Abraham Harding
b. 14 June 1720 ---------- d. 1806


Taken from Ancestry.com
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
HARDING, Abraham
Birth Date: 1720 Birth Place: Rhode Island
Volume: 72 Page Number: 124
Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.
( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for
the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 6 Oct 1924, 1501

 
 
 
 
               
 
 
 
                         
 
               Abraham moved to Waterford, CT with his father's family
               in 1732.(Source: Harding, Wilber J. (1925).  The 
               Hardings in America.  The Harding Printing Company,
               Keystone,Iowa.)
 
               Abraham and Anna moved to (Minnisink) Orange County,
               New York circa 1761 to a fertile area nine miles east
               of the present Fort Jarvis (previously Deer Park).  
               Abraham soon made his mark as a prosperous farmer and 
               leading citizen.  He was elected as highway master and
               fence viewer.  During the Revolution, Abraham served as
               a Second Lieutenant in the Continental Army, and after
               the war was raised to the rank of Captain (1786), and 
               later Second Major in the State Militia (1794).  For 
               the remainder of his life, he preferred to be addressed
               as "Major."
               (Source: Russell, Francis (1968). The Shadow of 
                Blooming Grove: Warren G. Harding in His Times. McGraw
                Hill, New York, page 17.)
 
               After Anna passed away, the Major moved to Susquehanna
               County, PA to live with his grandson, Amos.
               (Source: Harding, Wilber J. (1925).  The Hardings in
               America.  The Harding Printing Company, Keystone, Iowa.)
                   
               There was a question of an Abraham married to a Mercy 
               Vibber but my finding showed looking at the diary of 
               Joshua Hempstead New London Ct.Vital Statistics on 
               Rootsweb that the entry accually reads Abraham Harden 
               and Mary Vibber Sept.12,1734.I do not beleave this is
               our Abraham.
 
               The US GenWeb Project Orange County,New York
               1775 Assessment Rolls put Abraham in Orange 
               Co. NY in proximity of the Dolsons. 
               The accual record indicates they were both in 
               district 10 which is discribed as rich Dolsentown
               neighborhood,comprising most of the town of
               Waywayanda,perhaps extending Eastward across 
               Wallkill and excluding a portion of the preasant 
               territory of Goshen,also extending Westward to 
               include any settlers North and Northeast portions 
               of Greenville.
 
 
 
 
 
                     I have not confurmed this yet.
               Abraham is named as executor of James Dolson 
               estate. (brother of Anna). (Source: James Dolsons Will)
                                        
Abraham Harding b.1720