Sarah (Pickering) Hardy

Family

Sources

1. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), HARDY (dunhamwilcox transcription): "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11." Same parents block: Sarah (Feb. 25, 1708-09), Seeth (Feb. 7, 1712-13), Joseph (at Haverhill, Sept. 14, 1716), John (Sept. 4, 1718), Mary (Nov. 5, 1719), Lydia (Oct. 1, 1722), Ruth (Jan. 4, 1725).

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), HARDY (dunhamwilcox transcription): "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11." Same parents block: Sarah (Feb. 25, 1708-09), Seeth (Feb. 7, 1712-13), Joseph (at Haverhill, Sept. 14, 1716), John (Sept. 4, 1718), Mary (Nov. 5, 1719), Lydia (Oct. 1, 1722), Ruth (Jan. 4, 1725).

2. Salem VR Vol. II Births (1918), PICKERING: "Sarah, d. John, jr. and Sarah (Burrell), July 25, 1686. CT. R." (other Sarahs b. 1703-4 and 1711 too young for the 1707 marriage). Salem VR Marriages: "Joseph [Hardy], and Sarah Pickering, June 25, 1707." Birth of daughter Martha: "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11."

   Salem VR Vol. II Births (1918), PICKERING: "Sarah, d. John, jr. and Sarah (Burrell), July 25, 1686. CT. R." (other Sarahs b. 1703-4 and 1711 too young for the 1707 marriage). Salem VR Marriages: "Joseph [Hardy], and Sarah Pickering, June 25, 1707." Birth of daughter Martha: "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11."

3. Ellery & Bowditch, "The Pickering Genealogy" (1897), Vol. I: "1-70. II. 1. John Pickering [John 1-70. I. 1], probably born in Salem, died in Salem. A farmer." "1-70. I. 1. John Pickering, the founder of the Pickering family in Salem, was born in England, in 1615, according to a record made in the family Bible of his grandson John Pickering ... living in Salem in the early part of the year 1637" (town grant Feb. 7, 1637 "Jn°. Pickering, Carpenter granted to be inhabitant"). Will of John Pickering of Salem, dated 30:5m:1655, proved 1:5m:1657: "I bequeath to my son Jn° Pickeringe two parts out of my estate ... I bequeath to my son Jn'than one part and halfe ... the other pt & halfe to my wife Elizabeth ... I make my beloued wife Elizabeth & my sons John and Jonathan my Executrix & Executors." "1-70. I. 1. Elizabeth ... the wife of John Pickering, probably died in Salem." "Of their children, but four are known to us: John, and Jonathan, and two named Elizabeth." Matches john-pickering-lt-bsb (Lieut. John; will 1694 names wife Alice and eldest son John).

   Ellery & Bowditch, "The Pickering Genealogy" (1897), Vol. I: "12-47. IV. 2. Sarah Pickering (John 1-70. III. 1), born in Salem, baptized there Feb. 6, 1688-9, died in Salem. She and her husband, Joseph Hardy, were among the thirty-six members of the First Church who formed the East Church"; "1-70. III. 1. John Pickering [John 1-70. II. 1], born in Salem, died in Salem. A farmer ... selectman in 1710, 1716, and 1717 ... representative ... 1714 and 1716"; "1-70. III. 1. Sarah Burrill, the wife of John Pickering, born in Lynn, died in Salem." Peirce Family Record: "Sarah Pickering was a daughter of John Pickering of Salem, (1658-1722".

4. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), HARDY (dunhamwilcox transcription): "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11." Same parents block: Sarah (Feb. 25, 1708-09), Seeth (Feb. 7, 1712-13), Joseph (at Haverhill, Sept. 14, 1716), John (Sept. 4, 1718), Mary (Nov. 5, 1719), Lydia (Oct. 1, 1722), Ruth (Jan. 4, 1725).

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), HARDY (dunhamwilcox transcription): "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11." Same parents block: Sarah (Feb. 25, 1708-09), Seeth (Feb. 7, 1712-13), Joseph (at Haverhill, Sept. 14, 1716), John (Sept. 4, 1718), Mary (Nov. 5, 1719), Lydia (Oct. 1, 1722), Ruth (Jan. 4, 1725).

5. Salem VR Vol. II Births (1918), PICKERING: "Sarah, d. John, jr. and Sarah (Burrell), July 25, 1686. CT. R." (other Sarahs b. 1703-4 and 1711 too young for the 1707 marriage). Salem VR Marriages: "Joseph [Hardy], and Sarah Pickering, June 25, 1707." Birth of daughter Martha: "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11."

   Salem VR Vol. II Births (1918), PICKERING: "Sarah, d. John, jr. and Sarah (Burrell), July 25, 1686. CT. R." (other Sarahs b. 1703-4 and 1711 too young for the 1707 marriage). Salem VR Marriages: "Joseph [Hardy], and Sarah Pickering, June 25, 1707." Birth of daughter Martha: "Martha, d. Joseph and Sarah (Pickering), Feb. 26, 1710-11."