Person:Henry Harmon (28)

Henry Harmon was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Parentage

Some researchers have placed this Henry Harmon as a son of Heinrich Adam Harmon (abt. 1700-1767), but there is another son Capt. Henry Harmon (1726-1822) who appears to be generally accepted as his son. Additional research is necessary to prove this Henry Harmon's parentage).

Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Land Grant Surveys in Virginia:

• Page 70 - Henry Harmon, 390 acres, Draft of Shenandoah River. Adjoining Peter Rolers, Hans Cloverfield, John Tanner, Windle Buts, Hobbys. May 16, 1786. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 121]

Will Transcript

Last Will and Testament of Henry Harman.

In the name of God-Amen I Henry Harman of the County of Warren and the state of Ohio being weak in body but of a sound disposing mind and memory. Knowing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of this mortal life and wishing to have my business affairs arranged so I may be able to leave this world whenever shall be the will of devined providence to call me from his stage of action. Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made what so ever and confirming this only in manner and form following twit I Commit my soul to the Almighty God and the body to the earth to be exactly buried as my Executor herein is after named may direct and after my executor shall have paid my funeral expenses and all my just debts.

I do will and bequeath unto Madgalene Harman my beloved wife all my estate which shall to be left both real and personal to be under the management and control of my son David Harman for her interest and benefit she receiving the interest and profits arising from and the same to hold so long as she shall remain my widow and at her death in case she should marry again it is my will that my estate both real and personal shall be divided equally among my children George, Henry, John, Catherine, David, Andrew, Elizabeth, Polly, Barbara, and Solomon..

My son John Harman having received from me the sum of three hundred and twenty one dollars and thirty cents is not to have any part of my estate until my other children shall have received each them that amount out of my estate which I may or shall leave for distribution among them, and after they shall receive said amount should there be any left than my son John to have an equal share of the residue with the other children, and if any Of my aforementioned children should die leaving issue it is my will that their child or children shall receive the same share as their parents would have been entitled to had they been living.

I do appoint my wife Magdalene and my son David Harman the executors of this my last will and testament signed and sealed and acknowledge this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and twenty eight

(Signed) Henry X Harman

in Presence of Jacoby Hallack & Joseph Dell