Captain John Harding

1757 - 1833  (76 years)

• Name	John Harding
  Birth	18 Feb 1757	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Married	3 Jan 1782 (24 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buelah Metcalf, the daughter of the Honorable Stephen and Hephzibah (Adams) Metcalf. She was born on 26 March 1762 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 2 May 1762 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 20 March 1839 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hephzibah Harding (1784-1807) 2. Alpheus Harding (1787-1815) 3. Beulah Harding (1790-1821) 4. Sewall Harding (1793-1876)
  Offices Held	say 1800 (42 years)
  John was often a selectman in Medway.
  Will	4 Feb 1827 (69 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He mentions his wife, Buelah, anddd his son, Sewall.
  Death	11 Mar 1833	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	2 Apr 1833 (76 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  History	1855 (97 years)  [3]
  Morse (1855) says of Capt. John, "He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, and upright and useful citizen."
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Kezia Harding,   b. 12 Dec 1745, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Jul 1764, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 18 years)   2. Hannah Harding,   b. 18 Oct 1747, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1804, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years) + 3. Captain Abijah Harding,   b. 12 Oct 1750, Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 Feb 1826, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Sybil Adams,  m. 12 Jul 1770 ;   Mary Smith,  m. 3 Mar 1814   4. Mary Harding,   b. 2 Mar 1755, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Oct 1795, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)   5. Captain John Harding,   b. 18 Feb 1757, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Mar 1833, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   6. Alpheus Harding,   b. 22 Sep 1762, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Harding   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Esther  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I15211
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Harding, Jr,   b. 20 Jan 1723/24, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Sep 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Kezia Pond,   b. 15 May 1725, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1797, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain John Harding(1757 – 1833) 2John Harding, Jr(20 Jan 1723/24 – 1809) 4Lt. John Harding(1694 – 1782) 8Abraham Harding(1655 – 1734) 16Abraham Harding(1619 – 22 Mar 1654/55) 17Elizabeth(Abt 1622 – 31 Jan 1678/79) 9Mary Mason(8 Feb 1657/58 – 1731) 18Thomas Mason(1625 – 25 Feb 1675/76) 19Margare Partridge(1628 – 7 Feb 1710/11) 5Thankful Bullard(1702 – 1793) 10Lt. John Bullard(1678 – 1754) 20Benjamin Bullard(Abt 1634 – 1689) 21Elizabeth Thorpe( – 1719) 11Abigail Leland(1683 – 1761) 22Deacon Hopestill Leland(1655 – 1729) 23Abigail Hill(2 Feb 1658/59 – 1689) 3Kezia Pond(1725 – 1797) 6Samuel Pond(1695 – 1746) 12Ephraim Pond(1656 – 1704) 24Lt. Daniel Pond( – 4 Feb 1697/98) 25Abigail Shepard(Abt 1631 – 1661) 13Deborah Hawes(1666 – 1760) 26Edward Hawes(Abt 1623 – 1686) 27Eleony Lumber(Abt 1625 – 1689) 7Mary Thurstune(1702 – 1754) 14Captain Thomas Thurstune(11 Feb 1658/59 – 1704) 28Thomas Thurstune(1632 – 1704) 29Sarah Thaxter(1635 – 1678) 15Esther 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1757 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 3 Jan 1782 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 4 Feb 1827 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 11 Mar 1833 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 2 Apr 1833 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S85] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume IV, (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1864). [S997] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886). [S973] Harris, Edward Doubleday. A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond and His Descendants , (Boston: William Parsons Lunt, 1873).