Harmon Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Meaning, Origin, Etymology
The surname Harmon is one of the oldest names that came from tribes in Britain and is of Anglo-Saxon origin that is derived from Herman, Hermannus or Heremon.   Heremon was the seventh in descent from Milesius and became monarch of all Ireland. The personal name is meant warrior and derived from the Old French word hermant or from the Old German words hariman or hereman which all mean warrior. Harmon may be contracted from the surname MacHeremon.   The Harmon surname came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Not all of the family moved to England because Ralph, William, Richard and Hugh Herman were all listed in Normandy in 1180.

Spelling Variations
Harman, Harmon, Harmond, Hammon, Hammond, Hermon, Herman, and Hannon

Popularity & Geographic Distribution
The last name Harmon ranks 5,480th in popularity worldwide as of the 2014 Census and approximately 104,210 people carry the Harmon surname worldwide. The name ranks particularly high in the following six states:  Texas, California, Ohio, Missouri, Florida and Illinois. It ranks highest in the following countries: United States (96,236), Liberia (3,540), England (1,015), Canada (844), Ireland (825), Australia (351)

Early Bearers of Surname
Some of the earliest bearers of the surname were recorded in the 11th century, these can be found below:  Willelmus Harmannus who was listed in 1208 in the St. Benet of Holme (1020-1240) is generally considered to be the first record of the name; William de Hermer was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of Sussex in 1207; Simone Haremere was listed in the Subsidy Rolls in Sussex in 1296; The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had two listings using older spellings: Nicholas Herman in Suffolk; and Cecilia Hereman in Huntingdonshire.; The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Thomas Herman and Ricardus Harman as residing there at that time.

Marriages for Harmon
New England Marriages
Ann Harmon married John McCarthy on July 9, 1684 in Staten Island, New York
Nathaniel Harmon married Mary Skinner on November 19, 1685 in Suffield, Connecticut
Elizabeth Harmon married John Donaldson on March 23, 1690 in New York City
Elizabeth Harmon married Richard Flood on December 1, 1691 in Boston, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Harmon married Joseph Bank on February 28, 1695 in York, Maine
Mary Harmon married Zachariah Booth on May 26, 1696 in Enfield, Connecticut

England Marriages
John Harmon married Elizabeth Howell on Feb. 17, 1546 in St. Ewen’s, Bristol, Gloucester, Eng.
Johan Harmon married Valentine Bichinge on Sept. 10, 1571 in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Elinor Harmon married Edmond Kene on Jan. 28, 1576 in Saint Peter, Droitwich, Worcester, Eng
Elizabeth Harmon married Andrew Frynnall on Jan. 8, 1576 in St. James, Dover, England
Gregory Harmon married Elizabethe Clarke on Dec.28, 1579 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Elnoer Harmon married William Powle on Jul.  28, 1580 in Chelsfield, Kent, England
Jone Harmon married James Holden on Jul.  24, 1580 in St John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey, Eng
Agnes Harmon married Jhon Elys on Nov. 1, 1584 in Reigate, Surrey, England
John Harmon married Elizabeth Trussell on Dec. 30, 1592 in Micheldever, Hampshire, England
Elisabeth Harmon married John Goodwyn on Dec.r 11, 1592 in Dorking, Surrey, England

Ireland Marriages
Antony Harmon married Char. Mott on Jan. 29, 1726 in Cathedral St. Mary, Limerick, Ireland
Owen Harmon married Elizabeth Fitzpatrick on Jul. 15, 1758 in St. Peter, Drogheda, Ireland
Elizabeth Harmon married John Jones on Apr. 30, 1759 in St. Peter, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland

History, Genealogy & Ancestry
HARMAN, or HARMON, or HERMAN :—Francis Harman came in the Love 1635, aged 43, from London, with children John, 12; and Sarah, 10; but no more is known of him.  James Harman, of Saco, 1655. John Harman, of Springfield, 1644, brought then John and Samuel ; had there Sarah 1644 ; Joseph 1647 Elizabeth 1649, died young; Mary 1651 ; Nathaniel 1654;  Ebenezer 1657, drowned at 3 years; died 1661. His widow married Anthony Dorchester. John Harman, of Plymouth, 1643, Duxbury 1657, married daughter of Henry Sampson, may have been of Saco 1652, and again 1680, when he was prominent man. Joseph Harman, of Kittery, 1674. Nathaniel Harman, of Braintree, married Mary, daughter of Thomas Bhss of Rehoboth, had Nathaniel, 1641 ; and Mary 1643 ; freeman same year ; had also Sarah 1653; Jonathan 1654; and Ephraim 1656. Samuel Harman, of Boston, 1689, had Samuel, bapt. 1692; and Sarah 1696. Thomas Harman, York, was drowned 1701. References:—^N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg., XXXI, 165 ; Amer. Ancestry, IX, 25.

JOHN AND NATHANIEL HARMON ENGLAND TO NEW ENGLAND
John and Nathaniel Harmon brothers, and perhaps others of the same family came from England to New England about 1640.  John Harmon settled at Springfield, Massachusetts, and became a proprietor of the town as early as 1644. He was a town officer.  His son Joseph removed to Suffield, Connecticut, and became the progenitor of a large and important branch of the family. Governor Judson Harmon is descended from the Suffield branch.  1) Nathaniel Harmon, brother of John Harmon settled in 1640 in Mount Wollaston, afterward called Braintree, Massachusetts and was admitted a freeman of the colony. On May 10, 1643 he married Mary the daughter of Thomas Bliss of Rehoboth.  Their children were Nathaniel, Mary, John, Sarah, Jonathan, and Ephraim. 2) John Harmon, the son of Nathaniel Harmon was born 1650. He removed from Braintree to Wells, Maine in 1677. He was a soldier in King Phillips war and took part in the Swamp Fight.  He had land granted for his services in the Narragansett war. He married Sarah in 1679. Their children were John, Sarah, Samuel, Mary, William and Nathaniel. 3) Samuel Harmon, son of John Harmon was born June 5, 1686, at Wells, Maine. He purchased several large tracts of land at Scottaway Hill, in the town of Scarboro, built a mill on the river there and made his home there in 1728.  He owned much land and was a prominent citizen of Scarboro. He married Mercy Stinson on March 19, 1707. Their children were: Mercy, Sarah, Samuel, John, William, James and George. 4) John Harmon, the son of Samuel Harmon was born at Wells, Maine about 1718 died in Standish where he lived for some years prior to his death. After the Indian wars, about 1728, he went with his parents to Scarboro.  He married 1st Mary Hasty on Dec. 2, 1742. She died Dec. 10, 1853. He married 2nd Widow Abigail (Hoyt) Foss. Children of John & Mary were: Abigail, Mary who died young, Daniel, John, and Mary. Children of John and Abigail were: William, Josiah, Elliot, Rufus, Benjamin and Anna. 5) Benjamin Harmon the son of John and Abigail was born about 1705. He married Nov. 20, 1777 at Machias, Maine, Sarah Hill of Scarboro the daughter of Japhet Hill.  He was a soldier in the Revolution from Machias in Captain Stephen Smith’s company, Colonel Benjamin Foster’s regiment, Dec. 4, 1778 to Jan. 4, 1779. Benjamin and Sarah’s children were: William who married Mary McAllister; Japhet who married Sarah Getchell; Nathaniel who married Lydia McAllister; Samuel who married Mercy Fisher; Henry who married Sarah Berry; Stephen (below); Benjamin married Lavinia Hanscora; Hannah married William Albee; Rebecca married James Bean; Sally married Aaron Sever; Lydia married Daniel Whittemore.   6) Stephen Harmon son of Benjamin Harmon was born in Machias, Maine in 1786, he died in Carleton County, New Brunswick, in 1870. He was a farmer. He married ? Rideout in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She was born in Carleton County. Their children were: Avard a farmer who died at Carleton, New Brunswick; William a farmer and wheelwright of Fredericton; Abraham, farmer of Carleton County married 2nd Lavinia Abbott; Samuel H. (below); Drusilla married ? Getchell a farmer of Limestone, Maine; Naomi lived in Peel, New Brunswick and married Benjamin Atwater; Dingee; Sarah.  7) Samuel H. Harmon the son of Stephen Harmon was born in Peel, New Brunswick, 1832, died at Fort Fairfield, August 14, 1910. He was a farmer in his native town, removing to Fort Fairfield in 1889. He bought the farm now owned by his son in that town. He married Lydia Sawyer, born at St. Stephen, New Brunswick, 1835 and died in Carleton County, New Brunswick in 1907. Their children: Allison a carpenter of Woodstock, New Brunswick and married Louise Lewis; Vinal married Bessie Williams he was a police officer in the city of Boston; Etta married Ira Reynolds and lived on a farm four mile from Fort Fairfield; Archie B. (below); Lulu married Percy Bishop a farmer of Fort Fairfield.  George Sawyer brother of Lydia (Sawyer) Harmon, went to California in 1849 and died there, John Sawyer served in the Civil War and died in Kansas City, leaving a son, Dr. Lewis B. Sawyer, James Sawyer was another brother, Sarah Sawyer a sister who married William Deering of Danforth, Maine, and Joan Sawyer another sister married Moses Rideout a farmer of Carleton County, New Brunswick. 8) Archie B. Harmon, son of Samuel H. Harmon was born in Peel, Carleton County, New Brunswick on Sept. 19, 1875. He attended the public schools there until he was fourteen years old. During his boyhood he worked on his father’s farm until he was nineteen years old, when he bought the farm and has conducted it since then.  He was a member of Greenridge, Grange, No. 282, Patrons of Husbandry. He married May 12, 1901 in Hartland, New Brunswick, Myrtle Perkins who was born at Centerville, Carleton, County, New Brunswick on Dec. 19, 1879. Isaac Perkins her father was born in Centerville, 1824 and died there May 1887. He wa a farmer all his active life. He married Mary Jane Buchanan who was born in Centerville in 1830 and died at Hartland, New Brunswick April 1901.

THE SCARBORO BRANCH.
1) JOHN HARMON, the 1st, b. prob. 1650, m. (prob. 1677), Sarah Roberts, dau. of William Roberts of Oyster River, (now Durham, N. H.), near Dover, N. H. In 1667 he was a servant to John Symonds of Kittery, and in 1675 was a soldier in the Narragansett Fort fight with the Indians,  In 1677 he was granted land in Wells, Maine, and took the Oath of Allegiance to the Mass. Gov’t, on Nov. 16, 1677, at Wells. He moved to Scarboro, Maine, in 1726, where he was one of the organizers of the 1st. Congregational Church on June 26, 1728. On Oct. 30, 1734, John Harmon, of Scarboro, assigned all interest in lands, given to Narragansett soldiers, which belong to him. He prob. died in Scarboro after 1742.   Children b. in Wells: John, b. Dec. 27, 1681, prob. m. 1700, Lydia Fernald. Sarah, b. May 16, 1684. — Samuel, b. June 15, 1686, m. Mar. 19, 1707, Mercy Simpson. Mary, b. May 2, 1690. William, b. Feb. 25, 1699, prob. m. Sept. 12, 1734, Margaret Nichols. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 1, 1702-3, m. Aug. 16, 1730, Hannah Goodale. Children of William Roberts: Ann, m. 1st., William Pitman, 2nd., John Sias. Hannah, m. 1st, William Hill 2nd., May 22, 1694, John Cox.  Grace, b. 1662, m. 1st, 1682 Philip Duley, 2nd. Timothy Moses. A dau., m. Richard Denbo or Denmore. Sarah, b., m. 1677, John Harmon, of Scarboro, Me. Elizabeth. Deborah, m. Nicholas Dunn, of Kittery, Me. William, Jr., a simple youth, mentioned 1669. Prob. killed in 1675 with his father by the Indians. 2) JOHN HARMON {John), b. Dec. 27, 1681, at Wells, Me., prob. m. 1701, Lydia Fernald, dau. of John Fernald and Mary SpinKey, of Kittery. Mary was a dau. of Thomas and Margery Spinney. John Fernald was a cordwainer and had a grant of land in 1671, and d. Apr. 19, 1687. John Symond’s lot granted 1661 was owned by John Fernald who lived on Eliot Neck. Lydia (Fernald) Harmon was a widow in 1702 and received a legacy from her father, John Fernald. Lydia m. 2nd., Benjamin Miller, of Portsmouth, N. H.  3) SAMUEL HARMON {John), b. June 15, 1686, Wells, Me., m. Mar. 19, 1707, Mercy Simpson, at Wells. She was b. Mar. 11, 1683, at Ipswich, Mass., and was a dau. of George and Alice (Phillips) Simpson. Samuel Harmon purchased several large tracts of land at Scottaway Hill in Scarboro, Me., built a mill on the river there, known as Harmon’s Mill, and settled at the place in 1728. He became a comfortable land owner, a representative man of the section and resided there until his death, which occurred about 1777. In 1728 he was appointed one of a committee to seek a minister for the town, which had no minister up to Children: [this time. Mercy, b. 1710, m. Nov. 29, 1729, Moses Burnham, in Scarboro. Samuel, Jr., b. 1711, m. Nov. 24, 1733, Catherine Goodale. Sarah, b. 1713, m. Oct. 17, 1732, John Coolbroth, in Scarboro.  John, b. 1716, m. 1st., Dec. 2, 1742, Mary Hasty, m. 2nd., May 30, 1754, Abigail Foss, m. 3d., Abigail Hoyt. William, b. 1719, m. Jan. 19, 1740, Esther Libby. James, b. 1721, m. Oct. 27, 1743, Elizabeth Small. Ester, b. 1723, m. Mar. 29, 1753, Jonathan Milliken. George, b. July 18, 1730, m. Nov. 26, 1760, Mary Foss. (From a record of A. K. P. Meserve, 1890.)  4) WILLIAM HARMON {John), b. Feb. 25, 1699, at Wells, Me., prob. m. Sept. 12, 1734, Margaret Nichols, in Boston, Mass. He was bp. Sept. 21, 1718 at Wells, and d. Dec. 30, 1766 in Scarboro, Me., prob. without issue. In 1 720 a grant of land containing 50 acres was made to William Harmon, in Kennebunk, (Wells). William Harmon, of Boston, was a grantor of 50 acres of land in Wells, Me., dated Sept. 10, 1733. William Harmon, of Wells, appears in a muster roll of Capt. John Wheelwright’s company from Aug. 22 to Nov. 27, 1722.   5) NATHANIEL HARMON {John), b. Feb. 1, 1702-3, Wells, Me., m. Nov. 30, 1727, Hannah Goodale., He and his wife Hannah were bp. Aug. 16, 1730 in the 1st Congressional Church, of Scarboro, Me. Sarah Harmon who was bp. at the same time was prob. his sister. Children b. in Scarboro : Nathaniel, bp. Feb. 14, 1731, m. 1st Aug. 14, 1752, Hannah Mains, m. 2d. May 17, 1759, Betsey Simpson. William, b. July 1, 1733, m.’ Jan. 10, 1754, Elizabeth Hovt. Elizabeth, bp. May 16, 1736, m. Dec. 14, 1758, Samuel D. Brian. Hannah, bp. Nov. 12, 1738, m. Dec. 8, 1761, Nicholas Hearne. Sarah, bp. July 19, 1741. John, bp. Dec. 11, 1743, m. July 25. 1763, Mary Carll.   Benjamin, b. July 26, 1744, m. Nov. 20, 1777, Sarah Hill, of Machias, Me. A daughter b. m., Joseph Libby, of Limington, Me. Joseph, bp. Dec. 11, 1747, m. 1772, Man . Abigail, bp. July 15, 1760, m. Dec. 10, 1765, William Foss. Mehitable, bp. May 9, 1756, m. Dec. 20, 1775, Maj. Jonathan Moulton. No children. He m. 2d. June 7, 1823, wid. Marge Plummer. Jonathan was b. Sept. 21, 1753, a son of Capt. Daniel Moulton and Grace Reynolds, dau. of John Reynolds and Grace Pine of Scarboro. (Charles Pine was a noted hunter and Indian fighter of Scarboro. He was one of the seven men who came from Salem in a sloop and formed the second permanent settlement of Scarboro in 1702. He d. in 1753.   He m. Grace prob. of Salem and had five children including Grace who m. John Reynolds or Runnels and had 8 children. Grace 2d. m. Daniel Moulton, who learned the blacksmith trade at Hampton, H. H.) 6) MERCY HARMON (Samuel, John), b. 1710, m. Nov. 29, 1729, Moses Burnham, of Scarboro. Mercy, wife of Moses Burnham and Sarah Harmon Children b. in Scarboro: [were bp. In Scarboro, Aug. 16, 1730. Mary, bp. Oct. 25, 1730. Moses, bp. July 1, 1733. Anne, bp. Oct. 3, 1736. David, bp. Feb. 3, 1740. David, bp. Jan. 31, 1742. 7) SAMUEL HARMON, Jr. {Samuel John), b. 1711, m. Nov. 24, 1733, Catherine Goodale, of Wells, Me. They were admitted to the church in Scarboro, June 27, 1736. Catherine d. at Dunston, Scarboro, Mar. 7, 1770.   Children bp. in Scarboro : George, bp. June 27, 1736. Esther, bp. June 27, 1736. Zachariah, bp. Apr. 2, 1738, m. Nov. 4, 1762, Biddeford, Patience Carl of Saco. Samuel, 3d., bp. Aug. 28, 1743, m. Sept. 8, 1768, Mary Smith, of Bid. Mary, bp. May 24, 1741, m. Dec. 23, 1762, Solomon Stone. [deford. Richard? 8) SARAH HARMON (Samuel, John), b. 1713, m. Oct. 17, 1732, John Coolbroth, of Scarboro, Me. John Coolbroth prob. settled in Scarboro about 1730, after first settling in Newington, N. H. with several brothers. He was prob. b. in England. Prob. all Maine families are his descendants. Children : George, b., — m., — 1762, Rebecca Milliken, dau. of Squire Edward Milliken. She was b. Nov. 14, 1741 and lived to be over 100 years old. They had 12 children, one of whom Benjamin, b. May 6, 1783,   m. 1st. Feb. 7, 1813, Catherine Libby, of Durham, Me., and m. 2d. Mrs. Mehitable, widow of Samuel Libby and who had been a widow of Wm. McLellan and a dau. of Henry and Mercy Harmon. Joseph, b. — , m. — Jan. 18, — , Harriet Richards, in Scarboro. 9) -JOHN HARMON (Samuel, John), b. 1716, in Wells, Me., m. 1st, Dec. 2, 1742, Mary Hasty, dau. of Daniel Hasty, who came from Ireland with wife and children in 1731. Mary d. Dec. 10, 1753, and he m. 2d, May 30, 1754, Abigail Foss, who d. Dec. 29, 1759, and he m. 3d, Abigail Hoyt. He was the first Harmon to settle in Standish, Me., having lived there some years prior to his death, which occurred prob. after 1800. Children by Mary Hasty : Abigail, bp. Jan. 8, 1744, d. young. Mary, b. — , d. Jan. 12, 1747. Daniel, b. April 13, 1747, m. int. Mar. 19, 1768, Sarah York.  John S., b. May 10, 1749, m. July 12, 1792, Eleanor Roberts. Mary, b. May 24, 1751, m. Nov. 15, 1773, Benjamin Foss. Abigail, b. Nov. 1, 1753, d. young. Children by Abigail Foss: William, b. 1758, m. 1st. — , Abigail Moulton, m. 2d. Mar. 23, 1833, Mehitable Brackett, in Qorham. Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1759,im. int. Sept. 27, 1785, Anna Moulton, sister of Children by Abigail Hoyt: [Abigail. Benjamin, b. 1762. He d. unmarried in Standish, Me. Rufus, b. — , m. Mar. 14, 1798, Eunice Sawyer. Elliot, b. Mar. 7, 1766, m. Sept. 24, 1789, Hannah Plummer. Samuel? (of Livermore, Me.) Dodavah C. ? (of Livermore, Me.) Anne, b. — , m. Feb. 7, 1805, John Haskell ( ?). He was b. 1784, a son of John (William, Thomas) and Mary (Paine) Haskell, who were m. int. Feb. 10, 1781. His father, John Haskell, was a Revolutionary soldier and took part in the siege of Boston, in 1776.   10) WILLIAM HARMON (Samuel, John), b. 1719, in Wells, m. June 9, 1740, in Scarboro, Esther Libby, dau. of David and Esther (Hanscom) Libby of Scottow’s Hill, in Scarboro. Esther was b. April 7, 1721, and d. Sept. 1, 1762. William d. Sept. 15, 1762 in Scarboro. David Libby was b. 1690 in Scarboro and m. Esther dau. of Thomas and Alice Hanscom of Kittery. David Libby was a son of David and Eleanor Libby. David, Sr., was b. 1657 in Scarboro, and a son of John Libby, who was b. 1602, in England and Children prob. b. in Scarboro: [d. 1682. William, Jr., b. June 25, 1740. m. 1st. July 30, 1761. Olive Waterhouse. She was b. Sept. I4, 1739. He prob. m. 2d. Oct. 11, 1792. Jane Waterhouse. He prob. m. 3d. Mar. 9, 1798, Anna Smith. He was the administrator of the estate of William Sen. May 7, 1765, at Falmouth. William, Jr., d. Nov. 30, 1831, in Scarboro. Anna d. Oct. Josiah, b. Oct. 21, 1741, d. Sept. 10, 1762. [10, 1815. Jonathan, b. Aug. 6, 1743, m. Oct. 22, 1764, Dorcas Harmon, (James).  Timothy, bp. July 7, 1745, m. Apr. 23, 1766, Elizabeth Simpson. He was killed bv a horse Mar. 3, 1784. Esther, bp. Aug. 30, 1747, d. Oct. 6, 1762. Tabitha, bp. Dec. 31, 1749, d. Oct. 18, 1762. Katherine, bp. Dec. 8. 1751, d. Nov. 20, 1755. Abner, bp. April 21, 1754, prob. d. before 1790. Pelatiah, bp. Oct. 3. 1756, m. June 18, 1780, Olive Foss or Fogg. Katherine, bp. April 22. 1759, m. April 18, 1776, John Hodgdon. Elias, bp. April 12, 1761, m. Dec. 9, 1783, Olive McKinney.

Early American Immigration and New World Settlers
A few of the early American immigrants and settlers are:  In the musters of the inhabitants of Virginia appears, Charles Harmon, aged 24, who came in the ship “Furtherance”, in 1622. ; In 1629 Roger Harmon was master of the ship, “The Four Sisters”, from London to America. ;  On March 6, 1634, Thomas Harmon, Vicar of Hedcorn, embarked in the good ship, “Hercules of Sandwich”, John Witherly, master, and transported to the plantation called, New England in America. ;  In July, 1635, Francis Harmon, aged 43, John Harmon, aged 12, and Sarah Harmon, aged 10, sailed in the ship, “Love”, Joseph Young, master, from London for New England. ; In August, 1635, John Harmon sailed in the ship, “Bachelor”, John Webber, master, from London for Boston. He was a mariner and desired to seek employment on arrival in America. ; In 1635 Capt. Thomas Harmon was master of the ship, “Peter Bonadventure”, from London for Barbadoes. ; On July 27, 1635, Ellis Harmon, aged 18, was transported from London to Virginia in the “Primrose”, Capt. Douglass, master. ; On Jan. 2, 1634, Richard Harmon, aged 20, transported to Virginia in the merchant, “Bonadventure”, James Ricrofte, master. ; Dec. 23, 1679, William Harmon was a land owner in the Island of Barbadoes. He had 13 servants and 32 acres of land. ; In 1774, James Harmon, a tailor of Cambridge, was an emigrant from London in the ship, “Peggy”. ; John Harmon, of Plymouth, Mass., in 1636. (No children.) ; Nathaniel Harmon, of Braintree, Mass., in 1640. ; John Harmon, of Springfield, Mass., in 1640-4. ; James Harmon, of Saco, Maine, in 1655. ; John Harmon, of Kittery, Maine, in 1667, of Wells, Maine, in 1676,  and of Scarboro, Maine, in 1726. ; John Harmon, of Saco, Maine, in 1670, and of York, Maine, in 1675 or 86. ;John Harmon, who settled in Virginia in 1637; William Harmon, who landed in Virginia in 1648; George Harmon, who landed in Maryland in 1651; Absalom Harmon, who arrived in Maryland in 1653; Elk Harmon, who arrived in Virginia in 1654; Isabella Harmon, who arrived in Virginia in 1705; Henry Harmon, who arrived in Virginia in 1713; Hance Peter Harmon, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733; Barbara Harmon, aged 8, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733; Dewald Harmon, aged 13, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733; HARMAN, or HARMON, or HERMAN :—Francis Harman came in the Love 1635, aged 43, from London, with children John, 12; and Sarah, 10; but no more is known of him.

Grantees
HARMAN, John, of Moor Hall, co. Warwick, etc., arms and crest granted by Wriothesley, Gart., and Benolte, Clar. ; confirmed, 28 May 1582, by G. Dethick, Gart., and Cooke.
VOYSEY, John, Bp. of Exeter (1519—51, alias HARMAN).
HARMON (Reg. Ulster’s Office).
HARMON (co. Gloucester; granted 1615).
HARMAN (co. Dorset).
HARMAN (co. Kent)..
HARMAN (Taynton, co. Oxford ; Edmond Harman, grandson of Faulk Harman, of Ipswich, co. Suffolk, who was son of Peter Harman, of the Stilyard. Visit. 1574).
HARMAN (John Harman, alias Vkset, Bishop of Exeter, Magdalen College, Oxford, son of William
HARMAN, Esq., of Sutton Coldfield, co. Warwick, 6. 1466, d. 1656, aged 100 years, buried at Sutton Coldfield, where a monument was erected to him ; having been educated by a man named Votsrt or Veset, he sometimes was known by that name ; appointed Bishop of Exeter, 1619. Visit. 1574).
HARMAN (Moore Hall, co. Warwick ; confirmed by Dethick, Garter. Visit. 1619).
HARMAN (Harman Hall, co. Sussex).
HARMAN (Rendlcsham and Mulford, co. Suffolk).
HARMAN (Antigua, West Indies).
HARMAN (cos. Carlow and Longford ; Fan. Ent. of Sir Thomas Harman, Knt., M.P., Carlow and Kildare, buried at Christ’s Church Cathedral, 14 Dec. 1667).
HARMAN (Belenacarrig, co. Cavan; descended from William Harman, brother of Sir Thomas Harman).
HARMAN (Palace, co. Wexford; descended from Hrnrt Harman, youngest brother of Sir Thomas Harman).
HARMAN (granted to Lawrence Parsons, Esq., of New castle, co. Longford, created Earl of Rossey 1806, by Fortcscuc, Ulster, 26 Aug. 1792, upon him taking the name of Harman, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle, Very Rev. Cutts Harman, Dean of Waterford).

Notables
Some of the notable people that carry the Harmon Surname are:
Angie Harmon (born 1972),  American model/actress;
Butch Harmon (born 1943), American golfer;
Byron Hill Harmon (1876-1942), Pioneering photographer of the Canadian Rockies;
Chuck Harmon (born 1924), American baseball player;
Claude Harmon (1916–1989), American golfer;
Clifford B. Harmon (1866–1945), American sportsman and aviator;
Dan Harmon (born 1973), American writer and performer;
Daniel Williams Harmon (1778–1843), Canadian fur trader and diarist;
Dick Harmon (1947–2006), American golfer
Elaine D. Harmon (1919-2015), American aviator
Elise Harmon (1909–1985), American scientist in chemistry and physics
Emmett Harmon, distinguished Liberian member of the World Scout Committee
Ernest N. Harmon (1894–1979), World War II United States Army general
Glen Harmon (1921 – 2007), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Jake L. Harmon Sr. (1873-1920), Oklahoman oil millionaire, politician, and murder victime
Jessica Harmon (born 1985), Canadian actress and director
Leon Harmon (1922–1982), American cyberneticist
Mark Harmon (born 1951), American actor
Millard Harmon (1888–1945), United States Army Air Force general
Raymond Salvatore Harmon (born 1974), American media artist
Richard Harmon (born 1991), Canadian actor
Terry Harmon (born 1944), American baseball player
Tina Harmon (1969–1981) American murder and rape victim
Tom Harmon (1919–1990), American football player
William Harmon (born 1938), American poet
William E. Harmon, founder of William E. Harmon Foundation; Harlem Renaissance patron

American Revolution Veterans
Abner Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Sergeant Major
Abraham Harmon, Pennsylvania, Rank of Private
Alener Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Sergeant Major
Aphens Harmon, Vermont, Rank of Corporal
Daniel Harmon, Vermont, Rank of Sergeant
Edward Harmon, New York, Rank of Private
Eelias Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Fifer
Enos Harmon, Vermont, Rank of Sergeant
Ezekiel Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Francis Harmon, North Carolina, Rank of Corporal
George Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Matross
Jaques Harmon, Connecticut, Rank of Sergeant
Jett Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Private
John Harmon, Connecticut, Rank of Captain
John Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Levin Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Moses Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Private
Nahum Harmon, New Hampshire, Rank of Sergeant
Nehemiah Harmon, Vermont, Rank of Ensign
Nicholas Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Oviler Harmon, Vermont, Rank of Sergeant
Patrick Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Peter Harmon, New Jersey, Rank of Private
Simeon Harmong, New Hampshire, Rank of Sergeant
Stephen Harmon, New Hampshire, Rank of Private
Torobabel Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private
Uriah Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Private
William Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Fifer
Witt Harmon, Massachusetts, Rank of Fifer
Zorobabel Harmon, Virginia, Rank of Private

Civil War Veterans
Aaron Harmon, 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Union, Tennessee
Absolum Harmon, Unassigned Illinois Volunteers, Union, Illinois
Algernon G. Harmon, 1st Battalion, Maine Light Artillery, Union, Maine
Allen W. Harmon, 16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Confederate, Virginia
Alva Harmon, 7th Regiment, California Infantry, Union, California
Augustin W. Harmon, 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate, North Carolina
Bailey Harmon, 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Union, Indiana
Barton B. Harmon, Freeman’s Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Confederate, Missouri
Brat Harmon, 61st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Calvin Harmon, 28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Confederate, Tennessee
Charles R. Harmon, 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Union, Iowa
Daniel Harmon, 24th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Desaloo B. Harmon, 11th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, Union, Veteran Reserve Corps
Doctor F. Harmon, 55th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate, North Carolina
Edmond Harmon, 8th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, Confederate, Louisiana
Elon Harmon, 147th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865), Union, Illinois
Ephraim Harmon, 81st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Francis M. Harmon, 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Confederate, Georgia
Frederick R. Harmon, 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry, Union,     Maine
George D. Harmon, 3rd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry, Union, Colorado Territory
George W. Harmon, 136th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Godfrey Harmon, 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Confederate, South Carolina
Henry Harmon, 37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Hinton W. Harmon, 17th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Lemoyne’s), Confederate, Arkansas
Howard T. Harmon, 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Union, Iowa
Isaac H. Harmon, 18th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry,     Union,     New Hampshire
Israel Harmon, 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie’s), Confederate, Tennessee
Jack Harmon, 25th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, Confederate, Louisiana
Jacob Harmon, 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
James Harmon, 8th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery, Union, New York
Kelly B Harmon, 4th Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry, Union, Ohio
King D. Harmon, 38th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate, North Carolina
Lazarus Harmon, 28th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Lorenzo D. Harmon, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, Confederate, Missouri
Luther Harmon, 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, Union, New Hampshire
Madison Harmon, 64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Milton Harmon, 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Confederate, Virginia
Moses Harmon, 25th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Union, Wisconsin
Nathaniel Harmon, 97th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Noah Harmon, 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Union, Pennsylvania
Orange S. Harmon, 1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry, Union, Vermont
Orren G. Harmon, Freeman’s Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Confederate, Missouri
Parmeter Harmon, 128th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union, New York
Peter Harmon, 3rd Regiment, Confederate Infantry, Confederate, Confederate Troops
Quincy J. Harmon, 12th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate, North Carolina
Reece Harmon, 16th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Confederate, Virginia
Richard Harmon, 8th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Robert J. Harmon, 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Union, Indiana
Samuel Harmon, 9th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves, Confederate, South Carolina
Sanford Harmon, 64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Silas H. Harmon, 28th Regiment, Maine Infantry (9 months, 1862-63), Union, Maine
Thomas Harmon, 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Confederate, Alabama
Thorogood Harmon, 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry, Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Timothy F. Harmon, 8th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (100 days, 1864) Militia, Union, Massachusetts
Usah H. Harmon, 105th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union, New York
Van C. Harmon, 42nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Confederate,     Mississippi
Washington Harmon, 11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization), Union, U.S. Colored Troops
Westley Harmon, 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry, Union, West Virginia
Wm. S. Harmon, 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Confederate, Georgia
Xavier Harmon, 49th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union, Ohio
Z.M. Harmon, 2nd Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, CSA, Confederate, Confederate Troops

Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Reg. Ulster’s Office). Ar. in base a crescent gu. issuant therefrom a rose branch vert, flowered az.
2) (co. Gloucester; granted 1615). Quarterly, per fesse indented or and sa. on a bend of the last three lozenges of the first. Crest—An arm vested sa. cuff ar. holding in the hand ppr. two rose branches vert, one arching to the right, and flowering on the top with a white rose, the other to the left, in like manner, with a red rose.
3) (co. Dorset). Quarterly, or and gu. on a bend sa. three crosses formee fitchee or.
4) (co. Kent). Ar. a chev. sa. betw. three perukes ppr.
5) (Taynton, co. Oxford; Edmond Harman, grandson of Paule Harman, of Ipswich, co. Suffolk, who was son of Peter Harman, of the Stilyard. Visit. 1574). Sa. three currycombs ar. Crest—An arm erect, vested ar. cuffed or, holding in the hand ppr. a halbert gold, handled gu.
6) (John Harman, alias Vesey, Bishop of Exeter, Magdalen College, Oxford, son of William Harman, Esq., of Sutton Coldfield, co. Warwick, b. 1455, d. 1555, aged 100 years, buried at Sutton Coldfield, where a monument was erected to him; having been educated by a man named Voysey or Vesey, he sometimes was known by that name; appointed Bishop of Exeter, 1519. Visit. 1574). Ar. on a cross sa. a buck’s head cabossed and four martlets of the first, on a chief az. a cross flory betw. two roses or.
7) (Moore Hall, co. Warwick; confirmed by Dethick, Garter. Visit.1619). Ar. on a cross sa. a buck’s head cabossed betw. four martlets of the field. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet sa. a buck’s head ar.
8) (Harman Hall, co. Sussex). Quarterly, ar. and gu. on a bend az. three roses of the first. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, an arm embowed in armour ppr. garnished of the first, grasping two sprigs of roses ar. stalked and leaved vert, seeded gold.
9) (Rendlesham and Mulford, co. Suffolk). Az. a chev. betw. six rams accosted counter-tripping, two, two, and two, ar. attired or. Crest—A demi old man ppr. beard and hair ar. wreathed about the head with leaves vert, in the dexter hand the stump of a tree erased of the last, fructed or, chained round the body, with the end of the chain in the sinister hand, gold.
10) (Antigua, West Indies). Same Arms, quartering Cahusac, per pale or and az. a fesse counterchanged. Crest—A demi man ppr. crowned with an eastern coronet or, chained round the waist, and holding the end in the sinister hand of the last, the dexter hand holding a withered treo tom up by the root ppr.
11) (cos. Carlow and Longford; Fun. Ent. of Sir Thomas Harman, Knt., M.P., Carlow and Kildare, buried at Christ’s Church Cathedral, 14 Dec. 1667). Sa. a chev. betw. three rams pass. ar. armed and unguled or.
12) (Belenacarrig, co. Cavan; descended from William Harman, brother of Sir Thomas Harman). Same Arms.
13) (Palace, co. Wexford; descended from Henry Harman, youngest brother of Sir Thomas Harman). Same Arms. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a dexter arm in armour, couped at the elbow, erect ppr. doubled down ar. the hand grasping two roses ar. and gu. stalked and leaved vert. Motto—Dieu defend le droit!
14) (granted to Lawrence Parsons, Esq., of Newcastle, co. Longford, created Earl of Rosse, 1806, by Fortescue, Ulster, 26 Aug. 1792, upon his taking the name of Harman, in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle, Very Rev. Cutts Harman, Dean of Waterford). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, sa. a chev. betw. three rams pass. ar. attired or, for Harman; 2nd, gu. three leopards’ faces ar., for Parsons; 3rd, sa. a fess betw. three talbots pass. or, each holding an arrow in his mouth ar., for Sheppard. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a dexter arm armed erect in pale, couped at the elbow, doubled down ar. grasping two slips of roses gu. and ar. stalked, seeded, and leaved ppr.
15) (Ayres, co. Kent; descended from Henry Harman, Clerk of the Council to Henry Vll. Har. MSS.). Ar. a chev. purp. betw. three ostrich feathers sa.