Some Descendants of Joseph Harding (Joseph, Joseph) and Dinah Hedges of Chatham

  1. Joseph Harding married first Jane Adams [ESC, p. 584] on 23 Jul 1713. [HCM, p. 188] Jane was the daughter of John and Avis Adams [HDNH, 2;2] of Boston and the sister of Rev. Hugh Adams [HCM, p. 188]. [ESC, p. 584, does not give her mother's name] She was born on 21 Feb 1686. [HDNH, 2;2] Joseph married second the widow Mary Stewart [ESC, p. 584] before 24 Aug 1720.
    Mary, the widow of Michael Stewart of Chatham and wife of Joseph Harding, was granted 40 shillings and seven pence in the settlement of her previous husband's estate on 24 Aug 1720. [BPR, 4;43]
    1. Jenny Harding married John Stewart. [ESC, p. 590] John was probably the son of John and Elizabeth Stewart and the nephew of Michael Stewart. [ESC, p. 590]
  2. Amaziah "Maziah" Harding (supposed son) was born about 1692. He died on 31 Mar 1760, age 68, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 8;238] He married Bethiah Hawes. [ESC, p. 584] Bethiah was the daughter of Isaac Hawes and Bethiah Howes. [ESC, p. 603] She married second as his third wife Thomas Nickerson of Chatham on 26 Dec 1763. [ESC, p. 590][VRCM, 15;135, int. 3 Dec 1763, in Chatham] Thomas was the son of Thomas and Mary (Bangs) Nickerson. [ESC, p. 590] He married first Lydia Covell on 16 May 1716. [ESC, p. 590] Lydia, the widow of Joseph Covell, died on 18 Oct 1750. [ESC, p. 586] Thomas married second Sarah, the widow of John Crowell, after 5 Jul 1751 (int.). [ESC, p. 590]
    Maziah had a homestead and land in Chatham on each side of the road leading out of Ragged Neck to the highway. [ESC, p. 583]
    1. Sylvanus Harding was born on 18 May 1723 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] He died on 8 Mar 1787, age 64, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Keziah Burgess on 10 May 1744. [BCCL, p. 747] She died on 15 Dec 1796, age 71, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176]
      1. Mary Harding was born on 13 Dec 1744 in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196] Mary of Chatham married John Nickerson, Jr. of Yarmouth after 14 Apr 1764 (int.) in Chatham. [VRCM, 15;135]
      2. Capt. John Harding was born on 1 Feb 1746 in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196] He died on 14 Apr 1802, age 56, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176] Click here to see a photo of his grave, with its Revolutionary War marker. He may have married Deborah Unknown. She was born about 1748. She died on 16 Mar 1839, age 91, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176]
      3. Elizabeth Harding was born on 4 Jun 1749 in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196]
      4. Sylvanus Harding was born on 25 Jul 1751 in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196] He married Priscilla Unknown.
        1. Priscilla Harding was born about 1775. She died on 26 Mar 1791, age 16, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176]
      5. Seth Harding was born on 10 Apr 1752 in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196] He (or Seth) died on 27 Mar 1807, age 54, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [FG] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He (or Seth) married Tamsin Unknown. She died on 22 Dec 1836 and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [FG]
      6. Gideon Harding was born on 15 Oct 1770 [!] in Chatham. [FSCM, 10;196] He married Olive Unknown.
        1. Rebecca Harding was born on 24 Jan 1792 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
        2. Varanes Harding was born on 28 Sep 1794 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18] He married Elizabeth Unknown.
          1. Theophilus Harding died on 15 Aug 1817, age two, and is buried in the Cemetery at Harwich Centre. [CHC, 14;28]
        3. Owen Baker Harding was born on 26 Dec 1796 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
        4. Gideon Harding was born on 10 Nov 1798 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
        5. Wilber Harding was born on 20 Nov 1800 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
        6. Molly Harding was born on 15 Feb 1803 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
        7. Peter Baker Harding was born on 30 Apr 1810 in Dennis. [DVR, 13;18]
    2. Joseph Harding was born on 21 Feb 1725 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82]
    3. Seth Harding was born on 16 Jan 1727 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82]
    4. Desire Harding was born on 24 Apr 1729 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] She married Matthews Taylor on 3 Aug 1747. [ESC, p. 609] Matthews was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Taylor. [ESC, p. 609] He was born on 15 Ma 1724 in Chatham. [ESC, p. 609]
    5. Bethiah Harding was born on 22 Mar 1731 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] She may be the Bethiah Harding of Chatham who married Ephraim Atwood of Eastham on 15 Dec 1755 in Chatham. [VRCM, 7;142] This Bethiah was buried on 27 Feb 1787, age 56, and is buried in the Duck Creek Cemetery in Wellfleet. [FG] Click here to see a photo of her grave.
    6. Grace Harding was born on 30 Mar 1733 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82]
    7. Samuel Harding was born on 29 Mar 1736 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] Samuel Harding of Chatham married Sarah Harding of Chatham after 14 Feb 1756 (int.) in Chatham. [VRCM, 13;30]
    8. Thomas Harding was born on 29 Apr 1738 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] He may be the Thomas Harding of Chatham who married Content Howe of Chatham after 21 Apr 1760 (int.) in Chatham. [VRCM, 13;30]
    9. Prince [Prence?] Harding was born on 20 Jul 1740 in Chatham. [FSCM, 7;82] He may be the Prence Harding of Chatham who married Jedidah Young of Chatham after 3 Jan 1761 (int.) in Chatham. [VRCM, 13;30]
  3. Dinah Harding was born about 1700. [ESC, p. 584] She died on 3 Jan 1779 and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [FG] She married first William Baker, Jr. of Yarmouth. [ESC, p. 584] She married second John Young [ESE1, p. 478] after 10 Mar 1721 (int.) [ESC, p. 584] John was the son of David and Ann (Doane) Young. [ESE1, p. 478] He was born on 20 Mar 1695, died on 2 Apr 1788 and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [FG]
    Capt. Joseph Harding was granted administration on the estate of his son-in-law William Baker, who died intestate, on 20 Jan 1719. [BPR, 3;353-4]
  4. Bethiah Harding married William Nickerson before Oct 1725. [ESC, p. 584] William was the son of Thomas and Mary (Bangs) Nickerson. [ESC, p. 590] He married second Sarah Bassett. [ESC, p. 590]
  5. Priscilla Harding married Joseph Hawes on 2 Feb 1736/7. [ESC, p. 584] Joseph was the son of Thomas and Content (Smith) Hawes. [ESC, p. 586] He was born about 1702. [ESC, p. 586]
  6. Grace Harding died before her father, leaving a daughter Mary. [ESC, p. 584]
  7. Mary Harding married John Buck afer 1726. [ESC, p. 584]
  8. Nehemiah Harding was born about 1707. He died on 18 May 1772, age 65, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 8;238] He married Priscilla Collins on 14 Jan 1730/1 [ESC, p. 584] in Eastham. [VREO, 17;89] Priscilla was the daughter of Joseph Collins of Eastham. [ESC, p. 584] She was born about 1708. She died on 4 May 1801, age 93, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [FG][OBGC, 13;176] Click here to see a photo of his grave.
    His father left Nehemiah his homestead on Ragged Neck. [ESC, p. 583]
    1. Joseph Harding was born on 2 Nov 1731 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180]
    2. Nehemiah Harding was born on 16 Feb 1733 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180]
    3. Priscilla Harding was born on 22 Oct 1737 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180] She married James Eldridge of Chatham on 27 Apr 1759 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;34]
    4. David Harding was born on 28 Feb 1739 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180] He died on 17 Nov 1759, age 20, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 8;238]
    5. Dinah Harding was born on 3 Aug 1744 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180]
    6. Rebecca Harding was born on 27 Mar 1746 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180]
    7. Jonathan Harding was born on 28 Feb 1747 in Chatham. [VRCM, 9;180]
    8. Benjamin Harding was born on 28 May 1750 in Chatham. [VRCM, 12;217-8]
    9. Jesse Harding was born on 23 Jun O.S. 1751 in Chatham. [VRCM, 12;217-8]
    10. Seth Harding was born on 28 Aug N.S. 1753 in Chatham. [VRCM, 12;217-8] He (or Seth) died on 27 Mar 1807, age 54, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176] He (or Seth) married Tamsin Unknown. She died on 22 Dec 1836, age 83, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Chatham. [OBGC, 13;176]

Sarah Harding of Chatham married Samuel Harding of Chatham after 14 Feb 1756 (int.) in Chatham. [VRCM, 13;30] UNPLACED

Susanna Harding of Chatham married Timothy Atwood after 3 Sep 1757 (int.) in Eastham [VREO, 28;129] UNPLACED

References

DVR Baker, Mary Aba, "Dennis, Mass., Vital Records," Mayflower Descendant 6, 1904, 2-6; 13, 1911, 14-18.
VRCM Bowman, George Ernest, "Vital Records of Chatham," Mayflower Descendant 4, 1902, 182-185, 198-202; 5, 1903, 141-143, 120-122, 7, 1905, 137-142; 9, 1907, 33-34, 180; 12, 1910, 217-218; 13, 1911, 27-31; 15, 1913, 132.
FG www.findagrave.com
FSCM Hamlin, David, "First Settlers of Chatham, Mass., New England Historical and Genealogical Register 7, 1853, 81-82.
BPR Hinckley, Gustavus Aldolphus, trans., Barnstable, MA: Probate Records 1685–1789, Online database, NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.
OBGC Linnell, Arthur E., "Gravestone Records in the Oldest Burying Ground in Chatham, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant 8, 1906, 236-239; 13, 1911, 76-79, 175-179.
BCCL Otis, Amos, Burgess, C. W. Swift, Yarmouthport, 1914, reprinted in Leonard H. Smith, Jr., ed., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, v. 1, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, c. 1992.
ESE1 Paine, Joshua, Early Settlers of Eastham, book 1, C. W. Swift, Yarmouthport, 1916, reprinted in Leonard H. Smith, Jr., ed., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, v. 1, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, c. 1992.
VREO Smith, Leonard H. and Norma H. Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1993.
CHC Smith, Stanley W., "Records from the Cemetery at Harwich Centre," Mayflower Descendant 14, 1912, 27-28.
ESC Smith, William C., Early Settlers of Chatham, C. W. Swift, Yarmouthport, 1915, reprinted in Leonard H. Smith, Jr., ed., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, v. 1, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, c. 1992.
HCM Smith, William Christopher, A History of Chatham, Massachusetts: Formerly the constablewick or village of Monomoit: with maps and illustrations and numerous genealogical notes, Hyannis, MA, F.B. & F.P. Goss, 1989.
HDNH Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation): With genealogical notes, Durham, pPublished by vote of the town, 1913.

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