Captain Samuel Harding

1698 - 1780  (81 years)

• Name	Samuel Harding
  Birth	15 May 1698	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christening	24 May 1699	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Will	19 Dec 1718 (20 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 6]
  He is mentioned in the will of his father.
  Married	24 Oct 1722 (24 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Mary Cutler, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Felch) Cutler. She was born on 28 August 1698 in Reading, Massachusetts. Samuel and Mary were married by Samuel Sewell Esq. She died on Tuesday 13 October 1778 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Harding (1723-1723) 2. Mary Harding (1725-____) 3. Samuel Harding (1727-1806) 4. Joseph Harding (1728-1776) 5. Nathan Harding (1731-1775) 6. Stephen Harding (1732-1750) 7. Elizabeth Harding (1738-____)
  Occupation	1738 (39 years)  [1]
  He was teaching school in his father's house.
  History	9 May 1741 (42 years)  [1]
  Samuel also owned a slave, Dinah, who died 9 May 1741.
  Will	29 May 1741 (43 years)	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He is mentioned in his mother's will.
  Death	7 Feb 1780	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 5, 8]
  Inventory	5 May 1780 (81 years)  [1]
  Samuel's estate was inventoried and appraised at £864 16/6.
  Complier's Note	1855 (156 years)  [4]
  Morse (1855) says "he was a man of uncommon education and enterprise."
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  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)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Abraham Harding and Mary Mason)
  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
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Harding   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Merrifield   d. 22 Jan 1741/42, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19811
  Last Modified	27 May 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	Sarah Merrifield   d. 22 Jan 1741/42, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain Samuel Harding(1698 – 1780) 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 3Sarah Merrifield( – 22 Jan 1741/42) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 May 1698 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Christening - 24 May 1699 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 19 Dec 1718 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 24 Oct 1722 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 29 May 1741 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 7 Feb 1780 - 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

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