Mary Ann Hardee was born about 1764, [date uncertain] Middlesex County, Virginia. The original recorder has she died in Louisiana about 1856. [source needed]
Mary's parents: "Mar 7, 1752, John Hardee - Michal Sutton, daughter of Christtopher-Hope Suttton, who was born Jan 15, 1728" were married in the county of Middlesex, Virginia. [1]
Mary Ann Hardee and Thomas Tarpley Bennett were married December 25, 1782, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia.[2][3][4]
In the book 'Virginia Colonia Albstracts, Volume 2, by Beverley Fleet, page 418:
Elizabeth Tarpley Bennet daughter to Thomas T. Bennet was born Oct 18, 1784
Reuben Bennett son to Thomas T. Bennett & Ann his wife was born Novmbr 29 1782 should have been 1785, there was a mistype in book.
Mary Ann Bennett daughter to Thomas T. Bennett & Ann his wife was born Apr 8, 1787
↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V299-735 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Bennet and Mary Hardy, 25 Dec 1782; citing Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
↑ Title:Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812; Author:Ancestry.com
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↑ *Title U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Author Yates Publishing;
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↑ Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol 2, by Beverley Fleet, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1988, p418, on that page she has p.22 where she originally copied VA record from
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Hardee-249 and Hardy-4056 appear to represent the same person because: The spelling of Mary Ann's last name has been found to be spelled both ways. The are not two separate people.
Spelling in the medieval era was a highly imprecise process. Translation, particularly from Gaelic to English, was little better. For these reasons, early Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. In various documents Hardee has been spelled Hardy, Hardie, Hardey, MacHardy and others.
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Hardee Spelling Variations
Spelling in the medieval era was a highly imprecise process. Translation, particularly from Gaelic to English, was little better. For these reasons, early Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. In various documents Hardee has been spelled Hardy, Hardie, Hardey, MacHardy and others.