Display Patriot - P-346425

Henry HARDESTY

SAR Patriot #: P-346425

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Private / Scout / Soldier

DAR #: A050125

Birth: 16 Jan 1765 / / MD
Death: 21 Feb 1857 Lexington / / KY

Qualifying Service Description:

Henry Hardesty served as a private and a scout in Fayette County, Kentucky, running messages between Bryan’s Station Fort and Lexington. He fought and survived the Battle of Blue Licks, August 9, 1782. Henry also was a private in The War of 1812 serving under Captain Samuel Harrison’s Company, He fought and survived “The Battle of the Thames” on October 5, 1813.

Spouse: Sally Dikes
Children: Henry; Nancy; Lucretia;

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Burial:

The Lexington (aka Lexington) Cemetery_(C-0373876)

Location:

Lexington / Fayette / KY / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1605234

Grave Plot #:

Section: D, Lot: 17 W Part, Grave: 1

Grave GPS Coordinates:

38.057217 / -84.508650

Find A Grave Memorial #:

40110707

Marker Type:

N/A

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

20 Aug 2023

Comments:

Family Monument and Individual Stone laying on the ground.
Henry Hardesty was reinterred in Lexington Cemetery on 19 Aug 1865.
No SAR Marker allowed without Deed Owner'd permission.
Photo and GPS coordinates courtesy of Patrick Wesolosky, Lafayette Chapter, KYSSAR.

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

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Author: Amelia Wisner

Henry H. Hardesty was born January 16, 1765, in Calvert County, Maryland. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Hardesty and Elizabeth Hance.

Henry was married to Sarah Sally Dykes on July 22, 1803, in Fayette County, Kentucky (bond on file at the Fayette County Court House). They were the parents of 12 children. Henry lived long enough to be listed on the 1850 Fayette County census in District 2 with his wife and the 2 youngest daughters living at home and a son living in the next household.

Henry Hardesty passed away February 21, 1857. Following the burial of his wife at The Lexington Cemetery, he was re-interred there on August 19, 1865, Section D, Lot 17

Courtesy of Amelia Wisner, Lexington Chapter, Kentucky DAR

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