Jarman Family
Anson County Roots

Robert Jarman Jr. a young father and successful planter in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, died in 1748 leaving behind a large family. Twenty years later, two of his sons, Robert Jarman III and John Jarman, left their familiar Chesapeake Bay for the Pee Dee River in southern Anson County, North Carolina. The young pioneers' grandfather, Robert Jarman, Sr., two uncles, and even their step father, Lawrence Hall, had preceded them to North Carolina, but settled in the eastern part of the colony. Soon, it seems, the descendants of Robert Jarman Jr. became forgotten cousins even though they are no less related to the eastern Tarheel Jarmans than the latter are to each other. Efforts to reconstruct this family have met varied degrees of success:

Of Robert Jarman III's descendants we have some details of his sons' families:

• Emory Jarman, 1763-1839, of Cumberland Co. NC and Knox Co., Tenn.
• Robert Jarmon, 1769-1829, of Humphreys Co., Tenn. and ancestor to many Texans.
• William German, c1770-1850, of Fayette Co., Georgia and Randolph Co., Alabama.

• William Jarman, 1760-1845, of Anson Co.

• Jesse German, 1792-1883, of Anson and Union Counties, North Carolina.
• Tresse Jarman, 1793-1861, of Georgia and Arkansas.

Anson County Patriot Recognized! Male descendants of Emory Jarman (1763-1839) now qualify for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution. Read Emory Jarman's own fascinating account of his service in the North Carolina Militia and Continental Army in his pension application. C'mon ladies, let's qualify for the DAR too!