John Hais Hardee Sr.

Colonel John Hais Hardee Sr.
Born	November 4, 1747 Beaufort County, North Carolina
Died	April 3, 1809(1809-04-03) (aged 61) Camden County, Georgia, U.S.
Place of burial	Hull Cemetery, Camden County, Georgia, U.S.

John Hais Hardee Sr. (November 4, 1747 – April 3, 1809)[1][2] was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Initially a private, he was promoted to colonel.[3] In recognition of his services, the State of Georgia granted him 1,360 acres (550 ha) of land in Camden County in 1786, on which he built the Rural Felicity Plantation.[4]

Early life and career

Hardee was born in 1747 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, to John H. Hardee and Susannah Tyson. His father, the son of Anthony Hardee and Evelyn Dulverton,[5] was one of the founders of Pitt County, and was also colonel in the American Revolutionary War.[6] He married Caroline T. Aldrich, firstly, in 1770, then Elizabeth Burney.[7] One of his children was John Hais Hardee Jr., who became a major in the United States Army during the War of 1812.[8]

Death

Hardee died in 1809 in Camden County, Georgia,[9] aged 61.[2] He was interred in the family burial ground at the Rural Felicity Plantation.

References

1. Daughters of the American Revolution (1910). Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 29. Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 333.
2. American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States, 1888-1898. 1890. p. 128.
3. Daughters of the American Revolution (1921). Proceedings of the Continental Congress. p. 78.
4. Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. State Historical Association. 1906. p. 197.
5. Bond0007. "Col John H Hardee Sr & Susanna Tyson". Retrieved June 23, 2022.
6. King, Henry Thomas (1911). Sketches of Pitt County: A Brief History of the County, 1704-1910; Illustrations and Maps. Edwards. p. 225.
7. Thomasson, Curtis (May 4, 2019). "Hardy/Hardee family settled in Monroe County circa 1817". The Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
8. "MS 249". library.uncw.edu. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
9. Daughters of the American Revolution (1923). Lineage Book, Volume 66. Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 248.