Harmon Greathouse 1
- Born: Abt 1717, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1
- Marriage: Mary Magdalina Stull about 1745 in , Frederick, Maryland
- Died: Between 1794 and 1795, Carroll, Maryland (Present Day) 1
 Notes:
Source: Chris Bailey
Birth and Death: Chris Bailey: In a 1792 court document Harmon declared his age as 75. Chancery Ct. folder 1681 Baltimore Co.,MD.
Marriages: Chris Bailey in his manuscript "Harmon was probably unmarried when he was sponsor to the baptism of a child June 2, 1745, at St. Michael's Church, Germantown, PA. He NEVER married to Anna Maria Baretinin, the co-sponsor, who was a single woman at the time. The misinterpretation of this record created a "first-wife" for Harmon which he never had. His one and only wife was Mary Stull."
Gabriel is thought to be the son of Daniel, grandson to Harmon." Also quote from Jack Greathouse book "the census of 1790 shows a Harmon Greathouse and his wife residing in Baltimore County, Maryland". Harmon did return to Maryland as Jack says."
By Oct 10 1753 Harmon was living on a tract of land across the Potomac River in Hampshire Co.,WV. He acted as a chain carrier there on Mar. 18 1754 for Thomas Rutherford.
Harmon was a blacksmith, by trade, and received a bequest of blacksmith tools from the will of his father. On June 24, 1749 Harmon had a 50 acre farm called "Chestnut Springs" surveyed and patented. This land was located on Antietam Creek in Frederick, present day Washington, Co., MD. He sold this tract to John
Hildebrand on Nov.18 1755.
On Mar 28, 1755 Harmon Greathouse had two more tracts of land surveyed for him in Hampshire County, WV. The first of these was a 275 acre tract originally warranted by Solomon Turpin of Frederick. On Mar 28, 1755 Greathouse also acted as a chain carrier for surveyor Thomas Rutherford in surveying a 194 acre tract of land on the Potomac for John Friend of Frederick, Co. MD.
Harmon and Mary are believed to have lived in Frederick County about 22 years. During that time they had nine children. From an article "The Greathouse Family of Lewisport in Hancock County, KY" furnished by Janet Clark, a descendant.
In 1773, Harmon took his family and settled in the northern part of Ohio Co.,VA in present day Brooke County, WV near the Hancock County Line. The land on which he settled was on a creek which he called Harmon's Run. It later became known as Harmons Creek and flows into the Ohio River near Holliday's Cove, present day Weirton, WV. In 1780 Harmon produced certificates for two tracts of 400 acres each. The land records office at Richmond, VA, show that a land patent was granted to Harmon Greathouse on Mar 8, 1785 for 800 acres of land in the county of Yohogania, VA. Along Harmons Creek. Patrick Henry, Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of VA in consideration of the Ancient Composition of Four Pounds Sterling paid by Harmon Greathouse into the Treasury of the Commonwealth of VA. granted the patent.
On Aug 4, 1788 Harmon and Mary sold two parcels of land - 195 acres including Cove Pond and part of Harmon's Creek to their son Isaac for l50 lbs., 218 acres of land and a sawmill on Harmons Creek to their son Harmon, Jr. for 150 lbs. and 387 acres on both sides of Harmon's Creek to their son Jonathan for 200 lbs. Almost immediately after they left Virginia and returned to Maryland.
Harmon was a member of an organization known as the "Rangers on the Frontier" 1778-1782 (Ref.PA Archives, Third Series, Vo. XXIII, p 206); Served as a volunteer in Col.Wm. Crawford's regiment during the expedition against Sandusky (1782), (Ref PA Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. II, pages 153 and 390.)
Source: See notes for Mary Magdalena for proof documentation that gives the approximate death of Harmon and Mary. 2
Harmon married Mary Magdalina Stull, daughter of John Stull and Martha, about 1745 in , Frederick, Maryland. (Mary Magdalina Stull was born about 1727 in Frederick, Maryland 1 and died after 8 Oct 1793 in , Frederick, Maryland 1.)
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