Samuel Harding

Some Descendants of Samuel Harding (Joseph, Joseph) and Elizabeth Eldred of Eastham

Nicholas Harding was born on 24 Jun 1708 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He was baptised on 29 Sep 1717 in the First Parish in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17]
Samuel Harding was born on 21 Dec 1709 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He was baptised on 29 Sep 1717 in the First Parish in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17] He married Content James of Hingham after 4 Jun 1739 (int.) in Eastham. [VREO, 29;148, eds. give Content's last name] She may be the Content Harding who married Ebenezer Higgins on 25 Dec [1769-1771?] in Eastham. [VREO, 32;167]
1. Thankful Harding was born on 25 Jun 1741 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70] She may be the Thankful who married Richard Paine on 15 Nov 1762 in Eastham. [VREO, 32;160]
2. Elizabeth Harding was born on 8 Aug 1743 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70] She may be the Elizabeth who married Simon Newcomb on 10 Apr 1767 in Eastham. [VREO, 32;162]
3. Lusia Harding was born on 7 May 1746 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70]
4. Rebecca Harding was born on 29 Nov 1748 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70] She may be the Rebecca who married Elijah Knowles on 2 Apr 1774 in Eastham. [VREO, 32;172]
5. Samual Harding was born on 16 Aug 1751 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70] He married Eunice Huston on 5 Aug 1790. [HGM, p. 558] She was the daughter of Simon Huston. [HGM, p. 558]
  Samuel came to Gorham from Eastham. [HGM, p. 558] He spent thirty years as a mariner. [HGM, p. 558] He learned the trade of blacksmith from Richard Paine, who had married his sister Thankful. [HGM, p. 558] He bought a farm in Buxton, near Gorham Village. [HGM, p. 558]
  1. Simon Harding was born in Buxton. [HGM, p. 558] He drowned on 8 Oct 1825 at Stroudwater. [HGM, p. 558] He married Eliza Paine. [HGM, p. 558] She was the daughter of William and Hannah Paine of Gorham. [HGM, p. 558] She married second Stephen A. Patrick of Buxton. [HGM, p. 558]
    1. William Harding was born on 8 Jul 1822. He died in the army in Washington. [HGM, p. 558]
    2. Samuel Harding was born on 15 Apr 1824. [HGM, p. 558] He died on 20 Jul 1899. [HGM, p. 558] He married Joanna Brown in 1846. [HGM, p. 558]
      1. Edwin S. Harding married Mary A. Lombard. [HGM, p. 558]
      2. Charles B. Harding [HGM, p. 558]
  2. Samuel Harding was born in Buxton. [HGM, p. 558]
  3. Eunice Harding was born in Buxton. [HGM, p. 558]
  4. Mary Harding was born in Buxton. [HGM, p. 558]
6. Barnabas Harding was born on 13 May 1755 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;70]
John Harding was born on 4 Nov 1711 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He must have died by 7 Jul 1713.
John Harding was born on 7 Jul 1713 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He was baptised on 29 Sep 1717 in the First Parish in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17] He may be the John Harding who married Thankful Rich on 26 Jun 1735 in Eastham. [VREO, 17;97]
This is the John who is said to have gone to Gorham, Maine. He was collector of the province taxes for several years. [HGM, p. 550] He was a member of Capt. Woodman's company of provincials in the Northern Army in the French and Indian War. [HGM, p. 550] The John who married Thankful Rich and went to Gorham had the following children:
1. Zephaniah Harding was born in 1737. [HGM, p. 551] He died on 13 Feb 1807. [HGM, p. 554] He married first Mary Davis in Nov 1759. [HGM, p. 551] Mary was the daughter of Capt. Simon Davis of Barnstable. [HGM, p. 553] She died on 27 Oct 1770, age 30. [HGM, p. 554] He married second Lucy Harding in Jan 1773. [HGM, p. 554] Lucy was the sister of Capt. Samuel Harding of Buxton. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 15 Jul 1828, age 83. [HGM, p. 554]
  1. Priscilla Harding was born on 16 Dec 1760. [HGM, p. 553] She married John Lombard, Jr. on 13 Aug 1780. [HGM, p. 553]
  2. Thankful Harding was born on 14 Jan 1763. [HGM, p. 553] She died on 2 Jun 1843 in Gorham, unmarried. [HGM, p. 553]
  3. Nicholas Harding was born on 28 Feb 1765. [HGM, p. 553] He died on 16 Mar 1837. [HGM, p. 555] He married first Miriam Bacon on 14 Jun 1789. [HGM, p. 553] She died on 27 Jul 1818, age 53. [HGM, p. 555] She was the daughter of Joseph and Miriam Bacon. [HGM, p. 554] He married second Annah Bacon. [HGM, p. 553] Annah was the sister of his first wife. [HGM, p. 555] She died on 14 Feb 1861, age 93. [HGM, p. 555]
    1. Alexander Harding was born on 12 Jan 1790. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 8 Oct 1862, age 72. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Roxanna (Adams) Smith on 33 May 1831. [HGM, p. 554] She was the daughter of William Adams and the wife of Elliot Smith. [HGM, p. 556a] She died on 19 Jan 1873, age 69. [HGM, p. 556a]
      1. Robert B. Harding was born on 12 Jun 1833. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Nancy Lewis on 24 Feb 1852. [HGM, p. 556a] She died on 9 Nov 1868, age 31. [HGM, p. 556a]
      2. Truman W. Harding was born on 16 Jul 1835. [HGM, p. 556a] He died young. [HGM, p. 556a]
      3. Angelina T. Harding was born on 1 Apr 1839. [HGM, p. 556a] She married John Wallace. [HGM, p. 556a]
      4. Frances E. Harding was born on 2 Jan 1844. [HGM, p. 556a] She married Joseph Baker of Portland on 30 Aug 1859. [HGM, p. 556a]
      5. Eliza E. Harding was born on 17 Mar 1847. [HGM, p. 556a] She probably died on 27 Aug 1853. [HGM, p. 556a]
    2. Edward Harding was born on 28 Jan 1792. [HGM, p. 554] He died young. [HGM, p. 554]
    3. Polly Harding was born on 31 Aug 1794. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 4 Dec 1868 in S. Paris. [HGM, p. 554] She married Joseph Rice of Buxton on 20 Nov 1817. [HGM, p. 554]
    4. Peggy Harding was born on 17 Dec 1797. [HGM, p. 555] She married Horton Adams of Buxton on 22 Feb 1826. [HGM, p. 555]
    5. Robert Harding was born on 11 Apr 1800. [HGM, p. 555] He died unmarried. [HGM, p. 555]
    6. Col. William B. Harding was born on 23 Jul 1802. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 21 Sep 1859. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Mary Ann Edwards on 21 Dec 1826. [HGM, p. 555] She was the daughter of Samuel Edwards. [HGM, p. 556a] She died on 1 Dec 1881. [HGM, p. 556a]
      William was a colonel in the militia. [HGM, p. 556a]
      1. Martha E. Harding was born on 21 Jan 1828. [HGM, p. 556a] She married as his second wife William W. Lowe of Buckfield. [HGM, p. 556a]
      2. Mary C. Harding was born on 23 May 1832. [HGM, p. 556a] She died in Mar 1858. [HGM, p. 556a] She married William W. Lowe of Buckfield. [HGM, p. 556a]
      3. Roscoe G. Harding was born on 10 Jul 1834. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Mary Elizabeth Higgins of Thorndike on 4 Mar 1857. [HGM, p. 556a] She was the daughter of William F. Higgins. [HGM, p. 556a]
        Roscoe represented Gorham in the legislature. [HGM, p. 556a]
    7. Capt. Charles Harding was born on 15 Jan 1805. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 25 May 1886. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Eliza Ann Bailey in Jun 1833. [HGM, p. 555] She was the daughter of Levi and Mary Bailey. [HGM, p. 556a] She died in 1894. [HGM, p. 556a]
      1. Emeline Harding was born on 25 Dec 1833. [HGM, p. 556a] She married Edwin F. Elder. [HGM, p. 556a]
      2. Miriam R. Harding was born on 28 Jun 1836. [HGM, p. 556a] She married John C. Summersides on 2 Sep 1855. [HGM, p. 556a]
      3. Charles G. Harding was born on 23 Jun 1838. [HGM, p. 556a] He died on 1 Feb 1854. [HGM, p. 556a]
      4. Edward Harding was born on 10 Jan 1841. [HGM, p. 556a] He married first Iza A. Carlton of Pelham, New Hampshire. [HGM, p. 556a] She died on 15 Jan 1872. [HGM, p. 556a] He married second Sarah Putnam of Salem, Massachusetts. [HGM, p. 556a]
        Edward was a state senator and represented Gorham in the legislature. [HGM, p. 556a]
      5. Caroline Harding was born on 10 Nov 1843. [HGM, p. 556a] She married Levi Hall. [HGM, p. 556a]
      6. George B. Harding was born on 22 Jan 1846. [HGM, p. 556a] He died on 9 Nov 1895. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Ella F. Lowe. [HGM, p. 556a]
        George lived in Chelsea, Massachusetts. [HGM, p. 556a]
      7. Walter Harding was born on 28 Jan 1849. [HGM, p. 556a] He married Etta Packard. [HGM, p. 556a]
      8. May Harding was born on May 1853. [HGM, p. 556a] She died young. [HGM, p. 556a]
    8. Lucy Harding was born on 15 Jul 1808. [HGM, p. 555] She married Holmes Thomas on 11 May 1826. [HGM, p. 555]
    9. Lieut. Col. Colman Harding was born on 17 Dec 1811. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 15 Jul 1855. [HGM, p. 557a] He married Angelina (Tukesbury) Chadwell in 1842. [HGM, p. 555] She died on 6 Aug 1900. [HGM, p. 557a]
      Colman was a lieutenant colonel in the Civil War. [HGM, p. 557a]
      1. Margaret Eleanor Harding [HGM, p. 557a]
      2. Francis Colman Harding married Annie Chambers. [HGM, p. 557a]
  4. Barnabas Harding was born on 5 Jul 1767. [HGM, p. 553] He died in 1809 in Portland. [HGM, p. 553] He married Mehitable Jordan. [HGM, p. 553] Mehitable was the daughter of Dr. Clement and Sally (Gray) (Dunham) Jordan of Portland. [HGM, p. 553] She died in 1807 in Portland. [HGM, p. 553]
    1. Achsah Harding was born on 6 Feb 1799. [HGM, p. 553] She died in 1811. [HGM, p. 553]
    2. Joseph Davis Harding was born on 20 Feb 1801. [HGM, p. 553] He died in 1811. [HGM, p. 553]
    3. Sally Gray Harding was born on 24 Jan 1803. [HGM, p. 553] She died in 1812. [HGM, p. 553]
    4. Edward P. Harding was born on 6 Feb 1807. [HGM, p. 553]
  5. John Harding was born on 16 Dec 1769. [HGM, p. 553]
  6. Mary Harding (daughter of Lucy) died young. [HGM, p. 554]
  7. Lucy Harding was born on 5 Oct 1774. [HGM, p. 554] She married Elias Fogg of Buxton on 29 Sep 1799. [HGM, p. 554]
  8. Content Harding was born on 24 Apr 1776. [HGM, p. 554] She married Daniel Meserve of Scaroboro on 11 Dec 1796. [HGM, p. 554]
  9. Elizabeth Harding was born on 4 Feb 1778. [HGM, p. 554] She died in Gorham, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  10. Zephaniah Harding was born on 17 Feb 1780. [HGM, p. 554]
  11. Samuel Harding was born on 16 Dec 1783. [HGM, p. 554]
  12. Joseph Harding was born on 18 Dec 1785. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 8 Feb 1845, age 59. [HGM, p. 555] He married Louisa Bryant on 8 Nov 1821. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 4 Jun 1875, age 71. [HGM, p. 555]
    1. Rebecca Harding was born on 22 Aug 1822. [HGM, p. 555] She married Samuel Cressey in Jun 1847. [HGM, p. 555]
    2. Lucy Harding was born on 30 Mar 1824. [HGM, p. 555] She died young. [HGM, p. 555]
    3. Eunice Harding was born on 1 Aug 1826. [HGM, p. 555] She married Charles Whitney on 21 Jan 1844. [HGM, p. 555]
    4. Lucy Harding was born on 26 Jun 1827. [HGM, p. 555] She married William Prince of Yarmouth. [HGM, p. 555]
    5. Mary Harding was born on 15 Mar 1829. [HGM, p. 555] She died on 3 Jan 1899. [HGM, p. 555] She married Albion Paine of Massachusetts. [HGM, p. 555]
    6. Unknown Infant Harding was born in Feb 1831. [HGM, p. 555] He/she died young. [HGM, p. 555]
    7. Samuel F. Harding was born on 9 Jun 1833. [HGM, p. 555] He went west. [HGM, p. 555]
    8. Josiah Harding was born on 25 Sep 1835. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 6 May 1842. [HGM, p. 555]
    9. Edward Harding was born on 24 Dec 1837. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 6 May 1842. [HGM, p. 555]
    10. Frederick Harding was born on 13 Mar 1840. [HGM, p. 555] He died on 6 May 1842. [HGM, p. 555] It seems strange that three children would have died on the same day. If not an error this suggests an accident, rather than an epidemic.
    11. Josiah Harding was born on 6 Jun 1843. [HGM, p. 555]
2. Nicholas Harding was born in 1739. [HGM, p. 551] He died about 1759 in the army at Lake George. [HGM, p. 551]
3. Anna Harding was born in 1747. [HGM, p. 551] She married Timothy Hamblen on 14 Sep 1769. [HGM, p. 551]
4. John Harding was born in 1748. [HGM, p. 551] He died on 20 Jan 1818. [HGM, p. 554] He married Abigail Harding [HGM, p. 551] on 13 Sep 1777. [HGM, p. 557a] She was the daughter of Seth and Elizabeth Harding. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 2 Oct 1820, age 73. [HGM, p. 554]
  John was "very religious and eccentric". [HGM, p. 554]
  1. Nicholas Harding was born on 3 Jan 1779. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 14 Apr 1829, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  2. Elizabeth Harding was born on 30 Mar 1781. [HGM, p. 554] She died on _ Mar 1864, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  3. John Harding was born on 15 Feb 1783. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 6 Jan 1855, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  4. Abigail Harding was born on 8 Mar 1785. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 1 May 1842, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  5. Seth Harding was born on 23 Jul 1787. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 2 Nov 1831, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  6. Anna Harding was born on 10 Dec 1789. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 26 Jul 1865, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
  7. William Harding was born on 28 Nov 1792. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 28 Jun 1796. [HGM, p. 554]
  8. Salome Harding was born on 28 Dec 1794. [HGM, p. 554] She died in Aug 1796. [HGM, p. 554]
  9. Joseph Harding was born on 17 Jun 1797. [HGM, p. 554] He died on 8 Feb 1878. [HGM, p. 554] He married Lydian Varey of Windham in 1843. [HGM, p. 554]
  10. Hannah Harding was born on 22 Jun 1800. [HGM, p. 554] She died on 27 Dec 1838, unmarried. [HGM, p. 554]
5. Mary Harding was born in 1750. [HGM, p. 551] She married John Butterfield. [HGM, p. 551]
6. Thankful Harding was born in 1752. [HGM, p. 551] She married William Murch on 20 Jan 1774. [HGM, p. 551]
Zephaniah Harding was born on 11 May 1715 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He was baptised on 29 Sep 1717 in the First Parish in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17]
Elizabeth Harding was born on 9 May 1717 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] She was baptised on 29 Sep 1717 in the First Parish in Brewster. [RFPB, 5;17] She may be the Elizabeth Harding who married Lemuel Rich on 14 Mar 1734 in Eastham. [VREO, 17;97] Or, she may be the Elizabeth who married Samuel Higgens after 12 Mar 1739/40 (int.) in Eastham. [VREO, 29;149]
Joseph Harding was born on 19 May 1719 in Eastham. [VRE, 3;231] He died on 6 Feb 1771, age 52, and is buried in the Duck Creek Cemetery in Wellfleet. [DCDW, 11;143] He married Eunice Newcomb on 22 Apr 1740 in Eastham. [VREO, 19;104]
1. Jase [Jesse?] Harding was born on 13 Nov 1741 in Eastham. [VREO, 20;106] I conjecture that this Jesse is the Jesse Harding of Wellfleet who married first Jerusha Unknown. [HGM, p. 558] She died on 27 May 1774, age 37. [HGM, p. 558] Jesse married second Elizabeth Alden on 2 Mar 1777. [HGM, p. 558] Elizabeth was the daughter of Austin Alden of Gorham. [HGM, p. 558]
  Jesse was a whaler in Wellfleet. [HGM, p. 558] He moved to Gorham in 1769. [HGM, p. 558] He later moved to Hampden. . [HGM, p. 558]
  1. Elizabeth Harding was born on 17 Jan. 1778. [HGM, p. 558] She married John Pumroy. [HGM, p. 558]
  2. Jesse Harding was born on 21 Sep 1779. [HGM, p. 558] He died in Dec 1781 in Gorham. [HGM, p. 558]
  3. Samuel Harding was born on 14 Jul 1781. [HGM, p. 558]
  4. Austin Harding was born in May 1784 in Hampden. [HGM, p. 558]
  5. Eunice Harding was born on 3 Oct1788 in Hampden. [HGM, p. 558]
  6. Salome Harding was born on 26 Jun 1790 in Hampden. [HGM, p. 558]
  7. Josiah Harding was born on 21 Jan 1794 in Hampden. [HGM, p. 558]
2. Hannah Harding was born on 11 Feb 1744 in Eastham. [VREO, 20;106] She might be the Hannah who married Thomas Holbrook after 13 Feb 1761 (int.) in Eastham [VREO, 27;123]
3. Capt. Samuel Harding was born on 18 Aug 1745 in Eastham. [VREO, 20;106] He died at sea on 17 Jun 1789. [HGM, p. 557a] Samuel of Wellfleet married Martha Brown on 6 Oct 1767 in Eastham. [VREO, 32;162] She was the sister of Sylvanus and Samuel Brown and came from Eastham. [HGM, p. 557a] She died on 21 Jan 1826 in West Gorham. [HGM, p. 557a]
  Capt. Samuel Harding and his brother Simon came from Eastham. [HGM, p. 557a] Samuel settled on a farm at West Gorham. [HGM, p. 557a]
  1. Hannah Harding was born on 28 Sep 1775. [HGM, p. 557a] She married James Lewis on 24 Sep 1793. [HGM, p. 557a]
  2. Rebecca Harding was born on 5 Jul 1777. [HGM, p. 557a] She died young.
4. Joseph Harding was born on 28 Oct 1747 in Eastham. [VREO, 20;106]
5. Joshua Harding was born on 23 Mar 1750 in Eastham. [VREO, 20;106]
6. Solomon Harding was born on 31 May 1752 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;79]
7. Simon Harding was born on 17 Jul 1754 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;79] He married Elizabeth Cressey in Jan 1775. [HGM, p. 558] She was the daughter of John and Deborah Cressey. [HGM, p. 558] She died on 17 Feb 1823, age 66. [HGM, p. 558]
  Simon, the brother of Samuel, settled in Gorham and later moved to Baldwin. [HGM, p. 558]
  1. Noah Harding was born on 27 Nov 1777 in Gorham. [HGM, p. 558]
8. John Harding was born on 26 Oct 1756 in Eastham. [VREO, 16;79]
Martha Harding (supposed daughter) married Samuel Brown after 25 Apr 1741 (int.) in Eastham. [VREO, 29;149]
Barnabas Harding (supposed son) married Ruth Atwood on 23 Feb 1748/9 in Eastham. [VREO, 24;111] He married second Elizabeth Snow before 2 May 1768. [VREO, 17;90]
1. Timothy Harding was born on 2 May 1768 in Eastham. [VREO, 17;90]
Mary Harding (supposed daughter) married Nathaniel Snow on 25 Apr 1745 in Eastham. [VREO, 24;110]
Seth Harding (supposed son) married Elizabeth Willcut on 29 Nov 1746 (int.) in Eastham. [VREO, 29;151] (Or perhaps she married Seth Harding (b. 1721) or perhaps this Seth is Seth Harding (b. 1721))
Seth went to Gorham, Maine. [HGM, p. 557a] He was a private in Capt. McLellan's company in the Penobscot Expedition. [HGM, p. 557a]
1. Elizabeth Harding was born about 1751. [HGM, p. 557a] She died on 26 Apr 1841 in Alfred. [HGM, p. 557a] She married Josiah Whitney on 16 Sep 1775. [HGM, p. 557a]
  Elizabeth joined the Shakers. [HGM, p. 557a]
2. Samuel Harding was born on 15 Jul 1754. [HGM, p. 557a] He probably married Susanna Freeman after 2 May 1781 (int.). [HGM, p. 557a]
  Samuel joined the Shakers. [HGM, p. 557a]
3. Abigail Harding was born on 14 Jul 1756. [HGM, p. 557a] She married John Harding on 13 Sep 1777. [HGM, p. 557a]
4. Martha Harding was born on 14 Jul 1759. [HGM, p. 557a] She married Jeremiah Towle on 20 Jan 1791. [HGM, p. 557a]
5. Seth Harding was born on 3 Feb 1763. [HGM, p. 557a] He died on 4 Jan 1839 in Gorham, unmarried. [HGM, p. 557a]

References

VRE	Bowman, George, "Eastham, Mass., Vital Records: Literally translated from the original records," The Mayflower Descendant 3; 178-181, 329-231; 4; 29-34, 140-142; 5; 22-23; 195-198; 6; 12-16; 712-20; 7, 1905, ; 12-20; 8, 1906, 12-13; 12, 1913, 52-55, 141, 227.
RFPB	Bowman, George Ernest, "Records of the First Parish in Brewster, Formerly the First Parish in Harwich, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant 4, 1902, 242-249; 5, 1903, 17-20.
HGM	McLellan, Hugh D., History of Gorham, Me., Portland, ME: Smith & Sale, printers, 1903, c. 1902. Online: Ancestry.com.
VREO	Smith, Leonard H. and Norma H. Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1993.
DCDW	Smith, Stanley W., "Records from the Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet," Mayflower Descendant 10, 1908, 180-183, 204-208; 11, 1909, 144-143.