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From Kyle Harmon <kharmon@friendsbalt.org>, Sep 12, 2014:

Attached is copy of my families lineage each page has a different branch that directly leads back to me and my children.

On the Harmon/Harman side, look at William Harman born in 1635 in Northampton County, VA: This correlates with the theory that some of the Indian River Indians from Sussex County may have come from Assateague or other tribes from the southern tip on the peninsula. There is a steady migration north over the generations of Harmon/Harman’s until Edward Harmon (Rev. War Vet) purchased land in Indian River Hundred. Then the family established large amounts of acreage and this land has been passed down generation to generation. There is still land that is family owned in the same vicinity for hundreds of years.

On the Morris side I was able to find a document on the website that correlated with some family history and was able to track it to as far as I have. I still am on the lookout for additional information. It was believed at some point that an English sailor came over here and married and had children with a full blood native woman. Trying to track down the Morris registrar in the British army from back then. I should know within the next month.

I will continue to do research on my people. If I come across additional pertinent information I will share it.

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With regard to Paul Heinegg's report on the Harmon family: They did not classify people properly back in those days. There is documented evidence of human error whether accidental or purposely all throughout history in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. I am not denying nor confirming that there is Native American blood also mixed in with African American blood through the generations. I do know that from oral history and family traditions the Harmon side of my family comes from native stock dating back to the contact period. The upward migration starting from Northampton county, and moving north throughout the years correlates with the theory that present day Nanticoke Indians that live in Indian River Hundred have Assateague Indians tribal roots. Assateague along with other smaller tribes of the eastern shore that were classified as Nanticoke or assimilated with them.

Heinegg's research also shows that the Harman's were labeled mulattoes or light skinned black. All throughout our family photo albums I have seen the same general distinctions generation after generation. They match the characteristics that my ancestors had back in the 1600-1800s era. My claims are not based on scientific evidence, but rather an educated guess. My family has a tradition of passing down names generation to generation and some of the names of my ancestors coincide with the names of later generations. This is a practice used by the Nanticoke.

I am not discrediting Heinegg's research. I am just simply saying that whoever classified race back in the old days did a very poor job in terms of accuracy. The one drop rule and other methods used to classify race lack substance and common sense. There are not any pure breed blood lines any more for any race. Another family trait that has passed down generation after generation in the Harmon family is the desire to purchase acreage and provide for your family. We have a history of aggressively accumulating land to the point where in the Indian River hundred community The Harmon family owned most of the communities property. This is documented in land records, deeds, and wills for the state of Delaware. I hope this information helps.

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Kyle Harmon's lineage (partial) --

HARMON FAMILY LINEAGE (Harmon Males)

William Harman born in 1632 in Northampton county, Virginia. He married Jane Harman whose date of birth is unknown. They married in 1666

Edward Harman was one of their children who was born in 1672. He married Patience Harman whose date of birth is unknown.

Job Harman was one of their children who was born in 1725. He married Comfort Harman whose date of birth is unknown.

Edward Harman was one of their children who was born in 1758. He is the first documented Harman to have land ownership in Indian River Hundred (1796). He married Agnes (Jackson) Harman.

Emmanuel L. Harman was one of their children and was born in in 1780. He married Rachel Ann Johnson commonly referred to as (Ann).

Ephraim Harmon was one of their children and he was born in 1804. He married Eunice (Carmean) Harman who was born in 1805.

Isaac W. Harman was one of their children and he was born in 1829. He married Sarah Jane Sockume who was born in 1837.

Isaac Wilson Harman was one of their children and he was born in 1863. He married Lavina Ann Harmon commonly known as (Vina). Vina was born May 20, 1867.

Ephraim Lincoln Harmon was one of their children and he was born January 16, 1891. He married Elizabeth Patience (Wright) Harmon. She was born May 29, 1895. Ephraim Lincoln Harmon was voted first Assistant Chief of the Nanticoke Indian Association.

Isaac Clinton Harmon was one of their children and he was born October 23, 1916. He married Patience (Galloway) Harmon. Patience was born November 26, 1923.

Kevin Clinton Harmon was one of their children. He married Lisa Luzette (Morris) (Harmon) Lashley.

Kyle Preston Harmon was their only child. He married Catherine Maria (Anthony-Gonzalez) Harmon. Dominique Maria Harmon and Preston Anthony Harmon are their two children.

BURTON JOHNSON LINEAGE (The Tanner)

Burton Johnson was born 1775 or 1784. He married Hester in 1777.

Burton Johnson was one of their children and he was born in 1779. He married Eliza (Hanzer-Smith-Girlie) Johnson. She was born in 1815.

Sylvester H. Johnson commonly known as (Wesley) was one of their children. He was born July 14, 1846. He married Mary Anna (Street) Johnson. She was born May 31, 1850.

Eunice Ellen Johnson was one of their children. She was born March 17, 1872. She married Noah Harmon. Noah was born July 14, 1870.

Sarah Jane Harmon was one of their children. She was born April 1, 1895. She married Edgar Carol Morris Sr. Edgar was born September 26, 1890.

Preston Lee Morris was one of their 11 children. He was born November 17, 1927. He married Silvia Marlene (Harmon) Morris. She was born February 25, 1932

Lisa Luzette Morris was one of their children. She married Kevin Clinton Harmon. She later divorced Kevin. She remarried to Edwin Lashley, but had no children with Edwin.

Kyle Preston Harmon was the only child from Lisa. He married Catherine Maria (Anthony-Gonzalez) Harmon. They have two children: Dominique Maria Harmon and Preston Anthony Harmon.

BURTON JOHNSON LINEAGE (The Tanner)

Burton Johnson was born 1775 or 1784. He married Hester in 1777.

Patience Johnson was one of their children. She was born in 1828. She married Theophilus Street. He was born in 1824.

Wingate T. Street was one of their children. He was born February 23, 1853. He married Sarah Elizabeth (Harmon) Street. She was born December 27, 1857

Martha Ann Street was one of their children. She was born October 7, 1895. She married Clarence Albert Street. He was born April 2, 1897.

Edith May Street was one of their children. She was born November 12, 1915. She married John Henson Harmon. He was born February 10, 1910.

Silvia Marlene Harmon was one of their children. She married Preston Lee Morris.

Lisa Luzette Morris was one of their children. She married Kevin Clinton Harmon. She later divorced Kevin. She remarried to Edwin Lashley, but had no children with Edwin.

Kyle Preston Harmon was the only child from Lisa. He married Catherine Maria (Anthony-Gonzalez) Harmon. They have two children Dominique Maria Harmon and Preston Anthony Harmon.

HARMON FAMILY LINEAGE

William Harman was born in 1632 in Northampton County, Virginia. He married Jane Harman whose date of birth is unknown. They married in 1666

Edward Harman was one of their children who was born in 1672. He married Patience Harman whose date of birth is unknown.

Job Harman was one of their children who was born in 1725. He married Comfort Harman whose date of birth is unknown.

Edward Harman was one of their children who was born in 1758. He is the first documented Harman to have land ownership in Indian River Hundred (1796). He married Agnes (Jackson) Harman.

Emmanuel L. Harman was one of their children and was born in in 1780. He married Rachel Ann Johnson commonly referred to as (Ann).

Coard Harmon was one of their children. He was born on October 27, 1829. He married Clara Harmon. Her birth date is unknown.

Ella Florence Harmon was one of their children. She was born February 4, 1872. She married David Wesley Harmon. David was born June 16, 1869.

John Henson Harmon was one of their children. He was born February 10, 1910. He married Edith May Street. She was born November 12, 1915.

Silvia Marlene Harmon was one of their children. She married Preston Lee Morris.

Lisa Luzette Morris was one of their children. She married Kevin Clinton Harmon. She later divorced Kevin. She remarried to Edwin Lashley, but had no children with Edwin.

Kyle Preston Harmon was the only child from Lisa. He married Catherine Maria (Anthony-Gonzalez) Harmon. They have two children Dominique Maria Harmon and Preston Anthony Harmon.

MORRIS FAMILY LINEAGE

James Longo from Wicomoco Hundred was listed as having Nathaniel Morris on his tax list.
Nathaniel Morris was born in 1727. He married Elizabeth Morris.

Elizabeth (Morris) Clark is one of their children. She was born in 1753. She married Thomas Clark who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Nathaniel Clark is one of their children. He was born in 1794. He was classified as Indian in Army reports for sea men in case they were captured by the British. He married Unicey (Ridgeway) Clark. She was born in 1800.

Edward F. Morris is one of their children. He was born in 1844. He married Frances E. Miller.
Edgar Carol Morris Sr. is one of their children. He was born on 9/26/1890. He married Sarah Jane (Harmon) Morris who was born 4/1/1895.

Preston Lee Morris is one of their children. He married Silvia Marlene (Harmon) Morris. She was

Lisa Luzette Morris was one of their children. She married Kevin Clinton Harmon. She later divorced Kevin. She remarried to Edwin Lashley, but had no children with Edwin.

Kyle Preston Harmon was the only child from Lisa. He married Catherine Maria (Anthony-Gonzalez) Harmon. They have two children Dominique Maria Harmon and Preston Anthony Harmon.

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