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William Harris Sr (abt. 1669 - abt. 1730)

Colonel William "Claiborne, Ned" Harris Sr
Born about in New Kent, Virginia Colonymap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1695 in St. Peter's Parish, Pamunkey River, New Kent, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 61 in Cedar Hill, Frederick, Virginia Colonymap [uncertain]
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Biography

Colonel William Claiborne Harris II was born about 1669 in Hanover County, Virginia. Son of Robert Harris and Mary Elizabeth (Claiborne) Harris. Brother of Mary Harris, Richard Harris, William Claiborne Harris, Martha Harris, Judith Harris, Claiborne Rice, John Harris, Thomas Rice, Robert Harris, Edward Harris, Judith (Harris) Robertson, Benjamin Harris and Thomas Harris. Husband of Temperance (Overton) Harris — married 1695 in St Peters Paris, New Kent, Virginia, United States.[1]

William was known as William of Cedar Hill.

Colonel William Claiborne /Harris/ II[2][3][4]
He was born
  • about 1665, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia[citation needed]
  • 1669, Hanover Co, Colony of Virginia[5]
  • 1672, Henrico, Virginia, United States[citation needed]
  • 1672, Hanover Co, Colony of Virginia[6]
  • 1675, New Kent, Virginia, USA[7]
He married in 1695 at St. Peters Church, Hanover, New Kent, Virginia, British North America[8][9][10][11]
1675, Weyanoke, Virginia, British North America[citation needed]
His children were
Col. Harris died
  • 1720, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, age 48[citation needed]
  • 1720, Cedarhill, Hanover, Virginia Colony[12]
1730, Cedarhill, Hanover, Virginia, USA[13]

Uncertain Facts

Origins

William Harris was a son of Robert Harris and Mary Claiborne.[14] He was born about 1652 at York County, in the colony of Virginia.[14] He married Temperance Overton.[14]

Note: I believe we may be confusing more than one of the three William Harrises in Hanover County (see Three William Harrises in Hanover County by Malcom Hart Harris).[15] Alternate birth date and place, and death date is Hanover County, Virginia in 1670 and died before 1733 in New Kent County, VA.[citation needed]

Name

William Harris, Col.[16][17][18][19]

Birth

About 1652, Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia[18]

Occupation

William Harris of Hanover County was called "Captain" and "Gent." in legal documents.[15] He was a well-known, wealthy tobacconist.[14] He was a justice of the peace for many years, and a church vestryman.[15] His residence was Cedar Hill Plantation at the forks of the Pamunkey River.[15]

On January 28, 1706/07, William first appeared in the records of Hanover when he was named a road surveyor of a new road in the Forks of New Kent County near his home.[15][20] In 1716 he was named a vestryman in St. Pauls's parish[21] and on April 11, 1721[22] he was named a church warden.[15] On October 10, 1724[23] he was present at the vestry meeting for St. Paul's Parish, after which he was named a vestryman for the new parish of St. Martin's which included the area above the South Anna River in the Forks and west of Stonehorse Creek in new Kent County.[15] The parish records of St. Martin's Parish are no longer extant. He died in New Kent county before February 1, 1733/34 when his son, Benjamin Harris conveyed to Robert Harris a tract of land which he had been devised "by his deseast father William Harris" called Walker's Neck, lying on Little River in Hanover County.[15][24]

Notes: May have died 1733. Of the Pamunkey River area, VA. The children of William Harris and Temperance Overton are the ones listed in Three William Harrises in Hanover County by Malcom Hart Harris, The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 22, pp. 3-15. I have seen no evidence as to the parentage of William Harris. Death ?? dubious jhlll 8 Mar 1686/1687 in Cedar Hill, Hanover County, Virginia

Name: COL. WILLIAM HARRIS Sex: M Birth: 1669 Death: 1730 in WEYANOKE, VA[citation needed]
Father: MAJ. ROBERT HARRIS b: 1625
Mother: MARY (CLAIBORNE) RICE
Marriage 1 TEMPERANCE OVERTON b: 03-02-1679 in NEW KENT, VA
Children: MAJOR ROBERT HARRIS b: 1696 in HANOVER COUNTY, VA

Marriage

William married in 1695/6 at Hanover County, Virginia[25] to Temperance Overton, daughter of wealthy tobacco grower[14] William Overton and Mary Elizabeth (Waters) Overton),[25][15]

Note: According to W. H. Miller, the Mother of Temperance is Mary Walters.[14] According to m. stanhope in his article "William Harris and Temperance Overton" (2013), she was Elizabeth, as named in her mother's will: "The Will of Ann Waters, dated 7 Sep. 1697, of St. Sepulchre, London, England, specifically calls her daughter Elizabeth Overton 'now in Virginia'. Also named as being in Virginia is her brother, John Waters. A deed is recorded in the Virginia land books for 4,600 acres of land on the south side of Pamunky River on Falling Creek, 23 April 1681, to William Overton, for transporting 92 persons to the colony, including Elizabeth Overton."[26]

Note: Alternate marriage place is Pumunkey River, St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia.[citation needed]

1695, St. Peter's Parish, Pamunkey River, New Kent, Virginia[18]
Child: William Harris

Children

(Currently working on Merging the children, and the children listed are possibilities listed from various sites)[citation needed]

  1. Major Robert Harris b abt 1696 or 1698 in St Peters Parish, New Kent Co., VA
  2. Elizabeth Harris b bef 27 Nov 1698, Hanover, VA, d abt 1770, Hanover, VA; md John Hudson 1711, New Kent, VA.
  3. George Harris b bef 13 Apr 1701 in Virginia
  4. John Harris b abt Mar 1703, Hanover, VA, d 1778 Caroline, VA; md [1] Mary Stanley, and [2] Ann Clough.
  5. Benjamin Harris b abt 1705, Hanover, VA, d 1765, Louisa, VA; md [1] Mary, and [2] Sara Dumas.
  6. William Harris b 1707, Hanover, VA, d 6 Dec 1792, Hanover, VA; md Elizabeth Burnett.
  7. Jemima Harris b abt 1709, Hanover, VA; md William Overton.
  8. Edward Harris b abt 1711, Hanover, VA; md Ann.
  9. David Harris b 1712, Hanover, VA, d abt 1790.
  10. Overton Harris
  11. Christopher Harris b: ABT. 1697 in Albemarle, VA
  12. Thomas Harris b: ABT. 1704 in , Virginia
  13. James Harris b: ABT. 1708 in Hannover, VA

Note: These are the children of William and Temperance Overton, according to Malcolm H. Harris.[15]

  1. Maj. Robert Harris of Albemarle County, Virginia
  2. Benjamin Harris of Hanover County, Virginia
  3. William Harris, Jr. of St. Paul's Parish
  4. John of Hanover County, Virginia
  5. James of Hanover County, Virginia
  6. Jemima who married her cousin William Overton

Death and Legacy

According to W. H. Miller, William Harris died March 8, 1687 at the age of thirty-five.[14] He was buried at an old Colonial church on the James River at Weyanoke, Virginia.[14] After the old church had gone to ruins, the bronze plaque from William's gravestone was removed on July 1, 1875 to St. Paul's Church at Norfolk, Virginia. On this plaque are engraved the words, "Here lyeth ye body of William Harris who departed this life ye 8th day of March 1687 Aged 35 years."[14]

1720, Hanover County, Virginia[18][27]

Research Notes

Note: The deduced children of William Harris and Temperance Overton are listed in "Three William Harrises in Hanover County" by Malcom Hart, "The Virginia Genealogist," Vol. 22, p. 6:[15]

> No family Bible record is known to exist and the will of Capt. William Harris was lost in the fire which destroyed the Hanover County records. The following list of children of Capt. William Harris has been derived from both court and family records:

  1. Major Robert Harris of Albemarle County
  2. Benjamin Harris of Hanover County
  3. William Harris, Junion, of St. Paul's Parish
  4. John Harris of Hanover County
  5. James Harris of Hanover County
  6. Jemima Harris who married her cousin William Overton.
I have seen no evidence as to the parentage of William Harris.


Property Notes:NI510

1704, owned 100 acres in St. Paul's Parish, Hanover co. , VA
1713, owned 400 acres on the North Anna River [a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River in central Virginia].
William was born in 1652. He passed away in 1730.

From pre-merge datafields of profiles (because dates/places are slightly different):

Colonel William Claiborne Harris II
Born about 1669 in Hanover County, Virginia, British North America
Son of Robert Harris and Mary Elizabeth (Claiborne) Harris
Brother of Mary Harris, Richard Harris, William Claiborne Harris, Martha Harris, Judith Harris, Claiborne Rice, John Harris, Thomas Rice, Robert Harris, Edward Harris, Judith (Harris) Robertson, Benjamin Harris and Thomas Harris
Husband of Temperance (Overton) Harris — married 1695 in St Peters Paris, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Father of Robert Overton Harris and Elizabeth Harris
Died 1733 in Weyanoke, Virginia, British North America
Col. William Claiborne Harris
Born about 1652 in New Kent County, Virginia, British Colonies
Son of Robert Harris and Mary Elizabeth (Claiborne) Harris
Brother of John Clairborne Harris, Mary Harris, Richard Harris, Martha Harris, Judith Harris, Claiborne Rice, John Harris, Thomas Rice, Robert Harris, Judith (Harris) Robertson, Benjamin Harris, Edward Harris, Thomas Harris and William Claiborne Harris II
Husband of Temperance (Overton) Harris — married about 1695 in St. Peter's Parish, Pamunkey River, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Father of Keziah Harris, Overton Harris, Temperance Harris, Benjamin Harris, Frederick Harris, Christopher Harris, Overton Harris, George Harris, John Harris, James Harris, Stephen Edward (Harriss) Harris, Thomas Harris, Edward Harris, William Harris Jr., Jemima Harris, David Harris and Frederick Harris
Died 21 Oct 1726 in Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, British Colonies

Also deleted from profile Harris-16517 before merge was this alternate death date:  :"Died 8 Mar 1687 in Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia Colony"

Extracts from Sources Found on Merged Profile: William Harris

Born 1669 / Abt 1672 Forks, Hanover County, Virginia
Gender Male
Died before October 21, 1726 / 8 Mar 1730 Cedar Hill, Hanover County, Virginia
Son of Major Robert Harris of "The Forks" and Mary ‘Elizabeth’
Husband of Temperance Overton (BIRTH 2 MAR 1679 • Forks, New Kent (now Hanover), Virginia DEATH 19 FEB 1716, married 1695

https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1149... cites The Virginia Genealogist , Volume 22, 1978, 3.

No family Bible record is known to exist and the will of Capt. William Harris was lost in the fire which destroyed the Hanover County records. The following list of children of Capt. William Harris has been derived from both court and family records:

(1) Major Robert Harris of Albemarle County
(2) Benjamin Harris of Hanover County
(3) William Harris, Junior, of St. Paul's Parish
(4) John Harris of Hanover County
(5) James Harris of Hanover County
(6) Jemima Harris who married her cousin William Overton.
Col. William Claiborne Harris was the son of Maj. Robert Harris, born 1630 in Glamorgan, Wales, who died 1730 in Hanover Co., VA. William's mother, Mary (Claiborne) Rice, was born 1630 in King William Co., VA and died 9 Feb 1710 at Doswell, Hanover Co., VA. Mary Claiborne was [NOT] the daughter of Col. William Claiborne, the first Secretary of the Virginia Colony.
In 1695, Col. William Claiborne Harris married Temperance Overton, daughter of William Overton, the immigrant, and his wife, Mary Waters. This William Overton was the son of Colonel Overton, Governor of Hull, England, under Oliver Cromwell and later commanded a brigade at Dunbar and Inver Keithing
William Cross of Botetourt Co., Va., and his descendants, 1733-1932; also a record of the related families of McCown, Gentry-Blythe, Cain-Robertson, Harris-Martin, and Conner, of Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri / by John Newton Cross and Mary Cross Cole. by Cross, John Newton, 1850- Publication date 1932. Page 157.Archive.Org - many more children are listed.

???

Children of Robert Harris and Mary are:
46 i. Mary8 Harris.
47 ii. John Harris, born 1662.
48 iii. Thomas Harris, born 1667.
49 iv. Claiborne "Ned" Harris, born Abt. 1668.
+ 50 v. William Capt. Harris, born 1669 in Broomfield, Essex, England; died 08 Mar 1705/06 in Cedar Hill, Hanover Co., Virginia.
51 vi. Robert Jr. Harris, born Abt. 1675 in Hanover, Co., Virginia.
52 vii. Benjamin Harris, born 1677.
53 viii. Judith Harris, born 1681.
54 ix. Edward Harris, born 17 Apr 1690.

From Tery Kempf 3 June 2019:

“William Harris and Temperance Overton only had three sons. Christopher Harris I, Overton Harris (married Anne Nelson) and Major Robert Harris II (married Mourning Glenn)” link
William Harris of Hanover County, Virginia
husband of Temperance Overton
Capt William Harris first known to have been living in 'The Forks' area of Hanover Co. (St. Paul's Parish, New Kent Co. at that time) in 1704 where he owned 100 acres that year. He resided at 'Cedar Hill' plantation located on the North Anna River, in the forks of the Pamunkey River, St.Martin's Parish, Hanover Co. near Doswell, VA.
He also had 2222 acres of land in various parts of Hanover Co., VA at various dates 1713, 1717, 1723, 1725.
He was a vestryman for St. Paul's Parish 1716 and later for St.Martin's Parish in 1724.
William Harris married Temperance Overton, a daughter of a wealthy tobacco grower, William Overton, and Mary Walters, his wife. The said William Overton was a son of Colonel (???) Overton, who commanded a Brigade of Ironsides under Oliver Cromwell.
William Harris became also a tobacconist, raising and dealing in that weed, which was at that time a medium of exchange, and became fairly well off in this world's goods.
[PW, Curator: Who is the following referring to?] After immigrating from Wales he became a wealthy tobacco farmer. His home was in Brown's Cove, Albemarle County, Virginia. He was buried in an old Colonial Church at Weyanoke on the James River. His bronze tablet was moved to Norfolk, Virginia and placed in the walls of St. Paul's old church.

from Jesse Lawrence's family tree on World Connect: (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=...)

Note:
1) Lived on the land between the North Anna and Little Rivers, on the east side of what is now Route 188, near Doswell in Hanover County VA, close to the North Anna. Their place was to be called "Cedar Hill.":(1f) Served as Justice of Hanover County Virginia
(1b) 1726, 21 Oct: William Harris and James Overton were replaced on the vestry of St. Paul's Parish.
(1b) 1731, Feb: His son William Jr. was present at the processioning of his land.
Death:
(1g) 1 Feb 1733 his son Benjamin deeded land left by "the last will and testament of his deceased father, William Harris."
Sources include:
Harris Family of Virginia by Thomas H. Harris. Anderson Family Records, p. 141.
Braxton (WVA) Hist. Soc. Journal 17 (1) of Mar 1989.
The Virginia Genealogist 22:6 (1978).
Tidewater Virginia Families by V. Davis (1989) Note: this has very good review of this family.
Correspondence from Bernice White of Houma, LA.
Boddie, John B. Virginia Historical Genealogies, Vol. V; pg 128-129.
World Family Tree, Vol. 1 Pedigree #336. GenServ
Forinash, Rena V. 26611 Balerna Dr., Saugus, CA 91350
More About WILLIAM CLAIBORNE HARRIS, CAPT: Burial: Probably in the old Haris graveyard at Glen Cairn at Cedar Hill? which is near Doswell County, VA5 Lived location: Cedar Hill, St. Martin's Parish, Hanover County, VA; land was located on the North Anna River near Doswell, VA5 Occupation: 1706, Key River, Surveyor; Vestryman, St. Paul's & later St Martin's6
Endnotes
1. Vol 10 WFT 1747. 2. Vol 7 WFT 3309, (differs) born 1669. 3. Ellis R. Brockman 505 Kane, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (517) 772-5054, indicates born abt 1652 in Virginia 4. Vol 8 WFT 3447, indicates died 1733 New Kent County Virginia 5. Ellis R. Brockman 505 Kane, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (517) 772-5054. 6. Vol 8 WFT 3447.

from Jesse Lawrence's family tree on World Connect: (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=...)

The Cedar Hill Cemetery is an ancient cemetery in good condition and is being maintained. It is believed to be the oldest cemetery in Hanover County, since it contains the oldest known grave in the county, the grave of Temperance Overton Harris.

The cemetery is located in a mature forest with huge hardwoods. The grave of Thomas Harris is enclosed in a wrought iron fence. This ancient cemetery is believed to be the largest private family cemetery in the State of Virginia.

Cedar Hill - This was a very early home to the Harris family. William Harris and his wife Temperance Overton lived at Cedar Hill. This house was in good shape until a few years ago when Kings Dominion amusement park bought the land and destroyed the house. It was a 1 1/2 story house, said to have been log cabin with frame on the outside.

Cedar Hill house was destroyed several years ago by the property owner. Time frame in 1980's. House set on fire and burned for fire department to practice firefighting. Development pressure strikes another blow to Harris heritage and history.

(Bobby Wood, Residing on the banks of the South Anna River in Historic Hanover County, VA)

from Jesse Lawrence's family tree on World Connect: (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=...)

There seems to be a quite a variation in information relative to Captain Thomas HARRIS, his wives and his children, part of which is caused by the similarity of several William HARRIS' existing at about the same time and in nearly the same place.

This has been addressed by Malcolm Hart Harris of West Point, Virginia in his three articles in Volume 22 of The Virginia Genealogist, starting on pages 3, 99, and 187. The first page of Hart's works entitled THREE WILLIAM HARRISES IN HANOVER COUNTY states the following: "A good many years ago, the finding of three grants made on 24 March 1725 to three patentees named William Harris prompted a study in some detail of the three men, their families and their lands in the counties of Hanover and Louisa...The first of these three, recorded as Capt. William Harris and William Harris, Gent., was certainly the well known Capt. William Harris of Hanover County who resided in the Forks of the Pamunkey River at his plantation called Cedar Hill...

The second William Harris was designated as Junior in the patent, to identify him as a son or a younger man. It seems reasonably certain that he was a son of Capt. William Harris as the records prove.

The third William Harris was without rank or any identifying connection, except his association with George Alves in the records of St. Paul's Parish and patents of adjoining lands in Hanover County. The three tracts of land which were granted on 24 March 1725 lay in widely separated areas of the county of Hanover, which in 1725 included Louisa County. The two tracts granted Capt. William Harris and William Harris Gent. lay along Little River and below the North Anna River. That granted William Harris, Junior, was also on Little River but about twenty miles to the west. The tract granted the third William Harris lay along Cub Creek which lies wholly within the county of Louisa and is about six miles from the nearest tract on upper Little River."

Hart goes on to identify Captain William Harris as marrying Temperance, the daughter of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters, his wife, who also lived in the Forks.

This seems to identify the Harris/Overton line as living on the Forks of the Pamunkey River at a place called Cedar Hill. There does not seem to be any reference to the parents of this first Captain William Harris in Hart's works.

Hart in his second article covers The Second William Harris of Hanover, again as part of the Harris/Overton line and living in the Little River area.

In his third article Hart tells about The Third William Harris of Hanover and identifies him as having land on Cub Creek in Hanover County. This William Harris is called Major William Harris and is associated with George Alves. George Alves later marries the widow of this Major William Harris. This association is also covered by William R. Taylor writing also in Volume 22 of The Virginia Genealogist starting on page 261.

In Adventurers of Purse and Person, VIRGINIA, 1607-1625, compiled and edited by Annie Lash Jester, second edition 1964, it is stated p. 202-205, 383-384 that Thomas Harris repatented 700 acres in Henrico, 12 July 1637, "called by the name of the Longfield with swamp and marshes". It continues on telling about Captain Thomas Harris' daughter Mary Ligon conveying 200 acres in Curles, Henrico County "being part of a greater divident granted unto Captain Thomas Harris deceased and given by will of said Thomas Harris unto his daughter Mary Ligon. This article goes on to state that William Harris (Major)(son of Captain Thomas Harris) fell heir to "Longfield" later known as Curles. He married (1)_____ (later identified as Lucy Stewart) and (2) Alice_____ whose (2) husband George Alvis,...is named as having married "the relict of Major William Harris deceased".

The above article lists on pages 384 and 385 the wills of Major William Harris and his brother Thomas Harris, both indicating association with the Ligons. These are found in Henrico County Records (Deeds & Wills) 1677-1692 on p. 68 and 90,91.

No where in these articles is named Robert Harris, who married Mary Claiborne Rice,as the son of Captain Thomas Harris. This seems to be brought up by Ligon writing in The Ligon Family and Connections, 1947, on p. 844.

In conclusion it appears that the articles named rather clearly identify two different families of William Harris, one which is the Harris/Overton line and does not seem to come from Captain Thomas Harris, and the other line which continues down through Major William Harris and is further identified as associaed with George Alves.

Searching for the grave site and year William Harris died. I have seen Temperance (Overton) Harris grave. I don't believe he is buried beside her.

Sources

  1. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 September 2018), memorial page for Col William Claiborne Harris (1669–8 Mar 1730), Find A Grave: Memorial #93941470, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hanover County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by T_Edmondson (contributor 47744896) .
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  22. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786 (Richmond, 1940), p. 93; Quote: At a Vestry held at M,r Jno Gile's April 11:th 1721 ... Ordered that M,r William Flemming, and Mr William Harris, execute the Office of Church Wardens for the ensuing year, and they are hereby requir'd and Impowered to act therein Acording to Law.
  23. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786 (Richmond, 1940), pp. 111, 597; Quote: At a Vestry held at the Lower Church y:e 10:th of 8,br ... Cap,t William Harris ... (page 113) ... To be left in y:e Church Warden's hands to pay Cap,t Harris when he makes out his Acc,t 494
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  • Hylbom Family Ancestry Project / Paternal Lines / Paternal Go to Ha / Harris #12208 Discusses Harris, Claiborn and Butler family relationships in 17th Century from Essex, England, to colonial Virginia. Well-worth reading.
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    • Source: #S14 Page: p. 348
  • William Cross of Botetourt Co., Va., and His Descendants, 1733-1932: Also a Record of the Related Families of McCown, Gentry-Blythe, Cain-Robertson, Harris-Martin, and Conner, of Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri; Authors John Newton Cross, Mary Thompson Cross Cole, Sarah McLonie Conner; Publisher E. W. Stephens publishing Company, 1932; Page 156–57. [1]
  • Source: S22 The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Va. from 1680 to 1787; Authors: St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.), National Society of the Colonial Dames of America; Edition: reprint; Publisher: Heritage Books, 1988; ISBN: 1556131194, 9781556131196; Length: 212 pages; Page: 15; Quote: George son of William Harris bapt. the 13 Aprill, 1701.

See also:

  • North America family histories 1500-2000
  • Us find a grave index 1600’s-current
  • Burial, Source: S-1631643617 Repository: #R-1696744412 Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
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  • The WikiTree profile Harris-12357 was created by Tom Greene on Jun 29, 2014 (July 7 according to the Changes page) through the import of tgreeneftdna1.ged (prior to import, this record was last changed 08:09 31 Jan 2011). The profile included the user ID: FFD97722B70B4252B1009BC94768F037B2E8, Reference: 16363, and Ancestral File Number 19F4-47. Source citations: #S283, #S286, #S291, and #S43.
  • Harris-13055 was created by Bill Huitt through the import of hehuitt7.GED on Sep 8, 2014.
  • Harris-14975 was created by Marie Daake through the import of Joey.ged on Feb 16, 2015.
  • Information entered by Robin Page, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
  • Harris-16522 and Harris-16517 were created by William Foster through the import of Ola Mundy Tree 2015-07-03.ged on Jul 3, 2015.




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Harris-52908 and Harris-1917 appear to represent the same person because: they clearly represent the same man as only One man: William Harris, married Temperance Overton. Both biographies need a lot of work; research and pruning to delete duplicated information AND to provide Sources for facts but this should Not Stop the Merge as WikiTree only permits ONE profile per ancestor. Thank you . I suggest contacting the Virginia Project for help!
posted by Chet Snow
According to information available on William's father's page, Robert Harris, this William's mother is NOT Mary Elizabeth (Claiborne) Harris.
posted by [Living Davis]
Please explain. I am researching this family to know which William Harris is my ancestor. Thank you.

Catherine Fussell

The Death and Legacy information at the bottom of this page doesn't appear to match this William Harris. Death date on the bronze plaque is different and calculated birth date would be different too. The William Harris whose plaque is at St. Paul's church in Norfolk can't be this William Harris.

"According to W. H. Miller, William Harris died March 8, 1687 at the age of thirty-five.[15] He was buried at an old Colonial church on the James River at Weyanoke, Virginia.[15] After the old church had gone to ruins, the bronze plaque from William's gravestone was removed on July 1, 1875 to St. Paul's Church at Norfolk, Virginia. On this plaque are engraved the words, "Here lyeth ye body of William Harris who departed this life ye 8th day of March 1687 Aged 35 years."[15]"

posted by [Living Davis]
@Edna, your information appears accurate from memory, you can see details on our county pages of when each county was formed and from where, for example, see Henrico.
posted by William Foster Jr
My information is: Hanover Co. VA was created on Nov. 26, 1720 from New Kent Co. VA which was established in 1654 from York Co. VA. Henrico Co. VA was established in 1634 and was a Shire before becoming a County. As I recall VA had 6 shires before counties were formed. Harris, Williamson and Underwood families came from Southwark Eng. and settled in Henrico Co. VA. This info is taken from Two Thomas Harrises of Isle of Wright Co. VA written by Walter FitzGilbert de Hamilton.
posted by Edna (Niblett) Wood
Harris-2867 and Harris-1917 do not represent the same person because: It appears these are two different people that are partially conflated.
posted by William Foster Jr
Harris-2867 and Harris-1917 appear to represent the same person because: a merge for "Stephen 'Ned' Harris/Harriss" has been proposed. The duplicates are for sons of these two Williams, who are different men. Could you take a look and detach the profile of the William who is not the father? Thanks!
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
and because he is on the db_error list for not matching the f-a-g memorial that is used as a SOURCE I think we should remove it from sources and place it is a = Research = as ref: only
posted by Carole Taylor
I put Claiborne back on here and after reading a few more of the comments and doing some research, I agree with Karen Adamson that he did not have a middle name Claiborne, so I'm removing it. I also think exactly what she said, it's become accepted to think so because it helps us distinguish him from other William Harrises of the day, so I'm going to call it a 'nickname' even if it wasn't a contemporary nickname, something WE gave him later because it helps US. Those who disagree with this, please feel free to remove it if you feel strongly about it.
posted by Lynn Wiggers
There are two Overton Harris's listed here. The first one is from a merge and has dates so far off it can not possible. It needs to be deleted. The second one is right
update: merge completed

Harris-16517 and Harris-1917 appear to represent the same person because: these brothers should be merged. Thanks!

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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