Thomas Hardy

  General Notes:

One of the twelve founders of Ipswich, Mass - founded 1 Apr 1633. Came from
England with Gov. John Withrop. His children came with him, according to
"Mass. Pioneers" by Pope. Birth of children were not found in Rowley or Ipswich vital records, as claimed by two separate IGI sheets, but in Bradford. They were in Rowley in 1653 and in Bradford in 1663. Thomas' will was probated 7 Mar 1678. He is supposed to have married (2) Ann, but I have found no marriage records for him. Since Lydia outlived him, it seems impossible that he had a second wife. Will does not mention daughter, Sarah so it is possible that she preceeded him in death. Will was made at Merrimack Village, near Haverhill.

1. Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass;
2. Hardy or Hardie, Past & Present;
3. Family records of Leona McCrills.
4. Rowley Vital Records
5. Mass Pioneers by Pope
6. Ipswich Vital Records
7. Essex Probate Docket # 12405 (age 72)
8. First Settlers of New England by Goodwin, p 212
9. Savage, vol 2, p. 355 (says he died in Bradford)

possibly son of Nicholas & Marie, chr. 3 Oct 1606, Charminster, Dorset, England

Thomas married Mrs. Lydia Hardy in 1634 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. (Mrs. Lydia Hardy was born in 1608 in , , England and died on 1 May 1689 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.)