The HARDING Family of Eastham, Middletown, Chatham, Exeter, Otsego, New York and Winfield, Herkimer, New York

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JOSEPH HARDING (d. by 1633) of Plymouth Colony m. Martha Doane
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JOSEPH HARDING (b. 1624) of Eastham m. Bethiah Cook
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AMAZIAH HARDING (b. 1671-1734) of Eastham m. Hannah Rogers
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NATHAN HARDING (1711 - 1801) of Eastham, Middletown and Chatham m. Anna Brown (d. 1749)
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NATHAN HARDING (1746 - 1828) of Middletown, Chatham and Exeter m. Thankful Clark
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NATHAN HARDING (1780-1867) of Chatham and Winfield m. Philena Ann Clark
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AMANDA MALVINA HARDING (1810 - 1889) m. George Washington Palmer

INDEX to the Harding files


First Generation

JOSEPH HARDING (d. by 1633) of Plymouth Colony

Parents: Unknown

Joseph Harding married a woman named Martha, who is thought to be Martha Doane.

Martha Harding died intestate. Inventory on her estate was taken on 8 Oct 1633 and presented on 28 Oct 1633 in court at Plymouth by James Hurst and John Doane. Her estate amounted to £20.18.06 and she had debts of £20.00.00. John Doane was the executor. She left a son in the custody of John Doane. [Ref][Ref, 1;82-83] Disbursements were made to two of her husband's brothers in England. [Ref]

Children of Joseph Harding Sr. and Martha Doane:

  1. Joseph Harding was born in 1624. He married Bethiah Cook.

Second Generation

JOSEPH HARDING (b. 1624) of Eastham

Parents: Joseph Harding and Martha Doane [Ref, p. 73]

Joseph Harding was born in 1624. [Ref, p. 73] He married Bethiah Cook on 4 Apr 1660 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;646][Ref 9;315][Ref][Ref]

Josiah Cooke, Sr. of Eastham mentions his son Joseph Harding and his daughter Bethiah Harding in his will, dated 22 Sep 1673. He also mentions his grandsons Joseph, Josiah and Amaziah. [Ref]

Joseph was taken into John Doane's household after his mother's death. On 3 Jun 1652 he was complained of for "carrying an Indian's gun unto the smith to be mended in his uncle's name". [Ref] He took the oath of fidelity in 1657. [Ref, p. 184] He was a freeman in Eastham in 1664 [?]. [Ref, p. 208] He was fined 10 shillings for abusing the constable in Eastham in Mar 1671/2. [Ref, p. 136]

Joseph (or perhaps his son Joseph) and his sons Josiah and Amaziah were inhabitants of Eastham in 1695. [Ref, 6;42]

Joseph and Bethia's children lived in Eastham, Chatham and Truro. The Cape Cod History genealogy website has a nice map on its home page.

Children of Joseph Harding and Bethiah Cook:

  1. Martha Harding was born on 13 Dec 1662 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] She married Samuel Brown on 19 Feb 1682 [Ref, p. 6][Ref, p. 15, probably a son of William] in Eastham. [Ref, 5;197][Ref] He died on 3 Dec 1691, age about 31, in Eastham. [Ref, 5;197][Ref]
    James Mayo was fined 20 shillings for "lying on a bed with Martha Harding" in Jul 1681. [Ref, p. 158]
  2. Mary Harding was born on 19 Aug 1665 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46]
  3. Capt. Joseph Harding was born on 8 Jul 1667 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He died on 8 May 1745. [Ref][Ref, p. 7, early 1745] He is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [Ref, 8;238] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Dinah Hedges before 1693. [Ref, p. 6] Dinah was the daughter of Tristam Hedges. [Ref, p. 6][Ref, p. 583, "probably"] She died on 28 Jan 1738/9, age 71, [Ref, p. 7] and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [Ref, 8;238]
    Joseph and Dinah settled in Monomit [Chatham]. [Ref, p. 6] Joseph was a selectman there in 1696, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702 and 1704. [Ref, pp. 142-154] He was captain of the military company [Ref, p. 7] from as early as 1706 to 1715. [Ref, p. 583] Joseph owned the neck southeast of Cockle Cove called Ragged Neck. [Ref, p. 583] He was a tythingman in 1698 and a fence viewer in 1700. [Ref, pp. 142,6]
    Joseph's grandfather Josiah Cook left Joseph, Josiah and Amaziah bequests in his will, dated 22 Sep. 1673. Joseph signed his will on 16 Feb 1738 or 9; it was proved on 8 May 1745. [Ref, p. 7]
    some descendants of Joseph Harding
  4. Josiah Harding was born on 15 Aug 1669 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He died before 1 Sep 1752, when he is referred to as deceased. [Ref, p. 98] He married Hannah Welch. [Ref, p. 6][Ref gives only her first name] She died after 11 Nov 1752.
    Josiah's estate was settled on 11 Nov 1752. His heirs were Elizabeth, the wife of William Merrick; Martha, the wife of Timothy Cole; Mary (deceased), the wife of Elisha Cobb; Bethia, the wife of John Freeman, Jr.; the widow Hannah Doane; the widow Hannah Harding, their mother. [Ref, p. 98]
    some descendants of Josiah Harding
  5. Amaziah Harding was born on 1 Nov 1671 in Eastham. He died on 5 Jun 1734 in Barnstable. He married Hannah Rogers.
  6. John Harding was born on 9 Oct 1673 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He died on 14 Jun 1697 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46][Ref, p. 6] "July the 9th 1697 ... within one year last past god hath taken away by death all these persons ... & John Harding ... ." [Ref, 8;183] John married Susannah Unknown. [Ref, p. 6] She married second William Brown on 27 Oct 1699 in Eastham. [Ref, 8;243]
    John died intestate. "[S]om few howers before his death he did say once and again to his mother and several of his Relations standing by him that they should be kind to his wife and that he would have them take nothing from his wife." Susannah inherited his entire estate of £52.00.03. She made an oath on the inventory on 6 Jul 1697 and was granted administration on 12 Jul 1697. [Ref, 2;43-45]
  7. Joshua Harding was born on 15 Feb 1675 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He married Sarah Smith on 26 Jun 1702. [Ref, 7;18][Ref, p. 6]
    By an unrecorded deed dated 12 May 1713, Joshua Harding, a cooper of Eastham, sold Jonathan Sparrow of Eastham about four acres in Eastham at the head of Keeskeganset Pond for £6.10s. [Ref 14;178]
    On 4 Jan 1709/10 Joshua was appointed guardian of his sister Martha's son Samuel Brown. [Ref, 3;46]
    some descendants of Joshua Harding
  8. Nathaniel Harding was born on 25 Dec 1674 [! 7?] in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46][Ref, 25 Dec 1677] He died on 1 Aug 1741, age 64, and is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Truro. [Ref, 13;104] He married first Hannah Collins on 20 Mar 1700/1 in Eastham. [Ref, 9;9][Ref, 151;7][Ref] He married second Hannah Young on 30 Nov 1725 in Truro. [Ref] They published their intention on Oct 1725 (int.) in Eastham [Ref, 28;126]
    Nathaniel and Hannah were admitted to communion at the church in Truro on 18 Oct 1713. [Ref, 9;57] Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, was dismissed from the Eastham church to the church in Truro on 3 Jul 1726. [Ref, 9;178]
    some descendants of Nathaniel Harding
  9. Abiah Harding was born on 26 Jan 1679 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He died on 7 Sep 1743, age 63, and is buried in the Duck Creek Cemetery in Wellfleet. [Ref, 11;143] He married Rebecca Young on 24 Sep 1713. [Ref, 4;142][Ref, p. 6]
    some descendants of Abiah Harding
  10. Samuel Harding was born on 1 Sep 1683 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46] He married Elizabeth Eldred on 28 Aug 1707. [Ref, 3;231][Ref, p. 6] She died in 1735. [Ref, p. 6]
    some descendants of Samuel Harding

Third Generation

AMAZIAH HARDING (1671-1734) of Eastham

Parents: Joseph Harding and Bethiah Cook [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46]

photo: Istock photos

Amaziah Harding was born on 1 Nov 1671 in Eastham. [Ref, 7;13][Ref, 6;46][Ref] He died on 5 Jun 1734 in Barnstable. He married Hannah Rogers. [Ref][Ref, p. 6]

Hannah's father died intestate and years later Amaziah complained that the agreement over the division of his estate could not be binding because Hannah had been a minor at the time. In the 8 Jul 1704 settlement of the estate of Thomas Rogers of Eastham, Thomas's daughter Hannah is referred to as "Hannah now the wife of Amasiah Harding". [Ref, 11;179]

Amaziah's grandfather Josiah Cook left him land at Saconett in his will, dated 22 Sep 1673. [Ref]

Amaziah was an inhabitant of Eastham in 1695. [Ref]

Every family must have a black sheep. On 5 Jun 1734 Amaziah Harding was executed in Barnstable for the murder of his wife. [Ref]

On 18 July 1733, Amaziah Harding of Eastham beat his wife to death and attemped to argue that she had died of natural causes. [Ref]

A female neighbour of Amaziah's, after being notified that his wife was dead, went to Amaziah's house. Finding bruises on Hannah's body, she refused to help bury her. A jury later concluded that Amaziah had murdered his wife. Amaziah said that he was glad that his wife was dead and that she had been a "plague to him". [Ref]

There is a transcription of Amaziah's will on the Cape Cod History website. Amaziah Harding, husbandman of Eastham, signed his will on 21 Apr 1734. He left his sons John, Nathan and Cornelius and his daughter Elizabeth Fish equal shares in his homestead in Eastham as well as all of his meadow and woodland in the town. John was to have the improvement of Cornelius' part untill Cornelius was 21. Nathan was to pay Amaziah's daughters Hannah Fish and Phebe Rogers five pounds each out of his share within five years of Amaziah's decease. This was to be all that these daughters would get from his estate. Amaziah left five shillings each to Thomas and James, the sons of his son James and to Mary and Elizabeth Clark, the daughters of his daughter Mary Clark. He left his son John his right and interest in Windham, Connecticut if he could make out any title as well as all the grain that John had or would plant that spring upon his land in Eastham. After his debts were paid, he left the remainder of his personal estate to his children John, Nathan, Cornelius and Elizabeth Fish. John was to be his executor. The will was proved on 5 Jul 1734.

Children of Amaziah Harding and Hannah Rogers:

  1. Hannah Harding was born on 15 Feb 1694 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] She died after 21 Apr 1734. She married Bartholomew Fish of Sandwich on 9 Oct 1716 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;55]
  2. Thomas Harding was born on 13 Nov 1699 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] He probably died before 21 Apr 1734, when he was not mentioned in his father's will.
  3. James Harding was born on 2 Nov 1702 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] He died on 30 Apr 1732 in Eastham. [Ref, 17;91] He married Mary Nickerson on 8 Oct 1724 in Harwich. [Ref, 8;160][Ref, p. 64-5]
    some descendants of James Harding
  4. John Harding (supposed son) married Elizabeth Young on 23 Sep 1731 in Eastham. [Ref, 17;91] Elizabeth was the daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Merrick) Young. [Ref, person page 25]
    some descendants of John Harding
  5. Mary Harding was born on 2 Apr 1706 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] She probably died before 21 Apr 1734. She married Lot Clark of Harwich after 12 Oct 1728 (int.) in Eastham [Ref, 28;126]
    some descendants of Mary Harding
  6. Elizabeth Harding was born in Apr 1708 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] She died after 21 Apr 1734. She married Rowland Fish on 16 Feb 1730/31 in Eastham. [Ref, person page 25][Ref, p. 251]
  7. Phebe Harding was born in Apr 1710 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] She died after 21 Apr 1734. [Ref] She married Benjamin Rogers [Ref][Ref, person page 25] on 13 Oct 1732 in Plymouth. [Ref, p. 5_1]
  8. Nathan Harding was born on 29 Oct 1711 in Eastham. He died on 27 Mar 1801 in Easthampton. He married first Anna Brown. He married second Abigail West.
  9. Cornelius Harding was born on 31 Mar 1716/7 in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] He married Priscilla Curtis after 21 Nov 1740 (int.) in Eastham. [Ref, 29;149]
    some descendants of Cornelius Harding

Fourth Generation

NATHAN HARDING (1711 - 1801) of Eastham, Middletown and Chatham

Parents: Amaziah Harding [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180][Ref] and Hannah Rogers

Nathan Harding was born on 29 Oct 1711 [Ref] in Eastham. [Ref, 6;46][Ref, 3;180] He died on 27 Mar 1801 [Ref], probably in Chatham. [Ref, p. 237, in Easthampton] He married first Anna Brown after 8 Jan 1736/7 (int.) in Eastham. [Ref, 28;143] She died in Nov 1749 in Middletown. [Ref] Nathan married second Abigail West on 15 Nov 1750 [Ref] in Middletown. [Ref] Abigail was born about 1716. She died on 28 Sep 1785, age 69. [Ref, p. 114]

It is possible that Anna Brown is the daughter of William Brown and Ann Palmer, but there does not appear to be any evidence of this.

By an unrecorded 17 Apr 1739 deed, Jonathan Sparrow, yeoman of Eastham, and John, Nathan and Cornelius Harding, yeomen of Eastham, divided a meadow called Joining on the east side of the little Seakett River. [Ref 15;157-8]

Nathan Harding settled in Middle Haddam about 1740. [Ref]

In 1739 settlers from Eastham, led by Isaac Smith, went up the Connecticut River. Some settled in Middle Haddam parish, located between the neighbouring towns of Middletown and Haddam. This parish was originally part of Middletown. Nathan was probably part of this group. The births of his children between 1741 and 1762 are thus recorded in Middletown. In 1767 part of Middletown was set off as the town of Chatham. This explains why some of Nathan's children lived in Chatham. When Nathan died he was probably living in what was then Chatham. In 1915 Chatham was renamed East Hampton. So one could say that Nathan died either in (what was then) Chatham or in (what is now) East Hampton. There was another parish in Middletown that was called Easthampton because it was also founded by settlers from Eastham. It too was part of Middletown and later Chatham.

Children of Nathan Harding and Anna Brown:

  1. Tabitha Harding [Ref] (not mentioned elsewhere)
  2. Ebenezer Harding [Ref] was born on 15 Aug 1739 in Eastham. [Ref] He died on 15 Sep 1801 in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 237][Ref, p. 117] He married Huldah Tryon on 6 Nov 1760 in Middletown. [Ref] She was born about 1741. She died on 26 Jan 1819 in Easthampton [Ref, p. 237] at age 78. [Ref, p. 126]
    Huldah Harding was renewed to full communion on 21 Apr 1765 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 83] In 1790 Ebenezer (or possibly his son) headed a household in Chatham with one free white male over 16, two free white males under 16 and six free white females. [Ref]
    some descendants of Ebenezer Harding
  3. Lydia Harding [Ref] was born on 28 Jun 1741 in Middletown. [Ref] She married Joseph Caswell on 3 Jul 1766 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 84]
  4. Elizabeth Harding [Ref] was born on 22 Aug 1743 in Middletown. [Ref] She died in Sep 1749 in Middletown. [Ref]
  5. Nathan (Nathaniel) Harding was born on 19 Dec 1746 in Middletown. He died on 29 Jul 1828, probably in Exeter, Otsego, New York. He married Thankful Clark.
  6. George Harding [Ref] was born on 23 Sep 1748 in Middletown. [Ref] He died in Nov 1749 in Middletown. [Ref]
  7. Anna Harding [Ref] was born on 18 Feb 1745 in Middletown. [Ref] She died in Nov 1749 in Middletown. [Ref]

Children of Nathan Harding and Abigail West:

  1. Ephraim Harding [Ref] was born on 9 May 1752 in Middletown. [Ref] He married Susannah Wheeler [Ref] on 21 Oct 1773 in Chatham. [Ref]
    Ephraim lived in Chatham. [Ref] In 1790 Ephraim headed a household in Chatham with eight free white males over 16, five free white males under 16 and four free white women. [Ref]
    some descendants of Ephraim Harding
  2. Benjamin Harding [Ref] was born on 1 Aug 1756 in Middletown. [Ref] He died on 15 Aug 1786. [Ref][Ref, 13 Aug][Ref, p. 125] He is buried in the Hog Hill Cemetery in East Hampton [then Chatham]. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Olive Sexton [Ref] on 19 Apr 1780 in Chatham. [Ref]
    Benjamin lived in Chatham. [Ref] He was a soldier in the Revolutionar War. [Ref] He and Olive were members of the Congregational Church in East Hampton on 7 Jul 1782. [Ref, p. 125] In 1790 Olive headed a household in Chatham with one free white male under 16 and one free white male [!] over 16. [Ref]
    some descendants of Benjamin Harding
  3. Abigail Harding [Ref] was born on 3 Dec 1762 in Middletown. [Ref]

Fifth Generation

NATHAN (NATHANIEL) HARDING (1746 - 1828) of Middletown, Chatham and Exeter, Otsego, New York

Parents: Nathan Harding and Anna [Ref][Ref] Brown [Ref]

Nathan (Nathaniel) Harding was born on 19 Dec 1746 in Middletown. [Ref] He died on 29 Jul 1828, age 83, probably in Exeter and is buried in the Exeter Center Cemetery. [Ref] He married Thankful Clark in 1768 in Middletown. [Ref]

A "John Harding" of Middle Haddam [then in Chatham] married Thankfull Clark of Old Haddam on 14 Oct 1773 in the Third Church of Saybrook, Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Ref] "John" is probably an error. This Thankful Clark was the daughter of Daniel and Deborah (Lewis) Clark of Haddam.

Nathan Harding was a member of the Third Church in Chatham on 10 Feb 1779. [Ref] In 1790 Nathaniel headed a household in Chatham with three free white males over 16, five free white males under 16 and four free white females. [Ref]

The part of Middletown that Nathan was born in became Chatham in 1767 and was renamed East Hampton in 1915.

Children of Nathan (Nathaniel) Harding and Thankful Clark:

  1. Joseph Harding died at sea. [Ref, p. 90]
  2. Chauncey Harding was born on 8 Jan 1775. [Ref, p. 90] He died in 1876. He married Anna Gates in Nov 1816. [Ref, p. 90]
    Anna was from Middle Haddam. [Ref, 2;127]
    some descendants of Chauncey Harding
  3. Deborah Harding married Minor Hildreth [Ref, p. 90] of Glastonbury on 23 Feb 1797 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 107]
    some descendants of Deborah Harding
  4. Daniel Harding was born in 1778, probably in Middle Hampton in Chatham. [Ref, p. 216, in Easthampton][Ref, p. 90] He died on 8 Aug 1816 in Richfield, New York. [Ref, p. 216] He married Betsy Strong [Ref, p. 216][Ref, p. 90, Stone] on 25 Sep 1798 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 107] Betsy, the daughter of Adonijah and Polly (Kellogg) Strong, was born about 1780 and died on 28 Jul 1816 in Richfield. [Ref, p. 216]
    some descendants of Daniel Harding
  5. Nathan Harding was born on 10 Jan 1780 in Middle Hampton. He died on 18 Sep 1867 in West Winfield. He married Philena Ann Clark.
  6. Clark Harding was born in 1788. He died [Ref, p. 90, "of measles"] on 8 Aug 1798, age ten years and seven months. [Ref, p. 116]
  7. Thankful Harding [Ref, p. 90] was born in 1791. She died in 1865. [Ref] She married Isaac Niles [Ref, p. 90] as his second wife on 12 Apr 1804 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 108] Isaac was born in 1780 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut. [Ref] He married [presumably] first Almira Willey on 28 Dec 1800 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 108] She was born about 1779. She died on 12 Sep 1803, age 24. [Ref, p. 107] Isaac and Thankful divorced in the 1830s. [Ref] Thankful moved to Ohio and remarried. [Ref]
    some descendants of Thankful Harding
  8. Sally Harding married Selden Rogers [Ref, p. 90, no first name] on 7 Nov 1807 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 107]
  9. Druzella Harding married Unknown Barrell. [Ref, p. 90]
  10. Lois Harding is said to have been born on 3 Jan 1801. [Ref, p. 90, 1802] She is said to have died on 1 Aug 1873. [Ref, p. 90, 1870] She married William Burgess. [Ref, p. 90]
    William is said to be the son of Gideon and Sally (French) Burgess, born on 6 Feb 1800 in Windham county, Connecticut and died on 9 Jun 1886 in Newark, New York. His parents moved to Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York and William and Lois later ran the Burgess Tavern in Otsetgo county for twenty years. They moved to Petersburg, Virginia in 1850 to work on a plank road being built there in the style of one in New York. The Battle of Burgess Mill in the Civil War was fought on their land.
    some descendants of Lois Harding

Sixth Generation

NATHAN HARDING (1780 - 1867) of Chatham and Winfield

Parents: Nathan Harding and Thankful Clark [Ref]

Nathan Harding was born on 10 Jan 1780 in Middle Hampton [then in Chatham]. [Ref] He died on 18 Sep 1867 in West Winfield. [Ref] He married Philena Ann Clark [Ref][Ref] before about 1804. He lived in West Winfield, New York. [Ref]

In 1810 Nathan lived in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut. He headed a household consisting of one male 26-44 [Nathan], one female 16-25 [Philena], three males under ten [Joseph, Dennis, Abner] and one female under ten. [Philena]. [Ref]

Philena was a member of the Congregational Church in East Hampton on 3 Jun 1810. She was dismissed in 1814. [Ref, p. 126]

In 1840 Nathan Hardin lived in Winflield. He headed a household consisting of one male 60-69 [Nathan], one female 50-59 [Philena], one female 20-29 [probably Sarah], one female 15-19 [Elizabeth], one female 10-14 [Levantia], one male 10-14 [?] and one male 5-9 [?]. [Ref]

In 1850 Nathan was a 70-year-old farmer living in Winfield. He had real estate worth $2,000. With him lived his wife Philena, age 66, and his daughter Elizabeth, age 20 [!]. [Ref]

In 1860 Nathan was an 80-year-old farmer living in Winfield. He had an estate of $1,500 and real estate worth $2,000. With him lived his wife Philena, age 76, and daughter Elizabeth, age 38. [Ref]

On 2 Dec 1865, George H. Palmer went to visit his grandparents and found them both helpless; his grandfather did not recognise him. [Ref]

Photo: said to be Nathan Harding

Children of Nathan Harding and Philena Ann Clark:

  1. Joseph Harding was born in 1804, probably in Chatham. He was baptised on 10 Jun 1810 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 101]
  2. Dennis Harding was born in 1805, probably in Chatham. He was baptised on 10 Jun 1810 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 101] He married Eliza Unknown. [Ref] She was born about 1807 in New York. [Ref]
    In 1860 Dennis, born in 1805 in Connecticut, was a banker in Brookfield, Madison, New York. He had real estate worth $10,000 and a personal estate of $20,000. [Ref]
    some descendants of Dennis Palmer
  3. Brig. Gen. Abner Clark Harding [Ref] was born on 10 Feb 1807 in Chatham. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He was baptised on 10 Jun 1810 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 94] He died on 19 Jul 1874 in Monmouth, Illinois [Ref] and is buried in the Monmouth cemetery. [Ref] He married first Rebecca Liebnick Byers. [Ref, p. 90] He married second Susan Ann Ickes. [Ref, p. 90]
    He attended the Hamilton, New York academy, was admitted to the bar and practised in Oneida county, New York. [Ref] He was a member of the Illinois constitutional convention in 1848. [Ref] He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1848 - 1850. [Ref] During the Civil War, he enlisted and was commissioned a colonel in the Illinois 83rd Infantry Regiment on 21 Aug 1862. [Ref][Ref] He was promoted to brigadier general [Ref] on 23 May 1863. [Ref] He served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from 1865 to 1869. [Ref] Afterwards, he engaged in banking and railroad construction. [Ref]
    In 1850 Abner and Susan lived in Brookfield, Madison, New York where Abner was a lawyer with real estate worth $30,000. [Ref] In 1860 Abner and Susan lived in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois where Abner was a farmer with real estate worth $20,000 and a personal estate of $1,000. [Ref] In 1870 Abner and Susan lived in Monmouth where Abner was a farmer with real estate worth $200,000 and a personal estate of $33,000. [Ref]
    In his 12 May 1871 passport application, Abner said that he was 5' 4-1/2" tall with hazel eyes. [Ref]
    Abner's son George F. Palmer was the father of Madeline Palmer, who married Brig. Bruce Palmer, the son of Maj. George Henry Palmer. [Ref]
    General Bruce Palmer's description of Brig. Gen. Abner Clark Harding
    See also his: Wikipedia article, Findagrave page, entry in the at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
    some descendants of Abner Clark Harding
  4. Philena Ann Harding was born on 6 Mar 1809 in Chatham. [Ref, p. 126] She was baptised on 10 Jun 1810 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 101] She died on 4 Dec 1888. [Ref, p. 126] She married Nathan P. Brainerd of Exeter, Otsego, New York on 17 Mar 1836. [Ref, p. 126] Nathan, son of Nathan and Salinda (Rathbone) Brainerd,was born on 30 Jul 1808 in Exeter. [Ref, 2;77] He died on 28 Jun 1877 in Chicago. [Ref, p. 126]
    some descendants of Philena Ann Harding
  5. Amanda Malvina Harding was born on 7 Nov 1810, probably in Chatham. She was baptised on 27 Jan 1813 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. She died on 1 Oct 1889. She married George W. Palmer.
  6. Marilla Harding was born in 1812 in Connecticut, [Ref] probably in Chatham. She died on 10 Jul 1875 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois. [Ref] She is buried near her brother Abner Clark Harding in the Monmouth Cemetery. [Ref] She married Rev. Erastus Miner. [Ref] Erastus was the son of Joshua and Joanna (Maine) Miner. [Ref] He was born in 1809, probably in Vermont. [Ref] He died on 15 Jul 1863 in Monmouth and is buried in the Monmouth Cemetery. [Ref]
    Erastus was a Baptist minister in New York. [Ref] He moved to Monmouth and became minister of the First Baptist Church in 1846.
    Erastus signed his will on 20 Jun 1863. [Ref] He appointed his wife's first cousin Chauncey Harding as one of his executors and left his entire estate to his wife Marilla for as long as she remained a widow, with his children receiving equal shares after that. [Ref]
    Marilla's findagrave entry.
    some descendants of Marilla Harding
  7. Sarah Ann Harding was born about 1816 in New York. [Ref] She died before 1880. [Ref] She married Lucius Hubbard. [Ref] Lucius was born about 1811 in Sangerfield [Ref], New York. [Ref][Ref] He died in early Mar 1901 at his home in Fayetteville, Onondago, New York. [Ref]
    In 1850 and 1860 Lucius and Sarah were living in Pompey, Onondago, New York, where Lucius was a farmer. In 1850 Lucius had real estate worth $4,400; in 1860 he had real estate worth $5,500 and a personal estate of $4,395. [Ref][Ref] In 1880 Lucius was a widower in Fayetteville, Onondago, New York. He lived with his daughter and her husband. [Ref] In 1900 Lucius was a widower in Manlius, Onondago, New York. He was living with his daughter. [Ref]
    some descendants of Sarah Ann Harding
  8. Nathan G. Harding was born in 1818.
    On 9 Aug 1850 Nathan G. Hardin lived in Winfield. [Ref]
  9. Daniel Harding (Hardin) was born about 1820 in New York. [Ref] He died before 9 Mar 1901, when he is referred to as deceased. [Ref] He married Lucy Unknown. She was born about 1816 or 1817 in New York. [Ref][Ref]
    In 1860 Daniel and Lucy lived in Brookfield, Madison, Wisconsin. Daniel was a farmer with real estate worth $5,000 and a personal estate of $5,282. [Ref] In 1880 Daniel and Lucy were living in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan. Daniel was the proprietor of a planing mill. [Ref] In 1900 Daniel was a widower living in Brookfield. He was a landlord and a farmer. [Ref]
    some descendants of Daniel Harding
  10. Elizabeth Mary Harding was born in 1822, probably in New York.
  11. Amos Irving Harding was born in 1824, probably in New York.
  12. Levantia Christina Harding was born on 15 Jan 1827 in West Winfield, Herkimer, New York. [Ref] [Ref, b. c. 1828, NY] She died on 22 Feb 1909 in Grove township [Iowa]. [Ref] She married Samuel Spencer Beach of New York in 1852. [Ref] Samuel died in 1854 in Monmouth, Illinois. [Ref]
    In 1850 Lavantia was living with her brother Abner in Brookfield. [Ref]
    some descendants of Levantia Harding

Generation 7

AMANDA MALVINA HARDING (1810 - 1889)

Parents: Nathan Harding and Philena Ann Clark

Amanda Malvina Harding was born on 7 Nov 1810, [Ref] probably in Chatham. She was baptised on 27 Jan 1813 in the Congregational Church in East Hampton. [Ref, p. 101] She died on 1 Oct 1889 [Ref], probably in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois. She is buried next to her husband in section 9 of the Monmouth cemetery. [Ref] She married George Washington Palmer.

According to the 1860 census, Amanda was 47 in 1860 and born in New York [an error]. [Ref] According to the 1870 census, she was 56 in 1870 and born in Connecticut. [Ref] According to the 1880 census she was 67 in 1880 and born in Connecticut. [Ref]

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