Re: Joseph Harding - MA
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Joseph Harding - MA
Harry Merrihew 10/07/00
I just sent this information to another person researching Joseph and Martha, so I just copy and pasted.Hope that's ok!
I have that Joseph Harding, who married Martha Doane, was the son of John
Harding, brother of Richard (md. 1st wife, then Elizabeth Adams) and John
(md. Mary ?) who came to America together in 1623.From a Harding book
written on the family of Abner Clark Harding:"Joseph came to New England
in 1623 with brothers Richard and John, and settled at Braintree, MA as his
name appears on the records.He was probably a 'mariner', engaged in
fishing and after his marriage in 1624 to Martha Doane of Plymouth, he
removed to Cape Cod.He died in 1630 and left a widow Martha, who died at
Plymouth in 1633, leaving only personal property, in that jurisdiction
inventoried October 8, 1633 by James Hurse, Francis Cook, and John Doan, at
10, 18, 6, and a young son Joseph to the care of her brother John Doane.
Joseph Harding was a member of the Gov. Gorges party, which was abandoned by
him, and he removed to Plymouth."
From "The Hardings in America", 1925, by Wilbur Judd Harding:"John Harding
evidently came with his brothers and the Gorgest party to the New
World....."
These brother's parents were John Harding, born at Eastham, Devonshire,
England in 1567.He married Mary ???, who was born at Northampton, England
in 1570.From the Abner Clark Harding Book:"John Harding of Horthampton,
England whose will was dated in 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.(this would explain why
Joseph was not included in his father's will)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 Fitz
Harding.It also appears that he was an elder brother of William Harding,
the father of Mary, afterwards Lady Gorges."
This John and brother William were sons of Richard and Martha ??? Harding.
Richard was born Northampton, England in 1530, married about 1564.
Richard was the son of Edward Harding, born about 1513 and Joan Benning,
born about 1517.Keep in mind that information for these 1st three
generations, up to Richard and Joseph is information gathered from other
resources, without primary sources.
Joseph and Martha Doane Harding had sons John, born about 1625 and married
Hannah Hurst; and Joseph Harding who married Bethiah Cook.The pages I have
from the Abner Clark Harding book lists the genealogy for Joseph and Bethiah
Cook Harding's line down to Abner Clark Harding's generation, if you are
interested.
Hope this helps.
Anita
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