William Hardwick (abt. 1618 - 1668)

Born about 1618 in Bristol, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Pope) Patten — married [date unknown] in Westmoreland, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Sturman) Hardwick — married about 1654 in Isle of Kent, Maryland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1668 at about age 50 in Bristol, Somerset, England

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Biography

William Hardwick was born in Bristol, Somerset, England.

William Hardwick was a Maryland colonist.

William Hardwick, son of Thomas Hardwick and Alice UNKNOWN, ^[1] was born c.1618 ^[2] and eventually resided in Virginia. ^{[3] [4]}

Marriages

He is said to have married Elizabeth Sturman of England in 1654; ^[2] after Elizabeth's death he married Margaret Pope of Maryland at an unknown time. ^[5]

Research Notes

• William Hardidge, connected son of William and his first wife, was apparently born 1643? But they weren't married until 1654, twelve years after his birth? Why so late to marry?
  • William Hardidge could not have been born in 1643. Based on the statement in the 1668 will of William Hardwick that son William was to continue his schooling until he reached age 21, he must have been born after 1647. (1668 - 21 = 1647) A 1654 date is reasonable for son William's birth. (Strutton-11 21:30, 16 August 2021 (UTC))

No source is given for his date of death or the place, both of which were listed in the data above the biography. The marriage source was cited for the date of birth, and the place of birth and death are listed in the biographical data as the same as the place of the marriage.

• 1618 William Hardwick born to Thomas Hardwick 1589-1640 and Alice of Bristol, Somerset, England.
• Approximate birthdate is from this deposition: [p. 28, VA Col. Abstracts, (transcribed by Beverly Fleet) Vol. 23, Westmoreland Co., rec. p. 38] "William Hardich aged 37 yeares or thereabouts being sworne and examined saith The very same that Mrs. Hallowes his Contest hath deposed and further saith not. 20 July 1655 Jurat in Cur".
• 1636 William Hardige arrived in Maryland from England at age of 18.
• 1642 William Hardige, Nathaniel Pope et al. were living in St. Mary's Hundred, Maryland.
• 1645 William Hardwick and Thomas Sturman, (his father-in-law), being Puritans, were involved in the disturbances of Richard Ingle. William Hardwick, who became Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia, married first, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Sturman, probably before 1650. She seems to have been the mother of his children^[6]

• 1650 William Hardwick, John Sturman et al. signed a petition in Maryland. Apparently soon after this, Hardwick and the Sturmans, and probably also Nathaniel Pope and John Washington moved to Virginia.
• 1650 William Hardwick, Gent, sold to Richard Sturman, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
• 1653, William Hardige received patent for one thousand acres in Northumberland County, Virginia. Power of Attorney
• 19 Feb 1653; Power of Attorney • Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony [p. 7, VA Col. Abstracts, Vol. 23, Westmoreland Co. 1653-1657, rec. p. 14] 19 Feb 1653/4; Thos. Youlle to Wm. Hardich "to represent him in all causes." Wits. Rich'd Sturman, Gabriel Odger; sign. Thos. Youell; rec. 20 Feb 1653/4.
• 17 Nov 1655; Power of Attorney • Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony [p. 39, VA Col. Abstracts, Vol. 23, Westmoreland Co., rec. p. 48] Sam'l Bonam to "Welbeloved freind" Wm. Hardich to act next Court for Westmoreland Co. ; Sign. Sam'l Bonam; Wits. Augustin Hull, Rich'd Sturman; Rec. 20 Nov 1655.
• 19 Nov 1655; Power of Attorney • Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony [p. 39, VA Col. Abstracts, Vol. 23, Westmoreland Co., rec. p. 48] Major Jno. Hallowes relinq. admin. of est. of Hugh Jones. Wm. Hardich to act for him as atty. in relinquishment. Signed Jno. Hallowes. Wits. Rich'd Cole, Roger Isham. Rec. 20 Nov 1655.
• 20 Nov 1655; Power of Attorney • Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony [p. 40, VA Col. Abstracts, Vol. 23, Westmoreland Co., rec. p. 48] Sam Bonam in Nominy, Westmoreland Co. assigns 300 ac. patent in Northumberland Co., on Potomacke R. to Rich'd Heabeard. Sam Bonam to Wm. Hardich to deliv. patent to Heabeard. No wits.
• 1655 William Hardwick made deposition in Westmorland County, Virginia at age of 27.
• 1659 William Hardwick married, second, Margaret, daughter of Colonel Nathaniel Pope, who died in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1660.
• 1664 William Hardwick received patent for one hundred acres in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
• 1665-1668 William Hardwick, his second wife Margaret Pope Hardwick, and his young son William, Jr. returned to England. It appears that his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Robert Wynston were also in England at the time of William's death.^{[citation needed]}
• 1668 William Hardwick made two wills before he died; one for property in England, and one for property in Virginia. The one for property in Virginia is lost.

Will

The English will - William Hardwick, "late of Nominy, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Gent., and now of Bristol, England," 'made his will October twenty-fourth, 1668, which was probated January eighth, 1669. This will deals with the testator's estate in England and he refers to another of the same date relating to his property in Virginia, which will has not yet been discovered. All the heirs mentioned in the surviving will, seem to be living in England at that time, so far as ascertainable from the will. Possibly there were other heirs in Virginia named in the lost will. The surviving will mentions wife Margaret [Pope], who received 150 pounds on condition of fulfilling certain requests mentioned in the American will regarding the estate in Virginia; sister Elizabeth Boyce; Dorothy Cyle and Mary Penyman (no relationship stated); brother Thomas Hardwick; son William Hardwick, who is to continue his schooling in England until he is twenty-one; daughter Elizabeth Wyuston. He names brother-in-law Mr. Augustine Hull and Cozen Thomas Youle in his will. Overseers of the present will are Thomas Burg.'s. of Bristol, Chirurgon, and son-in-law Robert Wynston. Witnesses are Frances Bell. James Bell, Thomas Boyce. junior. Fulwood. I The executors of the other will undoubtedly lived 'in Virginia. Of these Cozen Thomas Youle was the son of Captain Thomas Ewell, or Youell, who married Anne Sturman, sister to Hardwick's first wife, ihenee he is called Cozen (nephew by marriage). ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Virginia Biography, Vol. I-II (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002). Original data - Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed., Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, (New York, NY, USA: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing(Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

   Text: Birth date: 1618 Birth place: [blank]

3. ↑ Ancestry.com. (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005). Original data - Yowell, Clark S.. Yowell : a genealogical collection (Somerville, N.J.: Press of C.P. Hoagland Co., 1931).
4. ↑ Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. III, Ancestry.com - (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).
5. ↑ Beale, G.W. "Col. Nathaniel Pope and His Descendants. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jan., 1904), pp. 192-196. (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915552
6. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1921507?seq=2
7. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1921507?seq=2

William Hardwick BIRTH 1618 England DEATH 8 Jan 1669 (aged 50–51) Bristol, England BURIAL St Philip and St Jacob Churchyard, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #190574533

See Also

• https://www.geni.com/people/William-Hardwick/6000000013725294909
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Popes_Creek_(Virginia)#cite_note-chesapeakearchaeology.org-8
• Notable Southern Families, Volume II, By Zella Armstrong, Clearfield Publishers, 1997 [1]

Acknowledgments

• John Redmond imported the data for William Hardwick (abt.1618-1668) from Redmond_Chambers(3).ged on 28 January 2011.