John Harris Hayman ¹

Beware that many genealogies have John Harris Hayman as son of John Hayman but a land patent for the 45a tract "Little Hope" granted in 1795 but was surveyed for James Hayman in 1745 shows it differently. There, a petition of John Harris Hayman states that his father was James Hayman who died on Nov 12 1745 after the survey. A deposition of Revel Hayman then stated that that John H. Hayman was only son and heir of James Hayman.

In 1780, John Harris Hayman is listed in the Salisbury Battalion, Mill Creek Co., Maryland militia during the Revolution.

On Feb 4 1783, John Hayman (of John) et ux. Eda Hayman and John Harris Hayman (of James) sold 68.5a of "Haymans Purchase" to William Pollitt, for £68 (SoLR-G:365)

John Harris Hayman had the tract FORTUNATUS surveyed for him on Nov 25 1785 which he received patent for on May 12 1786. It was a resurvey of 52 ac of HAYMANS ADDITION (07 Nov 1737, James Hayman, 100 ac) + 100 ac vacancy on S side of road from Salisbury to Stevens Ferry.

30Mar1786, recorded 6Feb1796 -- Wor. L.R. R:126
Bond -- John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. bound to John Hayman of Worcester Co. for £500, with the condition that if the above bound John Harris Hayman make over unto the above named John Hayman a certain part of Hopewell, a certain part of Haymans Addition, and a cerain part of Fortunatus on the south side of the division line to begin at the end of the first line of Pollitts Chance and to run from thence clear across to the home going line of the afsd. Hopewell, the above obligation to be void.

6Feb1795 -- Wor. L.R. Q:82
Deed -- John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. sold to Thomas Hitch of Worcester Co. for £10 - 37 acres of Fortunatus taken up by the afsd. John Harris Hayman by virtue of a warrant of resurvey on part of Haymans Addition on the south side of the main branch of Dividing Creek beginning at the beginning bounder of Pollitts Chance.

19Sep1795 -- Wor. L.R. Q:324
Deed -- John Harris & Sarah (his wife) Hayman and Thomas & Jenny (his wife) Hitch sold to Kirk Gunby of Somerset Co. for £79 - 103 acres of Fortunatus taken up by the afsd. John Harris Hayman by virtue of a warrant of resurvey on part of Haymans Addition.

26Sep1795 -- Som. L.R. K:246
Deed -- John Harris & Sarah (his wife) Hayman sold to Kirk Gunby of Somerset Co. for £3 - 134 acres of Hopewell near and on the north side of a great savannah which dreans to the head of Wecomico Creek.

3Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. Q:344
Deed -- Rachel Hayman heir of David Hayman of Worcester Co. sold to Kirk Gunby the assign of John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. for and in compliance of a bond delivered from the said David Hayman to the said John Harris Hayman and also for 5 shillings 25 acres of Pollitts Chance on the south side of Jacob Tulls plantation beginning at the beginning bounder of the origl. tract afsd.

3Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. R:63
Deed -- Robert Standford of Columbia Co., Georgia by his attorney John Harris Hayman sold to Joshua Standford of Somerset Co. for £5 - 12 acres of Piney Swamp on the south side of George Pollitts land.

3Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. R:116
Deed -- John Harris Hayman of Someret Co. sold to William Wilson of Worcester Co. for £22 - 22 acres of Little Hope on the west side of Dividing Creek branch near Brown Beaver Dam.

7Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. R:117
Deed -- John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. sold to James Hayman of Somerset Co,. for 15 shillings 12 acres of Little Hope on the west side of Dividing Creek branch, the first part laid out for 8 acres and the second part for 4 acres.

17Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. R:52
Deed -- John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. sold to Jacob Tull of Worcester Co. for £5 - 25 3/4 acres of Fortunatus beginning at the beginning bounder of Little Profit also the beginning bounder of Fotunatus.

17Oct1795 -- Wor. L.R. R:111
Deed -- John Harris Hayman of Somerset Co. sold to Joshua Morris of Worcester Co. for 5 shillings 7 acres of Little Hope on the west side of Dividing Creek branch.

John Harris Hayman does not appear in the Worcester land records again after Oct1795, and there are no John Haymans in Somerset census records from 1800-1820, giving the impression he had sold out and fell off the edge of the world (i.e. left the Shore).

John married Sarah (?) about 1770. (Sarah (?) was born about 1751 in MD and died before 1830 in Worcester Co., MD.)