John_Hais_Hardee_Sr.
John Hais Hardee Sr.
Colonel in the Continental Army
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. Initially a private, he was promoted to colonel.[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.[4]