James Harland, I

BIOGRAPHY: From "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family" by Alpheus Harlan- "James Harland, Yeoman and member of the Episcopal Church, was b. about the year 1625 in the "Bishoprick, Nigh Durham, England," and is the earliest paternal ancestor known to the family in America bearing the name Harlan. He lived and d. an Englishman, and was bur. upon English soil, no one to-day knows where. Tradition says that the name of his father was William. "That James Harland was married according to the usages of the Established Church there is no doubt. That his children were baptized and recorded therein is fully established by the fact that the earliest record we have of his son, George, is that he was "Baptised at the Monastery Monkwearmouth* in Oald England." We have no record giving the name of the wife and mother. So far as is known, James Harland was the father of three sons: "*Monkwearmouth Monastery was founded by Benedict Biscop in the year A.D. 672. It is situated in a town of the same name in the east division of Chester, County Durham, and one-half mile north of Sunderland. It receives its name from its location near the mouth of the river Wear. Burned and plundered time and again, only the tower and some detached parts of the church remain of the once celebrated monastery. In 1790 the parish registers, with the exception of some of the late records, were destroyed by fire, and it is probable that information of untold value perished in the flames."

James Harland, Yeoman and member of the Episcopal Church, was b. about the year 1625 in the Bisoprick, nigh Durham, England," and is the earliest paternal ancestor known to the family in America bearing the name Harlan. He lived and d. an Englishman, and was bur. upon English soil, no one today knows where. Tradition says that the name of his father was William.

That James Harland was married according to the usages of the Established Church there is no doubt. That his children were baptized and recorded therein is fully established by the fact that the earliest record we have of his son, George, is that he was "Baptised at the Monastery of Monkwearmouth* in Oald England." We have no record giving the name of the wife and mother.

• Monkwearmouth Monastery was founded by Benedict Biscop in the year A.D. 672. It is situated in a town of the same name in the east division of Chester, County Durham, and one-half mile north of Sunderland. It receives its name from its location near the mouth of the river Wear. Burned and plundered time and again, only the tower and some detached parts of the church remain of the once celebrated monastery. In 1790 the parish registers, with the exception of some of the late records, were destroyed by fire, and it is very probable that information of untold value to us perished in the flames.

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From "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family" by Alpheus Harlan- "James Harland, Yeoman and member of the Episcopal Church, was b. about the year 1625 in the "Bishoprick, Nigh Durham, England," and is the earliest paternal ancestor known to the family in America bearing the name Harlan. He lived and d. an Englishman, and was bur. upon English soil, no one to-day knows where. Tradition says that the name of his father was William.

"That James Harland was married according to the usages of the Established Church there is no doubt. That his children were baptized and recorded therein is fully established by the fact that the earliest record we have of his son, George, is that he was "Baptised at the Monastery Monkwearmouth* in Oald England." We have no record giving the name of the wife and mother. So far as is known, James Harland was the father of three sons:

"*Monkwearmouth Monastery was founded by Benedict Biscop in the year A.D. 672. It is situated in a town of the same name in the east division of Chester, County Durham, and one-half mile north of Sunderland. It receives its name from its location near the mouth of the river Wear. Burned and plundered time and again, only the tower and some detached parts of the church remain of the once celebrated monastery. In 1790 the parish registers, with the exception of some of the late records, were destroyed by fire, and it is probable that information of untold value perished in the flames."

James Harland, Yeoman and member of the Episcopal Church, was born about the year 1625 in the "Bishoprick, nigh Durham, England," and is the earliest paternal ancestor known to the first in America bearing the name Harlan. He lived and died an Englishman, and was buried upon English soil. Tradition says that the name of his father was William. That James Harland was married according to the usages of the Established Church there is no doubt. That his children were baptized and recorded therein is fully established by the fact that the earliest record we have of his son, George, is that he was "Baptised at the Monastery of Monkwearmouth in Oald England" [Note: Monkwearmouth Monastery was founded by Benedict Biscop in the year A.D.672. It is situated in a town of the same name in the east division of Chester in County Durham and is one-half mile north of Sunderland. It receives its name from its location near the mouth of the river Wear. Burned and plundered time and again, only the tower and some detached parts of the church remain of the once celebrated monastery. In 1790 the parish registers, with the exception of some of the late records, were destroyed by fire, and it is very probable that information of untold value to us perished in the flames. Source: Harlan Family Genealogy, p. 2, Alpheus H. Harlan

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Children:

 Thomas Harlan (1649 - 1722)*

 George Harlan (1649 - 1714)*

 George Harlan (1650 - 1714)*

 Michael Harlan (1660 - 1729)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Monkwearmouth Sunderland Bridge Durham Unitary Authority County Durham, England

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Created by: Mary Ann Bumgarner Record added: Nov 16, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 138821397 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138821397

James Harlan(d), Yeoman; son of William Harland (1594 - 1651); born February 15, 1625[1]in Bishoprick, nigh Durham England[2]

"James Harland is the earliest paternal ancestor known to the family in America bearing the name Harlan"[2]

The author Alpheus H Harlan in in History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family...particularly ........that James Harland lived and died an Englishman, and is buried on English soil, location unknown.[2]

James Harland was surely married to whom is unclear, but in the death record for James Harland Sr., found in digitized images for findagrave.com; memorial no 45712971; the record shows James Harland married Rebecca Kirke (1627-1668) in 1647[1]

James Harland had his three sons baptized in the Church of England, at the formerly Catholic monastery of Monkwearmouth near Durham.'[2][3]

1. Thomas Harland, who married Katherine Bullock, and Alice Foster

Note: George and Michael Harland, dropped the final "d" after coming to America, and is used universally in America as Harlan[4][3]

2. George Harlan who in 1714 married Elizabeth Duck

3. Michael Harlan who in 1729 married Dinah Dixon

In the mid-1600's, "a radical religious movement swept over England led by the Reverend George Fox, known as the Society of Friends, more often called the Quakers"; with no clergy or practiced freedom of worship; "opposing all forms of violence including war and slavery, those who participated in these ideals were quickly banned and persecuted by the existing church and government". All three of James Harlands sons had become Quakers, and were forced to flee to Northern Ireland, "England's first colony", only to find that English persecution followed them there.[3]

"Meanwhile, William Penn, the Quaker son of a British admiral, was granted the colony of Pennsylvania, where his Quaker co-religionists found a haven, as did other persecuted sects such as the German Mennonites. George and Michael Harlan and George's wife, Elizabeth, and four children sailed from Belfast, Ireland, to the new colony in 1687, Just six years after its first settlement at Philadelphia.[3]

James Harland died in England on February 17, 1680[1]

Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Death record for James Harland Sr. Find A Grave Website, James Harland, Sr. Birth: Feb 15 1625 County Durham, England Death: Feb. 17, 1680 England Burial: England Memorial# 45712971: Record created by: D Mathis: Record added: Dec 22, 2009 ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History and Genealogy of the Harlan family; by Alpheus Harlan ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harlan family in America, by Louis Harlan ↑ footnote on pg 2 of Alpheus Harlan's the History and genealogy of the harlan family, particularly....https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00harl#page/2/mode/2up/s... Alpheus H. Harlan, “History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687”, 1914, Reprinted Fifth Printing, 1998 for the Harlan Family by Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD. {https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00harl#page/n17/mode/2up...} Harlan Family In America: A Brief History by Louis R. Harlan {http://harlanfamily.org/book.htm} Find A Grave Website, (Digital images. {http://www.findagrave.com}, James Harland, Sr. Birth: 1625 County Durham, England Death: Feb. 17, 1680 England Burial: England Memorial# 45712971{https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45712971} Additional Sources:

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