Individual Details
Nathaniel Harmon
(Abt 1616 - 1693)
Burial Details Unknown.
Name variations: Hamon, Harmon, Herman Bliss Fam., by A.T.Bliss, 1982 & FTM CD194, Harmon, Pg 194: The Harman coat of arms was granted to John Harmon, Bishop of Exeter. Harmon was born about 1465 at Sutton-Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, and he died there in More Hall on Oct. 23, 1554. He was buried on the north side of the church at Sutton where a monument was erected to his memory. It is stated in certain genealogies that Nathaniel Harmon, the first of the name to settle in Braintree, Mass., was the father of John Harmon, who first settled in Wells and then in Scarboro, Maine. There are no records to prove, as of 1920, that Nathaniel was the father of John Harmon, and it is doubted by many people who have searched the Harmon ancestry. The records of Braintree, Mass., specify the names of Nathaniel's children born in Braintree, but they do not include the name of John. However there was a lapse of ten years, from 1642 to 1652, between the birth of his daughters, Mary and Sarah, and therefore it is possible that John could have been born during this period. It is also possible that John was born in Dorchester, Mass., on account of the following: Nathaniel Harmon, one of a committee met at Dorchester and was allotted land there, 1662 also, John Harmon, bapt. 20, mo. 4, 1652." in Dorchester Church Records. A John Harmon is on the list of those able to bear arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643. Nathaniel Harmon was born in England about 1613. He married Mary Bliss about 1638. He was made freeman on May 10, 1643 in Braintree, Mass. In the early records this name was sometimes written as Hermon. Frank Holmes states he was the brother of John and he settled at Braintree, Mass. in 1640. In 1645, Nathaniel Harmon and 19 other inhabitants of Braintree, petitioned the court for liberty to begin a plantation where Gorton and his company had erected two or more houses at Shawemet, a part of Punhom's land, but they were opposed. The sale of Dudatus Curtis' land t o Thomas Barrit was dated , 4 mo. 10, 1651. The land contained 7 acres lying next to Thomas Burt on the west side, and next to the common on the south, next to Barnsbas Derrifall on the north, and next to Nathaniel Hermon on the east side. It was sold by Martin Sanders and Francis Elliott, the owners. It is not known what became of Nathaniel and his family. The last mention of his name was in 1663 at Dedham. Ephraim Harmon, the son, was buried Aug. 27, 1683 at Rehoboth. Nathaniel probably returned to England or died about 1665. His children were: 1. Nathaniel Harmon, b. Dec. 8, 1640 2. Mary Harmon, b. Dec. 15, 1642 3. Samuel Harmon, b. aft.1642 4. John Harmon, b. April 20, 1652 5. Sarah Harmon, b. Mar. 1, 1653 6. Jonathan Harmon, b. April 24, 1654 7. Ephraim Harmon, b. Aug. 30, 1656 8. Hannah Harmon, b. Nov. 28, 1658 9. Ruth Harmon, b. 1660 10. Elizabeth Harmon, b. aft. 1662
Name variations: Hamon, Harmon, Herman Bliss Fam., by A.T.Bliss, 1982 & FTM CD194, Harmon, Pg 194: The Harman coat of arms was granted to John Harmon, Bishop of Exeter. Harmon was born about 1465 at Sutton-Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, and he died there in More Hall on Oct. 23, 1554. He was buried on the north side of the church at Sutton where a monument was erected to his memory. It is stated in certain genealogies that Nathaniel Harmon, the first of the name to settle in Braintree, Mass., was the father of John Harmon, who first settled in Wells and then in Scarboro, Maine. There are no records to prove, as of 1920, that Nathaniel was the father of John Harmon, and it is doubted by many people who have searched the Harmon ancestry. The records of Braintree, Mass., specify the names of Nathaniel's children born in Braintree, but they do not include the name of John. However there was a lapse of ten years, from 1642 to 1652, between the birth of his daughters, Mary and Sarah, and therefore it is possible that John could have been born during this period. It is also possible that John was born in Dorchester, Mass., on account of the following: Nathaniel Harmon, one of a committee met at Dorchester and was allotted land there, 1662 also, John Harmon, bapt. 20, mo. 4, 1652." in Dorchester Church Records. A John Harmon is on the list of those able to bear arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643. Nathaniel Harmon was born in England about 1613. He married Mary Bliss about 1638. He was made freeman on May 10, 1643 in Braintree, Mass. In the early records this name was sometimes written as Hermon. Frank Holmes states he was the brother of John and he settled at Braintree, Mass. in 1640. In 1645, Nathaniel Harmon and 19 other inhabitants of Braintree, petitioned the court for liberty to begin a plantation where Gorton and his company had erected two or more houses at Shawemet, a part of Punhom's land, but they were opposed. The sale of Dudatus Curtis' land t o Thomas Barrit was dated , 4 mo. 10, 1651. The land contained 7 acres lying next to Thomas Burt on the west side, and next to the common on the south, next to Barnsbas Derrifall on the north, and next to Nathaniel Hermon on the east side. It was sold by Martin Sanders and Francis Elliott, the owners. It is not known what became of Nathaniel and his family. The last mention of his name was in 1663 at Dedham. Ephraim Harmon, the son, was buried Aug. 27, 1683 at Rehoboth. Nathaniel probably returned to England or died about 1665. His children were: 1. Nathaniel Harmon, b. Dec. 8, 1640 2. Mary Harmon, b. Dec. 15, 1642 3. Samuel Harmon, b. aft.1642 4. John Harmon, b. April 20, 1652 5. Sarah Harmon, b. Mar. 1, 1653 6. Jonathan Harmon, b. April 24, 1654 7. Ephraim Harmon, b. Aug. 30, 1656 8. Hannah Harmon, b. Nov. 28, 1658 9. Ruth Harmon, b. 1660 10. Elizabeth Harmon, b. aft. 1662
Events
| Birth | Abt 1616 | Daventry, Northamptonshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1638 | Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts - Mary Bliss | |||
| Death | 1693 | Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Bliss (1616 - 1690) |