Person:Amaziah Harding (1)
Amaziah Harding
b.1 Nov 1671 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
d.5 Jun 1734 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Apr 1660
  1. Martha Harding1662 - Aft 1692
  2. Mary Harding1665 -
  3. Joseph Harding1667 - Bef 1745
  4. Josiah Harding1669 - 1752
  5. Amaziah Harding1671 - 1734
  6. John Harding1673 - 1697
  7. Joshua Harding1673/74 - Aft 1711
  8. Nathaniel Harding1677 - 1741
  9. Abiah Harding1679 - 1743
  10. Samuel Harding1683 - 1735
Spouse and Children
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m. 1690
  1. Hannah Harding1694 -
  2. Thomas Harding1699 -
  3. James Harding1702 - 1732
  4. Mary Harding1706 -
  5. Elisabeth Harding1708 -
  6. Phebe Harding1710 -
  7. Nathan Harding1711 -
  8. Cornelius Harding1716/17 -
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Facts and Events
Name Amaziah Harding
Alt Name Maziah Harding
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1 Nov 1671 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 1690 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Rogers
Death[3][4] 5 Jun 1734 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestral File Number GG85-T8
Reference Number? 6938

(A quick abstract from Ancestors, by Robert Clark McConnell)

"The Jurors of our Lord the King upon their oath present That Maziah Harding of Eastham ... malice forethought on the Eighteenth Day of July last at Eastham aforesd and assault on the Body of Hannah his then wife ... twisted the neck of the said Hannah and Dislocated the same, of which the said Hannah then Instantly dyed ... is Guilty ... said Maziah Harding shall suffer the pains of death." He was sentenced to the gallows and executed in the town of Barnstable on June 5, 1734.

A rootsweb posting provides an article from the Boston Weekly Newsletter dated 13 Jul 1733.

Robert Clark McConnell's website has a nice collection of depositions related to this case. (As the pagination changes occasionally, you may need to go to the top and look up Amaziah Harding in the list of individuals.)

References
  1.   page, Butler, Rogers of Ma, England 1222-1992. World Family Tree Vol 22 tree number 2535.
  2. ↑ Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant: An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy, History and Biography
    7:13.

    Maziah harding the sonne of Joseph harding was borne the first day of November in the yeare 1671 [footnote: the '1' was written over '3'.]

  3. ↑ General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. (New England - United States: General Society of Mayflower Descendants., Various)
    Vol. 2, pp. 155-167.

    executed for murder of his wife 5 Jun 1734

  4. ↑ The Amaziah Harding that d. Chatham 31 Mar 1760 is the nephew of this person, son of this Amaziah's brother Joseph Harding.
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