Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: <1732> - (Chatham, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Nov 1752 - Chatham, Massachusetts 1
         Burial: in Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham 1
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death 1, 17 Nov 1759 in Chatham, Massachusetts
age 20.

Parents 
         Father: Nehemiah Harding (1707-1772) 2
         Mother: Priscilla Collins (Cir 1708-1801)



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Captain David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Mar 1762 - Billingsgate (Eastham), Massachusetts 3
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 Jan 1831 - Gorham, Maine 4
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: apoplexy 4

Parents 
         Father: David Harding (1732-1828)
         Mother: Sarah Brown (1734-1804) 5
Spouses and Children 
1. *Temperance Davis (11 Nov 1759 - 29 Aug 1810) 4 
       Marriage: 19 Aug 1781
         Status: 

2. Rebecca Davis (15 Jul 1766 - 18 Jun 1836) 4 
       Marriage: 1811 - (Maine)
         Status: 



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David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Oct 1812 - Chatham, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 
          Death: 13 Aug 1869 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Mulford Harding (1779-1845)
         Mother: Sally Young (1783-1858)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth C Holway (Est 1815 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1713 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 1 Nov 1713 - Truro, Massachusetts
          Death: Bef 1741
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Harding (1676-1741)
         Mother: Hannah Collins (1680-1724) 7
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joanna Treat (16 Jun 1714 -       ) 8 
       Marriage: 1 Feb 1733 - Truro, Massachusetts 9
         Status: 



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David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Jul 1729 - Eastham, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 1731 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Abiah Harding (1679-1743)
         Mother: Rebecca Young (1689-1764) 11
Notes
General:
death date is based on his brother David being born Jan 1, 1731/1732.

picture David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Jan 1732 - Eastham, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Mar 1828 - Gorham, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Abiah Harding (1679-1743)
         Mother: Rebecca Young (1689-1764) 11
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Brown (18 Jul 1734 - 4 Jun 1804) 12 
       Marriage: 29 May 1755 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Harding (1756-      ) 3
                2. Elkanah Harding (1759-1850) 3
                3. Captain David Harding (1762-1831) 3
                4. Jane Harding (1764-1845) 3
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sarah Brown)
settled in Gorham, 1789

picture David Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Jun 1796 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Feb 1874 - Hingham, Massachusetts 13
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Harding (1774-1821) 13
         Mother: Patience Mayo (1774-1823) 13 14
Notes
General:
David married Lydia Lane, Mar 7, 1824. She was d/o Rufus Lane and Betsy Marsh. He married Betsy T Tilden, Jun 1, 1829. She was d/o Jotham Tilden and Betsy Turner. 13

picture David B Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 Mar 1854 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 1900
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Jeremiah Bickford Harding (1812-1878) 16
         Mother: Ruth Harding Baker (1814-After 1880)



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David B Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Jun 1845 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Feb 1851 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Jeremiah Bickford Harding (1812-1878) 16
         Mother: Ruth Harding Baker (1814-After 1880)
Notes
General:
epitaph:
"Sweet dying boy with thee this life is o'er
Earth's checkered scenes will nere disturb thee more
Called by thy Father to enjoy his love
Thy soul finds rest in that bright worls."

picture David Cole Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Sep 1903 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 20
        Baptism: 
          Death: Jul 1968 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 031-01-6349 in Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Solomon Lewis Harding Jr (1860-1939)
         Mother: Martha Eva Cole (1869-1921) 21
Spouses and Children 
1. *Esther F Burst (1906 -       )
       Marriage: 18 Sep 1926 - Walpole, Massachusetts
         Status: 

2. Gladys M Whippen (1919 -       )
       Marriage: 21 Apr 1937 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Janice Amy Harding (1956-      ) 23
                2. Joyce Helen Harding (1938-      ) 24
Notes
General:
of Wellfleet, 1937

picture Deborah Jennie Harding 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Oct 1838 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 25
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Jan 1910 - Newton, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Henry Harding (1791-1864)
         Mother: Deborah Atwood (1798-1870) 26
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Cole Wiles (May 1831 - 23 Feb 1895) 27 
       Marriage: Abt 1860 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Wilton Linwood Wiles (1861-1939)
                2. Etta E. Wiles (1865-1953)
                3. Mary S. Wiles (1867-1885) 28
                4. John Cole Wiles Jr (1871-1949)
Notes
General:
Newton (MA) Graphic, Jan 7, 1910. p.2
The death of Mrs. Deborah J. Wiles occurred last Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Valentine, of Langley Road, of pneumonia. The deceased was 72 years of age and only ill for a few days. The funeral services were held from her late home yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Dr. Charles M. Melden officiating. The body was shipped to Wellfleet for burial.
["Valentine" is incorrect. "Ballentine" is correct. Newspapers are poor sources for accurate records.]
Marriage Notes (John Cole Wiles)
Deborah Harding was living with her parents at the 1860 census.

1880 US census, South Wellfleet:
house 90, family 109:
John C Wiles, 49, fisherman, unemployed 5 months in census year
Deborah Wiles, 41, wife, keeping house
Wilton L Wiles, 18, son, at school
Etta E Wiles, 14, daughter, at school
Mary S Wiles, 12, daughter, at school
John C Wiles jr, 9, son, at school

Deeds in Research Notes.

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picture Desire Harding 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Apr 1729 - Chatham, Massachusetts 30
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Amaziah Harding (1692-1760)
         Mother: Bethiah Hawes (1701-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Matthias Taylor (15 May 1734 - 1811)
       Marriage: 3 Aug 1747 - Chatham, Massachusetts 31
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Bethiah Taylor (1748-      )
                2. Hannah Taylor (1750-      )
                3. Elizabeth Taylor (Est 1753-      )
                4. Desire Taylor (Est 1756-      )
                5. Mathis Taylor (Cir 1766-1844)



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Desire Harding 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 16 May 1799 - Harwich, Massachusetts 32
        Baptism: 
          Death: 13 Dec 1857 - Chatham, Massachusetts 32
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Harding (1772-      ) 32
         Mother: Desire Gould (1773-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Josiah Mayo (13 Sep 1795 - 20 Aug 1874) 32 
       Marriage: 1820 - Chatham, Massachusetts 32
         Status:
Notes
General:
The source says she was born in Brewster, but that wasn't split legally from Harwich until 1802.
Marriage Notes (Josiah Mayo)
At the time of the marriage, Josiah was living in Chatham, and Desire in Brewster.
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picture Dinah Harding 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1701 - Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Jan 1779 - Chatham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Harding (1667-1745)
         Mother: Dinah Hedges (1673-1739)
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Young (20 Mar 1695 - 20 Apr 1788)
       Marriage: 1722
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Prence Young (1723-      ) 33
                2. Ruth Young (Cir 1726-1795)
                3. Zipporah Young (1730-1815) 33
                4. John Young (1733-      ) 33
                5. Jedidah Young (1738-      ) 33
                6. Isaiah Young (Cir 1743-      )
                7. Priscilla Young (Cir 1751-After 1823)

2. William Baker (8 Jan 1694 - Jan 1719)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
stone:

Here lies the Body of
Mrs DINAH YOUNG
Wife of
Mr JOHN YOUNG
who died Jan'ry 3d 1779
in the 79th Year
of her Age 1

picture Earl Raymond Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Mar 1924 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 35
        Baptism: 
          Death: 8 Sep 2000 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 029-14-8514 in Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Earl Raymond Harding Sr (1899-1964) 34
         Mother: Celia Allen Frazier (1906-1975) 34 36
Spouses and Children 
1. *Marion Elizabeth Sylver (11 Sep 1929 -       ) 34 
       Marriage: 7 Jun 1951 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 37
         Status: 



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Earl Raymond Harding Sr 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Nov 1899 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 38
        Baptism: 
          Death: 5 Jan 1964
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Solomon Lewis Harding Jr (1860-1939)
         Mother: Martha Eva Cole (1869-1921) 21
Spouses and Children 
1. *Celia Allen Frazier (8 Oct 1906 - 30 Jan 1975) 34 36 
       Marriage: 30 Sep 1923 - Pocasset (Bourne), Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Earl Raymond Harding (1924-2000) 34



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Ebenezar Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Jun 1749 - Eastham, Massachusetts 39
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Harding (Est 1700-1761)
         Mother: Elizabeth Young (1711-After 1761) 40



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Ebenezer Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Jan 1728 - Eastham, Massachusetts 41
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: James Harding (1702-1732)
         Mother: Mary Nickerson (1701-1776) 42
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lidea Brown (Est 1728 -       )
       Marriage: 1744 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status:
Notes
General:
Unlike his brothers and cousins, Ebenezer received nothing from his grandfather Amaziah's estate. 42
Marriage Notes (Lidea Brown)
"January 14th 1743/4 then entred the Intentions of Ebenezor Harding and Lidea Brown both of Eastham to proseed in marriage" 43

picture Ebenezer Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Jul 1712 - Eastham, Massachusetts 44
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Josiah Harding (1669-1752)
         Mother: Hannah Welch (Est 1675-      )



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Ebenezer Harding 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Oct 1750 - Eastham, Massachusetts 45
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Feb 1832
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Harding (1725-      )
         Mother: Sarah Smith (1725-1791)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Apphia Rogers (4 Sep 1754 - After 1832)
       Marriage: 24 Dec 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Polly Harding (1789-1852)
Notes
General:
Eben died in Tolland, Mass or Tolland, Conn.
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Sources

1 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

2 genforum.genealogy.com, /harding/messages/539.html, 7/7/1999.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:7. David & Sarah Harding family.

4 Hugh Davis McLellan, Katherine B. Lewis, History of Gorham, Maine (1908. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, Printers [online]), 559-60.

5 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 89 (MD17:30). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

6 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 142.

7 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 10 (MD3:230).

8 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 8.

9 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 24.

10 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 58.

11 Rootsweb.com, sprin (Leilani Spring).

12 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 89 (MD17:30).

13 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), Patience (Joshua6, Isaac5, Theophilus4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, John1).

14 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), (Joshua6, Isaac5, Theophilus4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, John1).

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2:39.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:77.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 8.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:172. The children of Jeremiah B. and Ruth H. Harding.

19 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), David B. Harding stone. row 7, lot 61. age 5 yrs 6 1/2 mos.

20 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1903 births.

21 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 24. Solomon L. Harding family.

22 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1937.

23 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1956.

24 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1938.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:112. The children of Henry & Deborah Harding.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:70. Harding and Eunice Atwood family.

27 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.)

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), deaths 1859-1807, page 29.

29 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, US house 90, family 109. LDS p 117D.

30 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 8.

31 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1.

32 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001).

33 Andrew P. Langlois, Descendants of John Young of Plymouth and Eastham. part 2 (2006. Mayflower Descendant 55 (1): 29-52).

34 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot A20. Earl R. & Celia E. Harding family.

35 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1924.

36 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1906. Births.

37 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1951.

38 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1899. Births.

39 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 84 (MD16:199).

40 John D. Austin, Mayflower Families through Five Generations (1992. Plymouth MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants), MF6:314-315.

41 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 84 (MD16:198).

42 John D. Austin, Mayflower Families through Five Generations (1992. Plymouth MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants), MF6:156-157.

43 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 151 (MD29:14).

44 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 21.

45 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 119 (MD24:41), 174 (MD33:13).

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