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Re: Richard HARDY m. Ann HERESTED c. 165
Posted by: Maureen Mead Date: August 10, 2001 at 04:55:58
In Reply to: Re: Richard HARDY m. Ann HERESTED c. 1650 by John Reeves of 5164

Name:       Richard HARDY, 8G Grandfather, M
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Death Date:       2 May 1684
Death Place:       Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Death Memo:       Probate Estate #2719. His date of death found on inventory dated 12 Nov 1684. HIs will probated 13 Nov. 1684.

Misc. Notes
HARDY, RICHARD. Was here in 1650. Gave name to the low grounds just west of our harbour, which are still known as "Hardy's Hole". He married, probably, Ann Husted, whose daughter Mary, was born 30 Apr 1659. He is probably the one who in 1639 was living in Concord. In 1683, he gave his son Samuel a house and land. In his will, on record at Fairfield, he makes bequests to his daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Person, Hannah Austin, Susanna Sherman, Sarah Close, Ruth Mead, and Mary and Abigail. He was a man of some distinction, representing the town three times in the State General Court. He was declared freeman of the Connecticut Colony in 1662. Robert Hardy was a landholder here in 1650.1, p. 53

Marriage Date:       1650
Marriage Place:       Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT
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Spouse:       Ann HUSTED, 8G Grandmother, F
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Birth Date:       abt 16262
Birth Place:       Possibly Pilsdon, Dorset , England
Death Date:       13 Dec 17072
Death Place:       Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Death Memo:       died as “widow Hardy”. [Stamford Town Records 1:181 (transcription of original 1:138).
Father:       Robert HUSTED, M (1596-1652)
Mother:       Elizabeth ____? w/o Robert HUSTED, F (-~1654)

Misc. Notes
birth, marriage, children's names:3, p. 577


Children
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1 F:       Elizabeth HARDY, 8G Aunt, F

Misc. Notes
1, p. 53

Spouse:       Mr. PEARSON, M
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2 F:       Hannah HARDY, 8G Aunt, F

Misc. Notes
1, p. 53

Spouse:       Mr. SHERMAN, M
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3 F:       Susanna HARDY2, 8G Aunt, F
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4 F:       Sarah HARDY2, 8G Aunt, F

Misc. Notes
1, p. 53

Spouse:       Thomas CLOSE, M
Marriage Date:       1669
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5 F:       Ruth HARDY2, 7G Grandmother, F
Death Date:       bef 20 Nov 1727

Misc. Notes
Was from Stamford Conn.

1, p. 53

Spouse:       John (2) MEAD Jr., 7G Grandfather, M
Marriage Date:       27 Oct 16814
Marriage Place:       Stamford, CT [Greenwich Early Rec:40], p. 328
Spouse:       Joseph FINCH Sr., M
Marriage Date:       abt 20 Mar 1712/1713
Marriage Place:       Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT
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6 M:       Samuel HARDY2, 7G Grandfather, M
Birth Date:       abt 16572
Birth Place:       Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Misc. Notes
3, p. 640

Marriage to Rebecca Hobby: Stamford Town Records, 1:101
Marriage to Rebecca Furbush: Stamford Town Records, 1:123

Spouse:       Rebecca [2] HOBBY, 7G Grandmother, F
Marriage Date:       18 Nov 16864
Marriage Place:       Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Spouse:       Rebecca FURBUSH, F
Marriage Date:       12 May 16984
Marriage Place:       Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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7 F:       Mary HARDY2, 8G Aunt, F
Birth Date:       30 Apr 1659

Misc. Notes
1, p. 53

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8 F:       Abigail HARDY2, 8G Aunt, F

Misc. Notes
1, p. 53



Sources
1. HISTORY OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, from its Settlement in 1641 to the Present Time, including Darien, which was one of its Parishes until 1820. By Rev. E. B. Huntington, A.M.
[Stamford 1868, Published by the author]
2. Remington, Gordon L. , F.U.G.A. ROBERT HUESTIS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY: HIS ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol 129, Number 3, July 1998, p. 191 (part of a year-long series.)
3. Mead, Spencer Percival. YE HISTORIE OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut. (Being a revision, amplification of and continuation of the town of Greenwich published in 1857 by Daniel M. Mead) (1911)
4. Prindle, Paul W., FASG. ANCESTRY OF ELIZABETH BARRETT GILLESPIE (MRS. William Sperry Beineke.)(1976) NEHGS circulating library, May 1996.



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