Individual Details

Edward and his wife Sysley probably left England for the New World in search of religious freedom. However, they did not find any. They settled in Salem where Quakers were persona non grata. The Harnetts were persecuted for attending Quaker meetings and harboring Quakers. On June 29, 1658, among those persons punished for attending a Quaker meeting at Nicholas Phelpls' were Edward Harnett and wife. Some were indicted, Edward Harnett and wife Priscilla (Sysley was called Priscilla or Cecily in some records) are fined. They left the area shortly after. They sold their house, barn, and land Feb. 20, 1657/58 and disappeared. (Taken from "The History of Salem Mass." by Sidney Pearley, 1924). They moved to Rhode Island or Long Island. His son who left around the same time, shows up later in Long Island Records.

Birth	Abt 1598	St. Laurence, Kent, England
Marriage	12 September 1619	St. Laurence, Kent, England - Sysley Parramor
Immigration	Bef 1640	Salem, Massachusetts Bay
Death		unknown
Occupation		tailor

Spouse	Sysley Parramor (1595 - )
Child	Edward M. Harnett Jr. (1620 - 1696)
Child	Henry Harnett (1624 - )
Child	Mary Harnett (1628 - )

Father	Edward Harnett (1566 - 1637)
Mother	Mary Lytherer (1570 - 1630)
Sibling	Mary Harnett (1598 - )
Sibling	Thomas Harnett (1592 - )
Sibling	Joan Harnett ( - )
Sibling	Ann Harnett (1597 - )
Sibling	Henry Harnett (1599 - )
Sibling	Thomas Harnett (1610 - )

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