Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Nathaniel HARMON
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 13 Mar 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 2 May 1712 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John HARMON Birth: Abt 1623 in England Death: 3 Mar 1661 in Springfield, Massachusetts
    • Mother:
  • Elizabeth (HARMON) Birth: 1617 in England Death: 16 May 1699 in Springfield, Massachusetts

Family:
Marriage:
  • Mary SKINNER on 19 Nov 1685 at Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) .m1
  • Mary SKINNER Birth: 22 Sep 1667 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Death: 17 Sep 1730 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Children:
  1. Nathaniel HARMON Birth: 15 Jan 1686 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 16 Oct 1763 in Suffield, Connecticut
  2. Ebenezer HARMON Birth: 21 Mar 1688 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 11 Jul 1689 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  3. Mary HARMON Birth: 14 Jul 1692 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  4. Elizabeth HARMON Birth: 29 Dec 1694 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  5. Anne HARMON Birth: 23 Mar 1697 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 29 Nov 1746
  6. Samuel HARMON Birth: 15 Aug 1699 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 11 Aug 1755 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  7. Sarah HARMON Birth: 1 Jan 1702 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  8. Ruth HARMON Birth: 24 Nov 1704 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  9. John HARMON Birth: 29 Aug 1708 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 25 Apr 1786 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
  10. Benjamin HARMON Birth: 11 May 1711 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut) Death: 3 Dec 1795 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)

Bibliography
  1. Harmon, Artemas C, The Harmon Genealogy comprising All Branches in New England, Washington, DC:Gibson Bros, Inc, 1920. LDS FIlm#0982478#11. Available at http://archive.org/details/harmongenealogyc00harm Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p[0-9]*].
  2. Moore, Edith Austin, The Descendants of Richard Austin of Charlestown Massachusetts 1638, unpublished manuscript, LDS Film#0873972#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/227259. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p[0-9]*].
  3. Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and other Contemporaneous Documents. Boston, MA: author, 1900. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1400537. Reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Pub Co, 1986. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p[0-9][0-9a]*].
  4. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1860. Available at http://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic01savarich. Reprinted Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Published Co, 1965. Scanned and corrected by Robert Kraft, 1994, and available at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sav-age [A-Z][A-Z]* [A-Z][a-z]*].
  5. Newspaper clipping, "Harmon Family in New England", original source unknown, copy at Springfield Public Library, LDS Film#0185437#4. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008203031?cat=307923 images 99-101. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SpringfieldMA UnkNews UnkDate].
  6. White, Lorraine, Ed, Suffield Vital Records 1764-1850, in Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD: GenePubCo, c1994. M-LH 974.6 Whi. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SuffieldCT vitals p[0-9]*].
  7. Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1987. M-LH 974Tor Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Torrey NE<1700 p[0-9]*].
  8. Wahl, Doris Seymour, Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford Connecticut and his wife Mary Loomis, Niagra Falls, NY: D.S.Wahl. LDS Film#1033513#6. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wahl SKINNER p[0-9]*].
  9. Walters, Patricia, WALTERS, HERRMANN, and other related families, notebooks of 23 volumes. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1989. Vol 4 (AUSTIN), Film#1597565#4. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WaltersP WALTERS AUSTIN-p[0-9]*].
  10. Walters, Patricia, WALTERS, HERRMANN, and other related families, notebooks of 23 volumes. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1989. Vol 15 (AUSTIN/HARMON), Film#1597566#4. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Sav-age HARMON John, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1]
13 (1) 1654 [Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Pope PioneersMA p213],
place:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Sav-age HARMON John, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1],
parents:
John HARMON & Elizabeth ___ [Ref: Sav-age HARMON John],
father:
[Ref: Pope PioneersMA p213, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p2]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
mother:
Elizabeth CUMMINGS [Ref: Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p2]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1]
1712 [Ref: Torrey NE<1700 p344],
place:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary SKINNER
date:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Torrey NE<1700 p344, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1]
18/19 Nov 1684/85 [Ref: Wahl SKINNER p27],
place:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p159, Torrey NE<1700 p344, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1],
names:
[Ref: Wahl SKINNER p14]
Nathaniel HARMON & Mary ___ [Ref: SuffieldCT vitals p144],
child:
[Ref: HarmonAC HARMON p160, HarmonAC HARMON p161, Moore AUSTIN p18, SuffieldCT vitals p144, Wahl SKINNER p27, WaltersP WALTERS AUSTIN-p15, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p1, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p2, WaltersP WALTERS HARMON-p3]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
15 Jan 1686 [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p18],
place:
Springfield, Massachusetts [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p18]
Research Notes:
with brother Joseph, founded Suffield [Ref: SpringfieldMA UnkNews UnkDate]

partner with William Pynchon in the fur business. Nathaniel and Joseph were noted hunters and trappers, and in the dense wilderness about Suffield secured many fine beaver and bear skins, which they sold to Maj Pynchon of Springfield for a good price. gathered furs on the routes east and west of Suffield, and took them to Pynchon's warehouse at Warehouse point [Ref: SpringfieldMA UnkNews UnkDate]

paid bounty at least twice for killing wolves [Ref: SpringfieldMA UnkNews UnkDate]

upon death of brother Samuel, 1677, became possessors of his Suffield properties [Ref: SpringfieldMA UnkNews UnkDate]



Pedigree of Nathaniel HARMON
          /-----Francis HARMON
 /-----John HARMON
Nathaniel HARMON
 \-----Elizabeth (HARMON)



Descendants of Nathaniel HARMON
1. Nathaniel HARMON m. Mary SKINNER
m. Mary SKINNER father: Joseph SKINNER mother: Mary FILLEY

2nd generation

2. Nathaniel HARMON m. Esther AUSTIN
m. Esther AUSTIN father: Anthony AUSTIN mother: Esther HUGGINS
4. Mary HARMON m. James BARLOW
m. James BARLOW father: James BARLOW mother: Sarah HUXLEY
7. Samuel HARMON m. Deborah WINCHELL
m. Deborah WINCHELL
10. John HARMON m. Mary AUSTIN
m. Mary AUSTIN father: John AUSTIN mother: Agnes KING
11. Benjamin HARMON m. Hannah JACQUES
m. Hannah JACQUES

3rd generation

13. Nathaniel HARMON m. Elizabeth BRIDGEMAN
m. Elizabeth BRIDGEMAN
32. Mary HARMON m. David AUSTIN
m. David AUSTIN father: John AUSTIN mother: Mary HOVEY

4th generation

45. Anan HARMON m. Sarah RAWSON
m. Sarah RAWSON
46. David Jr AUSTIN m. Sarah ATKINS
m. Sarah ATKINS
48. Mary AUSTIN m. David WARD
m. David WARD father: David WARD

5th generation

54. Rawson HARMON m. Lydia MURDOCK
m. Lydia MURDOCK
55. Sarah AUSTIN m. Leslie GREGG
m. Leslie GREGG
58. David AUSTIN m. Pamela WRIGHT
m. Pamela WRIGHT
70. Samuel WARD m. Azubah BAILEY
m. Azubah BAILEY
71. Daniel WARD m. Mary VAN ___
m. Mary VAN ___
72. Laura WARD m. Oliver Rev EASTMAN
m. Oliver Rev EASTMAN
73. Austin WARD m. Zetta GREEN
m. Zetta GREEN father: Ebenezer GREEN mother: Ruth WEED
75. David Miller WARD m1. Phoebe (WARD) m2. Jeanette STARR
m. Phoebe (WARD)
m. Jeanette STARR father: Thomas STARR mother: Clementina CLARK
76. Jonathan WARD m1. Bathshebe TOWNSLEY m2. Sarah Nelson WARREN
m. Bathshebe TOWNSLEY father: Daniel TOWNSLEY mother: Rachel BULLARD
m. Sarah Nelson WARREN father: Reuben WARREN mother: Sarah NELSON