Francis Hardesty was the son of Thomas Hardesty and Mary Favell of Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on March 10th, 1672.[1]
Francis Hardesty was an early colonial immigrant to Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He has a page on a website dedicated to early Maryland and Virginia colonists.[2]
On 13 JAN 1703 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, he married Ruth, the widow of John Gaither.[3][4][5][6] She had been born about 1662 in Virginia. If those dates are correct, she was 41 at the time. Most trees on ancestry have her maiden name listed as "Ruth Morley." Here is a screenshot from the All Hallows Parish church record, as preserved at the Maryland State Archives and available through their online service:[7]
Francis Hardesty and Ruth Gaither Marriage Record |
Francis and Ruth Hardesty had two children, who, again assuming the correctness of the dating, would have been born when Ruth was 42 and 45, respectively:
Here is Ruth Gaither Hardesty's burial record, as it appears in the All Hallow's church book. The original is available for viewing thanks to an online repository at the Maryland State Archives.[10]
Burial Record of Ruth Hardesty |
Both Rachel and Francis Hardesty were named in Francis Hardisty's probate and estate distribution records. Rachel was specifically named as "Rachel Welch" and "Rachel, wife of Captain John Welsh."
In looking at the All Hallow's church book entries, it can be determined that the burial of Ruth Hardesty, wife of Francis, actually happened on the day AFTER his wedding to Dorcas Linthicum:[11] However, the marriage appears in the next column.
Church Book Dates for Burial and Remarriage |
On 4 Feb 1719 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Francis Hardesty married Dorcas Linthecum.[12][13] Here is a view of the original churchbook from the Maryland State Archives:
Adult Baptism and Marriage Record |
Dorcas Linthecum was born 15 AUG 1700 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [14]
Dorcas' father was Thomas Linthicum b: 31 OCT 1674 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Her mother was Deborah Wayman b: BEF 1682 in All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Francis Hardesty paid on obligation to estate of Mr. Richard Beard.[2] Mr. Richard Beard 26.88 A AA £223.12.8 £255.6.1 Nov 19 1706
Francis Hardisty received payment from Estate of William Nicholson.[2] William Nicholson 3.484 A AA £1743.7.6 £483.19.0 Jul 17 1721
Francis Hardesty wrote his will July 1 1734 and it was proved Nov 1. 1734. His widow was Dorcus Hardesty.[2]
Francis Hardesty 19.126 AA £237.5.10 Jul 1 1734 Nov 1 1734
Dorcas married, second, Thomas Harrison b: ABT 1700 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The marriage took place before 1 JUL 1734 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
By the time the estate was administered a year later, Dorcas had married Thomas Harrison.
Francis Hardisty 15.2 A AA £237.5.10 £37.12.11 Mar 11 1735 Received from: Mr. Philip Smith (merchant in London). Payments to: Dr. Richard Hill, John Sappington, James Waugh, John Gibson, Mr. Henry Hill per Isaac Lansdale, John Foord, Thomas Richardson, Thomas Linthicum. Executrix: Dorcas Harrison, wife of Thomas Harrison.
Two and three years later, additional payments were made from the estate:
Francis Hardisty 14.323 A AA £98.1.1 Aug 10 1737 Payments to: Rachel Welsh (administratrix of Capt. John Welsh), Capt. John Welsh paid by Thomas Linthicum (Quaker, one of the accountant's sureties), William Chapman, Mrs. Achsah Woodward (administratrix of Amos Woodward), Mrs. Achsah Woodward (administratrix de bonis non of Amos Garrett). Executrix: Dorcas Harrison, wife of Thomas Harrison
Francis Hardisty 14.514 A AA £79.17.10 Jan 2 1737/38 Payments to:
Here is a copy of the actual will as it appears in Anne Arundel County Probate Records:
Will of Francis Hardisty |
Francis Hardesty 19.126 AA £237.5.10 Jul 1 1734 Nov 1 1734 Appraisers: Francis Day, Henry Hall. Creditors: Thomas Linthicum, William Denune. Next of kin: Francis Hardesty, Rachel Welch. Executrix: Dorcus Hardesty.
Francis Hardisty 15.2 A AA £237.5.10 £37.12.11 Mar 11 1735 Received from: Mr. Philip Smith (merchant in London). Payments to: Dr. Richard Hill, John Sappington, James Waugh, John Gibson, Mr. Henry Hill per Isaac Lansdale, John Foord, Thomas Richardson, Thomas Linthicum. Executrix: Dorcas Harrison, wife of Thomas Harrison.
Francis Hardisty 14.323 A AA £98.1.1 Aug 10 1737 Payments to: Rachel Welsh (administratrix of Capt. John Welsh), Capt. John Welsh paid by Thomas Linthicum (Quaker, one of the accountant's sureties), William Chapman, Mrs. Achsah Woodward (administratrix of Amos Woodward), Mrs. Achsah Woodward (administratrix de bonis non of Amos Garrett). Executrix: Dorcas Harrison, wife of Thomas Harrison.
Francis Hardisty 14.514 A AA £79.17.10 Jan 2 1737/38 Payments to: Thomas Harrison who married the widow (unnamed, 1/3) paid by Thomas Linthicum (surety), Francis Hardisty (son, his portion) paid by Thomas Linthicum, Thomas Smith who married a daughter (unnamed, her portion) paid by Thomas Linthicum, John Fowler guardian of Thomas Hardisty (son, his portion) paid by Thomas Linthicum, John Lomas for costs in suit by Achsah Woodward paid by Thomas Linthicum. Executrix: Dorcas Harrison, wife of Thomas Harrison. Came Thomas Linthicum (Quaker).[2]
1 Rachel Hardesty b: ABT 1704 in All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Per the Probate of Francis Hardesty, her husband was Captain John Welsh or Welch.
2 Francis Hardesty b: 27 FEB 1707/08 in All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[15]
1 Thomas Hardesty b: 6 MAR 1721in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[16]
2 Deborah Hardesty b: 8 DEC 1720 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[17]
3 Peter Hardesty b: 19 SEP 1723 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[18]
Birth Records of Deborah, Peter & Thomas Hardesty |
4 John I Hardesty b: 29 JAN 1726/27 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[19]
5 Robert Hardesty b: 23 OCT 1730 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[20]
Original Birth Record from the Maryland Archives |
6 Richard Hardesty b: 1733 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Paternal relationship to Francis Hardesty has been determined by a comparison of the following descendants' DNA: First, Paternal relationship to Francis Hardesty via his son Robert Hardesty Senior was confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of four descendants: Virginia Stephenson Clegg GEDmatch A609811, Edwin Hardesty GEDmatch A339382, Zane Darland GEDmatch A944705 and Jon Williams GEDmatch A052615. Edwin and Virginia share 23.8 cM of DNA on chromosome 18. Zane and Jon each triangulated with Edwin and Virginia on different segments: Edwin, Zane and Virginia share a 9.1 cM segment on Chromosome Number 18 from 68,326,989 to 71,067,174. Virginia descends from Robert's son Robert Hardesty, Edwin descends from Robert's son Thomas, and Zane descends from Robert's son Edmund. Also on chromosome 18, Hardesty descendant Jon Williams GEDmatch A052615 shares 12 cM from 52,994,010 to 59,576,359 with Edwin. Virginia's DNA triangulates into an 8.1 cM piece of this same segment. Next, a comparison with descendants via Francis Hardesty's daughter Rachell Hardesty Welsh, Robert Hardesty's half-sister, confirms that the following Welsh descendants triangulate with this triangulation: N K Watkins, GEDmatch M464627 shares 26.3 cM with Virginia Clegg from 63,025,831 to 73,507,711 and shares 16.1 cM with Edwin Hardesty from 66,771,510 to 72,600,805 on Chromosome 18 and 10.3 cM with Zane Darland on the same segment; Paul Watkins GEDmatch M570205 overlaps with 18.2 cM from 67,469,280 to 73,500,911; Kay Watkins GEDmatch M161619 overlaps with 25.1 cM from 65,025,831 to 73,500,448; and Emily Watkins GEDmatch M559201 overlaps with 18.2 cM from 68,124,411 to 73,905,534; PCWatkins GEDMatch M905100 shares 26.3 cM with Clegg from 63,025,831 to 73,905,534 on Chromosome 18 and similarly overlaps with the other descendants.
Here is a DNA Painter that includes many known descendants of Francis Hardesty. The above triangulated segment can be found in green on chromosome 18:
https://dnapainter.com/profile/view/83df6cce1a9b21b3
This is just the first GEDmatch triangulated group of descendants of Francis Hardesty to be identified. There are other identified descendants on other DNA testing sites. We invite you to join the wikitree and enter your GEDmatch kit number for triangulation study.
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Thank you to Philip Tripp for creating WikiTree profile Hardesty-264 through the import of Tripp9Feb2013.ged on Feb 9, 2013.
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<ref name="mike"> Mike Marshall: Francis Hardesty. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I052497. Accessed November 27, 2015 </ref> I think he may have moved to another website, so that source may need to be updated anyway.
DB error regarding multiple duplicated lines still needs resolved, but this profile needs some cleanup in general to follow WikiTree guides on profile, citations, research, etc.