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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Harmon, Artemas C. The Harmon Genealogy Comprising All Branches in New England, Second Publisher: Historical & Genealogical Books On CD, Second Address: 19 Gall. (Gibson Bros., Inc, Washington, D.C., 1920, Second Date, 2000)
page 11 "JOHN HARMON, the lst, b. prob. 1650, m. (prob. 1677), Sarah Roberts, dau. of William Roberts of Oyster River, (now Durham, N. H.), near Dover, N. H. In 1667 he was a servant to John Symonds of Kittery, and in 1675 was a soldier in the Narragansett Fort fight with the Indians. In 1677 he was granted land in Wells, Maine; and took the Oath of Allegiance to the Mass. Gov't.. on Nov. 16, 1677, at Wells. He moved to Scarboro, Maine, in 1726, where he was one of the organizers of the 1st. Congregational Church on June 26, 1728. On Oct. 30, 1734, John Harmon, of Scarboro, assigned all interest in lands, given to Narragansett soldiers, which belong to him. He prob. dies in Scarboro after 1742". - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harmon, Artemas C. The Harmon Genealogy Comprising All Branches in New England, Second Publisher: Historical & Genealogical Books On CD, Second Address: 19 Gall. (Gibson Bros., Inc, Washington, D.C., 1920, Second Date, 2000)
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- ↑ General Purpose Footnote
John was probably the son of Nathaniel Harmon and Mary Bliss. No records have been found to prove this however. In his book The Harmon Genealogy, Artemas C. Harmon wrote: "It is stated in certain histories that Nathaniel Harmon, the first of the name to settle in Braintree, Mass., was the father of John Harmon, who first settled in Wells and then in Scarboro, Me. There are no known records to prove that Nathaniel was the father of John Harmon, and it is also doubted by many people who have searched for Harmon ancestry. The writer of this book would like to claim Nathaniel as the progenitor of the race, but before doing so would like to have evidence to prove it and also some verification of the statement. The records of Braintree, Mass., specify the names of Nathaniel's children born in Braintree, but they do not include the name of John. However there was a lapse of ten years, (1642 to 1652), between the birth of his daughters, Mary and Sarah, and therefore it is possible that John could have been born during this period. It is also possible that John was born in Dorchester, Mass., on account of the following: "Nathaniel Harmon, one of a committee met at Dorchester and was allotted land there, 1662." also, "John Harmon bp. 20, mo. 4, 1652." (Dorchester Church Records). In opposition to the contention that Nathaniel was the father of John Harmon, Mr. Charles T. Libby, author of the Libby Genealogy and a well known lawyer, of Portland, Me., writes, "I have interviewed the person who furnished the statement that Nathaniel was the father of John Harmon in Mr. Little's book, Genealogical and Family History of Maine, but he will not vouch for it." Rev. George M. Bodge, who searched for years for the record of the original Harmon ancestor also stated in his letters that he never found any evidence to substantiate the statement that Nathaniel Harmon was the father of John Harmon, of Wells and Scarboro, Maine. Therefore, the writer has placed John Harmon as the original American ancestor of the Scarboro Harmons.".
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