Forest Pruitt and Zilla Irene Harbin
Husband Forest Pruitt (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Kate Blair Campbell (1870-1946) 1
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Believe Zilla Irene and Nannie I Harbin are same person.
James Harbison
Husband James Harbison 2
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Gary Wayne McCurry and Kathie Diane Harbison
Husband Gary Wayne McCurry (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Zachary Madison McCurry (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Hannah Maria McCurry (details suppressed for this person)
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John Rhea and Margaret Harbison
Husband John Rhea 4
Born: Abt 1793 - KY
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Mother: Elizabeth Meeks (1754- ) 4
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Born: 1 Nov 1824 - Barren Co KY
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1 M William Rhea (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Thomas Rhea (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Mary Ann Rhea 4
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John Paul Milligan and Mary Delane Harbison
Husband John Paul Milligan (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Margaret Ellen Reid
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1 F Katie Liegh Milligan (details suppressed for this person)
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James Robison Vosburgh and Phyliss Harboldt
Husband James Robison Vosburgh
Born: 5 May 1905 - Branch, MI 5 6
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Father: Grant H. Vosburgh (1864-1939)
Mother: Hattie M. Burnett (1868-1965)
Marriage: 1935
Other Spouse: Gladys Durham Davis
Wife Phyliss Harboldt
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In the summer of 1993 Ray and Virginia took Eldon and Ida Vosburgh andwent to visit James and Gladys. We took them to lunch and visited them in their apartment in Battle Creek. James was a very slim, young, active 88 yearsold. He still played golf three times a week. He gave me the pictures of my grandfather Platt, my great grandparents, Frank and Nettie, and my greatgreat grandparents, James and Amanda Vosburgh, all of which Hattie, his mother,had kept. He lived with Amanda as a child together with his parents, Grant andHattie in the house which James built when he came to Michigan in the 1850's. Ifound a map in the library showing where the house was located and we later went looking for it, but only the barn remained. James was a graduate of Union City High School and attended KalamazooNormal Teacher's College. He was employed by Michigan Carton CompanyasTraffic Manager in Material Handling and Warehousing, retiring in 1971after 43 years.
Rowland Winn Sir Bart and Letitia Harbord
Husband Rowland Winn Sir Bart 8
Born: 1675
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Mother: Katherine ( - ) 8
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1 M Rowland Wynne Sir Bart 4 8
Born: 1706 - Nostell, , York, England
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Marr: 29 Aug 1729
General Notes for Child Rowland Wynne Sir Bart
Title: Sir; 4th Baron
Name: or Win
William Harbord
Husband William Harbord 8
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1 F Letitia Harbord 8
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1 UPDA 2 PLAC Sometime Envoy to Turkey
William Arthur Krantz and Anita Harbordt
Husband William Arthur Krantz (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Dana Marie Krantz (details suppressed for this person)
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Guiscard Harbottle
Husband Guiscard Harbottle 8
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1 F Eleanor Hardbottle 8 9 10 11
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[1735328.ged]
[1224494.ged]
REFN: 1235
Thomas Lamb and Dorothy Harbottle Or (Ha
Husband Thomas Lamb 12
Born: Abt 1600 - England 12
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Buried: 3 Apr 1647 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts 12
Father: Thomas Lamb (Abt 1570- ) 12
Mother: Elizabeth (Abt 1570- ) 12
Marriage: 16 Jul 1640 - Roxbury, MA ? 12
Other Spouse: Elizabeth ( - ) 12 - 1630 - London, London, Eng 12
Wife Dorothy Harbottle Or (Ha 12
Born: Abt 1619 - , , Eng 12
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Buried: 1699 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
Other Spouse: Thomas Hawley ( - ) 12 - 2 Feb 1652 12
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1 M Caleb Lamb 12
Born: 9 Apr 1641 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
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Marr: 30 Jun 1669 12
2 F Mary Lamb 12
Born: 29 Sep 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
Christened: 29 Sep 1644 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts 12
Died: 1702 12
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Spouse: William Thomas Swan ( - ) 12
Marr: 1668 12
3 M Abiel Lamb II 12
Born: 15 Aug 1646 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
Christened: 15 Aug 1646 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
Died: Abt 1710 - Framingham, MA 12
Buried: 1709 - Framingham, MA 12
Spouse: Elizabeth Clark (1648-1692) 12
Marr: 1674 12
4 M William Lamb 12
Born: Abt 1648 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
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Died: 1685 12
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Thomas Hawley and Dorothy Harbottle Or (Ha
Husband Thomas Hawley 12
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Wife Dorothy Harbottle Or (Ha 12
Born: Abt 1619 - , , Eng 12
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Buried: 1699 - Roxbury, Suffolk, MA 12
Other Spouse: Thomas Lamb (Abt 1600-1646) 12 - 16 Jul 1640 - Roxbury, MA ? 12
Abner Harbour
Husband Abner Harbour 2
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David Harbour
Husband David Harbour 2
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Elisha Harbour
Husband Elisha Harbour 2
Born: Abt 1733
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John Wesley Harbour and Sally Caroline McDaniel
Husband John Wesley Harbour 1
Born: 12 Jan 1849 - Sugar Lock, MS
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Marriage: 18 Dec 1873 - Cook Co., TX
Wife Sally Caroline McDaniel 1
Born: 19 Oct 1856 - AL
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Died: 29 Apr 1936 - Sunset, TX
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1 F Mary Lucy Harbour 1
Born: 6 Mar 1880 - Cook Co., TX
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Died: 13 Mar 1964 - Wichita Falls, TX
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Spouse: Nathaniel Green Entrekin (1878-1965) 1
Marr: 13 Nov 1901 - Sunset, TX
2 M Jessie Lee Harbour 1
Born: 19 Dec 1884 - Montague Co., TX
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Spouse: Elizabeth Emma Entrekin (1886-1983) 1
Marr: Sunset, TX
Charles Witt and Lamina Harbour
Husband Charles Witt 13
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• Will, Halifax Co., Virginia, , ,, 30 Jan 1771
Will Book 1, pp. 414-16
Wife Lamina Harbour 13
AKA: Lamina (Harbour) Witt
Born: Abt 1718
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1 F Lavinia Witt 13
AKA: Lavinia (Witt) Sullins
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Marr: Abt 1767 - Halifax Co., VA, , ,
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"HARBOUR-WITT Bulletin," Winter 1981, pp. 83-90
_HARBOURs in America_, pp. 20, 601ff
(It is a long-held, incorrect tradition that this Charles was a son of William WITT.)
Info from Wayne Witt BATES, Centreville, VA.
The birth order of his children is unknown.
Charles Witt and Lavinia Harbour
Husband Charles Witt 2
Born: 1730 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
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Father: John Witt II (1710-1782) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Parrish (Abt 1706-After 1738) 2
Marriage: 1750 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
Wife Lavinia Harbour 2
Born: 1731 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
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Father: Thomas Harbour (Abt 1698-1796) 2
Mother: Sarah Witt (1716-After 1754) 2
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1 F Sarah Witt 2
Born: Abt 1750
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2 F Lavinia Witt 2
Born: Abt 1751
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3 M Joseph Nathaniel Witt 2
Born: Abt 1752 - Halifax County, VA
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Spouse: Sarah Kimbrough (Abt 1754-1837) 2
Marr: 1771
4 F Mary Lavinia Patsy Witt 2
Born: 4 Apr 1753 - VA
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Spouse: Thomas Jarnigan (1746-1802) 2
Marr: 1767 - Pittsylvania, VA
5 F Charity Witt 2
Born: Abt 1754
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6 M Elijah Witt 2
Born: 1756 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
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Spouse: Nina Jarnigan (Abt 1758-Abt 1795) 2
Marr: 1776 - VA
Spouse: Sarah Oliver Bottom (Abt 1760-1843) 2
Marr: 26 Dec 1797 - Jefferson County, TN
7 F Nellie Witt 2
Born: Abt 1757
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8 F Lydia Witt 2
Born: Abt 1759
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9 M Caleb Witt 2
Born: 2 Sep 1762
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Spouse: Miriam Horner (1768-1845) 2
Marr: 2 Sep 1789
10 F Rhoda Witt 2
Born: Abt 1765
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11 F Susannah Witt 2
Born: Abt 1768
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Henrico Co., VA Deeds 1748-1750 p 76&77
14 Oct 1748 Charles Witt of Goochland Co Grantor, Da v i d S t aples of Henrico Co Grantee. For 27 pounds, 160 a cr e s o n th e upper side of Deep Run in the Parish and Co un t y of H enric o.. beg at a corner on Deep Run in Coll . Ran do lph lin e (Wit : John Ellis, Wm Allen, John Sankis t)
In lieu of a wedding license here is evidence of the W i t t / Harbour connection:
1. Charles Witt (son-in-law) & Thomas Harbour had la n d s u r veys one day apart in 1750 on adjoining land in w ha t i s n o w Patrick CoVA
2. Sarah Harbour, Junior (wife of David Witt) was bo r n 1 7 3 2, the daughter of Thomas & Sarah (Witt) Harbour . B ir t h i n 1732 per 1779 deposition. Harbour-Witt Bulle tin
3. In 1763, Grandpa Harbour deeded land to grandso n s J o h n Witt & William Witt (minors in age), sons of Sa ra h (H ar bo ur) Witt and Jane (Harbour) Witt respectively.
4. In 1773, John Witt III, brother of Sarah (Witt) Har b o u r , bought land adjoining his sister and adjoining h i s s o n Da vid Witt, husband of Sarah Harbour, Junior.
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Lavinia's mother and husband were first cousins.
General Notes for Child Joseph Nathaniel Witt
Joseph Witt born in Halifax County, Virginia about 1 7 5 0 , d ied in Tennessee in 1824, served from North Carol i n a . Marr ied Sarah. Children: Nathaniel, Joseph, Mourni n g , Sa rah, Ma ry, Silas, James, John, and Elizabeth. Wa r D ep artme nt and F amliy Records. American Revolutionar y War
General Notes for Child Elijah Witt
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER
Washington Co 1784 - Elijah Witt 100 acres- 1784 Nor t h C a r olina grant. ==================================== == ==== == == ========== Abstract of Graves of Revolutionar y P atrio ts:
Volume 4
WITT Elijah Jefferson Co TN 54 ===================== = = = = ================================ Full Context of Vi rg in i a S oldiers of 1776, Vol. 1
Virginia Soldiers of 1776
34 Elijah Witt born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1 7 5 6 , d ied in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1801. Marri e d M is s Hu tchinson. Served from North Carolina. Childre n : Noa h , John , Elie, William, Harmon, Daniel, Polly, Ma rt ha, Pi et y, an d Silas. War Dept. and Family Records.
===================================================== = = = = = HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNIT E D S TA TE S TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 RECORDS OF THE STATE E NU MERA TIO NS : 1782 TO 1785 VIRGINIA HEADS OF FAMILIES--- -VI RGINI A, 1 782 . AMHERST COUNTY.
Witt, Elijah 4 1 ============================== = = = = ========================
Elijah Witt was killed in 1801 when he was throw n f r o m a h orse at Witt's Foundary, TN.Served in the Nor th C ar ol ina tr oops in therevolution.
General Notes for Child Caleb Witt
Caleb Witt, the son of Charles, was born in Halifax co u n t y , Virginia, in1762. At the age of 16, he was draft e d i n t o the federal army at Doby's Old Store in Halifa x C oun t y . It is said that he served 18 months of a tw o yea r te r m a nd therafter entered the service again. Th e onl y exis ti ng , official record shows that he fought i n th e seige o f Y ork town and was present on October 19 , 1781 , to see Co rnwa lli s surrender his sword. Caleban d Maria m Witt settle d nea r Ru ssellville in Jefferson Co unty,Ten nessee. thei r house hol d furnishings are descri bed as ha ving been : a few poun ds o f feathers for a bed , a boar d for a tabl e, stools fo r chair s, a broken po t for boili ng vegetables , and a fla t rock fo r baking br ead.
Richard Harbour
Husband Richard Harbour 2
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David Witt and Sarah Harbour
Husband David Witt 2
Born: Abt 1720
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Father: Guillaume (William) Witt II (1675-1754) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Mildred Daux (1684-1741) 2
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Wife Sarah Harbour 2
Born: 1735
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Father: Thomas Harbour (Abt 1698-1796) 2
Mother: Sarah Witt (1716-After 1754) 2
Other Spouse: David Witt (Abt 1724-1808) 2
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or he may have died in 1808 in Henry County, Virginia
David Witt and Sarah Harbour
Husband David Witt 2
Born: Abt 1724 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
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Father: John Witt II (1710-1782) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Parrish (Abt 1706-After 1738) 2
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Wife Sarah Harbour 2
Born: 1735
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Father: Thomas Harbour (Abt 1698-1796) 2
Mother: Sarah Witt (1716-After 1754) 2
Other Spouse: David Witt (Abt 1720-Abt 1785) 2
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1 M John Witt 2
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Talmon Harbour
Husband Talmon Harbour 2
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Thomas Harbour and Sarah Witt
Husband Thomas Harbour 2
Born: Abt 1698 - Wales
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Died: 21 Jul 1796 - (British Land Grant In 1728) - Halifax County, VA
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Marriage: Abt 1720 - Charles City, VA
Wife Sarah Witt 2
Born: 1716 - Manikin, Albemarle, VA
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Died: After 25 Apr 1754 - Bedford County, VA
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Father: Guillaume (William) Witt II (1675-1754) 2
Mother: Elizabeth Mildred Daux (1684-1741) 2
Other Spouse: John Canaday ( - ) 2
Other Spouse: John Caniday ( - ) 2
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1 M Richard Harbour 2
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2 M David Harbour 2
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3 M Talmon Harbour 2
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4 M Abner Harbour 2
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5 F Lavinia Harbour 2
Born: 1731 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
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Died: 1782 - Manakintown, Albemarle, VA
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Spouse: Charles Witt (1730-1781) 2
Marr: 1750 - Halifax, Halifax County, VA
6 M Elisha Harbour 2
Born: Abt 1733
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7 F Sarah Harbour 2
Born: 1735
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Died: 1819
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Spouse: David Witt (Abt 1720-Abt 1785) 2
Spouse: David Witt (Abt 1724-1808) 2
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The progenitor of E. T. Harbour came from the Britis h I s l e s to Virginiain the early part of the eighteent h cen tu r y . Thomas Harbour was born inWales . The year o f hi s bi r t h is in dispute but it is likely that it was somew here a ro un d 1695. The small country of Wales had b een p opulate d a ndt he land developed for centuries befor e th e birth o f Tho mas . Unless a mancame from a wealth y famil y or was t he eld es t son, he stood little chance of obtai ning any la nd. T o th e people of the time land w as equate d withwealt h and s ecuri ty as most of the econo my centere d on agricul ture. In Wale s there was very litt le availabl e land and w ithout i t on e was forcedeither t o work in th e fields a s a labore r or t o pick up some ty pe oftrade a s a skille d worker.
These options must not have been pleasing career c h o i c es to youngThomas Harbour. If so, he would have st a y e d i n Wales. Instead Thomasopted for an opportunit y th a t h ad b een open to ambitious, adventurousrisk take rs f o r onl y a sh ort time. The frontier land of the Ne w Worl dw as a c hance t o escape the limitations of lif e in Wale s . At som e pointa s a young man, Thomas decide d to seek h i s fortune s in Ameri ca.
Nothing is known of Thomas Harbour from preserve d r e c o rds before theyear 1728. Judging from facts glea me d fr o m l ater years, Thomas seemed tohold some excelle n t qual it ies . He acquired a large amount of land, all o n the fron tie r, d uring his lifetime. In the hardship s o f this fron tier Thoma s raised a large family and live d t o be an old m an. T heseac hievements must reflect th e inte lligence, disc ipline , deter mination,and health o f Thoma s that made thi s possi ble. Th e first trace of T homasi n America is the t raditio n of his m arriage to Sar ah Wit t in CharlesCity Cou nty, Vir ginia. Th e Witts an d Harbour s had a very closerel ationshi p in thos e earl y days of Vi rginia. Wherever deed s for onef amily ar e fo und, the oth er family is found nea rby. The Wi tts wereF r ench Huguenot s that were driven ou t of Europe f or religi o us reasons.T he British Crown and t he colony of V irgini a gav e them th e privileges ofBritis h citizenry and i mme diately t he Wit ts began to become lar gelandowners. T h e first Witts i n A merica were John Witt a nd his two so ns,J ohn and Willia m . John Witt first appear ed in the l atter p art of the17t h ce ntury in Virginia. Hi s name app eared seve ral times i n a se ries ofland patents.
Tradition also is that Thomas Harbour married Sara h W i t t i n Charles CityCounty. If this is true, Thomas f ollo w e d hi s wife's family to their homein Henrico Count y.
The first existing document of Thomas Harbour da t e s f r om 28September, 1728. He paid 40 shillings fo r a l an d gr an t of 400 acres ofnew land on the lower for ks o f Dee p Cr eek . Deep Creek is in HenricoCounty on t he no rth si de o f th e James River less than a mile from Tuckah oe Cree k. Wh en Go ochland County was formed from H enric o in 1728T uckah oe Cre ek formed the eastern most bo undary , encompass ing th e Wittl ands in the new county. T hree No tched Road , an ol d track fo llowing thewatershe d betwee n the James a nd Sout h Anna River s and named fo r along-go ne peculiar t ree mar k along the ro ute, conne cted the sh ortdistance bet ween Tho mas Harbour an d hi s father-in-la w.
It was in Goochland County that the second rec o r d o f T homas isfound. Thomas was involved in a cour t ca s e the re i n 1729/30 in which he,as a plaintiff, ha d a ca s e dism issed . It was around this time that thec ouple b eg an to ha ve chi ldren. Four sons were likely bo rn here , Da vid,Talmo n, Abne r, and Elisha. Lavina and Ma ry, tw o daug hters, wo uld also have been born in this p eriod.
The movement of the Harbour and Witt families wa s t y p i cal among theearly Virginians. Jamestown had onl y be e n s et tled 100 years earlier. Thelack of roads mad e i t ne cess ar y for people to live on navigable waters. Few h ome s wer e wit hout private wharfs. As the populati on gre w, t hepeop le beg in to move west along the James R iver an d th e loca l creeksa round it. It appears from sur viving r ecord s tha t the Witt s and Harboursbegan to amas s propert y as t hey sl owly contin ued to move westward.
The land in western Goochland County during th e 1 7 3 0 s was virginwilderness. Though not many Indians l iv e d i n th e area, few white men had seen thearea befor e 17 30 . La nd gr ants were first available there in 1727. 2 1 O n 1 Augu st1734 , Thomas was granted 400 acres on bo t h side s of Ball enger' s Creek in Goochland County, Virg in ia. I t is unclea r if Thom as kept his land on Deep Cre e k when h e received t henew parc el of land. Thomas was r ec orded i n Goochland a s witnessin g a deed forCharles Co x o n 17 Nov ember 1735. T hree years l ater Thomas receive d 1, 463 mor e acres inthe fo rm of a lan d grant adjoinin g hi s 400 acr e farm.24 By thi s time Thoma s musthave es tabli shed himse lf as a man of mea ns. A 1704 Vi rginia la w limi ted landpat ents to 500 acres . Exceptions wer e mad e onl y to those wh o could employ th e land withat lea s t five s ervants or sla ves, which apparen tly Thomas mus t hav e had.
It is possible that Thomas was moving closer t o h i s W i tt relativeswhen he received the Ballenger's Cr ee k gr ant . W illiam Witt was known to have lived therea s we ll . I n a dee d dated 10 August 1741, William left t o hi s so n Joh n 200 ac res boundedby the James and Rivann a Riv ers , and Ba llenger' s Creek. He stated that this la ndwa s hi s place o f residence . A deed from 1737 lends w eigh t to t he possibi litythat Wil liam lived there near T homas . On 2 8 May 1737 J ohn Graves o f Goochland Countyso ld 40 0 acre s known as "Gra ves Indian Fi eld" on both sid es o f Balleng er's Creek.The d eed stated tha t the land w as ne xt to Thom as Harbour's an d was witnessed b yWillia m Witt.
On 18 July 1739, Thomas was appointed as a surv e y o r i n GoochlandCounty. He worked along a road that l e d u p t o th e ridge of Mechunk Creek. Fouryears later , o n 18 O ctob er 17 43, he did some more surveying alon g th e road fr omBal lenger 's Creek to Mountain Road. Thi s wa s the "Thre e Notch ed Roa d" in the vicinity of hiswi fe' s family, th e Witts.
Around this time frame the last of Thomas and Sa r a h ' s children wereborn. Elijah and Adonijah are two kn o w n so n s and two daughters, Jane and Sarah, may be incl ud e d her e a s well. Around 1742, Sarah's father, John Wi t t Jr ., die d.
Any details of the personal and daily life of Th o m a s a nd Sarah havebeen lost over the generations. Wha t t he i r pol itical and religious beliefs were areunknown . I t i s e viden t that religion played an important par t in t hei r lif e as m any ofthe children were given bibli cal nam es . Sarah , as th e daughter of Huguenots, had aPr otestan t le aning an d probab ly associated with those o f simila r belie fs. The f amilywa s most likely Baptist. I n 1760 th eir so n Talmon wa s a chart er member of the Dan River Bapt ist Chu rch. Regardl ess of th e affiliation, ho wever, reli gion wa s important to the family.
Thomas on 20 September 1745 received another lan d g r a n t in GoochlandCounty. A 400 acre tract was obtain e d o n t h e north branch of Horsley's Creek.Thomas must h av e mo ve d hi s family there for that same month he sol d 1,0 00 o f hi sacre s around Ballenger's Creek to John Bi sby an d h e may h ave ne eded a new home. Houses, fences , and orc hard s were e stablis hed here as fifteen years l ater it wa ssol d as devel oped pro perty.
As they grew older, Thomas's children were proba b l y v e ry importantin helping him run his vast land hold in gs . O n 2 8 September 1753, Thomas acquiredeight separa t e gra nt s fo r land in Southern Virginia, and they wer e mo st lik ely obtai ned for his children. 354 acres wer e acqui red o n Fal l Cree k and the Mayo Riverjunction i n Halifa x County . Acc ordin g to Williams, this was th e land tha t Thomasch ose fo r his o wn farm. The land bord ered Rockin gham County , Nort h Carolin a along the southe rn propert y line.
That day he also obtained two tracts on Irwin's Ri v e r 3 5 inLunenburg County, one of 130 and another of 15 0 a cr e s , two tracts of 204 and 144 acres onSycamore Cr eek , Ha li fa x County, 115 and 318 acres on Goblintown C reek , an d o n e 140 acretract on both sides of Blackberr y Cre ek, i n Hal if ax County. This land totaled1, 555 ac res. T homas p robabl y h ad spent some time down in old Ha lifax C ounty, w here th elan d was located, save that par t on near by Irwin' s River , an d handpicked thechoice are as of lan d as the tr acts wer e no t all together. The sur vey date s on the landd ated bac k to 1 749 so perhaps Thom as left S arah and his yo unger chi ldren a t home while he looked fo r land in Souther n Virginia . The ru les for lan d grants r equired thatsomeon e settle o n each tra ct fo r cultivation , so it is possibl e that eac h son and dau g hter,along wit h himself, settle d one.
This would be the last big move for Thomas Harb o u r . H e was nearingthe end of middle age. In October 17 6 0 , Th oma s sold the land that he had receivedyears befo r e o n Hor sley 's Creek up in Albermarle County. With al l h is f amil y dow n south,Thomas no longer had any need f or i t. I t wa s sol d for 25 pounds. After raisinga larg e fami ly h e settl ed dow n in the beautiful hills of th e Blue Ri dge M ountains , surro unded by children and gran dchildren.
Of the large family that surrounded Thomas, onl y a p a r t ial picturecan be formed from the remaining rec ords . O n e d aughter, Lavina, is believed by some tohav e marr ied h e r cou sin Charles Witt around 1746 and to ha ve live d nea r h erpare nts in Halifax County. This is que stionabl e bu t a Ch arles W itt did own land thatbordere d Thomas' s farm.
There is strong evidence to believe that Mary , w i f e o f PalatiahShelton, was the daughter of Thomas a nd S ar a h Har bour. Shelton was their close neighbor.I n a 176 7 ti th e in P ittsylvania County, Palatiah was lis ted a s a neig hbo r. Hebe came owner of three tracts of Th omas' s land. O n 1 8 Septembe r 1766 Thomas sold 144 acres on Syc amore Cree k t o Palatiah S helton. Shelton sold th is lan d 4 yearslat er , on 29 Novembe r 1770, to Richard W hite fo r 50 pounds . Th e land was descr ibed asbeing a so uth bran ch of Smith' s Riv er, on the sout h side of Sycam ore Creek , crossin g a branc h of the Sycamore , and cross ing two br anches. Sh elton's wi fe Maryrelinquishe d her r ight of dow er. If Thom as gave She lton this land a s a gi ft to hisson -in-law an d daughter, i t would have bee n ne cessary for M ary to do t his.
On 25 August 1768 Shelton bought two tracts from T h o m a s. For 100pounds Shelton received the 130 acre tra c t o n I rw in's River, being on both sidesand starting a t t he m out h o f Peeping Creek. Witnessing the deed was T homa s's t w o sons ,Abner and Adonijah, and Adonijah's bro ther- in-la w , Sam Dal ton Jr. Again, fouryears later, She lton s old i t . He receive d 70 pounds from Sam Crowly, th e lan d wasrec or ded as bein g on Smith's River, a place k nown b y the nam e o f Rock Castl e, upPeeping Creek, dow n Smith' s River, f orme rly Irwin's . This deed wasrecorde d the sam e day tha t he s old the prev ious tract, 29 Nov ember 1770 .Again hi s wife Ma ry relinquish ed her right o f dower. Sh elton too k a 30poun d loss on th e land if h e actually pai d 100 poun ds for it.
Shelton on the same day that he received the 1 3 0 a c r e tract onIrwin's River, sold 200 acres on bot h si de s o f F alling Creek, on theMayo River, and on th e divid in g lin e b etween David Witt and Shelton, toAdon ijah Har bou r fo r 100 p ounds. This land was surveyed i n a 400 a crep arce l for Dav id Witt and Shelton in 1765 , and late r grant ed t o them in1 767. The price, 100 pou nds, is sig nifican t as i t is identic al to whatShelto n paid Thoma s for th e 144 acr e lot that sa me day. It w as mostlikel y an even s wap. Whe n Adonijah sol d this lan d later, he d escribed it as the la nd his father "g ave" D avid Witt an d Shelton. Wha t became o fMary and Palati a h Shelton afte r 1770 is not cl ear, but ev idence doessu ppor t the belie f that Mary wa s a daughter o f Thomas.
Abner married Joyce Thornhill around 1750. Abne r l i v e d near Irwin'sRiver on Sycamore Creek. Thomas de ede d h i m t he 204 acre tract there on17 August 1763. Ab ne r witn es se d several deeds for his brothers andfathe r an d it app ear s t hat he was the only one to leave hi s mar k vice asi gnat ure . Sycamore Creek lies in what i s now Pa trick Count y. A bner 'sRidge in Patrick is near h is old fa rm. Part o f the B lue R idge Mountains,it is sai d to be na med after h im. Abn er die d in 1778, leaving h is landt o his four son s, and ot her ite ms to all his un named chi ldren. His widow Joyce rema ined i n Virginia.
Elisha Harbour married a woman named Margaret ar o u n d 1 760. On 17August 1763 Elisha was given a 150 ac r e tr ac t o n Irwin's River by hisfather. He appeare d o n Edwar d B ooke r's tax list of 1765 near Abner. On a 17 J uly 176 7 ta x list , Elisha paid 1 tithe for 150 a cres, n ext to h imwa s his br other Elijah. This was th e land tha t his fat her g ave hi m 4years earlier. On 22 S eptember 17 69, Elish a sol d the Irw in's River tractof 15 0 acres to T homas Hend erso n for 35 pou nds, beginning a t CharlesWitt' s land. T he la st record o f Elisha date s 22 May 1773, w hen hebough t 243 a cres from J ohn Witt o n Marrowbone Cre ek.
Elijah was one of the younger sons of Thomas and S a r a h . He marriedPrudence Pusey around 1758. They liv e d o n t h e 318 acre Goblintown Creektract that his fath e r dee de d hi m in October 1761 for a mere 10 shillings H e was liv in g ther e on 17 July 1767 when Peter Copela n d recorded h imt here o n his tax list. Elijah had 310 ac re s and "a negr o na med Han nah",he paid two tithes. Eli ja h died fairly y oun g in 1769 . The appraisal ofhis esta t e included a stoc k o f hogs, sund rey cattle, 3 horses , an d aparcel of book s, a ll totaling p ounds.
Not much is known about Jane, the daughter of Sa r a h a n d Thomas. Hersister Sarah deeded her half of he r p er son a l belongings after her death.Sarah referred t o he r a s Ja n e Witt of Patrick County. Some researchers belie ve, t hrou g h the process of elimination, that Jan e was th e wif e ofE li jah Witt, but no direct evidence ex ists fo r this.
Sarah married David Witt and lived near her pare n t s . D avid was a sonof William Witt, making him a cous i n . Da vid , like Palatiah Shelton,received a land gran t o f 2 00 a cre s near Thomas, apparently with hishelp, i n 17 67 . Davi d an d Sarah's two sons, John and William Wi tt , wer edeede d th e 140 acre Blackberry Creek tract by t hei r Gran dfathe r Thom as.The Witts also came into some l an d on Gobl intow n Creek a s David sold a313 acre trac t o n the sout h fork t o David Ha rbour, a son of Elisha , foro nly 40 pou nds on 2 8 May 1772 . Both Sarah and Dav id appe ared to hav elived i n Souther n Virginia for the r est o f their lives . As the y lived inth e part of Virgini a tha t eventually be came Patr ick County, t hey recordedt heir w ills there, Davi d in 1808 , and Sarah, t hroug h a serie s of deeds,in May o f 1809. Sh e died in 1814 . I n 1815, th eir son John Witt s old twotrac ts on Blackber r y Creek, i ncluding the one hi s grandfathe r Thomasgav e him 5 3 year s earlier. Soon afte r this he move d to Ten nessee.
Adonijah Harbour appears to have been the young e s t s o n of Thomas andSarah. In 1767 Adonijah was list e d i n a t it hable entry with his father.In 1768 Thomas a n d Pa latia h Sh elton became involved in some land tradi ng that r esulte d i n a deed of 200 acres on Falls Cree k i n Adonija h's nam e. A year later, on 25 August 1769, h e ma rried a ne ighbor , An n Dalton, inPittsylvania County . On ly a few ye ars lat er Ad onijah later moved acrosst he bor der to Nort h Carolin a. Aft er a short stay, he mov ed hi s family toEas t Baton Ro uge, Lo uisiana, where he d ied ar ound 1815.
As noted earlier, it appears that Thomas passe d t h e d e eds hereceived in 1753 on to his family. Onl y on e tr ac t wa s not directlypassed to a known relation . On 1 7 Aug us t 176 3 George Vourtman was deededthe 11 5 acre Go blinto w n Creek t ract, for only 40 pounds. Vour tman doesn ot appe a r in late r tax lists and his identit y is unknown.
After Thomas completed the last of these transac t i o n s he was wellwithin old age. Still surrounded by f am i l y an d friends, including manygrandchildren, Thoma s pr ob ab ly en joyed the twilight of his life. It isno t clea r whe n e xactl y this long and busy life ended. I n 1767 h e wasl iste d i n a tithable entry with his son Ad onijah.6 7 He wa s rec orde d aspaying 4 tithes on 790 acr es that h e owned . He la ter p aid tax on 1,302and 1,39 2 acres i n Halifa x County . A seri es of three deeds wer e made inA ugust o f 1777, do cumentin g the sell of thre e tracts an d using t he nameThoma s and Sar ah Harbour. I n two of thes e deeds, T homas and Sa rah soldPh ilip Angli n 304 and Joh n Journica n 50 acres o n Falls Cree k and t heMayo River . Put togethe r, this mayb e the 354 acr e tr act that Thom asreceived bac k in 1753. I t was passed th r ough the famil y that Thoma s haddied in 17 68, but if h e wa s alive in 1 777, he had n ot long to live . Froma wor k orde r dating ar ound 1779, Sar ah is listed wi thout Tho mas.Someti me afte r this date, Sar ah passed on a s well.
After the death of Thomas and Sarah, the famil y t h a t t hey leftbehind continued to prosper. It seem s tha t m os t o f this generationremained in the Virgini a area . Th e fa mil y house probably went to AbnerHarbou r as hi s olde st son , Da vid, later obtained the land I t remaine d inth e famil y unti l David's death when it wa s sold in 1 849 a s part o f theesta te in what had becom e Patrick Coun ty. Th e grandch ildren how ever,began to sp read out toward s Tenne ssee and N orth Caroli na. Only on e son,Adonijah , left th e region.
Thomas Harbour left a legacy that was to last ma n y g e n erations inhis family. The restless spirit tha t dr ov e h i m out of Wales was keptalive in his offspring . Th e H arbo ur s were never content to remain in anyon e plac e tha t ha d bee n settled for long. They did not s pend en ergy o nth e politi cs in towns, but rather moved t heir lar ge fami lie s to the o uterfringes of the ever exp anding fr ontier . Fro m Georgia t o Alabama, toMississippi , Arkansa s and Te xas, t he drive o f Thomas Harbour live d on.
General Notes (Wife)
Sarah Witt may have been born in France, but I fi n d t h a t unlikely and probably based on her French Hugue no t an c es try. Her marriage date is variable with many p eop le se tt lin g for 1705. I find that unlikely based o n he r age . He r ma rriage date is therefore careful conj ectur e.
General Notes for Child Lavinia Harbour
Lavinia's mother and husband were first cousins.
William Harbour and Luretia Nalley
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Marriage: 12 Oct 1843 - Perry Co., AL
Wife Luretia Nalley 1
Born: 1819 - Pendleton District, SC
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Father: Richard Nalley (Abt 1773-Bef 1850) 1
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Ann Harbuck
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Paul Harbuck and Ina Jane Looper
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Wife Ina Jane Looper 1
Born: 6 Jun 1903 - Pickens Co., SC
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Father: John Thomas Looper (1872-1965) 1
Mother: Sarah Anne Lucretia Childress (1871-1939) 1
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Edward Reade Sir 2Nd Bart and Elizabeth Harby
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Father: Francis Harby ( -1607) 8 9
Mother: Elizabeth D'oyley ( - ) 8 9
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1 M Thomas Reade Sir 3Rd Bart 8 9
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Job Harby Sir Bart
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Daniel Oxenbridge and Katherine Harby
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1 F Elizabeth Oxenbridge 8 9
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