John Harrod Senior

John Harrod, possibly the son of James Harrod as shown by Lois J. Bakewell who cites her source as The Harrods of Happy Hollow by Homer C. Richie, was probably born in England ca 1707 or earlier. He died perhaps in Pennsylvania ca. 1754-58 and may have married as his first wife, Mary Ellis in King George Co., Virginia on 4 August 1728. Helynn Carrier corresponded with Barbara Chance Klosterman in 1990 who cites her father's notes and Mrs. Swainson. Ms. Klosterman provided Helynn with a photocopy of a recording of the marriage in the Register of St. Paul's Parish 1715-1798, King George Co., Virginia.

Mary (Ellis) Harrod apparently died before ca. 1734.

The descendants of John and Mary (Ellis) Harrod are said to be:

1. Thomas Harrod, perhaps born ca. 1724 who was probably on the tax list in Orange Co., Virginia in 1749 and/or Augusta Co., Virginia in 1779. He might have been the man of that name in court documents of Frederick Co., Virginia Order Book 12, page 59. (More on Thomas in a separate posting)

2. John Harrod probably born ca 1723-28, or Shenandoah Co., Virginia ca 1736 as shown on a Virginia IGI record. He may have died on the 26th or 28th December 1781, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. He married 5 August 1758 to Rachel Shepherd, said to have been born ca. 1739 and died 10 November 1806 (Rachel Henton's notebook). (More on John Harrod Jr. in a separate posting.)

More about the children of John Harrod and his second wife, Sarah Moore in a separate posting.

Samuel Harrod of Maryland

Helynn Carrier titled this branch of the Harrod family as One Branch with Some Good Support and she believed that this Samuel Harrod was a son of James Harrod, born ca. 1665 or earlier who came to Baltimore from Englandshire, Bedfordshire, England ca 1717 with his wife and sons.

Samuel Harrod probably born ca. 1690 or earlier, died ca. 1748; married first to an unknown woman, died before ca. ca. 1738; descendants believed to include:

1. Samuel Harrod, said to have died before 1822.

2. Edward Harrod, perhaps the man of that name who served in Bowman's Campaign (1780); petitioner from Lincoln Co., Kentucky 1784; appeared in Madison Co., Kentucky (formed 1785 from land previously in Lincoln County) ca. 1787 and census of 1810; appraised the estate of Val Haines in Lincoln Co., Kentucky in 1784, and would have been at least age 21; probably the man of that same name lived in Madison Co., Kentucky 1789 and again 8 Dec. 1800; wife, from whom he was divorced in Lincoln Co., Kentucky 13 Feb. 1800, was named Elizabeth. [Note: A man of this name served in the 14th Regiment, Virginia Continental Line; no pension application has been found. A man of this name was found by Mrs. Bernice Swainson in "Madison Co., KY History" in a report dated 16 Oct. 1779 to have been killed in defense of the Fort or in hunting.}

Samuel Harrod probably born ca. 1690 or earlier, died ca. 1748; married second ca. 1738/9 the widow Jemima Sherewood "she being a widow before", born ca. 1708, died ca. 1788. The children shown for this marriage and these descendants are based on "Chronological Report" and other sources are said to be:

3. Nellie-Hester Harrod, probably born ca 1742 or earlier, died before 1822.

4. James Harrod, born 4 April 1744, believe to be the man of that name whose stock mark was registered in Jefferson Co., Indiana 11 Aug. 1817. Perhaps he was the same man with wife, Elizabeth who conveyed to Isaac Harrod, 10 March 1818 100 acres, part of NE qtr. 34-3-8? Witnesses: Samuel Jackson, Jacob Rhodes. Land appears in records of Jefferson Co., IN in portion that was later in Scott Co., IN when that county was formed, died after 9 May 1821 in Scott Co., IN after 1820. (They seem to appear in the 1820 census of Scott Co., IN: 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1) She was said to be the daughter of Daniel Stewart and his wife Rebeckah Ward. James was said to have been a pivate from Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War.

"The Chronological Report" seems to pertain to the family of James Harrod who married Elizabeth Stewart and lived their later years in Scott Co., Indiana. They resided in a portion of Jefferson Co., Indiana that was taken to form Scott County.

"A Chronological account of parents taken in 1822 (or 1827?).
from the best Recollection of James Harrod and Elizabeth his wife. Samuel Harrod supposed from england or ireland married Jemima Sherewood a native of America in State of merryland Sd Sam H. Dyed with the Small pock, some where in the year 1748 and left Jemima a widow with (she being a widow before) Nelly Hester, Jas. John Samuel all Dead at this present date except Jas. Sd Jemima Dyde Some where about the year 1788 supposed to be 80 old To wit The Said Jas. married one Elizabeth Stewart of which her fathers name was Danniel Stuart a native of america (but his father from Scotland) State of merryland married to Rebeckah ward the daughter Marget Ward and her husband of which Danniel and Rebeckah had 11 Richard Elisha Peggy Richard Rachel Samuel Hesikiah dead at this date. Sd Danniel Dyed some where about 1788 Some where 80 Dyd with canserX also Sd Jemima."

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Early Harrod Family in America

Helynn Carrier, in an attempt to sort out the early Harrod families and discover their origins, wrote a research paper titled, Another Fresh Start in The Search for "My" William Harrod: A Study Paper dated 7 Nov. 1998. She began this paper with the following notation:

Mrs. Bernice Swainson, in her research notes, shows "Vol. 47" (not identified further) in "Certificate of Head Rights" 50 acres "granted to Emigrants & patents (sic.) given Land Office At Richmond" showed George Harrod of Norfolk, VA 1637.

Helynn considered that this evidence suggests that immigrant ancestors of the Harrod family may have come to this country far earlier than had been considered before.

This George Harrod would have to be at least 21 years of age to qualify for a land grant and thus was born before 1617. He could have had 30 or more grandsons by the year 1700.

Helynn goes on to provide a lineage based on her opinion that the relationships existed. She reached that conclusion "based on convincing evidence and/or the judgment of respected genealogical researchers."

1. James Harrod, born probably in England, but possibly born in this country ca. 1665 or earlier, and/or came to Baltimore from Englandshire, Bedfordshire, England ca. 1717 with his wife and sons: [Source: Lois J. Bakewell cites The Harrods of Happy Hollow by Homer C. Richie for this data. No documentary evidence was provided.]

Children of this James Harrod are listed as:
1. Samuel Harrod, probably born in England, but perhaps in this country ca. 1690 or earlier, died ca. 1748; married first to an unknown woman; married second to Jemima (____) Sherewood, "she being a widow before"

2. John Harrod, said to have been born in England, but probably in this country ca. 1703-07, died perhaps Pennsylvania ca. 1754-58; married first King George Co., Virgina 4 August 1728 to Mary Ellis; married second ca. 1734 to Sarah Moore, born New Kent or James City County, Virginia 7 Feb. 1713; daughter of John and Elizabeth (___) Moore.

3. Thomas Harrod probably born ca 1714 or earlier; perhaps the one of that name who married Catherine Winters

4. William Harrod?

5. James Harrod?

6 George Harrod?

More to follow....

John Harrod of Pennsylvania: A Timeline

Caution: Please use the following data carefully. Much of the early information contains contradictory data. I’ve listed the sources in the hope that we can figure out what can be verified and what should be discarded.

Before 1707 John Harrod was born in England
Sources: Swainson, “Harrod Family” by Bernice Lewis Swainson, The Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 32, Nos. 2 and 3, page 112 “He was born in England, probably in the county of Bedford or Bucks.” Hereinafter cited as "Harrod Family by Swainson."
Life on the Appalachian Frontier, The author of this paper says he was born in 1700 and came from Bedfordshire, England. Hereinafter cited as Appalachian Frontier.

1712 he immigrated to New Jersey
Sources: John Harrod Family Group Sheet, Audrey Merriman, 624 Carola St., Creve Coeur, IL 61611, 12 November 1984 "John Harrod I came with his father and brothers and lived first in New Jersey, came about 1712. His father was James Harrod."
1715 Monmouth Co., New Jersey served in the militia as a Sergeant
Sources: Howard L. Leckey, compiler, The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (1935 Sampson Dr., Appollo, PA 15613-9208: Closson Press, 1997), p. 9, 240. A John Harrod was a sergeant in the Militia there. He served under the command of Col. Pfarmer and Capt. Leonard. Source: Old East New York Vol. 5, pp. 670. A David Harrod was on the tax list there in 1714. Hereinafter cited as Tenmile Country. [0....]) (Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", p. 108. She says that John Herod who was a sergeant in Capt. Farmer's Company of Militia at Woodbridge, New Jersey was probably a son of David Herriott of Woodbridge, whose will was dated 10 Aug. 1725. There was a John Harwood who lived at Amboy, New Jersey in 1731.

circa 1722 he lived in New Jersey
Source: Appalachian Frontier, He settled in New Jersey across the Delaware River and a little later south of Philadelphia.

circa 1722 he immigrated
Source: Ibid., The author of this paper says he came from Bedfordshire, England and that he settled in New Jersey across the Delaware River and a little later south of Philadelphia.

circa 1724 His son Thomas Harrod was born

1727 5 Jan he married an unknown first wife
Source (Cheryl Paulson, 328 Dawn Court, Ridgecrest, 93555 "Harrod Family Group Sheet" dated 2 Nov. 1984, No source citations were provided., p. Says he married Mary Ames 5 Jan 1727 but I can’t find any verification.

Between 1727-1736 His son John Harrod Jr. was born

1732/33 Pennsylvania His first wife died.
Sources: (Appalachian Frontier, He went to visit some nearby relatives, and when the wife was busily engaged with the usual duties of a pioneer home, some Indians observed that she was alone. They broke in and killed her, plundered the house of all they wanted, and even cut off her hand in order to obtain the wedding ring Harrod had given her in England. They set fire to the house, and Harrod, seeing the smoke from his burning home, rushed back as quickly as possible. As he approached, the Indians ran into the forest before he could get a shot at them. Upon his arrival, he was horrified to find that his wife had been killed and scalped. He discovered her hand in the canoe which the Indians had loaded with plunder from the house.”

Ca 1734 Shenandoah River, Virginia He married SARAH MOORE, daughter of JAMES MOORE III and FRANCES GAY
Sources: (Susan W. Atkins, compiler, Hereward Records and Papers 1620-1940: 329 Years of History and Genealogy (Greenfield, IN: privately published, 1940), page 171 William Harrod Jr., son of Captain William Harrod to Dr. Draper, "I do not remember the name of my grandfather. Possibly it was Thomas or Samuel. My grandfather married my grandmother in Shenandoah Valley in 1736. She was named Sarah Moore. She was his second wife. He had a family by his first wife whose name I do not know. These were Thomas and John." Draper Mss. 371167. Hereinafter cited as Hereward Records and Papers.
(Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", p. 109. "Mrs. Susan W. Atkins used a 'quotation' which she said was taken from the Draper Collection. It refers to the marriage of John Harrod and Sarah Moore and reads: 'in the Shenandoah Valley in 1736.' The original record does not contain a date and reads: 'married Sarah Moore on Shenandoah; eldest son Samuel was born there.'
(Appalachian Frontier, He remarried, this time to Sarah Moore, of Maryland.
(Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", page 112 After his first wife was killed by Indians, John removed to Virginia where, about 1734, he married Sarah Moore 'on Shenandoah' and where some of their children were born. Draper Manuscripts 37J169-174 and Wither's Chronicles of Border Warfare (1912 edited by Reuben G. Thwaites) p. 190, Sketch of William Harrod.

circa 1734 John Harrod immigrated to Shenandoah, Virginia
Sources: (Alexander Scott Withers, Chronicles of Border Warfare or a History of the Settlement by the Whites of Northwestern Virginia and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State (Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Co., 1895, 1970), p. 190 “James Harrod's father emigrated from England to Virginia about 1734, and was one of the first settlers on the Shenandoah, in the Valley of Virginia. One of his sons, Samuel, accompanied Michael Stoner on his famous western hunting and exploring trip in 1767, another, William, born at the new family seat at Big Cove, in what is now Bedford County, Pa., served with distinction under George Rogers Clark. Hereinafter cited as Chronicles of Border Warfare.

1734 John Harrod emigrated from Wales
Source: (Virginia Shannon Fendrick, compiler, American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: DAR: Franklin County Chapter, ca 1944), p. 96 John Herrod (Harrod) was one of the early Welsh settlers in the Little Cove and Connallaways (now Tonolloway) in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. According to Draper, John Harrod came to America in 1734, name of wife unknown. Hereinafter cited as Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin Co., PA.

Between 1734-1736 his son Samuel Harrod was born

before 1735 he relocated to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
Source: Appalachian Frontier, They moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where they established a new home. Here John's third son, Samuel was born in 1735.
circa 1737 John Harrod relocated to Little Cove, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Source: Ibid., After two years, the family moved to Little Cove, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

1737 Dec 9 His son William Harrod was born

Between 1738-1745 his daughter Eleanor Harrod was born

1738 Dec. 15 Franklin Co., Virginia was created out of northern portions of Augusta and Orange Counties, Frederick began to function as a political unit around 1743. Frederick county people came from several different sources: German and Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania and Maryland, English settlers migrated to Hite's Fort near present Stephens City. English settlers from coastal counties also came there
Source: Frederick County Marriages 1738 - 1850 by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr.
between 1740 and 1750 he was on the tax list in Little Cove, Peters Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania
Sources: (Atkins, Hereward Records and Papers, pages 171 and 178.
History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania 1884 (Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884), p. 595 "The settlers in the Little Cove (now Franklin County) and on the Conolloways, at the time of Secretary Peters' visit to the Big Cove were: Joseph Coombs, John Herrod, Elias Stillwell, Rees Shelby, Levi Moore, Andrew Coombe, . . . " "By an act of March 29, 1798 all that part of Bedford, called the Little Cove and lying east of a line to begin in the Maryland line near the Great Cove or Tuscarora mountain . . . intersects the present line between Bedford and Franlkin Counties was annexed to Montgomery Township, Franklin County. Hereinafter cited as Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA 1884.

Between 1742-1746 his son James Harrod was born (founder of Harrodsburg in Kentucky)

Ca 1744 Daughter Mary Harrod was born

Ca 1746 Daughter Rachel Harrod was born

Between 1747 and 1750 he lived in Big Cove, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Sources: (Howard L. Leckey, Tenmile Country, pp. 244, 247 Source: Pennsylvania Colonial Records. In a letter of May 1750 from Secretary Richard Peters to the Colonial governor, secretary Peters had been sent into what is now Cumberland and adjoining counties in Pennsylvania to warn people off the land which had not yet been purchased from the Indians. It was on this trip that the story of the "Burnt Cabins" occurred. Trader George Croghan was with Peters in the Augwick Valley where he had a home. When the commission went to the Little Cove and Big Cove, they report that they ordered a number of persons off their improvements, including John Harrod. This was at a time when William Harrod Jr. reports that his grandfather as living in the Big Cove. It was the same area that saw James and William Harrod begin their military service under Forbes and where William Harrod got his first commission a few years later. John Harrod had been there at least 3 years. .[1]

between 31 May 1749 and 1750 Little Cove, Pennsylvania or Maryland (disputed territory between Frederick Co., Maryland or Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania) John Harrod signed a petition
Source Coombs Family Organization Conolloway Letter of Late 1749 or Early 1750 (Source: Minutes of the Provincial Council, pages 453 & 454)

"Petition of the Settlers of the Little Cove on the Temporary Line
"To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esquires, true and absolute Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania, &"The Petition of Subscribers, Inhabitants of small Tracts of Land situate Westward of the Kittochtinny or Blue Hills, at a place known by the Name of the Little Cove and Conolloway's Creek, humbly sheweth:
"Whereas, sundry Inhabitants of the Province of Maryland (some of 'em vested with Authority) divers times within these three Years past have attempted to survey and take possession of the aforesaid Tracts, being at or near where the Temporary Line when extended will run, as we believe; We, therefore, willing to live under the Protection of the good Constitution and Government of the Province of Pennsylvania, have hitherto prevented the various Attempts of the People of Maryland, and have preseumed to seat ourselves and made small improvements on the said lands.
"As we have done this purely to defend it from the People of Maryland, and not in contempt of the laws of the Province of Pennsylvania nor the Governor's Proclamation, we humbly pray that we may be permitted to live on our respective Improvements at least until the Temporary Line shall be extended. And your Petitioners shall pray, & ..."

Whether the Tonoloways Settlement was actually in Frederick Co, MD or Cumberland Co, PA was unresolved, and whether it was Indian land or not even a more critical issue.
Joseph Coombs, John Harrod and Andrew Coombs were 3 of the 21 men who signed. Hereinafter cited as Coombs Families.

1750 Jan 22 Son Levi Harrod was born

After 1750 Daughter Sallie Harrod was born

1750 Little Cove District, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania John Harrod appeared on the tax list
Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", page 109 Source: Filson Club files.

31 1750 May he lived in Little Cove, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Carrier, William Harrod by Herlynn Carrier, page 266. .[2]
Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", page 109 Source: Minutes of Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, Vol. 5 pp. 453-4.

After 1751 Daughter Elizabeth Harrod was born

After 1752 Daughter Jemima Harrod was born

1753 Frederick Co., Maryland, military service
Atkins, Hereward Records and Papers, pages 200-201. John and William Hearwood were on the muster roll of Capt. Moses Chapline during the French and Indian war.
Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", page 115 Sheperdstown was across the Potomac River from Frederick Co., Maryland and was close enough for relatives living on both sides of the river to keep in touch. The nearest fort was probably on the Maryland side. This may account for the names of John and William Harrod (Harwood) being on the roll of Capt. Chapline's Company in Frederick Co., Maryland in 1753. William was living in Little Cove at the time. It was just over the line in Pennsylvania.

1753 26 Jun John Harrod Frederick Co., Maryland
Source: Atkins, Hereward Records and Papers, pages 199-200. John Harrod, first as a Corporal and later as a Sargeant was on the Muster Roll of Capt. Joseph Chapline.

1754 3 Jul Fort Necessity, Virginia/Pennsylvania
Source: Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Roster of Virginia Militia, Perhaps the John Harwood on this list was John Harrod. This area is now located in Farmington, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Fort Necessity Roster.
1755 Big Cove, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Source: History of Washington Co., Pennsylvania p. 54. "In the morning of Sunday, the 2d of November, the Indian allies of the French attacked the Great Cove settlement, Cumberland County, killed six persons, and carried away seventeen prisoners. On the same day Benjamin Chambers wrote from Fallow Spring (source Col. Rec., vol. vi. p. 675) 'To the Inhabitants of the Lower Part of the county of Cumberland. If you intend to go to the assistance of your neighbors, you need not wait any longer for Certainty of News. The Great Cove is destroyed. James Campbell left this Company last night and went to the Fort at Mr. Steel's Meeting House, and there saw some of the Inhabitants of the Great Cove, who gave this account, that as they came over the Hill they saw their houses in flames. The messenger says there is but one hundred, and that they divided into two parts, the one part to go against the Cove, and the other against the Conolloways and that there are no French among them. They are Delaware and Shawanese. . . The people of the Cove that came off saw several men lying dead; they heard the murder shout and the firing of Guns, and saw the Indians going into the Houses that they had come out of before they left sight of the Cove. . . "On the day following the massacre and burning at Great Cove the settlements at Little Cove and Conoloways were attacked, all the houses burned, and several persons carried away as prisoners. Mr. Potter, sheriff of Cumberland County, reported 'that of ninety-three families which were settled in the two Coves and the Conolloways forty-seven were either killed or taken and the rest deserted.” (Withers, Chronicles of Border Warfare, p. 190 "In November 1755, a raid was made on the Big Cove settlement, by the Delaware chief Shingiss, but the Harrods were among the few families who escaped unharmed to Fort Littleton."

1756 Feb 29 he lived in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
Sources: Harry E. Foreman, "The Story of the Fort," Kittochtinny Historical Society: Papers Read Before the Society Vol. XV (2 April 1964): p. 54 "The writer is certain that some of the Harrods were in the fort when it was attacked. I believe this is where and when John Harrod, Sr. died in 1755". Hereinafter cited as "Story of the Fort."
Withers, Chronicles of Border Warfare, p. 190 "In November 1755, a raid was made on the Big Cove settlement, by the Delaware chief Shingiss, but the Harrods were among the few families who escaped unharmed to Fort Littleton."

before 24 Mar 1767 Ayr Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania John Harrod died
Sources: Atkins, Hereward Records and Papers, pages 211, 221 On 24 March 1767 William bought Buchanan's land described as adjoining lands of John Harwood deceased. I believe John Sr. died in about 1755.
Swainson, "Harrod Family by Swainson", page 113 On March 24, 1767, Alexander Buchanan sold a tract of land to William Harrod. It was located on the northeast by the lands of 'John Harwood, deceased' . . . in Little Cove, Air Twp., Cumberland Co. . . '. The name is spelled Harwood in the deed but a Note Bene is signed by William as 'Wm. Harrod' per Draper Manuscripts 4NN3. His grandson, William Harrod Jr., said that John died when James was about 12 years of age and that James was born in 1742 per Draper Manuscripts 37J167 (a letter), but Major John Griffin Fauntleroy who married Margaret Harrod said that James was born in 1746 on the eastern of the Susquehannah and Potomac region as informed by William Harrod . . . James was attached to a company of men at 14 years of age' per Draper MSS 12C23 and 12C22. Mrs. James Harrod, age 86 in 1842, said her husband was 10 years older than she which would make him born in 1746 as Fauntleroy states per Draper MSS 12C22.

before March 24, 1767, John was deceased when his son William bought Buchanan's land in Ayr Twp., Cumberland County. This land was described as "bounded by the lands of John Harwood deceased . . ." The description indicates that his estate had not been settled and hence that John Jr. was not the owner and would not have paid the taxes on 100 acres recorded as having been paid by John Harrod in 1763 and 1767.
Sources: Coombs Families, Perhaps he died in an Indian attack described in Coombs Fort of the Tonoloways Settlement of Maryland and Pennsylvania. 1 Nov. 1755 A party of about one hundred Indians (Shawnees & Delawares) entered the Great Cove and began murdering the defenseless inhabitants and destroying their property. The savages divided into two parties, one of which attacked the inhabitants of the Cove, and the other swept down upon the Conolloways. All the settlers who had warning of the approach of the savages fled. Many thus saved their lives, and going into the neighboring settlements, gave the alarm to the inhabitants....On November 14 (1755) Sheriff Potter made the following statement to Provincial authorities in Philadelphia "Twenty seven plantations were burnt and a great quantity of cattle killed. A woman ninety three years of age was found lying killed, with her breast torn off and a stake run through her body. Of ninety three families which were settled in the two Coves and the Conolloways, forty seven were either killed or taken and the rest had deserted." [ History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA (1884)].
Source: Appalachian Frontier

Sources for this family:

Helynn M. Carrier, Another Fresh Start in the Search for "My" William Harrod (601 South Baywood Ave., San Jose, CA 95128-3302: privately published, November 7, 1998

The Harrods of Happy Hollow by Homer C. Richie, shows no documentary evidence. Says James Harrod came from Bedfordshire, England ca. 1717 with his wife and sons.

Audrey Merriman, "John Harrod Family Group Sheet", 12 November 1984 (624 Carola St., Creve Coeur, IL 61611). Her sources were "James Harrod of Kentucky" by K.H. Mason,
"Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants" by Fowler pp. 57-8,

The Ten Mile Country and It's Pioneer Families by H.S. Leckey p. 20 & p. 11., "John Harrod I came with his father and brothers and lived first in New Jersey, came about 1712. His father was James Harrod. Later he settled on the Shenandoah in the Valley of Virginia".

Cheryl Paulson, "Harrod Family Group Sheets", 2 Nov. 1984 (328 Dawn Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555). No source citations were provided.

Footnotes:
[1] This was Lancaster County until 1750 when Cumberland was formed.

[2] Cumberland was formed from Lancaster County in 1750 and Bedford County was formed from Cumberland in 1771.

Per History of Bedford County, Chapter XXXVIII, The settlers at the Little Cove & Conalloways were Joseph Coombe, John Herrod, Rees Shelby, William Morgan, Andrew Coombs and others.

Samuel Harrod, Upper West Conocoheague, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania

Source: Pennsylvania Vital Records from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine and The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. II, 1983, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD

"Records of Upper West Conocoheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania: Baptisms by John King, D.D. 1769-1811", courtesy of Robert M. Torrence, Baltimore, Maryland. From photostatic copy of original records in society collections.

page 125 24 September 1769, Samuel, son of William Herrod

Thomas Harwood Lancaster Co., Virginia

Source: Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742, compiled by Gertrude E. Gray, 1987, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202

page 21: 2-292; William White of Lancaster County dec'd patented 192 acres in said county, 18 Jan. 1663, 146 acres first taken up by Wroughton and assigned to White and 26 acres surplus taken up by White. At death of White, it descended to his son William White who died. Escheat grant to William Ball of Lancaster County for 172 acres on Rappahanock River adjoining Jon Merriman, part of Thomas Harwood's land belonging to Charles King's orphans. 14 Oct. 1698

William Harrod's Revolutionary War Record

Source: Virginia / West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records, Volume 2 - Dabbs through Hysop, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, 1990, Heritage Books Inc., 1540 E. Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716:

page 273: William Harrod born 9/26/1764 Berkeley Co., Virginia; esf 1780 Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, where res; mvd 1781 to Kentucky with uncle Colonel James Harrod and settled in Lincoln County where esf 1782 against Indians PN 1832 Scott Co., Indiana. F-S16398, R1206

ESF= entered service from
PN=pension