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Memoir of Hayward Augustus Harvey

by His Sons

1900 New York, Thomas William Harvey

This book is a tribute to Hayward A. Harvey, founder of The Harvey Steel Company, and creator of the Harvey Steel Armoured Plate used in many marine vehicles.

Genealogical extraction:

According to the sons of Mr. H.A.H., they are the descendents of William Harvey, one of the founders of Taunton MA.

Lineage

"The founder of the family in America was William Harvey, one of the earliest immigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Soon after his arrival in this country he, with sixteen others, founded the town of Taunton, which was named, so says tradition, from the town in England, whence these people had come. Tradition further has it that the great-grandfather of William was a certain Turner Harvey, a noted archer of the time of Henry VIII. (about 1525). He was said to have been the mightiest man in all England with his bow, and at this death no man could spring it. This bow was a family relic in the time of William Harvey.

William Harvey's oldest son was Thomas, and Thomas's oldest son was William, and all lived at Taunton. William Harvey's fourth son was Jonathan, who lived near Taunton. Jonathan's third son was Rufus, who was born three miles from Taunton Green in 1760. He served through the Revolution as a "minute man," being frequently called to the service of his country, and rising to the rank of sergeant. After the termination of the war he moved to Wardsboro, Vt. (1787) where he married Sarah, daughter of John Jones. He was a man of education, evidently , as he taught school in Taunton for several years before going to Vermont. In Vermont he bought a farm and, later, was elected town clerk and justice of the peace in Wardsboro.

The oldest son of Jonathan Harvey was Thomas William, the father of the subject of this memoir."

Memoir of Hayward Augustus Harvey pages 10-11

There is no index in this book.