Francis Hardgraves (1745 - 1828)

Born 5 Mar 1745 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1828 at age 83 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Francis Hardgraves is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-174865
Rank: Captain

Captain Francis Hardgraves served with Wilkes County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Francis Hardgraves lived in Appalachia.

Francis was born on 5 Mar 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia.^[1]

Francis served in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution. He was a captain in the Surry County Regiment of Militia from 1776-1777^[2], a captain in in the Wilkes County Regiment of Militia from 1777-1780^[3], and a major in the Wilkes County Regiment of Militia from 1780-1781.^[4]. He participated in the Cherokee Expedition 1776^[5] and the Battle of Hanging Rock.^[6]

Francis died on 7 Aug 1828 in Davidson County, Tennessee.^[7] He was buried in Hardgrave Cemetery in Williamson County, Tennessee.^[8]

Slaves

Francis' 1820 U.S. census enumeration showed that he owned 21 slaves: 6 males under 14, 2 males 14 through 25, 2 males 26 through 44, 1 male 45 and over, 6 females under 14, 3 females 14 through 25, and 1 female 26 through 44.^[9]

In his will, dated 22 February 1827, Francis bequeathed a boy named John to his grandson Francis Hardgrave, son of John and Polly Hardgrave.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Hardgrave, Cecil Edward and Williams, Clarence Russell. A History of the Hardgrave Family. 4th ed. Vol. I. North Little Rock, AR: Russell Publishing Co., 1998.
2. ↑ Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in North Carolina: Capt. Francis Hargrove. [1]
3. ↑ Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in North Carolina: Capt. Francis Hargrove. [2]
4. ↑ Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in North Carolina: Majors. [3]
5. ↑ Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in North Carolina: Capt. Francis Hargrove. [4]
6. ↑ Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in North Carolina: Majors. [5]
7. ↑ Hardgrave, Cecil Edward and Williams, Clarence Russell. A History of the Hardgrave Family. 4th ed. Vol. I. North Little Rock, AR: Russell Publishing Co., 1998.
8. ↑ Doggett, Charlie. Hardgrave Cemetery Nashville. [6]
9. ↑ United States Census, 1820, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-Z74 : accessed 11 February 2018), Francis Hardgrove, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 60, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
10. ↑ Francis Hardgrave will, 22 Feb 1827. Wills, 1784-1920. Davidson, County Tennessee. FamilySearch. [7]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 7, 2016), "Record of Francis Hardgrave", Ancestor # A050137. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A050137
• Wilkes County, North Carolina land grant no. 5, Francis Hardgrave, issued 3 March 1779. Entry no. 164, entered 13 Nov 1778. Book 39, p. 5. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• 1787 Wilkes County, North Carolina Tax List. New River Notes. [8]
• 1790 United States census, Wilkes County, North Carolina, population schedule, p. 164. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• United States Census, 1790, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-T49 : accessed 11 February 2018), Francis Hargram, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 164, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• 1820 United States census, Davidson County, Tennessee, p. 60. Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• United States Census, 1820, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-Z74 : accessed 11 February 2018), Francis Hardgrove, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 60, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
• Pay of Robert McClure and Francis Hardgrave, 17 Jan 1797. Papers of the War Department 1784 to 1800. [9]
• Francis Hardgrave will, 22 Feb 1827. Wills, 1784-1920. Davidson, County Tennessee. FamilySearch. [10]
• Application for headstone, Francis Hardgrave. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Death announcement, Francis Hargroves. Nashville Banner and Nashville Whig, 9 Aug 1828, p. 3.
• Find A Grave, Maj Francis Hardgrave