Thomas HARKNESS
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1626 - Mitchellslacks, Scotland
Christening:
Death: 1690 - Locherben, Scotland
Burial: in Dalgernoc Kirkyard, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Cause of Death:
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Parents
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Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Bessie HOWATTSONE (Between 1620 and 1630 - 6 May 1674) 1 2 3
Marriage: Bef 1644 - Dalgernoc Kird, Near Thornhill, Dumfries, Scotland
Children:
1. John HARKNESS (1644- ) 1 2 3 4
2. Adam HARKNESS (After 1644- ) 1 2 3
3. Robert HARKNESS (After 1644- ) 1 2 3
4. Samuel HARKNESS (After 1644- ) 1 2 3
5. James HARKNESS (1651-1723) 1 2 3
6. Thomas HARKNESS (1654-1684) 1 2 5
2. Agnes HAIRSTANES ( - 1684) 1 6
Marriage: Abt 1675 - Scotland
Notes
General:
Family Records by Robert H. Lloyd, Descendants of Adam Harkness, Oct 21, 2001
THOMAS3 HARKNESS, SR. (ADAM2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1626 in Mitchellslacks, Scotland, and died 1690 in Locherben, Scotland. He married (1) BESSIE HOWATTSONE Abt. 1644 in Prob. Dalgarnoc Kirk, near Thornhill, Dumfries, Scotland. She was born in Locherben, Scotland, and died May 06, 1674 in Locherben, Scotland. He married (2) AGNES HAIRSTANES Abt. 1675 in Scotland. She was born in Scotland, and died 1684 in Locherben, Scotland.
Notes for THOMAS HARKNESS, SR.:
Thomas was a rebel and was captured in 1683/84 (Enterkin Affair), led by his son, James. He escaped, fled to Northern Ireland with his brother, William, returned at the Revolution in 1688-89, and was indemnified in 1690.
Married Agnes Hairstanes about 1675, the widow of Andrew Howattsone. Had seven sons of Bessie Howattsone and Agnes Hairstanes, and may also have had daughters Isobel and Janet. May have had two children in Ireland, Robert and Mary.*
*The above information was supplied by Nancy Johnson-Fischer ([email protected]) who had done some research on the Harkness family.
Much of this material has been gathered from various sources but has not been verified by original documents. It is intended to be more of a research help than a proven geneology