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“Is it possible that there are two Thomas'?
Answer: I have 18 Thomas Harmons’ in my data base. This Thomas lived abt, 1770-1847, that narrows it down to 7 that were living during this time, including him. Three of them never lived in Greene Co., TN, one always signed his name Thomas J. Harmon. That narrows it down to one I found only once in Greene Co. records and he signed his name Thomas R. Harmon J. P. On December 9, 1845, he performed the marriage of Noah W. Easterly & Julia Gillespie. I never found him here again—so either he is Thomas, son of Peter, or he moved elsewhere. So that leaves us only with this Thomas Harmon.
NOTE: I have not researched Harmons’ that were not descended from Jacob and Catherina. There may have been another Harmon family, but these lived near and associated together. And I have TRIED to researched all Greene Co., TN Harmons'
“Could a Thomas have come to Tn. about the same time that Peter did and Peter have a son Thomas too.”
Answer: As best we know, Peter came to TN about 1787. The first marriage license was signed 1792. So to be of age, [A] Thomas would have had to have been born before 1792. I have only 2 of the 18 who would have been of age. One is Thomas b.ca. 1750, son of Dewald/David [brother of Peter]. I have no further information on him. He was in VA with his father and it’s not known if he lived to be an adult, where he went, or if he ever came to Greene Co.
“I ask because Thomas is on as Security for several marriage bonds including Milly's.”
Answer: As with the Bastard Bond we discussed in a previous post, this was a financial commitment the person signing was making. Therefore, the family usually went to someone who was financially secure and they knew well enough to ask a favor of. I truly believe Thomas was related in some way we have not discovered yet.
Per about.com-genealogy, marriage bond is described as: “In earlier times, a marriage bond was given to the court by the intended groom prior to his marriage. It affirmed that there was no moral or legal reason why the couple could not be married and it also affirmed that the groom would not change his mind. If he did, and did not marry the intended bride, he would forfeit the bond. The bondsman, or surety, was often a brother or uncle to the bride, not necessarily a parent. The bondsman could also be related to the groom, or even be a neighbor or friend, but those situations occurred less often.”
Do you have Peter's siblings?
Answer: Peters’ siblings were: Dewald [later known as David], Anna Catherina, Anna Barbara, Jacob, John, Anna Maria, and Maria Elisabetha. Many researchers preface the men’s’ names with the German “Johan” or “Hans” as they appeared on the log of ship when they came to America, and their last names are spelled in many varieties of Harmon, Harman, Herman, Herrmann, Hermen etc.
“Do you remember why it was that you thought Thomas was Milly's uncle in the first place?”
Answer: When I first started researching, I was eight years old and it was a school project. I copied all I could find, with or without sources and wanted to just get further and further back in time. As I became a better researcher, I began to document sources and to question details. I had picked up a list of Peters’ children, like most of us and accepted it as proven fact.
Since then I have seen the list of his children grow from 13 to over 20 and often more—I think it’s time to say WHOA!! Let’s TRY to prove who some of these people really are. I think we all believe Peter had a LOT of kids, after all—no birth control causes that.
“The will of John doesn't really disqualify (a) Thomas as being her uncle.”
Answer: No, it doesn’t but it is highly unlikely. Again, I REALLY believe Thomas was related in some way.
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