Thomas Hardin b. 1715
Son of Samuel Harding (will 1732)
In 2017 Thomas Hardin completed my list of the three oldest
sons of Samuel Hardin (will 1732). The other
two are clearly Gabriel and Samuel, Jr. Thomas is mentioned most
concretely as a witness to a deed to Samuel Hardin on Tar River in
1746. He must have been born before 1726 to be of age, and he was
nearly of age when
his
father's will was made, thus was
born around 1715. The guess was confirmed by Phyllis Hardin's 2024 discovery
of the family in London, which they departed to come to Virginia.
Thomas, oldest son of Samuel Harding, was baptised 16 Nov 1715 at the
parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, London, England. His mother was Anne
Holman.
Facts are scarce about Thomas Hardin in his adopted Granville County, NC. I list the few mentions somewhat chronologically. I recognize and thank Susan Hardin Austin and Gwen Hardin, and others for research and insights. Contact me if I've failed to recognize your work.
Mentions of Thomas Hardin in the Granville County, NC Records
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The Best Evidence Samuel Hardin 1746 |
1746 Jan 6, Joseph King to SAMUEL HARDIN for 10 pds., 300
acres in Granville County on South side and North side of Tarr River,
which was granted to said Joseph King. Witnesses: Wm. Eaves, THOS. HARDIN, Mary Eaves Comment: Samuel Hardin appears unique in Granville County, thus another Hardin witnessing a land purchase for him appears to be his relative. |
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good Evidence Samuel Hardin 1747 |
One year between 1747 and 1748 the partial Granville County
Ross Tax
List
included Samuel Hardin and Thos Hardin. [The names were not together
but 14 names apart.] Between 1746 and 1748 Thomas Hardin is listed between Wm Eaves and Joseph King on a partial William Massey tax list for Granville. The copyist was Eric Hartsfield. |
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GOOD EVIDENCE THOMAS Hardin DIED 1749 |
Mar 5, 1749. *Old G p.46 [the present writer has expanded the abbreviations.] Interpretation: Thomas Hardin was the intestate deceased
person whose inventory was returned March 6, 1749. Thomas Hardin died before March 1749. His
administrator,
Francis Maberry, was under £50 bond to the Crown and his guarantors
were Henry Ivy and Wm. Smith. A comma between "Administrator" and "to"
would seal this interpretation. Samuel Hardin with one tithe
was listed between Robert Smith and Abner Gray, and William Smith was
on the same page in A List of Tithes Taken by Lemuel Lanier for 1749.
The copyist was Eric Hartsfield.
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1755 Mark, son of thomas Hardin bound out |
Rebecca Hardin, Thomas' widow petitioned the court about her
orphaned minor son. The court said: P. 190, Orphans in the County, Old G.* |
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unrelated thomas hardin 1760 |
Indenture made the XXIV day of December, 1760, between William SPEARS and William SINGLETON of Gloucester County, for 50 pounds, conveying 278 acres on both side of the Little Creek. Witnesses were Robert Campbell, John Flood EDMUNDS, and THOMAS HARDIN. Deed Book 6, page 628. Brunswick County USGenWeb archive, abstracted by Carol A. Morrison, Fayetteville, NC. Note: This item refers to the Tuckaho Creek Thomas Hardin and not our I-M253 Hardins, the writer believes. |
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GUARDIAN ROBERT JONES TO Mark Hardin 1761 |
1761 Aug 13 Robert Jones, Jr. of Northampton County North Carolina to MARKE HARDIN of Granville County North Carolina for 5 pds., 400 acres on S. side of Linches Creek at Eaves corner. Witnesses: none. "Early Deeds of Granville County, North Carolina 1746-1765" Zoe Hargrett Gwynn, Deed book D p. 300. |
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SON OF THOMAS HARDIN Mark hardin 1763 |
David Green of Granville County to John Gun. Sale Feb 7, 1763.
Cosideration £15. 8s. 3d. proclaimation money. Conveys stock and goods.
Witness:Jno. Burt, Mark Hardin. Comment: If Mark is at least age 21 here, then he was at least 13 when bound out.
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Mark Hardin 1768 |
DB-2, page 231. 8 November 1768. WILLIAM KIMBROUGH, of Bute Co., to THOMAS PERSON, of Granville Co. 50 Pds. Procl. money for 400 A. in Bute Co. on branches of Lynches & Kings Creeks, land MARK HARDEN bought from ROBERT JONES,JR., adj. line formerly EAVES. Wit: ISAAC ACREE, SAMUEL HUCKABAY. Ack: by WILLIAM KIMBROUGH, Bute May Court 1769, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 18 September 1769, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R. This item tells us that Robert Jones, Jr.,
Mark Hardin's guardian, sold land to Mark on Lynch's and King's Creeks,
land which later passed to William Kimbrough. When he was mentioned
here Mark was about 26. |
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Thomas Harden 1801 |
181 - Nov. Court 1801 -
THOMAS HARDEN, deceased, estate in acct. with JOHN B. PULLIAM, After mistakenly declairing this
Thomas Hardin to be a second person, I now believe he is the man who
died before 1749, and the only Thomas Hardin in Granville County. This item seems to tell us that lawyer Pulliam kept the account of Thomas Hardin active and went to court to collect it 50 years after the service was rendered.. |
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sources |
*Old G="History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North
Carolina 1746-1800," |
Analyzing
the Thomas Hardin records:
In the first entry, Thomas Hardin is a witness to a deed, a
purchase of 300 acres on the Tar River by Samuel Hardin. Samuel Hardin appears unique in Granville
County, thus another Hardin associated with him appears to be his
relative. Samuel Hardin being about 27 years of age, he would not have
a son of majority age to be a witness.
The name Mark is avoided in my family while
it seems obligatory in the French Huguenot Hardins (gold code at
hhhdna.com). Here appears to be an exception. Thomas Hardin, a brother
of Samuel, was born 1715, died 1749 at age 34 when
son Mark Hardin was 7 years old. This son was born about 1742 when his
father was 28, was bound out at 13, and witnessed a conveyance at
age 21. The life of Mark I have not researched.
A Mark Hardin who settled in Randolph County, NC roughly 1775 had descendants who tested as Gold (color code at HHHDNA.COM, R1b1b2) using familytreedna.com kit no. 376821.The Randolph County Mark was born bet. 1740 and 1750 and died 1797 in Randolph County. He is believed to have married Hannah who lived from abt. 1755 to aft. 1810. He named a son Mark. That Mark remained in Randolph County.