Hi Here is my 2 cents worth with interest. I have been working on the House family one of whom married into the Harrod family. I am not certain of all the information but will list what I have found. Perhaps it will help. I have the father of John Harrod Sr as James Harrod/Harwood b: 1668 in Bedfordshire, England. Died in est. 1703-1759 in Piscataway, N.J. His mother Maria Kent b: 1670 Oxford, England, died est. 1702-1764 Piscataway, NJ Modified Register for John HARROD Sr.-382 First Generation 1. John HARROD Sr.-3821 was born 1700 in Hawbridge, Bedfordshire, England. He died 1769 in Ayr Twp, C. PA. Other source has death as 1754 and buried at Little Cove, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.. John married1 (1-MRIN:275) Caroline DOWNEY-5301 about 1727 in England. Caroline died 1732 in Little Cove, PA. They had the following children: 2 M i. Thomas HARROD-7381 was born 1724 in New Jersey. Thomas married1 (MRIN:410) Hannah ELLSWORTH-6621 in 1743. 3 M ii. John HARROD Jr.-3541. It's said the John Harrod (brother of Eleanor) was a best friend of J. V. House John married1 (MRIN:274) Rachel SHEPPARD-5461 on 5 Aug 1758. John also married1 (2-MRIN:289) Mary AMOS-12201. They had the following children: 4 M iii. Thomas Harwood HARROD / -12211. John also married1 (3-MRIN:117) Sarah MOORE-1121, daughter of James MOORE-325 and Frances GAY-751 (MRIN:31), about 1734 in Cumberland, PA. Sarah was born 1700 in Lancaster, PA. She died 1794 in Ten Mile Creek, Washington, PA. Moore Family Cemetery Located in Mercer Co. in the vicinity of Braxton on the Hardin farm Copied June 1972 Thomas House...???/1795 John bleus..or John ....ens?????This stone unreadable???the??22, 1799 (Could this be John V. House?) Almost all the graves in this cemetery are marked with weathered limestone or fieldstone markings. Most of the graves are for Moore and many are for people born in the 1700"s One for T. Moore, Sen. shows he died 25th day of Feb. 1835, aged 80 yrs. Other older ones were Thomas Bingham died July 19, l822, aged 68, Davis Worley died June 7, 1829, aged 68. I give you this information in order to show possible reasons why John House might be buried in a Moore family cemetery. In the first place Sarah Moore married John Harrod in Virginia about 1734. This Sarah Moore Harrod was the mother of James Harrod, founder of Harrodsburg, Nelly or Eleanor Harrod who married John Valentine House and others. Sarah Moore Harrod had a brother named Simeon Moore who died in Mercer Co in 1814. He had a son named Thomas Moore who died in Mercer Co. in 1835. A will recorded in Mercer Co. for this Thomas Moore names daughters Isabella Bingham, and Ann Worley, also a daughter named Polly Harrod who married John Harrod, a distant relative, in 1809. If you can figure all this "mumbo-jumbo" out, you will see that Thomas Moore, Sr. who died 1835, was the nephew of Sarah Moore Harrod and a first cousin of Eleanor House, whose husband John Valentine House......A.R. Ison ,researcher Harrodsburg Historical Society 1987 They had the following children: 5 F iv. Nancy Eleanor HARROD-2591 was born about 1734 in Lancaster, PA. She died about 1800 in KY. The Filson Club History Quarterly Vol. 32-No 2, page 124. Harrod Family Genealogy and the Moore Family by B. B. Swainson. Eleanor Harrod, daughter of John Sr. and Sarah (Moore) Harrod, married John Valentine House, son of John House, who died in Frederick County, MD in 1752, and his wife, Susannah. Eleanor and John House lived in Frederick Co., VA in the area that is now Berkeley Co., West Virginia. Further definite information about this family has not been found, but it is believed that the four men who lived near the Harrods on Ten Mile Creek, now Greene County, PA, were their sons. They all had military service under Col. William Harrod, brother of Eleanor Harrod House. They were Levi, Samuel, John, and Andrew House. Thomas House.... ????-1795 John House...... ????-1799 Almost all the graves in the cemetery are marked with weathered limestone or fieldstone markings. Most of the graves are for Moore and many are for people born in the 1700's. One for T. Moore, Sen. shows he died 25 Feb. 1835, aged 80 years. Others - older - were Thomas Bingham died 19 July 1822, aged 68 years. David Worley died 7 June 1829 (68) This information is given to show possible reasons why John House might be buried in a Moore Family Cemetery. In the first place Sarah Moore married John Harrod in Virginia about 1734. This Sarah Moore Harrod was mother of James Harrod, Founder of Harrodsburg, and Nelly or Eleanor Harrod who married John Valentine House. Sarah Moore Harrod had a brother named Simeon Moore who died in Mercer Co., Ky in 1814. He had a son named Thomas Moore who died in Mercer Co., KY, in 1835. A will recorded in Mercer Co., for this Thomas Moore names daughters, Isabella Bingham, Ann Worley and Polly Harrod who married John Harrod, a distant relative, in 1809. Conclusion: Thomas Moore, Sr., who died 1835, was the nephew of Sarah Moore Harrod and a first cousin of Eleanor Harrod House, wife of John Valentine House. Some records also show that Sarah Moore Harrod had a brother named Levi... both of these names show up in the names of heirs of the House families. Nancy married1 (MRIN:120) John Valentine HOUSE-5331, son of John Valentine HOUSE-238 and Susannah Margaret EDWARDS-239 (MRIN:200), in 1757 in Frederick Co, . MD. John was born 1720 in Baden, Alsace, Germany. He died 1808 in Nelson Co., KY. JVH married Sarah Bokavar Friend by a prior arrangement with Israel Friend, her husband. This was immediately after the death of I. Friend, to protect her and her children and their property. Indians could not own property at that time. He was an Indian trader/trapper on Upper Potomac before coming to KY JVH was best friends with Nancy Eleanor's brother, James Harrod, the founder of Harrodsburg in 1774, the first town in Kentucky. John and Eleanor House lived for a number of years in the part of Frederick County which became Hampshire County. Poll for the election of George Washington the Virginia House of Burgesses, July 24, 1758, shows: John House - vote for Mr. West John House - Vote for Capt. Swearingen In September 1758 he is listed as Sgt. John House in the Virginia Colonial Militia with brother-in-law William Harrod, in Bedford County, Virginia. John and his sons also appear in the 1776 petition against the state of Transylvania. In 1766 John with brothers George and William was a signer of the petition to Governor Horatio Sharpe calling for an assembly to pay bills to public creditors. Source: The Filson Club History Quarterly Vol. 32 #3 page 281. 1766 March 5 Petition to Gov. Horatio Sharp, to issue bills to pay public creditors. Among the signers were: John "Harrod", William House, George House, William Shephard, John House, Andreass Haus, and Levi Moore. (Is this Old Andrew and sons John V., William and George?) KENTUCKY IN RESTROSPECT by Glenn Clift Page 185 A PETITION OF TRANSYLVANIANS (KENTUCKIANS) TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION Received May 1776 There follows a long list of names including the following: James Harrod (Founder of Harrodsburg) William House John House Simeon House Andrew House Also others from Harrods Fort and Fort Boonesbrough in KY In 1782 John and son John were in Hampshire County, Virginia, But John Sr. was gone by 1784. Mercer Co., KY A list of Lands taken by Gabriel Slaughter, 1795 June 18 John House-135 acres second rate land-tax paid 1792-92 There may be some confusion between which wife is the mother of John V.'s children. JVH, his brothers Samuel and Andrew had military service under Col. William Harrod, brother of Eleanor Harrod House. 6 M v. Samuel HARROD-3571 was born about 1736 in Shenandoah Valley, VA. He died about 1780. 7 M vi. William HARROD-17561 was born 9 Dec 1738 in Little Cove, Cumberland, PA. He died 9 Oct 1765 in Peters Twp., Cumberland, PA. William helped his brother James. build the fort at Louisville. William married1 (MRIN:795) Amelia STEPHENS-21181. Amelia was born about 1747 in Great Cove, Bedford Co., PA. She died Apr 1793 in Morgan Tp., Washington, PA. 8 F vii. Mary HARROD-17581 was born about 1740 in Little Cove, Cumberland, PA. She died after 1789 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. Mary married1 (1-MRIN:797) Adam NEWLAND-17631 before 1763 in Pennsylvania. Adam was born about 1740 in Lancaster, PA. He died 1785. Mary also married1 (2-MRIN:798) Evans SHELBY-17641. Evans was born 1719. He died 1794. 9 F viii. Rachel HARROD-17571 was born about 1742 in Little Cove, Cumberland PA. She died after 1796 in Bracken, KY. Rachel married1 (MRIN:796) George NEWLAND-17651 before 1765 in Bedford Co. PA. George was born about 1741 in Lancaster, PA. He died about 1797 in Bracken, KY. 10 M ix. James HARROD-3451 was born about 1742 in Little Cove, Cumberland, PA. He died about 1792 in Washington, Ky. James Harrod-Founder of Harrodsburg, KY. Harrods's Town or Harrodstown is probably the oldest town in Kentucky. Founded by James Harrod in 1774. It was the seat of Kentucky County, Va., when formed in 1776, then the seat of Lincoln Co. formed in 1780 and remained the County seat when Mercer Co. was formed in 1785 James married1 (MRIN:271) Ann COBURN-21191 about 1778/1779 in Harrodstown, KY. Ann was born in North Carolina. 11 F x. Sarah HARROD-1759 "Sally"1 was born about 1746 in Little Cove, Cumberland, PA. 12 F xi. Elizabeth HARROD-17611 was born about 1748 in Little Cove, Cumberland, PA. Elizabeth married1 (MRIN:800) Benjamin DAVIS-17661. 13 M xii. Levi HARROD-17601 was born 22 Jan 1750 in Little Cove, Cumberland PA. He died 2 Oct 1825 in Knox Co., Ohio. Levi married1 (MRIN:799) Rachel MILLS-21201 about 1771 in Pennsylvania. Rachel was born about 1752 in Cumberland Co., PA. She died in Knox Ohio. 14 F xiii. Jemina HARROD-17621 was born about 1752 in Cumberland Co., PA. ---- Original Message ----- From: "G. Lee Hearl" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:43 PM Subject: [KYNELSON-L] Harrell, Herrell, Harreld VA to Ky. > To All: > I am interested in contacting Anyone who has information relating to > Harrells etc. who migrated from Virginia to Ky, especially, any who might > have come from Wythe, Washington and Montgomery co. Va. ( This would also > include Lee, Scott, Russell, Wise co. of S.W. Va.) > Right now we are attempting to learn where William Harrell who died 1822 > in Wythe co. came from. Part of the group think he is from Northern Va. > while others think he came from S.E. VA. and NC! > Please put in Your Two Cents Worth, if you can spare it! > Thanks a Bunch! > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Va. > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005

Dolores Kennedy, Thanks! You put in much more than Two Cents Worth but it was on the Harrod families of Pa. rather than the Harrell families of VA.. I haven't found a connection between the Harrod and Harrell families except possibly in ancient times. Thanks anyway, maybe someone else can use that information. G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.