Benjamin Hardy (abt. 1732 - abt. 1790)

Born about 1732 in Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann Howell — married 1753 in Dobbs, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1790 at about age 58 in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Benjamin Hardy performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Benjamin Hardy is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A050413.

Benjamin Hardy sold his land on Salmon Creek April 1768 and moved his wife, Nancy (Howell) to Dobbs County, settling on Bear Creek. Benjamin was a member of the Colonial Assembly in 1771 and a Justice of the Peace. He was a member of the First Provincial Congress held in New Bern, North Carolina from November 14, 1766 to 1768. He was an original petitioner to form Dobbs County. (Lenoir County North Carolina Heritage, Mrs. J. Roger Brooks) Lemuel Hardy and his wife Mary Sutton are said to have moved from Bertie County to Dobbs County about 1768. His brother Benjamin made the move at the same time. They were both on the 1769 Tax List for Dobbs County. Lemuel was a planter and became one of the wealthiest men in Dobbs County. His brother Benjamin was more politically minded, and served in several government positions. (Thomas Phillips of Pitt Co., NC and Affiliated Families, by G. Howard and Shirley Brague Phillips, 1992, pp.81-84) John Hardy was the son of William Parrott Hardy (and Elizabeth Hawkins). John Hardy was supposedly married twice. His first marriage was before 1773 and resulted in a number of children, according to David L. Hardee. He had only one son (Eldred by his second marriage to Jeminah Wilson.

Benjamin was born in 1732 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA. He was the son of Lemuel Lamb Hardy I and Elizabeth (Parrott) Hardy.^[1]

In 1790 Benjamin (age about 58) was living.

Place: USA^[1]

When Benjamin was about 58 he married in 1790 in Dobbs County, NC/.^[2]

In 1790 Benjamin (age about 58) was living in USA.^[3]

Benjamin died at the age of about 58 in 1790 in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA.^[1][4][2][3]

On an unknown date Benjamin was living.^[5]

On an unknown date Benjamin was living.

Date: 1769:: Place: No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC/^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
   Birth date: 1729 Birth place: Bertie, North Carolina Death date: 1790 Death place: Dobbs, North Carolina Residence date: Residence place: USA Object: @M717@.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000,
   Page: Family Data Collection - Individual Records.
   birth date: 1732 birth place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA death date: 1790 death place: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA marriage date: 1753 marriage place: Dobbs County, NC.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
   Birth date: 1729 Birth place: Bertie, North Carolina Death date: 1790 Death place: Dobbs, North Carolina Residence date: Residence place: USA Object: @M718@.
4. ↑ Death: Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Citing: Page: Family Data Collection - Deaths Data: Text: death date: 1790 death place: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA (accessed before 24 July 2013)
5. ↑ Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1790 USA Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the USA, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro,
   Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: Dobbs, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 463; Image: 590; Family History Library Film: 0568147 Object:.
6. ↑ Residence: Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Hardy-1972 was created through the import of Michael Gay Family Tree_2013-07-21.ged on Jul 24, 2013 by Michael Gay.