Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Hardwick was born in 1755, in Henrico, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Hardwick, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Jones, was 20. She married Richard Melear in 1775, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Will of Robert Hardwick Sr.
Spouse and Children
1754–1817 Male
1755– Female
Children (9)
about 1773– Female
1775– Male
1777–1836 Female
1779– Male
1779– Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1720–1784 Male
1735–1820 Female
Siblings (10)
1753–1830 Male
1755– Female
1757– Female
1765–1818 Male
1765– Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 3
1776
Age 21
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 31
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): habitational name from Hardwick Hall in Ault Hucknall (Derbyshire) or any of numerous other places called with Old English heorde-wīc ‘herd farm’ (from heord ‘herd’ + wīc ‘specialized farmstead’), such as Hardwick in Yorkshire, Warwickshire, and Cambridgeshire, and Hardwicke in Gloucestershire and Shropshire.
Americanized form of German Hartwig .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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