Abraham Harding

1691 - 1768  (76 years)

• Name	Abraham Harding
  Birth	5 Apr 1691	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	24 May 1699	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Married	2 Dec 1715 (24 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  (1) Ruth Wight, the daughter of Ephraim and Lydia (Morse) Wight. She was born on 20 July 1688 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 5 November 1747 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ruth Harding (1716-1717) 2. Seth Harding (1717-1782) 3. Job Harding (1719-1754) 4. Ichabod Harding (1722-1794) 5. Deborah Harding (1724-1776) 6. Ruth Harding (1726-1726) 7. Ruth Harding (1728-1796) 8. Abraham Harding (1730-1819)
  Married	19 Jul 1763 (72 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 8]
  (2) Elizabeth ______. Elizabeth, married (1) _____ Garnsey. She died on Monday 10 March 1777 in Medway, Massachusetts.
  Will	25 Mar 1765 (73 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He mentions his second wife, Elizabeth, and his children: Seth, Ichabod, Deborah, Ruth, and Abraham.
  Death	22 Feb 1768	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 8]
  Probate/Proved	18 Mar 1768 (76 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Inventory	5 Apr 1768 (77 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Abraham's estate was inventoried and valued at £96 19/.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Mehitable Harding,   b. 17 Oct 1684, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Jan 1759, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   2. Mary Harding,   b. 25 Aug 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 May 1699, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 11 years)   3. Elizabeth Harding,   b. 1 Jan 1689, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Apr 1708, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 19 years)   4. Abraham Harding,   b. 5 Apr 1691, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 1768, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   5. Deacon Thomas Harding,   b. 15 Dec 1692, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Oct 1754, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 61 years) + 6. Lt. John Harding,   b. 6 Apr 1694, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Aug 1782, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years) ▻ Thankful Bullard,  m. 2 Jul 1722
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of Abraham Harding and Sarah Merrifield)
  1. Sarah Harding,   b. 22 Feb 1695/96, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Jan 1748, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 51 years)   2. Captain Samuel Harding,   b. 15 May 1698, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Feb 1780, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   3. Hannah Harding,   b. 18 Jan 1699/0, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1723, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 23 years)   4. Lydia Harding,   b. 14 Dec 1701, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 May 1773, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   5. Bathsheba Harding,   b. 12 Feb 1703/04, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1721/22, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years)   6. Isaac Harding,   b. 16 Feb 1705/06, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Oct 1779, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years) > 7. Elizabeth Harding,   b. 25 Jul 1708, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 18 Apr 1729, Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 20 years) ▻ Lt. Timothy Clark,  m. 27 Aug 1728   8. Joseph Harding,   b. 22 Mar 1710/11, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 16 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Harding   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Margare Partridge,   b. 1628, England d. 7 Feb 1710/11, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19807
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Abraham Harding,   b. 15 Aug 1655, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Jun 1734, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Mason,   b. 8 Feb 1657/58, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Sep 1731, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Abraham Harding(1691 – 1768) 2Abraham Harding(1655 – 1734) 4Abraham Harding(1619 – 22 Mar 1654/55) 8John Harding( – 1631) 16John Harding 17Juliana( – 1593) 9Mary Green(Abt 1580 – Abt 1628) 18John Greene(Abt 1560 – 1606) 19unknown wife 5Elizabeth(Abt 1622 – 31 Jan 1678/79) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Mason(8 Feb 1657/58 – 1731) 6Thomas Mason(1625 – 25 Feb 1675/76) 12Robert Mason( – 1667) 24 25 13Elizabeth( – 1637) 26 27 7Margare Partridge(1628 – 7 Feb 1710/11) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Apr 1691 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Christening - 24 May 1699 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 2 Dec 1715 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 19 Jul 1763 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 25 Mar 1765 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 22 Feb 1768 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 18 Mar 1768 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 5 Apr 1768 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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