Individual Details
(1620 - 1696)
Edward M. Harnett was born at Kent, England about 1620 son of Edward and Sysley (Parramor) Harnett. Edward came to America in May 1637 on the ship Hercules with John Witherley as master. Edward is listed on the passenger manifest as a servant to Joseph Bachelor of Canterbury who was a tailor. Edward was likely an apprentice of Joseph Bachelor. Edward’s parents also immigrated but it is not known if they all came at the same time. Edward’s parents were persecuted in Salem for their Quaker sympathies and they sold out of Salem and went to Long Island in February 1658. Edward the younger married Elizabeth Porter at Salem about 1646.Edward and Elizabeth sold their property in Salem to Thomas Solas on 29 July 1658 and relocated to Huntington, Long Island. No reference is made as to when Elizabeth died, but he remarried to Mary Marsh in 1671. The last record of Edward is in 1696.
Events
| Birth | 1620 | Kent, England | | | |
| Immigration | May 1637 | Salem, Massachusetts Bay | | | |
| Marriage | 1646 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Elizabeth Porter | | | |
| Marriage | 11 Dec 1671 | Westchester, New York - Mary Marsh | | | |
| Death | 1696 | Long Island, New York | | | |
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