Colonel James Harrod

Brief Life History of James

When Colonel James Harrod was born on 14 April 1746, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, John Harrod, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Gay Moore, was 33. He married Ann Coburn in 1778, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died in 1792, in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 46.

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Family Time Line

Colonel James Harrod
1746–1792
Ann Coburn
1756–1843
Marriage: 1778
Ann Harrod
1774–1886
John Harrod Sr
1778–1835
Polly Harrod
1776–1888
Mary Margaret Harrod
1785–1842

Sources (5)

  • James Harrod, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lincoln. Court Case Files 1780–1865: States Margaret (Fauntleroy) is sole heir of James Harrod, dec'd
  • Lincoln. Court Case Files 1780–1865; James Harrod heirs vs. John Crow heirs.

World Events (4)

1771

Historical Boundaries 1771: Bedford, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial Amerida 1776: Bedford, New Jersey, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Harold . Compare Herod .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Link to story of James Harrod as well as his wife, Anne

http://friendsoffortharrod.com/gfile/75r4!-!JEJJFK!-!svyr5/james_harrod_the_man_and_his_family.pdf

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