Descendants of John Harbert
Generation
No. 1
1. JOHN5 HARBERT (THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born November 1769 in New York1,
and died 05 October 1857 in
Notes for JOHN HARBERT:
1850 Census Harrison Co.
VA District 21. Call No. M432/950 Page 126
Also listed with John and
Sarah Harbert are Frederick A. Harbert, age 5, born
MARRIAGE BOND
"Know all men by this
Presents that we, John Harbert & John Wade Loofbourough, of the County of
Harrison and Commonwealth of Virginia, are held and firmly bound unto his
Exellancy the Governor of Virginia, in the ful (sic) and just sum fifty pounds
Current money, the payment whereof well and freely to be made & done we
find ourselves and each of our heirs Executors and administrators, Unto the
said Governor and his Successors. Sealed with our seals in____ this nineteenth
Day of January one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty nine.
The Condition of the Above
Obligation is such that whereas there is a Marriage Intended to be Solemonized
between the said John Harbert and Sarah Loofbourrough, now if there should be
no lawful cause to Obstruct the said Marriage then the above Obligation to be
void Else to remain in full force & Virtue.
Witnesses: Jno Harbert (seal)
Jno Wade Loofbourrow (seal)
More About JOHN HARBERT:
Burial:
Occupation: Indian Fighter
Occupation 2: 1850, Farmer14
Residence: 1830, Harrison
Co., (West) VA15
Residence 2: 1850, Harrison
Co., (W) VA, Census District 2116
Residence 3: October 1870,
Simpson District,
More About SARAH LOOFBOURROW:
Burial:
More About JOHN HARBERT and SARAH LOOFBOURROW:
Marriage: 22 July 1789,
Harrison Co, (West) Virginia Married by
J
Children of JOHN HARBERT and SARAH LOOFBOURROW are:
2. i. JESSE6 HARBERT, b. Abt.
1792, Virginia; d. 25 April 1876, West Virginia
Age 82y 8m 5d.
3. ii. JOHN HARBERT, b. Abt. 1794,
4. iii. THOMAS HARBERT, b. 1795,
5. iv. DAVID HARBERT, b. Abt. 1797,
6. v. MALINDA HARBERT, b. 30 January 1800, Virginia; d. 14 February 1888,
Harrison County, West Virginia; son F M reports.
7. vi. MARTHA HARBERT, b. 23 August 1802,
8. vii. NOAH HARBERT, b. July 1808,
9. viii. ABSALOM HARBERT, b. Abt. 1811,
ix. LOUISA HARBERT, b. Abt. 1812, New York23,24,25,26;
m. LEMUEL D HAGERTY, 19 January 1832, Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev William Lucus (Bond date)27,28; b. Abt.
1812, Virginia29,30,31,32.
Notes for LOUISA HARBERT:
LDS Reel 847275 Harrison Co., Marriages Vol 4, Page 149.
"January 5th 1832 To the clerk of Harrison County court I here
by give my consent for my daughter Louisa Harbert to marry Lemuel Hagerty given
from under my hand and witness to"
Test: John Harbert (seal)
David Harbert
Elizabeth Harbert
(The Marriage Bond was
witnessed by David Harbert)
More About LEMUEL D HAGERTY:
Occupation: June 1850,
Farmer33
Occupation 2: Bet. 1860 -
1880, Miller34,35,36
Residence: June 1850,
District 21,
Residence 2: 1860,
Residence 3: 1870, Sardis
District,
Residence 4: 1880, Sardis
District, Harrison Co. WV41
More About LEMUEL HAGERTY and LOUISA HARBERT:
Marriage: 19 January 1832,
Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev
William Lucus (Bond date)42,43
10. x. WILLIAM S. HARBERT, b. Abt. 1820,
Generation
No. 2
2. JESSE6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born Abt. 1792 in Virginia44,
and died 25 April 1876 in West Virginia
Age 82y 8m 5d45.
He married JANE REED 15 April 1818 in
Notes for JESSE HARBERT:
Ira L Swiger, A
Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family, (Fairmont Printing and Publishing Co.,
Fairmont West Virginia. 1916), "Electronic," Page 187.
According to this source,
Jessie and Jane had a son, James A, who was a cripple and never married.
1860 Census for
1259/1259
Jefe Harbert 59 MW
Farmer 1400 150
Jane 59 FW
James 33 MW
Farm laborer Can't read or
write
More About JESSE HARBERT:
Burial:
Residence: 1830, Harrison
Co., (West) VA54
Residence 2: 1860,
Residence 3: 1870, Sardis
District,
More About JANE REED:
Burial:
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Old Age. Age 88y 1m; John Harbert,
son, reports58
More About JESSE HARBERT and JANE REED:
Marriage: 15 April 1818,
Children of JESSE HARBERT and JANE REED are:
i. INFANT7 HARBERT, d. 29
April 183061.
More About INFANT HARBERT:
Burial:
11. ii. ADONINAM JUDSON HARBERT, b. 22 January 1819, Harrison Co, West Virginia; d. 06 August 1895, Marshville,
Upper District, Harrison Co, West Virginia. Age 77y 7m 14d.
12. iii. FRANCES MELINDA HARBERT, b. 01 September 1821,
iv. JAMES R HARBERT, b. 15 February 1823, Harrison Co, West Virginia62,63,64,65;
d. 26 September 1888, Harrison Co, West
Virginia. Age 65y66.
Notes for JAMES R HARBERT:
There is some disagreement
about whether James Harbert's father was Jesse or Samuel. However, I believe that this James R is the
son of Jesse and Jane for the following reasons.
1. James was listed as
single in the 1880 Census (Marsh's 1880 Census, pg 126)
2. Reference in Ira Swiger's
book concerning James, son of Jesse, being a cripple and single
3. Jesse and Jane had a son
John, while Samuel and Abigail did not
4. James's death was
reported by his brother, John
5. James is listed as living
with brother John in 1880
In the Swiger book, James is
listed as James A. In the Census, he is
listed as James R. However, I still
believe he is the same James
More About JAMES R HARBERT:
Burial: Sardis Cemetery,
Sardis District, Harrison Co.,
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Erysypelas. Age 65y; John Harbert,
brother, reports68
Occupation: 1888, Farmer69
Residence: 1870, Sardis
District,
Residence 2: 1880, Sardis
District, Harrison Co-lives with brother, John71
13. v. RHODA HARBERT, b. Abt. 1825.
14. vi. AMELIA HARBERT, b. 27 March 1827,
15. vii. JOHN W HARBERT, b. 25 July 1831,
viii. LISA HARBERT, b. 07 October 183372; d. Abt. 1835,
West Virginia Age 1y 8m __d72.
More About LISA HARBERT:
Burial:
3. JOHN6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born Abt. 1794 in Virginia73,74. He married JULIA DAVISSON 1820 in
Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev Joseph Morris75. She was born Abt. 1804 in Virginia76,77,78.
More About JOHN HARBERT:
Occupation: August 1860,
Farmer79
Residence: August 1850,
Residence 2: August 1860,
West Minster,
Residence 3: June 1870,
More About JOHN HARBERT and JULIA DAVISSON:
Marriage: 1820, Harrison
Co, (West) Virginia by Rev Joseph Morris83
Children of JOHN HARBERT and JULIA DAVISSON are:
16. i. GRANVILLE7 HARBERT, b. Abt.
1824, (West) Virginia.
17. ii. RACHEL HARBERT, b. Abt. 1825,
18. iii. JACOB HARBERT, b. October 1829, (West)
19. iv. SARAH A HARBERT, b. October 1830,
20. v. WILLIAM A HARBERT, b. May 1833,
vi. CAROLINE HARBERT, b. Abt. 1835, Ohio84; m. JAMES LOWMAN, 01 November
1855,
More About JAMES LOWMAN and CAROLINE HARBERT:
Marriage: 01 November 1855,
vii. JOHN D HARBERT, b. Abt. 1840, Ohio86,87.
viii. MARY HARBERT, b. Abt. 1843, Ohio88,89.
ix. HENRY C HARBERT, b. Abt. 1845, Ohio90,91.
x. E J HARBERT, b. Abt. 185192.
4. THOMAS6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born 1795 in Virginia93. He married HANNAH RANDALL 17 August
1810 in Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev Thomas Maxon (Bond of Apr 15 1810)94,95. She was born 1795 in Loudon Co., Virginia96,97,
and died 01 October 1861 in Harrison Co,
More About THOMAS HARBERT:
Occupation: 1850, Farmer99
Residence: 1850, Harrison
Co., (W) VA99
More About HANNAH RANDALL:
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Paralytic Stroke-age 70y w/o Thomas
Harbert. BJ Harbert reports100
More About THOMAS HARBERT and HANNAH RANDALL:
Marriage: 17 August 1810,
Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev Thomas Maxon (Bond of Apr 15 1810)101,102
Children of THOMAS HARBERT and HANNAH RANDALL are:
i. DAVID7 HARBERT.
ii. ALFRED HARBERT.
21. iii. JOHN M. HARBERT, b. 05 October 1812, Harrison Co, West Virginia; d. 16 February 1887, Simpson
District, Lower District, Harrison Co., West Virginia Age 64y.
iv. MARY ANN HARBERT, b. Abt. 1815103; m. EDWARD CUNNINGHAM, 28
August 1835, Harrison Co., West Virginia (Bond date 8/17/1825) by Rev Baseil
Harvey104; b. 04 February 1815, Peoria, Bingamon Creek,
Harrison County, (West) Virginia105.
More About EDWARD CUNNINGHAM and MARY HARBERT:
Marriage: 28 August 1835,
Harrison Co., West
22. v. THOMAS HARBERT, b. Abt. 1817,
23. vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARBERT, b. 01 September 1819,
24. vii. ACENETH HARBERT, b. Abt. 1822, Harrison County, (West) Virginia; d. 29
December 1890, Sardis District, Lower District, Harrison Co, WV Age 71y
(see Notes).
viii. MARTHA HARBERT, b. Abt. 1824, Virginia107.
ix. JANE HARBERT, b. Abt. 1827, Virginia108.
5. DAVID6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born Abt. 1797 in Virginia109,110,111,
and died 04 April 1873 in West Virginia
Age 76y112. He
married ELIZABETH ARNOLD 11 December 1820 in Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by
Rev A C Holden113, daughter of GEORGE ARNOLD. She was born 03 May 1803 in Harrison Co,
(West) Virginia114,115,116, and died 01 April 1880 in
Notes for DAVID HARBERT:
1850 Harrison Co, (West)
Virginia Federal Census
Harbert, David 52
VA Farmer
Lemuel 27
VA Farmer
Martha 15
VA
Lucretia 3
VA
Cunningham, Mary E 15 VA
More About DAVID HARBERT:
Burial: Sardis Cemetery,
Sardis, West Virginia119
Occupation: 1870, Farmer120
Religion: 1831,
Baptist (Clerk for Tenmile Baptist
Church, Harrison Co., (W) VA121
Residence: 1830, Harrison
Co., (West) VA122
Residence 2: 1870, Sardis
District, Harrison County, West Virginia123
More About ELIZABETH ARNOLD:
Burial: Sardis Cemetery,
Sardis, West Virginia124
Religion: Baptist125
More About DAVID HARBERT and ELIZABETH ARNOLD:
Marriage: 11 December 1820,
Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev A C Holden126
Children of DAVID HARBERT and ELIZABETH ARNOLD are:
25. i. LEMUEL E.7 HARBERT, b. Abt.
1823, Dola, Harrison Co., (West) Virginia; d. 25 March 1907, Harrison Co, West Virginia. 85y 6m 2d.
ii. GEORGE J HARBERT, b. 03 September 1824127,128; d. 10
July 1826129.
More About GEORGE J HARBERT:
Burial: Sardis Cemetery,
Sardis, West Virginia129
26. iii. SARAH A HARBERT, b. 17 August 1832; d. 10 January 1887.
27. iv. MARTHA JANE HARBERT, b. Abt. 1835, VA.
v. AMANDA C HARBERT, b. 11 January 1844129; d. 20
January 1845, West Virginia Age 8m 9d129.
More About AMANDA C HARBERT:
Burial: Sardis Cemetery,
Sardis, West Virginia129
vi. LUCRETIA HARBERT, b. Abt. 1847130,131.
6. MALINDA6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1) was born 30 January 1800 in Virginia132,133,134,135,136,
and died 14 February 1888 in Harrison County, West Virginia; son F M reports137,138. She married (1) JEREMIAH STOUT 16 October
1820 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia by A C Holden139. She married (2) JOHN GIFFORD 18
December 1836 in Harrison County, (West) Virginia by James S Griffin140. He was born Abt. 1789 in Virginia141,142,143,
and died 21 June 1869 in Harrison County, West Virginia; son Francis M reports144,145.
More About MALINDA HARBERT:
Age at death (Facts Page:
Age 88 years and 15 days146
Burial: McIntire Cemetery,
McIntire Fork, Sardis District, Harrison County, West Virginia147
Misc Information: Marriage
Bond listed Thomas Harbert148
Residence: September 1870,
Eagle District, Harrison County, West Virginia (Hessville Post Office); living
with son Francis M149
Residence 2: Abt. June
1880, Sardis District, Harrison County, West Virginia; living with Son Francis
M150
More About JEREMIAH STOUT and MALINDA HARBERT:
Marriage: 16 October 1820,
Harrison County, (West) Virginia by A C Holden151
Notes for JOHN GIFFORD:
1860 Census of Harrison
County, West Virginia (Clarksburg Post Office), Page 917 Family #1235.
Gifford, Mary A 18? female
VA
Gifford, Harriet F 8 months
female VA
More About JOHN GIFFORD:
Age at death (Facts Page:
Age 81 years152,153
Burial: Tenmile Baptist
Church Cemetery, near Robey, Eagle District, Harrison County, West Virginia154
Occupation: July 1850,
Farmer155
Occupation 2: 1860, Farmer156
Residence: July 1850, 21st
District, Harrison County, (West) Virginia157
Residence 2: 1860, Harrison
County, (West) Virginia; Clarksburg Post Office158
More About JOHN GIFFORD and MALINDA HARBERT:
Marriage: 18 December 1836,
Harrison County, (West) Virginia by James S Griffin159
Children of MALINDA HARBERT and JOHN GIFFORD are:
28. i. SARAH E7 GIFFORD, b. Abt. 1839, Virginia.
29. ii. WILLIAM E GIFFORD, b. Abt. 1841, Harrison County, (West) Virginia.
30. iii. MARY JANE GIFFORD, b. August 1843, (West) Virginia.
31. iv. FRANCIS M GIFFORD, b. 14 November 1847, Harrison County, (West)
Virginia; d. 27 April 1912.
7. MARTHA6 HARBERT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, DANIEL3 HERBERT, THOMAS2, WALTER1)160 was born 23 August 1802 in Virginia161,162,
and died 27 May 1890 in Lower District, Harrison Co, West Virginia163. She married REV. JAMES SCARFF GRIFFIN 09
December 1820 in Harrison Co, (West) Virginia by Rev Shadrack Johnson164,165,
son of SAMUEL GRIFFIN and SARAH SCARFF. He was born
13 April 1799 in Frederick Co., Virginia166, and died 03
August 1866 in Fleminton, Taylor Co, WV167,168.
Notes for MARTHA HARBERT:
1870 Federal Census. Eagle
District, Harrison Co., WV. Call
#593/1688. Page 19
In the 1870 Census, Martha,
a widow, is listed as living with James Allison Griffin and family. Her age is 64, the value of her personal
property is 200 and she can neither read nor write.
Compiled by William A,
Marsh, 1880 Federal Census of West Virginia
Vol 3, (Gateway Press, Inc.
Baltimore 1982), Page 117
In the 1880 Census, Martha
is listed as age 77 and living with James Allison Griffin and family.
More About MARTHA HARBERT:
Burial: Baptist Cemetery,
Ten Mile Creek nr Robey, Harrison Co., WV168
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Old Age. 87y. Jno L Griffin reports169
Religion: Baptist170
Notes for REV. JAMES SCARFF GRIFFIN:
(From "History of
Lumberport and surrounding Towns")
(James Griffin) was the
first person to unite with the Jones Run Baptist Church, Oct. 9, 1836, and
served as Pastor there for several years.
He was one of the organizers of the Broad Run Baptist Association in
Lewis Co., and the Mt. Pisgah Association in Gilmer Co., and served Churches
there and in the Judson Association for many years. He served as the fifth Pastor of the
Clarksburg Baptist Church from January
17, 1861 to February 14, 1863.
(Ed. Note: the following
was sent to Martha Allen Hornbrook. Date
and sender unknown)
Rev. James S Griffin
Rev. James S. Griffin, the fifth pastor of
Clarksburg Baptist church, who served as such pastor from January 17, 1861 to
February 14, 1863, was a son of Samuel Griffin, who came from South Wales with
his six brothers and settled in Frederick, Virginia. He was born in Frederick, in the year
1799. They came to Harrison county in
1803 and located on Brushy fork, in Simpson District, within a few miles of
Clarksburg. Rev. Griffin was married to
Miss Martha Harbert of this county, December 14, 1820 and it was about this
time that he moved on Jones Run, Eagle district, five miles above Lumberport.
He was the first person to unite with the
Jones Run Baptist church (then called Ten Mile Baptist church), after its
organization. He was baptized into the
fellowship of the church by Rev. John Allen, an uncle of the late Deacon James
F. Allen of the Clarksburg Baptist church, in July, 1831, which was about three
months after the church was organized. At the meeting of the church in January
1833, the subject of this sketch was licensed by the church to exercise his
skills in signing, praying and preaching, in the bounds of the
association. In September 1836, the
church called a Council, consisting of James Gossans and James Gawthrop, which
met with the church October 8, 1836, and on the following day proceeded to his
ordination to the full work of the Gospel ministry. Rev. Griffin served as
pastor of the Jones Run church for a number of years.
Rev. Griffin was one of the organizers of
the Broad run Baptist Association, at Broad run Baptist church, Lewis County,
October 16, 1835, which was before he was ordained in to Gospel ministry. he was one of the organizers and the first
moderator of Mr. Pisgah Association, which was organized at Mr. Pisgah Church,
Gilmer County, October 27, 1854. The
churches he served were located mostly within the bounds of Broad Run, Judson
and Mr. Pisgah Associations. He died,
Sunday, August 18, 1867 at the age of sixty-eight. Benjamin S Griffin, on the constituent
members of the church during the time of this pastorate, was a brother. Rev. Griffin has many lineal descendants now
living in Harrison County. Lloyd
Griffin, on of our faithful members, who, for a number of years was Assistant
Cashier of the West Virginia Bank, then sheriff of Harrison County, Division
chief of Internal Revenue Collector, Deputy Banking commissioner, and now Clerk
and Treasurer of the city of Clarksburg, is a grandson. Mrs. Chester (Ollie Griffin) Elliott, Route
#1, Wilsonburg, is a great-granddaughter.
Rev. George D. Griffin, one of the noblest of men, who served a
successful and inspiring pastor of many of our local churches, now retired and
living with a daughter in a happy home in Buchannon, is also a grandson. A great, great grandson who bears his name is
serving his country at present in the armed forces somewhere in the Pacific,
having enlisted in the Marines at the beginning of the Second World War.
Rev. James S. Griffin was a good preacher,
a man of strong convictions, stood high in the councils of his brethren, and
was known for his unflinching fidelity to his divine calling.
By Dorothy Davis. Edited by Elizabeth Sloan, History of
Harrison County, West Virginia,
(American Association of University Women, Clarksburg, West
Virginia. 1970), Page 555.
"The first entry in
the minute book of the Tenmile Meeting House on April 9, 1831, shows how on
Baptist Church grew out of an established church nearby: "Whereas Brother john Allen had liberty
granted him from Hepsibah Church to exercise his gifts in the way of preaching
for twelve months in the bounds of the Association resolved by his request,
this church gave him the same bounds and length of time and appointed David
Harbert clerk to keep a record of all business.
(signed) John Allen, Sarah Allen,
John Gifford, David Harbert, Elizabeth Harbert, Mary Ann Swiger, Jane Harbert,
Malinda Stout, Massy Gifford, Margaret Madden, James Griffin, Martha Griffin,
Ruth Hall, Jerre Harbert, Julian Martin, Agnes Dye." (Jones Run Baptist
Church, Minute Book; West Virginia University Library) The Tenmile Church moved to Jones Run and on
January 13, 1855, changed the name to the Jones Run Baptist Church. The last building that housed the
congregation (dedicated 1902) burned in 1959 after being struck by
lightning. The church no longer
exists."
THE GOOD-WILL
COMMUNITY A HISTORY OF HOLBROOK, W.Va.
1814-1945
Written by Bradford
Spiker. Compiled by Barr Wilson
Printed by: John M.
DeBrular March 21,1997
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/wv+index+220120846882+F
"THE SOUTH FORK BAPTIST CHURCH, is said to have been
organized in 1841, but the first authetic record we have of its organization is
on February 27,1844.
The charter members of the church are: George Zinn, Godfrey
Carol, Thomas L. Gray, Samuel G. Rogers William Gray, Jonothan Miney, Bartlett
Waldo, Sarah Zinn, Rachel Zinn, Nancy Gray, Jane Waldo, Elizabeth Waldo, Rachel
Miney, Rebecky Miney and Sophia Amelia Zinn.
The Rev. James S. Griffen was the first minister. He married
Miss Martha Harbert, and settled at Lumberport. To this union nine childern
were born, two of their sons served in the Civil War. He was one of the pioneer
ministers of the Baptist Church in what is now West Virginia. His fields of
labor being in Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie and adjoining counties reaching as
far as the
Kanawha Valley. He rests in
Harrison County. He served the church off and on from its beginning until
August 20,1853."
History of Ritchie County,
History of Ritchie County, (Originally
published 1910; USGenWeb Archives file), "Electronic," Page 224
"James S. Griffin, the progenitor of the Ritchie county family, married Miss Martha Halbert, and settled at Lumberport, in Harrison county. He was one of the pioneer ministers of the Baptist church in what is now West Virginia, his field of labor being in Harrison, Ritchie and the adjoining counties, reaching as far as Kanawha county. He was the first Moderator of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, in Gilmer county, being elected to this office at its organization, on October 27, 1854. He rests in Harrison county.