Group Administrator:
Stephen Gauss - Email:
astro@chesabay.org
Project Surnames
Harriman, Harryman, Herriman
Project Background
There are at least twothree popular groups of Harrimans.
The Harriman Family Association is an association of the descendants of Leonard and John Harriman, immigrants to Rowley, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1638. The descendants of Leonard and John are found in most of the New England states; some moved to the mid-west and some are thought to be found in Canada. The known descendant lines have been published in "The Harriman Family: Research In Progress" by Lois Ware Thurston. The web site can be found at
www.harriman-family.org.
Another line of Harrimans is descended from William Harriman who came to New York in 1795. His descendants include railroad owner E. H. Harriman and diplomat William Averell Harriman.
A third line is from John Harryman who appeared in Baltimore, Maryland around 1650.
There are other Harrimans thought to have arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries.