John
HARVIE
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Born: 12 January 1706 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1740.
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John married Martha GAINES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha GAINES was born 11 November 1719 in Virginia, USA. Martha died 7 October 1802 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA. Martha was the child of Bernard GAINES and Martha TAYLOR.
John HARVIE died 3 December 1767 in Belmont, Albemarle County, Crown Colony of Virginia.
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Martha GAINESMarriage place:
Martha GAINES was the child of Bernard GAINES and Martha TAYLOR
Children of John HARVIE and Martha GAINES
William Franklin HARVIEDied: abt. 1802, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Birth — 170612 January 1706
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John was the son of John Harvie, Sr. and Margaret Kay Harvie of Stirlingshire, Scotland. John settled in Albemarle County, Virginia about 1727. John lived on an estate called “Belmont” near Keswick, Virginia, a place he bought from Matthew Graves. He bought the land, about 2,500 acres in 1730. John and his neighbors, William Randolph and Peter Jefferson were close friends, as were their children.
John married Martha Gaines in Albemarle County, Virginia on October 10, 1742. When William Randolph died in 1745, Peter was made guardian of his estate for seven years. When Peter Jefferson died in 1757, leaving no male heirs of age, John Harvie Jr. was appointed 'active executor' of the estate and guardian of Peter's eldest son Thomas (then 14) until he could assume ownership of his portion of the estate at age 21. The earliest of Thomas Jefferson’s surviving letters was penned on January 14, 1760 to John Harvie, then living at the Shadwell estate. Thomas enquired whether his guardian...Read full story
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Death — 17673 December 1767
Belmont, Albemarle County, Crown Colony of Virginia
He died at the age of 61.
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Last updated: 8/27/2016 8:45:46 AM
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