Stephen Harding (1722 - 1789)

Born 11 Mar 1722 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

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Died 11 Oct 1789 at age 67 in Wyoming Valley, Connecticut

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Biography

Stephen Harding was born at Warwick, Rhode Island about 1722/23 (before Gregorian Calendar took effect) and was the son of Captain Stephen Harding. ^[1] He married his wife Amy Gardner in 1748 and in 1749 they became residents in New London, Connecticut, (now called Waterford.) ^[2] He and his wife are buried in the Jenkins-Harding Cemetery in West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ^[1] (Their gravesites have headstones.)

Together they had thirteen children, including Thomas Harding. ^[3]

His children are as follows:

1. Amy, b. 6 Mar 1744, Colchester, New London, Connecticut d. 1762 in Connecticut - unmarried
2. Stephen b. 13 Jan 1749, d. 10 Aug 1816
3. Lydia, married Thomas Chapman
4. Jemima, married Ebon Williams
5. Esther, married Dr. Oliver Bigelow
6. Thomas, b. 1751, d. 1813
7. Benjamin, b. 1753, killed by Indians 30 Jun 1778
8. Stukely, b. 1755, killed by Indians 30 Jun 1778
9. Israel, b. 1756, d. 7 May 1836
10. Micajah, b. 1761, d. 1845
11. Elisha b. 8 Aug. 1763, d. 4 Aug 1839, married Martha Ryder 1785
12. John, b. 1765, d. 1826
13. William, b. 1767, d. 1825 ^[2]

Stephen died 11 Oct 1789 in Wyoming Valley, Connecticut (modern day Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) and is buried at the Jenkins-Harding Cemetery in West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25771472 : accessed 04 May 2018), memorial page for Capt Stephen Harding (11 Mar 1722–11 Oct 1789), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25771472, citing Jenkins-Harding Cemetery, West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Amanda Clark (contributor 48073171) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Hardings in America; a genealogical register of the descendants ... Harding, Wilbur Judd, 1868-URL https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89065907198?urlappend=%3Bseq=51
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-128 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Harding, 13 Apr 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

See also:

• The Gardiners of Narrangansett page 36 ref GN 381b shows the marriage of Amy Gardner (daughter of Stephen Gardner and Frances Congdon) to Stephen Harding of Colchester, Conn.
• Jenkins-Harding Cem, West Pittston, Luzerne, Pa., Find A Grave Memorial# 25771472.
• Harding, Wilbur Judd. The Hardings in America; a genealogical register of the descendants of John Harding, of England, born A. D., 1567 (The Harding Printing Co., Keystone, Iowa, 1925), page 43.