John Harvie Sr.

[5] The Acts of Union 1707, implemented the year following Harvie's birth, created the single Kingdom of Great Britain.

This was complicated, however, by the Jacobite uprisings that began in 1688 to restore James II and his descendants to the throne.

Ships left the Chesapeake Bay for Scotland to deliver tobacco and returned with immigrants and goods for the colonists.

People traveled on rough trails and transported tobacco to the marketplace along the Rivanna River.

Wealthy planters, like Harvie, were set apart from common farmers by their fine furnishings and luxurious clothing.

Thomas expressed an interest in attending College of William & Mary to "get a more universal Acquaintance.

[4] They had the following children: Richard, John, Daniel, William, Martha, Elizabeth, Janet, and Mary.

[3] Martha, left with an unexceptional estate, ensured that her children had good educations and socialized with members of the "most polished society".