Joseph Hardin, Sr.

Joseph Hardin
Nickname(s)	The Colonel
Born	April 18, 1734 Henrico County, Virginia
Died	July 4, 1801 (1801-07-05) (aged 67) Hardin Valley, Knox County, Tennessee
Allegiance	French-Indian War  United Kingdom War of Independence  United States
Service/branch	Light Cavalry, Militia, Minutemen
Commands held	Against Native Americans: Cavalry Captain, 1776 North Carolina Light Horse Rangers Colonel, 1784-1788 –NC Militia for the ‘Western Counties' (now Tennessee); and Franklin Against Britain: Major, 1775-1776 –NC Minutemen, Tryon County Lieutenant Colonel, 1776-1784 –NC Militia
Battles/wars	Wars: French-Indian (Seven Years) War American War of Independence Important Battles: Battle of Ramseur's Mill, June 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, October 1780
Awards	Land Grants totaling 8,400 acres (34 km2).
Relations	Spouse Jane Gibson possible liaison with Jean McAfee Family Lost three sons battling Native American allies of Britain
Other work	Political: Assemblyman and Provincial Congressman, North Carolina Colony Co-founder and Speaker of the House, State of Franklin Speaker of the House, Southwest Territory Philanthropy: Trustee of Greeneville (Tusculum) College; Civic: Justice of the Peace; several terms/locales Hardin County, TN named posthumously for him.

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Colonel Joseph Hardin, Sr. (April 18, 1734 – July 4, 1801) Hardin was an Assemblyman (Provincial Congressman) for the North Carolina Colony. During the War for Independence, as a member of the militia from Tryon County, Hardin fought the Cherokee allies of Britain along the western frontier and was a signatory of the Tryon Resolves. Later in the war, having taken his family over the Appalachian Mountains to the Washington District for safety against the advance of the Red Coats out of South Carolina, Hardin joined the Overmountain Men. He saw action at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill and the decisive Battle of Kings Mountain. Following the peace with Britain, Hardin was a co-founder and second Speaker of the House for the State of Franklin; and an Assemblyman in the Southwest Territory before its statehood as Tennessee.

Joseph Hardin was born the spring of 1734 in Henrico Co., Virginia Colony in an area several years later to be encompassed by the fledgling town of Richmond at the Falls (now Richmond), Virginia Colony.

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