General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> Capt.
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Sr.
---Emigrated from England to Virginia before 1666. Lived i
n 'The Old House', Isle of Wight County, VA. Inherited th
e famous Hardy Mill in 1632.
---The Families of John Sr. and Jr. Hardy
---Source: LDS: Marriage - Isle of Wight Co., VA
---Source: Paul & Dorothy Tobler
"JOHN HARDY of Bedfordshire, England was born about 1613 an
d died 1676 in Isle of Wight Co., Va. He came from Englan
d to Virginia in 1647 as a boatswright, and was granted 1,1
50 acres of land in Isle of Wight County. He was a prominen
t, influential citizen and churchman. He was married in 163
2 in England to Olive COUNCIL."
---Source: Land Patents, Isle Of Wight Co., VA - 55 17 Ju
l 1648 VPB 2 p147; 500a of Land Lyeing on the Easterly sid
e of Lawnes Creek Exte
---Source: Bob Newsome
Land Patents for JOHN HARDY:
5 Jun 1666- JOHN HARDIE, 1150 acres, Isle of Wight Co., VA
, adjoining Mathew
Tomlin's "old land" and Wm. Westwary. (Patent 5, pg. 669)
21 Sep 1674- JOHN HARDIE, 1390 acres, Isle of Wight Co., VA
, adjoining Mathew
Tomlin's "old land" and Wm. Westray. (Patent 6, pg. 521)
("Colonial Families of the Southern States of America", b
y Stella Pickett Hardy, p261-262)
---John Hardy’s will was dated 7 Oct 167(6), and probate
d 9 June 1677. In this will he named his wife, Alice, his d
aughters, Olivia Driver, Lucy Council and Deborah; his gran
dchildren, Hardy Driver and others; also his sons-in-law Gi
les Driver, Hodges Council, Robert Burnett and William Mayo
.
WILL OF JOHN HARDY
In the name of God Amen, I John Hardy of the Lower Parish i
n Isle of Wight Co, VA,
being sick in body but of perfect memory, praised be Almigh
ty God for the same, do make this my last will and testamen
t in manner and form following:
Imprimis. I do hereby comit my soul to my God and Savior Je
sus Christ through whose merritts I hope to obtain eterna
l salvation, and my body to be buried in a decent manner.
Secondly. I give and bequeath my dau. Olive, the wife of Gi
les Driver, a parcel of land in the woods, being a part o
f a divident lying on the Northwest side of the
swamp by the house Eastward to the Procoson running up th
e side of the Said swamp and running Westerly up along b
y a branch on the other side of the house to another littl
e branch called the Miory Branch and so extending to the bo
unds of Matton Comlin's Market, and Wm. West on the other s
ide, being a part of a divident of land I took up by patten
t which parcel of land I do hereby freely give unto her an
d such heirs as she shall be leased to give it to, lawrull
y begotten of her body and their heirs forever.
Item. I give to my dau. Lucy Councill the wife of Hodges Co
uncill one tract of land
on the Southeast of the said Branch or swanp that the forme
r land is joyned unto, extending in its full bounds to th
e line of Wm. West's and so running up the Pocoson to the s
aid parcel of land. I do freely give and bequeath to her an
d to any of her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and t
o theirs forever.
Item. I give my dau. Debora Hardy one parcel of land lyin
g and being about the house, beginning at the swamp formerl
y spoken of and running down the swamp to Wm. West's line a
nd so along the said line till it comes to Matton Comlin'
s Cross and so along the said Comlin's line till it meets t
he land of my said daughter Olive Driver, which said parce
l of land with the houses and edifices thereon now standing
. I do freely give and bequeath unto her and either of he
r heirs lawfully begottne of her body and their heirs forev
er. But in case my said dau. Deborah Hardy should happen t
o dye without any issue lawfully begotten of her body tha
t then my will is and I do freely give the said tract of la
nd with the houses and edifices aforesaid unto my grandchil
d Hardy Drive Drive the daughter of Giles Driver and to eit
her of her heirs forever.
Item. My will is and I do hereby ordain