According to John Newton Harman, Sr., in Harman Genealogy (Southern Branch) with Biographical Sketches . . . 1700-1924, names of Adam's and Louisa's children were determined from Adam's Bible, Moravian records, and court records of Augusta County, VA, as follows: (1) Adam, born in Germany, 1724.
(2) Heinrich, Henry, Sr., . . . born on the Isle of Man . . . enroute to America, 1724.
(3) George, who died 1749. . . born 1727.
(4) Daniel, born in Pennsylvania, 1729. (known as Daniel, Sr.)
(5) Mathias, born near Strasburg, Va. 1736.
(6) Christina, who married Jeremiah Pate, Sr.
(7) Catherine, who married Ulrich Richards in Rowan Co., NC.
(8) Philipina, who died in 1751
(9) Valentine, who settled on the Clinch River, 1771.. . .
(10) ---------, who married ------------ Looney and had a son named Lones Loonery.
(11) Jacob, who lived in Tazewell County, VA.
Louisa Katrina is also named in Adam's Bible as his wife. The descendants of Adam and Louisa would appreciate it very much if corrections would be made to memorials that name a wrong parent of the eleven children named above.
Tradition has it that Henry Harman, Sr. was born on the Isle of Mann in 1726 to Heinrich Adam and Katrina Louisa Herrmann as they were on their way from Germany to America in 1726. Henry's father was one of the first settlers on the New River, his name being recorded (Adam Harman) in a 1745 Buchanan and Patton Survey as having a place on the New River. During the unrest caused by the French and Indian War, the Harman men became noted fighters against Indians. Henry was reportedly one of the two sons of Adam Harman who helped him rescue Mary Draper Ingles at the end of her long ordeal returning from Shawnee captivity in 1755.
When so many settlements were being attacked and fear reigned on the western waters, Henry and several other Harman family members moved to North Carolina and became part of a Moravian community at Winston-Salem. His name appears in Moravian records from 1762-1770. Henry married Nancy Wilburn, and they had nine children: Daniel (1760-91), Henry, Jr. (1763-1809), Adam (1765-1830), George (1767-????), Mathias (1769-1802, Hezekiah (1771 [or '72]-1845), Rhoda (1773-1845), Elias (1780-1856), and Louisa (17??-????).
Henry, Sr. was part of a search party led by his brother Mathias that attempted to rescue Jenny Wiley from the Shawnee in 1789. Henry and his two sons were involved in several battles with Shawnee warriors including one on the Tug River in 1788 in what is now McDowell County, WV. Near Thorpe, WV, there is a monument to Henry and his sons George and Mathias commemorating that battle. Because of Henry's bravery in fights with the Indians, they dubbed him "Old Skygusta," which means great warrior.
Henry also served in the American Revolution. A number of his descendants are members of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and to Sons of the American Revolution.
Henry built a home at Holly Brook, Bland County, VA, where many of his family members are buried, but only a handful of graves are marked. The Cemetery is on private property next to the Holly Brook Community Center.∼Born on the way to America- in route from Germany
(2) Heinrich, Henry, Sr., . . . born on the Isle of Man . . . enroute to America, 1724.
(3) George, who died 1749. . . born 1727.
(4) Daniel, born in Pennsylvania, 1729. (known as Daniel, Sr.)
(5) Mathias, born near Strasburg, Va. 1736.
(6) Christina, who married Jeremiah Pate, Sr.
(7) Catherine, who married Ulrich Richards in Rowan Co., NC.
(8) Philipina, who died in 1751
(9) Valentine, who settled on the Clinch River, 1771.. . .
(10) ---------, who married ------------ Looney and had a son named Lones Loonery.
(11) Jacob, who lived in Tazewell County, VA.
Louisa Katrina is also named in Adam's Bible as his wife. The descendants of Adam and Louisa would appreciate it very much if corrections would be made to memorials that name a wrong parent of the eleven children named above.
Tradition has it that Henry Harman, Sr. was born on the Isle of Mann in 1726 to Heinrich Adam and Katrina Louisa Herrmann as they were on their way from Germany to America in 1726. Henry's father was one of the first settlers on the New River, his name being recorded (Adam Harman) in a 1745 Buchanan and Patton Survey as having a place on the New River. During the unrest caused by the French and Indian War, the Harman men became noted fighters against Indians. Henry was reportedly one of the two sons of Adam Harman who helped him rescue Mary Draper Ingles at the end of her long ordeal returning from Shawnee captivity in 1755.
When so many settlements were being attacked and fear reigned on the western waters, Henry and several other Harman family members moved to North Carolina and became part of a Moravian community at Winston-Salem. His name appears in Moravian records from 1762-1770. Henry married Nancy Wilburn, and they had nine children: Daniel (1760-91), Henry, Jr. (1763-1809), Adam (1765-1830), George (1767-????), Mathias (1769-1802, Hezekiah (1771 [or '72]-1845), Rhoda (1773-1845), Elias (1780-1856), and Louisa (17??-????).
Henry, Sr. was part of a search party led by his brother Mathias that attempted to rescue Jenny Wiley from the Shawnee in 1789. Henry and his two sons were involved in several battles with Shawnee warriors including one on the Tug River in 1788 in what is now McDowell County, WV. Near Thorpe, WV, there is a monument to Henry and his sons George and Mathias commemorating that battle. Because of Henry's bravery in fights with the Indians, they dubbed him "Old Skygusta," which means great warrior.
Henry also served in the American Revolution. A number of his descendants are members of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and to Sons of the American Revolution.
Henry built a home at Holly Brook, Bland County, VA, where many of his family members are buried, but only a handful of graves are marked. The Cemetery is on private property next to the Holly Brook Community Center.∼Born on the way to America- in route from Germany
According to John Newton Harman, Sr., in Harman Genealogy (Southern Branch) with Biographical Sketches . . . 1700-1924, names of Adam's and Louisa's children were determined from Adam's Bible, Moravian records, and court records of Augusta County, VA, as follows: (1) Adam, born in Germany, 1724.
(2) Heinrich, Henry, Sr., . . . born on the Isle of Man . . . enroute to America, 1724.
(3) George, who died 1749. . . born 1727.
(4) Daniel, born in Pennsylvania, 1729. (known as Daniel, Sr.)
(5) Mathias, born near Strasburg, Va. 1736.
(6) Christina, who married Jeremiah Pate, Sr.
(7) Catherine, who married Ulrich Richards in Rowan Co., NC.
(8) Philipina, who died in 1751
(9) Valentine, who settled on the Clinch River, 1771.. . .
(10) ---------, who married ------------ Looney and had a son named Lones Loonery.
(11) Jacob, who lived in Tazewell County, VA.
Louisa Katrina is also named in Adam's Bible as his wife. The descendants of Adam and Louisa would appreciate it very much if corrections would be made to memorials that name a wrong parent of the eleven children named above.
Tradition has it that Henry Harman, Sr. was born on the Isle of Mann in 1726 to Heinrich Adam and Katrina Louisa Herrmann as they were on their way from Germany to America in 1726. Henry's father was one of the first settlers on the New River, his name being recorded (Adam Harman) in a 1745 Buchanan and Patton Survey as having a place on the New River. During the unrest caused by the French and Indian War, the Harman men became noted fighters against Indians. Henry was reportedly one of the two sons of Adam Harman who helped him rescue Mary Draper Ingles at the end of her long ordeal returning from Shawnee captivity in 1755.
When so many settlements were being attacked and fear reigned on the western waters, Henry and several other Harman family members moved to North Carolina and became part of a Moravian community at Winston-Salem. His name appears in Moravian records from 1762-1770. Henry married Nancy Wilburn, and they had nine children: Daniel (1760-91), Henry, Jr. (1763-1809), Adam (1765-1830), George (1767-????), Mathias (1769-1802, Hezekiah (1771 [or '72]-1845), Rhoda (1773-1845), Elias (1780-1856), and Louisa (17??-????).
Henry, Sr. was part of a search party led by his brother Mathias that attempted to rescue Jenny Wiley from the Shawnee in 1789. Henry and his two sons were involved in several battles with Shawnee warriors including one on the Tug River in 1788 in what is now McDowell County, WV. Near Thorpe, WV, there is a monument to Henry and his sons George and Mathias commemorating that battle. Because of Henry's bravery in fights with the Indians, they dubbed him "Old Skygusta," which means great warrior.
Henry also served in the American Revolution. A number of his descendants are members of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and to Sons of the American Revolution.
Henry built a home at Holly Brook, Bland County, VA, where many of his family members are buried, but only a handful of graves are marked. The Cemetery is on private property next to the Holly Brook Community Center.∼Born on the way to America- in route from Germany
(2) Heinrich, Henry, Sr., . . . born on the Isle of Man . . . enroute to America, 1724.
(3) George, who died 1749. . . born 1727.
(4) Daniel, born in Pennsylvania, 1729. (known as Daniel, Sr.)
(5) Mathias, born near Strasburg, Va. 1736.
(6) Christina, who married Jeremiah Pate, Sr.
(7) Catherine, who married Ulrich Richards in Rowan Co., NC.
(8) Philipina, who died in 1751
(9) Valentine, who settled on the Clinch River, 1771.. . .
(10) ---------, who married ------------ Looney and had a son named Lones Loonery.
(11) Jacob, who lived in Tazewell County, VA.
Louisa Katrina is also named in Adam's Bible as his wife. The descendants of Adam and Louisa would appreciate it very much if corrections would be made to memorials that name a wrong parent of the eleven children named above.
Tradition has it that Henry Harman, Sr. was born on the Isle of Mann in 1726 to Heinrich Adam and Katrina Louisa Herrmann as they were on their way from Germany to America in 1726. Henry's father was one of the first settlers on the New River, his name being recorded (Adam Harman) in a 1745 Buchanan and Patton Survey as having a place on the New River. During the unrest caused by the French and Indian War, the Harman men became noted fighters against Indians. Henry was reportedly one of the two sons of Adam Harman who helped him rescue Mary Draper Ingles at the end of her long ordeal returning from Shawnee captivity in 1755.
When so many settlements were being attacked and fear reigned on the western waters, Henry and several other Harman family members moved to North Carolina and became part of a Moravian community at Winston-Salem. His name appears in Moravian records from 1762-1770. Henry married Nancy Wilburn, and they had nine children: Daniel (1760-91), Henry, Jr. (1763-1809), Adam (1765-1830), George (1767-????), Mathias (1769-1802, Hezekiah (1771 [or '72]-1845), Rhoda (1773-1845), Elias (1780-1856), and Louisa (17??-????).
Henry, Sr. was part of a search party led by his brother Mathias that attempted to rescue Jenny Wiley from the Shawnee in 1789. Henry and his two sons were involved in several battles with Shawnee warriors including one on the Tug River in 1788 in what is now McDowell County, WV. Near Thorpe, WV, there is a monument to Henry and his sons George and Mathias commemorating that battle. Because of Henry's bravery in fights with the Indians, they dubbed him "Old Skygusta," which means great warrior.
Henry also served in the American Revolution. A number of his descendants are members of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and to Sons of the American Revolution.
Henry built a home at Holly Brook, Bland County, VA, where many of his family members are buried, but only a handful of graves are marked. The Cemetery is on private property next to the Holly Brook Community Center.∼Born on the way to America- in route from Germany
