Thursday, April 29, 2010

Mercy Tenney 1644-1716

Mercy Tenney was born 17 Jun 1644 in Rowley, Massachusetts



Parents
Father: Ensign Thomas Tenney
Mother: Ann Mighill



Mercy married Thomas Hardy in 1664 in Bradford, Massachusetts



Mercy died 15 Aug 1716 in Bradford, Massachusetts



Thomas and Mercy's Children


Ann Hardy
B: 26 Apr 1666
M: Ephriam Lacy
D: 10 Sep 1728




Thomas Hardy
B: 29 Jun 1667
M: Deborah Wallingford
D: 19 Dec 1736




William Hardy
B: 11 Jan 1669
M: Sarah Walker
D: 14 Apr 1753




James Hardy
B: 13 Feb 1672
D: 12 Jun 1689 (Drowned)





Daniel Hardy
B: 2 Apr 1675
M: Martha Wicom
M: Damaris Dickenson
D: 31 Jul 1756




Jacob Hardy
B: 25 Mar 1677
M: Sarah Clark
D: 8 Jun 1753




Benjamin Hardy
B: 22 Sep 1679
M: Rebecca Bond
D: 19 aug 1763
 Ebenezer Hardy
B: 3 May 1682
D: 17 Jul 1682

 
Isaac Hardy
B: 19 Aug 1683
M: Esther Barker
D: 6 Jun 1730





Hannah Hardy
B: 4 Oct 1686
M: Hugh Smith
D: 3 Aug 1776




Sarah Walker Hardy
B: 9 Jun 1689

M: Ebenezer Burbank

D: Jan 1754

Friday, April 16, 2010

Thomas Hardy 1605-1678

Thomas Hardy was born in 1605 in England






Parents
Father: Thomas Hardy
Mother: Alice Wilson



Thomas married Lydia Hardy in  about 1623 in England



Thomas died 4 Jan 1678 in Bradford, Massachusetts



Thomas and Lydia's Children

Thomas Hardy
B: 22 Sep 1635
M: Mercy Tenney
D: 6 Feb 1716

Jacob Hardy
B: 1648
M: Lydia Eaton
D: 2 Apr 1706

Sarah Hardy
B: abt 1641
M: William Hutchins
D: 19 Sep 1684

Joseph Hardy
B: abt 1643
D: 11 Jan 1726/27

William Hardy
B: abt 1644
M: Ruth Tenney
M: Sara Savory
D: abt 1722

Mary Hardy
B: 1639
M: Samuel Currier
D: 1665

John Hardy
B: abt 1646
M: Mary Francis Jackman
M: Martha Burbank
D: 4 Feb 1714




Thomas and Lydia came to America in 1630 with Governor Winthrop's expedition. This expedition consisted of 17 ships with more than 1500 people.  The actual list of those in this group has been lost.

In 1633 John Winthrop, Jr. was selected by his father to be the leader of an expedition to settle a small village called Agawam. Agawam was not a wilderness. It had been the site of a thriving Indian community. However the encroachment of the French from Canada and other English adventurers into that area had displaced the Indians. The occupants colony led by Governor Winthrop were worried that the French or others would come and establish permanent settlements and contest their rights to the land.

John Winthrop selected 12 families (In Jan 1633) to accompany his son go to Agawam and establish a new community. Thomas Hardy was among the 12 families. They most likely arrived in Agawam in March 1633. It is known that they were there before 1 Apr 1633. They were promised that additional settlers would be sent when the next group of people came from England.

Upon their arrival they lived in a log cabin and other structures that had been left by the Indians and other temporary settlers. However.... "almost immediately on the arrival of the settlers there was an allotment of  'house lots'. Thomas Hardy's house lot is well known, and its boundaries defined. The well which he dug was in constant use until recently, (1935), and is now easily recognized by the efforts of the artist Mr. Carl H. Nordstrom of Ispwich, who lives nearby. The foundation outlines of the original house is clearly distinguished." (Hardy and Hardies Past, pg 367)

Regarding the Thomas Hardy dwelling another record states: "The first frame house in Ispwich was erected by Thomas Hardy, one of the twelve who came with John Winthrop, Jr. It was near the ship yard of Mr. Edward Choate". The trace of the cellar was discernible within recollection of the people now living and the old well is still is use. (The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder)

The next group arrived in Agawam 4 Aug 1634. The name was changed from Agawam to Ispwich in honor of the new arrivals, who came from an area in England called Ispwich.

The family history Hardy and Hardies states that.... "in 1653 he moved to Rowley Massachusetts and ten years later to Bradford, where he became the owner of one thousand acres of land in the most beautiful section of that district. Here he built a house and dug a deep well. The house has long since disappeared, but the well has been located on a tract of land now owned by Dr. J. Hazen Hardy of New York City".

Rowley was a large area north of Ispwich bounded on the east by Newbury, on the west by Andover and on the north by the Merrimac river. Immediately across the Merrimac river is the city of Haverhill.

A short history: In 1638 Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and about sixty families made a new settlement near Ispwich which for a short time was called Rogers Plantation. In 1639 it was incorporated under the name of Rowley. It was named, such, as was common, because the pastor and many of the families came from Rowley, England.

As stated previously Thomas Hardy moved to Rowley in 1653. He moved to the Eastern portion of Rowley, an area known as Groveland. There he received from the King the grant of one thousand acres of land.

This grant is bound on the east by Kings Street in current Groveland.

The Hardy's settled first in what is now Groveland. Thomas may have lived in the area near the 1665 burial ground.

In his will he gives away generous plots of land, 200 acres to his son Thomas and 100 acres to his other children. This land was in what is now Groveland.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Lydia Hardy 1613-1689

Lydia Hardy was born in 1613 in England



Parents
Father: Jacob Hardy
Mother: Lydia Eaton



Lydia married Thomas Hardy in 1623 in England



Lydia died 1 May 1689 in Bradford, Massachusetts



Thomas and Lydia's Children


Thomas Hardy
B: 22 Sep 1635
M: Mercy Tenney
D: 6 Feb 1716


Jacob Hardy
B: 1648
M: Lydia Eaton
D: 2 Apr 1706


Sarah Hardy
B: abt 1641
M: William Hutchins
D: 19 Sep 1684


Joseph Hardy
B: abt 1643
D: 11 Jan 1726/27


William Hardy
B: abt 1644
M: Ruth Tenney
M: Sara Savory
D: abt 1722


Mary Hardy
B: 1639
M: Samuel Currier
D: 1665


John Hardy
B: abt 1646
M: Mary Francis Jackman
M: Martha Burbank
D: 4 Feb 1714

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Thomas Hardy 1580

Thomas Hardy was born in 1580 in England




Parents
Father: Robert Hardy
Mother: Marian Gray



Thomas married Alice Wilson in 1600 in England



Thomas's death date is Unknown, he died in Malcomb Regis, Dorcet, England



Thomas and Alice's Children

John Hardy
B: 1595
M: Elizabeth Tybatt
D: 30 Jun 1652

Thomas Hardy

B: 1605
M: Lydia Hardy
D: 4 Jan 1678

Monday, March 29, 2010

Alice Wilson 1582-1658

Alice Wilson was born in 1582 in England



Parents
Father: Robert Wilson
Mother: Mrs. Robert Wilson



Alice married Thomas Hardy in 1600 in England



Alice's death date is Unknown, she died in Bedford, England



Thomas and Alice's Children

John Hardy

B: 1595
M: Elizabeth Tybatt
D: 30 Jun 1652


Thomas Hardy
B: 1605
M: Lydia Hardy
D: 4 Jan 1678

Monday, March 15, 2010

Robert Hardy 1544

Robert Hardy was born in 1544 in Gaddesby, Leicestershire, England



Robert married Marian Gray on 23 Sep 1569 in Gaddesby, Leicestershire, England



Robert's death date is unknown, he died in Gaddesby, Leicestershire, England



Robert and Marian's Children

John Hardy
B: 1570
M: Isabelle Hardy
D: bef 7 Oct 1616

William Hardy
B: 1576
M: Wife of William Hardy


Thomas Hardy
B: 1580
M: Alice Wilson
D: 1600

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ann Dummer 1759-1860

Ann Dummer was born in 21 Dec 1759 in Hampshire, England




Parents
Father: Thomas
Mother: Mary Dummer




Ann married James Woodridge in 1780




Ann died in abt 1860




James and Ann's Children

George Woodridge
B: 1781
D: 27 Jun 1781


James Woodridge
B: 1782
D: abt 1852


Ann Woodridge
B: 1784
M: Blake
D: 1804


George Woodridge
B: 1785


William Woodridge
B: abt 1787
M: Williams
D: Dec 1806


Maria Woodridge
B: 1788
M: William Hollis
D: 2 Dec 1850


Harriet Woodridge
B: abt 1790
D: Dec 1806


Judith Woodridge
B: 1792
M: William Thomas Sweer


John Woodridge
B: 1793


Richard Woodridge
B: 1793


Henry Woodridge
B: 1795


Thomas Woodridge
B: 1799


Mary Woodridge
B: 1803