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Charles HARDY (1775-1850) m. (1) Mary Polly Cooley (1772-1792); (2) Rachel PARSLEY (1777-1850)
s/o Joseph Hardy (1750-1831) m. Margaret MACKENZIE (1758-1828)
1-d/o unknown
2-d/o John Parsley (1754-1810) m. Hannah ISBELL (1755-1812)

1772 Mary Polly Cooley born

1775 Charles HARDY born at Henry, VA [oldest of 7 children] [CHARLES HARDY (Hardie) b. 4/7/1772 Lunenburg Co. VA, m. 5/2/1793 Henry Co. to Rachel PARSLEY. They resided in Henry Co. and had a son, CURTIS HARDY b. c1804 m. Mary BOCOCK. Other children of this family "may" have been: Thrashley, Owen, John b. 1809, and Joseph. Curtis resided in Henry Co. - his descendents resided in Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Co.] [one source says 7 Apr 1772 Lunenburg, VA

1777 Rachel PARSLEY born at Henry, VA [4
th child of 11; 2nd dau]

1783 dau Catherine HARDY born at Williamsburg, James, VA; married William Green MAUPIN on 31 Jul 1804 at Henry, VA

1788 dau Bethenia Hardy born at VA

1790 Census

7 Mar 1791 Charles HARDY and Mary Polly Cooley married at Wythe, VA [no children] [Early Wythe Co Virginia Marriages 1791-1798, performed by Daniel Lockett (doc)

1792 Mary Polly Cooley died

1793 son Threshly Hardy born at Henry, VA; married Frances Daniel on 31 Jan 1816 at Henry, VA

3 Feb 1793 Charles HARDY and Rachel PARSLEY married at Henry, VA [one source says 5 Feb as marriage date] [1793 Marriage Register Index]

1800 Census

1800 son Joseph Lewis Hardy born at Wythe, VA; married on 3 Apr 1830 at Henry, VA

1800 dau Nancy Hardy born at Henry, VA

1802 Charles Hardy on Henry Co VA Tax List (doc)

1803 Charles Hardy on Lunenburg Co VA Tax List (doc)

1804 son Curtis Hardy born at Henry, VA; married Polly Hardy (Mary Bocock)

1809 son John Hardy born at Henry, VA; married Martha Sarah Pedigo on 24 May 1827 at Henry, VA

1817 dau Elizabeth Hardy born at Henry, VA; married William Jones

1810 Census

1820 Census

1830 Census

1840 Census

1850 Census

1850 Charles HARDY died at Henry, VA

1850 Rachel PARSLEY died at Henry, VA