The Harty Family
The immigrant ancestor of the Harty family was Hans Jacob Harty (Hartje) who was born in Berne, Switzerland. Ha was a weaver, spoke several languages, came to the United States in 1663 on the ship, “Brindle Cow” and settled in New York. Later generations of the Harty family migrated to New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.