1. John Hardie

(Strode v Strode. Plaintiffs: Sir Richard Strode kt of Chalmington. Defendants: John Strode, esq of Chantmarell, JP, counsellor-at-law, Hugh Crabb, John Hardie, late steward of the manor of Beaminster Prima, Richard Christmas, gent of Sydling, Anne Watkins wife of Henry Watkins, clerk, John Hillary, Thomas Cromwell, gent, Richard Strachan, and others. Subject: Falsification of surrender of tenements in the said manor of Beaminster Prima, perjury in the King’s Bench, setting a cat to preach a sermon, shooting at wife of plaintiff Sir Richard Strode, between Frampton and Chalmington, false information of slander against Lord Chancellor Brackley, and misconduct in office. Dorset. 1618. (STAC 8/272/17).

1.1. Francis Hardie, b. ca. 1575. Hardy v Bale. Plaintiffs: Francis Hardy, Hugh Crabb and others, tenants of the manor and prebend of Beaminster. Defendants: James Bale and others tenants, and Thomas Caldwell, prebendary, of Beaminster. Subject: customs pertaining to the manor and prebend of Beaminster Secunda, Dorset. 1603-25. (C 2/JasI/B41/33).

1.1.1. John Hardy, b. ca. 1600; d. 1660. Complaint against John Crabb of Beaminster, Dorset, by John Hardy, churchwarden and Anselm Wall, constable to be referred to the Assize judges. Oct. 28, 1631. (PC 2/41/337). Hardy v Tucker. Plaintiffs: Lancelot Hardy. Defendants: Honor Tucker, widow,* and John Hardy. Subject: estate of John Hardy, Beaminster, Dorset. 1660. (C 9/23/52). *Relict of “William Tucker (Gentleman of Beaminster”, Will probated Nov. 26, 1655; mentions “cousin”, Robert Strode), son of John Tucker, Yeoman of Beaminster, Dorset; Feb. 16, 1627; PROB 11/151.

1.1.1.1. John Hardy, of Virginia, d. 1676; m. (2) Alice Tucker,* relict of Arthur Allen. On july 7, 1688 Arthur Allen, aged 60, testified in a case about a horse. Daniel Tucker, aged 55, deposed that while at “his brother Allen’s house”, he saw the horse in Mr. Bland’s Field. (B. 1, p. 332). *Likely to have been of the aforesaid family of William Tucker, in general.

1.1.1.2. George Hardy (father-in-law of Edward Harris, d. 1677, in Virginia), m. Mary Jackson, a great-granddau. of Edward Bennett, uncle of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. George Hardy’s land bounded that of Nicholas Hill (who m. a dau. of the said Edward Bennett), who, with Edward Brantley Sr., witnessed the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Edward Brantley Sr., had issue, Phillip, who m. Joyce Lewis, dau. of Thomas Lewis and Rebecca (George) Pardoe, half-sister of Phillip Pardoe, security for the estate of *Edward Harris, d. 1677. Phillip Brantley had issue: Edward Brantley, whose son, John, m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30. Rebecca George was probably the cousin of Eleanor George, 1st wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. *The estate accounts of Edward Harris Jr. inc. “100. Payd Coll. Bacon for rent” (land bought from Thomas Harris, d. 1672).

1.2. William Hardy. Bridgman v Hardy. Plaintiffs: Anne Bridgman, widow. Defendants: William Hardy, Ralph Hunding. Subject: lease of Abbotsbury farm and parsonage, mentions sister Ann Whaddon, ex servant William Clapp. William Laurence, m. Martha Sydenham, 1649, in Wynford Eagle, Dorset, her place of residence. Lawrence v Lawrence. Plaintiffs: William Lawrence. Defendants: William Lawrence, John Hardy and George Hardy. Subject: property in Wraxall and Rampisham, Dorset. 1669. (C 8/246/34). Rampisham, a parish in Beaminster district, Dors. Hardy v Lawrence. Plaintiffs: John Hardy, George Hardy, William Lawrence, Obadiah Powell, Francis Gundry and James Hallett. Defendants: William Lawrence and Elizabeth Lawrence. Subject: marriage agreement, Dorset. 1670. (C 6/193/43).

1.2.2. John Hardie, Clerk of Beaminster, Dorset, demised to defendant Hardy by Lady Young. 1603-1625. (C 2/JasI/B41/23).

1.2.2.1. William Hardy. Hardy v Burridge. Plaintiffs: William Hardy. Defendants: Robert Burridge,* George Hardy, Elizabeth Hardy his wife, Richard Waddon, Anne Waddon, Robert Colmer, Elizabeth Hodder and William Clapp. Subject: personal estate of John Hardy, Beaminster, Dorset. 1669. (C 8/222/21). That is, PROB 11/327/384,Will of John Hardy, Clerk of Beaminster, Dorset, June 29, 1668. *See previous posts for the connection of the Burridge family to the family of Thomas Moore, and to “King Carter”.

1.2.3. George Hardy, perhaps he: Hardy, George: Leg.- kinsman George Hardy Jr. and Christian Willson to divide movable estate between them after the decease of my wife; my mill to said kinsman and his heirs, for lack of such such heirs to Thomas Hardy and Christian Willson; seal ring to George Hardy, Jr,; the land I bought of Mr. John Stevens to Christian Willson; the land of which I bought of Mr. Stamp to the mill; I desire my wife to look after Thomas Hardy as my kinsman; I give one thousand pounds of tobacco towards the building of the church in this parish in case it be built of brick; to Christian Willson the land now in suit between me and the successors of Justinian Cooper. Proved April 14, 1655. It may have been he who m. Elizabeth Vye, on May 13, 1618, in Litton Cheney, 10 miles from Beaminster.

by m stanhope, copyright B.T. Shannon 2024