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Other databases place his birth as early as 1755. He was taxed in Grayson Co VA from 1798 thru 1810. In 1809 and 1810 there was a second male over age 21 listed. He is in the census there in 1820 and would seem to be the only Harmon in Grayson at that time. There is a Sally Harmon who died in 1818, Grayson Co VA, and some have assumed she was his mother.

Inventory of the estate of Sally Harmon was returned Sept 1818, Grayson Co VA

1820 Grayson Co VA:
Joseph Harmon: 1m under 10, 1m age 26-45, 1m over 45. 1f 26-45, 1f over 45.
Note that there appears to be a married child with a young son - perhaps the extra male on the tax lists from 1809 and 1810. This could be the daughter Mary with her out-of-wedlock child.

24 Jan 1826. Court held for Grayson Co VA on Tuesday.
On motion of William Evans who took the oath of an Administrator together with Joseph South and William Wilkinson his securities ordered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $200 conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of Administration on the Estate of Joseph Harmon dec'd in due form. [sent by Richard Davis]
Note on Message Board states that his Inventory was returned in Feb of 1826, total $75.30 - Grayson WB 1, p.311. Appraisors said to be from Chestnut & Crooked Creek.

By 1830, there was no Joseph in Grayson Co
1830 Census. Grayson Co, VA [census is alpha]
Patrick Harman: 2m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 1m age 40-50 [Patrick]
1f under 5, 1f age 20-30 [2nd wife Mary Melton, married 1822]
Mary Harman: 1m under 5, 1m 15-20. 1f 40-50, 1f 50-60 [could also be Joseph's widow]

Other children named are daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and a son Wilson with a birth date as 1813 and even as late as 1819. That would seem to suggest Wilson belonged to a later generation. He is said to be in the Grayson Co census in 1840 and served in the Civil War, 29th VA Regt. [from Soldiers & Sailors website] - I believe the Civil War service belongs to a younger Wilson.

1840 Census. Harmons in Grayson Co VA:
Joseph: 1m age 15-20. Eastern District, img 1
Thomas: 1m age 20-30, 1f under age 5, 1f age 15-20, Eastern District, Eastern Dist, img 3
Wilson: 2m under 5, 1m 20-30 [could be the widow Mary's son] - 1f under 5, 1f 5-10, and a female age 20-30, Eastern Dist, img 51
Patrick: 1m under 5, 1m 5-10, 2m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 50-60. 1f under 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 15-20, and 1f age 30-40, Eastern Dist, img 43
Not indexed but two households from Patrick is Mary Ann Harmon: 1m 15-20, 1f age 60-70

I believe this is his family in 1850 because of the names of the children, in spite of the way the surname is spelled.
Pulaski Co VA, Hh 271
Surname written as Hines, indexed as Henle.
Wilson, age 36. Elizabeth age 34.
Rachel 14. William 12. Jonathan 10. James 8. Nancy 5. Mary 3. and Henry age 2.

1860 Census, Russell Co VA
Wilson Harmon, age 47 [b. 1813].
Rachel 23. William 22, Carpenter. Jonathan 20. James 18. Nancy 15. Mary 13. Henry 10. Joseph 8. Sarah and Margaret, both age 6.

1870 Census. Moccasin, Russell Co VA, Hh 133
Wilson Harman, age 57, farmhand and cooper. Elizabeth, age 46, b. NC [new wife]
Nancy 25. Sarah 16. Margaret 12. Nathan, age 1.


The Soldiers & Sailors Civil War database actually lists two men named Wilson Harmon that served in the Civil War. I suspect neither is the above Wilson, but younger men.
Wilson Harmon was a Private in the 29th Regt VA Infantry, CSA. Joseph Harmon and Patrick Harmon also served in this unit. This could be a nephew...
There was also a Wilson Harmon in the 8th Regt, Arkansas Cavalry


The daughter Mary, said born about 1782. Supposed to have had a child out of wedlock by Robert Smith - the child named Joseph Harmon.
Daughter Elizabeth said to have married William Evans, 5 Oct 1806, Grayson, VA. William Evans was the admin of the estate of Joseph Harmon.


A descendant of Joseph via son Patrick has been tested and results are in the Harmon Y-DNA project at FTDNA. He is kit #165592


By 1850, Carroll Co had been formed out of Grayson (1842) and none of the Harmons remained in Grayson Co.
In the 11th District, Carroll Co, Hh 753:
Joseph Harman, age 23, b. VA, Mary A., age 68, b. PA, Joseph James, age 27, b. NC. They were two households from Allen Melton, age 39 - Patrick Harmon married Mary Melton as his second wife.

Birth	Ca 1760	Maryland
Death	Feb 1826	Grayson County, Virginia
Marriage		[Harmon]

Spouse	[Harmon] ( - )
Child	Mary Harmon (1782 - )
Child	Living
Child	Elizabeth "Betsy" Harmon (1787 - )
Child	Patrick Harmon (1790 - 1857)

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