Margaret (Farlow) Harlan (1703 - abt. 1767)

Born 9 Nov 1703 in Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Harlan — married 14 Dec 1721 in Old Kennett Meeting House, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 12 Jun 1767 at about age 63 in Chester County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was a Friend (Quaker)

It may be read that Margaret Farlow was born about 1703, probably in Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Farlow^[1]. However, this is contradicted by another family genealogy which appears to be quoting husband William Harlan who stated "my wife was born the 1st day of the 9th month (November) 1703 and departed this life the 12th of the 6 mo 1767." This genealogy states Margaret was born in Ireland of unknown parents however that is not given as a direct quote of husband William.^[2] It further states that at the time of marriage she was residing in Kennett Township.

She married William Harlan on 14 December 1721 in an Old Kenet Meeting by Ceremony of Friends.

She was the mother of Mary (Harlan) Moore, William Henry Harlan Jr., Jonathan Harlan, James Harlan, Alice Harlan, Sarah (Harlan) McMinn, Stephen Harlan Sr., George Harlan and Enoch Harlan.

Margaret (Farlow) Harlan died 12 Jun 1767 in West Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Her grave is in Friend's Burying Ground, London Grove Meeting House, Pennsylvania, Colonial America.

Research Notes

The marriage record for Margaret and William gives his parentage but not hers. There does not appear to be a single Farlow witness signature on the marriage record.^[3] The maiden name cannot be definitively read as Farlow. Is there another record to corroborate?

Sources

1. ↑ A brief history of the Farlow family. Edgar E. and Gertrude Farlow. June 1963. Indianapolis, Indiana. Available online at: https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryoffa00farl/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater [pg. 8 and 106; lacks primary sources].
2. ↑ Alpheus H. Harlan, “History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687”, 1914, Reprinted Fifth Printing, 1998 for the Harlan Family by Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD. p 27
3. ↑ Kennett Monthly Meeting, Marriages, 1718-1821, image

• Alpheus H. Harlan, “History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687”, 1914, Reprinted Fifth Printing, 1998 for the Harlan Family by Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

• FamilySearch Family Tree Publication: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10838-23764395/margaret-farlow-in-genealogieonline-family-tree-index