Individual Details

Arnold Hardy

(17 Aug 1760 - 10 Nov 1833)

Arnold divorced Barbara Devilbiss, then sold all of his Frederick Co. land and settle on land near Little Pipe Creek. By 1820 Arnold was a resident of Scott Co., KY. He purchased land and remained in this county until 1831. He next moved to Ralls, Co., MO, when he died two years later.
Arnold and son, Casper, were among the founders of St. Peter Church at Brush Creek in Missouri; the church was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Arnold was First Lieutenant, volunteered under Capts. William Head and Biggershead. Data from "Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Missouri", page 100 of a book at Sutro Library in San Francisco, CA. The book says the information is from Archives in Washington.

Events

Birth17 Aug 1760Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Marriage5 Apr 1782, Frederick, Maryland, USA - Barbara Devilbliss
Event16 Sep 1787Maryland
Event1815Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Divorce2 Dec 1818Frederick Co, MD - Barbara Devilbliss
Death10 Nov 1833Salt River Twp, Ralls, MO

Families

SpouseBarbara Devilbliss (1757 - 1840)
ChildCasper Hardy (1789 - 1872)
FatherSolomon Hardy (1732 - 1822)
MotherRachel Livers (1741 - 1822)
SiblingVerlinda Hardy (1780 - 1858)
SiblingNancy Hardy (1758 - )
SiblingElizabeth Hardy (1762 - )
SiblingWilliam Hardy (1765 - 1820)
SiblingMary Ann Hardy (1770 - 1849)
SiblingLucy Hardy (1770 - )
SiblingRachel Hardy (1773 - 1804)
SiblingHelen Hardy (1778 - )
SiblingTheresa Hardy (1785 - 1816)

Notes

Event

Arnold's slave Polly (negro) gave birth to a daughter, Elenora, on 16 Sep 1787. The child was baptised the same day, 1 Apr 1789, as Arnold's son, Casper, was baptised at the German Reform Church.

Event

Migrated to Kentucky, then to Ralls, Missouri

Death

Arnold is buried at St Paul Catholic Church in Ralls County, MO. This church is known as the "Mother Church of the Catholic Faith in Northeast Missouri, Western Illinois, and Southeast Iowa." Founded in 1828 by Bishop Joseph Rosati, the parish was served by Jesuit missionaries from St Louis. The stone church building, erected in 1860, holds an honored place on the National Register of Historic Places.