Parrott Mewborn Hardy Sr.

Brief Life History of Parrott Mewborn

When Parrott Mewborn Hardy Sr. was born on 17 January 1810, in Greene, North Carolina, United States, his father, Lemuel Hardy III, was 30 and his mother, Annie Mewborn, was 22. He married Sarah Martha "Sallie" Aldridge in 1842. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Kinston Township, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States in 1840. He died on 20 September 1866, in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Parrott Mewborn Hardy Sr.
1810–1866
Sarah Martha "Sallie" Aldridge
1818–1883
Marriage: 1842
Mary Ann Hardy
1843–1868
Susan Elizabeth Hardy
1844–1863
Parrott Mewborn Hardy Jr.
1846–1908
Martha Caroline Hardy
1847–1926
William Aldridge Hardy
1848–1902
Lemuel Mewborn Hardy
1849–1913
Levi Sutton Hardy
1852–1883
Jesse B. Hardy
1853–1854
James "Jim" Riley Hardy
1856–1886
Sarah M Hardy
1858–1882
Ann Eliza Hardy
1860–1860
Julia Eliza Hardy
1861–1885

Sources (13)

  • Parrott M Hardee, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Parrott Hardy, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Parrott Hardy in entry for James Hardy and Barbara Wiggens, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (7)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.

Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.

Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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