Generation 1

THOMAS HARDY (d. 1677)

Parents:

Thomas Hardy died on 4 Jan 1677 in Bradford. [Ref]

Children of Thomas Hardy:

1. Thomas Hardy was born about 1634. He died on 6 Feb 1716. He married Mercy Tenney.
2. Mary Hardy (conjectured daughter) married Samuel Currier.
   some descendants of Mary Hardy
   
3. John Hardy (conjectured son) was born about 1648. He died on 4 Feb 1714/5, age 67, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the old burying ground in Bradford. [Ref] He married Mary Jackman on 2 Apr 1667 in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 2 Dec 1689 in Bradford. [Ref]
4. Jacob Hardy (conjectured son) was born about 1648. He died on 2 or 3 Apr 1706, age 58, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the old burying ground in Bradford. [Ref]
5. William Hardy (conjectured son) married Ruth Tenney on 3 May 1678 in Bradford. [Ref] She died on 1 May 1689 in Bradford. [Ref]
6. Corp. Joseph Hardy (conjectured son, but called junior in marriage record) was born about 1643. He died on 11 Jan 1726/7, age 84, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the cemetery in Groveland. [Ref] He married Mary Burbank on 6 Apr 1689 in Bradford. [Ref]
7. Sarah Hardy (conjectured daughter) married Francis Jewitt on 20 Jun 1693 in Bradford. [Ref]

Generation 2

THOMAS HARDY of Bradford (abt 1634 - 1716)

Parents: Thomas Hardy [Ref, p. 372]

Thomas Hardy was born about 1634, probably in Ipswich. [Ref, p. 372] He died on 6 Feb 1716, age 82, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the old burying ground in Bradford. [Ref] He married Mercy Tenney on 22 (9) 1664 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] She died on 15 Aug 1716, age 72, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref] She is buried in the old burying ground in Bradford. [Ref]

Thomas was admitted to the church in Bradford on 12 Jul 1713. [Ref, p. 372]

Thomas signed his will on 3 Mar 1714/5; it was proved on 19 Mar 1716. [Ref, p. 372]

Childen of Thomas Hardy and Mercy Tenney:

1. Ann Hardy was born on 26 Apr 1666 in Rowley. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] She probably died before 3 Mar 1714/5, as she is not mentioned in her father's will. [Ref, p. 372]
2. Thomas Hardy was born on 29 Jun 1667 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died between 1695 and 3 Mar 1714/5, when he was not mentioned in his father's will. [Ref, p. 372]
3. William Hardy was born on 11 Jan 1669 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He married Sarah Walker on 10 Apr 1703 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] She died on 23 Sep 1746, age 68, in Bradford. [Ref] He may be the Dea. William Hardy who died on 12 Nov 1759 in Bradford. [Ref] Hannah, the widow of the deacon, died on 24 Mar 1762 in Bradford. [Ref]
4. James Hardy was born on 13 Feb 1672 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He drowned on 12 Jun 1689 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372]
5. Capt. Daniel Hardy was born on 2 Apr 1675 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died on 31 Jul 1756, age 82, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 372] He is buried in the old cemetery in Groveland. [Ref] He married first Martha Wicom on 15 Jan 1701/2. [Ref, p. 372] Martha was the daughter of Capt. Daniel Wicom [Ref, p. 377] and Mary Smith. [Ref, p. 377] She died on 24 Feb 1743 [Ref] in Rowley. [Ref, p. 372] She is buried in the old cemetery in Groveland. [Ref] Daniel married second Damaris Dickenson on 16 Jul 1746. [Ref, p. 372] She died "sometime before" 21 Jul 1763, age 86, in Bradford. [Ref][Ref says 1763] She is buried in the old cemetery in Groveland. [Ref]
6. Jacob Hardy was born on 25 Mar 1677 in Bradford. He died on 8 Jun 1753 in Bradford. He married Sarah Clark.
7. Benjamin Hardy was born on 22 Sep 1679 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died on 19 Aug 1763 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 379, says 10 or 19] He married Rebecca Bond on 19 Jan 1709 in Bradford. [Ref only gives the year][Ref, p. 372][Ref, p. 30]
8. Ebenezer Hardy was born on 17 Jul 1682 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died on 17 Jul 1682 in Bradford. [Ref, p. 372]
9. Isaac Hardy was born on 10 Aug 1683 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died on 6 Jan 1730 in Bradford. [Ref, p. 372] He married Esther Barker on 6 Apr 1721. [Ref, p. 372]
10. Hannah Hardy was born on 4 Oct 1686 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] She was baptised on 25 (6) 1695 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Hugh Smith on 14 May 1719 in Bradford. [Ref, p. 372]
11. Sarah Hardy was born on 9 Jun 1689 in Bradford. [Ref, p. 372] She died in Jan 1754. [Ref, p. 372] She married Ebenezer Burbank on 19 Apr 1711 in Bradford. [Ref, p. 372]

Generation 3

JACOB HARDY of Bradford (1677 - 1753)

Parents: Thomas Hardy and Mercy Tenney [Ref, p. 372]

Jacob Hardy was born on 25 Mar 1677 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref, p. 372] He died on 8 Jun 1753 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Sarah Clark on 27 Jun 1706 in Bradford. [Ref] Sarah died on 4 Jun 1767 in Bradford. [Ref] It is sometimes claimed that Sarah was the daughter of Matthew and Mary (Dow) Clark, born on 4 Apr 1685 in Haverhill.

Jacob was among the soldiers of Bradford who petitioned for Philip Atwood to be their captain on 25 Jan 1710/1. [Ref]

Children of Jacob Hardy and Sarah Clark:

1. Elizabeth Hardy was born on 11 Mar 1707 in Bradford. She died on 11 May 1737 in Bradford. She married Samuel Stickney.
2. Moses Hardy was born on 12 Feb 1707/8 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Dorothy Hardy on 22 Apr 1729 in Bradford. [Ref] She died on 22 Mar 1760 in Bradford. [Ref]
3. Phebe Hardy was born on 2 Apr 1711 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Thomas Johnson of Amesbury on 4 or 14 Mar 1732/3 in Bradford. [Ref]
4. Jeremiah Hardy was born on 31 May 1713 in Bradford. [Ref] He died of small pox in 1777, age 64, and is buried in the old cemetery in Groveland. [Ref] He married Rachel Hardy on 29 Aug 1734 in Bradford. [Ref] She died of consumption on 18 Jul 1769 in Bradford. [Ref]
5. Andrew Hardy was born on 11 Mar 1714/5 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Ann Hardy on 27 Feb 1738/9 in Bradford. [Ref]

Generation 4

ELIZABETH HARDY (1707 - 1737)

Parents: Jacob Hardy and Sarah Clark

Elizabeth Hardy was born on 11 Mar 1707 in Bradford. [Ref] She died on 11 May 1737, age 30, in Bradford. [Ref] She married Samuel Stickney on 22 Apr 1729 in Bradford. [Ref]

References

Blake, Francis E., "Lists of Soldiers of Newbury, Amesbury, Bradford and Vicinity," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 50, 1896, 338 - 346.

Editors, "Bradford Inscriptions," Essex Antiquarian 5, 1901, 17-22, 41-48, 58-60.

Editors, "Groveland Inscriptions," Essex Antiquarian 10 (1906), 1-7.

Hardy, H. Claude, Hardy and Hardie, Past and Present, unknown, unknown, 1935.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007

Weis, Frederik Lewis, The Colby Family in Early America: Early Generations of Descendants of Anthony Colby of Boston, Cambridge, Salisbury, Massachusetts 1595-1661, Colonial Press, Concord, 1970.