I do reach a conclusion, but here are my ramblings as I discover data, Sarah Hardy's husband Osey Langley in Tuscaloosa was the same Osey who married Sarah Hardy in the home of "her brother" in Monroe GA, according to her widows pension for the Creek Indian Wars in Tuscaloosa which he joined in 1835 in AL. Her husband served in 1835 in AL and that when they moved to AL they stayed first in Tallapoosa AL. She states she had not been married before and that she married at the home of "her brother" in Monroe GA. They resided after their marriage for a couple years in Talbert Co GA. She is 86 years old at this application time- 6 June 1893. The marriage certificate is sent for and it is noticed by the pension office that the date differs from the one written in the Bible. I think that she may have purposely written the date of her marriage one year sooner in the Bible -because otherwise it make her marriage come 2 weeks after the birth of her first child, also written in the Bible. That wasn't so un-common in pioneer days if you were not rich. But it may have been why she wasn't mentioned in John Hardy's will in Opeleika AL. Maybe they were always at odds?
I dug up some Hardy information from 2003 and did not want it to get lost. Then I expanded on it. It looks to me like Sarah Hardy is not provable as yet as a sister to William W. Hardy and Charles Hardy- brothers- because she is not mentioned in their father's will, but not all supposed children are always mentioned. There are many wills where not all children are mentioned, especially when it is known that those children were well off and had no needs. Or did she marry against their wishes? Since she was married 1827 in her "brother's" home we find 1828 Tax digest with both Hardy's present in Monroe GA and in 1830 we find Wm W. Hardy present but no Charles Hardy. Had Charles gone to Lowndes MS? William W. Hardy was the executor of Charles Hardy's will in 1839 MONROE GA and asked to be excused in 1846.
We have:
1. William W. Hardy married Maty V. Lockhart, he was in GA from 1828 till his death at age 81 or 91 in 1880, preacher
2. Charles Hardy- preacher, married Emily Reynolds 2 Oct 1828 • Baldwin, Georgia and had 5 children, died before 1839 probably 1836 ? in Lowndes MS.
"From "The Macon [GA] Telegraph, Vol. I #1 - Vol. VII #13, Nov. 1, 1826-Dec.
26,1832, Abstracts of Marriage, Divorce, Death, and Legal Notices" compiled
by Farmer, Warren, O'Kelley and Hill.
Vol. II #41, Oct. 13, 1828: Married in Milledgeville, 2d inst., Rev.
Charles HARDY to Miss Emily REYNOLDS."
Emily died 1871 in Jackson, MS. She married (1) COL. JAMES MADISON WESSON. He died in Jackson, MS. She married (2) REV. CHARLES HARDY Oct 2, 1828 in Baldwin County, GA. There were five children.
3. Sarah Hardy born ca 1807 married Osey Langley on 8 Feb 1827 in the home of her brother (not named) in Monroe Co. GA.
From Vera Moore-
"In 1860 Slave Schedule there is a Wm. W. Hardy in bordering Henry County GA.The regular 1860 census finds William is age 61 born abt. 1799 NC and wife Mary V. born Ga...children in the household were: Absolom O. 16 and Martha A. 14.
In 1850 William and Mary were in Monroe County, Division 60,pgs. 39-40; William and Mary and children: Caroline 20, Pheraby 08, Absolom 07, Martha 05 and a Shaslot LOCKHART age 74 born NC about 1776 was also in the household.
In the 1850 Monroe Co. Slave Schedule William is indexed as "William HARLEY".
I found in a google search that William W. Hardy m. Mary V. Lockhart 26 Dec. 1821 on the Lincoln Co, Genweb.
Also what I've found in 1850 Butts County was a Josiah HARDY born about 1790 NC, wife Mary born SC and dau. Susan born abt. 1830.He was also found in the Slave Schedule for the same county, but he is not there in 1860, but rather a Josiah Jr. is age 35 and is and does not own slaves.I feel the Butts, Henry and Jasper County Hardy's from NC are connected somehow, but can't figure out who Wm. W. Hardy was the son of.I do know from reading various posts and websites that he hasn't been found to be a brother of Josiah or Cornelius (slave owner in Jasper Co.) sons of Jesse Hardy."
Rev. William W. Hardy burial in Clayton Co GA-
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HARD&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=12&GScntry=4&GSsr=5881&GRid=36685741&
his wife Mary died 21 Oct 1872.
Rev. William W. Hardy died 28 March 1880 according to his gravestone- tho it seems his will was probated July 1879 !!
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Or was she Sarah Harden, not Hardy? Daughter of Elijah Harden / Hardin? residence 1830 Edgefield District, South Carolina Marriage 1 Sarah b: 1785 in South Carolina
Married: ABT 1800 in South Carolina
Children known:
David HARDIN b: 1800 in South Carolina d: Aft. 1855 in Union Par., LA. Married Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton b: Bet. 1804 - 1806 in S.C. d: 1902 in Matagorda Co., Tx m: in Edgefield, S.C.
Allen "Doc" HARDIN b: 1801 in South Carolina d: Aft. 1860 m Martha Unknown b: Abt. 1811 in SC m: Abt. 1827 in Tallapoosa Co., AL
Elizabeth HARDIN b: 1802 in South Carolina
Levi HARDIN b: 1803 in South Carolina d: Dec 1854 in Tallapoosa, AL m Mary Ferguson b: 1802 in Scotland d: Aft. 1860 in Clairborne Parish, LA m: 09 Jul 1826 in GA Father: Norman Ferguson Mother: Catherine McDougal
Anzany Harden b: 1805 in Georgia
child 1807
child 1809
William Adolphus HARDIN b: 20 FEB 1811 in South Carolina d: 03 Feb 1883 in West, McClennan County, TX Census: 1860 Gonzales County, Tx Burial: 1883 Bold Springs Cemetery m Sarah English b: 20 Nov 1812 d: 03 May 1882 in West, McClennan County, TX Burial: Bold Springs Cem. Father: Daniel English Mother: Elizabeth UNKNOWN
child 1813
child 1815
Martin HARDIN b: 14 Jun 1816 in S.C. d: 20 Sep 1870 in Union Co., LA Census: 1860 Spearsville, Union Parish, LA m Alcey Perilla Doster b: 26 Mar 1817 in Putnam Co., GA. d: Abt. 1882 in LA m: 1840 in Tallapoosa County, AL Census: 1880 Union Parish, LA living with son EBF and his family/Union Co., LA Father: James Doster Mother: Sarah Hollis
Elijah HARDIN b: 24 OCT 1820 in South Carolina aka: Lige d: Aft. 1855 in Arkansas m Elizabeth Henderson b: 1820 in S.C. m: 24 Oct 1840 in Alabama
child 1823
child 1826
Caroline HARDIN b: 1829 in South Carolina died after 1857
Eliza Hardin b 1835 Tallapoosa AL
I dug up some Hardy information from 2003 and did not want it to get lost. Then I expanded on it. It looks to me like Sarah Hardy is not provable as yet as a sister to William W. Hardy and Charles Hardy- brothers- because she is not mentioned in their father's will, but not all supposed children are always mentioned. There are many wills where not all children are mentioned, especially when it is known that those children were well off and had no needs. Or did she marry against their wishes? Since she was married 1827 in her "brother's" home we find 1828 Tax digest with both Hardy's present in Monroe GA and in 1830 we find Wm W. Hardy present but no Charles Hardy. Had Charles gone to Lowndes MS? William W. Hardy was the executor of Charles Hardy's will in 1839 MONROE GA and asked to be excused in 1846.
We have:
1. William W. Hardy married Maty V. Lockhart, he was in GA from 1828 till his death at age 81 or 91 in 1880, preacher
2. Charles Hardy- preacher, married Emily Reynolds 2 Oct 1828 • Baldwin, Georgia and had 5 children, died before 1839 probably 1836 ? in Lowndes MS.
"From "The Macon [GA] Telegraph, Vol. I #1 - Vol. VII #13, Nov. 1, 1826-Dec.
26,1832, Abstracts of Marriage, Divorce, Death, and Legal Notices" compiled
by Farmer, Warren, O'Kelley and Hill.
Vol. II #41, Oct. 13, 1828: Married in Milledgeville, 2d inst., Rev.
Charles HARDY to Miss Emily REYNOLDS."
Emily died 1871 in Jackson, MS. She married (1) COL. JAMES MADISON WESSON. He died in Jackson, MS. She married (2) REV. CHARLES HARDY Oct 2, 1828 in Baldwin County, GA. There were five children.
3. Sarah Hardy born ca 1807 married Osey Langley on 8 Feb 1827 in the home of her brother (not named) in Monroe Co. GA.
Osey Langley
(b. 1806, d. date unknown)
(son of William Langley and Martha Ann ?) was born 1806 in Edgefied, South Carolina, and died date unknown. He married Sarah Hardy on February 08, 1827 in Monore County Georgia.
Notes for Osey Langley:
Osey Langley married Sarah Hardy in Monroe County Georgia, in the home of Sarah`s brother,
by Spencer Sullivan ( justice of the peace) J.P.. They lived several years in Talbot County, GA.
Then in 1841 or 42 moved to Alabama; first to Talapoosa County then to Tyner in Tuscaloosa County, where they lived the remainder of their lives. Osey and Sarah raised the mulatto son of his father`s as one of his own children. His name was Jesse and he married Eliza Russel January 14, 1854.
Osey served as a Private in Captain Arnold Seal`s Company Georgia Vols in the Cherokee War of 1836. He enrolled in White Plains on June 2, 1836 and mustered out September 1, 1836, at LaFayette.
He is described at the time of his enlistment as being about six feet with blue eyes, sandy hair and light complexion.
On September 5, 1858, Osey and Sarah`s daughter Julia, (or Julian) married James Burns in Osey`s home. James Burns was underage and his mother, Caroline, signed her permission for the wedding. Interestingly , Osey was shot by and Alexander Burns five years later on June 18, 1863, and died from the injuries October 9, 1863. His will states the nature of his death: " I, Osey Langley , having been so injured by wounds inflicted by Alexander Burns by shots today that I do not think my recovery probable." Osey first and foremost makes provision for all debts to be paid. His wife Sarah is to recieve the balance of his estate. He also makes provision for the rearing and education of his minor children, Ema, Eli, George and Margarette, in the event of Sarah`s death. Osey`s friend, Richard McLester was appointed as executor of the estate. Eli was 17 years old when his father died.
In 1893 Shara applied for Osey`s veteran`s pension based upon his service. At the time of application she is noted to be 86 years old, and is described as "an aged and infirm widow in destitute circumstances-being wholly without means of support." Also it was mentioned that at this time she was "sick and unable to
procure necessaries, or medical treatment." After about a year of depostions and inquries Sarah finally did draw Osey`s pension. She died March 12, 1900. The pension commissioner`s notation of her death list her last pension payment from February, 1900, as $8.00.
Copy of Osey Langley`s will and obituary:
Tuscaloosa County, Vol 7
Alabama Court Records: Book 3 p. 159 18 June 1863-24 Oct. 1863
"I Osey Langley, having been so injured by wounds inflicted by Alexander Burns by shots today
that I do not think my recovery probable. I do therefore make and publish this my last will and testment revoking all former wills by me at any time made. My will is that all my just debts be paid, and in
order to accomplish that object as soon as practicable I desire that my executor sell all my effects, land, stock, crops and so, as soon after my decease as in his opinion the interest of my estate will permit, and after paying all my just debts, my will is that my wife Sarah Langley have absoutely in her own right all the balance of the proceeds of my estate during her natural life. At her death if there should be any of my estate remaining after supporting, raising and educating my minor children (to wit, Ema, Eli, George, and Margarette) I wish it equally divided among all my children and having confidence in my friend Richard McLester, I do appoint him my executor to dispose of and settle my estate according to the provisions of this my will.
Given under my hand seal this 18th day of June 1863.
Osey Langley
This record was compiled by Renee Davis, grandaugther of Osey Langley.
More About Osey Langley and Sarah Hardy:
Marriage: February 08, 1827, Monore County, Georgia. (She states she was married 28th Feb 1826 and the record in her Bible states the same)-
"Sarah Langley aged 87 years, a resident of Tyner in the County of Tuscaloosa
and State of Alabama whose post office address is Tyner, Tuscaloosa Co. Ala,
and well known to be to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being
duly sworn, declares as follows:
That I Sarah Langley accept the date as given by ordinary of Monroe County
Georgia February 8th 1827 as being the true and correct date of my marriage to
Osey Langley
As to the date of my marriage that was sent on the Bible leaf was set down
though a mistake as that was the best of their recollection when it was set
down in the Bible. And as to the date of Osey Langley Death he died on the
18th day of July 1863
Witness: W. H. Sanders G. T. Caples
(signed) Sarah Langley"
Children of Osey Langley and Sarah Hardy are:
1. Mary Augusta Langley b 22 January 1827 (Was Sarah married 2 weeks later?) m. Roling M. Bolding / 2. Boulton who died after a year in 1845 AL
3. Martha Ann Langley 28 Aug 1828 AL died 1890 married Isaiah Sanders 30 AUg 1849
4. Sarah A. Langley b 1832 AL
5. Elija M. Langley b 1 Oct 1833 AL died 1869
6. Juliann A. Langley 1834 AL married James Burns at ca age 19
7. Ann Zarren Langley b 1837 AL
8. Hannah Langley b 1839 AL
9. William Langley b 1840 AL died Oct 1892
10. Mary Mathilda Langley b 1841 AL
11. Grey K. Langley b 1846 AL
12. Margarette R. Langley b ca 1847 AL or Osey R. ?
13. Ely Von Langley b 1848 AL died 12 Oct 1919 m 6 May 1869 Camely Searcy Malone
14. Emily "Mely" Langley b 1849 AL
15. John R. Langley 1853 AL
16. George Washington Langley b ca 1852 AL died 25 Feb 1933
17. John R. Langley b 1853 AL
18. Greer W. Langley b. April 14, 1856, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, d. date unknown
19. Martha J. Langley AL
Note: Pages of the family Bible are contained in this Pension File. Someone stops
writing in the family Bible the names of their children after Elijah M. Langley in 1833.
Looks like grandchildren are written in. Names listed are as follows :
George Washington Langly was bornd August the (4th or 11th ) 1852
Johnah Lurance was bornd September (cant read)
George W. Lurance was bornd September the 8th 1856
James W. Burnett was bornd Jane the 12th 1859
Maryann Langly was bornd January the 22th in the year of our Lord 1827
Martha Ann Langly wars bornd in August the 28th in the year of our Lord 1828
XXXXXX born XXXXX 17th in the year of our Lord 1829
Nancy Luzainey wars bornd June the 10th in the year of our Lord 1831
Ellijah M Langly wars bornd October the 1st in the year of our Lord 1833
Ousy Langly and his wife wars married February 28th in the year of our Lord
1826
Osey Langley war bornd March the 6th in the year of our Lord 1805
Sarah Langley the wife of Osey Langley wars bornd January the 16th in the year
of our Lord 1807
Roling M Bolding wars married to Mary ann Langly June the 28th in the year of
our Lord 1844
Roling M Bolding the husband of Maryann Langley dyed September the 30th in the
year of our Lord 1845
And one (X) of Roling M. Bolding wars bornd May the 1st in the year of our
Lrd 1845 and diceased May the 4th 1844 (????)
Gustavus R. Boltion wars bornd April the 27th in the year of our Lord 1846
(b. 1806, d. date unknown)
(son of William Langley and Martha Ann ?) was born 1806 in Edgefied, South Carolina, and died date unknown. He married Sarah Hardy on February 08, 1827 in Monore County Georgia.
Notes for Osey Langley:
Osey Langley married Sarah Hardy in Monroe County Georgia, in the home of Sarah`s brother,
by Spencer Sullivan ( justice of the peace) J.P.. They lived several years in Talbot County, GA.
Then in 1841 or 42 moved to Alabama; first to Talapoosa County then to Tyner in Tuscaloosa County, where they lived the remainder of their lives. Osey and Sarah raised the mulatto son of his father`s as one of his own children. His name was Jesse and he married Eliza Russel January 14, 1854.
Osey served as a Private in Captain Arnold Seal`s Company Georgia Vols in the Cherokee War of 1836. He enrolled in White Plains on June 2, 1836 and mustered out September 1, 1836, at LaFayette.
He is described at the time of his enlistment as being about six feet with blue eyes, sandy hair and light complexion.
On September 5, 1858, Osey and Sarah`s daughter Julia, (or Julian) married James Burns in Osey`s home. James Burns was underage and his mother, Caroline, signed her permission for the wedding. Interestingly , Osey was shot by and Alexander Burns five years later on June 18, 1863, and died from the injuries October 9, 1863. His will states the nature of his death: " I, Osey Langley , having been so injured by wounds inflicted by Alexander Burns by shots today that I do not think my recovery probable." Osey first and foremost makes provision for all debts to be paid. His wife Sarah is to recieve the balance of his estate. He also makes provision for the rearing and education of his minor children, Ema, Eli, George and Margarette, in the event of Sarah`s death. Osey`s friend, Richard McLester was appointed as executor of the estate. Eli was 17 years old when his father died.
In 1893 Shara applied for Osey`s veteran`s pension based upon his service. At the time of application she is noted to be 86 years old, and is described as "an aged and infirm widow in destitute circumstances-being wholly without means of support." Also it was mentioned that at this time she was "sick and unable to
procure necessaries, or medical treatment." After about a year of depostions and inquries Sarah finally did draw Osey`s pension. She died March 12, 1900. The pension commissioner`s notation of her death list her last pension payment from February, 1900, as $8.00.
Copy of Osey Langley`s will and obituary:
Tuscaloosa County, Vol 7
Alabama Court Records: Book 3 p. 159 18 June 1863-24 Oct. 1863
"I Osey Langley, having been so injured by wounds inflicted by Alexander Burns by shots today
that I do not think my recovery probable. I do therefore make and publish this my last will and testment revoking all former wills by me at any time made. My will is that all my just debts be paid, and in
order to accomplish that object as soon as practicable I desire that my executor sell all my effects, land, stock, crops and so, as soon after my decease as in his opinion the interest of my estate will permit, and after paying all my just debts, my will is that my wife Sarah Langley have absoutely in her own right all the balance of the proceeds of my estate during her natural life. At her death if there should be any of my estate remaining after supporting, raising and educating my minor children (to wit, Ema, Eli, George, and Margarette) I wish it equally divided among all my children and having confidence in my friend Richard McLester, I do appoint him my executor to dispose of and settle my estate according to the provisions of this my will.
Given under my hand seal this 18th day of June 1863.
Osey Langley
This record was compiled by Renee Davis, grandaugther of Osey Langley.
More About Osey Langley and Sarah Hardy:
Marriage: February 08, 1827, Monore County, Georgia. (She states she was married 28th Feb 1826 and the record in her Bible states the same)-
"Sarah Langley aged 87 years, a resident of Tyner in the County of Tuscaloosa
and State of Alabama whose post office address is Tyner, Tuscaloosa Co. Ala,
and well known to be to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being
duly sworn, declares as follows:
That I Sarah Langley accept the date as given by ordinary of Monroe County
Georgia February 8th 1827 as being the true and correct date of my marriage to
Osey Langley
As to the date of my marriage that was sent on the Bible leaf was set down
though a mistake as that was the best of their recollection when it was set
down in the Bible. And as to the date of Osey Langley Death he died on the
18th day of July 1863
Witness: W. H. Sanders G. T. Caples
(signed) Sarah Langley"
Children of Osey Langley and Sarah Hardy are:
1. Mary Augusta Langley b 22 January 1827 (Was Sarah married 2 weeks later?) m. Roling M. Bolding / 2. Boulton who died after a year in 1845 AL
3. Martha Ann Langley 28 Aug 1828 AL died 1890 married Isaiah Sanders 30 AUg 1849
4. Sarah A. Langley b 1832 AL
5. Elija M. Langley b 1 Oct 1833 AL died 1869
6. Juliann A. Langley 1834 AL married James Burns at ca age 19
7. Ann Zarren Langley b 1837 AL
8. Hannah Langley b 1839 AL
9. William Langley b 1840 AL died Oct 1892
10. Mary Mathilda Langley b 1841 AL
11. Grey K. Langley b 1846 AL
12. Margarette R. Langley b ca 1847 AL or Osey R. ?
13. Ely Von Langley b 1848 AL died 12 Oct 1919 m 6 May 1869 Camely Searcy Malone
14. Emily "Mely" Langley b 1849 AL
15. John R. Langley 1853 AL
16. George Washington Langley b ca 1852 AL died 25 Feb 1933
17. John R. Langley b 1853 AL
18. Greer W. Langley b. April 14, 1856, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, d. date unknown
19. Martha J. Langley AL
Note: Pages of the family Bible are contained in this Pension File. Someone stops
writing in the family Bible the names of their children after Elijah M. Langley in 1833.
Looks like grandchildren are written in. Names listed are as follows :
George Washington Langly was bornd August the (4th or 11th ) 1852
Johnah Lurance was bornd September (cant read)
George W. Lurance was bornd September the 8th 1856
James W. Burnett was bornd Jane the 12th 1859
Maryann Langly was bornd January the 22th in the year of our Lord 1827
Martha Ann Langly wars bornd in August the 28th in the year of our Lord 1828
XXXXXX born XXXXX 17th in the year of our Lord 1829
Nancy Luzainey wars bornd June the 10th in the year of our Lord 1831
Ellijah M Langly wars bornd October the 1st in the year of our Lord 1833
Ousy Langly and his wife wars married February 28th in the year of our Lord
1826
Osey Langley war bornd March the 6th in the year of our Lord 1805
Sarah Langley the wife of Osey Langley wars bornd January the 16th in the year
of our Lord 1807
Roling M Bolding wars married to Mary ann Langly June the 28th in the year of
our Lord 1844
Roling M Bolding the husband of Maryann Langley dyed September the 30th in the
year of our Lord 1845
And one (X) of Roling M. Bolding wars bornd May the 1st in the year of our
Lrd 1845 and diceased May the 4th 1844 (????)
Gustavus R. Boltion wars bornd April the 27th in the year of our Lord 1846
| 1870: | Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
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| Race: | White | ||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||||
| Post Office: | Northport | ||||||||||||||
| Value of real estate: | View image | ||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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| Home in 1860: | Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Post Office: | North Port | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Value of real estate: | View image | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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| 1850: | District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gender: | Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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From Vera Moore-
"In 1860 Slave Schedule there is a Wm. W. Hardy in bordering Henry County GA.The regular 1860 census finds William is age 61 born abt. 1799 NC and wife Mary V. born Ga...children in the household were: Absolom O. 16 and Martha A. 14.
In 1850 William and Mary were in Monroe County, Division 60,pgs. 39-40; William and Mary and children: Caroline 20, Pheraby 08, Absolom 07, Martha 05 and a Shaslot LOCKHART age 74 born NC about 1776 was also in the household.
In the 1850 Monroe Co. Slave Schedule William is indexed as "William HARLEY".
I found in a google search that William W. Hardy m. Mary V. Lockhart 26 Dec. 1821 on the Lincoln Co, Genweb.
Also what I've found in 1850 Butts County was a Josiah HARDY born about 1790 NC, wife Mary born SC and dau. Susan born abt. 1830.He was also found in the Slave Schedule for the same county, but he is not there in 1860, but rather a Josiah Jr. is age 35 and is and does not own slaves.I feel the Butts, Henry and Jasper County Hardy's from NC are connected somehow, but can't figure out who Wm. W. Hardy was the son of.I do know from reading various posts and websites that he hasn't been found to be a brother of Josiah or Cornelius (slave owner in Jasper Co.) sons of Jesse Hardy."
Rev. William W. Hardy burial in Clayton Co GA-
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HARD&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=12&GScntry=4&GSsr=5881&GRid=36685741&
| Home in 1870: | Militia District 723, Henry, Georgia | ||||||||
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| Race: | White | ||||||||
| Gender: | Male | ||||||||
| Post Office: | Bear Creek | ||||||||
| Value of real estate: | View image | ||||||||
| Household Members: |
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| 1860: | Henry, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Post Office: | Mount Carmel | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 355 | ||||||||||||||||
| Value of real estate: | -looks like they named their religion because William was a preacher | ||||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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| Home in 1850: | Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Gender: | Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 583 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rev. William W. Hardy died 28 March 1880 according to his gravestone- tho it seems his will was probated July 1879 !!
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Or was she Sarah Harden, not Hardy? Daughter of Elijah Harden / Hardin? residence 1830 Edgefield District, South Carolina Marriage 1 Sarah b: 1785 in South Carolina
Married: ABT 1800 in South Carolina
Children known:
David HARDIN b: 1800 in South Carolina d: Aft. 1855 in Union Par., LA. Married Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton b: Bet. 1804 - 1806 in S.C. d: 1902 in Matagorda Co., Tx m: in Edgefield, S.C.
Allen "Doc" HARDIN b: 1801 in South Carolina d: Aft. 1860 m Martha Unknown b: Abt. 1811 in SC m: Abt. 1827 in Tallapoosa Co., AL
Elizabeth HARDIN b: 1802 in South Carolina
Levi HARDIN b: 1803 in South Carolina d: Dec 1854 in Tallapoosa, AL m Mary Ferguson b: 1802 in Scotland d: Aft. 1860 in Clairborne Parish, LA m: 09 Jul 1826 in GA Father: Norman Ferguson Mother: Catherine McDougal
Anzany Harden b: 1805 in Georgia
child 1807
child 1809
William Adolphus HARDIN b: 20 FEB 1811 in South Carolina d: 03 Feb 1883 in West, McClennan County, TX Census: 1860 Gonzales County, Tx Burial: 1883 Bold Springs Cemetery m Sarah English b: 20 Nov 1812 d: 03 May 1882 in West, McClennan County, TX Burial: Bold Springs Cem. Father: Daniel English Mother: Elizabeth UNKNOWN
child 1813
child 1815
Martin HARDIN b: 14 Jun 1816 in S.C. d: 20 Sep 1870 in Union Co., LA Census: 1860 Spearsville, Union Parish, LA m Alcey Perilla Doster b: 26 Mar 1817 in Putnam Co., GA. d: Abt. 1882 in LA m: 1840 in Tallapoosa County, AL Census: 1880 Union Parish, LA living with son EBF and his family/Union Co., LA Father: James Doster Mother: Sarah Hollis
Elijah HARDIN b: 24 OCT 1820 in South Carolina aka: Lige d: Aft. 1855 in Arkansas m Elizabeth Henderson b: 1820 in S.C. m: 24 Oct 1840 in Alabama
child 1823
child 1826
Caroline HARDIN b: 1829 in South Carolina died after 1857
Eliza Hardin b 1835 Tallapoosa AL
We know very little about the Hardin family. What we have learned comes from a letter written by Alice Carr to her nephew Walter during the 1930's and recent research finds. Any help locating this family is gratefully appreciated and accepted.
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same page
James Langley 35 SC
Looking for a Macon Co GA connection and Russell Co AL where John Hardy died-
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Macon, Alabama; Roll M432_9; Page: 263; Image: 143.
1850 District 21, Macon, Alabama
Household Members: Name Age
Peter S Harlspela 23
Janantha Harlspela 25
John B Harlspela 17
James M Harlspela 13
Sydna Harlspela 7
Hannah E Hardy 14
Mary M S Hardy 12
John P Hardy 18
Charles C Hardy 3
these could be grandchildren of John Hardy who dies 1854 in Russell Co AL, supposedly at the home of a dau- was it really a son?
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in 1860 no more Hardy in Macon but one in Russell
1860: Beat 9, Russell, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Watoola
He could be the son b 1799 of John Hardy
Household Members: Name Age
William Hardy 44
Della Hardy 38
D A Hardy 18
John Hardy 15
Henry Hardy 13
William Hardy 12
Thomas Hardy 9
Mary Hardy 6
Stephen Hardy 3
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William HARDY
Birth: 1816 in North Carolina 1
Death: 1860 in Lee County, Alabama 2
Census: 1850 Russell County, Alabama
Census: 1860 Russell County, Alabama
PROP: 5 APR 1837 80 acres Watoola District Russell County
PROP: 5 APR 1837 40 acres Watoola District Russell County
PROP: 10 APR 1837 40 acres near Yuchi Creek in Southern Rusell County
Marriage 1 Debra PETTIS b: 1820 in North Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1840 in Russell County, Alabama
Children
1. David HARDY b: 6 JUN 1839 in Alabama
2. Sarah E. "Sally" HARDY b: JAN 1842 in Russell County, Alabama
3. John E. HARDY , son of Wm. b: JUN 1844 in Russell County, Alabama
4. Henry HARDY , son of Wm. b: 15 OCT 1846 in Russell County, Alabama
5. William HARDY , son of Wm b: MAY 1847 in Alabama
6. James Thomas HARDY b: 9 JUN 1849 in Russell County, Alabama
7. Mary HARDY , Dtr of Wm b: 1854 in Alabama
8. Stephen P. HARDY b: DEC 1859 in Alabama
9. Baby HARDY b: MAY 1860
Conclusion:
I have thought long and hard about this Sarah Hardy. Likelyhood is that her last name really was Hardy since in her pension application she states states under oath that she was not married before she married Osey Langley. So there are 4 possibilities that I can think of (there may be more) about why she wasn't mentioned in the will of the father of Charles and William Hardy- John Hardy in Opeleika AL.
1. Sarah was an orphaned Hardy cousin brought up as a sister to Charles and William and therefore wasn't mentioned in John Hardy's will.
2. Sarah was estranged from her father because of the circumstances of her marriage. In her pension application the interviewer calls her out on the fact that her Bible entry for her wedding date varies by a year from the date given by the Justice of the Peace who married her in Monroe GA. Her first child written in the Bible was born about 2 weeks later than the marriage recorded in Monroe GA. I believe she might have fudged in the Bible when it was written in in order not to be embarrassed about her having a child before she is married. She does agree and testify that indeed she was married in 1827 and simply "forgot" and I can't see that she would forget such a thing as her marriage and her first child. After awhile she stops recording children in the Bible- I think she is too busy and too tired and maybe doesn't even have anything to write with. After all I find evidence of at LEAST 19 children born to her. Perhaps her first child is another man's and Osey stepped up to save her from shame. Or it was his and when he came back from a trip to AL the baby had been born and he decided to do right by her.On the other hand the children's birth states are all given as Alabama from 1828 onward, yet she says she lived in Talbot Co GA after she was married and then went to Tallapoosa AL before going to Tuscaloosa AL about 1834. So why does she state all the children as being born in AL.
3. She is the daughter of William Hardy and Mary Cartledge and ended up at her brother (unknown Hardy and not Charles or William W.) but a brother Hardy who was not in the tax list because he didn't own any land yet or was there only briefly. The Hardy family from Edgefield including William Hardy and mary Cartledge moved down to Alabama starting about 1820 and rode back and forth between Edgefield. AT first they were in Lowndes and Montgomery Counties but then some moved up to Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa. That may be the connection between Sarah and all her children being born in AL even though she states she was living in :Talbert" GA. I think she means either Talbot Co GA or Talbert in Edgefield SC. So if some one can find evidence of one of these Hardy brothers in 1827 Monroe GA or nearby, it may solve the problem:
William Hardy's (wife Mary Cartledge) known children were
1. Sarah Hardy b: 1807 in Edgefield Co., SC
2. Robert L. Hardy b: 1811 in Edgefield Co., SC
3. John Hardy b: 1813 in Edgefield Co., SC married Eliza
4. Edmund C. Hardy b: ABT 1814 in Edgefield Co., SC
5. Ann Williams Hardy b 26 Jan 1816 Edgefield Co., SC d 21 Nov. 1852 married Boaz
6. Margaret Hardy b 12 May 1819 died 26 May 1833 in Dallas Co
7. Mary Hardy b 12 August 1821 AL d. 21 May 1865
8. poss. Arlitha who m Lewis L. Pearce, son of Moses
8. Martha Hardy b 1824 AL m. Peter Webster
9. Eliza Hardy AL b 1826
10. Caroline C. Jane Hardy b. 11 July 1828 AL died 12 Sept. 1856 married Joseph E.Cartledge (Mary´s nephew b. 5 MAY 1823)
11. Amanda Frances Hardy b 3 Jan. 1833 AL d. 5 May 1863
4. Most of all I realize that in his Will John Hardy only gave to his orphaned grandchildren, with the exception of Leslie who got his carriage. He didn't give to any child who was healthy and still had a husband or wife. He was protecting his grandchildren. So it is my opinion that Sarah Hardy is the daughter of John Hardy and his wife.
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1830 census for Monroe GA has a William W. Hardy, p 226.
24 Sept 1846
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Legal Notices
Monroe Co....
William W. Hardy files for letters of dismission from estate of Charles Hardy.
Charles Langley says in 2003:
1-435-837-2323 (home)
1-801-594-7161 (work)
William Hardy b: 1856
Edward W. Hardy b: APR 1856 in Alabama
Meredith Taylor Hardy b: 5 JAN 1859
Minter Hardy b: 1860
James Carl Hardy b: 31 MAR 1861 in Alabama
Henry Martin Hardy b: 7 JAN 1866 in Echola, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Dorcas "Duck" Hardy b: 27 JUN 1872 in Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
The South Prairie, Lowndes MS where Charles Hardy owned land
(known as Hardylands)
Magowah Creek begins almost to the railroad tracks that run through the south side of Artesia through Penn Station. Early Settlers included "Big Jim" Cox and his family, Watt Harrison and his family, Evans and Robert Carson, most of which all came from North Carolina.. The Baileys family, from Virginia.
John Hardy of Bertie NC, Lincoln GA and Russell AL is the father of Charles and William W. Hardy of Monroe Co. GA
John Hardy (son of William Hardy and Sarah Sowell) was born on June 13, 1773, Bertie Co, NC and died at the home of a daughter in Opelika, AL, September 25, 1854 after outliving most of his children. He was buried at Old Lebanon Cemetery near Opelika, AL. His will is on file at Phenix City, AL.
John's Birth: 13 JUN 1773 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Death: 25 SEP 1854 in Opelika, Russell County, Alabama
From Will Book #2 RUSSELL CO, ALABAMA
pp. 99-100
Will of John HardyRussell County, State of Alabama
1840 Dist 577, Monroe GA
24 Sept 1846
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Legal Notices
Monroe Co....
William W. Hardy files for letters of dismission from estate of Charles Hardy.
Charles Langley says in 2003:
1-435-837-2323 (home)
1-801-594-7161 (work)
Sarah Hardy married Osey Langley on 8 Feb 1827 in the home of her brother (not named) in Monroe Co. GA. The 1828 Tax digest for Monroe Co. has two Hardys- Charles Hardy and William W. Hardy. [W.W.Hardy 1799 NC is in 1840 Monroe GA, as well as the widow of Charles (Emaly age 40-49).] I recently obtained a copy of a page from her family bible (Osey and Sarah Langleys). Her birth date is given as 16 Jan 1807. The last digit is not clearly either a '1' or a '7,' which is closer to the year given in this family.
Supposing one of them was her brother I have looked at both of them. Charles died in Tuscaloosa, AL and his will was probated by William W. Hardy in Lowndes, MS and also recorded in Edgefield Co., SC.
"Looking at probate records in Monroe County where I had expected to find several probates for Hardys I found only one, and it was for a will that was probated in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Int Vols. A-B 1824-1866. FHL 0164231. Found a Charles Hardy on page 464.
Georgia Monroe County } Court of Ordinary January Term 1839. The last will and testament of Charles Hardy deceased having been duly proven and admitted to record in the Court of Probate in the County of Lowndes and State of Mississippi and a copy thereof duly certified, being produced at this regular term of the Court for record by James J. Banks and William W. Hardy two of the executors in said will named.
It is ordered by the that said will be admitted to record by this Court and that Letters testamentary issue to said James J. Banks and William W. Hardy."
Charles Hardy left a wife Emily and 5 children (not named) and gave title to a lot of land in Lowndes, MS. Their copy of the probate indicated that a search of the land records turned up nothing......
Now the will was probated in 1839. My Osey and Sarah (Hardy) Langley came to Tuscaloosa in the 1840s.
Further research showed that there is a Charles Hardy and a William W. Hardy who are ministers (Methodists). The source: Methodist Preachers in Georgia 1783-1900 mentions that Charles had ill health. The last record is in 1837.
The William W. Hardy that was a Methodist is list in the above source as living from: 8-23-1799 to: 3-26-1880. A hundred and one years old!
The above William Hardy's Methodists record says that he married Mary V. Lockhart. The Monroe Co., William W. Langley's wife's name was Mary.
Supposing one of them was her brother I have looked at both of them. Charles died in Tuscaloosa, AL and his will was probated by William W. Hardy in Lowndes, MS and also recorded in Edgefield Co., SC.
"Looking at probate records in Monroe County where I had expected to find several probates for Hardys I found only one, and it was for a will that was probated in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Int Vols. A-B 1824-1866. FHL 0164231. Found a Charles Hardy on page 464.
Georgia Monroe County } Court of Ordinary January Term 1839. The last will and testament of Charles Hardy deceased having been duly proven and admitted to record in the Court of Probate in the County of Lowndes and State of Mississippi and a copy thereof duly certified, being produced at this regular term of the Court for record by James J. Banks and William W. Hardy two of the executors in said will named.
It is ordered by the that said will be admitted to record by this Court and that Letters testamentary issue to said James J. Banks and William W. Hardy."
Charles Hardy left a wife Emily and 5 children (not named) and gave title to a lot of land in Lowndes, MS. Their copy of the probate indicated that a search of the land records turned up nothing......
Now the will was probated in 1839. My Osey and Sarah (Hardy) Langley came to Tuscaloosa in the 1840s.
Further research showed that there is a Charles Hardy and a William W. Hardy who are ministers (Methodists). The source: Methodist Preachers in Georgia 1783-1900 mentions that Charles had ill health. The last record is in 1837.
The William W. Hardy that was a Methodist is list in the above source as living from: 8-23-1799 to: 3-26-1880. A hundred and one years old!
The above William Hardy's Methodists record says that he married Mary V. Lockhart. The Monroe Co., William W. Langley's wife's name was Mary.
To Summarize:
1. My 3rd ggrandmother, Sarah Hardy, was married in Monroe Co., GA.
2. The two Hardys in the 1828 Tax Digest are Charles Hardy and William W. Hardy. (William is the only Hardy in the 1830 Census in Monroe Co., GA.)
3. Charles dies in Tuscaloosa [will probated Lowndes MS[ leaving a wife Emily and five children. His will indicates that he has property several places from Lowndes Co., MS to Newton GA. I think she is in the Edgefield Sc 1850 census.
1. My 3rd ggrandmother, Sarah Hardy, was married in Monroe Co., GA.
2. The two Hardys in the 1828 Tax Digest are Charles Hardy and William W. Hardy. (William is the only Hardy in the 1830 Census in Monroe Co., GA.)
3. Charles dies in Tuscaloosa [will probated Lowndes MS[ leaving a wife Emily and five children. His will indicates that he has property several places from Lowndes Co., MS to Newton GA. I think she is in the Edgefield Sc 1850 census.
4. My 3rd ggrandmother Sarah Hardy husband Osey Langley moved to and resided in Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
5. Edmond Hardy a possible brother of William W. moves to Tuscaloosa.
Children
J. Grier Hardy b: 2 MAR 1853 in Alabama (This name Grier matches a child of Sarah Hardy Langley)5. Edmond Hardy a possible brother of William W. moves to Tuscaloosa.
Children
William Hardy b: 1856
Edward W. Hardy b: APR 1856 in Alabama
Meredith Taylor Hardy b: 5 JAN 1859
Minter Hardy b: 1860
James Carl Hardy b: 31 MAR 1861 in Alabama
Henry Martin Hardy b: 7 JAN 1866 in Echola, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Dorcas "Duck" Hardy b: 27 JUN 1872 in Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
(known as Hardylands)
It is believed that there were four original Hardy brothers who migrated to the area from Lunenburg County, Virginia. Two married Bailey sisters and two married Allison sisters. The Hardys owned land near Smith Oaks plantation southeast of Artesia to near the Tombigbee River. CHarles and William W. were from NC however.
John Hardy of Bertie NC, Lincoln GA and Russell AL is the father of Charles and William W. Hardy of Monroe Co. GA
John Hardy (son of William Hardy and Sarah Sowell) was born on June 13, 1773, Bertie Co, NC and died at the home of a daughter in Opelika, AL, September 25, 1854 after outliving most of his children. He was buried at Old Lebanon Cemetery near Opelika, AL. His will is on file at Phenix City, AL.
John's Birth: 13 JUN 1773 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Death: 25 SEP 1854 in Opelika, Russell County, Alabama
From Will Book #2 RUSSELL CO, ALABAMA
pp. 99-100
Will of John HardyRussell County, State of Alabama
I, John Hardy of the State and County aforesaid being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament as follows. First: I direct that all my just debts shall be paid.
Second: I wish and it is my will that my daughter Leasley Lockhart shall have my horse and buggy. Third: I wish and it is my will that by Negro woman Rachel shall be permitted to live with my children as long as she may desire. David Lockhart my son in law is hereby appointed her Guardian to whose direction and control I commit her that my will herein expressed may be performed as the laws of the State may allow. Fifth: After the above special bequests have been made it is my will that my property be equally divided among all my children, the living children of those that are dead receiving that portion that would belong to the parents were they living. Sixth: I hereby appoint my son Wm Hardy to receive that portion of my property which I have bequeathed to the children of my daughter Ellenor Lockhart, deceased. I also direct said Trustee to hold said property until the youngest living child of the aforesaid Ellenor Lockhart shall be twenty one years of age or shall marry then I desire that the money with the accruing interest to be equally divided among the legal heirs of my daughter aforesaid. Seventh: I hereby appoint my son in law David Lockhart trustee for the children of my son James W. Hardy deceased the money to be managed as directed for the funds of the children of my daughter Ellenor Lockhart. Eighth: I hereby appoint my grandson James W Hardy trustee for the children of my son John P Hardy deceased, Gabriel Parks trustee for the children of my daughter Mary G. Parks deceased, Abram Chappel trustee for the children of my son Alfred Hardy deceased, William Bennett Trustee for the children of daughter Louisa Bennett deceased, and Mr. Mason the present husband of their mother [Emily Hardy Mason] trustee for the children of my son Charles Hardy deceased and these trustees thus appointed are requested to receive the property of the respective legatees and to dispose of the same according to the laws of the State of Alabama.
Father: William B. Hardy b: 1729 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Mother: Sarah Sowell b: 1733 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ward b: 1773 in Bertie County, North Carolina, child of Thomas Ward and Pheraby Hill
Second: I wish and it is my will that my daughter Leasley Lockhart shall have my horse and buggy. Third: I wish and it is my will that by Negro woman Rachel shall be permitted to live with my children as long as she may desire. David Lockhart my son in law is hereby appointed her Guardian to whose direction and control I commit her that my will herein expressed may be performed as the laws of the State may allow. Fifth: After the above special bequests have been made it is my will that my property be equally divided among all my children, the living children of those that are dead receiving that portion that would belong to the parents were they living. Sixth: I hereby appoint my son Wm Hardy to receive that portion of my property which I have bequeathed to the children of my daughter Ellenor Lockhart, deceased. I also direct said Trustee to hold said property until the youngest living child of the aforesaid Ellenor Lockhart shall be twenty one years of age or shall marry then I desire that the money with the accruing interest to be equally divided among the legal heirs of my daughter aforesaid. Seventh: I hereby appoint my son in law David Lockhart trustee for the children of my son James W. Hardy deceased the money to be managed as directed for the funds of the children of my daughter Ellenor Lockhart. Eighth: I hereby appoint my grandson James W Hardy trustee for the children of my son John P Hardy deceased, Gabriel Parks trustee for the children of my daughter Mary G. Parks deceased, Abram Chappel trustee for the children of my son Alfred Hardy deceased, William Bennett Trustee for the children of daughter Louisa Bennett deceased, and Mr. Mason the present husband of their mother [Emily Hardy Mason] trustee for the children of my son Charles Hardy deceased and these trustees thus appointed are requested to receive the property of the respective legatees and to dispose of the same according to the laws of the State of Alabama.
I hereby appoint David Lockhart and John H. Lockhart his son executors to this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal April 12th 1854.
John Hardy (seal)
Test: David Watson, Nash Sledge, A.B. Bennett
The State of AL Russell Co.
Be it remembered that on this 18th day of Nov A D 1854 in the probate Court of said County personally came David Watson & Abijah B. Bennett tow of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will of John Hardy deceased who being duly sworn do depose and say that they each saw the said John Hardy sign seal publish and declare the same to be and contain his last will and testament on the 12th Apr 1854; that they each signed the same as witness in the presence of the said John Hardy and that they was the other witness sign the same as a witness in the presence of the said John Hardy and that the said John Hardy at the time of signing said will was of sound mind and that he executed the same without any fears threats or compulsion so far as they know or believe.
Sworn to 18th Nov 1854; David Watson, Thomas S. Tate, A.B. Bennett Judge of Probate
Father: William B. Hardy b: 1729 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Mother: Sarah Sowell b: 1733 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ward b: 1773 in Bertie County, North Carolina, child of Thomas Ward and Pheraby Hill
- Married: 15 NOV 1798 in Bertie County, North Carolina
Hugh Hollingshead Hardy Marriage 1 Elizabeth Hunter
- not proven Sarah Hardy b. 16 January 1807 South Carolina married Osey Langley in Monroe GA 1826 or 27 and moved to Tallapoosa then Tuscaloosa AL.
Marriage 1 Charlotte Vincent
Children
David Ward Lockhart b: 20 JUL 1800 in Augusta, Lincoln County, Georgia married Pheraby Hardy
Joel Leslie Lockhart , Junior b: 6 JUN 1802 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia married Eleanor Hardy
Mary Vincent Lockhart b: 29 MAY 1804 married William W. Hardy
1840 Dist 577, Monroe GA
Emaly Hardy with 6 young ones. 1 boy 5-9, 2 girls 5-9. 2 girls 10-14. 1 girl 15-19
William W. Hardy age 40-49
1850: Division 60, Monroe, Georgia
Richard Hames 79 NC
Mary A Hames 76 NC
Rebecca Cane 67 NC
Elizabeth Hardy 76 NC wife of John Hardy of Bertie NC, Lincoln GA and Russell AL
1850: Division 60, Monroe, Georgia
William Hardy 51 NC (married 26 Dec 1821 in Lincoln County, Ga)
Mary Hardy 46 GA (Mary Vincent Lockhart b 29 May 1804)
Caroline Hardy 30 GA
William Hardy 18 GA
Pheraby Hardy 8 GA
Absalom O Hardy 7 GA
Martha Hardy 5 GA
Shaslot Lockhart 74 NC (Joel Leslie Lockhart, also spelled Lockett 1775)
1850 District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Osey Langley 40 SC
Sarah Langley 38 SC (she is really 43)
Mary A Botton 23 AL (1827) is this a widowed daughter or Sarah´s sister
Sarah A Langley 21 AL
Elizah M Langley 17 AL
Julia Langley 16 AL married a Burnes
no name male Langley 14 AL
Ann Z Langley 13 AL
William Langley 10 AL
Matilda Langley 9
Margarett F Langley 5
Eli V. Langley 3
Emily Langley 1
(Larry Hellums- 2010-01-28 Eli Von Langley born 14 April 1846 - 18 Oct 1929 married Eamely Searcy Langley 10 Oct 1844 - 28 Jan 1923 children William O. Langley 29 Aug 1876 - 10 Sep 1964 Sarah Bennett Langley 5 Sep 1881 - 19 Feb 1957 are all buried in the Poplar Springs Cemetery, Calhoun Co., MS)
This must be a cousin yet he is born in Pennsylvania:
This must be a cousin yet he is born in Pennsylvania:
1850: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Osey Langley 50 Penn.
Catharine Langley 43 SC
Pricilla Langley 16 AL
Thomas F Langley 14 AL
Adaline Langley 12 AL
John O Langley 10 AL
William M Langley 8 AL
Isham Langley 6 AL
Luanna C Langley 4 AL
Luanna C Langley 4 AL
Martha F Langley 11 months AL
1850: Township 21, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Elijah Harden 75 SC farmer
Sarah Harden 65 SC
Elizabeth Harden 48 SC - related to Sarah "Hardy" Langley- see 1870 census Tuscaloosa
Caroline Harden 21 SC
same page
James Langley 35 SC
Ruthy Langley 35 SC
William Langley 14 AL
Pickens Langley 12
David Langley 9
Dick Langley 7
Angona Langley 5
1860: Redbone, Monroe, Georgia
Post Office: Culloden
Jasper Hardy 35 GA (1825) overseer on the Smith plantation
Margaret Hardy 21 GA
John Hardy 5 GA
Adora Hardy 1 GA
1860: Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Post Office: North Port
Post Office: North Port
Osey Sanders 44 SC Sanders is a census taker mistake
Sarah Langley 53 SC
Sarah Langley 28 AL (she is 31?)
Haynnah (Julianah?)Langley 21 AL
Wm Langley 19 AL
Mary Langley 16
Grey K Langley 14
Ely V. Langley 12
Mely Langley 11 (Emily)
George W Langley 8
John R Langley 7
Greare W Langley 4
1870: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Post Office: Northport
Post Office: Northport
Sarah Langly 63 SC
Margaret Langly 23 AL
George Langly 18 AL
Julia Burnes 31 AL
James Burnes 11 AL
Elizabeth Hardin 69 SC boarder (sister ?)
Looking for a Macon Co GA connection and Russell Co AL where John Hardy died-
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Macon, Alabama; Roll M432_9; Page: 263; Image: 143.
1850 District 21, Macon, Alabama
Household Members: Name Age
Peter S Harlspela 23
Janantha Harlspela 25
John B Harlspela 17
James M Harlspela 13
Sydna Harlspela 7
Hannah E Hardy 14
Mary M S Hardy 12
John P Hardy 18
Charles C Hardy 3
these could be grandchildren of John Hardy who dies 1854 in Russell Co AL, supposedly at the home of a dau- was it really a son?
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in 1860 no more Hardy in Macon but one in Russell
1860: Beat 9, Russell, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Watoola
He could be the son b 1799 of John Hardy
Household Members: Name Age
William Hardy 44
Della Hardy 38
D A Hardy 18
John Hardy 15
Henry Hardy 13
William Hardy 12
Thomas Hardy 9
Mary Hardy 6
Stephen Hardy 3
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William HARDY
Birth: 1816 in North Carolina 1
Death: 1860 in Lee County, Alabama 2
Census: 1850 Russell County, Alabama
Census: 1860 Russell County, Alabama
PROP: 5 APR 1837 80 acres Watoola District Russell County
PROP: 5 APR 1837 40 acres Watoola District Russell County
PROP: 10 APR 1837 40 acres near Yuchi Creek in Southern Rusell County
Marriage 1 Debra PETTIS b: 1820 in North Carolina
Married: 10 SEP 1840 in Russell County, Alabama
Children
1. David HARDY b: 6 JUN 1839 in Alabama
2. Sarah E. "Sally" HARDY b: JAN 1842 in Russell County, Alabama
3. John E. HARDY , son of Wm. b: JUN 1844 in Russell County, Alabama
4. Henry HARDY , son of Wm. b: 15 OCT 1846 in Russell County, Alabama
5. William HARDY , son of Wm b: MAY 1847 in Alabama
6. James Thomas HARDY b: 9 JUN 1849 in Russell County, Alabama
7. Mary HARDY , Dtr of Wm b: 1854 in Alabama
8. Stephen P. HARDY b: DEC 1859 in Alabama
9. Baby HARDY b: MAY 1860
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Conclusion:
I have thought long and hard about this Sarah Hardy. Likelyhood is that her last name really was Hardy since in her pension application she states states under oath that she was not married before she married Osey Langley. So there are 4 possibilities that I can think of (there may be more) about why she wasn't mentioned in the will of the father of Charles and William Hardy- John Hardy in Opeleika AL.
1. Sarah was an orphaned Hardy cousin brought up as a sister to Charles and William and therefore wasn't mentioned in John Hardy's will.
2. Sarah was estranged from her father because of the circumstances of her marriage. In her pension application the interviewer calls her out on the fact that her Bible entry for her wedding date varies by a year from the date given by the Justice of the Peace who married her in Monroe GA. Her first child written in the Bible was born about 2 weeks later than the marriage recorded in Monroe GA. I believe she might have fudged in the Bible when it was written in in order not to be embarrassed about her having a child before she is married. She does agree and testify that indeed she was married in 1827 and simply "forgot" and I can't see that she would forget such a thing as her marriage and her first child. After awhile she stops recording children in the Bible- I think she is too busy and too tired and maybe doesn't even have anything to write with. After all I find evidence of at LEAST 19 children born to her. Perhaps her first child is another man's and Osey stepped up to save her from shame. Or it was his and when he came back from a trip to AL the baby had been born and he decided to do right by her.On the other hand the children's birth states are all given as Alabama from 1828 onward, yet she says she lived in Talbot Co GA after she was married and then went to Tallapoosa AL before going to Tuscaloosa AL about 1834. So why does she state all the children as being born in AL.
3. She is the daughter of William Hardy and Mary Cartledge and ended up at her brother (unknown Hardy and not Charles or William W.) but a brother Hardy who was not in the tax list because he didn't own any land yet or was there only briefly. The Hardy family from Edgefield including William Hardy and mary Cartledge moved down to Alabama starting about 1820 and rode back and forth between Edgefield. AT first they were in Lowndes and Montgomery Counties but then some moved up to Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa. That may be the connection between Sarah and all her children being born in AL even though she states she was living in :Talbert" GA. I think she means either Talbot Co GA or Talbert in Edgefield SC. So if some one can find evidence of one of these Hardy brothers in 1827 Monroe GA or nearby, it may solve the problem:
William Hardy's (wife Mary Cartledge) known children were
1. Sarah Hardy b: 1807 in Edgefield Co., SC
2. Robert L. Hardy b: 1811 in Edgefield Co., SC
3. John Hardy b: 1813 in Edgefield Co., SC married Eliza
4. Edmund C. Hardy b: ABT 1814 in Edgefield Co., SC
5. Ann Williams Hardy b 26 Jan 1816 Edgefield Co., SC d 21 Nov. 1852 married Boaz
6. Margaret Hardy b 12 May 1819 died 26 May 1833 in Dallas Co
7. Mary Hardy b 12 August 1821 AL d. 21 May 1865
8. poss. Arlitha who m Lewis L. Pearce, son of Moses
8. Martha Hardy b 1824 AL m. Peter Webster
9. Eliza Hardy AL b 1826
10. Caroline C. Jane Hardy b. 11 July 1828 AL died 12 Sept. 1856 married Joseph E.Cartledge (Mary´s nephew b. 5 MAY 1823)
11. Amanda Frances Hardy b 3 Jan. 1833 AL d. 5 May 1863
4. Most of all I realize that in his Will John Hardy only gave to his orphaned grandchildren, with the exception of Leslie who got his carriage. He didn't give to any child who was healthy and still had a husband or wife. He was protecting his grandchildren. So it is my opinion that Sarah Hardy is the daughter of John Hardy and his wife.
I am in total agreement with the forgoing analysis. Thank you so much for your objective discussion and help.
ReplyDeleteCharley C. Langley Jr.