The Harding Family: Part I

 At long last, I have updated my Harding file. Here are the results of generations I & II:

First Generation

 

1.  William Harding¹ died circa 4 May 1623 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He was buried on 5 May 1623 in St. Mary's Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ William Harding and Agnes Horie had four childrn, all baptized at Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The couple was married in Stevenage, about six miles southeast of Hitchin. Whether both were from Stevenage, or it was Angnes' home, is not yet known. The Hardings were in Hitchin by the time their eldest child was born in 1576.

Children: Mary [1576-1576], Michael [1578], Elizabeth [1582-1670] and Mary [1586-1645].

The Pedigree Resource File cited as the main source for the Hardinge / Harding family cited several records from Hertsdirect.com. Marriage and probate records are cataloged on the site. Marriages for Michael and Alice, Thomas and Agnes were located in the catalog. Also found was a listing for the inventory of William Hardinge, victualler of Hitchin in 1623. Ancestry.com shows a 24 January 1548 baptism in Anstey, Hertfordshire in the Englan, Select Births & Christenings daatabase. The PRF appears to be well documented and fairly reliable. The inventory fits the year of William Harding's death. The baptism could be his as well.

William Harding and Agnes Horie¹ were married on 4 Feb 1573 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Agnes Horie died circa 8 Nov 1632 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ She was buried on 9 Nov 1632 in St. Mary's Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹

William Harding and Agnes Horie had the following child:

              2              i.   Michael Harding, born 22 Feb 1578, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

Second Generation

 

2.  Michael Harding¹ (William-1) was born on 22 Feb 1578 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Michael and Alice [Hobbes] Harding were the parents of ten children: Anne [1606-1641], Thomas [1608-1666], Joane [1610-1610], Elizabeth [1611-1645],
William [1613], Mychell [1614], Marie [1616], Joane [1619], Sarah and Lawrence [1620].

Alice Hobbes¹ was born circa 24 Mar 1582 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ She was baptized on 25 Mar 1582 in St. Mary's Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ She died circa 7 Jun 1640 at the age of 58 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Alice was buried on 7 Jun 1640 in St. Mary's Church, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Alice was the daughter of Richard Hobbes and Bettrice Woodcock.

Michael Harding and Alice Hobbes had the following child:

              3              i.   Thomas Harding, born Sep 1608, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; married Agnes North, 29 Apr 1629, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; died ca 14 Aug 1666, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.