Individual Details

Harmon DeHAVEN

(Jul 1682 - Apr 1752)

DeHaven Family
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Herman (Harmon) DeHaven was a son of Evert and Elizabeth (Shipbower) ten Heuven.
He came to America from Mülheim on the Rühr,Germany in 1698. On February 6,1710/11 he was married, at Wytmess, to Anneken Op de Graef. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Van Vlecq. Anneken was a daughter of Abraham Isaac Op de Graef.

Herman took his oath of allegiance with his father and brothers in 1709. He and Gerhart bought 440 acres of land on the Skippack Creek in 1706. Gerhard and wife Mary, Herman and wife Ann conveyed 200 acres at the upper end of their 440 acre tract to Peter Janson, May 2, 1723. Herman and his family then moved to New Providence, where he was living in 1734 on a 200 acre tract. He built a saw mill and grist mill. He also kept an ordinary or inn. He was granted a license for the inn in 1734.

Herman died in 1752 and is buried in the Mennonite Cemetary, Shippack. Abraham's (son of Herman) family was associated with the old Trappe Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Events

Baptism1682Mülheim an der Rühr, Westphalia, Germany
BirthJul 1682Menden, Westphalia, Germany
Marriage6 Feb 1710Wymes, Whitmarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - Anneken OP DEN GRAEF
Burial1752Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
DeathApr 1752

Families

SpouseAnneken OP DEN GRAEF ( - )
ChildEdward DeHaven (1711 - 1781)
ChildAbraham DeHaven (1714 - 1771)
ChildJohn DeHaven (1715 - )
ChildKatherine DeHaven (1717 - )
ChildMargaret DeHaven (1721 - )
ChildElizabeth DeHaven (1723 - 1791)
ChildJacob DeHaven (1724 - 1761)
ChildMary DeHaven (1727 - )
ChildHarmond DeHAVEN (1729 - 1761)
ChildIsaac DeHaven (1731 - 1752)
FatherEvert in den HOVEN (1650 - 1728)
MotherLisebiet SCHIBBAUERR ( - 1728)
SiblingAnna Gerdruth DeHaven (1676 - )
SiblingWilliam DeHaven ( - )
SiblingWilhelm DeHaven ( - )
SiblingGerhart DeHaven ( - 1746)
SiblingPeter DeHaven ( - 1768)
SiblingAnnaken DeHaven ( - )

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