Nathaniel Harlow

Biography

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Nathaniel Harlow (1664-1721). Nathaniel Harlow, son of William Harlow and Mary (Faunce) Harlow was born at Plymouth, on 30 Sep 1664.

Nathaniel’s mother died days after his birth, and William married his third wife. When Nathaniel was two and a half, his father made an agreement for him to go live with Nathaniel Morton and his wife Lydia who desired the child. In his 1685 will, Nathaniel Morton left a young cow and calf to his kinsman Nathaniel Harlow, son of William, and requested his loving kinsman Sgt. William Harlow be a supervisor of his will. Nathaniel’s maternal grandmother Patience (Morton) Faunce was a sister of Nathaniel Morton.[1]

On March 17, 1691, at Plymouth, Nathaniel married Abigail (Church) Buck, born September 6, 1659 at Scituate, Massachusetts. He was her second husband.[1]

Children of Nathaniel and Abigail are:[1]

Abigail Harlow, born January 27, 1693, at Plymouth, died October 25, 1727 at Kingston, married Robert Cooke and had five children
Nathaniel Harlow, born February 27, 1695, at Plymouth, died November 28, 1756, at Plympton, married Patience Lucas
James Harlow, born August 1, 1698, at Plymouth, died February 10, 1759 at Plympton, married Hannah Shaw, on April 9, 1719
Nathaniel died April 19, 1721[1] and is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.[2]

He died intestate, and on 6 March 1721/22, his widow Abigail was granted the letter of administration. His inventory was taken on 6 March 1721/22 in Plympton.[3]

On 6 March 1721/22, his widow and his sons, James, and Nathaniel, and his daughter, Abigail, wife of Robert Cook signed a distribution agreement.[4]

Sources

1. Harlow Family Association. HARLOW FAMILY: Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow [1624/5 - 1691] of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Compiled by The Genealogy Committee of the Harlow Family Association. Edited by Alicia Crane Williams. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1997. Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-73701. Pages 3, 6, 18-20, 65-66.
2. Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30562457/nathaniel-harlow
3. "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FNKD : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 179-180 of 485; State Archives, Boston.Starts at bottom right hand side
4. "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-FND1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 191 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
5. Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017, Vol. 65, No. 1, p. 88.
6. Famous Kin https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=78885+dave+cowens&ahnum...
7. Harlow, Florence. Rebecca, Wife of Reverend Isaac Cushman, The American Genealogist (1950) Vol. 26, Page 147.
8. Barclay, Mrs. John E., The Children of Nathaniel2 Harlow, The American Genealogist (1949) Vol. 25, Page 153 < AmericanAncestors >