Robert Hardy

Abt 1634 - Bef 1688  (< 54 years)

• Name	Robert Hardy
  Birth	Abt 1634	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	17 Sep 1656	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Merchant burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted. Servant to Alexander Robertsoun
  Residence	1657	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	1682	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Merchant
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Fractioner
  Property	6 Jul 1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Confirmation by Robert Burnett of Lethenty to Robert Hardy of Aberdeen, merchant, for 1/128 of 1/24 share of East New Jersey
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
  Title Suffix	of South River  [6, 7]
  Name	Robert Hardie  [1, 7]
  Residence	8 Dec 1684	Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA   [8]
  	When he wrote a letter to his son John, merchant in Aberdeen
  Occupation	1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Planter
  Will	5 Sep 1687	South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Executor: son Alexander. Witnesses: Peeter Dassigny, William Moore, Peter Sonmans. Sons John and Robert to inherit land should they take possession within 6 years.
  Death	Bef 9 Jul 1688	South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  Probate	9 Jul 1688	South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Origin	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I45020	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	father Hardie
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Donaldson,   b. 1634, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1687 (Age < 52 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1657	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. John Hardy,   b. 1660, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Hardy,   b. 1668, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Hardy,   b. 1661, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Isabell Hardy,   b. 1670, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elspet Hardy,   b. 1659, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1688 (Age < 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Jeane Hardy,   b. 1658, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1688 (Age < 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William Hardy,   b. 1663, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 8 Dec 1684, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age < 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1634 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted. Servant to Alexander Robertsoun - 17 Sep 1656 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - 1657 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 14 Apr 1657 - Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - 1682 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Residence - When he wrote a letter to his son John, merchant in Aberdeen - 8 Dec 1684 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA Will - Executor: son Alexander. Witnesses: Peeter Dassigny, William Moore, Peter Sonmans. Sons John and Robert to inherit land should they take possession within 6 years. - 5 Sep 1687 - South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 9 Jul 1688 - South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 9 Jul 1688 - South River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p58. [S3636] New Spalding Club, Aberdeen Burgess Register p52. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Ellon 192/30 24. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p79. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 324 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p103. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p210. [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p443.