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Sixth Generation

JAMES HARLAN   1765-1839   Farmer; Christian;

1765 - Born 6, 8, 1765, Chatham Co., North Carolina;

Married: Edith Howard 1766-1839
            Born 7, 16, 1766, Union Dist., South Carolina;

1799 -- In the fall, James and family left Union District, SC.
            He remained one year on the Big Pigeon River, in Tennessee.
1800 -- they settled in Barren, now in Monroe County, Kentucky.
1817 -- he moved to Darke County, Ohio, where he purchased land.
            He remained there until his death.

Sarah - Died 8, 20, 1839;
James - Died 8, 20, 1839, Ohio;
James and Edith were buried in Bethel Cemetery, Wayne Co., Indiana.


    Issue of James and Edith Harlan:

Valentine   1787-1861   m. Desire Springer
Elihu           1789-1872   m. Anna Gist 1810
Joshua         1791-1878   m. Margaret Thompson 1813
John           1794-1875   m. Mrs. Catherine (Brown) Harlan
Jacob         1796-1839   m. Elizabeth Harrison 1816
Nathan Breede 1799-1894   m. Sarah Anderson 1821
                        (m.2) Isabella Polly 1841 - He had 17 children.
James         1801-1890   m. Nancy Harlan 1824
Edith         1803-1839   m. Samuel Thompson 1818
Polly         1805-1847   m. Gideon Harrison 1826
Anna         1808-1847   m. Joseph Anderson 1826


Quoting Nathan Breede again,

"Father, (James Harlan) was born in North Carolina. He was seven or eight years old when his father (Aaron) left there. I have often heard him tell of his father being burned out. He said he owned a black hen, she had nest in the wheat mow, and was setting on the nest when the barn was fired. He did not remember that he cared for the barn, only for the hen. But before the fire got to her she came to a crack in the log barn and flew out."

He also remembered hearing the officer telling his mother that he would burn the house.
She said, "Won't thee wait till I can get my things out?"
He replied, "Be quick! We don't wait long on rebels."