Some Descendants of Abiah Harding (Joseph, Joseph) and Rebecca Young of Eastham

1. Isaac Harding was born on 26 Sep 1716 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58] He married Experience Swet [Treat?] on 23 Nov 1738 in Eastham. [Ref, 19;105]
   1. Priscilla Harding was born on 9 Jun 1740 and died on 10 Sep 1741 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
   2. Josiah Harding was born on 29 Dec 1741 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
   3. Priscilla Harding was born on 9 Feb 1743 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
   4. Isaac Harding was born on 23 Sep 1745 and died on 17 Oct 1745 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
   5. Abigail Harding was born on 1 Feb 1747 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
   6. Rebecca Harding was born on 23 Nov 1750 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;114]
2. Ezekiel Harding was born on 23 Jun 1719 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58] He married Mary Young on 8 Nov 1744 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;111]
   1. Phebe Harding was born on 22 Mar 1747/8 in Eastham. [Ref, 20;106]
3. Rebecca Harding (possible daughter) married Jonathan Young, Jr. on 12 Apr 1749 in Eastham. [Ref, 24;111]
4. Josiah Harding was born on 3 Mar 1723 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58]
5. Abiah Harding was born on 6 Mar 1725 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58] Abiah and Rebecca Lumbart of Truro recorded their intention to marry on 29 Dec 1853 in Eastham. On 1 Jan 1754 Rebecca "came and forbid her intentions". [Ref, 28;133] On 16 Dec 1758 Abiah and Rebecca again published their intention to marry in Eastham [Ref, 28;129]
6. David Harding was born on 28 Jul 1729 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58]
7. David Harding was born on 1 Jan 1731/2 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;58] He died on 2 Mar 1828, age 96. [Ref, p. 559] He married Sarah Brown [Ref, p. 559] of Eastham on 29 May 1755 in Eastham. [Ref, 15;61] She died on 4 Jun 1804. [Ref, p. 559]
   David was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref, p. 559]
   
   1. Elizabeth Harding was born about 1756 in Wellfleet. [Ref, p. 559] She married Ephraim Smith about 1776. [Ref, p. 559]
   2. Jane Harding was born about 1757 in Wellfleet. [Ref, p. 559] She married William McLellan on 27 Aug 1782. [Ref, p. 559]
   3. Elkanah Harding was born on 7 Jul 1759. [Ref, p. 559] He died on 27 Aug 1850, age 91. [Ref, p. 559] He married first Martha Knight on 5 Feb 1789. [Ref, p. 559] Martha was the daughter of William Knight, Jr. of Windham. [Ref, p. 559] She died on 30 May 1801, age 33. [Ref, p. 559] Elkanah married second Hannah (Elder) Brown on 12 Mar 1802. [Ref, p. 559] Hannah was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah Elder and the widow of Joseph Brown. [Ref, p. 559] She died on 19 Jul 1828, age 51. [Ref, p. 559]
      1. William Harding was born on 30 Jan 1790. [Ref, p. 559] He died on 13 Apr 1844. [Ref, p. 560] He married Agnes Moulton of Standish. [Ref, p. 559] She died on 25 Sep 1870, age 72. She married second Joseph McDonald in 1846. [Ref, p. 560]
         1. Mary Ann Harding was born on 23 Jan 1819 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She died in Gorham on 9 Apr 1847. [Ref, p. 560]
         2. Horace M. Harding was born on 13 Oct 1820 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] He died in Gorham on 12 Jan 1848. [Ref, p. 560]
         3. Samuel Harding was born on 1 Sep 1822 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] He died in Gorham on 21 Jan 1846. [Ref, p. 560]
         4. Thomas Harding was born on 26 Sep 1824 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] He married Julia Smith. [Ref, p. 560]
         5. Lydia S. Harding was born on 15 Feb 1827 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She married Orin K. Phinney. [Ref, p. 560]
         6. Hannah M. Harding was born on 5 Jun 1830 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She died in Oct 1896 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She married Joseph H. Fogg on 11 Sep 1851. [Ref, p. 560]
         7. Agnes M. Harding was born on 4 Jun 1832 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] He died on 18 Jan 1834 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560]
         8. Charles B. Harding was born on 31 Dec 1835 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] He married Lucy A. Bacon. [Ref, p. 560]
         9. Jane F. Harding was born on 17 Jul 1840 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She died on 16 Sep 1872 in Standish. [Ref, p. 560] She married Wesley Spear
      2. James Harding was born on 25 Jul 1792. [Ref, p. 559] He married Martha McLellan on 21 Jan 1819. [Ref, p. 559] He married second Dorcas Libby after 13 Oct 1857 (int.) in Standish. [Ref, p. 559]
      3. Mary Harding was born on 21 Nov 1794. [Ref, p. 559] She married Owen Harris on 10 Jun 1821. [Ref, p. 559]
      4. Hannah Harding was born on 23 Mar 1798. [Ref, p. 559] She married Benjamin Moulton of Standish on 6 Sep 1818. [Ref, p. 559]
      5. Samuel Harding was born on 5 Jun 1803. [Ref, p. 559] He died on 26 May 1822. [Ref, p. 559]
      6. Joseph B. Harding was born on 14 May 1805. [Ref, p. 559] He married Mary Ann Melcher of Brunswick on 27 Oct 1832. [Ref, p. 559]
      7. Freeman Harding was born on 1 Aug 1807. [Ref, p. 559] He married Frances Huston on 11 Apr 1832 (int.). [Ref, p. 559] She died on 3 Aug 1852, age 52. [Ref, p. 561] He married second Jane (Morton) Mosher on 29 Aug 1853. [Ref, p. 561] She was the widow of Hugh W. Moshter. [Ref, p. 561]
         Freeman was selectman in 1852 and 1855 in Gorham. [Ref, p. 561]
         
      8. Martha K. Harding was born on 7 Oct 1809. [Ref, p. 559] She died on 15 Mar 1874. [Ref, p. 559] She married Samuel Freeman. [Ref, p. 559]
      9. George K. Harding was born on 9 Aug 1811. [Ref, p. 559] He died on 22 Oct 1842. [Ref, p. 559] He married Lavina Boody. [Ref, p. 559]
         George lived in Windham. [Ref, p. 559]
         
      10. Sarah A. Harding was born on 25 Oct 1813. [Ref, p. 559] She married William T. Morris of Limerick on 27 Nov 1834. [Ref, p. 559]
      11. Eunice M. Harding was born on 4 May 1816. [Ref, p. 559] She married Winslow Hall. [Ref, p. 559]
          Eunice lived in Portland and Waterville. [Ref, p. 559]
      12. Charles W. Harding was born on 10 Sept. 10, 1818. [Ref, p. 559] He died on 33 Mar 1856. [Ref, p. 559] He married Jane (Hanson) Woodford. [Ref, p. 559] She died on 25 Oct 1886. [Ref, p. 559]
   4. Capt. David Harding was born on 14 Mar 1762 in Wellfleet. [Ref, p. 559] He died of apoplexy on 10 Jan 1831. [Ref, p. 560] He married first Temperance Davis in Aug 1781 . [Ref, p. 559] Temperance was the daughter of Prince and Sarah Davis. [Ref, p. 560] She died on 29 Aug 1810, age 50. [Ref, p. 560] David married second Rebecca (Davis) Knight on 10 Mar 1811. [Ref, p. 560] Rebecca was his first wife's sister. [Ref, p. 560] She died on 18 Jun 1836, age 70. [Ref, p. 560]
      David was the master of a ship. [Ref, p. 559] In Jan 1800 while in command of the ship Portland of Portland, he was captured by a French privateer, but was quickly rescued. [Ref, p. 559] He moved to Gorham and was a storeowner. [Ref, p. 560] He was a representative to the General Court for 11 years, a member of the Maine legislature for two years and a town selectman for four years. [Ref, p. 560]
      1. Thomas Harding was born on 25 Aug 1784. [Ref, p. 560] He died on 6 Jul 1822. [Ref, p. 561] He married first Mary Ann McLellan on 18 Jan 1810. [Ref, p. 560] She was the daughter of Thomas and Jane McLellan. [Ref, p. 561] She died on 6 Jan 1818. [Ref, p. 561] Thomas married second Jane McLellan 30 Aug 1818. [Ref, p. 561] Jane was his first wife's sister. [Ref, p. 561] She died on 5 Sep 1822, age 33. [Ref, p. 561]
         1. Thomas P. Harding was born on 22 Feb 1811. [Ref, p. 561] He married Alice Frink after 13 Aug 1836 (int.). [Ref, p. 561]
         2. William McLellan Harding was born on 8 Dec 1812. [Ref, p. 561] He died on 26 Aug 1866, age 53. [Ref, p. 562] He married Esther R. Hamblen on 1 Jul 1844. [Ref, p. 561] She was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Hamblen. [Ref, p. 562] She died on 5 Aug 1891, age 73. [Ref, p. 562]
            William lived in Gorham Village. [Ref, p. 562]
            1. Arthur H. Harding was born on 13 Sep 1845. [Ref, p. 562] He married Sarah O. Atwood of Wellfleet on 29 Jul 1872. [Ref, p. 562]
            • Willis F. Harding was born on 29 May 1873. [Ref, p. 562]
            • Sarah A. Harding was born on 25 Aug 1874. [Ref, p. 562] She died on 30 Nov 1879. [Ref, p. 562]
              
            2. Charles W. Harding was born on 27 Nov 1854. [Ref, p. 562] He married Clara Garland. [Ref, p. 562]
         3. Albert S. Harding was born on 4 Oct 1814. [Ref, p. 561] He died in Earlville, IL in 1857. [Ref, p. 561] He married Martina Lowe. [Ref, p. 561]
         4. Mary Ann Harding was born on 28 Mar 1817. [Ref, p. 561] She married Charles K. Morris on 27 Jan 1840. [Ref, p. 561]
         5. Jane Harding was born on 3 Jul 1819. [Ref, p. 561] She married Clark Chick of Cornish. . [Ref, p. 561]
         6. Sewall Harding was born on 10 Jun 1822. [Ref, p. 561] He died young. [Ref, p. 561]
      2. Betsey Harding was born on 14 Nov 1786. [Ref, p. 560] She married William H. Foster on 20 May 1804. [Ref, p. 560]
      3. Temperance Harding was born on 8 Dec 1789. [Ref, p. 560] She married Capt. John Fenno of Boston on 14 Jun 1813. [Ref, p. 560]
      4. Capt. Robert Harding was born on 16 Sep 1791. [Ref, p. 560] He was lost in the Baltic in 1824. [Ref, p. 561] He married Sally Ryan on 1 May 1814. [Ref, p. 560] Sally was the daughter of John B. and Hannah Ryan. [Ref, p. 561] She married second Nathan Harris of Westbrook. [Ref, p. 561]
         Robert was a sea captain. [Ref, p. 561]
         
         1. Charles Harding was born on 24 Jul 1814. [Ref, p. 561] He died about 1883. [Ref, p. 561] He went west. [Ref, p. 561]
         2. Mary Harding was born on 4 May 1818. [Ref, p. 561] She married Amos Tukesbury. [Ref, p. 561]
         3. Helen L. Harding was born on 24 Jul 1820. [Ref, p. 561] She died unmarried. [Ref, p. 561]
         4. Thomas Harding was born on 23 Aug 1822. [Ref, p. 561] He died on 17 Jan 1840. [Ref, p. 561]
      5. Stephen D. Harding was born on 25 Oct 1793. [Ref, p. 560] He married Sally Phinney on 26 Dec 1816. [Ref, p. 560] She was the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Phinney. [Ref, p. 561]
         1. Nathaniel Harding was born on 16 Dec 1817. [Ref, p. 561]
         2. David Harding was born on May 18, 1820. [Ref, p. 561] He married Charlotte Crockett. [Ref, p. 561]
         3. Mary Ann Harding was born on 20 Sep 1822. [Ref, p. 561] She died on 3 Nov 1826. [Ref, p. 561]
         4. Sarah Jane Harding was born on 10 Sep 1824. [Ref, p. 561] She died on 23 Nov 1826. [Ref, p. 561]
         5. William F. Harding was born on May 10, 1827. [Ref, p. 561]
         6. Mary Jane Harding was born on Oct. 18, 1828. [Ref, p. 561]
      6. David Harding was born on 19 Mar 1796. [Ref, p. 560] He died on 5 Feb 1834, age 32, in Gorham. [Ref, p. 562] He married Jane Blake of Portland after 4 Sep 1824 (int.). [Ref, p. 560]
         He had a store in Gorham. [Ref, p. 561] He moved to Portland in 1826, but later returned. [Ref, p. 561]
         1. Robert Augustus Harding was born on 28 Jul 1825. [Ref, p. 562]
         2. Frederick Harding was born on 20 Jan 18__ . [Ref, p. 562]
            
      7. Charles Harding was born on 26 Jun 1798. [Ref, p. 560] He married Martha W. Ryan on 11 Oct 1827. [Ref, p. 560]
      8. Emeline Harding was born on 27 Ma 1801. [Ref, p. 560] She married Eben Libby of Portland on 3 Nov 1825. [Ref, p. 560]