Brief Life History of John Adam
When John Adam Harman was born on 4 March 1755, in McGaheysville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob Harman Jr, was 11752 and his mother, Anna Christina Williams, was 29. He married Barbara Boyer about 1793, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died in 1838, at the age of 83.
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- John Adam Harman, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- Adam Harmon in entry for Eva Elizabeth Harmon, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
- John Adam Herrmann, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southeast), Dutch, and Czech: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’ (see Hermann ). In England this name was introduced by the Normans.
Irish: variant of Hargadon .
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): perhaps a nickname for someone with a copious or noticeable head of hair (see Haar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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