Willis Barton Harmon

Notes:

Name: W B Harmon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Greenbriar, Independence, Arkansas, United States
District: ED 125
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 228
Sheet Number and Letter: 228B
Household ID: 11626776
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0047
GS Film Number: 1254047
Digital Folder Number: 005157265
Image Number: 00230


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
W B Harmon Self M 35 Tennessee, United States
H E Harmon Wife F 27 Missouri, United States
M M Harmon Daughter F 12 Missouri, United States
John J Harmon Son M 9 Arkansas, United States
Ch Ed Harmon Son M 7 Arkansas, United States
A R B Harmon Daughter F 5 Arkansas, United States
T J Harmon Daughter F 2 Missouri, United States

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWH-N3Z : 26 August 2017), T J Harmon in household of W B Harmon, Greenbriar, Independence, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 228B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0047; FHL microfilm 1,254,047.

end of census record

Willis married Hannah Elizabeth Dunkin in ~1866 in (Howell County, Missouri). Hannah was born on 5 May 1853 in Howell County, Missouri; died on 13 Jan 1915 in Gans, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma; was buried in Gans Cemetery, Gans, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dora Harmon was born in ~ 1867 in Missouri.
2. Martha Melissa Harmon was born in 1868 in Missouri; died in 1898.
3. John J. Harmon was born in 1871 in (Independence County) Arkansas.
4. Charles E(dward) Harmon was born in 1873 in (Independence County) Arkansas; died in 1918.
5. Jeff J. Harmon was born in 1875 in Arkansas.
6. A R B Harmon was born in 1875 in Arkansas.
7. T J Harmon was born in 1878 in Arkansas.
8. Henry Calvin Harmon was born in 1880; died in 1929.
9. Elsie Hanna Harmon was born in 1888; died in 1970.
10. Walter Barton Harmon was born on 22 Sep 1895 in Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas; died on 12 Jan 1960 in San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino County, California.

Notes:

Name: Leonard Harmon
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Bledsoe county, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: Tennessee
Household ID: 810
House Number: 810
Line Number: 3
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 870
GS Film Number: 24561
Digital Folder Number: 004191096
Image Number: 00267


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Leonard Harmon M 28 Tennessee
Mary Harmon F 26 North Carolina
William Harmon M 7 Tennessee
Willis Harmon M 5 Tennessee
Sarah Harmon F 3 Tennessee

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-RVV : 12 April 2016), Sarah Harmon in household of Leonard Harmon, Bledsoe county, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States; citing family 810, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

end of this census record

29 Jun 2008:

May have had a son, Leonard, b. 1822;1850 Bledsoe Census,p.109...DAH;
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/bledsoe/1850/indx-f-i.txt

Leonard 28 TN
Mary 26 NC
Sarah 3 TN
William 7 TN
Willie 5 TN

28 Jun 2009:

Have added Leonard as son to William. Refer to:

For a more complete registry of Leonard's issue, go to http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Amelia-G-Harmon/GENE7-0001.html

Descendants of Leonard Harmon


Generation No. 1


1. LEONARD1 HARMON was born Abt. 1821 in Bledsoe County, TN, and died Abt. 1872 in Howell County, MO. He married (1) MARY UNKNOWN Abt. 1842 in Tennessee. He married (2) AILA MINERVA MATNEY 23 November 1858 in Oregon County, Missouri.

Notes for LEONARD HARMON: Leonard was killed by night marauders in Missouri.

Notes for AILA MINERVA MATNEY:

There seems to be some question as to whether Minerva's last name was Matney or Batman; both families are well represented in Howell County, Missouri. "Batman" is the name given to me by Iva Harmon Click Stephens, her granddaughter. "Matney" is the name given on her marriage certificate. It is generally accepted that Minerva was at least 1/2 Cherokee Indian, tbat she was possibly the daughter of a Cherokee woman and an unknown soldier since she was born about 1834, at the time of the "Trail of Tears." After Leonard'd death, she married Isaac Green and had at least three children. According to her obituary, she died, blind, leaving a son and a daughter, also blind.


Children of LEONARD HARMON and MARY UNKNOWN are:

i. WILLIAM J.2 HARMON, b. Abt. 1843.

2. ii. WILLIS BART HARMON, b. Abt. 1845.

3. iii. SARAH SUSAN HARMON, b. Abt. 1850, Tennessee.

4. iv. JACOB BYRD HARMON, b. February 1851, Howell County, MO; d. 22 February 1930, Fulton County, AR.

v. RHODA E. HARMON, b. Abt. 1853, Missouri.
Children of LEONARD HARMON and AILA MATNEY are:

vi. JOSIAH E.2 HARMON, b. Abt. 1859, Howell County, MO.

5. vii. THOMAS LEONARD HARMON, b. 22 September 1863, Fulton County, AR; d. 17 January 1939, Howell County, MO.

6. viii. WILLIAM PUTMAN/PEYTON HARMON, b. 3 June 1873, Missouri; d. 10 January 1939, Howell County, MO.

13 Oct 2010




Thomas Key November 10, 2016 @ 6:59pm

You've got the right Harmon Joe! William Harmon born 1765 in North Carolina, died in Bledsoe TN 1840.

Wife Susan Wolfe 1784-1870,

children;

Mary "Polly" Harmon 1812-1897,
Leonard Harmon 1822-1872,
Jacob Byrd Harmon 1823-1894,
William Bartley Harmon 1826-1875.

Leonard moved to Missouri about 1850-51, after being married twice,once to Mary Poole, and then to Aila Minerva Matney/Batman, and he was killed in Howell Co. Missouri.

My 1st cousin Alice and I have been doing allot of research last couple of years.

Leonard is our great great grandfather on our grandmother Fannie Asmerine Heard's 1883 side, when Nancy Lou Harmon 1861, one of Leonard's 1822 children, married Thomas S. Heard!

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October 14, 2015:

I could not find any additional information for Leonard for 1860 or 1870...DAH

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A Family Interrupted: The Death of Leonard Harmon
A Family Interrupted: The Death of Leonard Harmon
By IB Hayes/Heard
It is commonly accepted that Leonard Harmon was born about 1821 in Tennessee. No birth records have been found or reported. Leonard was my 2nd Great-grandfather. Since early childhood my cousins and I were told the circumstances of his death. As an adult I questioned my mother and aunt further regarding the details and the story never changed. Upon researching our family tree, other versions were discovered that differed in some particulars but shared many similarities as well. The actual facts of what and when his death occurred will most likely remain a mystery as does many of his life facts in general. This is “our” family story, as well as a few recorded facts, and stories of others relating to Leonard's death.

According to my mother and aunt, Leonard had married a Cherokee woman and one night a group of vigilantes' drug him to death behind their horses because he had married an Indian. (Leonard's murder being motivated by his interracial marriage seems to be unique to our branch of Harmon's.) Upon his death, there was no way his wife (Aila/Minerva) could support and care for the children and she “sold some of them” to have food for the younger ones. There seemed to be no malice in their words. The tone of their story was “times were hard” and “that's what had to be done.” In later years, it was explained there was no work for women of that time and children were often indentured or sold when their family could not support them. My first cousins and I were consistently told our great grandmother, Nancy L. Harmon, was one of the children that were sold. It was also stated she was sold to a family “in town” who could not have children. There is no recollection of any other names being mentioned. It was said the children who were old enough to work, were sold to obtain money to feed the younger ones. No names or specific number of children was ever stated. It is unknown if my mother and aunt were told this directly from Ma Heard (Nancy) or if their mother (Fannie) relayed the story. Quite simply… this is what was always said. One cousin remembered being told Leonard's wife, (our Great-grandmother) was Choctaw.

The story passed down in another Harmon branch was the older children, born by Leonard's first wife, did not like Aila and tried take the children away. In 1870 these “older” children ages would have been approximately 17-26 years. It's conceivable these “older children” may indeed have fought to take their younger half siblings away from their step mother. The 1870 U.S Census record for Leonard, taken approximately two years before his death, has never been found or reported. That record would perhaps identify ALL children born by his second wife Aila. (AKA Minerva or Hanna.) Those children born after the 1860 Census, including Nancy L. Harmon, have been identified as “strays” or “possible children of Leonard” and have not been included on previously published Harmon Trees. It is not 100% clear where the two oldest, (William and Sarah Susan) were living at the time Leonard died. The 1870 U.S census reports a Sarah S; age 22 living with a 38 year old W. Harmon in Obion, Tennessee. If this is Leonard's oldest son and daughter there is an error in W's recorded date of birth and the reported Sarah S (on original page) could be a Sarah J and thus not be Leonard's children at all. If they are Leonard's children, their location could support family legends of disharmony between Aila and Leonard's older children. Based on children's birth dates it appears Willis Barton and probably Rhoda were married when Leonard died about 1872. Jacob Byrd Harmon has not been found on any 1870 census reports. Following the Civil War, he may have been helping his father on the farm as he did not marry until 1875. If the 1870 census is ever found, perhaps Jacob Byrd would be among listed family members. Records indicate IF the younger children were taken away from their mother, most did not stay with their older siblings very long. Based on 1880 Federal Census the younger children Nancy, Henry, and Newton, were living with other families. This would appear to support someone did sell or at least farm them out but “who” actually did it is left to family legends. In 1880 Nancy Harmon, 18 years old, is living with the Grooss family in Sisson, Howell County, Missouri. Thomas Leonard Harmon is 16 and living with his older sister Sarah S. who has married George Putman. This could have been the real fight as Thomas was old enough to be a big help on his mother's or sister's farm. Although Henry does not appear on published trees it seems he was Leonard's son based on a list found by our branch of Harmon's and apparently written by one of Nancy's grand children. (See Nancy's Media Gallery) The only census record found for Henry Harmon shows him to be 15 years old (in 1880) and living with the James Adams family #159 working as a laborer. Of special interest is that Aila has married an Isaac Green and lives one house away in # 157. Also with Aila is 7 year old William Harmon who is recorded as Isaac's “stepson.” It has been reported William was not Leonard's child but was accepted as a Harmon. Another possibility to consider is Aila/ Minerva was in the early stages of pregnancy when Leonard was killed. There is no specific date for Leonard's death. William P was born June 3, 1873 and IF full term would have been conceived about October/November 1872. No record beyond 1860 has been found for Aila's and Leonard's first born son Josiah E. It is possible he may have died before reaching adulthood. Again, the 1870 census for Leonard Harmon could possibly provide a clue. No records have been found that document anything about Aila's life before marrying Leonard in 1858, At best, the speculation regarding her premarital life appears to be based on unproven family legend and rumors. Aila was known by multiple names such as Hanna Bateman and Aila Minerva Matney which complicates the search. Hanna Bateman is the name of Nancy's mother given on her death certificate. Leonard Harmon is given as her father. According to the book “A Leonard Harmon Family Genealogy,” and other online trees, Aila was known in the community as Hanna Bateman.

Different versions of Leonard's death as previously stated have been found documented in family trees online. Other accounts have also been communicated by distant relatives met on Ancestry.Com. One story reported Leonard was working in his fields when the “Sheriff” shot him by mistake. Reportedly the sheriff thought he was an escaped convict. No details were provided so it is unknown if this may have been a local sheriff who should have recognized Leonard or perhaps a sheriff from Jefferson City where the Missouri State Penitentiary was located. Unfortunately no police or sheriff records exist for that time. Death records were not required in those years. Another story tells Leonard was shot in his field by “bushwhackers”. This is also plausible as there were certainly murderous roving bands in Missouri post Civil War. The real facts of Leonard's demise may be in an old Bible, diary, or passed to another relative that has yet to be discovered. Because no death records, obituary, or grave site has been found it is likely his death will remain a mystery until something more comes forth.
IBHayesHeard originally shared this to HayesNmore family tree
16 Oct 2015 story

Died:
Leonard was killed by night marauders in Missouri.

or

Different versions of Leonard's death as previously stated have been found documented in family trees online. Other accounts have also been communicated by distant relatives met on Ancestry.Com. One story reported Leonard was working in his fields when the “Sheriff” shot him by mistake. Reportedly the sheriff thought he was an escaped convict. No details were provided so it is unknown if this may have been a local sheriff who should have recognized Leonard or perhaps a sheriff from Jefferson City where the Missouri State Penitentiary was located. Unfortunately no police or sheriff records exist for that time. Death records were not required in those years. Another story tells Leonard was shot in his field by “bushwhackers”. This is also plausible as there were certainly murderous roving bands in Missouri post Civil War. The real facts of Leonard's demise may be in an old Bible, diary, or passed to another relative that has yet to be discovered. Because no death records, obituary, or grave site has been found it is likely his death will remain a mystery until something more comes forth.

Leonard married Mary Poole in ~1842 in Tennessee. Mary was born in 1824 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May 31st, 2019: Maiden name added by Thomas Key and confirmed by Alice Lancaster. "Poole" was cited in her daughter, Rhoda's, death notice

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: (1760-1770), North Carolina
• Alt Death: 1840, Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Notes:

I've been searching for William's antecedents for 29+ years and to no avail. I cannot connect him to any HARMON family. Read further as we have many clues...DAH

CENSUS: 1815 Tax List for Bledsoe, Tennessee listed a William Hamon. (Probably mispelled or error in translation.

1830 US Census William Harmon (60-70yrs) and his wife, Susan (40-50yrs) living in Bledsoe, Tennessee.

Children in the home are: 3 females (15-20yrs), 3 males (5-10yrs), 1 male (0-5yrs) and 1 female (0-5yrs).

BIRTH: As per 1830 US Census, William is 60-70yrs (1760-1770)

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----- Original Message -----
From: Classroomfurniture.com
To: fburris1@bellsouth.net
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 6:09 PM
Subject: HARMON


Hello Gloria. Ran across your inquiry from 2000 on the Genforum re Hiram HARMON. Have you had any luck with his pedigree. My HARMON progenitor was William, born circa 1800. He has issue named, 'Jacob' and 'Leonard'. Figure there must be a connection. Can you help? Thanks. David Hennessee

Tantalizing query...

http://genforum.genealogy.com/tn/messages/5688.html

HIRAM HARMON > NC.TN
Posted by: Gloria Fay Burris Date: January 13, 2000 at 14:54:09
of 30300

In search of parents/siblings of HIRAM HARMON. He was born abt 1804 Randolph Co NC & died before 1890 Campbell Co TN. He married October 25, 1828 Knox Co TN to Sarah "Sallie" YORK born abt 1801 Randolph Co NC & died before 1853 Campbell Co TN. Hiram fathered [11] known children by this union. He married 2nd, December 4, 1853 Campbell Co TN to Rebecca ROACH, [4] children.

"Vol 7, No 1, P. 15 of the Randolph Co NC Quarterly," Court of Pleas of Q Sessions Aug term 1808; ordered that Hiram [HERMAN] Harmon, 3 years old be bound to John AMICK who is to give him when he arrives to the age of 21 a horse & saddle & bridle worth $60 & a good suit of clothes for Sunday.

William HARMON was listed in the 1803 Randolph Co NC Tax List. He was the only Harmon that may have died in Randolph Co prior to 1808.

Listed in the 1790 Randolph Co NC Census Records.
Leonard Harmon 03 00 03 00 00
William Harmon 01 01 01 00 00

Listed in the 1791-1809 Randolph Co NC Census Records.
George Harmon 21010-30010-00
Jacob Harmon 31010-00010-00
Leonard Harmon 00001-20101-00
Mathias Harmon 41101-21101-00

Please, can anyone help?

Gloria Fay Burris
222 Cumberland View Estates
Lake City, Tennessee 37769
A-United States
865-426-6121
gloriafayburris@comcast.net

Update: September 27, 2014: I spoke to Gloria this morning and she informs me that she has not been able to connect her Hiram HARMON ... DAH

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Several clues within this message...DAH

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?byrd::harmon::58.html

Jacob Harmon of Virginia and Kenutcky

Posted by: Richard Davis Date: March 01, 1998 at 22:50:04
of 5775

Does anyone have additonal information on the children of Jacob Harmon? Jacob was born about 1730, the son of Jacob Harmon (b. c 1705-d. 1756) of New River, Virginia and died after 1801 at either Pulaski County, Kentucky or Livingstone County, Kentucky. He was married to Sarah who was still alive in 1801. He was probably the father of the following children;

1. Jacob Harmon Jr., b. c 1752. d. 1839, Garrard County, Ky.
2. Israel Harmon, b. c 1754. d. after 1805, probably at Livingstone County, Ky. He was married Keziah Thompson in 1788 at Lincoln County, Ky.
3. William Harmon, b. c 1758. d. bet 1794 and 1799 at either Montgomery County, Virginia or Pulaski County, Ky.
4. Lowes/Louisa Harmon, b. c 1760. She married Jonathan Taylor of Garrard County, Ky.
5. John Harmon, b. c 1767. d. after 1825, Marion County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Byrd in 1787.
6. ?Valentine Harmon, b. c 1769. he married Mary Thompson at Lincoln County, Ky in 1793.
7. Mary Harmon, b. c1771. She married James Baxter in 1789 at Lincoln County, Ky.
8. Rachel Harmon, b. c1774. She married Joseph Horn in 1794 at Lincoln County, Ky.

28 Jun 2009

I think that Jacob may be William's father given:

a. His age
b. William's first male child is named 'Jacob Byrd Harmon'...DAH

Go to http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/whitley/1820/index.txt for listing of Jacob & Valentine who are enumerated in the 1820 Whitley Co.,KY Federal census

Males Females
Head of Household to-10 10-15 16-18 18-25 25-44 45+ to-10 10-15 16-18 18-25 25-44 45+


Jacob 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1

After further speculation, this Jacob appears to be a sibling of William...DAH

Another possible antecedent for William...

20 Sep 2009: [Not likely my William...DAH]

http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/burke/census/morgandis.txt

This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2

"Harmen, Wm 1,4,4,0,0"

1790 Census North Carolina
Rutherford County Morgan District

1 of 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
4 of 2nd # free white males under 16 years
4 of 3rd # free white females and head of families
0 of 4th # all other free persons
0 of 5th # slaves

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David

I have a family of children who may belong to William or they may belong to his brother Israel-I am not sure at this point. William may not have had any children that we are aware of or he may be the family of these children listed by Sarah (Harmon) Crosby (1808-1888) in 1880 and 1881 in a family temple record;

Three children at least by Jenny Gibson;

1. Stephen Harmon (1779-1850).

2. Samuel Harmon (1780-1845).

3. Sarah (Sally) Harmon (b. c1782)

These children by Jenny or another wife (order unknown);

4. Henry Harmon (c1787-1826). This is my ancestor.

5. Jacob Harmon.

6. Israel Harmon.

7. Rebecca Harmon.

8. Lydia Harmon.

Susan (Harmon) Crosby, only listed those children that she believed to be dead by 1881, so there may have been more. These children may not have lived to maturity but had to have reached at least the age of 8 years because they were temple records. Sarah was the daughter of the above listed Stephen Harmon and did not know the name of her grandfather.

I know that Israel (c1753-after1805) had daughters named Rebecca and Lydia Harmon so these children may all belong to Israel. If so, then William is not the father of those eight children and may not have had any children that we are aware of born between 1782 and 1803. I only know that William lived over in Montgomery County (later Wythe County), Virginia from 1782 to 1794, then surveyed land in Puluski County, Kentucky in 1798 (but was not taxed there), then was maybe the William Harmon who witnesses a deed over in that same part of Virginia in 1802. He is then found marrying Susanna Ferguson in 1803 at Livingston County, Kentucky and disappears. In 1803 also living at Livingston County, Kentucky were Israel Harmon (c1753-after1805) and the above listed Samuel Harmon (1780-1845).

I am in Virginia until next week but will be able to help you track down one of your distant Harmon cousin when I get back home.

Richard

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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:55:09 AM
Subject: RE: William Harmon

Hello Richard.

Many thanks for your thoughtful summary. Please tell me your William’s issue. Am seeking Harmon descendants for the DNA test, however, am having trouble locating a male member of the family but will keep looking… Thank you,

David Hennessee

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866.746.3813 Fax

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From: richnlisad@comcast.net [mailto:richnlisad@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 1:21 AM
To: info@classroomfurniture.com
Subject: William Harmon

David

This is what I know about the William Harmon who belongs to our family.

William Harmon was granted land in 1782 on Crooked Creek at Montgomery County, Virginia. He lived on that land until 1793/1794 and then moves away. He was probably the William Harmon who surveyed land on 3 Oct 1798 at Lincoln County (now Pulaski County), Kentucky. Pulaski County was created from Lincoln County in 1799 and in that year Jacob Harmon was taxed on land which was entered and surveyed by William Harmon. In Jacob's household he had one other white male taxable over age 21 and two white male taxables under 21 but above the age of 16.

The Jacob Harmon in the 1799 tax was born about 1730 and was married to Sarah. He was taxed there again in 1800 and then left. The young men in his household in 1799 were his grandsons. Jacob had son named Israel (b. c1753) who was living in Livingston County, Kentucky in 1802 when he by oath in court stated that Stephen, Samuel and Sally Harmon were the lawfull children of Jenny Harmon, late Jenny Gibson, daughter of Isac Gibson, deceased.

At this point it is not known if these children are the children of the William Harmon who had land in Pulaski County, Kentucky or were children of Israel Harmon by a first marriage. According to Stephen Harmon's (1779-1850) daughter Sarah (Harmon) Crosby in 1881, her grandmother was Jenny Gibson, but did not know her grandfather's name. Besides, Stephen, Samuel and Sally Harmon, she also wrote that she was the niece of Rebeca Harmon and Lydia Harmon and also Henry Harmon (my ancestor). Taylor Crosby, the son of Sarah (Harmon) Crosby also said that he was the nephew of Israel Harmon and Jacob Harmon.

Anyway, a bunch of my Harmons went to Livingston County, Kentucky in about 1802. A William Harmon shows up also in the 1803 tax list for Livingston County with no land and one horse. He married Susanna Ferguson daughter of John Ferguson and Phyliis Alston on 1 Nov 1804 at Livingston County. He leaves Livingston County after 1804.

I thought he may be related to my Harmons there in Livingston County, but I could not fit him in any family because I assumed that he was probably in his 20s when he married. However, after checking the Bledsoe County, Tennessee census for the year 1830, it shows that he was born between 1760 and 1770 and his wife born in the 1780s. He was apparently 15 to 25 years older than his wife. Meaning he was old enough to have been the same William who entered land in Virginia in 1782 and then in Kentucky in 1798 and the one who possibly married Susanna Ferguson as a scond wife. The Bledseo County William is your ancestor.

I do not know where William went after 1804. Susanna Ferguson's father and brothers left for Madison County, Illinois after 1810, but I could not find this William and Susanna Harmon living there.

He may be the William Harmon who was a chain carrier for the survey of land at Knox County for Valentine Harmon on 24 Jun 1807. I am not sure this is my William, but we do have a lot of Valentine Harmons in our family. This Valentine Harmon (1766-1845) left Knox County about 1816 and went to Whitley County, Kentucky. This Valentine was born in Virginia.

I am not sure if your William Harmon and my William Harmon are the same one, but DNA will tell us if they are. I found one of my distant Harmon cousins who just ordered the Y-DNA test from FamilyTreeDNA.com last Thursday. So you have something to compare to if you can find someone to from your family to take the test. If you don't match us you may match the one of the other Harmons who tested. I see that there are 10 matches already for the Harmon family from Newberry County, South Carolina. That family was from Melchior Hermann (b. 1715) who had a son Leonard Harmon.

There are other families form North Carolina and Virginia that you may be related to. There are 149 who have taken the test so far. The big thing that may indicate that your William is not the same as my William is that Jacob Byrd Harmon and his sister Mary both stated in the 1880 census at Sequatchie County that their father was born in North Carolina. Our Harmons went straight from Virginia to Kentucky. It may be possible that Jacob and Mary did not know where their father was born. Their mother was born in North Carolina

Let me know if you find someone to take the test.

Best regards Richard

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Hello Richard.

I tracked down and interviewed James Edward Harmon. Look at his pedigree:
http://thehennesseefamily.com/ahnentafel.php?personID=I35263&tree=hennessee&generations=

Please telephone my cell number when you can and

Thank you,
David Hennessee
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From: richnlisad@comcast.net [mailto:richnlisad@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:05 PM
To: David Hennessee
Subject: Harmon DNA test

David

I just noticed that the results came back for the DNA test for William Bryan Harmon. You can see him on the Y-DNA match page when you go to FamilyTreeDNA.com and search the Harmon project. I added his test to the Harmon/Harman Project. His kit is #262526.

He matches very closely to two other Harmons. One is James Edward Harmon whose e-mail is eharmon@bledsoe.net . He matched 36 of 37 markers which means he is a very close relative to William Bryan Harmon. I emailed him to see how far back he has his Harmon Family. since he his e-mail had bledsoe.net in it, I wonder if he is from Bledsoe County, Tennessee. If he responds I will forward the e-mail to you.

There is another match to a man name Harmon on 35 of 37 markers. That means that he is a fairly close match. He has his test as "private" and so I can't send him an email to ask him about his ancestors. I will send a message to the adminstrator of the Harmon Project to see if he is a member of that project and if they can forward a message.

One thing I do know is that your DNA test does not match my Harmon family, which came out of New River, Virginia. My kit number is #257899 under Jacob Harmon and Sarah Lorton on the match page. We have too many markers that don't match.

It is probable that your ancestor William Harmon who married Susan was born in North Carolina just as his children indicated in census records.

I will keep you posted.

Best regards

Richard

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HARMON/HARMAN/HERMAN SURNAME DNA PROJECT: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Harmonsurname/

Administrators
CathyHrmon@aol.com , Group Administrator
MOOLOOLABA@AOL.COM , Group Co-Administrator

Surnames
Harman, Harmon, Herman, Hermann, Hermon, Herrmann, Hoerman

Background

This project began in 2003. We are using the y-chromosome kits to test Harmon/Harman male participants and variations of the name including the ones below.

Definition: A patronymic surname which means "soldier, army man, or warrior" derived from the germanic elements "heri," meaning army and "mann," meaning man. HARMON and HERMON are common English variants of this surname.

Surname Origin: British Isles and Germany

Alternate Surname Spellings: HERRMAN, HERMANN, HERMAN

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Welcome to the Harmon/Harman/Herman Family Tree DNA Project. Your administrators for this project are Cathy Harmon, cathyhrmon@aol.com and Carolyn Scott, Mooloolaba@aol.com

If you wish to communicate with other participants in this project or have questions about test results, upgrades, etc., please contact either of us. We hope the results will help you uncover matches and discover new connections.

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Surname: Harmon

This unusual and interesting surname has a very ancient history. It is one of the Norman forms of the Germanic personal name "Hermann", composed of the elements "heri, hari" meaning army, plus "man", man. The first known bearer was "Arminus", the 1st Century leader of a tribe called the "Cherusci", recorded by the Latin historian Tacitus. The popularity of the name is borne out by the large number of surnames it has generated throughout Europe; in England the inherited Norman forms existing in the modern idiom are Hearmon, Harmon, Herman, Harmon, Harmond, Harmant, and Hermon. The name development includes: Robert Hereman (1196, Norfolk), William Heremond (1296, Sussex), and John Harman (1327, Suffolk). London Church Records list the marriage of Constantine Harmon to Margaret Fenton, on October 31st 1570 at St. Mary Abchurch, and John Harmon to Alice Mason, on October 10th 1572 at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate. A Coat of Arms granted to a Harmon family is silver, in base a red crescent issuant therefrom a green rose branch, blue flowered. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Willelmus Hermannus, which was dated 1141 - 1149, in the "Records of Holme", Norfolk, during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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William married Susan Wolfe before 1812 in (Tennessee). Susan was born in 1787 in Tennessee; died in 1870 in Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1840, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• Residence: 1850, Marion County, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Notes:

CENSUS: 1840 US Census. Susan Harmon (50-60yrs) living in Bledsoe, Tennessee. Children in the home are: 2 females Polly (20-30yrs), 3 males Jacob (15-20yrs), 1 male (10-15yrs) and 1 female (10-15yrs)

1850 US Census. J. B. and Caroline Harmon are living in Marion District 1, Tennessee. Children in the home are Mary and William. The family lives near (1) Polly Elliot who has in her home Nancy Elliot, James Cannon (Laborer) and SUSAN HARMON (60yrs) and (2) William B and Margarett Elliot with their children: Josia, Elsa, Jonathan, Nancy, George W, Sarah, Marah J, William, July A, and Zachariah

1860 US Census. Polly Elliot (47yrs) and Susan Harmon (73yrs) living in Sequatchie, Tennessee. They are living near William B Elliot with his family and William B Harmon with his family

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Enumerated in 1840 Bledsoe Co.,TN Census and implied as widow, "Harmon, Susan 0013/00102001".

Enumerated with daughter, "Polly", in 1860 Sequatchie Co.,TN...DAH

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Maindn name proveded by Thomas Key...

Notes:

Residence (Family):
CENSUS: 1815 Tax List for Bledsoe, Tennessee listed a William Hamon. (Probably mispelled or error in translation.
1830 US Census William Harmon (60-70yrs) and his wife, Susan (40-50yrs) living in Bledsoe, Tennessee. Children in the home are: 3 females (15-20yrs), 3 males (5-10yrs), 1 male (0-5yrs) and 1 female (0-5yrs).

BIRTH: As per 1830 US Census, William is 60-70yrs (1760-1770)

Residence (Family):
Children in the home are: 3 females (15-20yrs), 3 males (5-10yrs), 1 male (0-5yrs) and 1 female (0-5yrs).