Hardin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Hardin surname who came to North America were:

Hardin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Ann Hardin, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 6
• Win Hardin, who landed in Virginia in 1657 6
• William Hardin, who settled in Virginia in 1663
• John Hardin, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 6
• Will Hardin, aged 24, who landed in Maryland in 1684 6

Hardin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Jonathan Hardin, who landed in Virginia in 1724 6

Hardin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• William Hardin, aged 58, who arrived in New York in 1812 6
• Patrick Hardin, who landed in Arkansas in 1877 6
• Mike Hardin, who arrived in Arkansas in 1886 6

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hardin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Thomas Hardin, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752

Hardin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Anne Hardin, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1830

• Ty Hardin (1930-2017), born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr., an American actor, best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 Western television series Bronco
• Paul Hardin III (1931-2017), American academic administrator, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1988-1995)
• Irving Wayne Hardin (1926-2017), American football player and coach, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013
• Melora Diane Hardin (b. 1967), American actress and singer, known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on Monk
• James Timothy "Tim" Hardin (1941-1980), American folk musician and composer, best known for his song "If I Were a Carpenter"
• Glen Dee Hardin (b. 1939), American piano player and arranger, known for his work with Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, and Ricky Nelson
• Jerry Hardin (b. 1929), American actor, best known for his role as the character Deep Throat in the series The X-File
• Stephen L. Hardin (b. 1953), American historian and author
• Brigadier-General Thomas Oates Hardin (1894-1968), American Commanding Officer Central Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command (1945) 7
• Charles Henry Hardin (1820-1892), American politician, 22nd Governor of Missouri (1875-1877), co-founder of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, eponym of Hardin, Missouri
• ... (Another 53 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

• Thomas and Polly Hardin and Their Descendants by Robert Allen Hardin.
• Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families: Our Ancestors and Their Descendants, Including Adams, Andrews, Bachelder, Bartlett, Boulter, Brewer, Brown, Hinkley, Howard, Huntington et al by Hugh Albert Johns.