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- ?Widow Harding? was assessed 9s in the tax list for Plymouth on 25 Mar. 1633.(3) Martha died in 1633 in Plymouth and left an estate worth only £20. 18s. 6d. She left the care of her young son Joseph to Dea. John Done who also probably took care of John as well:
?John Done presented an inventory of the goods & chattels of Martha Harding, deceased, who, in the behalf of her son, was allowed the administrator of the said Martha.? (1)
?A true Inventory of the goods & Chattels of Martha Harding deceased? by James Hurst ffr Cooke & John Done? the 28th Octobr Ano Reg Domini Carol 8th [1633]?
Impr. 2 Gownes 02 10 00
It 1 Coate & Apron 01 08 00
It a pcell of smale [ ] 02 08 00
It a glasse 00 01 00
It 2 p of sheets 00 16 00
It 2 aprons 00 04 00
It 2 pillow beers 00 03 00
It 9 napkins & a smalle cloak 00 05 00
It 5 towels 00 02 00
It a [ ] 00 06 00
It a kettle & a skellet 01 01 00
It a fire [ ] & [ ] 00 01 06
It a cloake 00 05 00
It [ ] 00 09 00
It 3 [ ] 00 05 00
It 1 [ ] 00 01 06
It a peere 00 12 00
It Joyners tooles w other [ ] 00 13 00
It a little kettle & an old pan & [ ] 00 06 06
It corne 01 05 00
It a sow 20s/ swine [ ] 06 00 00
It a sow 02 10 00
Summe 20 18 06
Martha Harding debits
To mr Done [ ] & disbursed for [ ] the sum of 09 09 01
It owing to divers psons in [ ] or smale pcells 04 00 00
It more to per usbands brothers in Engl to one eight pounds to another
9£ to another 3£ Suma 20 00 00?
This Martha Harding dyed w/out a will leaving one son in the custody of Mr John Done the administrator of the said Martha? (2)
The ?Suma? at the end of the tabulation concerns the debts which she still owed from her husband. It appears that she owed £33.9s.1d. so her estate was insolvent. Given the joyners tools in the inventory I suspect that was her husbands trade. Why were they so much in debt? It doesn?t appear that they owned any property to explain the debt. They owed money to folks in England. Was this for their transportation over here? Some of the debt seems to be to his brother in England. Too bad they didn?t write down their names and where they lived! Joseph and Martha both died so young? leaving two little boys orphans? a sad story and one I would love to know more about.
Much of this document is difficult to read. I am usually quite good at deciphering 17th century hand writing, however, this one is a challenge! So I've uploaded the original record? have a go at it! If anyone can figure out the rest of the document, let me know as perhaps it will fill in some holes in the information on this family.
Issue-
? I. John- b.c.1625, m. _____ Hurst
? II. JOSEPH- b. 1629 Plymouth, m. 4 Apr. 1660 Eastham, BETHIA COOKE (b.c.1640, d. 17 Oct 1673 Eastham), d. 31 May 1687 Eastham
Ref:
(1) The Hardings in America- A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Harding, of England, Born A.D.1567- Wilbur J. Harding, Harding Printing Co., Keystone, Iowa, 1925- pp.21-2 quoting Plymouth Colony Records- Vol. I, p. 18
(2) Plymouth Colony Probate Records- Vol. I, fol. 4
(3) Plymouth Colony Records- Vol. I, p. 11
John Doane born abt 1590 died 1685 per inventory of his estate , at best, could be Martha's brother.....NOT father. Dates prevent this connection
Martha Doane Harding
BIRTH 1612
Shropshire, England
DEATH 28 Oct 1633 (aged 20?21)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL Unknown
MEMORIAL ID 34694507 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 24
Born by about 1612, based on estimated date of marriage (and probably some years earlier). Came to Plymouth Colony with her infant son in 1632. Died in Plymouth between 25 March 1633 (tax assessment) and 28 October 1633 (administration of estate).
Married by about 1632 _____ Harding, who presumably died in England before his widow and son sailed for New England.
Their only known child: JOSEPH, b. by 1632; m. Eastham 4 April 1660 Bethiah Cooke, daughter of JOSIAS COOKE .
It is likely that Martha Harding was sister to JOHN DOANE , who administered her estate and took her son, Joseph, into his household after her death. Joseph Harding was complained of on 3 June 1652 for "carrying an Indian's gun unto the smith to be mended in his uncle's name," and it is assumed by some that the uncle mentioned here would be JOHN DOANE .
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project
Family Members
Parents
John Done
1575?1629
Dorothy Wilbraham Doane
unknown?1635
Siblings
Photo
John Doane
1590?1685
Anna Doane Twining
1600?1680
Half Siblings
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Mary Done Crewe
1604?1690
Children
Joseph Harding
1629?1685
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1600 - 1633 (~ 33 years)