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Benjamin Stith Hardy 1725–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 January 1791

Death Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard II

Mother: Mary Covington

Spouse(s): Priscilla Lea, Celia Golding

Children(s): Susannah Hardy

Benjamin Stith Hardy was born in 1725 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard William Hardy Ii And Mary Olive Marcella Covington. Benjamin Stith Hardy married Celia Golding, Priscilla Lea, and had children including Susannah Lea Hardy. Benjamin Stith Hardy passed away in 1791 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Stith Hardy was born in 1725 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard William Hardy Ii And Mary Olive Marcella Covington.
  • Benjamin Stith Hardy married Celia Golding, Priscilla Lea, and had children including Susannah Lea Hardy.
  • Benjamin Stith Hardy passed away in 1791 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard II
1699–1789
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA, USA
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Mary Covington
1703–1789
Birth Location: Amelia County, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Lea
1721–1761
Birth Location: North Carolina, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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Celia Golding
1726–1749
Birth Location: Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Susannah Hardy
1744–1829
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Hardy's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hardy
1725–1791
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard William Hardy II
1699–1789
Isle of Wight County, VA, USA
Mary (Olive Marcella) Covington
1703–1789
Amelia County, VA, USA
Grandparents
Capt., (Richard Hardy) Sr
1640–1734
Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Mary) Vincent
1669–1702
Amelia County, Virginia / Northampton, England
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Hardy
1613–1676
Olive (Hardy)
1615–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir DeHardy
1567–1645
Lady Wilson
1588–1677

Benjamin Hardy's Descendants

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Benjamin (Stith) Hardy (1725–13 January 1791) m. Priscilla Lea (1721–Oct 1761) m. Celia Golding (1726–1749)
  1. 1. Susannah (Lea) Hardy 1744–1829 m. Miles (Wells) Sr 1742–1829
    1. 1. Samuel Wells 1769–1794
    2. 2. Thomas (Lea) Wells 1782–1860
    3. 3. James Wells 1779–1827
    4. 4. Stephen Wells 1776–1833
    5. 5. Sally Wells 1781–1856
    6. 6. Elisha Wells 1771–1860
    7. 7. Azariah Wells 1811–
    8. 8. Benjamin Wells 1768–1807
    9. 9. Henry Wells 1762–1827
    10. 10. Miles Wells 1770–1849
    11. 11. Elizabeth Wells 1772–1826 m. Benjamin Bowles 1757–1844
    12. 12. Thomas Wells 1767–1850
    13. 13. John (Edgar) Wells 1773–1850
    14. 14. William (Willis) Wells 1783–1851 m. Elizabeth (Compton) Herndon 1786–1854
    15. 15. Hardymond ("Hardy") Wells 1762–1820 m. Elizabeth Parker 1769–
      1. 1. Prisilla Wells 1791– m. George Herndon 1779–1848
        1. 1. Zephaniah Herndon 1814–1905 m. Mary (Tinsley) Glenn 1818–1904
        2. 2. Edmund Herndon 1807–1898 m. Selina Smith 1811–1887
        3. 3. Reuben (Thompson) Herndon 1829–1899 m. Martha (Lucretia) Herndon 1836–1911 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hunt 1843–1908 m. Julia (Ann) Cochran 1832–1873
        4. 4. George (Mabin) Herndon 1816–1898
        5. 5. Joseph (Josiah) Herndon 1812–1891 m. Permelia Millican 1821–
        6. 6. Jonathan Herndon 1810–1830
        7. 7. James (H.) Herndon 1809–1898 m. Naomi (Susan) Bryant 1815–1889
        8. 8. Dillard (Jackson) Herndon 1834–1862
        9. 9. Lucretia (Elizabeth) Herndon 1827–1901 m. Thaddeus (Constantine Crawford) Rev 1817–1885
        10. 10. Thomas (Mason) Herndon 1832–1862
        11. 11. Cyrus (M) Herndon 1825–1893 m. Sarah (J) Herndon 1832–1896
        12. 12. Abbie Herndon 1818–1890 m. William Harrison 1799–1867
        13. 13. Sarah Herndon 1821– m. Amister Crawford 1817–
        14. 14. Priscilla Herndon 1823–
      2. 2. Miles (Wells) Jr 1785–1848
      3. 3. Mary (Polly) Wells 1798–1870
    16. 16. John (Wesley) Wells 1774–1855 m. Rebecca Herndon 1792–1769
    17. 17. Sarah ("Sally") Wells 1763–1856 m. Jacob (L) Stover 1774–1868
      1. 1. Rachel (Stover) Chastain 1804–1884 m. Jonathan (Davis) Chastain 1803–1847
        1. 1. Sarah (Caroline) Chastain 1827–1900 m. William (Hardy) Waddell 1826–1891

Benjamin Hardy's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Benjamin Stith Hardy in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1791
13 January 1791
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Stith Hardy in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1791
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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