Harvey, Thomas

Notes:

Colket, Meredith B., Jr. Founders of Early American Families:
Emigrants... Cleveland: General Court of Order ..., 1975.
Thomas arrived in Massachusetts in 1636. Pg. 137.
William arrived in Massachusetts in 1636. Pg. 137.

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The Harvey Book, Oscar Jewell Harvey, 1899, pages 35-37:

THOMAS Harvey,(Thomas), born in Somersetshire, England, in 1617, came with his brother William to Dorchester, Mass., in
1636. [Sec page 26 ante.] Two years later he was settled at Cohannet, as is evidenced by the following deposition recorded in Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, Vol. I., p.38:

"The deposition of Thomas Harvey of Cohannet yeoman aged xxj yeares or thereabout" (taken before Thomas Prince, gent., Goyr.. the eight day of Nov. in the xiiij yeare of his Maj’ Y Reigne of England 1638)."

"The said Thomas Harvey deposeth and sayth, That he this deponent having a bond or writing under the hand and scale of Walter Knight, Carpenter, whereby the said Walter Knight stood endepted in the sume of five pounds sterling unto Mr. Christopher Derby, which was paid for his passage over, for which five Pounds is to be payed unto Mr. Richard Derby here, as this deponent was reading the same (at sd Knights re-quest) in the ship as they came over, the said Walter Knight snatched the said bond or writing out of this deponents hand and immediate! tore the same an pieces."

Thomas Harvey was not one of the "first and ancient purchasers" of Cohannet (one reason for this being that he was under twenty-one years of age when the purchase was made), but between 1639 and 1642 he and thirteen others were adraitted as "proprietors of Taunton" upon the payment of twelve shillings each; by virtue of which payment, it was voted, the new proprietors - known as "12-shilling men" - had "“and shall have a right in future divisions of land."

In 1643, by order of the General Court, a list of "all the males able to beare Armes from xvj Yeares old to 60 yeares, within the seurall
Towneshipps," was made. Taunton’s list (see Plym. CoL Rec., VIII.: 195) contains fifty-four names, and the only Harvey in the list is "Thom Harvey." (His brother William was at this time living in Boston.)

Thomas was married about 1642 to Elizabeth Andrews (born in England in 1614), sister of Henry Andrews* of Taunton. Thomas Harvey died in Taunton in 1651, aged thirty-four years; and a year or two later his widow was married to Francis Street of Taunton, to whom she bore a daughter named Mary, who was living in Taunton in 1724, unmarried. Francis Street died early in 1665 (William Harvey was one of the appraisers of his estate in June, ‘65), and on the 10th of the following December the widow Elizabeth was married (3d time) to Thomas Linkon, or Lincoln, the Taunton miller, whose grist.mill (built in 1652 or ‘3) stood on the west side of Mill River, between the present Cohannet and Winthrop streets.

* HENRY Andrews was included in the list of freemen, from Cohannet dated 7 March, 1636; was one of the purchasers of Taunton in 1637; Was one of the Seven men admitted end sworn as freemen 4 Dec., 1638; was one of the Deputies to the General Court in 1639 when the town was first organized, and also in 1643, ‘4, ‘7 and ‘9. He built the first meeting-house in Taunton, in payment for Which (in whole or in part) the town conveyed so him the “calves’ pasture” in 1647. He died at Taunton in 1653, and in his will (dated 13 March, 1653, and recorded In Plym. Col. Records) bequeathed so his sister Elizabeth Harvey, " widow * * * in Taunton * * a cow which is now in the keeping of George Macey, which my will is shall belong so her children."

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Thomas married Andrews, Elizabeth about 1642. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrews, Henry and Bond, Elliz) was born in 1614 in England; died in 1717 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Resturant Owner.
Thomas and Experience were first cousins Her father was William Harvey b 1614 brother of Thomas Harvey b 1617. Owned one of the first recorded "ordinary" or eating house in Taunton MA. Was Sgt. in Taunton Military Co.
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Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) Harvey, was born in Taunton, in 1643. He married, in 1668, Experience, daughter of William Harvey (2), his uncle. Her brother Thomas married Elizabeth, daughter of Deacon John Willis, of Bridgewater. Thomas Harvey was proprietor of the ordinary in Taunton. He was an original owner of lot 77 in Taunton South Purchase; was sergeant in the military company in 1673, raised to march against the Dutch in New York and New Jersey; was grantee in the Bradford deed of Taunton in 1689. He was impressed for service in King William's war. He deeded to his son Ebenezer the homestead of four hundred acres, adjoining the farms of his sons Thomas and Ebenezer, on the highway leading to Brown's Brook, in consideration of love, etc., and with the obligation to care for his sisters Experience and Mary, as well as his parents, while they lived. Thomas died in 1726; his wife in 1720. Children, born at Taunton: 1. Thomas, born 1669; died 1748. 2. John, born 1671; died 1739. 3. Nathaniel, born 1673; mentioned below. 4. Ebenezer, born 1675; died 1757. 5. Experience, born about 1677; married, January 20, 1709, Elisha Hayward, of Bridgewater. 6. Mary, born 1679; married, June 21, 1716, Nathaniel Hayward, of Bridgewater.

Source:
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, vol. 4
By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1909
Beginning Page 2149

Thomas married Harvey, Experience in 1668 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Experience (daughter of Harvey, William and Hucker, Joane) was born on 4 Mar 1644 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 10 Mar 1644 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA; died in 1719 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in 1720 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

25 July 1697 he was impressed as a soldier in British Army.

William married Harvey, Mrs William in 1674 in New England, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1682, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; near head of the Niantic River

Notes:

MOSES B. HARVEY & THE BENJAMIN FAMILY BIOGRAPHY
AS RECORDED IN:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES CONNECTICUT.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES.
PUBLISHER: J.H.BEERS & CO., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 486

MOSES B. HARVEY, deceased. The Harvey family can be traced to Thomas Harvey (son of Thomas Harvey, of Somersetshire, England), who was born in 1617. In company with his brother William, he came to Dorchester, Mass., in 1636, and two years later he was found at Cohasset, where he was one of the first purchasers. Between 1639 and 1642 he was admitted as a proprietor of Taunton, and about 1642 he married Elizabeth Andrews, who was born in England in 1614. He died in Taunton, in 1651.

John Harvey, son of Thomas, the emigrant settler, was born in Taunton, Mass., about 1647, and married in 1675. In 1686, Mr. Harvey purchased land of Isaac Willey which lay mostly within the limits of Lyme, Conn. This was in what is the present town of Salem, which was formed in 1819 out of portions of Lyme, Colchester and Montville. Mr. Harvey died in Lyme, Jan. 18, 1705, and his wife Jan. 9, 1709. Their children were: John, born in 1676, died in 1767; Thomas, born in 1678, died in 1725; Elizabeth, born in 1680, died in 1752; and Mary and Sarah, twins born in 1682, died in 1705.

The great-grandfather of Moses B. Harvey married Mrs. Lockie Harris, of Preston, Connecticut. Amos Harvey, the grandfather of Moses B. Harvey, was born in Preston, Conn., and he married Elizabeth Giddings, also a native of Preston. Their children were: (1) Amos; (2) Joseph, who remained in Preston, became a farmer and a milk dealer, married Betsey Phillips, and reared a family of seven children; (3) Paul, who was a shoemaker, married Betsey Green, and reared a family of six children, and at her death married Margaret Fitch, of Preston, moved to Stafford, had a family of six more children born to him, and died in Stafford; and (4) Rhoda, who married Richard Stroud.

Amos Harvey, father of the late Moses B. Harvey, was one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Stafford in his day. His birth occurred July 29, 1781, in Preston, Conn., his death in Stafford, Feb. 24, 1846. He married Sept. 27, 1801, Esther Benjamin, who was born March 10, 1781. Their children were: Julia A., who married William Moore, a shoemaker in Stafford, who had learned his trade with his father-in-law; Moses B., of this biography; Cynthia, the twin sister of Moses B., who married Elijah Fairman, of Stafford; Philip, an iron molder, who married Malinda Howlands, of Rome, N.Y.; Esther, who married Lemuel Ingalls, a machinist, who later managed the “Orinoca Hotel” at Stafford Springs; Mary, who married Marcus Howland, a tailor of Spencer, Mass.; Amos, a foundryman, who later in partnership with his brother Moses B., engaged in the manufacture of cotton warps (he married Lorinda Kibbe); Philena, who married Horatio Ledoyt, a native of Monson, Mass., who became a machinist of Stafford; and Park, a molder in the foundry, who married Althea Humphrey, of Tolland.

By trade Mr. Harvey was both a shoemaker and tanner, and had a large tannery on the site of the present Riverside mill, at Stafford Hollow. Not only was he a man of fine business qualifications, but he was favored with robust health, his only sickness being his last. It is pleasant to recall a man like “Squire” Harvey, genial, kind hearted and ever ready to help those who could not help themselves, but still a man of strong convictions, firm in his faith in the Democratic party, delighting in a practical joke, yet the man on whom the community could call when some trust or responsibility was to be assumed. Mr. Harvey was one of the founders of the Universalist Society in Stafford street, and performed more marriages than any other justice of the peace in his locality.

BENJAMIN FAMILY. The mother of Moses B. Harvey came from a family whose ancestry reaches far back, and whose name became widely known during the last century through the brilliant career of her talented nephew Park Benjamin, the author. The family records tell that John Benjamin came in the ship “Lion” to Boston, Mass., Sept. 16, 1632, and was made a freeman Nov. 6, of the same year; was appointed May 20, 1633, by the General Court, a constable; was a proprietor of Cambridge, removed about 1637 to Watertown, and died in 1645, leaving a widow, Abigail, and children, most of whom were born in England.

Joseph Benjamin, son of John, the settler, born about 1640, married June 10, 1661, Jemima, who was a daughter of Thomas Lambert or Lombard. Mr. Benjamin sold his estate in Cambridge in 1686 and he is spoken of at Barnstable and as having lived some time in Yarmouth. Joseph Benjamin’s name is given
among those of the early settlers of Preston, Conn., about 1690. Later he removed to New London, Conn., and died there in 1704, leaving a widow, Sarah, and children. The records tell of the inventory of the state of Joseph Benjamin taken April 27, 1704, which speaks of his widow Sarah and children; Joseph, aged thirty; John, aged twenty-one; Jemima; Sarah; Mary and Marcy.

Park Benjamin, the journalist and author, was born Aug. 13, 1809, in Demerara, British Guiana, where his father was engaged in business. Park was liberally educated, became a distinguished man, and made his home in the city of New York, where he died Sept. 12, 1864.

MOSES B. HARVEY was born Feb. 8, 1806, in Stafford, Conn., and died Jan. 22, 1874. His youth was spent in Stafford, and there his business honors were won. Mr. Harvey enjoyed only such advantages as the common schools afforded, first in Stafford, later in Colchester. At the early age of fourteen he began an active life in the tannery owned by his father, learning the business of preparing the skins which later were converted into foot-wear in his father’s store.

This business, however, did not altogether please young Moses, and he later entered a machine shop situated in the same neighborhood, operated by Harvey Waters, and remained there until he had passed through the different grades and had become proficient. The mechanical knowledge thus acquired aided him greatly in the inventions which he subsequently worked out and patented, some of these being among the most useful of their kind ever applied in woolen mills.

Mr. Harvey with Elijah Fairman soon established a general machine shop for the manufacture of woolen machinery, in Stafford Hollow. Very early in the business of this firm a disastrous fire swept away the first venture, and might easily have discouraged a less determined man than Moses Harvey. However, he overcame this obstacle, and soon another shop was built on the same site in Stafford, and here for many years he was a successful builder of the peculiar machinery used in woolen mills.

Mr. Harvey was the inventor of the flock cutter, a most valuable machine, which he soon patented; he also made many improvements on old machinery, that in some cases almost revolutionized methods of manufacture. For a time Mr. Harvey conducted the business alone, but later took Charles Holt into
partnership; they gave employment to from eight to ten hands, and did a most satisfactory business. Finally he disposed of the business to Mr. Holt.

Mr. Harvey then began the business of manufacturing cotton warps in Stafford Hollow, in connection with his machine business, Mr. Harvey giving his particular attention to the manufacturing and Mr. Holt to the machinery. For many years he was the agent for the Valley Company’s Warp mills at Stafford Hollow, which he had established. At the same time he controlled, with other partners, the Hop River Warp mills, of which he was general manager. These mills were located at Columbia, Conn., and Mr. Harvey’s partners were Joshua Lord, of Willimantic, and J.H. Bolton, of Stafford. Previous to the sale of his interests in the Valley Company’s mills, Mr. Harvey built, in 1857, the present Glyn mills. Here with J.H. Bolton and Amos Harvey he continued the manufacture of cotton warps until his death, being the agent and general manager.

Mr. Harvey was identified with many business interests aside from those mentioned. For years, from January, 1870, until his death, he was president of the Stafford National Bank, of which he was one of the original incorporators, in 1854, and one of its first directors. He was also one of the original incorporators of the Stafford Springs Savings Bank, and the first vice-president of the institution, serving in that capacity and also as director for a long period, ending only with his demise.

A staunch advocate of Jacksonian Democracy, Mr. Harvey was not ambitious for office, although at various times he served as selectman of the town, and in other capacities. At one time he was a representative from Stafford to the Legislature, was judge of probate for several years, and was appointed by the governor Railroad Commissioner.

The marriage of Mr. Harvey took place Oct. 8, 1827, to Rachel Jennings. Miss Jennings was born Oct. 29, 1807, a daughter of William and Anna (Staunton) Jennings, the former of whom was a farmer of Willington, Conn. The death of Mrs. Harvey occurred Feb. 9, 1884. The children born to this union numbered six: Ann Elizabeth, born Nov. 26, 1828, died March 1, 1831; George, born Sept. 29, 1831, died Nov. 6, 1831; Ann Elizabeth, born Nov. 27, 1833, died March 30, 1835; Frances, born Oct. 13, 1835, died April 11, 1836; Emma, born April 4, 1837, died Oct. 28, 1838; and Esther Smith, born Dec. 24, 1838, married Edwin C. Pinney, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere.

Mr. Harvey was liberal in his religious views and found the creed of the Universalist Church most in harmony with his belief. The church of that denomination in Stafford was largely indebted to him for its establishment and subsequent success, and he took a deep and abiding interest in its work and extension.

Mr. Harvey was emphatically a self-made man. Lacking many of the advantages of a younger generation, the foundation of his large success was laid in his own naïve ability. He was a man of keen and logical mind, and tenacious memory, gifted with a faculty for clear statement of principles and quick perception of results. He seemed to comprehend intuitively both the intricacies of machinery and the complexities of the human mind, and this faculty seemed to increase with his advancing years. In business transactions he saw, from the start, the end as clearly as the beginning. Mr. Harvey was called lucky. But it was rather that by his native worth and strength of character he commanded success, and he was the safe counsellor of both young and old.

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History of New London County, Connecticut: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men
J.W. Lewis & Company, 1882 - Lebanon (Conn. : Town) - 768 pages, page 163

John Harvey died in January, 1705. The name of John Harvey is first noticed about 1682. He was then living near the head of Niantic River, and perhaps within the bounds of Lyme. He left Son, John and Thomas, and daughter, Eliizabeth Willey.


Birth:
Autum

John married Willey, Elizabeth in 1675 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1650 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Jan 1705 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume 11, page 53

Appt. of Mrs. Mary Harvey of Taun. & Josiah Harvey of Nort. to be Adms. Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., Yeoman, dcd. intest., dtd 7 feb 1748 [11:630/1]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 64

Inv. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 17 May 1749, pres. by Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, Adms. Pers. est. 289-5-4; real est. 2265-0-0/ Apprs: William Hodges, Nehemiah Walker & William Stone [12:10/1/2]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 92

Acct. of Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, adms. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 18 Sept. 1750. Incl. rcpt. for use of 2/3 of the house and land, the other 1/3 being the widow's [12:399/400].

Died:
intest. 7 Feb 1748

Thomas married Huckins, Mary in 1694. Mary was born in 1671 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1756 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE HARVEY BOOK

(26) JOHN HARVEY4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1). Born in Taunton about 1671. In 1700 he was a member of the "First Military Company" of Taunton, and 21 May, 1706, he was impressed as a soldier for Queen Anne's War. (See page 43 ante.) In 1712 he was married and was living in Taunton on a tract of land of twenty-six acres owned by his father.

In 1735 he was still residing in Taunton, and in that year became one of the original proprietors of "Township No. 1," in what was afterwards Westminster township, New Hampshire, and is now Westminster township, Vermont. In the year mentioned the General Court of Massachusetts granted to a number of people from Taunton, Norton and Easton in Massachusetts, and Ashford and Killingly in Connecticut, this "Township No. 1," which the grantees named New Taunton. The first permanent settlement made in what is now the State of Vermont was made under the auspices of the proprietors of New Taunton, and in that township. The first meeting of the proprietors was held 14 Jany., 1736, and nine months later the allotment of shares took place and proposals were issued for building a saw-mill and grist-mill. John Harvey's right or share was No. 27, and he "drawed 54 house Lott and 32 Intervail Lott."

After considerable money had been expended in building houses, mills and fences, and making other improvements, it was ascertained in 1741, on the re-survey of the boundary line between New Hampshire and Massachusetts that New Taunton was several miles north of the true boundary line, and the grant from Massachusetts was therefore invalid. The new settlers thereupon sold out their improvements, and in 1742 those who had gone to Vermont from Taunton returned.

John Harvey was not one of those who located in New Taunton. He remained in Taunton, where he died in the Summer of 1739. He was survived by his wife Sarah and the following children:

56. i. PHILIP, b. about 1714.
+57. ii. JOHN, b. about 1716.
+58. iii. JOANNA, b. 1718; d. 3 Jany., 1814.

Died:
Age: 68

John married (Harvey), Sarah in 1712 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born about 1673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Nathaniel, son of Thomas (3) Harvey, was born at Taunton, in 1673, and in 1700 was a member of the first military company of the town. In 1708 he was living in the North Purchase of Taunton, and was one of the petitioners for a new precinct. He married Susannah ---. His children settled at Bridgewater. Children: 1. Nathaniel, born 1705; mentioned below. And doubtless: 2. Joseph. 3. Jenny, married, 1732, ---. 4. Mary, married, 1739, Charles Cushman. 5. Elizabeth (?), married ---, 1747. 6. Mehitable (?), married, 1738, Caleb Orcutt. "
Source:
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, vol. 4
By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1909
Beginning Page 2149
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"Nathaniel Harvey has left behind him but very few traces. His wife's name was Susannah ; and she was one of the first persons who called for aid from the town. There was some controversy between Norton and Taunton relative to her legal residence; but in April, 1713, the Court of Sessions decided that Mr. Harvey and his wife were inhabitants of Norton, and their relations were ordered to give assistance to Susannah."

Source: A History of the Town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, From 1669-1859

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He was a member of the "First Military Company" of Taunton in 1700. In 1708 he was living in the "North Purchase," and was one of the petitioners for a new precinct,

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"lived in Taunton North Purchase and was one of the petitioners for a new town that led to the division of the Purchase fromTaunton into the the towns of Norton and Easton."
Source: Carver, Fred E. and Margaret R.; Genealogy of the Rev, Eleazer Carver Family" Part II Allied Families, page 285

Died:
Based on Susannah's request for aid

Nathaniel married Unknown, Susannah about 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Babbit Family History: "They had no children"
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The Harvey Book:

(28) EBENEZER HARVEY4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas´).
Born in Taunton about 1675. In March, 1714, he was living in Taunton with his wife Dorcas, and received from his father certain real estate. [See page 41 ante.] In 1754, being nearly seventy years of age, he gave his homestead to his cousin Edmund Harvey. Ebenezer died at Taunton in 1757, and was survived by his wife, but no children.

page 41:

In March, 1714, being then about 71 years of age, Thomas conveyed to his son Ebenezer his dwelling house in Taunton ``and the homestead whereon it stands, comprising 400 acres.´´

page 42:

This property adjoined lands of Thomas´ sons Thomas and Ebenezer, and was on the highway leading to Brown´s Brook. The consideration for it was the grantor´s ``love and good-will for and to´´ Ebenezer, and the condition that the latter should `` take care of him the said Thomas and his wife, and also pay £10 to his daughters Experience Hayward and Mary Harvey.´´

Family/Spouse: Bobet, Dorcas. Dorcas (daughter of Bobet, Elkanah and Briggs, Elizabeth) was born on 12 Aug 1693; died after 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Experience married Hayward, Elisha on 20 Jan 1709 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Elisha (son of Hayward, Nathaniel and Willis, Hannah) was born in in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1748 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Hayward, Nathaniel on 21 Jun 1716 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel (son of Hayward, Nathaniel and Fobes, Elizabeth) was born on 14 Apr 1690 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Feb 1755 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Hayward, Nathanial on 21 Jun 1716. Nathanial (son of Hayward, Nathaniel and Fobes, Elisabeth) was born on 14 Apr 1690 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Feb 1755 in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WARNING: THIS WILLIAM HARVEY HAS VERY LITTLE RECOGNIZED DOCUMENTATION. BELOW IS THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT I HAVE FOUND. I FIND NO OTHER SOURCE THAT THOMAS AND EXPERIENCE HAD A SON WILLIAM.

Source: Zeph. W. (Zephaniah Walter) Pease.
History of New Bedford (Volume 4)
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ELIPHALET WILLIAMS HERVEY, JR.

As business man, scientist, author and citizen, Mr. Hervey, during the active years of his life, was a prominent figure in New Bedford, and now walking amid the lengthened shadows is living in honored retirement in the citv of New Bedford.

Berkeley, Bristol county, Massachusetts, has been the home of his people for more than two and one-half centuries, dating from 1653, when William Harvey was proposed as a candidate for the rights of a freeman of Plymouth Company, and from 1643, when Thomas Harvey's name appeared on a list of those "able to bear arms." The surname is written both Harvey and Hervey, the ancestor of the New Bedford family represented in the twentieth century by Eliphalet W. Hervey being William Harvey, a distinguished citizen of Cohasset, which then included Taunton, Berkeley and Raynham. Both William Harvey and his brother held positions in Plymouth county and owned much land. William Harvey was a deputy to the General Court for fourteen years, selectman for twenty years, and held about every important office in the town. A mortgage made by Philip the Sachem to Constant Southworth was made over to William Harvey and John Richmond in 1672, and described land
"Four miles square down Taunton River and next unto Taunton bounds." William Harvey married, April 2, 1639, Joan Hucker, of Cohasset, and among their children was a daughter, Experience, born in 1644, who married Thomas Harvey, of Taunton, and they were the parents of William Harvey, of Berkeley, Massachusetts, who died January 7, 1745.

James Hervey, as he spelled the name, son of William and Hopestill Harvey, was born June 13, 1701, and lived in the town of Berkeley, where a tombstone in the family plot in the cemetery near Berkeley Common asserts that he died December 28, 1795, in his ninety-fifth year. James (2) Hervey, a son of James (i) and Rebecca Hervey, married Rachel Phillips, and had James (3) Hervey, who was a substantial farmer and ship builder at the Weir on Taunton river, building sailing vessels which were loaded with lumber, and both vessels and cargoes disposed of at Bristol and other ports. He married Lucinda Paull, also
born in Berkeley, and they were the parents of Dr. Eliphalet Williams Hervey. a graduate from the medical department of Brown University in 1826, and a successful practitioner in Wareham and neighboring towns. In 1827 he was a commissioned surgeon of the Fifth Regiment, First Brigade, Fifth Division, Massachusetts Militia, his commission signed by Governor Levi Lincoln. He married Dorcas Fearing, of Wareham, and among their children was a son, Eliphalet Williams (2) Hervey, who made New Bedford his home, and for half a century was closely identified with the Mechanics' Bank.

Eliphalet Williams (2) Hervey was born in the town of Berkeley, Bristol county, Massachusetts, July 27, 1834, and now resides in New Bedford, at No. 191 Hawthorne street. His father died in 1834, and Ebenezer Hervey, uncle of the boy, and a teacher in New Bedford public schools, took him to his heart and home. He passed all grades of the New Bedford public schools, finishing with high school graduation in 1849. He began business life as a bank clerk, serving the Marine Bank two years before going to the Mechanics' Bank as teller. In 1857 he was elected cashier of the Mechanics' Bank, and for a quarter of a century held that responsible post. In 1882 he resigned, but was elected a director, a position he still holds. While Mr. Hervey, as the record shows, was an able business man, holding responsible positions, he is a botanist of note and wrote a large amount of interesting matter concerning local flora. He published in i860 a catalogue of the "Plants found in New Bedford and Vicinity," arranging the flowers according to the season of their flowering. In 1890 a revised and enlarged catalogue was
published under the title "Flora of New Bedford and Shores of Buzzards Bay, with a Procession of the Flowers." For many years he was a member of the New England Botanical Club and of the "L'Academie Internationale de Geographie Botanique" of France. He contributed otherwise to the literature of botany, and is a recognized authority in his special study.

Other interests served and public service rendered by Mr. Hervey were six years' membership on the school committee, 1859-1865 ; two years as representative in the State Legislature, 1885-87 ; secretary of the old Young Men's Christian Association for many years ; member of the present Young Men's Christian Association (sustaining member) ; director of the American Tack Company ; trustee of St. Luke's Hospital (original member) ; trustee of the Five Cents Savings Bank from 1885. He is a life member of the Old Colony Historical Society, the Dartmouth Historical Society, and a member of the North Congregational Church, and for many years secretary of the New Bedford Bible Society.

Mr. Hervey married, in 1862, Emmeline K. Homer, daughter of Daniel Homer, of New Bedford. They were the parents of three children: Homer Winthrop, of further mention; Hetta M., married Pierre E. Richards ; Emma F., married Gilbert T. Thompson.

Homer Winthrop Hervey was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 10, 1866. He completed preparatory study at Friends' Academy, then entered Harvard University, whence he was graduated Bachelor of Arts, class of "88." He completed legal study at Harvard Law School, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws with the class of "91." He at once began practice at the Bristol county bar, locating in New Bedford, where he has been in the continuous practice of his profession
until the present (1917). He is a member of the County and State Bar associations, and in his profession has won high and honorable standing. His practice is satisfactory in volume, and the clientele he serves is representative of the best interests of the city.

Mr. Hervey married, August 19, 1908, Helen Lucretia Shaw, daughter of Dr. John C. and Mary H. C. Shaw, of New Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Hervey are the parents of two children : Homer Winthrop, Jr., born September 10, 1909; Mary E., born April 30, 191 1. Mr. Hervey has his law offices on Pleasant street, opposite Masonic building, the family home being at No. 189 Maple street, corner of Tremont street. New Bedford.

Family/Spouse: (Harvey), Hopestill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Harvey Book. page 47

(31-A) EDMUND HARVEY (William3, Thomas2, Thomas1).
Born in Taunto. Married in 1740 Dorcas Hathaway. In 1757 recieved as a gift from his cousin Ebenezer Harvey (see page 46 ante) the later's homstead in Taunto, which he continued to occupy until 1783, when he sold it to ------ Hodges. This propery is located on what is now Oas stree, Taunton and the house thereon is one of the oldest buileding in the town.

Chole:
67-A. i. OLIVE, b. ____

Edmund married Hathaway, Dorcas on 19 Jun 1740 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1673. 1899. History of the town of Sunderland, Massachusetts: which originally embraced within its limits the present towns of Montague and Leverett ; John Montague Smith, Henry Walbridge Taft, Abbie Talitha Montague,Press of E.A. Hall & co., 1899 - History - 412 pages

1. HARVEY, SAMUEL, was one of the 40 first settlers. He came from Taunton to Hatfield in 1706, and there m. Esther, dau. Daniel Warner, home lot No. 4, West side, now owned by Rollin E. Fairchild. He was among the earliest settlers at Hunting Hills; d. 1764.
" Ch.: Samuel, b. Mar. 23, 1709, (2).
" Daniel, (3).
" Nathan, b. July 12, 1716, (4).
" Elisha, b. Mar. 9, 1719.
" John, b. Apr. 14, 1721.
" Moses, b. July 20, 1723, (5).
" Nathaniel, b. Sept. 26. 1725; ------ Northfield.
" Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1728, (6).
" Esther, b. Mar. 21, 1730.
2. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (1) (Montague), b. 1709; m. Dec. 2, 1736, Lydia, dau. Joseph Bodman of Hatfield.
" Ch.: Experience, b. Sept. 17, 1737; d. July 5, 1744.
" Medad, b. Mar. 30. 1739. (7).
" Philip, b. Apr. 25, 1741, (8).
" Simeon, b. July 20, 1743, (9).
" Samuel, b. Feb. 4, 1746.
" Jonathan, b. June 3, 1749.
" Ephraim, bap. Aug. 25, 1751.
3. DANIEL, son of Samuel (1) (Montague), m. Oct. 9, 1760, Anna, wid. Manoah Bodman, and d. before Aug. 10, 1762, leaving a daughter.
" Ch.: Esther, m. May 19, 1783, Samuel Russell.
4. NATHAN, son of Samuel (1) (Montague), m. Elizabeth.
" Ch.: Ruth, b. Sept. 22, 1744.
" Nathan, b. Apr. 5, 1746.
5. MOSES, son of Samuel (1) (Montague), b. 1723; Capt.; m. Esther. He was in service in the fifth Indian war and in the Revolution; Rep. for Montague, 1786; d. Jan. 17, 1795.
" Ch.: Pearlis, b. Dec. 6, 1756.
" Francis, b. July 12, 1763.
" Moses, b. June 21, 1768. ^
" Elihu, b. Oct. 8, 1770, (10).
" Anna, b. Aug. 22, 1772; m. Apr. 26, 1796, ___________ __________of Deerfield.
" Loyal, b. May 29, 1780, (?).
6, EBENEZER, son of Samuel (1), b. 1728; wheelwright; rem, to Northfield about 1758, to Winchester after 1772, and d. in Chesterfield, N. H., 1810. He m. Feb. 28, 1759, Sarah, dau. Jonathan Janes. She d. Nov. 12, 1764, ae 25; m. (2) Feb. 25, 1768, Lucy, dau. of Azariah Wright.
" Ch.: Electa, b. Sept. 5, 1760.
" Osea, b. Nov. 8, 1761; drowned July 24, 1764.
" Rufus, b. Feb. 22, 1763.
" Sarah, b. Nov. 9, 1764; m. Oct. 23, 1791, Calvin Doolittle.
" Lucy, bap. Jan., 1769.
" Osea, bap. Feb. 15, 1770.
" Ebenezer, bap. Dec. 22, 1771.
7. MEDAD, son of Samuel (2), b. 1739; prob. m. Anna Sanderson of Whately; lived in Montague.
" Ch.: Paul, h. Aug. 23, 1763.
" Lucy, b. Aug. 26, 1765.
" David, b. Oct. 18, 1767.
" Joel, b. Sept. 18, 1769.
" Medad, b. June 3, 1771.
" Probably others.
8, PHILIP, son of Samuel (2), b. 1741; m. July 30, 1775, Mary Rockwood.
" Ch.: Timothy, b. June 11, 1776.
" Ephraim, b. Apr. 23, 1780.
" Turza, b. Sept. 27, 1782
" Joseph, b. Jan. 29, 1784.
" Luther, b. Nov. 23, 1785.
" William, b. Feb. 23, 1788.
" Sally, b. Feb. 2, 1791.
" Reuel, b. Aug. 27, 1793.
" Apollos, b. July 15, 1796.
9. SIMEON, son of Samuel (2), b. 1743; blacksmith, settled in Deerfield. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and seems to have been a man of standing and very considerable influence in Deerfield. He m. Jan. 20, 1768, Mary, dau. of Daniel Arms, who d. Dec. 2, 1785, ae. 38. He sold his homestead in Deerfield, 1793, and, it is said d. in Bennington, Vt.
" Ch.: Emilia, b. Mar. 25, 1769; m. 1790, Asa Stebbins.
" Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1770.
" Experience, b. Jan. 31, 1772; m. Nov. 4, 1792, Epaphras Hoyt.
" Orra, b. Jan. 27, 1774; m. Feb. 10, 1803, Elijah Russell.
" James, b. Mar. 28, 1776; of Durham, Ct., 1818.
" Henry, b. Feb. 20, 1778.
" Fanny, b. Oct. 18, 1780; m. Samuel Merrill (pub. Aug. 27, 1797).
" Mark, b. Sept. 5, 1782.
" Crisia, bap. Jan. 30, 1783.
10. ELIHU, son of Moses (5), b. 1770; m. Apr. 25, 1792, Lucy Baker.
" Ch.: Elihu, b. Jan. 13, 1794.

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LUCIEN C. WARNER, M.D., LL.D. & MRS. JOSEPHINE GENUNG NICHOLS, The Descendants of Andrew Warner (NEW HAVEN, CONN., THE TUTTLE, MOREHOUSE & TAYLOR CO., 1919). page 67.

"Samuel Harvey was one of the first forty settlers in Sunderland, Mass., in 1714, on lot 40, west side. He came from Taunton to Hatfield in 1706; was among the earliest settlers at Hunting Hill; later removed to Montague, where he died."


Died:
Age: 90

Samuel married Warner, Esther on 26 Jun 1707 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co. MA. Esther (daughter of Warner, Lieutenant Daniel and Boltwood, Martha) was born on 15 Dec 1686 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1764 in Montaque, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES CONNECTICUT.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES.
PUBLISHER: J.H.BEERS & CO., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 486

John Harvey, son of Thomas, the emigrant settler, was born in Taunton, Mass., about 1647, and married in 1675. In 1686, Mr. Harvey purchased land of Isaac Willey which lay mostly within the limits of Lyme, Conn. This was in what is the present town of Salem, which was formed in 1819 out of portions of Lyme, Colchester and Montville. Mr. Harvey died in Lyme, Jan. 18, 1705, and his wife Jan. 9, 1709. Their children were: John, born in 1676, died in 1767; Thomas, born in 1678, died in 1725; Elizabeth, born in 1680, died in 1752; and Mary and Sarah, twins born in 1682, died in 1705.

Family/Spouse: Sarah. Sarah was born in 1684 in N. Lyme, New London Co, Ma; died on 2 Oct 1754 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The family moved to New London, Connecticut in 1682 and then to Lyme in NewLondon County, Connecticut in 1687.

6 May 1704 he recorded his "ear mark", formerly William Lord's.

In October 1707 Thomas sold the rights and interest in the property he hadinherited from his father's estate in January 1705 to his brother, John.

Later he bought a tract of land "lying in the crotch of Eight Mile River" atNorth Lyme and another 60 acres on Eight Mile River Hill. A short time beforehis death he bought forty-seven acres at "a place called Mt. Archer" in NorthLyme.

The Court of Probates, New London 7 May 1725 granted administration rights tohis brother John , on his "goods, chattels and credits his widow Abigailrefusing the same".

The inventory of the estate amounted to £104 10s 2d including " 1 old Bible, 1new Bible 1 Sarmon Book". His debts amounted to £33, 16s 1d, leaving fordistribution £70, 14s 1d which was distributed by the Court 7 Nov 1726 asfollows

To the Relic of the deceased a third part of the reale estate during hernaturale life, being £15, 13s 4d, and a third part of the personell estate tobe at her dispose forever being £7, 18s. To the eldest daughter Joanne,nothing, she having had her portion during his lifetime (as the administratorinforms the court). To Thomas, the eldest son a double portion, being £8, 17s1d, and to each of the other children, namely, John, Richard and Abigail asingle portion being £9, 7s 6d.

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COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES CONNECTICUT.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES.
PUBLISHER: J.H.BEERS & CO., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 486

John Harvey, son of Thomas, the emigrant settler, was born in Taunton, Mass., about 1647, and married in 1675. In 1686, Mr. Harvey purchased land of Isaac Willey which lay mostly within the limits of Lyme, Conn. This was in what is the present town of Salem, which was formed in 1819 out of portions of Lyme, Colchester and Montville. Mr. Harvey died in Lyme, Jan. 18, 1705, and his wife Jan. 9, 1709. Their children were: John, born in 1676, died in 1767; Thomas, born in 1678, died in 1725; Elizabeth, born in 1680, died in 1752; and Mary and Sarah, twins born in 1682, died in 1705.

Thomas married Smith, Abigail on 25 Nov 1702 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. Abigail was born about 1680 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Feb 1762 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moved with her parents in 1682 to New London, Connecticut and then in 1687 toLyme.

Elizabeth married Willey, John in Oct 1698 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. John was born on 24 Feb 1675 in New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 19 Jun 1754 in Hadlyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES CONNECTICUT.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES.
PUBLISHER: J.H.BEERS & CO., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 486

John Harvey, son of Thomas, the emigrant settler, was born in Taunton, Mass., about 1647, and married in 1675. In 1686, Mr. Harvey purchased land of Isaac Willey which lay mostly within the limits of Lyme, Conn. This was in what is the present town of Salem, which was formed in 1819 out of portions of Lyme, Colchester and Montville. Mr. Harvey died in Lyme, Jan. 18, 1705, and his wife Jan. 9, 1709. Their children were: John, born in 1676, died in 1767; Thomas, born in 1678, died in 1725; Elizabeth, born in 1680, died in 1752; and Mary and Sarah, twins born in 1682, died in 1705.

Notes:

Family/Spouse: Ball, Amos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1748, Norton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume 11, page 53

Appt. of Mrs. Mary Harvey of Taun. & Josiah Harvey of Nort. to be Adms. Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., Yeoman, dcd. intest., dtd 7 feb 1748 [11:630/1]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 64

Inv. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 17 May 1749, pres. by Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, Adms. Pers. est. 289-5-4; real est. 2265-0-0/ Apprs: William Hodges, Nehemiah Walker & William Stone [12:10/1/2]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 92

Acct. of Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, adms. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 18 Sept. 1750. Incl. rcpt. for use of 2/3 of the house and land, the other 1/3 being the widow's [12:399/400].

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Harvey Book: Pge 54

"About 1748 Josiah and Dorcas Harvey were living at Norton near Taunton. They are said to have been members of the Society of Friends"

Josiah married Woodward, Dorcas on 12 Jan 1737 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Dorcas (daughter of Woodward, Israel and Elizabeth) was born about 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume 11, page 53

Appt. of Mrs. Mary Harvey of Taun. & Josiah Harvey of Nort. to be Adms. Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., Yeoman, dcd. intest., dtd 7 feb 1748 [11:630/1]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 64

Inv. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 17 May 1749, pres. by Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, Adms. Pers. est. 289-5-4; real est. 2265-0-0/ Apprs: William Hodges, Nehemiah Walker & William Stone [12:10/1/2]

Abstracts of Bristol County Massachusetts Probate Records, 1745-1762, Volume XII, page 92

Acct. of Mary Harvey & Josiah Harvey, adms. of Est. of THOMAS HARVEY of Taun., dtd. 18 Sept. 1750. Incl. rcpt. for use of 2/3 of the house and land, the other 1/3 being the widow's [12:399/400].

Mary married Babbitt, Jacob on 31 Mar 1737. Jacob died on 10 Sep 1811 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip married Rosher, Elizabeth on 31 Jan 1739 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE HARVEY BOOK

Page 55

(58) JOANNA HARVEY5 (John,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1). Born at Taunton in 1718. She was married 8 April, 1736, to Samuel Haskins of Taunton. Later they resided in Norton, where Joanna, "a widow, and in the ninety-seventh year of her age," died 3 Jany., 1814.

Joanna married Haskins, Samuel on 8 Apr 1736. Samuel was born in in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE HARVEY BOOK

(57) JOHN HARVEY5 (John,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1). He was born about 1716 at Taunton. Residing there in 1735, and designated as "Lieutenant," he became one of the original proprietors of "Township No. 1," or New Taunton. [See page 45 ante.] In 1736 he was actively engaged in laying out and "lotting" the new township; and in 1739 and again in 1740 and '41 he was elected Treasurer of the company of proprietors. At a meeting of the proprietors held at Taunton in December, 1740, an "allowance of "10 is granted to Lieut. John Harvey for work done towards improving his lot in 1739." In the Autumn of 1741 he acted as moderator of a meeting of the proprietors, and was appointed one of a committee to survey the township lands.

In April, 1779, being then "Captain," he was, with six other citizens of Taunton, "chosen a committee to hire for sd. town as reesonably as may be, the men for the Continental or State Service that the Town or Several Captins or Commanders of Companies, Shall be called upon to Raise for ye futer."

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Notes:

"Aged 94"
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA Source: pages 7-8 "History of Bridgewater, MA" by Nathun Mitchell, 1840. Death record indicated "old age" 96 years old.
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Source: L.D. Goodenow, THE BRETT GENEALOGY: 1915

MARGARET WILLIS4 (Mary Brett3, Elihu2, William1), born Bridgewater September 15, 1704; married July 4, 1733, Nathaniel5 Harvey, son of Nathaniel4 (Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1) Harvey, who was born in Taunton about 1673, and was member of the First Military Company of Taunton in 1700. Nathaniel5 was born 1705-06, and died 1801, "aged 94." Elizabeth Willis married a Thomas Harvey, but conflicting records make it impossible to tell which Thomas it was. Probably she was grandmother of this Nathaniel. They lived in Bridgewater where their children were born.

Children (Harvey):
(72) i. DAVID, born 1735; married Content Byram.
(73) ii. NATHANIEL, born 1744; married Bethia Hayward.

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NOTE: THE STATMENT ABOVE THAT "PROBABLY SHE WAS THE GRANDMOTHER OF THE NATHANIEL" IS KNOWN TO BE INCORRECT. It is now widely accepted that Elizabeth Willis Married Thomas Harvey b. 1641 and she oul be a first cousin 2x removed in-law of Nathaniel.
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Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (1) Harvey, was born in 1705, at Taunton. He married Margaret, daughter of John Willis, in 1733. He died at Bridgewater in 1801, aged ninety-six years. Children, born at Bridgewater: 1. David, born 1735; married Content Byram. 2. Nathaniel

Source:
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, vol. 4
By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1909
Beginning Page 2149
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Nathaniel married Willis, Margaret on 4 Jul 1733 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Willis, III John and Brett, Mary) was born on 15 Sep 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jenny married Leach, Seth on 9 Oct 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Seth (son of Leach, Seth and Whitman, Mary) was born in 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mehitable married Orcutt, Caleb on 24 Jan 1738 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Caleb was born in 1717 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Nov 1758 in Stafford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1790, Norton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

"Nathaniel, son of Thomas (3) Harvey, was born at Taunton, in 1673, and in 1700 was a member of the first military company of the town. In 1708 he was living in the North Purchase of Taunton, and was one of the petitioners for a new precinct. He married Susannah ---. His children settled at Bridgewater. Children: 1. Nathaniel, born 1705; mentioned below. And doubtless: 2. Joseph. 3. Jenny, married, 1732, ---. 4. Mary, married, 1739, Charles Cushman. 5. Elizabeth (?), married ---, 1747. 6. Mehitable (?), married, 1738, Caleb Orcutt. "
Source:
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, vol. 4
By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Published by Lewis historical publishing company, 1909
Beginning Page 2149

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Research Note:
There are both an Edmund Harvey and a Marshall Harvey in the 1790 Woodstock, Vt. census.
Edmund Harvey married his second cousin, Mary Harvey, (daughter of David Harvey & Content Byram).
Could Edmund & Marshall be brothers?
If so, Edmund's & Marshall's grandfather could be Joseph Harvey, son of Nathaiel b. 1673 and Susannah.

Family/Spouse: (Harvey), Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Cushman, Charles on 10 Dec 1739 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Charles (son of Cushman, John and Pratt, Joanna) was born in 1720 in Plymouth Colony, MA; died on 1 Sep 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Whitman, Johnathan on 3 Nov 1747 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Johnathan was born in 1710; died on 31 Oct 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Snow, John on 15 Jul 1731 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of Snow, William and Whitman, Naomi) was born on 14 Aug 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died before 4 Sep 1786 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley, MA

In Memory of Mr. James Hervey who died Dec 28th AD 1795 the 92nd Year of his age.

Note: In "Berkley, Massachusetts Cemetery Inscriptions, Complied by Gail E. Terry for the Berkley Historical Society, 1997, published by Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie Maryland, states"Per Mr. Reed it read "1792 in the 92nd year of his age." However, Our country and its people: a descriptive and biographical record of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Part 2, Alanson Borden, Boston History Company, 1899, states that the headstone reads "died December 28, 1795, in the 92d year of his age."

Family/Spouse: (Hervey), Rebecca. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olive married Crossman, Simeon in 1759. Simeon was born in 1735 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Nov 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"History of Montague: a Puritan Town"

"In 1757, that difficult and delicate task of seating the meetinghouse was entrusted to a committee of nine, divided
into three sets or subcommittees. Each set was to seat the house by themselves in the first instance, and
then compare notes, the committee as a whole to adjust the differences. We may imagine the fancied slights and
heartburnings which the committee's work produced, however wisely they acted; Mrs. Samuel Harvey, perhaps,
complaining because she had been assigned a seat inferior to that given Mrs. Lieut. Clapp, and others making
similar criticisms without end. Too poor to buy a bell, the people voted to hire Lieut. Clapp's "conk" shell to
be blown as a "sygnall on the Sabbath day," and it was afterwards purchased by the town for one pound and ten
shillings. It exists to-day, a treasured relic, in the hands of Deacon Richard Clapp.

Samuel married Bodman, Lydia on 2 Dec 1736 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia (daughter of Bodman, Joseph) was born on 30 Jul 1707 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died in in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Anna on 9 Oct 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elisha married Huntington, Zurviah on 26 Dec 1753 in Lebanon, Conn. Zurviah was born on 23 Jul 1727; died on 3 Jan 1801 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Emmons, Sarah on 27 Dec 1753 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Phelps, Sarah on 26 Mar 1767 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was born in in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inscription:
In Memory of Capt Moses Harvey, who died Jany 17th, 1795 in the 72nd. year of his age. "All these, my four sons, died in 3 months and 2 days. Not any of my family left except my wife and one daughter to lament the loss."

Buried:
Old South Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Esther. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Smith, Sarah on 19 Apr 1759 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1776, Chesterfield, Cheshire County, NH

Notes:

History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1886, 1073 pgs.
.

CAPT. EBNEZER HARVEY was of Northfield, Mass, in 1758, having come to that town from Sunderland. He appears to have removed from Northfield to Winchester, and from that town to Chesterfield. September 17, 1772 he purchased of Elkanah Day,, of this town, a part of house-lots Nos. 5 and 6, in the tenth and eleventh ranges. This land was near the common at the Centre village, which was mentioned in the deed as having been conveyed to the town. In JUne 1777, he was sentenced by
the "court of inquiry" at Keene to be confined to the limits of his farm and to pay a fine for alleged hostility to the American cause.
He appears also to have been a zealous partisan of Vermont in the controversy about the "New Hampshire Grants." He was selectman in 1783 and 1803; representative in 1785. He was the first postmaster in Chesterfield commissioned by the United States, holding the office from 1802 to 1810.

One of his sons, RUFUS HARVEY SR., lived and died in Chesterfield. For many years he (Rufus) was a deputy sheriff for the county of Cheshire.

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New Hampshire Sentinel, 4 SEP 1802:
"A Post Office is established at Chesterfield, N.H. and Ebenezer Harvey, jun. appointed Post Master"

New Hampshire Sentinel, 21 JUL 1804:
"Came into the inclosure of the Subscriber, about the tenth of May, a dark red yearling steer calf -- The owner is requested to pay the cost of keeping and advertising, and tak him away. Ebenezer Harvey, jun. Chesterfield, July 1, 180"

Massachusetts Spy, 8 Dec 1785:
"All persons indebted to the estate of SAMUEL KING, State of New-Hampshire, deceased, are hereby requested to mak an immediate payment; and all to whom said estate is indebted are desired to bring in their accounts in order for settlement. Ebenezer Harvey, Ex'r. Chesterfield, Nov. 10th, 1785"

Ebenezer married Wright, twin Lucy on 25 Feb 1768 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Lucy (daughter of Wright, Azariah and Wright, Elisabeth, daughter of Wright, Azariah) was born on 29 Oct 1740 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA; died after 1790 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married JANES, Sarah on 28 Feb 1759 in Northfield, Franklin Co., Ma. Sarah (daughter of Janes, Johnathan) was born in 1740 in Northfield, MA?; died on 12 Nov 1764 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Draper, Cathrine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Pelton, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1720 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 3 Dec 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
"Palsy & Putrid fever"

Joseph married Colt, Sarah in 1751 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was born in 1730; died before 1799 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Sill, Joanna on 17 Nov 1751 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Reed, Samuel in Connecticut, USA. Samuel was born on 11 Dec 1709 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

After his father's death his uncle Richard Smith was appointed his guardian on9 Nov 1725.

The family moved to East Haddam in the Spring of 1733,

Thomas married Hungerford, Jane on 24 Dec 1730 in Connecticut, USA. Jane was born in 1706; died before 1780 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On 9 Nov 1725 she appeared in the Probate Court at New London and chose hermother Abigail to be her guardian.

Family/Spouse: Beckswith, Phillips. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John was ten years old at the death of his father and his mother Abigail wasappointed his guardian 9 Nov 1725, "she giving bond according to Law".

The records of Lyme show that 27 Jan 1730, show that John Harvey, son of Thomasdec'd "records the ear marks of his cattle".

When he was nineteen years old his mother and step father conveyed to him "inconsideration of our goodwill and natural affection that we bear to our lovingson John Harvey all our right of land in ye 3rd part of ye 4th division of landin said Lyme. To be taken up in land in said division that accrues to us by yerights of Richard Smith Sr., and Richard Smith Jr, and James Smith, all of saidLyme dec'd. unto which said Abigail is heir". These "rights" called for 17and one half acres which were "laid out to John Harvey ye 3rd" 21 April 1735on the West side of Nikerson's Hill. Nickerson's Hill is 485 feet high and isthe highest point in Lyme.

In Dec 1738 he bought 16 acres on Nickerson' Hill for £35. In Feb 1739 hebought eight more acres for £74. In January 1741 he purchased his brotherRichard's one fifth interest in 60 acres of land at Eight-mile river inheritedfrom their father, for £45.

After their marriage John and Elizabeth Harvey lived at Nickerson's Hill until1742, when they moved to the adjoining town of East Haddam.

9 July 1758 he "united on Confession" with the Congregational Church ofMillington Parish, East Haddam. Eight of his children were baptised there in1758 and four more in 1759.

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John married Elizabeth in 1739 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born about 1724 in Brightlingsea, Essex, England; died after 1780 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Sanders, Sarah on 5 Apr 1722 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Allen married Richardson, Mehitabel on 7 May 1730 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Mehitabel was born about 1710; died on 5 May 1778 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph married Holmes, Lucretia on 22 May 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA. Lucretia was born on 14 Jul 1711 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died in in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Willey, Rebeccah. Rebeccah was born about 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Nov 1807 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lidea married Booge, Daniel on 29 Nov 1722 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Daniel was born on 3 Oct 1699 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Jul 1748 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mehitabel married Millard, John on 18 Mar 1736 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Holmes, John. John was born on 24 Feb 1709 in Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Hart, Sarah. Sarah died on 28 May 1794 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Children of Joseph and Sarah Beckwith

Joseph Beckwith b. 17 Feb 1739
Sarah b. 26 May 1745 m. Nathan Peck of Lyme
Prudence b. 18 Mar 1748
Patience b. 18 Mar 1748

Sarah married Beckworth, Joseph on 9 Oct 1737 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Joseph was born on 11 Dec 1715 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Dutton, Rachel. Rachel was born on 6 Nov 1727 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]