Individual Details

Henry may have been born on the Isle of Man when the family was en route to America - this seems unlikely, but it is the tradition.

Henry is said to have been 11 years old when his father moved from Philadelphia County PA to the New River Valley. That would have been as early as 1736. They are said to have been some of the earliest white settlers.

Several amazing tales of the Harmans skirmishes with the Indian's exist. He was a Captain in the milita about 1756. In many places Henry is called "Old Skygusta", but other places state it was his brother Mathias who had been given that name by the Indians. One battle that is described took place on 12 Nov 1788 when Henry and his sons George and Mathias along with George Draper were bear hunting, but fell in with an Indian party and two of the Indians were killed. Old Henry himself was shot in the chest and arm with arrows, but recovered.

Records of the Moravians in North Carolina
1762, Oct 3. Our neighbor Henry Hermann, and his brother-in-law Ulrich Richards, brought their children to us for baptism and we could not refuse their request, so at noon Brother Ettwein baptised little Daniel Hermann, and Brother Groff baptised little Anna Richards.
1764, Apr 22. Easter Sunday. In a separate service the little sons of Adam and Henry Herman were baptised. Teh children are the grandsons of our friend the elder Herrman [Adam]. Adam's son, six weeks old, received the name of Valentine; the other a year old, was named Henry. Another note: Heinrich, son of Heinrich and Anna Hermann, was born 5 Mar 1763, on New River.
1764, Jul 7 The elder Henry Herrman came yesterday. He told of a woman who had reached Virginia after having been for seven years a captive among the Indians
1765, Feb 5. Two large wolves have been shot on our land, one by Brother Richter, and one by Henry Herrman.
1765, Feb 27. Two of the Hermans brought about 80 pounds of deer skins to the store.
1754, May 5 Johann Adam, third child of Heinrich and Anna Hermann was baptized. Born 3 Jan 1765.
1766, Jan 14. The elder Henry Herrman came on a visit. He and his sons have been hunting in the Shawano country were they were visited by the Shawanoes and a party of forty Mohawk warriors who were on their way to fight the Cherokees and Catawbaws. All were friendly to the English.
1770, Feb 22. The Herrman men were again in our Tavern, bringing a large number of deer skins.
1770, Oct 10. Unrest in the town began early ....A peddler, Hughes, reported that he had heard that a strong party of Regulators would be here today..... rained until ten o'clock which probably changed the plans of many. Heinrich Herrman and his Company, mostly Regulators, only arrived in the afternoon when the other Companies had finished the exercises on the mead...
1770, Oct. 11 During last night Henrich Herrman and his unruly associates left the Tavern.
1772, Jan 5 Hiskia [Hezekiah], son of Henrich and Barbara Herrman was baptised at Friedland by Rev. George Soelle. He was born 30 Oct 1771 on Brushy Fork of Abbots Creek.

Records of Rowan Co, NC
1762, Apr 13 Henry Harman was witness in the case of Michael Robinson vs. John Oliphant.
1762, Jul 23 Henry Hermon appointed Commissioner to oversee the road
1762, Aug 27. Deed from Earl of Granville to Henry Harmon for 559 acres
1764, Jul 12 Daniel, Adam & Henry Harmon were on a jury which tried the case of Solomon Sparks vs. Robert Elrode and Jonas Sparks.
1764, Jul 12 Henry Harmon produced a Commission appointing him Capt of the Company fromerly under Elijah Teages in the Regiment of Alexr. Osborn, Esqr.

1765, Jun 29. Henry Harman and Anne his wife, conveyed to James Billingsley 160 acres, part of tract granted 27 Aug 1762 by the agent of the Earl of Granville in St. Lukes Parish on the North Fork of Abbotts Creek, both sides of the Wagon Road. DB 6, p.524, Rowan Co NC Signed by Henry Herman in German. Anne made her mark. Wit: William Spurgin & James Welburn. Deeds of lease and release

There are many more entries in the Rowan Co records in the ensuing years
1774, Jun 8 Henry Harman and wife sold to Barnett Idle, 200 acres on Abbotts Creek, part of tract granted 27 Aug 1762, by Earl of Granville, for 400#'s.

1775, Nov 11. On venire for December Court: Henry Harmon & William Neal
after this entry, Henry apparently moved back to Virginia as he was of Virginia, 1777, Aug 30, when Henry and Anne sold 258 acres to Philip Mock, a blacksmith. Henry again signed in German.

His children are said to be:
Daniel, who settled in Tazewell Co, VA, married Pheby Davidson, and was killed by Indians in 1791.
Henry Jr. lived in Tazewell Co; married Christina Harman [baptized by the Moravians on Easter Sunday, 22 Apr 1764; he was a year old]
Adam
George
Mathias who lived in Smyth County and married Mary Dunn
Hezekiah who lived in Tazewell and married Polly Brown
Elias
Rhoda who married William Neel, 1794
Louisa who married James Davis in 1799

Henry's Will was probated, Tazewell Co Court in 1822. All his sons are named as well as the husbands of daughters Rhoda and Louisa. It is also recorded in Giles Co. His name said to have been signed in German script.
Will dated 18 Feb 1804, probated 23 July 1822. Devises his property as follows: ‘First, to my son Elias; second to each of the lawful heirs of my son Daniel, deceased; thirdly, to my sons, Henry, Adam, George, and Hezekiah, and to my sons-in-law William Neel (husband of Rhoda) and James Davis (husband of Louisa); fourthly to each of the children of my son Mathias, deceased … Appointed his sons Hezekiah and Elias as Executors.

Henry is said to have died at his home, Holly Brook, located in present day Bland County, VA at age 95, and is buried there.
FindAGrave, Memorial #29191413
There is a photo of a monument to Henry Harman and his sons George and Mathias in McDowell Co, West Virginia. The monument memorializes an Indian battle but the photo can't be enlarged enough to read the inscription.

This Bible was apparently in the hands of John Newman Harman when he wrote his book, Harman Genealogy:
“The oldest record we have been able to obtain is found in Heinrich Adam’s ‘German Lutheran Bible,’ which was handed down from him to his son, Henry, Sr., and though his grandson, Elias, and his great-grandson, Colonel William N. Harman. This Bible was sent to the writer in October, 1923, by W. H. G. Harman and his sister, Mrs. Blanche Wright, son and daughter of Col. William N. Harman, deceased, who are now residents of the State of Arkansas. While some of these records are dim and others somewhat mutilated, we here insert a very satisfactory translation of them, which was made for us by Mr. Herm Josephy, a linguist of Welch, W. Va., as follows:
“In his father’s old German Bible, appears the following record made by Henry Harman, Sr., in the German language, which was translated for us by Mr. Herm Josephy, of Welch, W. Va.:
“My father, Adam Herman, died in the fall of the year 1767. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us of all our sins. My Lord Jesus, yours forever. Yours I am in life and in death eternally.
“My son Daniel Conrad ______ January ___, Thursday. God give him luck and happiness in this world and in eternity.
“In the year 1767, the 25th of January, my son George was born on Sunday night about ten o’clock, ten minutes. God give him luck and blessing in this world and good understanding.
“My son Mathias born in the year 1769, ___ day February, nine in the morning. God give him luck and happiness and good understanding.
“_______ born the 3d of August, eight o’clock in the morning. God give him luck and happiness and good understanding.
“In the year 1763 my son Heinrich (Henry) was born August 5th, Saturday morning, _____. God give him luck and happiness and good understanding.

Birth	1726	Isle of Man
Marriage	Ca 1758	Anna "Nancy" Wilburn
Death	1821	Tazewell County, Virginia

Spouse	Anna "Nancy" Wilburn (1743 - 1808)
Child	Daniel Harmon (1760 - 1791)
Child	Henry Harmon (1763 - 1808)
Child	Johann Adam Harmon (1765 - 1831)
Child	George Harmon (1767 - )
Child	Mathias Harmon (1769 - 1802)
Child	Hezekiah Harmon (1771 - 1845)
Child	Rhoda Harmon (1773 - 1845)
Child	Louisa Harmon ( - )
Child	Elias Harmon (1780 - 1856)

Father	(Heinrich) Adam Herrman (1700 - 1767)
Mother	Louisa Katherina ?Mathias (1704 - 1748)
Sibling	Adam Harmon (1724 - 1818)
Sibling	George Harmon (1727 - 1749)
Sibling	Daniel Harmon (1729 - 1820)
Sibling	Christina Harmon (1731 - 1815)
Sibling	[Daughter] Harmon ( - 1754)
Sibling	Catherine Harmon ( - )
Sibling	Mathias Harmon (1736 - 1832)
Sibling	Phillipina Harmon ( - 1751)
Sibling	?Joseph Harmon ( - 1785)