Elizabeth Harding was born about 1565, in Bratton, Wiltshire, England as the daughter of John Harding, I and Mrs John Harding. She married Sir Henry Marten MP about 1585, in Bratton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 19 June 1618, at the age of 54, and was buried in St Mary's Church, Longworth, Berkshire, England.
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A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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