Individual Details
George Hardy
(Abt 1695 - Bef 13 Feb 1758)
November 5, 1714: George Hardy, carpenter of Prince George's county, leased Thompson's Rest from Mary Hatton, widow of William Hatton for 15 years. William Hardy was a witness.
November 10, 1715: George Hardy witnessed a deed for Piscataway Manor.
1719: George Hardy listed as a taxable in the Piscataway Hundred.
December 6, 1720: George Hardy was paid from the estate of Charles Tuell of Prince George's County.
Sept.20, 1723; George Hardy signs the inventory of Anthony Drane of PG
May 5, 1724: George Hardy was paid from the estate of Anthony Drane of Prince George's County.
April 16, 1726: George Hardy, serving as administrator, filed the inventory of John Smith of Prince George's County.
June 9, 1727; Although living in PG at the time, he patents 393 acres in Charles County, names it Friend's Hazard.
July 4, 1730: John Hyde of London leases to George Hardee 245 acres called His Lordship's Mine. The lease will run for the lifetimes of George, his wife Elizabeth and son William.
1733: George, William and Ignatius Hardy listed as taxables in the Upper Piscataway Hundred.
Nov 4 1738: George Hardy and Joseph Noble appraise the inventory of Samuel Williams of PG.
Notes:
Liber 30, folio 473
18 Sept. 1757
HARDY, GEORGE, Prince George's Co., planter.
To wife, Elizabeth Hardy, negro men Henry & Charles, negro woman Jean, mulatto boy William Barton, boy Thomas Barton, boy Barton, servant woman Martha Barton, livestock, 5 beds, my hhold goods, & crops for her widhood, & on her d. to be div.among my chldn: dau.-in-law Elizth. Hardy, sons George & Henry Hardy, & daus. Elizabeth Wilcoxon & Mary Wade.
Also to dau.-in-law Elizabeth Hardy, Refused, the 208a she lives on, for life if she live a widow, & after her widhood, to grdson George Hardy, s. o. William decd., & if sd. George d. s. p., to grdson Benedict Hardy.
To sons George & Henry Hardy, equ. div., 100a of Boarmans Manner, in Charles Co. on the E side Zachia Swamp.
To nephew Solomon Hardy & niece Elizabeth Hardy. each a 2-yr.-old heifer.
Extrx: wife, Elizabeth Hardey.
Witn: Samuel Collard, Healeanor Collard, Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Weate, Rachel Leirs.
13 Feb. 1758, sworn to by Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Wade, & Rachel Livers (now Hardy).
HARDY, GEORGE, Prince George's Co. 18 Sep, 1757; 13 Feb, 1758
Wife: Elizabeth.
Children: George, Henry, Elizabeth Hardy Wilcoxon, Mary Wade.
Grandchildren: George Hardy, son of my son Wm. Hardy, dec'd.; Benedict Hardy.
Nephew and Niece: Solomon and Elizabeth Hardy.
Extx: Elizabeth, wife.
Wit: Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Wade, Samuel Collard, Healeanor Collard, Rachel Livers (now Hardy), Sarah S. Wiate(?). 30.473
November 10, 1715: George Hardy witnessed a deed for Piscataway Manor.
1719: George Hardy listed as a taxable in the Piscataway Hundred.
December 6, 1720: George Hardy was paid from the estate of Charles Tuell of Prince George's County.
Sept.20, 1723; George Hardy signs the inventory of Anthony Drane of PG
May 5, 1724: George Hardy was paid from the estate of Anthony Drane of Prince George's County.
April 16, 1726: George Hardy, serving as administrator, filed the inventory of John Smith of Prince George's County.
June 9, 1727; Although living in PG at the time, he patents 393 acres in Charles County, names it Friend's Hazard.
July 4, 1730: John Hyde of London leases to George Hardee 245 acres called His Lordship's Mine. The lease will run for the lifetimes of George, his wife Elizabeth and son William.
1733: George, William and Ignatius Hardy listed as taxables in the Upper Piscataway Hundred.
Nov 4 1738: George Hardy and Joseph Noble appraise the inventory of Samuel Williams of PG.
Notes:
Liber 30, folio 473
18 Sept. 1757
HARDY, GEORGE, Prince George's Co., planter.
To wife, Elizabeth Hardy, negro men Henry & Charles, negro woman Jean, mulatto boy William Barton, boy Thomas Barton, boy Barton, servant woman Martha Barton, livestock, 5 beds, my hhold goods, & crops for her widhood, & on her d. to be div.among my chldn: dau.-in-law Elizth. Hardy, sons George & Henry Hardy, & daus. Elizabeth Wilcoxon & Mary Wade.
Also to dau.-in-law Elizabeth Hardy, Refused, the 208a she lives on, for life if she live a widow, & after her widhood, to grdson George Hardy, s. o. William decd., & if sd. George d. s. p., to grdson Benedict Hardy.
To sons George & Henry Hardy, equ. div., 100a of Boarmans Manner, in Charles Co. on the E side Zachia Swamp.
To nephew Solomon Hardy & niece Elizabeth Hardy. each a 2-yr.-old heifer.
Extrx: wife, Elizabeth Hardey.
Witn: Samuel Collard, Healeanor Collard, Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Weate, Rachel Leirs.
13 Feb. 1758, sworn to by Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Wade, & Rachel Livers (now Hardy).
HARDY, GEORGE, Prince George's Co. 18 Sep, 1757; 13 Feb, 1758
Wife: Elizabeth.
Children: George, Henry, Elizabeth Hardy Wilcoxon, Mary Wade.
Grandchildren: George Hardy, son of my son Wm. Hardy, dec'd.; Benedict Hardy.
Nephew and Niece: Solomon and Elizabeth Hardy.
Extx: Elizabeth, wife.
Wit: Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Wade, Samuel Collard, Healeanor Collard, Rachel Livers (now Hardy), Sarah S. Wiate(?). 30.473
Events
| Birth | Abt 1695 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | |||
| Marriage | 4 Oct 1719 | Piscataway, St. John's Parish, Prince George's, Md - Elizabeth Drane | |||
| Event | 6 Dec 1720 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States |  | ||
| Property | 26 Aug 1730 | | |||
| Property | 29 Mar 1732 | | |||
| Event | 15 Jun 1745 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Event | 1753 | Maryland | | ||
| Death | Bef 13 Feb 1758 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Drane (1703 - 1758) |
| Child | William Hardy (1720 - 1720) |
| Child | William Hardy (1722 - 1758) |
| Child | George Hardy (1723 - 1772) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hardy (1726 - 1801) |
| Child | Mary Hardy (1729 - 1794) |
| Child | Henry Hardy (1732 - 1804) |
| Father | William Hardy (1674 - 1718) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hayden (1675 - 1750) |
| Sibling | William Hardy (1697 - 1740) |
| Sibling | Mary Hardy (1700 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Hardy (1702 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hardy (1705 - ) |
| Sibling | Ignatius Hardy (1710 - 1776) |
| Sibling | John Hardy (1712 - 1738) |
Notes
Event
George Hardy was paid from the estate of Charles Tuell of Prince George's County.Property
Prince George's Land Records 1730-1733 - Liber Q, Page 71Enrolled at request of George Hardy 26 Aug 1730:
Indenture, 24 Jul 1730; Between John Hyde of London, merchant, and George Hardee, planter; for 5s; to farm tract called His Lordship's Mind; bounded by Hardy's land; containing 245 acres; for the natural life of George Hardy, Elizabeth his wife and William his son; /s/ Walter Hoxton atty. for John Hyde; wit. Daniel Page, Thomas Charter; 3 Aug 1730 ack. by William Hoxton
Property
Prince George's Land Records 1730-1733 - Liber Q, Page 426Enrolled at request of George Hardy 29 Mar 1732:
Indenture, 29 Mar 1732; Between Ignatius Gardner, planter, and George Hardy, planter; for £70 and 2300# tobacco; a tract called Gardner's Meadow on Mattawoman main branch; bounded by land of Jeremiah Suell called Convenience and land taken up by James Gambell now belonging to Gabriel Burnham, Jr. in right of his wife; containing 266 acres; also part of a tract called Refuse on Tinker's Branch; containing 200 acres; /s/ Ignatius Gardner; wit. John Beall, Jr., Pet. Dent; ack. 29 Mar 17 by Ignatius Gardner and Anne his wife
Event
FROM PRINCE GEORGE'S LAND RECORDS 1743-1746Page 335. Lease, recorded at the request of George Hardy.
Jun 15, 1745 from Sam Hyde of London in Great Britain, to George Hardy Sr of PG, planter, for 3 £ sterling, and for the rents and covenants below, the lease of a tract of land in PG, being part of a tract of land called his Lordships Kindness, bounded by a tenement laid out for sd George Hardy, containing about 150 acres. This lease is for the natural life of George Hardy, son of George Hardy Sr by Elizabeth, his wife, and for the natural life of Solomon Hardy, son of William Hardy decd by Ann, his wife, and for the natural life of Vilender Hardy, daughter of William Hardy Jr by Elizabeth, his wife, paying to sd Hyde each year, the rent of I£ 10 shillings sterling and 2 capons at the feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Lord and Savior, within 10 miles of sd land where the sd Hyde or his assigns shall direct, and 6 £ sterling for every letting of the premises without licence from Hyde. Hardy, within 10 years, will plant an orchard with 300 apple trees. If the rent is 30 days late, or if any waste be committed, then this lease ceases and Hyde may repossess the premises. Signed - Hen: Massey (atty in fact for sd Saml Hyde). Wit - Jno Hawkins Jr* Luke Marbury*. Recorded Jun 27, 1745.
Event
At the Request of George Hardy the following Lease was Recorded July 13th Anno Domini 1753This Indenture made the Twenty Seventy day of June One Thousand Seven hundred & fifty Three Between Benedict Calvert of the City of Annapolis in ye Province of Maryland Esqr of ye one part & George Hardy of Prince Geroge's County in ye Province aforesaid Planter of ye other part Witnesseth that ye said Benedict Calvert Esqr For & in Consideration of ye Sum of Five Shillings Sterling in hand paid or Secured to be paid by ye said George Hardy before ye Ensealing and delivery of these presents as also for & in Consideration of ye Rents Covenants hereafter in these presents mentioned on ye part & behalf of ye said George Hardy his Executors Administrator & Assigns to be paid done & free form'd Hath Demised Granted Sett & to farm Lett & by these Presents doth Demise Grant Set & to Farm Lett unto the said George Hardy all that Tract or parcel of Land lying & being in Prince Georges County aforesaid being part of a Tract of Land Called his Lordships Kindness Beginning at a Bounded Hickory standing on the North Side of ye Road that leads to Broad Creek being ye beginning
Tree of ye Land whereon ye said Hardy now Lives & Running thence West by South One hundred perches then North by West One Hundred & Sixty perches then East by North one hundred Perches then with a strait line to
the beginning Containing & laid out for one hundred Acres be ye same more or Less with ye appurtenances Profits & Commodity's to ye said Land now belonging or in any wise appertaining To have and to hold ye said Land & all other ye Demised Premises & every part & parcell thereof unto the said George Hardy his Executors Administrators & Assigns from ye day of ye date hereof for & during ye Natural Life of Lucy Hardy Wife of George Hardy Junr & for & during ye Natural Life of Henry Wilcoson Son of Thomas Wilcoson by Elizabeth his Wife & for & during ye Natural Life of Elizabeth Hardy Daughter of William Hardy deceased Yielding and paying therefore Yearly & every Year during ye Lives aforesaid unto yie said Benedict Calvert Esqr his Heirs and Assigns ye Rent of one pound Ten Shillings Sterling money & Two Capons at ye Feast of ye Nativity of our Blessed Lord & Saviour at Some place within Ten Miles of ye said Land where ye said Benedict Calvert Esqr or his Assigns Shall direct & yielding & paying there fore unto ye said Benedict Calvert Esqr or his Assigns ye Sum of Six
pounds Sterling for & upon every Letting or Setting ye Premises or any Part thereof without Leave & License first had and obtaind under ye hand & Seal of ye said Benedict Calvert Esqr
Sealed & Deliver'd
in presence of
Tho Hodgkin Benedt Calvert seal
Death
Liber 30, folio 47318 Sept. 1757
HARDY, GEORGE, Prince George's Co., planter.
To wife, Elizabeth Hardy, negro men Henry & Charles, negro woman Jean, mulatto boy William Barton, boy Thomas Barton, boy Barton, servant woman Martha Barton, livestock, 5 beds, my hhold goods, & crops for her widhood, & on her d. to be div.among my chldn: dau.-in-law Elizth. Hardy, sons George & Henry Hardy, & daus. Elizabeth Wilcoxon & Mary Wade.
Also to dau.-in-law Elizabeth Hardy, Refused, the 208a she lives on, for life if she live a widow, & after her widhood, to grdson George Hardy, s. o. William decd., & if sd. George d. s. p., to grdson Benedict Hardy.
To sons George & Henry Hardy, equ. div., 100a of Boarmans Manner, in Charles Co. on the E side Zachia Swamp.
To nephew Solomon Hardy & niece Elizabeth Hardy. each a 2-yr.-old heifer.
Extrx: wife, Elizabeth Hardey.
Witn: Samuel Collard, Healeanor Collard, Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Weate, Rachel Leirs.
13 Feb. 1758, sworn to by Ruth Wilcoxon, Sarah Wade, & Rachel Livers (now Hardy).