Joseph Harding

     Joseph was born in 1629 in Northamptonshire, England. He was the son of Joseph Harding and Martha Doane. Joseph married Bethia Cooke, daughter of Josias Cooke and Elizabeth Ring, on 4 April 1660 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ Joseph and Bethia had children: Martha [12/13/1662] [ m. 2/19/1682 Samuel Brown], Mary [8/19/1665], Joseph [7/08/1667] [m. Dinah Hedges], Josiah [8/15/1669] [m. Hannah Welch], Maziah [11/01/1671] [m. Hannah Rogeres], John [10/09/1673-6/14/1697 [m. Susanna]], Nathaniel [12/25/1674] [m. 3/20/1700 Hannah Collins], Joshua [2/15/1676] [m. 6/26/1702 Sarah Smith], Abiah [1/29/1679] [9/24/1713 Rebecca Young] & Samuel [9/01/1685] m. 8/28/1707 Elizabeth Eldred. Joseph departed this life after 31 May 1687 in Plymouth.