The son of Solomon Strickland and his wife Amy Pace.

He married about 1805, Jackson Co., GA to Priscilla Strickland, his first cousin, daughter of Jacob Strickland Jr. and Pricilla Taylor Young.

1840 census Jackson Co., GA, p. 37
Hardy Strickland 0000100100000-11110001000
One male age 50-59; b. 1780-1790 [Hardy]
One female 50-59; b. 1780-1790 [Priscilla]
One male 20-29; b. 1810-1820 [Ansel]
One female 15-19; b. 1820-1825 [Ansel's wife?]
One female 10-14; b. 1825-1830
One female 5-9; b. 1830-1835
One female 0-4; b. 1835-1840

Priscilla died in 1841 and Hardy married second on 6 Oct 1842, Jackson Co., GA to Elizabeth King. She apparently died before 1850:

1850 census Jackson Co., GA, p. 44
[living with the John Hambrick family]
Hardy Strickland, 67, farmer, $5,000 real estate, born NC
25 slaves

Hardy married third on 3 Nov 1850, Jackson Co., GA to Mrs. Martha DeFoor [b.c. 1817, Fulton Co., GA]. She died sometime between 1853 and 1860:

1860 census, Jackson Co., GA, Jefferson Post Office, p. 219, 451-444
Hardy Strickland, 77, farmer, real estate $5,000, personal property (slaves) $11,150, born NC
Josaphen, 7, GA
Elizabeth Defur, 25, GA (apparently a stepdaughter)

In 1870 census, Hardy was living with his son Jacob:

1870 Census Jackson Co., GA, p. 382
Hardy Strickland 87 M W retired from business NC
Jacob 60 M white farm labor GA
[also a black family living and working in household]
Rachel 55 F black keeps house GA
Mary 20 F black without occupation GA
Dallas 16 M black farm labor GA

According to researcher Marianne Matkin, Hardy's son Madison wrote the following about his father, nicknamed "Devil," in a letter dated 25 February 1871:
"Father has not been able to walk for some two weeks from a violent pain in one of his legs. His curseing apparatus appears to be in fine running order...he has a good appetite but it seems that his food instead of going to support his earthly tabernacle is convirted into Dams, God Dams, Hellfire and other little simple phrases of a similar nature."

Hardy's tombstone appears to claim that he died age 92, but the census reports consistently put him at born in 1782 or 1783.

Contributor: Mary Ann (47818732) provides the following article:
"For eight generations, the Strickland family has made a mark on Old Homosassa"
By Nancy Kennedy, Chronicle Reporter, Jun 18, 2022, Updated Jun 20, 2022.
"In Old Homosassa, the Strickland family goes back eight generations to the 1830s, with the arrival of Hardy "Devil" Strickland.
In 1928, Henry Arthur Strickland, grandson of Hardy "Devil" Strickland, was the town constable in Old Homosassa.
Henry Arthur got into a scuffle with some strongmen and was shot by one of them.
Instead of going to the nearest hospital in Brooksville, Henry Arthur went to his brother Joe's house, got a pistol, went back and shot two of the strongmen, killing one, then later died himself."

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[Many details on children supplied by researcher William B. Craig]

Hardy Strickland's children with Priscilla Strickland:

1) Oliver Strickland, b.c. 1805; d. 1845, Forsyth Co., GA; (marker lost)

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2) Nancy Strickland, b. 1807; m. Edward Harrell 1800-1889; div'd Edward Harrell; she d. Visalia, CA.

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3) Talbot Strickland "Tolbert", b. 1808; he d. 1872 Forsyth Co., GA (marker lost)

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4) Henry Strickland, b. 1810, GA; m. 1st to Ann Eliza Smith [b. 1827; d. 1859; buried Macedonia, Cherokee Co., GA]; m. 2nd to Angeline __ [b. 1819 GA]; he d. in 1864, Cherokee Co., GA; buried Macedonia, Cherokee Co., GA.

According to W.B. Craig (Contributor 48316869), Henry was listed in Ophir, Cherokee Co., GA in 1850 and 1860. He was a widower as of 1860 with his five children in the household. After Henry's 1864 death , his orphaned children lived in Forsyth, Fulton, and other nearby counties. He should not be confused with the Henry Strickland who married Angeline Brooks and lived in Cobb, Jackson, and Madison Cos., GA.

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5) Madison Strickland, b. 25 Sep 1812, Jackson Co., GA; m. Harriet Allan [b. b. 24 Aug 1811, GA; d. 17 Jan 1895, Jackson Co., GA]; he d. 12 Sep 1895, Jackson Co., GA; buried Strickland Family cemetery.

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6) Ansel Strickland; b.c. 1814; he d. by 1850

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7) Jackson Strickland, b.c. 1816; he d. by 1850.

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8) Hardy Strickland, Jr. b. 26 Nov 1818, Jackson Co., GA; m. Elizabeth ___ [b. 1826, GA]; he d. 24 Jan 1884, Acworth, Cobb Co., GA; buried Liberty Cemetery, Cobb Co., GA.

1860 census, Cummings, Forsyth Co., GA, p. 516
H. Strickland, 42, $12,000 real estate, $22,000, b. GA
Eliza, 30, GA
Octavo, 4, GA
Judah, 1, GA
Yolanda Berdon?, 48, GA

1870 census, Acworth, Cobb Co., GA, p. 214
Hardy Strickland, 55, GA
Elizabeth, 35, GA
Octavia, 18, GA
Julia, 11, GA
Jefferson D., 8, GA
Louis, 6, GA

1880 census, Acworth, Cobb Co., GA, p. 3
Hard Strickland, 61, GA
Eliza, 50, GA
Octavia, 24, GA
Julia, 21, GA
Jefferson, 18, GA
Louis, 16, GA

Hardy Strickland, Jr.'s children:
i. Octavia Strickland, b. 1854, Forsyth Co., GA;
ii. Julia Strickland, b. 1859, Forsyth Co., GA;
iii. Jefferson D. Strickland, b. 1862, Forsyth or Cobb Co., GA
iv. Louis Strickland, b. 4 Forsyth or Cobb Co., GA

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