Richard
Hardy
I
Born in Virginia Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Thomas Hardy
and Mary (Peter) Hardy
Brother of
Thomas Hardy II
Husband of
Mary (Chambers) Hardy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Hardy II and Sarah (Hardy) Batten
Died
at about age 54
in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony
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Biography
Richard Hardy I was a Virginia colonist.
According to Randy Regan, Richard Hardy was the son of Thomas Hardy, Sr. and an unknown wife.[1] Unfortunately, for this information, no evidence or sources are offered.
Birth date
Name Richard Hardy Birth Date 1702 Birthplace Virginia, Volume 72 Page number 323 Biographical Info justice Reference Southern Colonial Fams: 263702[2]
Marriage
Richard married to Mary Chambers, daughter of William Chambers and Olive Ruffin.[3] Mary's family lived in Surry County, which was next to Isle of Wight County.
Children
Richard left two children, mentioned in his will:[3]
- Richard Hardy, Jr., b ; m Marcella Davis
- Sarah Hardy
Death and Legacy
Richard died in 1756 at Isle of Wight County, Virginia Colony.[3]
Will
Name: Richard Hardy Date: 6 Dec 1755 Location: Isle of Wight Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Remarks: Richard Hardy. Leg.-son Richard; daughter Sarah; wife Mary. Exs., wife and son Richard Hardy. Description: Testator Book: 6-213 Prove Date: 4 Mar 1756[4]
Research Notes
Surry County and Isle of Wight County were located next to each other, south of the James River.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Regan, Randy, "Ruffin Family: Sixth Generation, Mary6 Chambers." Archived from the original on 23 Jan 200. Retrieved 1 Sep 2017. Caution: no sources.
- ↑ A Report of the Record Commissoners of the City of Boston Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages and Deaths to the End of 1825
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Boddie, John Bennett, (1954) Virginia Historical Genealogies. Redwood City, CA: Pacific Coast Publishers, HathiTrust.org accessed 12 August 2016 (Pagee 264).
- ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
- ↑ Germanna Colonies, "History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995." Germanna Colonies Family History: The State of Virginia.
See also:
- Regan, Randy, "Randy's Cousins Web Page.
- Regan, Randy Archived from the original on 20 Mar 2001 Retrieved 1 Sep 2017. Caution: no sources.
- Family History: Southern Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s. Series: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives (191) by Broderbund Software Inc.
- The Old Free State, by Landon C. Bell, History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia. Page 219. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001874200
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On 8 June 1789 Richardy Hardy II wrote his will and stated he had to sell the property of his son Samuel (probably because Samuel was desceased.)