Nathaniel Harmon (1654 - 1712)

Born 13 Mar 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Husband of Mary (Skinner) Hanchett — married 19 Nov 1685 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 2 May 1712 at age 58 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Name

Nathaniel HARMON^[1][2]

Birth

"nathaniell hermon Sonne of John hermon Borne the 13 of the 1 mon: 1654," (13 Mar 1653/1654) in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts^[3][4]

Land Purchase

26 January 1670 - Major John Pynchon obtained 6 square miles of of land south of Springfield from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and established guidelines for the establishement of Southfield [Suffield]. His partners were, Samuel Harmon, Joseph Harmon, Nathaniel Harmon, Zerubbabel Ffyler and Richard Old, each recieving the first grants which averaged 50 acres each on January 26, 1671. ^[5]

Marriage

Nathaniel Harmon married Mary Skinner, Nov. 19, 1685, in Suffield, Connecticut.^[6] His widow married John Hanchett. She died September 17, 1730.^[7]

Death

Nathaniel, d. May 2, 1712, in Suffield, Connecticut,^[4][6] age 57. He is buried in Suffield ^[8]

Burial

Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, where there is a newer monument erected to the Harmons.

Nathaniel held some office in Suffield constantly. His house was on High Street and his farm on Northampton Road. He had 10 children some of whom were pioneers in West Suffield.^[9]

Children born in Suffield

1. Nathaniel, b. January 16, 1686.
2. Ebenezer, b. March 21, 1688, d. 1689.
3. Mary, b. July 14, 1692.
4. Elizabeth, b. December 29, 1694.
5. Ann, b. March 23, 1697.
6. Samuel, b. August 15, 1699.
7. Sarah, b. January 2, 1702.
8. Ruth, b. November 24, 1704.
9. John, b. August 29, 1780.
10. Benjamin, b. May 17, 1711.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1751077075 Page: Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 77881 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=805412&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Nathaniel HARMON birth date: 13 Mar 1653/1654 birth place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts death date: 2 May 1712 death place: Suffield, Hampshire, Massachusette (Ct) APID: 1,2204::805412
2. ↑ Source: #S-1778010891 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=structuredcrawledsites-58&h=70440&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Nathaniel HARMON death date: 2 May 1712 death place: Suffield, Hampshire, Massachusette (Ct) burial place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA APID: 1,70057::70440
3. ↑ Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850. Volume One. (Clifford Stott: compiler) Boston: NEHGS, 2003. pp 14.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 AT Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0 SAR Membership Number: 77881 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=805412&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Nathaniel HARMON birth date: 13 Mar 1653/1654 birth place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts death date: 2 May 1712 death place: Suffield, Hampshire, Massachusette (Ct) APID: 1,2204::805412
5. ↑ Roger C. Loomis, The King House Museum 1764 (1986), p.2; provided by the Suffield Historical Society.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Suffield p. 109. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
7. ↑ The First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders, Volume 2 Henry Martyn Burt, 1899
8. ↑ "Inscriptions from Old Cemeteries in Connecticut. Suffield. Communicated by Louis Mariner Dewey. New England Hist. and Gen. Register. 60:306. Boston: NEHGS, 1906.
9. ↑ Sheldon, Hezekiah Spencer, "Documentary history of Suffield : in the colony and province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, 1660-1749. Springfield, Mass. : C.W. Bryan Co., 1879

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Acknowlegements

• Harmon-3121 was created by Holly Semmens through the import of Semmens Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2015.
• Thank you Tayler Mccormick, Joni Riesdorph, Carol Harrison. Please see the changes tab for details of edits.