Francis Harmon (abt. 1593 - aft. 1635)

Born about 1593 in London, Middlesex, England

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Francis Harmon migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 3, p. 225) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

43 year old Francis Harman was enrolled as one of 8 passengers on the Love at London in 1635, along with 10 year old Sara Harman and 12 year old Jo[hn] Harman, assumed to be his children. (It is unknown whether the ship actually sailed.)^[1] Since no wife was listed, Francis was likely a widower at the time. Given Puritan naming patterns, having a girl named Sarah increases the probability that the children's mother was named Sarah.

Anderson (Great Migration) states: No evidence has been found that this family arrived in New England. He lists only the two children on the manifest John and Sarah and states there is no further record.^[2]

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Birth

Birth: Location unknown, likely England. Year calculated as 1592 based on his age being listed as 43 in July 1635.^[2]

Alternate birth: 1593, London, London, England^[3][4][5]

Event

Enrollment: 13 July 1635, London, England, aboard The Love with Capt. Jonathan Lowry, son John and daughter Sarah.^[6]

Death

Death: After 13 July 1635, the date he enrolled as a passenger on the Love. Date and location both unknown. Probably England or New England.

Note

Note: The Harmon family^[7]

Research Notes

Disputed Wives: We know Francis had a wife, but she is unknown. Any other name is unproven.

--Although, some online trees have named a Sarah Clark b. about 1587 as the wife of Francis Harmon, the reality is that the name of the wife of Francis Harmon is not named in New England records. A James Harmon was married to Sarah Clark and accounts for this error. This profile was disconnected from Francis and merged into Sarah wife of James.

--A Francis Harman and a Katherine Crewett were married 02 Feb 1624 at Saint Andrew By The Wardrobe, London, London, England^[8] However, a marriage record for a Francis Harman does not constitute proof that this is the wife of the Francis Harmon, who enrolled in 1635 with children Sarah and John to go to New England.

Disputed Child: Nathaniel Harmon. There is no evidence that points to Francis and his wife as parents of Nathaniel.

Sources

1. ↑ Harmon, Artemas Canfield The Harmon Genealogy,Comprising All Branches in New England p. 4. Gibson Bros., 1920.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003. p. 225
3. ↑ Old Ancestry.com Sources: [1] [2] [3]
4. ↑ Old Ancestry.com Sources:[4] [5] [6] [7]
5. ↑ Old Ancestry.com Sources:[8] [9] [10] [11]
6. ↑ Old Ancestry.com Sources:[12]
7. ↑ Ancestry Tree file
8. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK7B-2YW : 10 December 2014), Francis Harman and Katherine Crewett, 02 Feb 1624; citing Saint Andrew By The Wardrobe,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374,343.

See also:

• Davis, Walter. The Ancestry of Lydia Harmon, 1755-1836 (Stanhope Press, Boston, 1924) Page 4
• "Francis Harman" Featured Name. Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.
• The Harmons in the Revolution - The Harmons in America. 1913 Page 3.

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Filby, P. William, ed. Farmington Hills, MI, USA. Gale Research online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

• Dickinson Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree file