Sir John Hardy

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Sir John Hardy and Mary Stanley

Relationship: 10 Great Grand Father

*Sir John Hardy - Born bfr 1510 in Wetwang, York, England.  Died abt 1546 in London, England. Sir John Hardy married Mary STANLEY (b. 1506 the daughter of George Stanley (Lord of Strange) and Joan (Jane) of Knockin Strange, the daughter of John le Strange (Lord of Strange)) about 1525 in England.   Sir John and Mary Had ** Children

Michael Hardy - Born 1530 Bedfordshire, England Died 1565 Bedfordshire, England

John - Born

William - Born

Notes:  In mid 1500 Sir John DeHardy was Lord Mayor of London. He was descended from Sir John DeHardy of Bedfordshire and Lady Margaret, d/o Michael de la Pole, a younger s/o the Earl of Suffolk.  Sir John, Lord Mayor, m. Lady Mary deStanley, whose ancestry included lords, ladies, the Duke of Earl & of Westmoreland. Through their parentage on the distaff side, the Hardys could thus trace their lineage to King Edward.  Sir John DeHardy, Lord Mayor of London, thus gave the future Hardys of this Union claim to royal blood, no matter how distant & diluted. ("Our Fathers' Fields" by James Everett Kibler, 1998 [A Southern Story])