Harman
Yerkes
Born in Moreland Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Harman Yerkes
and Elizabeth (Watts) Yerkes
Brother of
Anthony Yerkes, John Yerkes, Sarah Yerkes, Josiah Yerkes, Silas Yerkes, Elizabeth (Yerkes) Howell, Stephen Yerkes, Elias Yerkes and Titus Watts Yerkes
Husband of
Mary Stroud
— married
1750 in Chester, Pennsylvania
Husband of
Mary (Houghton) Yerkes
— married
30 Sep 1773 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Husband of
Elizabeth (Ball) Yerkes
— married
28 Mar 1788 in Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 84
in Moreland Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Harman Yerkes performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
Harman Yerkes is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A129576.
Harman was a son of Harman Yerkes and Elizabeth Watts. He married Mary Stroud in 1750. He married Mary Houghton in 1773. He married Elizabeth Ball in 1788.
- Marriage to Mary Stroud:
- 25 January 1749, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - Marriage Intention; Gwynedd Monthly Meeting; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Montgomery County.
- 30 January 1750, Chester, Pennsylvania - Marriage Intention; Goshen Monthly Meeting; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Chester County
Sources
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 24, 2022), "Record of Harman Yerkes", Ancestor # A129576. Leach, Josiah Granville, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leech and Rutter Families, Private Circulation, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, MDCCCIV, pages 11, 17 and 18.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harman by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harman:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harman by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harman:
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~0.78%
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