George Harlan
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George Harlan (1649 - 1714)

George Harlan aka Harland
Born in Monkwearmouth, County Durham, Englandmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 17 Sep 1678 in Armagh, Irelandmap
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Died at age 65 in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colonymap
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Biography

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George Harlan migrated from Belfast, Ireland to United States of America.
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George was a Friend (Quaker)
National Society, Descendants of Early Quakers
George Harlan is a qualifying ancestor of the National Society, Descendants of Early Quakers.

George Harlan is No. 3 in the Harlan Book

Origin

George was Baptized 11 Mar 1649 ("ye 11th day of first month 1650") at the Monastery of Monkwearmouth and was born at Nigh Durham in Bishoprick, England. [1] He was a son of James Harland of Monkwearmouth. [1] George remained at Nigh Durham until he was an adult when he removed, with his brother and friends, to the County Down in Ireland. [1]

'Note:' After coming to America, George and his brother Michael Harland, dropped the final "d" and the name is almost universally spelled 'Harlan'. [1]

Immigrated to Pennsylvania

George with his brother Michael, his wife and their four young children sailed from Belfast in 1687. [1] The ship sailed up the Delaware River to dock at New Castle (now in Delaware).

He was one of the foremost citizens of the colony becoming one of the provincial governors of the "three lower counties” (now the state of Delaware) in 1695, and a member of Pennsylvania’s Colonial Assembly in 1712. [2]


Family

George married Elizabeth Duck 17 Nov 1678 at Marke Wright's house in Shankill, County Armagh, Ireland [3] by ceremony of Friends. [1]

“George Harland in the parish of Donnahlong in ye County of Down and Elizabeth Duck of Lurgan in ye parish of Shankill and County of Armagh, having intentions of marriage (according to God's ordinance) did lay their said intentions before ye men and womens meetings who taking it into their considerations, desired they waite a time in which time several Friends were appointed to make enquiry in ye several places where their residences are or of later years have been wheather ye man is free of all other women, and ye woman free from all other men and wheather their relations and parents are satisfied with their said intentions. And they presenting themselves the second time before ye men and womens meeting and an account being brought to ye meeting, where all things being found clear and their intentions of marriage being several times published in ye meeting to which they do belong, and nothing appearing against it. A meeting of ye people of God was appointed at the house of Marke Wright in ye parish of Shankill on the twenty seventh day of ye ninth month anno 1678, where they being contracted the said George Harland declared publickly and solemnly in the presence of God, and of his people in these vows, I take Elizabeth Duck to be my wife, and said Elizabeth Duck declared in like manner, I give myselfe to George Harland to be his wife, and I take him to be my husband as witness our hands. George Harland, Elizabeth Harland 1678 Daniel Stamper, George Bullock, John Wright, Henry Hollingsworth, John Calvart, Francis Hillary, Alexander Noble, George Lowder, Roger Kirk, Timothy Kirk, George Hodghson, Alphonsus Kirk, William Crook, Deborah Kirk, Elinor Hoope, Robert Hoope, Thomas ...“. Attached image.

Their first four children were probably born in Ireland, and the others in Pennsylvania. [1] They had nine all together.

Children of George and Elizabeth:

  1. Ezekiel, b 6, 16, 1679; d. 4-15-1731; m, Mary Beezer and Ruth Buffington
  2. Hannah, b. 2-4-1681; d. _____; m. Samuel Hollingsworth
  3. Moses, b. 12-20-1683; d. 1747; m. Margaret Ray
  4. Aaron, b. 10-24-1685; d. 9 mo, 1732; m. Sarah Heald
  5. Rebecca, b. 8-17-1688; d. 8-17-1775; m. William Webb
  6. Deborah, b. 8-28-1690; d. ____; m. Joshua Calvert
  7. James, b 8-19-1692; d. ___; m. Elizabeth (Heald)
  8. Elizabeth, b. 8-9-1694; d. _____; m. Joseph Robinson
  9. Joshua, b. 11-15-1696; d. 1744 5 mo; m. Mary Heald

Centreville

George and his family first settled at Centreville, where they remained for some years. [1] Before sailing, he had purchased property in the Province of Pennsylvania, in the area to become Centreville (now in New Castle County, Delaware). [1] George and his family belonged to Newark Meeting there. [4]

Pennsbury Township, Chester County

In about 1698/9, George purchased property upstream on Brandywine Creek and moved his family there. [1]

Last Will and Testament

I George Harlan of Brandywine Creek and in the Township of Kennet and County of Chester in the province of Pennsylvania Yeoman.
Being weak at this time in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory & calling to mind the certainty of Death & the uncertainty of the time thereof doe make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form following.
That is to say, fifirst I yield up my soul into the hands of almighty God as unto a ffaithful Creator hoping through the merrits sufferings Resurrection & mediation of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ to find mercy & forgivness with compleat salvation & my body to be buried by my deare wife in the new burying place on Alphonsus Kirks land at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named.
Also my will is that all my Just debts & funeral Expenses be fully paid & discharged. Also I Give unto my son Aaron my Clock & my Great Brass Kettle.
Also I Give unto my Brother Michael Harlan the young Susquhanna Mare.
Also I Give unto my servant woman named Mary Mathews at the expiration of her time one cow & calf & one young mare not less than three yeares old.
And lastly I make nominate & appoint my sons Ezekiel & Aaron Harlan Executors of this my Last Will & Testament & also appoint my brother Michael Harlan aforementioned & my son Samuel Hollingsworth Trustees & assistants to my Executors aforementioned in the performance & Accomplishment of this my Last will & Testament.
Also, my will is that after my debts Legacies Bequests & expenses aforesaid are fully payed & satisfied that what shall then remain of my moveable & personal Estate if any so there be then it shall be equally divided between all my children Sons & Daughters share & share alike. In witness thereof I have to this my said will set my hand & seal this one & twentieth Day of the Second month called Aprill in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fourteen.
George Harlan (Seal)
Sealed signed & published & declared by Testator George Harlan to be his last will & Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereunto in his presence.
Daniel McFakson.
Nathan Maddock.
Thomas Pierson.
Will was proven "8 mo. 2, 1714" [4]

Death and Legacy

George died 05 Jul 1714 in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and is buried beside his deare wife in the new burying grounds on Alphonsus Kirk's land, called Center Meeting Burying Grounds. [1] His will was dated dated 21 Apr 1714. [1] We do not know the date of his wife, Elizabeth's, death, but by his will we know she predeceased him. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Harlan, Fred, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and Particularly of the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who Settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687. Citing History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family ..., by Alpheus Harlan, accessed 10 Nov 2014
  2. ↑ Harlan, Alpheus H “History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family” : Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore 1914 p 45 https://archive.org/details/bicentennialofol00soci/page/45/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. ↑ Public Member Trees Ancestry.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harlan, Alpheus H, compiler, History and genealogy of the Harlan family and Particularly of the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who Settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1687. (p 5 ) Baltimore: Lord Baltimore Press, 1914, Archive.org accessed 10 Nov 2014 This is the very convenient online ebook version




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Mc Nutt-944 Margaret Ann Mc Nutt
My Seventh Great Grandfather (Confident) on my Father's maternal side of the family.
posted by Margaret Ann Mc Nutt
Brown-99862 Michael Brown
As in my previous post, the Quaker use of the Julian calendar should be respected: "the twenty seventh day of ye ninth month anno 1678" would be 27 Nov 1678, not 17 Sep 1678.
posted by Michael Brown
Brown-99862 Michael Brown
If an early (presumably) Quaker source says that George was baptized "ye 11th day of first month 1650," that date does not translate to 1649 in the Julian calendar; rather it must mean 11 Mar 1650/51, that is 11 Mar 1651 in the Gregorian calendar (not calculating the difference in days).
posted by Michael Brown
Johnson-18438 Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Jen, that makes sense. In the data field probably the 'nigh Durham in" should be removed. Then the explanation can go the origin section of his biography.
posted by Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Stevens-17832 Jen (Stevens) Hutton
George Harlan's birth place is usually referred to as "Bishoprick, nigh Durham, England." 'Nigh' is an old English word (still found in Webster's Dictionary) that means 'near to' or 'close by.' I believe this means he was born in Bishoprick, near to Durham (i.e., I don't think there is an actual place called 'Nigh Durham.') Is this possible?
posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Styan-40 Martin Styan
From the Middle Ages to the early 19th century, County Durham in north-east England was an autonomous region administered by the Bishop of Durham. As a result it was often called the Bishoprick. That is probably what Bishoprick means here. The meaning is probably "near Durham city, County Durham, England.

Martin C. Styan

posted by Martin Styan
Shawn (Grubb) Peterson
Harlan-1325 and Harlan-30 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by Shawn (Grubb) Peterson
[Living Harlan]
I have more sources for George and Elizabeth. They are meeting records. I will attach them if you like. They are from the subscription website Find My Past. I also have the links to other books that mention the Harlan family and more meeting records from Ancestry and Find My Past. I can add them also.
posted by [Living Harlan]
McGrew-132 Allen McGrew
In his "Harlan Family in America: A Brief History," (http://www.harlanfamily.org/book.htm), Louis Harlan claims that George Harlan was appointed by William Penn as one of the first governors of the "Lower Counties"-- i.e., Delaware:

"George Harlan had bought land in what is now Delaware before leaving Ireland. He became one of the leading citizens, and when William Penn decided that the "three lower counties," that is, Delaware, were so remote from Philadelphia that they needed their own government, he appointed George Harlan one of the governors. Soon, however, George moved to the Brandywine valley of Pennsylvania as a farmer near to where his brother Michael had already settled." Does anyone know of a primary source substantiating that claim?

posted by Allen McGrew
Rorabacher-18 Jo (Rorabacher) Hollingsworth
Harlan-99 and Harlan-30 appear to represent the same person because: Same children, no conflicting info
posted by Jo (Rorabacher) Hollingsworth
Ryan Kinser
Harlan-99 and Harland-66 appear to represent the same person because: They are clearly the same person-- it seems unlikely that two brothers would be given the same names, marry in the same year spouse of almost identical names, and die in the same year. the unsourced profile Harlan-66 has birth year in the biography closer to Harlan-99 and the spouse names are almost the same.
posted by Ryan Kinser
Wallace-5067 Jess Wallace
Harlan-99 and Harland-66 do not represent the same person because: The two profiles show birth dates 24 years apart; and different spouses.
posted by Jess Wallace
Pyle-388 Katie Pyle
Harlan-99 and Harland-66 appear to represent the same person because: Same information except that of the wife's maiden name
posted by Katie Pyle
Pyle-388 Katie Pyle
In alpheus Harlans "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family: Particularly the descendants of George and Michael Harlan; who settled in Chester Co., Pa, there is nothing to indicate George married a Sarah Hallowell as is currently shown. Anyone have information to the contrary?
posted by Katie Pyle

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