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tied in the latter part ui the sex enteeiith century in Northampton county, X'iry^inia. In 1706 he married Anne, widow of Joseph Preeson. and (huig-hter of Thomas IJrowne, oi Northampton countx. In 1713, having:: remoxed to I'hiladelphia, he sold his estate on Ilungar's creek. After that his public life belong-s entirely to Pennsylvania, lie died .August 4. 1741.

Hamilton, James, represented Loudoun c.>unty in the house of burgesses from 1758 to 1770. He accepted the of^ce of coroner and vacated his seat in the assembly.

Hammond, John, came to X'irginia in 1635, and settled in Isle of Wight county. After \'irginia sticcumbed to the rule of pc.rliament in 1652. he was expelled from the house of burgesses because of his strong royalist sympathies. In 1654 he left \ ir- gmia to reside under the goxernment of Lord Baltimore, in Maryland. He took sides against Bennett and Claiborne, and after the battle of the Severn in 1655, he fled to England. While there he wrote his ex- cellent treatise on the two colonies, \^ir- ginia and Maryland, wdiich he entitled 'T.eah and Rachel," dedicating it to his friends. Captain William Stone, of ^Maryland, and Dr. James Williamson, of Rappahannock. Lie later returned to Maryland, in which state he has been represented by prominent descendants.

Hamor, Thomas, brother of Captain Ralph Hamor, of the council, was at George Harrison's house, near W'arrascoyack, at the time of the massacre of 1622. He de- fended himself and escaped. But on Janu- ary 24, 1623, Harrison wrote that Thomas Hamor was very sick. He probably died soon after.

Hardiman, Francis, son of Colonel John llardiman ((]. wi, was burgess for Charles City count}- in 1718; justice of Charles City count}-, and died about 1741 when his will was admitted to probate. He married (first) Henrietta Maria, datighter of Ca])tain John Ta}lor, clerk in 1699 of Charles City, and v.ho died in 1707. He married (second) Jane Cross, widow of John Cross.

Hardiman, John, came from Bristol to \ irginia, and was a justice of Charles City county in 1699 and 1702; burgess for Prince George county in 1710; lieutenant-colonel of the militia, and died before 171 1. He married Mary, daughter of Colonel Francis p4)[)es, of Henrico cotint}-, and left issue — John, Francis, James, Littlel)erry and W^il- liam.

Hard-wick (Hardinge, Hardidge, Hard- age), William, was son of William Hard- wick, a tailor, prominent with his father- in-law^ Thomas Sturman. in the disturbances of Maryland. The son was a justice and lietitenant-colonel of militia in Westmore- land county and was a burgess in the assem- blies of 1686, 1688 and 1692-93. His daugh- ter and heiress, Elizabeth, was wife of Colo- nel Henry Ashton.

Hardy, George, came from Bristol, Eng- land to Virginia before 1636, when he is called "shipwright." In 1644 he patented 300 acres of land on Lawaie's creek. Lie had a noted mill on Lawne's creek, and its suc- cessor is still used. He was burgess for Isle Oi Wight in 164T, 1644. 1645, 1649 and 1652 His will, dated March 16, 1654, -was proved April 14, 1655, and by it he left his estate mainly to his "kinsman," George Hardy Jr., ancestor of Samuel Hardy, president of the continental congress, -who died in 1785.