Direct Ancestors of Pat Hardin
William HARBIN & Sarah GILLEMS
Guilford County NC to Elbert County, GA
Compiled by Patricia Freeman Hardin; Mount Holly, NC; 2008
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WILLIAM HARBIN was born Abt. 1739 in Prince Georges County, MD, and died 14 Feb 1820 in Elbert County, GA. He married SARAH GILLEMS 22 May 1776. She was born Abt. 1760 in VA, and died Aft. 1850 in GA.

Notes for WILLIAM HARBIN:
+William Harbison
Roster of NC Soldiers
Militia
Comptroller's Office Certificates (year of 1785)
Morgan District (Morgan District is somewhat west of the Salisbury District.)

William Harbin lived at the Yadkin River area in NC before moving to GA.

1887, 1790
William Harbin was listed in Wilkes Co. GA Tax Digest in any area that became Elbert Co. in December of 1790.

1820
Georgia Archives Database of index of Revolutionary War veterans who were fortunate drawers in the 1820, 1827 and 1832 Land Lotteries. http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/what_do_we_have/online_indexes/rev_war_veterans/default.htm
Name: William Harbin
Date: 12/ 16/1830
Land Lot Number: 99
District: 2
Section: 0
Lottery Year: 1820
County of Residence: Elbert County
County Drawn: Early County

+Elbert County, Georgia
Will Book "L" 1816-1821. Page 370
I, William Harbin Ser'r of the State of Georgia and County of Elbert being of proper disposing mind and feeling declining mortality fast giving warns me to prepare for the inavoidable event insident to mankind, I therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in form of following, that is to say
1) I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the dust from whence it was taken to be buried in Christian like manner at the discretion of my herein after named Executors.
2) It is my desire that all my just debts be paid and my personal expenses also out of any part of my personal estate my said Executors may think proper to dispose of for that purpose.
3) As to the residue of my worldly estate I dispose of as follows. . .
- that my beloved wife Sally Harbin enjoy all the benefits of my plantation with all the utentials thereunto belonging and all my stock of every kind household & kitchen furniture so long as she live my widow.
- to my beloved children Anna Scales, Thos Harbin, John Harbin, Rebekah Brown, Peggy White, Sally Brown and Joanna Brown gave & bequeath the sum of one dollar each to be paid out of my personal estate after my decease.
- to my beloved daughter Betsy Harbin I give and bequeath one feather bed & furniture.
- to my beloved children William Harbin, Nancy Harbin and Susannah Harbin I give & bequeath one feather bed & furniture each.
4) It is my will that at the death of my aforesaid wife or in the case of her marriage all my then remaining estate both real & personal not herein disposed of be sold in the way by which it is likely to make the most money and the proceeds of said sale to be equally divided among all my children then living but if any of my now lilving childrew should die before said division takes place then and in that case the heirs of said child or children so dec'd shall be entitled to such part as said child or children would be entitled if they was alive.
. . . Son Thomas & wife appointed executors & all former wills revoked. Written 10/16/1818. Witnessed by Leonard Rice, John Duncan, Robert Kennedy. Probated 5/1/1820. Inventory done 6/29/1820.

Inventory of estate of Wm. Harbin includes household furnishings for 2 & notes on Adam White, Thomas Harbin & Abraham Brown & 150 Ac.. Buyers: Susan Smith, Adam Brown, John Brown, Wm. Dudley, Ashbury H. Brown, Thomas I Ray/Day. 12/15/1853.

Notes for SARAH GILLENS:
Sarah GILLEMS Harbinson received a Widow's Pension for her husbands Revolutionary War Service. In her application she stated that he served while living in Guilford County, NC and that they married in Guilford County, NC. The name is listed as both Harbinson and Harbin in the application with the dominate spelling shown as Harbinson. On 13 Feb 1846 Sarah was a resident of Elbert County GA and 84 years of age. Sarah claimed that her husband had been a private in the North Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War and served at least one year. She stated that they married on 22 May 1776 and that her husband, William Harbinson died 14 Feb 1820.
John Wilson of Anderson District, SC gave an affidivit that he knew William Harbinson and Sarah Gillems before their marriage and remembered when they married and that he lived about 4 miles from them at that time. he stated that he was in service with William Harbinson and that they served under Col. Okneal and Capt Andrew Wilson. Widow's Pension No. 7706.

NOTE:
William Harbinson or Harbin used the name William Harbin when he moved to Georgia. Documents to support that William Harbinson and William Harbin was the same man can be found in his widow’s Pension Application where both names are shown. Also in the Pension application is an affidavit from his daughter Anna Scales and her husband Aron Scales. Anna Harbin married Aaron Scales in Elbert County Georgia on 26 Nov 1808 (see certificate). Anna Scales is named in the LWT of William Harbin of Elbert County, GA dated 10 Oct 1818. Anna and husband Aaron Scales are in the 1850 Federal Census living in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 232B but Anna died before the estate of William Harbin was settled after the death of his wife Sarah. Anna is not listed in the returns but her two daughters, Sarah Donehoo and Margaret Kelly received their mother’s share. In the Revolutionary War Widows Pension File of John Hudgins/Hutchings (R 7515) is a letter dated Dec 17, 1845 from William G. Collins, Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of North Carolina that he had located service records for William Harbin / Harbinson and that both spellings seem to be for the same man. Collins offered to send a Certificate for Wm. Harbin or W. Harbinson. It appears that the same agent was assisting Sarah Harbin and the widow of John Hudgins/Hutchings with their applications for a Widow’s Pension of their husband’s service.

Children of WILLIAM HARBIN and SARAH GILLENS are:

i. ELIZABETH "BETSY" HARBIN, m. ELLIS SPARKS, 20 Dec 1825, Elbert County, GA.

ii. WILLIAM HARBIN, b. Abt. 1775; m. ELIZABETH KENNEDY, 18 Dec 1817, Elbert County, GA (Source: Will Book "L" Mixed Records, Marriages 1809-1824, p. 190..).

iii. ANNA HARBIN, b. Abt. 1780; m. AARON SCALES, 29 Nov 1808, Elbert County, GA; b. 1784, VA.

iv. JOHN HARBIN, b. Abt. 1783, SC; m. (1) POLLY BERRY; m. (2) SOPHIA HENDRY, 17 Nov 1814, Elbert County, GA (Source: Will Book "K" Mixed Records, Marriages 1812-1816, p. 161..); b. 1800, GA.

v. THOMAS HARBIN, b. 1784, Wilkes County, NC; d. 11 Sep 1875, Oconee County, SC; m. MARY CLEVELAND, 1814.

vi. SALLY HARBIN, b. Abt. 1791; m. HIRAM BROWN, MD.

vii. MARGARET "PEGGY" HARBIN, b. Abt. 1792; m. JOHN WHITE, 15 Dec 1814, Elbert County, GA.

viii. JOANNAH HARBIN, b. 23 Nov 1796, Elbert County, GA; d. 03 Aug 1867, Hart County, GA; m. WILLIAM ANDREW BROWN; b. 04 May 1795, Elbert County, GA; d. 14 Aug 1866, Hart County, GA. See sketch on William Andrew Brown and Joannah Harbin.

ix. NANCY HARBIN, b. 19 Mar 1799; d. 25 Jul 1867, Elbert County, GA; m. ADAM BROWN, 25 May 1823, Elbert County, GA; Bk."L"1816-1824, p.483; b. 14 Nov 1800, Elbert County, GA; d. Bef. 06 Jul 1868, Elbert County, GA.

x. SUSANNAH HARBIN, b. Abt. 1800; m. DRURY SMITH, 07 Dec 1830, Elbert County, GA (Source: Will Book "N" Mixed Records, Marriages 1829-1831, p. 284..).

xi. REBECCA HARBIN, b. 13 Feb 1809; m. ABRAHAM JOHN BROWN.