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George Harman (1767)

George Harman
Born in Rowan, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 27 Dec 1791 in Rowan, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] in Giles, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

George Harman was born 25 January 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was the fourth son of Henry Harman Sr. and Nancy Anna Wilburn[1][2]

From Part II Chapter X Page 130 of John Newton Harman's "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924" (note that this book was published in the early 1920's)[2]:

In the old family Bible, his father, Henry Harman, Sr., made the entry of the date of George’s birth as follows: “In the year 1767 the 25th of January my son George was born on Sunday night about 10 o’clock ten minutes. God give him luck and blessing in this world and good understanding.” George was the fourth son of Henry Harman, Sr. and was born in Rowan county, North Carolina. His father was a resident there at that time. He was about nine years old when his father left North Carolina and returned to Virginia.
George was present and took a conspicious part in the famous battle in which he, his father and his younger brother, Mathias, fought seven Indians on Tug river, eleven miles above the present town of Welch, West Virginia. The exact location of this fight and a description of the battle appear elsewhere in this book. This battle occurred November 12. 1788, at which time Henry, Sr., was sixty-two years old, George twenty-one, and Mathias nineteen.
When George grew to manhood, he visited the old home of his boyhood in Rowan County, North Carolina, where a large number of his relatives still resided. While there he courted Barbara Lopp, daughter of John Lopp, Sr., a prominent planter and business man. There is a marriage bond in the Clerk's Office at Salisbury, North Carolina, dated 179-, December 27th, “Marriage Bond of George Harman to Barbara Lopp," and another record in same office which mentions in the will of John Lopp, Sr., the name of his daughter, Barbara Harman. He and his wife, soon after marriage, came to Walker's Creek, which was then Wythe County but now embraced in Bland County.
In his old age he made his home with his daughter Betsy Neel, on Kimberling Creek, where that creek flows through the gap of the mountain. He died there, and, it is understood, was buried in the old Harman burying ground at Hollybrook.

On 27 December 1791, in Rowan County, North Carolina, George secured his marriage bond for his marriage to Barbara Lopp[3][4]. George and Barbara are believed to have had two children (see research note re: Unsupported Child Henry Harman b. 1785 d. 1854):

  1. Elizabeth (Harman) (Dunbar) Neel b. ~1795 d. ~1877[5][6][7]
  2. "Big" Daniel Harman b. 1797 d. 1845[8][9]

Additional records for George have not yet been located, including a death record (see research note re: Death Details). It is believed that George was buried in the Harman family cemetery located at Hollybrook, today in Bland County, Virginia[10].

Research Notes

Death Details

Currently, the latest record indicating that George was still alive appears to be where he was serving as witness for a letter written by his daughter Elizabeth. This letter was regarding Elizabeth's marriage to Lewis Neel, and was written on 21 April 1828 in Giles County, Virginia[7].
Neither a death record nor evidence of burial have been found for George. The book "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924" does not provide a date for George's death, noting the following about the end of his life[10]:
In his old age he made his home with his daughter Betsy Neel, on Kimberling Creek, where that creek flows through the gap of the mountain. He died there, and, it is understood, was buried in the old Harman burying ground at Hollybrook.
In the time frame when George likely passed away, the place where Kimberling Creek flows through the gap of the mountain was located in Giles County, Virginia. Its location changed to Bland County, Virginia when that county was established in 1861.
On 6 March 2023, George's Find-a-Grave profile indicated that he died on 6 November 1845 in Kimberling, Bland County, Virginia, but there was neither a photo of a grave marker nor other source supporting that specific date of death[11]. The location named "Kimberling" is probably a reference to the same "Kimberling Creek" noted within "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924". Note also that Bland County, Virginia did not exist in 1845. This Find-a-Grave profile also indicated the following:
His grave is unmarked.
Older residents stated there were many old tall monuments in that cemetery. However, before a new house was built, all the tall markers were removed. Another resident stated the markers were moved to Tazewell, but is unaware where, as well as the original white house of Henry Harman, Sr.
On 6 March 2023, George's profile within the communal family tree hosted by FamilySearch indicated that George had passed away on 6 November 1845 in Virginia. This fact was supported by one source: the Find-A-Grave profile noted just above[11].

Other Sources

On 6 March 2023 this profile included two sources that had been added directly to the end of this profile. They were not inline source references. These two sources were for different pages of the same publication: Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County by Netti Schreiner-Yantis. A freely accessible online version of this publication has not yet been located.
The two sources were written as follows (note: the sources originally included "span" tags, which have been removed):
  • Source: S214 Type: Book Periodical: Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County, Virginia Editor: Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Transcribed and Edited by Publication: self, 1973 Page: 243
  • Source: S523 Type: Book Periodical: Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County, Virginia Editor: Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Transcribed and Edited by Publication: self, 1973 Page: 187

Unsupported Child Henry Harman b. 1785 d. 1854

On 4 August 2010, a profile for Henry Harman was created via import with the following details:
  • Name: Henry Harman
  • Birth: 1785 in Abbotststown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Death 21 Oct 1854 in Harrison, Preble, Ohio, United States
  • Father: George Harman (this profile)
  • Mother: Anna Harman (Anna (Gardner) Harman)
The above information immediately poses a challenge: Anna Gardner was the wife of George's brother, Johann Adam Harman. George Harman and Anna Gardner were never married and there is zero evidence that they had a child out of wedlock. Also, the birth year and location for child Henry make it challenging to accept that either George or Johann Adam was the father. As described, child Henry is not a child of either George or Johann Adam.
There were two sources that were imported during the creation of child Henry's profile. Examining those two sources provides no insight, and only suggests that the imported Henry was possibly the result of conflation (Note: The details for these two sources are only visible in the WikiTree Change History for child Henry - after import, they were removed from child Henry's biography):
  • Ancestry Family Trees - There is a URL associated with this source (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19491965&pid=810255748) but following that link leads to Ancestry's "page no longer exists" error page. That URL does include an Ancestry Tree ID and Person ID, but building and following a URL using those IDs provided no information. This source is essentially useless.
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 - The specific record within this collection was not apparent, but is seems that the source was for a marriage that occurred in 1787 in Virginia for someone who was born in 1765. Note: The birth year for the marriage participant is twenty years earlier than the birth year imported with child Henry's profile. Also note: These marriage details are oddly similar to the birth and marriage details of Johann Adam Harman.
The profile for child Henry has been modified to no longer indicate Anna Gardner as the mother, but this profile was left as the father in order to avoid completely disconnecting child Henry from the overall tree. If you have a more ideal solution for how to handle child Henry's profile, you are encouraged to implement it.

Sources

  1. Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter VI - Henry Harman, Senior, Second Son of Heinrich Adam Harman” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 71, George, born January 25, 1767..
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter X - George Harman, Fourth Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 130, George Harman (Henry, Sr., Heinrich Adam), born January 25, 1767; married Barbara Lopp (d. of John Lopp, Sr.), December 27, 179—..
  3. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9F-GX8 : 9 March 2021), George Harman and Barbara Lopp, 27 Dec 1791; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 500,953.
  4. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSH-BX4 : 4 November 2017), George Harman and Brabra Lopp, 27 Dec 1791; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,520.
  5. Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter X - George Harman, Fourth Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 152, Elizabeth (Betsy) Harman (George, Henry, Sr., Heinrich Adam), born -, died in 1876 or 1877; married Ephraim Dunbar, in Tazewell County, Virginia, January 20, 1814..
  6. Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter X - George Harman, Fourth Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 157, Elizabeth (Betsy) Harman Dunbar, married Lewis Neel (second husband) 1829..
  7. 7.0 7.1 FamilySearch; United States, Virginia, Giles County, Vital Records; Marriage bonds, 1821-1853 (Catalog #783603); Marriage bonds 1821-1830; DGS #7490216; Images #607-608 of 821; 23 Apr 1828, Marriage bond for Lewis and Elizabeth Dunbar. Note: Image #607 shows a letter from Lewis Neel requesting the bond. Image #608 shows the marriage bond and also a letter from Elizabeth Dunbar requesting the bond. The letter from Elizabeth Dunbar was witnessed by George Harman.
  8. Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter X - George Harman, Fourth Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Page 131, “Big” Daniel Harman (George, Henry, Sr., Heinrich Adam), born 1797; died November 6, 1815; married Rhoda Harman (twin to Susanna), (Adam, Henry, Sr., Heinrich Adam), February 17, 1814. She was born March 3, 1796; died September 24, 1845. They were buried on the old home farm at High Rock, in the present Bland county, Virginia..
  9. FamilySearch; United States, Virginia, Wythe, Probate Records; Wills, 1790-1906; general index to wills, 1790-1911 (Catalog #365917); Wills, Vol. 4-6 1831-1848; DGS #7645855; Will Book #4, 1831-1837, pages 15-17; Images #26-27 of 906; Will of Adam Harman.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Harman, John Newton. “Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924, Part II, Chapter X - George Harman, Fourth Son of Henry, Sr.” Internet Archive. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1925. Pages 130-131, In his old age he made his home with his daughter Betsy Neel, on Kimberling Creek, where that creek flows through the gap of the mountain. He died there, and, it is understood, was buried in the old Harman burying ground at Hollybrook..
  11. 11.0 11.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 6 Mar 2023), memorial page for George Harman (25 Jan 1767–6 Nov 1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #115703327, Harman Cemetery at Hollybrook, Bland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Cindy TM (contributor 46849602).




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Hello all - It looks like two different sons of Henry Harman Sr. have been merged into a single profile.

The 3rd son of Henry Sr. was Johann Adam Harman, who married Anna Gardner (he is described in Chapter IX of "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924").

The 4th son of Henry Sr. was George Harman, who married Barbara Lopp (he is described in Chapter X of "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924").

I feel that this profile needs to be split back into two distinct profiles. The spouses and children would also need to be remapped to their correct partners/parents. Unless there is an objection or concern, I will tackle the mechanics of this. I will wait several days to see what, if any, feedback there is to this comment before I begin working on it.

Thanks!

posted by Todd Dixon
edited by Todd Dixon
There are currently fifteen children attached to this profile. Based on "Harman genealogy (southern branch) with biographical sketches, 1700-1924", twelve of these belong to Johann Adam and two belong to George. The extra, fifteenth child is Henry Harman (1785-1854). I am not sure who this is, but I wonder if it is a duplicate of Henry Harman (1792-1874) (one of the twelve children of Johann Adam). I intend to leave the extra child Henry attached to George, but will add research notes (to George and the extra child Henry) indicating the uncertainty of that relationship.

The task of undoing the Johann Adam and George merge will be accomplished by creating a new profile for Johann Adam, with father Heinrich Harman (1726-1822), and mother Nancy Anna (Wilburn) Harman (abt.1737-1808). I will pull as much appropriate biography text as I can from this profile (as well as older versions of this profile via the Change Log) and use that when creating the new Johann Adam profile. I will then add his wife Anna (Gardner) Harman (1771-1830), removing George as a husband for her. I will then make Johann Adam and Anna Gardner the parents for the twelve children, removing George and Barbara as the parents for those children.

As stated in my previous comment, I will wait several days to see what, if any, feedback there is before I begin working on it.

Thanks!

posted by Todd Dixon
I have begun working on this issue today (2 Feb 2023).
posted by Todd Dixon
I have finished the work I described above. Cheers!
posted by Todd Dixon
Harman-39 and Harman-21 appear to represent the same person because: Same date information
posted by Holly Poklitar
Harman-3266 and Harman-39 appear to represent the same person because: potential duplicate
posted on Harman-39 (merged) by Manuela Thiele

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