Anna (Gardner) Harman (1771 - 1830)

Born 18 Jan 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Adam Harman — married 31 Dec 1787 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1830 at age 59 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

See research note re: Possible Conflation.

Anna Gardner was born 18 January 1771^[1].

Anna married Johann Adam Harman on 31 December 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia (see research note re: Marriage). Anna and Adam had twelve children together^[1]:

1. William Harman b. 1788 d. 1822
2. Sydney (Harman) Cubine b. 1790 d. ???
3. Henry Harman b. 1792 d. 1874
4. Rhoda (Harman) Harman - a twin - b. 1796 d. 1845
5. Susanna (Harman) McGuire - a twin - b. 1796 d. ???
6. Daniel Harman b. 1797 d. ???
7. Samuel Harman b. 1799 d. ???
8. Elias Harman b. 1802 d. 1877
9. Wilburn Harman b. 1805 d. ???
10. Nancy Mariah (Harman) McGuire b. 1807 d. 1873
11. Elizabeth Louisa (Harman) Cubine b. 1810 d. 1865
12. Anna (Harman) Murdock b. 1812 d. ???

Anna was 59 years old when she died on 23 January 1830^[1].

Research Notes

Marriage

There are three sources that provide information about the marriage of Adam Harman and Anna Gardner:

1. Part II Chapter IX Page 123 of John Newton Harman's "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924" indicates that Adam and Anna were married on 31 December 1787^[1].
2. There is a Virginia marriage bond, dated 24 December 1787, for Adam and Anna's marriage^[2]. Note that the image attached to the associated FamilySearch record describes the marriage bond, but the next image is a note from Adam's father, Henry Harman, approving of the marriage bond.
3. Finally, there is also an entry in the Marriage Register for Montgomery County, Virginia, for the marriage of Adam Harman and Anna Gardner^[3]. This entry is transcribed from other sources, but indicates the bond date of 24 December 1787 and notes the parents of Adam and Anna:
   • Adam - father was Henry Harman.
   • Anna - mother was Susanna Gardner and her guardian (father?) was Henson Gardner.

Possible Conflation

On 2 February 2023 this profile indicated that Anna's parents were Martin Gardner and Sarah Bryan. The Marriage Register for Montgomery County, Virginia, however, indicates that Anna Gardner's mother was named Susanna and her guardian, possibly father, was Henson Gardner^[3]. It is not clear whether the Anna Gardner whose parents were Martin and Sarah is the same person as the Anna Gardner who married Adam Harman.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter IX - Adam Harman, Third Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 123, Adam Harman (Henry Sr., Heinrich Adam) born January 3, 1765, in Rowan County, N. C., died in 1831; married Anna Gardner, December 31, 1787; she was born January 18, 1771 and died January 23, 1830..
2. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D3G-7MCV : 28 June 2022), DGS #7740792, Image #689, Anna Gardner in entry for Adam Harmon, 24 Dec 1787; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NF9-RX96 : 15 November 2022), Anne Gardiner in entry for Adam Harmon, 1787.