He had two brothers: Robert and Richard,[1] and was cousin of former governor of Albemarle Sound John Harvey.
[1] Harvey and his council established the "proprietors's liberal land policies" and he reorganized the colonial government.
The tensions between North Carolina and Virginia increased over a border dispute (along with other issues).
After the death of him (on March 27, 1688),[3] he married Sarah Laker in Perquimans County, North Carolina.
Harvey and Laker had three children: John (who died young), Thomas, and Mary.