thankful Adams, at age 18, daughter of Eleazer Adams and Bathsheba Barber, in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 29 May 1824 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Timothy Partridge (1764-1841)

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Married:
Partridge (1903) gives Thaddeus' death as 1827.

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• Married: 22 Jan 1767, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; David Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 10 April 1744 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Hannah Harding filed marriage intentions on 5 July 1766 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 24 October 1826 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Barzillia Leland (1767-1819) 2. Abijah Leland (1769-1771) 3. Kezia Leland (1772-1821) 4. Hannah Leland (1774-1848) 5. Thankful Leland (1777-1840) 6. Eunice Leland (1779-1780) 7. Marcy Leland (1781-1781) 8. David Leland (1782-1838) 9. Sally Leland (1785-1806) 10. Jemima Leland (1788-____) 11. Henry Leland (1791-____)

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• Occupation: say 1771, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1780, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served as Selectman again in 1787, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1801, and 1805.
• Offices Held: 1787, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He became the Town Assessor. He was the Assessor again from 1786 to 1803, 1809 to 1810, and 1813 to 1814.
• Offices Held: 1807, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee on which he served again in 1811 and 1814.
• Offices Held: 1819, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.

Notes:

Buried:
Capt. Abijah Harding
who died Feb 17, 1826
Age 75

Abijah married Sybil Adams on 12 Jul 1770 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sybil (daughter of Ensign Thomas Adams and Mary "Molly" Partridge) was born on 28 Jan 1753 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1813 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abijah married Mary Smith on 3 Mar 1814 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1753; died on 10 Dec 1816 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 May 1775, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jeremiah Leland, the son of David and Thankful (Leland) Leland. He was born on 22 August 1752 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Mary Harding filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1775 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. After Mary's death. in 1797 Jeremiah, married Sarah Hawes. He died on Saturday 8 October 1808 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of a fever. Issue: 1. Polly Leland (1777-____) 2. Betsey Leland (1780-1820) 3. Eunice Leland (1784-____)
• Complier's Note: 1994; Morse (1855) lists a daughter, Thankful, but she was the daughter of David and Hannah (Harding) Leland.

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• 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."