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Nathaniel Harmon

Male 1654 - 1712  (58 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel Harmon 
    Born 13/13 Mar 1653/4  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 May 1712  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1924  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father John Harmon,   b. 1617, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7/07 Mar 1660/1, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. From 1609 to 1617, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1699, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Married Abt 1640  of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Skinner,   b. 22 Sep 1667, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1730, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1685  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathaniel Harmon,   b. 15 Jan 1686, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1763, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Ebenezer Harmon,   b. 21/21 Mar 1688/9, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1689, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Mary Harmon,   b. 14 Jul 1692, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1752, Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Elizabeth Harmon,   b. 29 Dec 1694, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1770  (Age 75 years)
     5. Ann Harmon,   b. 23/23 Mar 1696/7, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1746, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     6. Samuel Harmon,   b. 15 Aug 1699, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1755, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     7. Sarah Harmon,   b. 2/02 Jan 1701/2, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 22 Sep 1738 to 1739, Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     8. Ruth Harmon,   b. 24 Nov 1704, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1774, of Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     9. John Harmon,   b. 29 Aug 1708, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1786, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     10. Benjamin Harmon,   b. 17 May 1711, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1795, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812.

      2. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: <http://www.gencircles.com/users/cherylbills/1/data/7>:
      "Nathaniel Harmon (Footnotes 10 7 9)
      Birth: 13 Mar 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (1 2)
      Death: 2 May 1712 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (3)
      Father:John Harmon; Mother:Elizabeth
      Text: Nathaniel herman s. of John herman borne the 13 of ye 1 mon. 1654.
      LDS Baptism: 21 Aug 1894
      LDS Endowment: 29 Oct 1921 (4)
      LDS Sealing Child: 31 Oct 1923
      Ear Mark for Cattle: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (5 6)
      Text: Nath Harmon entered his ear mark Feb 25, 1683 which is a crop on ye off ear & a slit down ye middle of ye near ear. (7 8). Text: Nathaniel and Joseph Harmon were the first settlers of Suffield, CT, which was a part of old Hampshire County in Massachusetts until 1749. The Selectmen of Springfield granted them 30 acres of land and 6 acres or more of wet meadow in Suffield, or Stony River, as the tract was first designated. Joseph and Nathaniel, the brothers, were partners with William Pynchon in the fur business. They were noted hunters and trappers and in the dense wilderness about Suffield secured many fine beaver and bear skins which they sold to Maj. Pynchon of Springfield for a good price. In the annals of Suffield, it is related that they were paid bounty at least twice for killing wolves. They gathered furs on the routes east and west of Suffield and took them to Pynchon's warehouse at Warehouse Point, the property, and upon the death of their brother, Samuel, in 1677, became possessors of his Suffield properties. The brothers had large families of children and their descendants are many and include some of the most prominent people of the name throughout the country. From Joseph are descended Israel Harmon of Springfield and George A. Harmon of Suffield among others. As has been said, from Nathaniel, Gov. Harmon is descended. From Nathaniel also comes Mrs. Grover Cleveland whose mother was a Harmon. Nathaniel Harmon was born in Springfield March 13, 1654. He married Mary Skinner in 1685 and they had 10 children. She died in 1711 and he the year following. The sons of Nathaniel Harmon, as well as Nathaniel himself are buried in Suffield, together with many later members of the family, and one of the places of interest to Gov. Harmon on the occasion of his visit to Suffield in 1877 was the old Suffield Cemetery. (9 10 11).
      Spouse: Mary Skinner (12 13); MARRIAGE: 19 Nov 1685 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; LDS Sealing Spouse: 17 May 1922.
      Children:
      Nathaniel Harmon, Ebenezer Harmon, Mary Harmon, Elizabeth Harmon, Ann Harmon, Samuel Harmon, Sarah Harmon, Ruth Harmon, John Harmon, Benjamin Harmon.
      Footnote sources:
      1. Title: New England Historic Genealogical Register (NEHGR) Page: 143.
      2. Note: March is the first month according to calendar in use at that time. Photocopy in NatSr 005
      3. Title: Probate Record
      4. Title: TIB Index Bureau Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Temple Records Page: Nat Sr002; TIB # 23,103; BK 2K; pg. 839.
      5. Title: Suffield Ear Marks Call Number: 1,317,067
      6. Note: Photocopy in Cheryl Bills files NatSr 003.
      7. Title: Harmon Family in New England Author: Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio Publication: This is a newspaper article when he was running for President of the USA Call Number: john003.
      8. Note: Keep in mind this was written for political purposes.
      9. Title: Dow, Brown and Allied Families Author: Dow, Harriet B. Publication: The American Historical Company, Inc. New York. 1929 Call Number: John013 Page: pg. 156-157 Text: Nathaniel Harmon and his brothers, Samuel and Joseph, were first settlers of Suffield, Connecticut, and were associated with Major Pynchon, son of William Pynchon, who was the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts, in an extensive fur trade. They accumulated property and upon the death of Samuel, Nathaniel and Joseph became possessors of his Suffield property. Although Nathaniel was not qualified voter, when the town of Suffield was organized, he constantly held some town office. In 1724-25, he was a fence viewer, in 1729-30, a tything-man, and in 1731-32 constable. He had a house lot on High Street and a farm on the Northampton Road. His children became pioneers at West Suffield.
      10. Title: Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut Author: Hartford County Call Number: US/CAN 974.62 D3c pt. 1 Page: pg. 993.
      11. Note: Tells of fur trade. See biographical notes.
      12. Title: Connecticut, Suffield. Births, Marriages, Deaths Call Number: 1,317,067 Page: pg. 12-13 Text: Nathaniel Harmon and Mary Skinner were joined in marriage November the 19th, 1685. Nathanie.
      13. Title: Suffield Marriages Call Number: 0,014,766 Page: pg. 123 photocopy in Nat Sr 004 Text: Nathaniel Harman married Mary Skinner Nov. 19th, 1685."

      3. Suffield was previously part of Massachusetts before statelines were adjusted in Connecticut.

      4. The book "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography," v. 13, p. 279, entry for Judson Harmon (b. 1846): "His first American ancestor was Francis Harmon, who emigrated from England to Boston, Mass., in 1636; his son John, was one of the founders of Springfield, Mass., and Suffield, Conn.; his son Nathaniel, married Mary Skinner; their son Samuel, married
      Deborah Winchell (etc.)"

      BURIAL:
      1. From the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. Inscriptions, 125-3 West Suffield Cemetery, buried next to each other:
      Harmon John born England 1617, died Springfield, Massachusetts 1661.
      Harmon Joseph 1st born Springfield, Massachusetts 1646, died Suffield, Connecticut 1729 *First Settlers Suffield.
      Harmon Nathaniel born Springfield Massachusetts 1653, died Suffield, Connecticut 1685 *First Settlers Suffield."
      [KP note: there is a conflict between this cemetery record and the 1712 date I have for his death per the above notes.]