Michael Harlan,son of James Harlan,of Monkwearmouth,in England,came from the north of Ireland,with his brother George,about the year 1687,and married Dinah,dau.of Henry Dixon,of New Castle.Their eldest son,George, b.10-4-1690,m.Mary,widow of Alexander Stewart,dau.of Joel and Ann Baily, and settled on the Brandywine in what is now Newlin township.Their son Joel,b.11-10-1724;d.9-3-1796;m.10-17-1746,at Kennet Meeting,Hannah Wickersham,b.5-5-1723;d.12-15-1811;dau.of Thomas and Abigail Wickersham of East Marlborough.They had children Dinah,Ruth,Mary,Caleb (m.Hannah Edwards),Joshua and Joel.Joel Harlan Sr.,had 260 acres of land in Newlin which by will he divided between his sons,Caleb and Joel.The last named inherited the old home and continued to reside there. Visit The George Smedley Homepage http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GWW Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PaOldC] James Harlan, Dinah Harlan & Robert Davis Looking for information on Robert Davis bc 1715 and died 1760 in Kennett and his wife Dinah Harlan b 1720 the daughter of George and Mary (Baily) Harlan. After Robert's death, Dinah married her cousin James Harlan b 1721 the son of James & Elizabeth (_____) Harlan. Robert Davis' will mentions "children" but only one son is known - John. The Harlan book mentions James Harlan died in eastern KY. Any help in tracking records down on these people would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message