Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hardin[1, 2, 3]
1803 - 1878 (75 years)-
Name Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hardin Born Jan 25, 1803 Franklin county, Georgia, USA 
Gender Male Died Apr 20, 1878 Liberty, Liberty county, Texas, USA Notes - "He moved to Texas in 1826 and served under Stephen F. Austin against the Fredonian Rebellion of 1827. Hardin, who discontinued writing his first name in later years, was one of the Hardin brothers who, with their father, escaped into Texas after their feud with a prominent family in Maury County left two dead. Because their adversaries held various offices there, including one who was prosecuting attorney, the Hardins thought they would not receive a fair trail for murder; nevertheless, the Tennessee governor managed to have Franklin arrested and held at La Bah?a (present Goliad), Texas, but when Tennessee officers failed to come for him, he was released, and he and his brothers were free to continue their services in Texas. .... He was first lieutenant of infantry and fought in the siege of Bexar under Col. Francis White Johnson. Hardin served as a lieutenant in Capt. William M. Logan's company until June 1836. He carried the San Jacinto victory dispatch for Sam Houston to the United States border. Between July 7, 1836, and October 7, 1836, he was captain of a newly organized company and joined an expedition against the Indians. Hardin was put in charge of guarding Mexican officers interned at his brother's plantation until they were repatriated in 1837. He was Liberty county surveyor (1838-45) and served as colonel of the Second Brigade of the Texas militia (1842-43). In 1839 he was appointed postmaster by Sam Houston and moved his family from his plantation north of Liberty to a house in town, known as Seven Pines, where he lived with his wife and six children and a slave known as Aunt Harriet. Harriet had moved to Texas with the Hardins in 1826 and lived to be nearly 100 years old."
( http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhadp )
Person ID I26007 mykindred Last Modified Jul 18, 2013
Father Swan Hardin, b. Mar 10, 1773, Johnston county, North Carolina, USA , d. Jul 27, 1829, Liberty, Liberty county, Texas, USA (Age 56 years) Mother Jerusha Blackburn, b. Dec 07, 1773, South Carolina, USA , d. Dec 28, 1840, Liberty, Liberty county, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) Married Jan 27, 1795 Franklin county, Georgia, USA Family ID F9462 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Cynthia A. O'Brien, d. Y Married Aug 15, 1839 Liberty, Liberty county, Texas, USA Children 1. Kaleta Hardin, b. May 31, 1840, Liberty county, Texas, USA , d. Y2. Judge William Frank Hardin, b. May 02, 1841, Liberty county, Texas, USA , d. Apr 05, 1908, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)3. Camilla Gertrude Hardin, b. Jun 01, 1843, Liberty, Texas, USA , d. Jun 03, 1927, Dallas, Dallas county, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)4. Christie O'Brien Hardin, b. Feb 27, 1846, Liberty, Texas, USA , d. Jan 13, 1867, Liberty, Texas, USA (Age 20 years)5. Cynthia Ann Hardin, b. Sep 27, 1848, Liberty, Texas, USA , d. Y6. Helen Berwick Hardin, b. Apr 08, 1854, Liberty, Texas, USA , d. Mar 05, 1914, Fort Worth, Tarrant county, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)Family ID F9465 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "He moved to Texas in 1826 and served under Stephen F. Austin against the Fredonian Rebellion of 1827. Hardin, who discontinued writing his first name in later years, was one of the Hardin brothers who, with their father, escaped into Texas after their feud with a prominent family in Maury County left two dead. Because their adversaries held various offices there, including one who was prosecuting attorney, the Hardins thought they would not receive a fair trail for murder; nevertheless, the Tennessee governor managed to have Franklin arrested and held at La Bah?a (present Goliad), Texas, but when Tennessee officers failed to come for him, he was released, and he and his brothers were free to continue their services in Texas. .... He was first lieutenant of infantry and fought in the siege of Bexar under Col. Francis White Johnson. Hardin served as a lieutenant in Capt. William M. Logan's company until June 1836. He carried the San Jacinto victory dispatch for Sam Houston to the United States border. Between July 7, 1836, and October 7, 1836, he was captain of a newly organized company and joined an expedition against the Indians. Hardin was put in charge of guarding Mexican officers interned at his brother's plantation until they were repatriated in 1837. He was Liberty county surveyor (1838-45) and served as colonel of the Second Brigade of the Texas militia (1842-43). In 1839 he was appointed postmaster by Sam Houston and moved his family from his plantation north of Liberty to a house in town, known as Seven Pines, where he lived with his wife and six children and a slave known as Aunt Harriet. Harriet had moved to Texas with the Hardins in 1826 and lived to be nearly 100 years old."
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Sources - [S575] Gedcom - Jackson-Henkle, Barbara.
- [S577] Handbook of Texas OnLine.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/RR/frhnw.html - [S1071] Gedcom - Fulwiler Clark, Claudia.
- [S575] Gedcom - Jackson-Henkle, Barbara.
