Henry Harbin

Henry Harbin

Henry Harbin
Person	Henry Harbin
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First name	Henry
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Last name	Harbin
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Training	Apprentice
Is apprentice of	John Harbin
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Literacy	Signature
Has opening text	Henry Harbyn
Has signoff text	Hen: Harbin
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Language skills	English language
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Res parish	Saint Lawrence Pountney
Res town	London
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Res country	England
Birth year	1636
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Deposition start page(s)	HCA 13/70 f.385v Annotate
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Deposition date(s)	Jun 21 1655
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Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation

Biographical synthesis

Henry Harbin (alt. Harbyn; Horbin) (b. poss. ca. 1636; m. ?1681, Elizabeth Lewis of Mortlake, Surrey; d.?).

Servant of John Harbin, he had lived with John Harbin in the parish of Saint Lawrence Pountney for the two years prior to his deposition in 1655.

Another Harbin, the nineteen year old Joseph Harbin (b. ?; d. ca. 1692, Barbados), describes himself as "cashe-keeper to the said John Harbyn". He gave his residence as Saint Lawrence Pountney, and presumably, like Henry Harbin, was living at the house of John Harbin. He appears, according to his will proved in 1692, to have been a younger brother of John Harbin, whose cash keeper he was in 1655.

Harry Bristow Wilson (1831) identifies multiple male Harbins living in the parish of Saint Lawrence Pountney in the 1650s and 1670s. He cites an identure dated September 15th 1659 which was made between a number of parties, including Andrew Harbin, and a number of parties, including Morgan Harbin. He cites a further indenture, dated December 20th 1671 made between a number of parties, including John Harbin and "Moryn Harbin", and other parties.

Justin J. Meggitt (2016) identifies a Joseph Harbin in the second half of the C17th, described as "a successful Quaker merchant on Barbados", with a son named John. Sophia W. Rawlins (1983) states that Joseph Harbin's will was proved in 1692 in Barbados.

The John Harbin with whom Henry Harbin was living was presumably a relative, and may also be the John Harbin, who appears in the 1666 London Hearth tax records: "In Great Saint Hellens...John Harbin 14 hearths". John Harbin is recorded in a list of merchants in the 1677 London directory as "John Harbin Great St. Hellens, Bishopsgate Ward". Finally, there is a record of John Harbin's death and burial in the registers of Saint Helen's Bishopsgate, which record the burial on January 18th 1672/73 of "Mr John Harbin, in the Church in the South quire close to Mr Chamberlin's stone, and his brother taken up and layd with him in the same grave." Sophia W. Rawlins (1093) states that John Harbin lived in Saint Helens Bishopsgate from ca. 1660 till his death in 1673. Rawlins describes him as a merchant engaged in importing hemp and timber from France, and supplying naval stores to the Admiralty. Two children of John Harbin are mentioned in his will - Thomas and Anne.

A twenty six year old merchant Richard Bevis of Saint Andrew Undershaft gave evidence in the same case on June 22nd 1655 and described himself as the brother-in-law of John Harbin.

Quite possibly "Henry Harbin, of Mark Lane, London, Merchant, Bachelor, about 45" who in September 1681 was the subject of a marriage allegation for marriage to Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, spinster, of Mortlake, Surrey.

Henry Harbin is identified in a record dated November 1692 as a parishioner of Allhallowes Steyning. The record is of a mortgage of two tenements in Mark Lane, and Henry Harbin, together with John Jute, is described as a parishioner and trustee of the gift of William Winter for the education of six boys.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Henry Harbin deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on June 21st 1655. He deposed on an allegation given in in the case of "Harbyn against Wills".

The case concerned a dispute over French tobacco and involved John Harbin's correspondents in France.

The case dragged on, with a group of depositions in June 1655 and then a further deposition in June 1657.

List of depositions connected with the case of Harbyn against Wills

1. Henry Harbyn of the parish of Saint Lawrence Pountney London servant unto the sayd John Harbyn the producent with whom he hath lived about two yeares past, June 21st 1653
2. Richard Bevis of Saint Andrew Undershaft London merchant, aged about 26 yeares, June 22nd 1655
3. Joseph Harbyn of the parish of Saint Laurence Pountney cashe-keeper to the said John Harbyn aged 19. yeares, June 13th 1655
4. Nicholas Saunders of Truroe in Cornewall merchant, aged 28 yeeres, June 15th 1657

Comment on sources

Probable record of subject of this biography

"1681. Sep. 24. Henry Harbin, of Mark Lane, Lond., Mercht, Bachr abt 45, & Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, of Mortlack, Surrey, Sptr, abt 30, at her own dispose; alleged by Thomas Churchey, of St Mary Woolnoth, Lond., Wax Chandler; at Barnes or Mortlack, Surrey. (Not attested in margin.)"

Probable records of relatives of subject of this biography

"Merchant Taylors' School Register. 11 Mar. 1637-8:...Alexander Harbin. fn.4. Alexander Harbin, of St. Laurence Pountney Parish. He was son of Andrew Harbin, of London, citizen and dyer, and was apprenticed as a merchant taylor 10 Sep. 1645. (M.T. Bindings.)"

"Merchant Taylors' School Register. 11 Sep. 1672:...Joseph Harbin. fn.6. Joseph Harbin, probably son of John, who was Churchwarden of St. Laurence Pountney, 1656."

"Merchant Taylors' School Register. 11 Sep. 1672:...Andrew Harbin. fn.2. Andrew Harbin, of St. Laurence Pountney parish. Cf. ante."

"Deed: Release to uses of a marriage settlement for £1000

(i) Andrew Harbin, citizen and (?) of London and Roger Lock citizen and dyer of London
(ii) Alexander Harbin, citizen and merchant tailor of London (son and heir of Andrew Harbin) and Dorothy Moyse of London, spinster
(iii) Mary Bence of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, widow, and John Pitts, citizen and carpenter of London.

Manor of (?) or Hempners and the Manor House and 110 acres in Little Parndon and Nazeing in occupation of John Beard and third part of the advowson of Parndon, in Little Parndon and Nazeing.

Bought 29 September - 6 October 1652 from John Welden of Westminster, clerk, and Hannah his wife."

"HORBIN. The will of JOSEPH HORBIN of St Michael's, merchant, 15 February 1691/2. To my cousin Anne Horbin of London, daughter of my brother John Horbin, merchant, and her brother Thomas Horbin. To my kinsman Andrew Russ on my plantation in Carolina. To my son Joseph Horbin Jub. To daughter Elizabeth Horbin my land in Tudor Street (Bridgetown). To wife Sarah. To son John one half of a plantation in Jamaica and my plantation in South Carolina. Son John hath long been a captive in Salley (Salee) and may be dead. Proved 12 September 1692."

Other records

PROB 11/317/547 Will of Henry Harbin of Saint Martin Orgar, City of London 18 September 1665
PROB 11/342/279 Will of Andrew Harbin, Gentleman of Great Parndon, Essex 17 June 1673
PROB 11/368/490 Will of Andrew Harbin, Leather Seller of London 22 December 1681
PROB 11/374/48 Sentence of Edmund Harbin of Saint James Garlickhithe, City of London 21 June 1683
PROB 11/397/539 Will of William Harbyn or Harbin, Haberdasher of London 28 December 1689

PROB 11/959/422 Will of Elizabeth Harbin, Widow of Saint Lawrence Pountney, City of London 23 August 1770