Individual Details

John Harding

(Bef 1567 - Aft 14 Jan 1637)

husbandman

'''John Harding''' was born 1567 in Eastham, Devonshire, England. He resided Boreham, Essex County, England, and died January 14, 1636/37 in Northampton, England

* Parents: perhaps Richard Harding & Martha his wife. Also seen as Agnes Atkins.
* Sibling: William


Married (lots of conflicts on this) - perhaps
# Mary Harding, daughter of William Harding & Catherine White

Children:
# Richard Harding, b. 1583, Dunburo (Denbury) Devonshire, England, d. Aft. December 18, 1657, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
# Amos Harding, b. Aft. 1587, d. WFT Est. 1594-1696.
# Lemuel Harding, b. Aft. 1587d. WFT Est. 1594-1696
# Oliver Harding, b. WFT Est. 1588-1617, d. WFT Est. 1594-1696.
# +John Harding, Jr, b. 1590, Northampton, Northampton County, England613, d. Abt. 1650, Weymouth, Massachusetts
# Joseph Harding, b. 1624, d. WFT Est. 1625-1714.


==Notes==


* John Harding came to America with his wife and children : Richard, John, Joseph, Lemuel, Amos and Oliver in August 1623.

* from [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/t/Dave-Roth/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0003.html Information about John Harding]

>In seeking to uncover the identity of those early pioneers who may be classed as the "First Hardings on American Soil," the historian must go back to the work, "A Briefe Narration of the Original Undertakings of the Advancement of Plantations into the Parts of Amerika, especially Showing the Beginnings, Progress and Continuance of that of New England," written by Sir Fernando Gorges in 1658.


>"The following account of John Harding was given by Wilbur J. Harding in 1925:

> " Of John Harding, the head of the line so far as can be traced by public records, little is known aside from the information given in the public records of Northampton, England, which contains a copy of his will, dated 1636, in which was granted certain real and personal property to his brother, William and to his sons, Richard, Amos, John, Lemuel and Oliver. This will was filed March 3, 1637 and contains a notation that the testator died January 14, 1637. No children other than those mentioned are named, but it is possible, that as was often the case, other children might have been previously provided for. The will mentions that the testator was then in his 70th year, thus fixing the date of his birth as 1567. He was undoubtedly a husbandman and a direct descendant of Fits Harding. It also appears that he was an elder brother of William Harding, the father of Mary, afterwards Lady Gorges."

==links==
* http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/t/Dave-Roth/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0003.html
* http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=twtoke&id=I6468
* http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/o/r/Debbie-L-Gordon/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0242.html

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*'''WIFE IS POSSIBLY NOT CORRECT AS SHE IS ALSO CONNECTED AS WIFE OF Ferdinand Gorges (1565 - 1647) & William Harding (1573 - ____) , FERDINANDO GORGES (July 1565 – May 24, 1647) WAS MARRIED TO ANNE BELL, MARY FULFORD (WIDOW OF THOMAS ACHIMS), ELIZABETH GORGES, & ELIZABETH SMITH.
*'''John Harding
*'''Birth: 1567, England
*'''Death: Jan. 14, 1637, England
*'''John was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England.
*'''Family links:
*''' Spouse:
* Mary Harding (1570 - 1637)*
*'''Burial: Unknown
*Find A Grave Memorial# 70365854
*From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70365854
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!1. B11 E15 Page 125. 2. Wife (Am Vol 31) Page 679.

[Hamer.FTW]

John Harding had six sons. His brother, William's daughter, Mary married Sir Robert Gorges. In 1623 Captian Robert Gorges was apointed by the "council of New England as Governor of the Plymouth Colony" for his services during the Benetian Wars. He was give a grant of land 4 miles wide by 30 miles long, on Massachusetts Bay. From the port of Harwick County of Essex, an expedition set out which included Robert gorges, Lady Mary Harding Gorges, a clergyman of the Church of England, as well as three of John Harding's sons, Jos wifeand young sons, Joseph, and Richard and wife and infant son. These three Harding brothers were the cousins of Lady Mary Harding Gorges. They arrived ast Wessagussett, Mass August, 1623.

Burke's "Landed Gentry" tells us that the early seat of the Harding IN England was at Upcott near Barndstaple (Devon Co) and that their descent was from Fitz Harding. A tradition in the family of "three immigrant brothers who came to American at about the time of the Pilgrim Fathers" has been proved by later investigations.

Events

BirthBef 1567
Christen15 Jun 1583
BurialAft 14 Jan 1637Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
DeathAft 14 Jan 1637
Baptism

Families

SpouseAgnes Mary Greene (1562 - 1623)
ChildGeorge Harding (1600 - 1664)