Major
William
Harwood
Jr.
Born in Charles City, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Harwood Sr.
and Mary (Cheesman) Harwood
Brother of
Edward Harwood and Margaret (Harwood) Baptist
Husband of
Frances (Langley) Harwood
— married
1764 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Warner Harwood and Humphrey Harwood
Died
at about age 53
in Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2015
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Biography
[Page 254] Harwood, William, son of William Harwood, of Warwick county, was colonel of the Warwick militia and represented that county in the general assembly from 1742 to 1775, and in the famous convention of 1776 that declared for state independence. He was father of Colonel Edward Harwood, long a member of the house of delegates.
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William was married for a second time to a Martha, but her surname is unknown.
Col. Harwood of Warwick Minute Men serving Feb. 23, 81776 Member of the 1776 Convention that declared for State Independence.
Issue:
- Colonel Edward Harwood
- Major Samuel Harwood
- Major William Harwood
- Warner Harwood
Sources
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A052342
- http://www.endview.org/harwood-history.php
- http://vagenweb.org/tylers_bios/vol1-24.htm
Acknowledgements
- Harwood-885 was created by Heather Webb through the import of Webb Family Tree - from ancestry.ged on Jul 22, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.39%
Valley Webb
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23andMe, GEDmatch M831574 [compare]
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~0.39%
Heather Webb :
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~0.39%
Brookes McKenzie :
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edited by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
I'm referring to the two sets of parents that William Harwood has. One set is William Harwood and Mary Cheesman and the other set is Samuel Harwood and Temperance Cocke. Which set of parents is correct?