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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. The book "History of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641-1868…," by Rev. E. B. Huntington (A Corrected Reprint of the 1868 Edition, 1979), p. 53:
"HARDY, RICHARD, was here in 1650, and gave name to the low grounds just west of our harbor, which are still known as "Hardy's Hole." He married, probably, Ann Husted, whose daughter Mary, was born April 30, 1659. He is probably the one who in 1639 was living in Concord. In 1683, he gave his son Samuel a house and land. In his will, on record at Fairfield, he makes bequests to his daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson, Hannah Austin, Susanna Sherman, Sarah Close, Ruth Mead, and Mary and Abigail. He was a man of some distinction, representing the town three times in the State General Court. He was declared freeman of the Connecticut Colony in 1662. Robert Hardy was a landholder here in 1650."
2. The book "Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich with Genealogical Notes …," by Spencer P. Mead with the assistance of Arthur S. Kimball (Camden, Maine; Picton Press), pp. 518-19:
"THOMAS2 CLOSE, above referred to, is the ancestor of the Close family in Fairfield County, Conn., and also of Westchester and Dutchess Counties,. N. Y., where many of his descendants settled. His will is`dated Dec. 30, 1708, and probated in 1709; executors, wife Sarah and son Joseph; mentions the following children: 3 Sarah, 3 Hannah, 3 Thomas, decd (and his three children), 3 Joseph, 3 Benjamin, 3 Elizabeth, 3 Ruth, 3 John, and 3 Lydia.
Sarah3, b. Dec. 10, 1670.
Hannah, b. March 12, 1672, m. in 1696, Johannes Luqueer of Newtown, L. I.
Thomas, b. Dec. r6, 1674, d. in 1707, m. Feb. 1703, Hannah Knapp, and had: [Lists three generations of descendants.]
Joseph, b. Nov. 20, 1676, d. Oct. 4, 1760, m. in 1701, Rebecca Tompkins, b. in 1679, d. Nov. 13, 1761, and had … [lists descendants; I did not copy any pages beyond 519.]"
3. The book "Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich with Genealogical Notes …," by Spencer P. Mead with the assistance of Arthur S. Kimball (Camden, Maine; Picton Press), pp. 517-18:
"GOODMAN1 CLOSE, b. about 1600, in County York, England, m. Elizabeth ___, b. about 1606, in England, came to America about 1642, and finally settled in Fairfield, Connecticut, where Goodman Close died in 1653. His widow afterwards married George Stuckey, and died in Stamford, Connecticut, Sept. 4, 1656. Her children by her first husband were:
-Hannah2, b. about 1632, m. June 9, 1657, Joshua Knapp, and after his death she married John Bowers.
-Joseph, b. about 1634, d. without issue before 166o.
-Thomas, b. about 1637, m. Sarah, daughter of Richard and Ann (Husted) Hardy, in 1669, he d. in Greenwich, in 1709.
Mary, b. about 1640, living April 15, 1725, m. June 25, 1668, Samuel Holly."
4. The book "The Early Settlement of Stamford, Connecticut 1641-1700…," by Jeanne Majdalany, pp. 164-65:
"HARDY, Richard - d1683, m1653 Ann Husted (bc1623, d1707, d/o Robert).
Richard Hardy was in Concord in 1639 probably. He was in Stamford by 1650 and lived on the north side of East Street. A place west of Mill River was named Hardy's Hole after him. He served as a deputy to the Connecticut Assembly three times. Descendants:
A. Sarah - m1669 Thomas Close.
B. Susannah - m Edmund Sherman.
C. Hannah - M by 1682 John Austin.
D. Samuel - b1656, ml 1686 Rebecca Hobby (bc1669, d/o John), m2 1693 or 1698 Rebecca Firbush.
1. Rebecca - b1687.
2. Hannah - b1693.
3. Samuel - b1699.
4. Daniel - b1701.
5. Phinehas - 1704.
E. Elizabeth - m ___ Pearson or Parsons.
F. Ruth - m1681 John Mead.
G. Mary - b1659, d1716, m1688 David. Clason.
H. Ann -.
I. Abigail -."
BIRTH:
1. Father Richard Hardy came from Concord to Stamford by 1650. Her birth is estimated as being age 19 or older at time of marriage. No existing birth record has been found to date.
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Bef 1650 - 1725 (> 75 years)
