John
D. Beatty’s slide in “Naming Practices and Genealogy” on
YouTube. Review: Eldest son for the father's father (the paternal grandfather) Second son for the mother's father Third son for the father (himself). Fourth son for the oldest paternal uncle |
Eldest daughter for the mother's mother (the maternal grandmother) Second daughter for the father's mother Third daughter for the mother Fourth daughter for the oldest maternal aunt |
Samuel Hardin 1692 He named his first son Thomas for his grandfather Thomas Hardin in England. He named the second son Gabriel. I can't find the antecedent. He named his third son Samuel after himself. He named his fourth son William. I can't find that antecedent. Samuel followed the custom. |
Thomas Hardin 1715 He named his oldest son John, that I call John of Chatham, after his grandfather John Hardin in England. Working backward, Thomas named a son Gabriel after his oldest brother, placing Gabriel as the fourth son of Thomas. Between Thomas and Samuel, one had a son Sterling. If a second son to either, the name can reveal the mother's father, that is, the father of Ann Holman. Her father was William Holman of Limehouse, a Mariner, which doesn't work out. I don't know of a third son names after Thomas. Thomas' last son was Mark. Thomas followed the custom in 2 out of 4 boys at least.. |
Samuel Hardin the younger 1719, who is by elimination
the father of John of Indiana, his firstborn. He died at 34. Besides
possibly Sterling, I don't know of his children. |
Gabiel Hardin the elder 1717. The second son of Samuel. He had many children including the first born he named John. John R. Hardin as he is also known, moved quickly from his Moore County childhood home to Montgomery County, NC.. Possibly Isaac was the second son. There was a third son, Gabriel. Gabriel followed the custom. |
Gabriel Hardin the younger c. 1740, son of Thomas, who moved
from Chatham to settle in Pendleton. John was the only one of Gabriel's
sons who had a household in 1790 and moved it to Pendleton. All younger
sons lived in their father Gabriel's house in 1790, including the two
following, Griffin and Aaron. The others are unknown to me. Gabriel the younger partially follow the custom. Griffin should be named for Gabriel's mother's father. Aaron should be named Gabriel, but he wasn't. When they move out and marry, Griffin faithfully continues the custom and continues the name Griffin. Aaron ignores the custom. |
Griffin Hardin 1774, Griffin named his first son Thomas, which is how we know that Thomas b. 1715, not Samuel b. 1719, is the great-grandfather of the younger Thomas. Both Thomas and Samuel lived in Granville County and environs as adults. Few records are there to guide us. Griffin has given us a footing. Griffin and his son Thomas followed the custom, especially the first rule. |
Griffin's Male 2, also known as X, was born about 1795. He
left home after census day 1810 and before census day 1820. X is
important because Hiram, a son of his, had an only son in Marion
County, MS that he decided to name Griffin. You can see that a
great-grandson was given the name of his namesake, Griffin Hardin b.
1774. Through weak links of evidence it appears to a number of researchers that X had a wife named Anne 1796 Va., two girls named Clarissa Ann Hardin 1813-1886, and Sarah Ann Hardin 1820-1855; two boys John B. Hardin 1815-1850 and Hiram Hardin from the previous paragraph 1817-1839. Anne married Charles Taylor and moved to Marion Co. then to Texas to care for her orphaned grandson Griffin Hardin. John B. and Hiram Hardin, grandsons of Griffin Hardin, were on the wrong side of the law and were hanged under different circumstances. An outlaw's biography (James Copeland) quotes John B. that his father (X) was also hanged.. |
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