A major source for much of my [J.M.Brown] data is from the 1925 edition of "THE HARDINGS IN AMERICA" compiled & edited by Wilber J. Harding and printed by Harding Printing Co. of Keystone, Iowa. This book is in my library.

Pages 93 through 100 refer to Amos Harding.

Hardings in America pg94: "Grandfather used to tell me stories of earlier days as a settler in the wild woods of Ohio. He personally knew Johnny 'Appleseed' Chapman, and Captain Pipe, an Indian Chief, and had entertained them at his log cabin."

pg99: "The true origin of the 'Nigger' story".
"I am going to tell you the facts regarding the 'Nigger Story', which developed during the recent presidential campaign. The story as I will tell it is authentic for I had the facts as related from Grandfather, Uncle Billy, Uncle Salmon and Uncle Chauncey, long, long years before the malicious scandal appeared in public."
"In Susquehanna Co.,Pa., where the Hardings lived previous to their coming to Ohio, there also lived a man of revengeful, malicious nature; he had a quarrel with one of his neighbors - not a Harding - and out of revenge he girdled all the trees in this neighbor's orchard, which of course, ruined them. The act was a criminal one, and for fear of punishment he fled from the country, and as there was no telegraph and no railroads in those days it was easy enough to escape and lose oneself in the wilderness."
When great, grandfather, Amos Harding came to Ohio he saw a clearing with a log cabin in it, and going up to it to make inquiries he was surprised when the door opened and there stood the criminal who had fled from Pa. When this man found that his identity had been discovered he threatened Amos that if he told on him he would kill him. Knowing the revengeful and criminal nature of the man, Amos assured him he did not want trouble and he could rest easy, as he would not inform on him."
"Time passed,...... Amos' corn crib kept missing corn and he finally caught this same person filling his sack with corn. This person put out the story about Harding's being part negro then became frightened & sold out leaving Ohio. This story didn't die and anytime there was a dispute the story would be fired up..."(Helen Harding Meredith, Santa Ana, Ca. Mar1923)

On 21 Aug 1784 in Wyoming Valley, Luzerne Co., PA, Amos Harding married Phoebe Tripp, a daughter of William Tripp & Sarah Slocum. Phoebe was born 17 Aug 1767 in Orange Co., NY. There are 17 known children for Amos & Phoebe.
Abigail; Lydia; Georg Tryon; William Tripp; Ruami; Salmon E.; Mordecai Rice; Welthy; Ebenezer Slocum; Benjamin Franklin; Huldah; Hilah; John; Chauncey C.; Jemima; Joseph; Mahala;

The Harding family belonged to the Baptist Church.
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Amos Harding was a son of Abraham Harding Jr. [born 14 Apr 1744 in Waterford, New London Co., CT - died 22 Oct 1815 Luzerne Co., PA] & his wife, Hulda Tryon [born 8 May 1743 Waterford, New London Co., CT - died 1812 Luzerne Co., PA]
The birth and death data for Abraham Jr. is taken from SAR #39844-Membership Application dated 18 Oct 1929 for John Bartlett Meserve through the Oklahoma Society, branch of Sons of American Revolution.
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In reference to the identity of Amos Harding's parents:
In Jan 2018, I was contacted by Laurie Keller[aka Laurie Kirby] through Find A Grave.Com. Ms Keller is a FaG contributor and her ID #47378512.
Ms. Keller informed me that there were two men named AMOS HARDING, close in age and other descriptives and that they were frequently confused with each other. She assured me that the Amos Harding buried in Blooming Grove Cemetery and subject of this Memorial, is a son of Ebenezer Harding & his wife, Huldah Tryon. I have verified Ms.Keller's sourcing and while details seem to confirm this data, I'm presently uncomfortable in fully accepting the info. Further research is necessary, but until I am 100% convinced, I will hesitate adjusting this memorial.
Following is Ms. Keller's message to me:
"There were at least two Amos Hardings who were close contemporaries. This Amos Harding was the third son of Ebenezer Harding and his wife Huldah Tryon. The Harding Family in America has several errors which have been widely repeated and thus spread everywhere. Ebenezer and Huldah Tryon married in CT in 1760 and had twelve children (the last one stillborn). The names and dates of all those children appear in "Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, excerpted and reprinted 1985 by the Genealogical Publishing Company". Volume 2, p. 237.
I have been trying for some time to sort out another Harding-Tryon marriage which may or may not involve the other Amos Harding, but so far with little luck. The Abraham Harding you have linked this to was a Quaker in Pennsylvania, but sadly the records do not say what his wife's maiden name was, though apparently her first name was Huldah (thereby leading to so much confusion). Please feel free to contact me if you want further information or other sources.
Contributor: Laurie S Keller (AKA Laurie Kirby) FaG ID#47378512"
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I welcome comments from descendants and researchers. Jeanie Brown; FaG ID#47731202