John Harding (abt. 1575 - 1631)

Born about 1575 in Little Baddow, Essex, England [uncertain]

Husband of Marie (Greene) Harding — married 26 Jun 1600 in Little Baddow, Essex, England

Husband of Agnes (Unknown) Harding — married about 1628 in Boreham, Essex, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1631 at about age 56 in Boreham, Essex, England

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Biography

This is the profile for John Harding of Boreham, Essex who was the father of early New England immigrants Capt. Robert Harding of Boston and Rhode Island, Ann/Hannah (Harding) Buttolph of Boston, Abraham Harding of Boston, Braintree and Medfield, and Elizabeth (Harding) Bridgham of Boston.

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

According to George E. McCracken's 1958 TAG article "John Harding of Boreham, Essex," John may have been the son of an Abraham Harding by a wife named Elizabeth.^[1]

Based on his date of marriage (1600), John was probably born sometime in 1570-1579, with about 1575 being a reasonable mid-range estimate.

Based on the fact that the earliest records for John are from Little Baddow, Essex, England, John was probably born in or near Little Baddow.

First Marriage and Children

John married, first, a woman named Marie/Mary Greene in Little Baddow, Essex, England on June 26, 1600.^[2][1]

John and Mary had the following children:

1. John, bpt. February 2, 1600/1 in Little Baddow,^[3] bur. February 18, 1600 in Little Baddow^[4]
2. Marie/Mary, bpt. February 2, 1601/2 in Little Baddow, Essex,^[5] m. before September 1, 1631 Richard Bugby^[1]
3. Martha, bur. May 6, 1604 in Little Baddow^[6]
4. John, bpt. May 19, 1605 in Little Baddow,^[7] bur. unmarried on April 1, 1625 at Boreham^[1]
5. Robert, bpt. August 2, 1607 in Little Baddow,^[8] m. 1st by September 1639 Philip/Philippa (______) Hammond probably in Boston,^[9] m. 2d October 17, 1645 Esther Wyllys in Hartford,^[9] m. 3d by July 24, 1649 _______ _______ in England,^[9] d. before March 1657/8 probably in England^[9]
6. (probably) Thomas, bpt. July 8, 1611 in Little Baddow,^[10] presumably died young (not mentioned in father's will)
7. (probably) Philippa, bpt. November 30, 1612 in Little Baddow^[11] presumably died young (not mentioned in father's will)
8. Ann/Hannah, b. about 1611-3,^[1] m. by May 1635 Thomas Buttolph perhaps at Raynham, Norfolk, England,^[12] d. October 10, 1680 in Boston^[12]
9. Jonathan, bpt. April 12, 1617 in Little Baddow,^[13] bur. April 13, 1617 in Little Baddow^[14]
10. Abraham, bpt. April 20, 1619 in Little Baddow,^[15] m. about 1643 Elizabeth _____ perhaps in Boston,^[16] d. March 22, 1654/5^[16][1]
11. Elizabeth, bpt. March 18, 1622/3 at Boreham, Essex,^[1][17] m. about 1644 Henry Bridgeman,^[18] d. before November 5, 1672 in Boston^[18]

John's first wife, Mary, died sometime before September 1629.

Second Marriage and Children

John married, second, a woman named Ann/Agnes.^[1] John and Ann/Agnes had the following child:

1. John, bpt. June 6, 1630 at Boreham, Essex,^[19][1] bur. August 8, 1630 at Boreham^[20][1]

Will; Death

John was buried at Boreham on November 22, 1631, leaving a will dated September 1, 1631.^[21][1] In his will, he made bequests to his wife Anne, sons Robert, Abraham, daughters Ann and Elizabeth, and daughter Mary Bugby wife of Richard Bugby.^[1]

^{[9] [16] [21] [19] [20] [2] [11] [10] [14] [13] [6] [15] [7] [17] [4] [3] [5] [8] [18] [12] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} McCracken, George E. "John Harding of Boreham, Essex." The American Genealogist. Vol. 34 (1958). pp. 199-201. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK81-YQ6 : 12 February 2018), John Harding and Prudence Lellios, 03 Jul 1607; citing Marriage, Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MJ45 : 18 July 2017), John Harding, 02 Feb 1600, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MJ41 : 18 July 2017), John Harding, 18 Feb 1600; citing Burial, , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MJHY : 18 July 2017), Marie Harding, 02 Feb 1601, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-9ZZK : 18 July 2017), Martha Harding, 06 May 1604; citing Burial, , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MKTG : 18 July 2017), John Hardinge, 19 May 1605, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MKB7 : 18 July 2017), Robert Harding, 02 Aug 1607, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Begins. Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. Volume II G-O. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. pp. 855-858. Link to pages at ancestry.com.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MK9N : 18 July 2017), Thomas Harding, 08 Jul 1611, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MKS9 : 18 July 2017), Philippa Harding, 30 Nov 1612, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} McCracken, George E. "John Harding of Boreham, Essex." The American Genealogist. Vol. 34 (1958). pp. 205-206. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MVLB : 18 July 2017), Jonathan Harding, 12 Apr 1617, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-MVGW : 18 July 2017), Jonathan Harding, 13 Apr 1617; citing Burial, , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-9C3L : 18 July 2017), Abraham Hardinge, 20 Apr 1619, Christening; citing , Little Baddow, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 560,908.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} See profile for Abraham Harding.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-BHNZ : 6 November 2017), Elizabeth Harding, Mar 1622, Christening; citing , Boreham, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,471,933.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} McCracken, George E. "John Harding of Boreham, Essex." The American Genealogist. Vol. 34 (1958). pp. 210-211. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-BCZ8 : 6 November 2017), John Harding in entry for John Harding, 06 Jun 1630, Christening; citing , Boreham, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,471,933.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-BCZF : 6 November 2017), John Harding, 08 Aug 1630; citing Burial, , Boreham, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-BL62 : 6 November 2017), John Harding, 22 Nov 1631; citing Burial, , Boreham, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England.