Harnden, John^[1]

1703 - 1748  (45 years)

• Name	Harnden, John
  Born	25 Apr 1703	Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England
  Gender	Male
  Sold Property	19 Apr 1738	To Joseph Bates, 40 acres in Wilmington   [2]
  _UID	4F41B3913A78854DA2E3E5DC03F1DC56C489
  Died	26 Nov 1748	Woburn, Middlesex, MA, New England
  Person ID	I6774	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Harnden, John,   b. 30 Aug 1668, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England ,   d. 13 Dec 1727, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Clinton, Susannah,   b. Abt 1668, Lynn, Essex, MA, New England ,   d. 12 Aug 1707, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1690	Reading, Middlesex, MA, USA
  Family ID	F2673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jaquith, Mary,   b. 1 Sep 1706, Woburn, Middlesex, MA, New England   [1]
  Married	13 Dec 1727	Woburn, Middlesex, MA, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  _UID	93D75CD645946B42A67C146F0959BE785F21
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F2675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Harnden & Samuel Eames of Goshen headed a petition to the General Court in Boston, asking that the north part of Woburn and the west part of Reading be made a separate precinct. This was denied and the petitioners were joined in a similar appeal on Nov 26 the same year by Daniel Pierce, Benjamin Harnden and Samuel Walker; this also was denied, but a subsequent petition for separate township was received with favor, and on 25 Sep 1730, an act of the general Court incorporating the new town as Wilmington was passed. The condition was imposed that "the inhabitants" be "required" to provide themselves with a minister "within the space of three years," which was done. By 1733 John Harnden became a Deacon of the first church in Wilmington, Mass. The following is from Jonathan Lance Harnden Jr.: " John, son of Richard & Mary, b. in Reading Aug 30, 1668 - died in Wilmington Dec. 13, 1727. Married Susannah in Reading 1690. On the fifth day of Sep. 1729, a petition, headed by Samuel Eames and John Harnden of Reading, was presented to the General Court, praying the north part of Woburn and most of Reading be made a district precinct. This seemed necessary owing to the great distance the inhabitants were forced to travel who lived in the northern part of Woburn, as Woburn covered a great deal of ground. Woburn and Reading were summoned to show cause... A commission from both towns spent some days in carefully considering, looking over the ground, noting the distance, and estimating the ability of the region for the support of preaching. After five years and eight months of endless talk, the petition was granted. A bill incorporating the new town under the name of Wilmington was passed to be engrossed Sep. 25, 1730. The second town meeting was held Dec. 3, 1730 at the school house - John Harnden being moderator. At this meeting it was voted to build a meeting house 46-30120, the body of the house to be all oak, and all to be of oak but the middle principals. Deacon John Harnden, a member of the Reading Church, and James Thompson, of the Woburn Church, were made a committee for providing preaching until March and Deacon Harnden was appointed "cash keeper." The records show that he was able and trustworthy. The first settled minister was the Rev. James Varney and the same two men who in 1729 petitioned for a separate town, were also the first two deacons of the church, Samuel Eames and John Harnden."

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative. [S109] Book, The Jaquith Family in America, George Jaquith, M.D., (1982, New England Historical Genealogical Society), page 13 - 14. [S100] Book: Genealogical History of Town of Reading, Hon. Lilley Eaton, (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1874), page 359, Reading Marriages. [S109] Book, The Jaquith Family in America, George Jaquith, M.D., (1982, New England Historical Genealogical Society), page 13. [S110] Book, Woburn Record of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Edward F. Johnson, 1890, (1890), Marriages.