Notes:

1850 Federal Census, Roll #107, page 305; Fulton County, Illinois:

Harmison, John, born in Virginia, age 40
Harmison, Sarah, born in Ohio, age 28 (married within a year)
Harmison, James, age 10, born in Illinois
Harmison, Martha, age 8, born in Illinois
Harmison, Ruth, age 6, born in Illinois
Harmison, Joseph, age 4, born in Illinois
Harmison, Susan, age 1, born in Illinois


Note: John Harmison first married an unknown woman. She had to have been the mother of James, Martha, Ruth and Joseph; and, may have been the mother of Susan as well. According to above census, John and Sarah were married within the past yea r of the taking of the census.

Joseph and John Harmison were definitely brothers.

John married Sarah Kuykendall on 14 Jun 1838 in Fulton County, Illinois. Sarah was born about 1820 in Ohio; died in 1885; was buried in Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Kuykendall appears to be related to an Abraham Kuykendall of Romney, Hampshire, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Notes:

Tax list for Berkeley County in 1792 shows William Harmison.

1790 Thomas sold to William a tract of land below Sleepy Creek

1818 William and Ruth sold land to Henry Shriver
1818 William and Ruth sold 149 acres to Jacob Ash
1819 William and Ruth and Thomas Cambell of Jefferson County, deed was in nature of suit. Settlement of same.
1821 William and Ruth conveyed to Eli Elliott in trust of 100 acres in Morgan County to pay debts
1831 Deed between Michael Rooney of Berkley County and Ruth, widow of William, deceased and heirs
1831 Eli Elliott died and Michael Rooney assigned trust to Ruth and her children; she taking her dower
1851 Cowton (Crowton) and wife vs. Ruth, widow of William, Joseph, Henry Garlock and Mary and Martha and Elizabeth Jane Harmison (children of Samuel)
Land records, William, Sr. 1825-1836, 231 acres on Sleepy Creek; by 1836, William and heirs

Indenture made January 13, 1790 between Thomas and William Harmison for sum of 250 lbs. Pennsylvania currency paid by William; Land on head of Spring of Ambroses Runn, below Sleepy Creek near Potomock River, granted to said Thomas Harmison by de ed from under the hand of the Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax, bearing date of October 10, 1766.

1850, Harmison, Ruth, page 108 Maryland, 2nd District, Washington County, Maryland

1810-1820, Harmison, Ruth, Berkeley County, West Virginia; 1 male 20-30; 2 females, under 5; 1 female, 20-30; 1 female, 50-60.

William married Ruth Syler? about 1790 in Washington County, Maryland. Ruth was born in 1772; died after 26 Nov 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Frederick County Land Grants, Book 2, Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron, to Thomas Harmison of Frederick County, Virginia, on October 10, 1766, 247 acre tract of land on the headspring of Ambrose's Run below Sleepy Creek near Potomac Rive r (in present Morgan County, WVA).

Rent rolls for Berkeley County, Virginia, 1774-1781 show Thomas Harmison with 247 acres (From Reconstructed Census, Berkeley County, Va. 1774-1810 by Grove).

In Berkeley County Unrecorded Deeds, Book 1, page 411, deed dated November 22, 1790, Thomas Harmison, farmer, of Berkeley County, to his children: William Harmison, to receive all lands and possessions except 30 pounds; Nancy Randels, to receiv e 5 pounds; Jean Weathers, to receive 5 pounds; and Martha Harmison to receive 20 pounds. Proved October 15, 1793.

Tax list for Berkeley County in 1787 lists white males over 21 years; James Harmison, Thomas Harmison, Adam Harmison (Thomas was charged the tax for Adam), Mathew Harmison (who also had one male 16-21 years in his household).

1792, name disappeared from tax record but he was found 1794 on receipt from William, deed record 1794.

Thomas married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One record refers to Thomas's wife as Mary.