Joseph Hardin Sr.

Joseph Hardin
BornApril 18, 1734
Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
DiedJuly 4, 1801 (1801-07-05) (aged 67)
Hardin Valley, Knox County, Tennessee
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchNorth Carolina Militia
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Battles / wars
RelationsJane Gibson, wife
Other work

Joseph Hardin Sr. (April 18, 1734 – July 4, 1801) was an Assemblyman (in the Provincial Congress) for the Province of North Carolina, and was a signatory of the Tryon Resolves. Early in the War for Independence, as a member of the militia from Tryon County, Hardin fought the Cherokee allies of Britain along the western frontier. Later in the war, having taken his family over the Appalachian Mountains to the Washington District[1] 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.

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