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Thomas Hardy (1734 - 1818)

Thomas Hardy
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Husband of — married 26 Apr 1758 in Westborough, Worchester, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 83 in Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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1776 Project
Private Thomas Hardy served with Col. Job Cushing's Regiment of Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Thomas Hardy is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A202791.
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Thomas Hardy is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-330224
Rank: Private

Thomas Hardy was born on 8 May 1734 at Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Colony.[1][2] He was a son of Samuel Hardy and Tabitha (Forbush) Hardy[3][4]

On 26 Apr 1758, he married Hepzibah Rice at Westborough, Massachusetts.[5][3] and they made their home at Brookfield, Massachusetts.[3] Thomas and Hepzibah had these children:[3]

  1. Rufus, b. 15 Sep 1759, m. Lucy Livermore[2]
  2. Ezekiel, b. 13 May 1762, m. Hannah Simmons[6]
  3. Persis (1764-1785)
  4. Rachel, b. 18 Feb 1766[6]
  5. Shadrack, b. 25 Dec 1767, m. Bethiah Atwood[6]
  6. Dorcas, b. 21 Sep 1769, m. (prob) Joseph Simmons[6]
  7. Hepzibah, b. 13 Jun 1772, m. Davidson Barr[6]
  8. Candace, b. 8 Feb 1774, m. Levi Stewart[2][6]
  9. Timothy Rice, b. 14 Mar 1776[6]
  10. Thomas, b. 23 Jan 1778
  11. Eleb, b. 3 Dec 1779, m. Philena Bullard[6]
  12. Issacher, b. 2 May 1782, m. Eunice Farley[6]

Thomas was a soldier of the American Revolution. In 1777, he served in Captain John Banister's company, Colonel Job Cushing's Regiment of Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts.[2][7]

In 1790, the Hardys were living at Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, where Thomas was enumerated as a head of household on the 1790 Census.[8]

About 1800, Thomas moved to Acworth, New Hampshire, where he died on 23 Jan 1818.[3] He lies buried in Batchelder-Nye Road Cemetery, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.[9] His will, written 25 Jul 1817, was probated in 1818.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-CQP : Thu Oct 26 04:51:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Hardy and Samuel Hardy, 8 May 1734.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Oct 2023), "Record of Thomas Hardy", Ancestor # A202791.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Hardy, H. Claude and Hardy, Edwin Noah, Hardy and Hardie, past and present, pages 217-19.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-6S9 : Wed Oct 25 22:25:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Hardy and Samuel Hardy, 8 May 1734.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZZ-22V : Wed Oct 25 22:06:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Hardy and Hepzibah Rice, 26 Apr 1758.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Ancestry Record 8996 #332432 New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 for Thomas Hardy; Cheshire: Estate Files, H270-H323, 1816-1822
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYG-HT9N : Thu Oct 26 08:44:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Hardy, 7 Sep 1777.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-2FP : Thu Oct 05 20:27:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Hardy, 1790.
  9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29980570 Thomas Hardy




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