HARDING: The Hardings in America. A genealogical register of the descendants of John Harding of England, born 1567. 1925By Wilber J. Harding Author's follow up to The Hardings, published in 1907. This work contains all the work of the 1907 book plus almost 20 years of additions and corrections. The Hardings in America. A genealogical register of the descendants of John Harding of England, born 1567. The branches descendant from Stephen Harding, the 'Blacksmith of Providence' who was a son of the original Richard of 'Bantry' the elder of the 'three immigrant brothers'