John Hais Hardee Sr. (November 4, 1747 – April 3, 1809)[1][2] was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
[3] In recognition of his services, the State of Georgia granted him 1,360 acres (550 ha) of land in Camden County in 1786, on which he built the Rural Felicity Plantation.
His father, the son of Anthony Hardee and Evelyn Dulverton,[5] was one of the founders of Pitt County, and was also colonel in the American Revolutionary War.
[7] One of his children was John Hais Hardee Jr., who became a major in the United States Army during the War of 1812.
[2] He was interred in the family burial ground at the Rural Felicity Plantation.