Individual Details

Military

lieutenant in 1st Maryland Line from July 19, 1777 to July 6, 1778, when he resigned.

Death

British Prisoner of War

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1778-1783
Folio 143 THOMAS DENT HARDEY, mariner 02/25/1780 08/29/1781
"being in perfect health ..."
Bequeaths to:
I. Thomas Dent --friend and uncle
-to have a slip or lot of ground being part of "Leith" and part of "Frazer's Industry" now called "Pittsburgh" beginning at a locust post standing in a cedar stump near a drain in the said Dent's line thence... to a red oak post standing just under the bank of the north fork of the Piscattaway Creek and ranging with the said fork from the beginning post thence... to the main creek thence down with the creek to the said Dent's line thence with the said line reversed passing through a small marshy island to the beginning cont. I acre
2. Henry Hardey --friend and uncle
-to be paid for his trouble in transacting testator's business during testator's absence and is also testator's executors raise 2000 lbs of tobacco with as much conveniency out of the estate and lodge the same in the hands of Henry Hardey, Jr.
-named executor of the will
3. Child of Sister Anne Gordon
-testator desires that the 2000 Ibs of tobacco which is to be lodged in the hands of Henry Hardey, Jr. be applied to her education
4. Margaret Hardey --wife
-to have the rest and remainder of testator's estate
Witnesses: Richard Edelin, Jr, Butler Edelin
Then came: the two above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand